商品狀況說明 |
EXCEPTIONALLY RARE MONUMENTAL AND IMPORTANT MATCHED PAIR OF HUGE ETCHED GLASS APOTHECARY PHARMACY SHOW GLOBES IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THESE GLOBES WERE MOST LIKELY MADE MY THE HOUSE OF VAN SCHAACK CIRCA LATE 1800S. THEY ARE THE HARDER TO FIND TRAPEZOIDAL SHAPE AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICS, AND ARE ELABORATELY ORNMANENTED WITH ETCHED DESIGNS OF FLOWERSS AND LEAVES. THEY ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO DAMAGE OR REPAIRS. SOME INNER NECK ROUGHNESS FROM USE EVIDENT, BT VERY MINOR. INCREDIBLY CLEAN AND JUST BEAUTIFUL! THE PHOTOS OBVIOUSLY WERE TAKEN WIOTH THE GLOBES EMPTY, I MAY OPT TO FILL THEM WITH COLORED LIQUID (OR NOT) AND ALSO NOTE THAT THE WEIGHT OF THE COMPONENTS WHEN THEY ARE FILLED ADDS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF STABILITY TO THE PIECE...ONCE FILLED THE ELEMENTS HAVE VERY LITTLE 'GIVE' SA THE LIQUID TIGHTENS THE PIECE TOGETHER. THE JARS ARE HAND BLOWN GLASS AND HAND ETCHED, AND EACH MEASURES ABOUT 44 INCHES HIGH (NEARLY FOUR FEET!). YOU MAY NEVER SEE ANOTHER SET LIKE THIS. |