Should I by this?

Some seller is offering me a French bronze vase in the style of the Grand Tour for just 100 euros. Is this a good deal?

 

https://imgur.com/a/4X1iUOZ - more photos

 

Do you love it and want to own it? Or do you envision flipping it for a profit?

Debora

 

For profit

 

Here's something similar for comparison. Note it is gilt bronze.

https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/d...krater-vase-early-19th-century/id-f_11077721/

Debora

 

Wow! Thank you very much. I think I will buy it!

 

The one you posted is a genuine antique in my opinion, if that helps.

 

This similar pair sold in 2021 for £212

https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/d...pair-of-patinated-bronze-vases/id-f_24245242/

 

And one that failed to sell earlier this year with an estimate of £40 GBP - £60 GBP.


https://www.invaluable.com/auction-...an-grand-tour-twin-handled-b-305-c-b2d4aed901

 

Thank you!

 

Yes, but it looks like a poor replica

 

Square vs. round base. The one you're interested in appears to be missing its gilding. That likely impacts resale value.

Debora

 

Did we get this pair yet?

https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/d...ze-french-grand-tour-urns-pair/id-f_36888162/



These all look like the same beast to me, not some original antiquity & the rest copies. If these were cameos that I kept finding, different only in finish & frame (in this case, socle) I would not hesitate to proclaim them mass produced. I would also begin to doubt whether or not they are really solid bronze or something faux.

 

Here we go:

https://www.invaluable.com/auction-...820-1879-after-the-antique-a-734-c-7bf44a88c2



The hammer cost may not show up for everyone: 460 GBP, below estimate.

There's one out there, also signed Boschetti, that could almost be a blank for OP's item. For some reason it is not now revealing itself in a specific search.

 

I think they all are just sort of copies of an ancient vase so if the question is whether this one is worth it for resale, I guess it's the same question we always have. It depends on where you are and what way you have to sell it.

Here is the style in the krater type Sosibios Vase from 50 BCE or so says wikipedia.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosibios_Vase