Description: Antique German Conta & Boehme Oysters Sir?Porcelain Match Holder Striker Fairing Please review all photos an details carefully.This is an amazing German fairing in amazingcondition with superior hand painted details. a Victorian Antique German Conta & Boehme Whiteporcelain match holder striker fairing, circa 1870's.Hand painted White porcelain whose colors are stillbright and vibrant after all of these years. Gilt withGold accents throughout and along the rectangularshaped base.There is a transfer-printed caption onthe sign "Oysters!" and another on the front bottombase, "Oysters, Sir?" There are no chips, no cracks,no repairs. The bottom has the incise number 2691and beneath that appears to be another incisednumber or letters. There is also a hand paintednumber (as seen in PICs). Victorian fairings were prized trinkets. mementosfrom country fairs (hence known as a fairing). There is a famous Black & White stereographentitled OYSTERS, SIR? in the National Museumof American History in which a woman standsbehind a table wearing a striped dress, hat tiedwith ribbon beneath her chin, right hand raisedand holding a knife; wooden bucket on the tablein front of her filled with oysters.The image dates back to the 1850s-1860s. Weighs 7.3 ounces. Measurements:3 and 1/4" in width, 2 and 1/8" in depth,4" in height. BEYOND EXCELLENT ANTIQUE CONDITION.Super clean. No damage.No chips. No cracks. No repairs. Please magnify and view all photos.
Price: 150 USD
Location: Archbald, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2025-01-22T20:40:52.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Conta & Boehme
Antique: Yes
Mold Number: 2691
Color: Multicolored
Title: Oysters Sir?
Material: Porcelain
Circa: 1870's
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Subject: Fish Monger
