RARE GEORGIAN ERA c.1790 GERMAN REVERSE PAINTING CRYSTAL GLASS OPENSALT CELLER

Description: ( CELL PHONE USERS PLEASE CLICK THE "SEE FULL DESCRIPTION" LINK BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS AND PHOTOGRAPHS! ) Rare Georgian Era c.1790 German Reverse Painting Lead Crystal Glass Open Salt Cellar Click images to enlarge Description For Consideration is this Amazing Rare Georgian Era c.1790 German Reverse Painting Lead Crystal Glass Open Salt Cellar c.1790 Rare Georgian circa 1790 German Reverse Painting Lead Crystal glass Open salt cellar with deep fluted oval form, the base has reverse Painted Portrait of a wealthy gentleman, possibly a military officer or veteran of the American Revolutionary War . The Gentleman is in an elaborate coat and long white wig and what might be shoulder epaulet's, painted in enamels on a ruby flash ground, within an engraved and gilt laurel wreath. The portrait is hand painted on a red colored ruby glass disk that are then applied to the bottoms of clear glass concave crystal glass salt cellar. The concave shape of the cellar creates a unique optical effect typical of these types of cellars. Given that salt was an expensive condiment and commissioned hand painted portraiture a rarity it can be assumed that these gifts were intended for and given by those of substantial means. This lead crystal Salt Cellar measures 3” by 2 1/4” by 1 1/4” in height and is quite heavy given their size. The condition is good and commiserate with age and 200 years of use ware. Some light scratches and some tiny chips to corners but nothing serious. As our High Resolution Photographs are an Important Part of Our Description and as All Sales are Final Please Note All images to assess your own opinion before bidding! We are Happy to combine Shipping Costs for Multiple Orders but please let us know before you pay for your items! *No International Sales or Shipping and we are Sorry for Any Inconvenience. Your Postage Includes: Tracking, Full Insurance and all Materials! Please feel free to Email Us with any questions! Thanks for Looking and Good Luck Bidding! Payment Payment method : We accept PayPal ,Google Pay, Visa, Master Card, Amex & Discover through EBay! Payment is expected within 48 hours of auction close and we are glad to combine shipping Costs on Multiple Orders! If payment is Not Received within 48 hours and Payment arrangement have not been made in advance, a Non-Payer case will be filed automatically against you through Ebay! All Non-Paying buyers will be Blocked from bidding on our items in the future and your Actions will be noted in our Feedback Forum to warn other Sellers! Shipping We will combine shipping on multiple orders, please let us know before you pay for your items! US shipping only. Postage includes: shipping, tracking, insurance and materials. No International Sales or Shipping! Sorry for any Inconvenience! O.N.T Terms of Sale Payment is expected within 24 hours of Auction close and we are glad to combine shipping Costs on Multiple Orders! Returns Accepted ONLY if the item listed is Grossly described Incorrectly. Buyers have 2 days to inform us of a problem & Return the item back to us! Buyer is responsible for the Cost of Returning the Item! Other than this ALL SALES are FINAL! US Shipping only! No International Shipping! - Sorry Thank you! Our New England Treasures 4u! About Us About our Company: We are a small company based in New England who is not new to eBay or online auctions by any means but rather took a 5 year break from selling on this site to travel throughout the states collecting and picking Americas finest treasures! We are dedicated to offering the rarest and most unusual Antiquities from Vintage Jewelry & Watches, Rare Books, Ephemera, Historical Autographs and Manuscripts, Revolutionary & Civil War Military, Art Glass & Pottery, Rare Original At, Fraternal, Political, Boy Scout Advertising, Primitives, Folk Art and just the weirdest damn items that you can find out there to offer you for sale and we have a warehouse full of it! We do not like fixed priced auctions or reserved prices, and we will start each and every one of our auctions at a .99 cent starting price! We do our best to describe everything accurately and stand by our items with a 100% money back is guarantee on anything we sell! Please never hesitate to contact us with questions on items or to contact me with requests for items you may be searching for as we just may have it and we will gladly put them up for auction for you! We hope you enjoy our wonderful treasures! Good Luck Bidding! - New England Treasures Antique Emporium Get images that make Supersized seem small.Showcase your items with Auctiva's Listing Templates! THE simple solution for eBay sellers. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

Price: 225 USD

Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts

End Time: 2024-11-25T23:33:36.000Z

Shipping Cost: 11.95 USD