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<p>[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9421807, member: 15376"]<p style="text-align: center">Howdy all! Hope everyone is having a lovely day. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Car boot season finally started yesterday but it rained so we also hit up the consignment shop. I loved this terracotta pot/vase for an indoor plant but it was 30e and as such rather above my paygrade for this sort of thing <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />hilarious<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />, but I took some photos to strengthen my research skills.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]432723[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]432728[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Turns out that rather nonsensical mark belongs to Manifattura di Signa, Florence, 1895--1952. In 1900 the factory exhibited a plastic terracotta at the Paris Expo, suitable for outdoor use. They specialized in Classical and Renaissance depictions. Based on the company history, vases and planters like this were produced from 1895 to 1937/WWII.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">I'm hitting a bit of a wall when it comes to the value of this. Much larger planters are 600e+. I've found 3 with wildly different values, and all were at auction. I can find nothing on ebay but some small boxes etc. One was damaged and estimated at 50-60e (no sold price).</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">This has a glued back on handle, and only sold for 30e despite the higher estimate.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://www.ivoire-france.com/fr/lot-2936-247340-139_manifattura_di_signa_vase_deux_anses" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ivoire-france.com/fr/lot-2936-247340-139_manifattura_di_signa_vase_deux_anses" rel="nofollow">https://www.ivoire-france.com/fr/lot-2936-247340-139_manifattura_di_signa_vase_deux_anses</a></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">This is in good condition and bronzed rather than painted (or not as in above) Check that estimate! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" /> Not sure where they get the date though, unless we are to assume that our MdS not the only one to have graced Signa's community.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://www.pandolfini.it/it/asta-0068/vaso-manifattura-di-signa-inizi-sec-xx-in-.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pandolfini.it/it/asta-0068/vaso-manifattura-di-signa-inizi-sec-xx-in-.asp" rel="nofollow">https://www.pandolfini.it/it/asta-0068/vaso-manifattura-di-signa-inizi-sec-xx-in-.asp</a></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">I'm wanting to do a little bit of resale if it does seem worth more than the price tag without too much risk, but with so few examples its hard to know. Is this mark well known/sought after? Google only tells me so much and I don't know how that information or estimate prices equates to actual interest.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">More Pics:</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]432724[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]432725[/ATTACH] </p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9421807, member: 15376"][CENTER]Howdy all! Hope everyone is having a lovely day. :) Car boot season finally started yesterday but it rained so we also hit up the consignment shop. I loved this terracotta pot/vase for an indoor plant but it was 30e and as such rather above my paygrade for this sort of thing (:hilarious:), but I took some photos to strengthen my research skills. [ATTACH=full]432723[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432728[/ATTACH] Turns out that rather nonsensical mark belongs to Manifattura di Signa, Florence, 1895--1952. In 1900 the factory exhibited a plastic terracotta at the Paris Expo, suitable for outdoor use. They specialized in Classical and Renaissance depictions. Based on the company history, vases and planters like this were produced from 1895 to 1937/WWII. I'm hitting a bit of a wall when it comes to the value of this. Much larger planters are 600e+. I've found 3 with wildly different values, and all were at auction. I can find nothing on ebay but some small boxes etc. One was damaged and estimated at 50-60e (no sold price). This has a glued back on handle, and only sold for 30e despite the higher estimate. [URL]https://www.ivoire-france.com/fr/lot-2936-247340-139_manifattura_di_signa_vase_deux_anses[/URL] This is in good condition and bronzed rather than painted (or not as in above) Check that estimate! :eek: Not sure where they get the date though, unless we are to assume that our MdS not the only one to have graced Signa's community. [URL]https://www.pandolfini.it/it/asta-0068/vaso-manifattura-di-signa-inizi-sec-xx-in-.asp[/URL] I'm wanting to do a little bit of resale if it does seem worth more than the price tag without too much risk, but with so few examples its hard to know. Is this mark well known/sought after? Google only tells me so much and I don't know how that information or estimate prices equates to actual interest. More Pics: [ATTACH=full]432724[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432725[/ATTACH] [/CENTER][/QUOTE]
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