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Posted 7 months ago
Mac63
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I got it in my head a few weeks ago that it was time to “cull the herd” so to speak. So I carefully went through all my glass and pottery, pulled close to 100 pieces and called a local dealer and sold the whole lot to him.
Pictured here is what is left, the keepers so to speak. Now it is time to rearrange and clean.
And of course spend the profits on some new pieces!!
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What a great collection. My eyes keep jumping from piece to piece. Beautiful, lovely, wow, stunner the adjectives keep running out as I zero in on different items.
If that show is all that is left - its more than I own!! But I am getting there!
As kulektor said, too much to take in, a great collection!
Love the blue and green pieces on the wooden shelf! : )
Thanks for the comments.
miKKO - those are Van Briggle pieces on the shelves.
They're wonderful!! Wow, you've got a very nice collection. : )
To whom is the dragonfly shade chandelier attributed? The glass collection goes without saying...is stunning.
I have similar tastes; Bohemian glass and Van Briggle pottery. I was wondering how many serious glass collectors get the pottery bug too - it makes deciding what to buy that much more difficult. So when you reinvest your money will you buy just art glass or will Mr. Van Briggle get more business? I love it all, by the way. Make sure you show some of your new ones, and yes write a few more words next time. We thrive on details! :)
I was a pottery collector before glass. I pick up the occasional pottery piece here and there but for the most part I've really lost interest in it.
nice collection Mac. Why did you decide to go the route of one dealer coming in instead of consigning to a local auction house or selling it yourself online?
I also have about a dozen pieces of Van Briggle pottery, all in Ming Turquoise. I bought my first one (a ewer) at the factory when I was in Co. Spgs. visiting my brother.
I think us pottery/glass types are inherently (maybe even genetically?) attracted to shiny, pretty things and instinctively horde them. For me, it's more about surface decoration, reflectivity and overall artistic design than the underlying material, be it ceramic, glass, metal or whatever.
True Cogito. I used to go for silver/silverplate/copper/etc regularly as well. that was much less focused then (more magpie) than glass or pottery ever was. I went on shiny factor alone with that I still find myself picking up the odd candelabra here and there with absolutely no reason for doing so other than that I seem compelled to do so somehow. LOL did ya'll start out at a young age? I started in at 4 or so with pretty rocks and then graduated into vintage clothes and stuff. (picked up my first absolute score with ruba rhombic ash tray but I didn't know it at the time) at 14 or so. At 19 I found a train grave yard that had some pottery and depression glass that got me into a library, that's the point when I jumped into pottery. I always liked glass but avoided it because at that point in time there just wasn't enough good direction to go in. Glass seemed like a mire to me at that point rife with danger.. but then I met the innerwebtubes of information and that all changed.
I do think it is probably some sort of deep seated personality trait that spills over into other areas that has us all here though.
Re: the light fixture: I purchased it from a local shop that specializes in restoring old gas and electric light fixtures. Mine happened to be gas. I am pretty sure the shades are recent.
Re Van Briggle: I started out collecting VB about 10 years ago. Then about 5 years ago I started collecting glass. In fact, I was influenced by a few of the contributors here.
I still pick up the occasional piece of VB. Like many collectors, I like the early pieces. I guess you could say I like baked dirt no matter what form it takes.
Re: selling on line: I really struggled with this and still do. My reluctance comes from the horrors stories I hear and the high fees that are charged by the popular on line venues. I have considered setting up an independent online shop but I am sure that comes with its own set of problems. The short answer – selling to a dealer was the quickest route to getting where I wanted to go.
I have to admit like a crow I am attracted to shiny objects and matte objects as well?
What I have learned about collecting is that I need to set a limit on how much “stuff” I am willing to live with. I knew I was reaching my limit when I did this purge. My last purge was a few years ago. I packed up a bunch of pottery and drove down to a dealer in the US and sold the lot to him. The rewards for me are:
• I get rid of the pieces that I regretted buying or no longer like
• money in pocket to splurge on an expensive piece
• the challenge of starting the cycle all over again…lol!!
Mac, you should look into Rubylane. it's not that expensive and it's WAY better than ehell. they have a promotion on thru the end of the month that waves all start up fees as well.
I've only ever had one piece of Van Briggle. I think you said it was an earlier piece. I think van briggle looks great displayed the way you have it but I've never been a huge fan. I was more of a Roseville/Weller type loved the higher end potteries as well but could never afford those. it is far easier to get stellar deals on glass than pottery. I think glass just has a higher learning curve.
WOW indeed!
You had mentioned RL once before – I will check it out.
I agree with you about the learning curve when it comes to glass. It didn’t take me long to understand pottery but glass is a whole different story. I am in awe of the knowledge you and the glass collectors I have come to know of the years carry around in your brains.
Thanks ks85!
GSO, I, too, have been a lifelong serial collector. I started out early, as with you, picking up pretty rocks and bringing them home. This then led to a series of collecting periods where the materials generally were dictated by availability and price/age:
1.) Rocks...specifically geodes
2.) Fossils
3.) Matchbox & Hot Wheel cars
4.) Military buttons
5.) Boy scout badges
6.) Comic books
7.) Stamps...specifically first day covers
8.) Coins
...then a hiatus to make time for girls and cars.
9.) Movie posters
10.) 60s rock posters
11.) Pocket watches
12.) Ancient greek coins
13.) Netsuke
...and finally, 14.) Decorative antiques from the Art Nouveau period
I decided to settle on a time period rather than a specific material to keep myself from hopping around further from collecting type to collecting type. By broadening my scope, I think I have fixed that part of my incurable condition!
Never my friend. When the times comes we will talk!!
Looks like my house right now,,,,
I guess the old saying is collect what you love but we all know that is very difficult as moods change and something else grabs your attention. One week I buy a vintage murano vase,,,,,learn all I can,,,then the next week its a 1950 s era crosley radio,,,learn all I can,,, then its Fire King advertising mugs,,,learn all I can,,,decorative shiny/dull silver piece,,,,then learn all I can,,,,etc etc etc...Its a fun and inexpensive hobby,,,but then the BOSS starts grumbling ,,then I either sell to a local merchant or give it away to friends and family,,,bit I will never stop,,,Its too much fun and its educational and satisfying and I get to chat with you fine folks. Thanks for sharing the pictures.