Christine Rehma hunter bargainturned an ordinary purchase into an unexpected treasure. five years ago when I lived near Alicante she bought two glass vases with her husband, Manfred. jumble sale only 8 euros. This Tuesday, the same vases were auctioned for £1,200 (1,365 euros).
Rehm, 65, admitted at the time of the purchase that it was made at a market for items found in the trunks of abandoned cars. I had no idea of its true value: “I just like the style and especially the color. The seller had marked them for 10 Euros, but because he wanted to get rid of them he said I could take them with me for 8 Euros.” British newspaper The Sun.
“We looked at them and kept them in a display case, but I was remodeling the hall and wanted to see if they had any value. So I took them to Richard Winterton Auctioneers at Burton Market Hall for a valuation and I didn’t get it. Believe it when I find out what they are,” explains the buyer.
Genuine Loetz Parts
After returning to England in 2021, the woman decided to value them. An antiques expert told him these original Loetz partsAntebellum, a renowned Art Nouveau glass designer from Bohemia, who, as before, can fetch up to £1,200 at auction.
The 13 centimeters high and cloverleaf vases belong to the genus Phaenomen de Loetz. from the 1900sA period in which Loetz’s art glass reached the “peak of greatness”. Sarah WilliamsRichard Winterton is the principal valuation specialist for Auctioneers, where they were auctioned and sold on Tuesday, May 2.
Williams, the main feature of the genre Phenomenon What vases belong to is the wavy or feathered design on the object’s surface, achieved by wrapping hot glass strips around a base of molten glass. This technique was patented in 1898.
“I’m so glad I brought them”
Loetz factory whose pieces are some of the most iconic examples Art NouveauIt survived the First World War, the Great Depression of the 1930s, and three factory fires. However, it closed its doors in 1947.
The couple, with three adult children, returned to the UK in 2021. After living in Spain for 15 years. Christine stressed that she was “very happy to have brought the vases with us.”