BRASS OVAL CONTAINERUPRIGHT HANDLESVTG 195Os QUALITY

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Up for auction is a CLASSIC OVAL SHAPED HIGH QUALITY BRASS CONTAINER WITH UPRIGHT HANDLES. ALL SOLID BRASS TRADITIONAL MID-CENTURY MODERN DESIGN. IN HARDLY USED CONDITION..SEE PHOTOS. A GREAT SHAPE FOR A MYRIAD OF USES. GREAT CLASSIC STYLING FOR CONTEMPORARY TO TRADITION SETTINGS. THE SMOOTH, SLEEK STYLE OF THIS CONTAINER SHOWS THE INFLUENCES OF MID-CENTURY MODERN DESIGN, AND ENDURING INTEREST, AND VERSATILE MODERNISM POPULAR IN THE EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY . THIS VERSATILE CONTAINER CAN BE USED TO DISPLAY COLLECTIBLES, HOLD PLANTS, SERVE NUTS OR AS A PLANTER/HOLDER FOR SPRING FLOWERING BULBS, AS A DISPLAY FOR PINE CONES, KINDLING,TO HOLD MATCHES OR LIGHTERS BY THE FIREPLACE, OR GREENERY ON THE MANTLE OR CANDLES ON BUFFET TABLE. A FULLY FUNCTIONAL TUB OR CONTAINER . STYLISH IN HAND FORGED AND SLEEK BRASS NO ADDITIONAL ADORNMENT NEEDED. THIS USEFUL CONTAINER IS HIGH QUALITY, HEAVY, STURDY AND DURABLE WITH A REINFORCED ROLLED RIM AND THICK GAUGE BRASS BODY WITH FOLDED SEAM EDGE. A EUROPEAN TRADITION SINCE THE TURN OF THE 18th CENTURY. THE CONTAINER WITH THOSE STRIKING UPRIGHT HANDLES, HAS A GREAT BOLD PROFILE FOR STRONG VISUAL INTEREST. THE BRASS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP A RICH, DARK PATINA AS IT AGES, AND LIKE THIS ONE WITH THE BEAUTIFUL FLASHES OF AGED COPPER COLORS. UNMARKED. HANDCRAFTED/HAND FORGED, IN EXCELLENT USED CONDITION see photos THE STURDY CONTAINER HAS BEEN USED BUT SHOWS MINOR WEAR, AGE/STORAGE MARKS, AND DARKENING-COLOR CHANGES, AGED PATINA, AND SOME TARNISH. NO DENTS, NO HOLES, NO CRACKS, USUAL AGE STORAGE MARKS. THE HANDLES ARE FIRMLY AND SECURELY ATTACHED WITH COPER RIVETS. ONE SECTION OF THE ROLLED BRASS RIM DOESN NOT MEET COMPLETELY AND SHOWS A SMALL GAP. THESE PERFECTIONS/IMPERFECTION ARE COMMON TO HAND FORGED METAL OF THOS ERA. METAL/BRASS COLOR CHANGES/TARNISH ALL ATTESTING TO IT'S AGE , PURCHASED ABOUT 195Os-196Os . NOTHING IS BROKEN OR REPAIRED. THE BRASS CONTAINER LAYS PERFECTLY FLAT WITHOUT ROCKING. THE CLASSIC VINTAGE DECORATIVE ARTS LOOK, MAKES AN ELEGANT BACKDROP FOR TODAYS ECLECTIC STYLES . TO USE THIS CONTAINER AS A PLANTER FOR DIRECT PLANTING, DRILL A FEW DRAIN HOLES IN THE BOTTOM OR FILL THE BOTTOM WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SMALL STONES, ROCKS OR PEBBLES FOR DRAINING AWAY FROM THE PLANT'S ROOTS . THE PLANTER/ CONTAINER HAS BECOME A DECORATOR/DESIGNER FAVORITE , IDEAL FOR HOLDING OR FORCING SPRING FLOWERING BULBS. PERFECT FOR SHOWING OFF BLOOMS OR GREENERY. OUTDOORS, THE BRASS WILL NOT CRACK OR BREAK DUE TO WEATHER CHANGES/TEMPERATURE DROPS. NO PLANTER LINER IS INCLUDED WITH THIS PLANTER . THIS HIGH QUALITY, STURDY AND DURABLE BRASS CONTAINER CAN BE USED BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOORS, ON THE PATIO, BALCONY, OR ENTRY. SLEEK AND ATTRACTIVE ENOUGH TO COMMAND ATTENTION SITTING ON THE TABLE, WINDOW SILL OR DECK. A SIMPLE CLASSIC DESIGN WITH LOADS OF POTENTIAL. ALL ORIGINAL CONDITION.THE DESIGN IS CLASSIC, FUNCTIONAL, AND HAND CRAFTED AND WATERTIGHT. THIS PLANTER IS UNMARKED .WELL KEPT AND IN EXCELLENT PREMIUM CONDITION. AGE ESTIMATED IS FROM FAMILY MEMORIES AND COULD BE SLIGHTLY EARLIER/LATER SIZE/DIMENSIONS: THE CONTAINER IS 8 1/8" LONG, 10 1/2" LONG HANDLE TO HANDLE, 7" WIDE ACROSS THE RIM, 3 1/8" TALL TO RIM AND 4 3/4" TALL TO HANDLE. I am not an COLLECTIBLE/VINTAGE BRASS EXPERT and CAN ONLY GIVE YOU MY OPINION AND THE BEST DESCRIPTION OF WHAT I SEE . A PACKING MATERIALS CHARGE of from $1.00 to $5.00 may apply to FRAGILE/BREAKABLE ITEMS, LARGE ITEMS, MULTIPLE ITEMS or to ITEMS THAT REQUIRE SPECIAL PACKAGING PLEASE SEE ALL THE WONDERFUL METALS, COPPER, BRASS AND ALUMINUM , AND VINTAGE HOLLYWOOD REGENCY, MID-CENTURY MODERN ITEMS WE HAVE RECENTLY DISCOVERED IN STORAGE. WE WILL BE GLAD TO COMBINE LIKE/ COMPATIBLE ITEMS THAT END WITHIN THE SAME WEEK/7 DAYS AND SAVE YOU $$$ ON S/H CHARGES. PLEASE EMAIL WITH YOUR ZIP CODE FOR DETAILS ON SPECIFIC ITEMS & COSTS . 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