30S ART DECO BRASS VASE MODERN MACHINE AGE DESIGN YSTAD Start Price USD 175.00 Current Price USD 175.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, September 27, 2008 End Time Sunday, December 07, 2008 Location MODERN DESIGN REFERENCES !!!!!!! See more about '30S ART DECO BRASS VASE MODERN MACHINE AGE DESIGN YSTAD' Description HERE’S A RARE ORIGINAL VINTAGE 1930S ART DECO / MACHINE AGE BRASS VASE PRODUCED IN SWEDEN! PLEASE SEE ALL OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWN BELOW TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THIS RARE 1930S MODERNIST BRASS VASE HAS TO OFFER! MEASURING 8 1/4" IN HEIGHT AND APPROXIMATELY 5" ACROSS THE BODY OF THE VASE, THIS ORIGINAL VINTAGE NINETEEN THIRTIES MODERNIST VASE DISPLAYS VERY CLEAN AND PURE GEOMETRIC LINES, FROM THE DOMED BASE TO THE SPHERICAL BODY TO THE FLARED TUBULAR TOP! AND THERE ARE THREE SIMPLE CONCENTRIC LINES RUNNING AROUND THE BODY TO GIVE IT THAT EXTRA MODERN APPEARANCE! MARKED "KONST SWEDEN" (SEE PHOTOS BELOW) ALONG WITH THREE ADDITIONAL LETTERS THAT ARE EITHER A DESIGNER’S INITIALS OR A WORD IN SWEDISH FOR WHICH I CANNOT FIND A TRANSLATION. THE WORD “KONST” MEANS “ART” IN SWEDISH. AND PLEASE NOTE: I AM NEARLY 100% CERTAIN THAT THE MARKINGS FOUND ON THIS VASE WERE USED BY THE SWEDISH COMPANY KNOWN AS “YSTAD METALL.” TO THIS END, YSTAD METALL EMPLOYED MANY IMPORTANT SCANDINAVIAN DESIGNERS DURING THE 1930S THROUGH THE 1960S. PERHAPS THE MOST PROLIFIC DESIGNER FOR YSTAD METALL WAS IVAR ALENIUS-BJORK, WHOSE MOST SIGNIFICANT DESIGNS ARE FROM THE 1930S! IN FACT, SEVERAL OF IVAR ALENIUS-BJORK'S DESIGNS FOR YSTAD METALL CAN BE SEEN IN THE 1939 BOOK "SWEDISH ARTS AND CRAFTS: SWEDISH MODERN -- A MOVEMENT TOWARDS SANITY IN DESIGN." THIS BOOK WAS PUBLISHED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 1939 NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR WHERE YSTAD METALL HAD A DISPLAY OF THEIR MODERN BRASS AND PEWTER OBJECTS! THIS VASE IS IN VERY GOOD TOWARD EXCELLENT AND CLEAN CONDITION WITH ITS ORIGINAL PATINA! THERE ARE A FEW SMALL SURFACE MARKINGS BUT THIS VASE IS FREE FROM ANY MAJOR DAMAGE. OVERALL, THIS IS A NICE ORIGINAL VINTAGE ART DECO / MACHINE AGE BRASS VASE WITH A SUPERIOR DESIGN CONCEPT! BUYER PAYS $10.50 FOR EXCELLENT PACKING AND PRIORITY SHIPPING. (***shipping is more if you are located outside the United States***) !!! TERMS & CONDITIONS OF BIDDING ON THIS AUCTION !!! 1) COMMUNICATION FROM THE WINNING BIDDER IS ESSENTIAL -- PLEASE CONTACT ME WITHIN 3 DAYS FROM THE CLOSE OF THE AUCTION! THANKS! 2) CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS CAN ONLY BE MADE THROUGH PAYPAL.COM OR THE OTHER PAYMENT SOURCES I WILL PROVIDE IN MY CHECK-OUT INVOICE. 3) THE SHIPPING COST STIPULATED IN THE AUCTION DESCRIPTION IS ONLY FOR DOMESTIC SHIPPING WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. 4) THE SHIPPING COST FOR INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS WILL BE CALCULATED SEPARATELY BASED ON THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. 5) INSURANCE IS OPTIONAL -- CONTACT ME IF YOU WANT INSURANCE. 6) ALL PACKAGES ARE SHIPPED VIA “USPS” MEDIA MAIL / BOOKRATE WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION UNLESS ANOTHER SHIPPING METHOD IS REQUESTED. 7) FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, A "PROOF OF MAILING" RECEIPT IS COMPLETED FOR ALL PACKAGES -- WHICH IS MY PROOF THAT I SHIPPED THE PACKAGE. 