Marble vase - a memory / myLot

India

January 25, 2023 10:25pm CST

We bought this marble vase years ago at an exhibition. We got it cheap as it had a defect though not visible unless on looked at it closely. This vase was scooped out from a block of marble, chisled by hand and if it did not have that defect it would have been sold at a very high price. The art collectors perhaps rejected it. Someone's loss someone's gain It goes well with our house - after all we have marble chips on our exterior walls and the roof while the interiors are given a marble paste finish Have you had this kind of luck in your purchases?

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Ifamous

@ifa225 (14364)

• Indonesia

26 Jan 23

It is not easy to make one like that. I always amaze what human can do, they are so creative in so many ways

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Ifamous

@ifa225 (14364)

• Indonesia

26 Jan 23

@allknowing looks like ancient people was more genius than people now

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

26 Jan 23

In India there are temples with statues that have been hand carved from rock thousands of years ago

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

26 Jan 23

@ifa225 Now technology has shown its ugly head

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rsa101

@rsa101 (37952)

• Philippines

26 Jan 23

I guess that was a good buy already. With the plant on it, the defect would not be noticeable anymore.

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rsa101

@rsa101 (37952)

• Philippines

26 Jan 23

@allknowingSince you are not collecting works of art, I suppose it is okay and still looks good because the flaw is no longer visible.

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

26 Jan 23

Bu these art collectors look for perfect pieces.

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (71666)

• United States

26 Jan 23

I’ve never heard of anything like that carved from marble. That’s very neat!

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

26 Jan 23

These are art works.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (134465)

• Roseburg, Oregon

26 Jan 23

That marble vase looks really nice. All that matters is the fact that you like it.

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

26 Jan 23

As they say we got it for a song

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458179)

• Switzerland

26 Jan 23

My Mom had one in her living room, I think she had a jade plant inside that vase.

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

27 Jan 23

Was it a distress sale?

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

27 Jan 23

@LadyDuck The vase is Makrana marble. I know Italy is also known for soft marble. I had bought this while there

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458179)

• Switzerland

27 Jan 23

@allknowing No, she bought because she liked the shape and the colour. Those marble vases are pretty common in Italy.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94552)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

26 Jan 23

I have yet to make a purchase for my basic needs like print cartridges at a bargain price. The last bargain purchase I made was buying a clipboard online for less than $10 dollars which a very good wooden clipboard.

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

26 Jan 23

Every purchase got for a song needs to be sung (lol)

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94552)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

26 Jan 23

@allknowing You are right.