A glazed ceramic vessel set an auction record for a work by the Arts and Crafts-era design firm. The small vase sold for a whopping $431,250 after a forty-minute bidding war. It was initially estimated to sell for between $7,000 and $9,000 at a Sotheby’s auction, as artnet news detailed:
“The work exhibits a highly unusual and rare glaze coloration for Grueby pottery, with terrific proportions and crisp modeling, which helped drive the intense competition between at least two collectors,” a representative for the auction house said in a statement to Artnet News. “It is unlikely that another work with this particular glaze coloration will be discovered.”
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I bet the bloke who forged it and sold it for $250 ten years ago is a trifle upset.
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Neatoshop shirts are more valuable than a silly vase. Heck, save your money, get some new shirts, and i'll sell you a vase at Big Lots for way cheaper.
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