COLONIAL WARE RARE VENETIAN SCENE DOLPHIN GOLD VASE

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Please take into full consideration that our starting price in NO way reflects what we have into the items listed. We trust in the ebay system and believe the market will find the right prices for the pieces. We go to great lengths to bring the finest quality on ebay with NO reserves. Many people are astounded at the quality we consistently offer and are repeat buyers. Often times we put collections together just so that you will have a choice within that category.. Please keep an eye out every week for new items I will be listing. This Winter/Spring we will blow you away with the same fine quality we have been offering, at "No" reserves and our consistent $9.99 start to our auction. In no way does this reflect what we have invested in these items . We ship all over the world. is an amazing estate collection of some of the finest cups and saucers. As well as exceptional vases, portrait plates and more. The best of the best! Many other great examples from a famous collector. Please check all my other auctions, so you can see everything we are offering. we have one of the Rarest pieces of Colonial ware (Mt. Washington) art glass ever. This came right from the woman's family who designed and painted this piece. It was made to show at the 1893 Chicago worlds Fair and is a Huge and superbly hand painted masterpiece. Having amazing execution and details. This is known as the "Venetian Scene" vase and is a double sides scene piece. Venice Italy and all it's glory. The gold work on this piece is unbelievable. The side handles are gold gilt Dolphins making their way down the vase with ultra thick raised enamel gold. This is All encircling and surrounding the cartouched paintings on each side. This is a massive vase, Standing slightly more than 15" tall with a bulbous diameter of 7" Only a few of these exist and this was the artist's Personal piece. It was her design. Provanance alone makes this rarer than any one of these made. Also "This" I am told was the exact example of this vase shown at the Chicago Fair. This was painted by "Hermie Powel" She was the wife of General AP Powel. This was passed down a few generations. The ultimate example. I have provided a photo of an example of this vase in Betty B. Sisk's Mt Washington Art glass. Book. I want to point out something VERY important and to add information to this book that collectors will be interested in. In the book Sisk shows a photo and has a caption on the bottom that reads "Probably missing a top" Well The example in the book does NOT have gold work on the top as this does. If t was a top it would have faded. The gold is mostly intact on this piece. Tfore this piece was a VASE and did Not have a top. Making this Perfect and missing "Nothing" The book is 6 years old now and this piece is a tad larger and has a mark that the one in the book does "Not" Rare Mark for these, as I have seen a few without them. Appraised value far over $7000.00 ++ now. I am letting this go with NO reserve and let this Museum piece find a new home. A serious piece and one of the finest ever in the Mt. Washington line. No reserve! No reserve as always. We accept check or money order (preferred) and also take paypal. We ship Anyw in the world. Why are MY auctions now private you may ask! This is important and simple. Ebay now makes all bidders names private during the auction, but they list the high bidders name and ID. Other sellers and buyers are writing my high bidders trying to sell them an item or items that are similar to the one they won! Or they are simply scammers trying to rip them off. I won't have my high bidders harassed by other sellers and buyers who might have missed the auction end and want to either buy or make a deal with the high bidder. Almost all of my bidders wish their name was not listed anyway! Why would anyone want others to know what they won and how much they paid for an item. I think this should be private. I don't want people knowing what I paid. This is personal. I never ever bid on my own items ... read more

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