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BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE AMERICAN TOLE MIRRORED COFFEE BIN
| Start Price |
USD 349.99 |
| Current Price |
USD 349.99 |
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| Start Time |
Friday, September 05, 2008 |
| End Time |
Friday, September 12, 2008 |
| Location |
Milton, Massachusetts |
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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.
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