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Here is SPECTACULAR vintage Tobacco HUMIDOR from the VICTORIAN Era complete with Lid .. a rather large Figural piece in the shape of a BLACKAMOOR or North African ARAB Tribesman .. intricate and realistic molded detail with multicolor Hand-Painted MAJOLICA Glaze decoration - hole opening on underside of lid to hold a damp sponge to keep tobacco moist .. a EUROPEAN piece - probably German, Austrian or Bohemian in origin .. dates circa late 1800s to very early 1900s .. an AMAZING piece for the Tobacciana or Art Pottery collector .. see 8 photos below also.
VERY GOOD condition with only a flat flake chip on interior rim opening of base and a small Factory glazed-over production firing separation line on other side of rim done in the making (see photos) .. no other chips or cracks - no breaks or restorations .. measures about 7 1/4" high .. marked on bottom with only a series of incised and glaze painted numbers .. guaranteed Old and Original - this is NOT a new, recent or reproduction item .. offered with NO RESERVE!
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