FABULOUS KOSTA BODA SWEDEN ART GLASS 13" WIND PIPES VASE-Sgnd,#'d BERTIL VALLIEN

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This stunning bottle vase measures approximately 13" tall, 3¼" wide at the base and 1½" wide at the top. The mottled and swirled blue base fades to greenish blue near the greenish handle then swirled and mottled amber at the top - a gorgeous meshing of colors and textures. There is a clear label near the bottom that reads KOSTA BODA SINCE 1747 ; etched into the base is Kosta Boda (2 words I can't make out) B. Vallien 48175 . This vase is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks. This is information about Bertil Vallien from the Kosta Boda website: Glass offers opportunities like no other material. It has everything. For me, the blowing room is the centre of everything. It’s like ladling matter out of a volcano and watching the glowing lava turn to ice. Knowing the exact moment at which to capture a shift of light or expression and wrench the secret from the glass is what it’s all about." Bertil Vallien is by far the most internationally celebrated glass artist and designer in Sweden. He has received numerous awards and his work is well represented in leading museums around the world. He works in a mythical, dream-like world of symbolic imagery. He undertakes what he himself describes as a never-ending research quest, in close cooperation with his co-workers at Åfors glassworks, several of whom have worked with Vallien for decades. Bertil Vallien is known most of all as the master of sand moulding. His solid, deep-blue, four-meter-long ship has become part of modern glass history. His creations include Château, one of the best-selling ranges of handmade glasses over the years. U.S. BIDDERS - for Most of my Auctions, you have 2 or 3 Shipping Options so ! FOREIGN BIDDERS - SORRY! I can no longer use First Class delivery to certain countries due to the number of lost (or stolen) items - Ebay requires Delivery Confirmation or tracking that is not available with 1st Class. CANADA, Japan, UK, Germany exempt from that rule - your postal systems work! Please check out my other items! I am always happy to combine shipping on multiple purchases! BEFORE YOU PLACE A BID: Please view each photo carefully through your own eyes, my descriptions are based on images viewed through my eyes. I try to include enough information noting any obvious imperfections. I am an honest, reputable seller and hope you are an honest, reputable buyer. 99% of my items listed are vintage and as such they are not new. They have lived a long, eventful life before coming to you or me. I take great care to describe items as accurately as possible. If you have any questions, please ask them before auction ending, preferably leaving me enough time to answer them. Colors can be tricky to photograph due to cameras, lighting, computers and personal interpretation. Items may be from barns, attics or estates that are dusty, musty, with pets, smoke and environmental conditions of which I have no control. IMPORTANT TERMS OF SALE: Payment must be received within 3 days of auction's end. Please include item number on all correspondence. Buyer to prepay plus USPS shipping /$1.00 or less handling (please use Shipping Calculator to determine your cost). With Ebay's new insurance policy, I will not offer it unless the item is over $50 and is fragile - insurance is not available with International First Class; if package is damaged, send me a picture and we'll work something out! THANKS FOR LOOKING! read more

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