BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE AMERICAN TOLE MIRRORED COFFEE BIN Start Price USD 349.99 Current Price USD 349.99 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, September 05, 2008 End Time Friday, September 12, 2008 Location Milton, Massachusetts See more about 'BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE AMERICAN TOLE MIRRORED COFFEE BIN' Description PLEASE READ BEFORE GOING FURTHER: PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL BE AWAY AT AN ANTIQUES SHOW FROM SEPTEMBER 24-28. ANY ITEM FOR WHICH PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED BY SEPTEMBER 22 WILL NOT BE SHIPPED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 29 AT THE EARLIEST.   THIS IS A WONDERFUL PIECE OF AMERICAN TOLEWARE DATING TO THE SECOND HALF OF THE 19th CENTURY.  THIS FRONT OF THIS BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED COFFEE BIN HAS A BEVELED ARCHED MIRROR. THE TOP OF THE MIRROR IS FLANKED BY POLYCHROME FLORAL BOUQUETS WITHIN A GILT BORDER. THE SIDES OF THE MIRROR ARE FLANKED BY LONG FLORAL WREATHS WITHIN A GILT BORDER. DIRECTLY BELOW IF MIRROR ARE THE WORDS "MOCHA and JAVA" DESIGNATING THEN ORIGINAL CONTENTS OF THIS STORE BIN. THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE BIN HAS A HINGED DOOR WHICH OPEN DOWNWARD TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE BIN'S CONTENTS. THE DOOR IS DECORATED WITH A PAINTED LANDSCAPE WITH A GILT RESERVE AND A FURTHER GILT & FLORAL DECORATED CARTOUCHE, FLANKED BY FURTHER FLORAL WREATHS.  THE TOP OF THE BIN HAS A ROUND REMOVEABLE LID WHICH BEARS THE INSCRIPTION: EMPIRE HARDWARE MANUFACTURERS TEA COFFEE & SPICE CANISTERS SCALES, SHOWCASES & etc. 141 DUANE STREET   NEW YORK   THE PIECE MEASURES 12-1/2"w x 15"d x 21"h. THE PIECE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, EXPECIALY CONSIDERING ITS AGE AND USE.  IT HAS THE TYPICAL MINOR PAINT LOSSES, SCRATCHES, DENTS AND RUBBING WHICH ONE WOULD EXPECT OF A PIECE OF THIS AGE. MOST NOTEABLE IS A DENT ON THE BACK LEFT CORNER OF THE BIN WHICH I BELIEVE IS OF LITTLE CONSEQUNECE FOR A PIECE OF THIS BEAUTY AND HISTORY. PLEASE EXAMINE THE PHOTOGRAPHS CAREFULLY FOR A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PIECE'S CONDITION AND E-MAIL US WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.   PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER AUCTIONS AND SAVE ON COMBINED SHIPPING OF MULTIPLE PURCHASES. Place a Bid!