GIUSEPPE ARMANI(OLD MAN BY THE BEACH) LG."VERY RARE" Start Price USD 1,499.99 Current Price USD 1,499.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 14, 2008 End Time Monday, November 24, 2008 Location Mansfield , OH See more about 'GIUSEPPE ARMANI(OLD MAN BY THE BEACH) LG."VERY RARE"' Description HELLO:                 THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO LQQK AND INQUIRE AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL "VERY VERY RARE" STATUE OF THE LATE GIUSEPPE ARMANI ! ! !                                 I DO NOT KNOW THE NAME OF THIS PIECE AND (YES) I ADMIT THATS NOT GOOD,HOWEVER I HAVE SO MANY OF HIS PIECE'S AND HAVE HAD SOME OF THEM,INCLUDING THIS ONE FOR MANY MANY YRS. !                                GIUSEPPE STARTED IN 1973 AND WHEN HE DID SO, HE STARTED SIGNING HIS WORK WITH JUST THE (N) MARK" AND A BLUE CROWN ABOVE IT,,,THIS MARK IS FOUND ON THIS PIECE NEAR THE BOTTOM,,,THERE FOR THIS PIECE DATE'S BACK TO HIS EARLY WORK AND PRODUCTION ! ! !                                THIS PIECE IS SITTING ON A ROUND WOODEN BASE, MADE OF WHAT LOOK'S LIKE WALNUT TO ME,,,IT'S NOT THE DARK CHERRY OR MAHOGANY BASE HE USED IN HIS LATER PIECE'S. IT'S ON A 12" DIA. BASE,,,VERY LARGE. THIS PIECE ALSO STAND"S ABOUT 12" TALL AT IT'S PEAK.                               I HAVE HAD THIS PIECE BEHIND GLASS FOR OVER 20 YRS. AND THERE ARE NO DAMAGE'S ANY WHERE ON IT,,, THE CONDITION IS (PERFECT AND OUTSTANDING) ! ! !                              I LIVED IN FLAORIDA BACK IN 2005 AND WAS VISITING SOME ANTIQUE AND COLLECTABLE STORE'S IN ST. AUGUSTINE,,, AND GUESS WHAT I FOUND,,,YES ANOTHER ONE LIKE IT THAT A LADY WAS LQQKING AT AND ENDED UP PURCHASING IT FOR JUST THE SMALL AMOUNT OF $2,900.00,DON'T FORGET THAT WAS IN 2005 BEFORE MR. ARMANI HAD PASSED AND ALL HIS FINE WORK HAS INCREASED IN VALUE ! ! !                           I CAN TAKE OTHER PHOTO'S IF YOU ARE A (SERIOUS) FUTURE BIDDER ON THIS PIECE,,,IF NOT , PLEASE DO NOT WASTE YOUR OR MY TIME(THANK'S)                        THIS OLD MAN SITTING SMOKING HIS BROKEN PIPE,THAT LAY'S BESIDE HIM LQQK'S LIKE HE IS DOWN AND OUT ON THE BEACH,,,MAYBE A BEACH BUM ? THE DETAIL IS AS ALWAY'S FANTASTICK ON HIS WORK OF FINE PORCELAIN...                       I AM SELLING OFF SOME OF MY PIECE'S BECAUSE I HAVE TO DOWNSIZE DUE TO HEALTH ISSUE'S ETC. IT BREAK'S MY HEART TO HAVE TO GIVE UP SOME OF THESE FINE PIECE'S AND DO NOT KNOW WHICH ONE'S TO PART WITH IT'S VERY HARD...                      I DO NOT HAVE THE ORG. BOX ON THIS ONE (SORRY) IT WILL BE PACKED XTREMLY WELL AND I AM NOT CHARGING FOR SHIPPING,HOWEVER I WILL HAVE TO CHARGE FOR INSURANCE, AS FOR THIS PIECE IS (RARE) AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE REPLACED OVER NIGHT,YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND THIS ONE AGAIN IN THIS CONDITION AND AT THE PRICE I AM STARTING IT OUT FOR,AND WHAT IT MAY END UP BRINGING ME ! ! !                    CHECK MY FEEDBACK IF YOU LIKE,,, PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE AND AS IF IT WERE YOUR OWN,,, THANK'S AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND FUTURE INTEREST ! ! !     Place a Bid!