ANTIQUE ARGENTA-GUSTAVSBERG BOWL W. FISH MOTIF, Ca.1935 Start Price USD 439.00 Current Price USD 439.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, September 27, 2008 End Time Monday, October 27, 2008 Location Southern California See more about 'ANTIQUE ARGENTA-GUSTAVSBERG BOWL W. FISH MOTIF, Ca.1935' Description nahasaru store ANTIQUE ARGENTA-GUSTAVSBERG BOWL W. FISH MOTIF, Ca.1935 ANTIQUE ARGENTA-GUSTAVSBERG BOWL WITH GOLDFISH & BUBBLE MOTIF, Ca.1935       Welcome, and thank you for looking!       Today we are offering:       A BREATHTAKING ANTIQUE SWEDISH ART DECO-ERA             ARGENTA-GUSTAVSBERG BOWL WITH GOLDFISH & BUBBLE MOTIF, Ca.1935       This is a truly breathtaking Argenta Ware Art Deco-era bowl with a design of a goldfish blowing bubbles. It dates from the very early-to-mid-1930s—the era when Wilhelm Kåge was still designing most of the Argenta items at Gustavsberg himself.The bowl has a single large goldfish blowing bubbles rendered in Sterling silver and applied to the surface of Argenta's prototypical, mottled deep bluish-emerald green stoneware. There is also a "fish scale" border around the top edge and a plain border around the foot, both of them also in Sterling Silver.The weakness of Argenta Ware has always been the eventual wear to the applied silver decor, especially for display pieces that have needed frequent polishing. This is particularly true of pieces with a fish or undersea motif, as the tiny bubbles are the first to go.  In this case, there is absolutely no wear to the silver—none even to the bubbles or to any other part of the design—including the beautifully articulated fish or its scales, which remain crisp and detailed.In all other respects the piece is perfect as well, with no cracks or chips whatever. There is a tiny bit of crazing in the center of the bowl, but other than that it is in an exceptional state of perfect preservation. It could have come from Gustavsberg yesterday.    The size is as follows:       Height:   1.5 inches (3.81 cm) (including foot)      Width:    5.0 inches (12.7 cm) rim to rim              2.0 inches (5.08 cm) foot   Weight:    8.3 ounces   (0.235 kg., unwrapped)       We hope the eventual buyer will enjoy this exquisite Argenta bowl as much as we, and our families have before us.   NOTE: Display stand not included with item unless requested.    Auction-related information:   ************************************************************************************* IMPORTANT—PLEASE READ—!!!!!   RECENTLY, SEVERAL BUYERS HAVE COMPLETELY DISREGARDED THIS NOTICE OR HAVE BLITHELY NOT BOTHERED TO READ IT.  I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH:   PLEASE WAIT FOR US TO SEND YOU AN INVOICE FOR YOUR PURCHASE!  !!!!!  DO  NOT  USE  EITHER  THE  E-BAY  OR  AUCTIVA  CHECKOUT  SYSTEMS !!!!! 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