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Description
30" x 13" x 11". A wide wooden store with angled
sides has bronze green painted exterior and
base,original wall paper with decorative ceiling
border,original floor paper to simulate wood
parquet design. The front columns are decorated
with pewter designs in the Art Nouveau style. The
store interior features four identical chestnut
cabinets,two on the sides,and two on the back wall
centering a wide display niche with a door that
opens to the outside. The door is paneled and has
decorative mirrors,the archway and cabinets have
exuberant carved crests,and there is a faux-clock
on the center crest. Each cabinet has six
drawers,each with porcelain label naming the
condiment or food within,and a metal knob. There
is a matching counter with unusual slant-top desk
area,the original store scale,a step ladder,and a
barrel. Excellent original condition throughout.
Germany,circa 1890,Christian Hacker. The actual
store is shown in Kohler's book,Christian
Hacker,on page 188,described as "Art Nouveau with
pewter embellishments".