ANTIQUE RARE MARK/SIGN, #130 GREEN JAPANESE GLASS FLOAT Start Price USD 32.99 Current Price USD 32.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, September 24, 2008 End Time Friday, October 24, 2008 Location Redmond, WA See more about 'ANTIQUE RARE MARK/SIGN, #130 GREEN JAPANESE GLASS FLOAT' Description THIS IS A VERY HEAVY, THICK, HAND BLOWN GREEN FLOAT - LIGHT 'SEA' GREEN IF HELD TO THE LIGHT, ALMOST TRANSLUCENT GREEN - BUT DARKER OUT OF LIGHT. IT HAS A 'DIMPLE' UP TOP AND 5 OR 6 LARGE BUBBLES WITH HORDES OF SMALLER BUBBLING & INTERESTING LITTLE IMPERFECTIONS WHICH ADD TO ITS CHARM - BUT UNFORTUNATELY DOESN'T SHOW WELL IN MY PHOTOS. IT IS 3-1/4 TO 3-1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER OR 10 INCHES CIRCUMFERENCE. AND HAS SWIRL OR SPIRALING LINES FROM THE SPINNING WHEN BLOWN. IT'S AMAZINGLY HEAVY IN THE HAND. IT IS IN GREAT SHAPE, FOR IT MUST BE VERY OLD YET HAS A TAD OF ABRASION BARELY VISIBLE IN FEW SPOTS. *** I AM NOT AN EXPERT. I'VE DONE A PENCIL RUBBING SHOWN IN PHOTOS TO HELP IDENTIFY THE MARK WHICH APPEARS TO BE #130 "UNCOMMON", PAGE 119 OF THE WALT PICH BOOK. MY GUESS IS THAT IT WOULD BE JAPANESE AS THE #130 MARK APPEARS IN THE MIDST OF PICH'S DISCUSSION ON JAPANESE FLOATS. THE SEAL BUTTON IS AT MOST ABOUT 1-1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND THE INNER 3/4 INCH OF IT CONTAINS THE "MARK" WHICH IS EASIER TO SEE IF YOU'VE GOT IT IN HAND AND CAN ROLL IT ABOUT IT THE LIGHT AS YOU LOOK AT IT. TOO BAD THE PHOTOS ARE STATIC AS IT'S A BIT HARDER TO MAKE OUT THE FULL EXTENT OF THE MARK. IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND REMINDS ME OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THE UNIVERSE. I NOTICE IN THE PHOTOS, THERE IS A STRAIGHT 'HAIR' LINE OR LIGHT SCRATCH IN THE GLASS ON THE SB WHICH DOESN'T SHOW UP IN ORDINARY LIGHT, IT IS NOT A CRACK OR CHIP, A MINOR HAIR LINE WHEN HELD IN ORDINARY LIGHT. THERE ARE NO CRACKS. ONE SECTION OR SIDE OF THE SB IS ROUGH ON ITS EDGE W/ SOME CHIPPING BUT NO BREAKAGE THROUGH TO THE INSIDE THAT I CAN DETECT. I LIKE TO BE AS THOROUGH AS POSSIBLE IN MY DESCRIPTIONS SO YOU CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISION. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL UNIQUE FLOAT. IT DESERVES AN EXCELLENT HOME. THE LAST 2 PHOTOS TAKEN UNDER A SKYLIGHT BRING OUT THE MAGIC OF THIS FLOAT'S DIFFERENT HUES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST & BEST WISHES! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RE SHIPPING, FOR YOUR SAFETY/SATISFACTION AND MINE, I SHIP WITH INSURANCE AND DELIVERY CONFIRMATION. IT WILL BE WRAPPED/PACKAGED WITH RARE CARE! THE MOST REASONABLE COSTED SHIPPING IS USPS POSTAL SERVICE. HOWEVER - IF YOU OBJECT TO THE 8 DAYS IT TAKES BY USPS POSTAL SERVICE, PLUS 5 DAYS TO GET IT OUT AT MY END AFTER RECEIPT OF YOUR PAYMENT - IT COULD TAKE UP TO 2 WEEKS TO RECEIVE THE PARCEL! IF YOU OBJECT TO THE COST OF SHIPPING --- OR THE LENGTH OF TIME INVOLVED ---PLEASE DO NOT BID. I AM HOME-BOUND & WORK A BIT OF EBAY TO HELP WITH COST OF HEALTH/MEDICINES. A NEIGHBOR KINDLY DROPS MY PARCELS AT THE POST OFFICE SO I CANNOT SHIP 'ON DEMAND'. IF YOU CHOOSE THE EXPENSIVE SHIPPING YOU WILL HAVE IT SOONER. IF YOU CHOOSE PARCEL POST YOU MAY HAVE IT AS FAR OUT AS TWO WEEKS. I DO NOT WISH TO BE DINGED FOR 'SLOW SHIPPING', BUT I HONESTLY WILL DO MY BEST TO GET IT SHIPPED ASAP! *** IF YOU ARE OK WITH THIS, I INVITE YOU TO BID! MY SINCERE DESIRE IS THAT YOU END UP HAPPY & I AM HAPPY. (FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING, PLEASE EMAIL CITY, COUNTRY & ZIP CODE FOR QUOTE.) ****** WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO BID - OR NOT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND BEST WISHES! ***** ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ITEMS SHIP INSURED. PAYPAL PREFFERED. SORRY, NO CERT CHECKS OR M/O - EBAY HAS ELIMINATED THIS OPTION AS OF OCT 20TH. PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED IN FULL W/IN 5 DAYS OF AUCTION END. DON'T BID UNLESS POSITIVE FEEDBACK OR CONTACT. ITEMS SHIP W/IN 5 DAYS FROM PAYMENT. DO MY BEST FOR SOONER! BUT PARCEL POST IS SLOW! PLEASE ALLOW UP TO 2 WEEKS! IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS, PLS EMAIL. I MULTI-TASK, BUT WILL ALWAYS ANSWER W/IN 1-2 DAYS. PLEASE LEAVE POSITIVE FEEDBACK. I ENJOY DOING SAME. THANKS & BEST WISHES! Place a Bid!