Super,antique, oak-framed, rated as SCARCE,"Red Bull Inn" Prattware pot lid..Exl

Description

On offer here is
a beautiful, antique,
oak-framed
,
Prattware
pot lid in excellent condition
! This piece dates to around 1880 or so and depicts a Country Inn with farming livestock in the foreground and is titled
"
The Red Bull Inn
"
This particular lid is
rated as SCARCE
. I am offering it at
50% off the low-end valuation
in Mortimer's reference book....PLUS, it has this
beautiful oak frame
!   The piece measures just over 6" diameter in the frame. And the lid, on it's own, measures about 4"
Condition
:
For condition report please see "Item specifics/Seller notes" above and check out all the pics as they form an important part of the overall description.
FOR VIEWERS WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THESE DELIGHTFUL LITTLE LIDDED JARS....THEY WERE USED BETWEEN APPROX. 1840-1920 TO MARKET VARIOUS PRODUCTS WHICH CAME IN A PASTE FORM. AFTER WWI THEY BECAME OBSOLETE AS MORE MODERN AND ECONOMICAL FORMS OF PACKAGING REPLACED THEM.   THE RECOVERY AND COLLECTING OF THESE OLD PIECES HAS BECOME A POPULAR, WORLD-WIDE HOBBY, AND A QUAINT REMINDER OF A BYGONE ERA.         BE ASSURED, YOU ARE BIDDING ON A GENUINE AND AUTHENTIC PERIOD PIECE.
EBAY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH MOST U.S. STATES,
NOW CHARGES AND INVOICES STATE TAXATION
, (i.e. COLLECTION OF TAXES IN THE STATES WHERE STATE TAXATION APPLIES).
THIS IS NOW MANDATORY EBAY POLICY IN CONJUNCTION WITH STATE LAW…& IS
NOT ADDED ON BY ME
.
U.S. BUYER’S ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN STATE’S
TAXES
.
NOT THE SELLER
!
THANKS
.
THESE
U.S.TAXES
DO NOT APPLY TO
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS
!
THANK YOU
.
Overseas buyers are welcome
.
Payment, whether
domestic or International
, is expected
within 3 days
,
and if there is any hitch, please communicate and we can work something out....otherwise seller reserves the right to relist the item in the event of non-payment within the stipulated period. Thanks for viewing my auction and I wish you success in the bidding. Lord bless
.