PETER OMPIR VERY LARGE ANTIQUE TOLEWARE COFFEE POT NR Start Price USD 9.99 Current Price USD 590.00 Time Left - Bid Count 23 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, August 27, 2008 End Time Monday, September 01, 2008 Location MINE HILL,New Jersey See more about 'PETER OMPIR VERY LARGE ANTIQUE TOLEWARE COFFEE POT NR' Description ANY OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WHO PETER OMPIR IS, HURRY UP AND GOOGLE HIS NAME AND YOU WILL FIND OUT HOW MUCH WE OWE OF OUR AMERICAN DECORATIVE HERITAGE TO THIS DEPRESSION ERA DECORATIVE PAINTER WHOSE PIECES WERE HIGHLY SOUGHT BOTH THEN AND NOW, AND HOW MUCH HIS WORK IS IMITATED WIDELY.  HE IS REGARDED AS ONE OF THE  FATHERS OF AMERICAN DECORATIVE PAINTING.  THEN YOU WILL REALIZE THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL, IMPORTANT PIECE. IF THE BIDDING IS ALMOST ENDING, DON'T GOOGLE, JUST BID! THIS IS A VERY MAGNIFICENT PIECE FROM THE MASTER! VERY LARGE, ( ONE PHOTO SHOWS A BOTTLE OF ALCOHOL AS A SIZE COMPARISON). 10 INCHES HIGH, THE TOP DIAMETER IS 6 1/2 AND IS FULLY DECORATED. IT IS 10 INCHES TALL, FULLY PAINTED WITH THE MILITIA MAN ON BOTH SIDES. THE BOTTOM DIAMETER IS 9 INCHES, ALMOST A S WIDE AS IT IS HIGH.  THE INSIDE HAS UNVARNISHED PAINT SURFACES. THIS PIECE IS PRETTY MUCH IN MINT CONDITION, THE POT I AM SURE WAS A LITTLE WORN WHEN PETER PAINTED ON IT, HE PAINTED OVER THE SOFT DENTED AREAS. THERE ARE NO CHIPS, IT HAS BEEN VERY WELL CARED FOR OVER THE YEARS, THANKS TO ALL OF IT'S PREVIOUS OWNERS WHO OBVIOUSLY VALUED  WHAT A TREASURE IT IS.  HAPPY BIDDING!On Aug-27-08 at 18:12:38 PDT, seller added the following information:THIS PIECE IS SIGNED BY PETER OMPIR ON THE BOTTOM, AS SHOWN IN ONE OF THE PHOTOS. Place a Bid!