Rare Biedermeier Cast Iron Match Holder Figurine, Berlin Iron

Description: VERY RARE! Berlin iron. Cast iron . Base: Ornate pediment in rectangle. Ornamentation: A coal carrier boy. Made after the design of Simeon Pierre Devaranne (1789-1859) by the Royal Prussian Iron Foundry in Berlin (Gleiwitz) around 1840. This is one of Devaranne's so called "Berliner Strassentype" figures a coal carrier boy. No marks on bottom. (as usual of this type of castings.) It retains its original dark green finish and its bronzed or gilded finish on the boy's baskets. This was used as a Vesta or match safe, a fireside item. The back basket acts as a match striker. This is a museum quality piece! height: 15 cm . Width: 8 cm, Length: 8 cm. Condition: In very good antique condition. One of its small basket is missing. See images for details. Item was treated with renaissance wax which has been used by museums-including the British Museum- across the world. Before you watch or buy please read! : REASONABLE OFFERS WELCOME: MAKE AN OFFER!However if you put an item in your watchlist and we sent you an automated reduced price offer and you would ignore it or to not to respond in any way,then please DO NOT WATCH our items! Every item will be relisted after 24 hrs in case of non-response and ignorance under different designation. Our aim here is a quick sale for a reasonable price and not to let the item linger around for ages with 30+ watchers drooling in tow as we have much more stuff to list! All of our items are antique or vintage and will show marks of age and usage.Please take a good look at the pictures, so you can see the actual condition of item(s).All of our images were taken in natural light.Will send it well packed. We do not ship anything to Russia. Sorry,no shipping to Italy and Australia either due to ongoing postal problems and restrictions.INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE: Due to ongoing delays and customs issues I am now using the Global ShippingProgram. These charges are out of my control and I cannot combine postage. All International shipments are declared for the full value. Customs and import taxes are paid by the recipient. Returns are accepted only if items are damaged in shipping or not as described. There may be a restocking fee for returns.UK POSTAGE: It is a requirement of ebay's terms & conditions that I send all items tracked. This will usually be via Royal mail 2nd class 'signed for'. Ebay now takes around 11% of seller's postage cost. I do not make any money out of postage so please appreciate how much of your payment goes to ebay and how much to the seller. If I find I can send an item more cheaply than I have quoted (e.g as a small parcel rather than medium) I will refund the difference.If you are buying/ bidding on more than one item then I will gladly combine postage of items wherever possible; please wait for an invoice and I will adjust the postage. Items are normally dispatched on Tuesdays only due to working commitments. Feedback: I leave feedback usually when I receive one. Your feedback is very important to me. I invite you to leave me positive feedback if you are satisfied with my service. If however, you are not satisfied, could you please let me know before leaving neutral or negative feedback. I promise to try my best to resolve all problems. Good communication is always the way forward.My aim is to try and deliver the highest quality service for customer satisfaction.

Price: 295 GBP

Location: Manchester

End Time: 2025-02-10T03:04:45.000Z

Shipping Cost: 70.31 GBP