Huff! That is exactly what happened to me yesterday. This little item is called a Spill Vase and was offered up for bid.
The deadline was yesterday afternoon and I TOTALLY FORGOT. When I remembered and signed in to see if it was still available... are you ready for this?...there was less than 1 minute to place a bid. When I placed mine, the response was that it was already sold... BOO HOO.
It is not made by any big name porcelain or china company. It is not fantastically detailed. I just found it to be charming and because I love to grow antique roses, it would have made a nice and useful vase.
Sigh... Oh Well. I hope whomever won it enjoys it.What is a Spill Vase, you ask?
Spill vases were small, usually porcelain, receptacles, to hold splinters or paper
tapers that were lit from a hearth fire to transfer a flame to light a lantern or lamp.
2 comments:
Which is why I always place the minimum bid and come back to rebid.
Sometimes I get win notices and I have forgotten about the item completely.
That's too bad, it's a cute piece.
I once had my browser quit unexpectedly just as I hit "Buy It Now" on a super cheap, rare porcelain piece. By the time I rebooted, someone else had nabbed it. Head, meet desk.
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