I've been tracking prices of hyacinth vases on ebay for the past few years. I hope I've covered the most common ones but there do seem to be a huge variety of variations.
Squat bulbous vases, some people call them "Tye shape" but I think that can be confusing as "Tye" is a more specific kind of hyacinth vase. As you can see these vary enormously from the handblown example on the left to the mould-blown ones on the right. |
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Cobalt blue squat hyacinth vases these are one of the commonest vintage / antique vases for sale on ebay average price £16.67 based on 268 sales highest price £137 lowest price £4.50 |
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Green/teal squat hyacinth vases I'm grouping green and teal vases together as there are so many different shades, some quite similar. average price £15.53 based on 268 sales highest price £58 lowest price £3 |
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Amethyst squat hyacinth vases average price £15.30 based on 253 sales highest price £44 lowest price £1 |
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Amber squat hyacinth vases average price £12.72 based on 145 sales highest price £140 lowest price £2 |
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Tye hyacinth vases Tye vase on the left below in comparison with another squat bulbous vase on the right. The Tye vase has a short rim at the top unlike the other vases which generally have taller rims which vary in size quite a lot and can be quite uneven, NB all Tye vases are marked on the bottom, there are non-Tye vases with short rims |
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Tye hyacinth vases all colours, average price £45.32 based on 46 sales low price £8.50, high price £155 (Tye triple: 1 sale £395) |
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Tall hyacinth vases These vary enormously from hand-blown 19th century vases to modern factory-made vases. The ones pictured below are older 19th century vases which are hand-blown and uneven. |
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Tall cobalt blue hyacinth vases average price £20.54 based on 268 sales highest price £130 lowest price £1.75 |
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Tall teal/green hyacinth vases average price £19.99 based on 235 sales highest price £79.50 lowest price £0.50 |
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Tall amethyst hyacinth vases average price £22.15 based on 134 sales highest price £83 lowest price £1 |
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Tall amber hyacinth vases average price £12.68 based on 116 sales highest price £50 lowest price £1 |
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tall vases with a frilled cup, average price £18.33 based on 73 sales, high price £90, low price £4.20 |
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tall vases with a frilled pan cup, average price £17.45, based on 42 sales, high price £56, low price £1.50 | |
Portmeirion "Up the Garden Path" ceramic hyacinth vase, average price £7.53 based on 21 sales, high price £36, low price £1 | |
Portmeirion glass vase, average price £12.69 based on 15 sales, high price £45, low price £5 | |
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"Sugared" 1950s hyacinth vases these are quite common on ebay green: average price £7.99 based on 153 sales, highest price £37.50, lowest price £1 yellow: average price £7.16 based on 165 sales, highest price £43, lowest price £0.50 blue: average price £7.42 based on 214 sales, highest price £38.50, lowest price £1 white: average price £6.60 based on 78 sales, highest price £20, lowest price £1 pink: average price £6.92 based on 224 sales, highest price £38, lowest price £0.50 There is also a bell-shaped hyacinth vase with sugaring (I had one but gave it away - will have to see if I took a pic of it): average price: £6.55 based on 38 sales, highest price £20.50, lowest price £1 |
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1950s hyacinth vases as well as clear, these are also available in peach, lustre and light green but the average includes all variations average price £5.55 based on 106 sales highest price £19 lowest price £0.60 |
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Luminarc hyacinth vases These were made by Luminarc (in recent decades) but are also sold via other companies, in both clear and other colours. I bought some that were painted the other colours but not sure if all the coloured ones are painted. average price £4.32 based on 298 sales, highest price £15, lowest price £0.12 |
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Bakker/Spalding hyacinth vases These were sold very recently (2012?) by Bakker/Spalding bulb companies for £9.50 for a set of 3, although some sellers claim they are vintage; they definitely are not. The white is painted on and the houses are a sticker. average price for a single vase £4.14 based on 192 sales highest price £19 lowest price £0.40 |
white vase with blue houses decoration |
ceramic blue and white hyacinth vase with windmill - still being sold retail in garden centres average price £3.19 based on 58 sales highest price £11 lowest price £0.80 |
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Crocus vases average price £1.50 based on 201 sales highest price £40.00 lowest price £0.10
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dimpled/pinched hyacinth vases (front row, the two vases on the left) average price £3.29 based on 162 sales highest price £23 lowest price £0.25 |
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1940s/1950s with flower transfer designs (at least a dozen different designs were produced) and gilt rings around the top, right and left in the back row, average price £6.33 based on 16 sales high price £14.50 low price £1 | |
cranberry round flattened Stuart but possible other manufacturers as well and other colours, average price £46.80 based on 23 sales, high price £129, low price £12.50
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ceramic and terracotta hyacinth vases average price £62.64 based on 53 sales, high price £261, low price £6.50 |
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uranium hyacinth vases average price £57.17 based on 52 sales, high price £255, low price £15 |
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Richmond design hyacinth vase average price £85.80 based on 38 sales, high price £200, low price £14.50
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teardrop vases may be ribbed or smooth, may have narrower rims, average price £13.63 based on 105 sales, high price £48, low price £5 | |
I don't know a better term for this shape, elongated teardrop average price £17.21 based on 39 sales, high price £36, low price £1.50
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Cox and Cox now being sold as "vintage" or "antique" but were sold in recent years as a set of 3 (different colours) with an "engraved" fern design average price £4.34 based on 63 sales, high price £15, low price £1.95 |
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Available retail at garden centres. I bought this Oct 2014 for £1.99. |
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Two's Company modern hyacinth vase sold in the 1990's to 2000's This also came in purple and blue. average £12.60 based on 21 sales, high £25 low £4 |
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These are being sold under various brand names as hyacinth vases but I don't think the opening is large enough for hyacinth bulb roots. |
data up-to-date as of October 2020