Jacob Weil Sculpted Skull Jammer (Pomegranate)

Jacob Weil Sculpted Skull Jammer (Pomegranate)

About this piece

This is a jammer-format piece worked in a saturated pomegranate red that reads almost black in low light and lights up blood-red under case lighting. The skull face is sculpted in black glass across the back of the can, with horn-like arms wrapping the body, a maria-stacked neck, and a flared mouthpiece. Front-on it’s a clean classic jammer; turned around, the skull shows. Hand it across the counter and let the customer turn it – that’s usually the sale.

About the artist

Jacob Weil is an American heady artist known for sculpted skull work – top-hat recyclers, skull jammers, carved facework. He posts as @weilglass and has pieces listed on GlassPass, so a customer standing at your counter can look him up on their phone and confirm the piece is what you say it is. That’s the difference between a signed piece and an import with a swirl on it, and it’s why we bother carrying heady at all. We pass on most of what we’re offered; we picked this one up because it photographs well, carries a real name, and sits at a price a walk-in can actually say yes to.

Specs

Quick version: one-of-one Weil sculpted jammer, pomegranate red with black skull facework, about 5 inches tall, hand-worked borosilicate, [joint – VERIFY]. Wholesale [PRICE], suggested retail [MSRP]. One exists; when it sells we pull the listing.

Pricing and margin

At [MSRP] you’re holding [XX]%. One-of-one heady holds price because nobody can pull up the same piece cheaper on their phone – there is no same piece. Our advice is to hold MSRP for at least 90 days before touching the number. Shops also tell us the heady case pays for itself indirectly: a signed American piece at eye level makes the production glass around it look more legitimate, and the customers it pulls in tend to add quartz and tools at the register. Even if it moves slower than a $40 import, it holds full margin the whole time it sits.

Display and selling notes

Eye level in the locked case, skull side out, close to the register so it’s easy to hand across the counter. A small riser and a $2 card with the artist’s name and “1 of 1” does most of the selling when you’re busy. Post it the day it lands – one clean photo, tag the artist, say one available. The three facts your staff needs: American artist, one of one, look him up. Typical buyers are the regular who’s ready for their first signed piece, the collector who found the post, and gift buyers in December – a signed one-of-one is the easiest wow gift in the store at this price.

Shipping, handling, and damage

Ships double-boxed with foam suspension under our fragile-glass handling. Unbox over a padded surface and keep the foam insert for storage. Sculpted exterior work has more contact points than smooth glass, so case it individually rather than shelf-to-shelf with other pieces. Clean with isopropyl and salt only. [DAMAGE POLICY – e.g., photograph damage on arrival and we make it right within 48 hours. VERIFY WORDING WITH JASON.]

Questions buyers ask

Is this really one of a kind?
Yes – a single hand-worked piece, not a production run. No second unit exists and we can’t reorder it. When you sell it, the listing comes down.

Who is Jacob Weil?
An American heady artist known for sculpted skull work, active as @weilglass with pieces on GlassPass. Customers can verify him from their phone at your counter.

What should I retail it for?
Suggested retail is [MSRP], which puts your margin at [XX]%. We’d rather you hold MSRP for 90 days than discount early – one-of-ones don’t need help from a sale tag.

How is it packed?
Double-boxed with foam suspension, fragile-glass handling. [DAMAGE POLICY SUMMARY.]

What comes with it?
[VERIFY: signature/sig card, cap, box.] Listed exactly so your staff can answer without guessing.

Will you have more Weil pieces?
Sometimes. We buy American heady in small, irregular drops – what’s listed is what exists. Tell your rep if you want first look at the next drop.

Why buy heady from a distributor instead of the artist?
One invoice, one shipment, net terms, and no DMing artists and hoping. We vet the piece, photograph it, and pack it to survive freight – gallery product through your normal wholesale workflow.

Goes with

Quartz bangers, carb caps and terp accessories, and the rest of the WYN Heady collection.