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Rare 19th Century French Stencil Used to Mark Wine Case
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Pre 1900 item# 909879
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
$65
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Chambolle-Musigny wine case stencil, 2 7/8 inches by 9 5/8 inches.
This stencil, used for marking cases of French wine, is a genuine 19th century metal stencil from a collection purchased in France. It has a wonderful oxidized patina which is so dense that it is hard to tell what metal was used, but a few scratches seem to show copper or brass underneath. Most of the stencils were hung on a board; they have two small holes at the top which we have used to attach a string or chain so they can b ...click for details
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Rare 19th Century French Stencil Used to Mark Wine Case
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Beer and Alchohol:
Pre 1900 item# 909877
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
$40
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Rosé wine stencil, 3 1/4 inches high and 4 3/4 inches wide.
This stencil, used for marking cases of French wine, is a genuine 19th century metal stencil from a collection purchased in France. It has a wonderful oxidized patina which is so dense that it is hard to tell what metal was used, but a few scratches seem to show copper or brass underneath. It would look good framed or sitting on a shelf. The stencils were used extensively so there are areas of damage, mostly around the edges (which c ...click for details
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Absinthe Saucer from French Bar with 60-Centime Price
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Pre 1920 item# 805955
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
$75
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Handsome French bar saucer from the absinthe period (pre-1915) with 60-centime price and blue border edged by black hairlines. This is a genuine turn-of-the-century saucer or soucoupe from the Belle Epoque when poets and artists drank the addictive wormwood-based drink absinthe which was banned in France in 1915. You sat at the bar and drank, each drink being served on a priced saucer. The saucers were stacked by your place and when you were ready to pay l'addition (the bill), the barman sim ...click for details
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Absinthe Topette, Antique Bar Item, Held Six Doses
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Pre 1900 item# 788892
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
SOLD
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Antique blown glass topette with six rings from an old French bar. Each ring represented a dose, or one drink, of absinthe, which was diluted with water, often poured over a sugar cube, before drinking. The bar patron was charged for however many doses he or she consumed. This topette was hand blown in heavy lead glass, has a nice polished pontil on the bottom and also has some of the characteristics one finds in hand blown pieces. There are, for example, some bubbles in the glass, one of which ...click for details
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Absinthe Saucer from French Bar with 50-Centime Price
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Pre 1910 item# 788572
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
$85 with free shipping in USA
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Handsome French bar saucer from the absinthe period (pre-1915) with 50-centime price and blue border edged by gold gilt. This is a genuine turn-of-the-century saucer or sous-verre from the Belle Epoque when poets and artists drank the addictive wormwood-based drink absinthe which was banned in France in 1915. At the bar or at a table, each drink was served on a priced or color coded saucer. The saucers were stacked by your place and when you were ready to pay l'addition (the bill), the barma ...click for details
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