ROOSEVELT & JOHN MITCHELL OUTSTANDING UMWA UNION FOLK ART IMPOSSIBLE BOTTLE.
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Winning Bid:
$649.00 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
5
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #231 Part I
Value Code:
I/J - $400 to $1,000 Help Icon
Item Description
4.25" dia. 10.75" tall. Ornate hand carved wood pillars frame back-to-back portraits of TR & Mitchell w/"Pres U S Of A/ Theodore Roosevelt" and "Pres U M W Of A/John Mitchell" in ornate high relief carved wooden cursive script applied to frames above & below portraits. Wooden stopper has four prongs w/applied paper labels reading "Made By A J Kettin", "U.M.W.A.", "Local 1016", "Dec. 5, 1911." Some haziness on interior of bottle and scattered light brown age spotting around neck. VF. An impressive piece of American political & union folk art. Mike Nichols Collection.
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