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
$85
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Handsome French bar saucer from the absinthe period (pre-1915) with 60-centime price and blue border edged by gold gilt. 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 simply ad ...click for details
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Rare Vintage Absinthe Bar Saucer w Price and Paris Mark
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Pre 1910 item# 799008
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
$95
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French absinthe period bar saucer with 2f25 price and blue rim. 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. When you ordered, each drink was 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 or waiter simply added up the amounts on your saucers. This saucer, 5 inches in ...click for details
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3 Vintage Art Deco French Bar Saucers, Priced in Francs
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Pre 1940 item# 799004
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
$95 SOLD
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Here are three colorful and decorative Art Deco saucers from a French bar, probably dating from the late 1920's or 1930's when this style was in fashion. These are similar to those used during the absinthe era except that these are from the first decades after absinthe was banned in 1915. Your drinks were served on a priced saucer which was left by your place. When you were finished, the saucers were tallied. Each price had a different color to make it easier for the bartender or waiter ...click for details
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Absinthe Spoon, Les Etoiles #2, with Gombault Mark
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Pre 1900 item# 788899
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
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Fine quality absinthe spoon, Les Etoiles #2, circa 1900, with the makers poinçon or mark on the back of the handle. In very good condition. These spoons were placed over a glass with a sugar cube on top, and the water was poured over the cube to reduce the bitterness of the absinthe. We will be listing a number of genuine absinthe era items over time. The spoon identifications are based on the definitive book, "L'Absinthe: Les Cuillères," by Marie-Claude Delahaye.
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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
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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
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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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