UP FOR BID IS A VINTAGE EARLY 1960'S SIGNED Blenko ART GLASS TANGERINE VASE IVE OWNED AND DISPLAYED THIS VASE SINCE THE LATE 1990'S..IVE ALWAYS FELT IT WAS PERFECT BRIGHT & SHINEY..NOW ITS TIME TO MOVE IT ON TO A NEW HOME..NOW IM INSPECTING IT FOR SALE AND I SEE NO CHIPS CRACKS OR REPAIRS..NEXT I PUT A 10X POWER LED LOOP AND I FOUND VERY VERY LIGHT SURFACE WEAR THAT I NEVER NEW WAS THERE..THERE ARE A FEW THAT ARE A LITTLE DEEPER..THE BASE SHOWS A STRONG WEAR PATTERN... AND SEVERAL TEENCY NICKS..SEE PHOTOS..IM LOOKING AT THIS AS NORMAL VINTAGE WEAR..IVE BEEN ZOOMING IN LOOKING AT OTHER EBAYERS BLENKO LISTINGS AND THERE DESCRIPTION IS STATED AS FLAWLESS AND IM SEEING WHAT IM DESCRIBING ON MINE..IM PRETTY SURE THIS WAS BLOWN BY WAYNE HUSTED IN THE EARLY 1960'S..SIGNED BLENKO IN LOWER CASE..TO THE RIGHT OF THE WORD BLENKO LOOKS LIKE A TINY PEBBLE INSIDE THE GLASS..APPROX 10 INCHES TALL BY 9 7/8 INCHES AT WIDEST POINT BY 4 7/8 INCHES DEEP..AND THE BASE IS 4.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER..WEIGHS BETWEEN 5 & 6 LBS BOXEDTHIS WOULD BE GREAT ON A NARROW SHELF..LOW OPENING BID ILL LET YOU BRING IT TO A FAIR VALUE
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