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Emporium & Coins Auction

Fri, Oct 22, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 5

Two Iron and Brass Coffee Grinders

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

American/Continental, 19th century, each with two reticulated cast iron wheels with turned wood crank handles centering grinder mechanism surmounted by brass funnel/top, each with single reservoir drawer, one marked "Enterprise M'F'G Co./Philadelphia", one marked "Goldenberg/Zornhoff/2" and "Goldenberg/Garantie", on square wood bases, approximately 28 x 21 x 17 in.

Provenance: From a Private Collection Assembled in Spain and Britain from the 1960s through the 1980s

Condition

surface dirt layer and accretion, rust and corrosion to iron elements, dents, discoloration, and verdigris to brass elements, wheels turn, wear and chips to bases

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