8) ***IMPORTANT*** I AM NOT FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR LOST PACKAGES. ONCE A PACKAGE HAS BEEN SHIPPED, I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE SHIPPING PROCESS. THE "DELIVERY CONFIRMATION" RECEIPTS AND "PROOF OF MAILING" RECEIPTS ARE MY WAY OF PROVING THAT A PACKAGE HAS BEEN SHIPPED. 9) SUCCESSFUL BIDDER “MUST” MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN 10 DAYS FROM THE CLOSE OF AUCTION UNLESS OTHER ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH THE SELLER -- AGAIN, COMMUNICATION WITH THE SELLER IS IMPORTANT! 10) IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN 10 DAYS AND THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER IS NOT RESPONDING TO THE SELLER'S E-MAIL MESSAGES, THE ITEM IS SUBJECT TO RELISTING OR ANOTHER SALE. 11) ****FEEDBACK**** I NOW LEAVE FEEDBACK DURING BULK LISTINGS OF FEEDBACK -- PLEASE BE PATIENT AND YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR FEEDBACK -- GUARANTEED! THANK YOU! 12) PLEASE SEE ALL THE ACCOMPANYING IMAGES SHOWN BELOW FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BOOK OR OTHER ITEM UP FOR AUCTION! 13) ONCE THIS AUCTION HAS CLOSED, I DELETE ALL OF THE IMAGES THAT YOU CURRENTLY SEE ATTACHED TO THIS AUCTION (THOSE IMAGES SHOWN HERE PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF THIS AUCTION). BECAUSE I USE AN IMAGE HOSTING SITE WHERE MY IMAGE STORAGE SPACE IS LIMITED, I MUST DELETE THE IMAGES IN THIS AUCTION AND THEN RE-USE THE SAME IMAGE HOSTING SPACE FOR NEW IMAGES THAT WILL BE ATTACHED TO MY FUTURE AUCTIONS. ONCE I RE-USE THE IMAGE SPACE, HOWEVER, THE NEWER IMAGES SHOW UP IN BOTH THIS AUCTION AND MY FUTURE AUCTION LISTINGS BECAUSE THEY WILL BOTH HAVE THE SAME DESIGNATED WEB ADDRESS. WITH THIS IN MIND, THE IMAGES ATTACHED TO MY AUCTIONS AFTER THEY CLOSE WILL GENERALLY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ORIGINAL AUCTION. I APOLOGIZE IF THIS CAUSES CONFUSION FOR SOME PEOPLE, BUT THIS IS THE WAY IT HAS TO BE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING. 14) AS OF MID-1999, AT THE REQUEST OF E-BAY ADMINISTRATION, THE FOLLOWING CLARIFICATION HAS BEEN ADDED TO ALL OF MY AUCTIONS: THE NAMES OF THE DESIGNERS, ARCHITECTS, ARTISTS, SCHOOLS, AND/OR ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS MENTIONED IN THIS AUCTION ARE ALSO AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BOOK, CATALOG, OR EPHEMERAL ITEM LISTED IN THIS AUCTION! IN THE EVENT THAT THE ITEM IS AN OBJECT, ALL SUCH NAMES ARE INCLUDED IN THE AUCTION DESCRIPTION TO PROVIDE HISTORICAL AND/OR BIOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT FOR THE ITEM! LASTLY, SHOULD THE WORD "EAMES" BE USED IN THE SEARCH TITLE, IT IS THERE FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFERENCING THE MID-CENTURY TIME PERIOD OF THE 1940S THROUGH THE 1970S. 15) THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED BY DESIGN REFERENCES -- ESTABLISHED BY A FORMER ART MUSEUM CURATOR TURNED BOOKSELLER SPECIALIZING in OUT-OF-PRINT and PERIOD MATERIALS on the PROGRESSIVE IDEAS of MODERNISM and POST-MODERNISM in DECORATIVE ARTS and ARCHITECTURE, INDUSTRIAL and STUDIO ARTS of the 19TH & 20TH CENTURIES. 16) PLEASE -- NO REQUESTS FOR PHOTOCOPIES OF THIS ITEM. I DO NOT MAKE PHOTOCOPIES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. 17) AGAIN, COMMUNICATION IS KEY ! IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING YOUR PAYMENT FOR THIS ITEM, PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL WORK WITH YOU -- THANKS! 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