#597

Another Fine Early Nuremberg Kitchen with Extensive Contents
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$19,500
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20" (51 cm.) w. x 14"h. x 16"h. The early wooden one-room Nuremberg kitchen sits on its original frame with dove-tailed construction and has original painted exterior and interior walls and painted red and cream checkerboard floor. The room has built-in all-around shelving and chimney and is furnished with trestle table,chairs,benches and open-hearth stove. The well-laden walls contain mostly pewter tableware including 33 various plates or shallow soup bowls,4 various bowls,1 large platter,1 covered tureen,1 oval lidded pot,2 salt boxes,spoon rack with soft silver spoons,set of stacking covered dishes with leather straps,4 open pitchers,3 lidded pitchers,7 various steins,candlestick,mortar and pestle,unusual jar with hinged half lid and handle and,bed warmer. There are also 3 copper molds,2 copper bowls,brass salt box,9 brass skillets,1 brass spoon,and 4 stoneware jugs. Tinware and iron includes lantern,rare oil lamp with wire shade,2 rare early sieves,very rare cast trivet,axe and more. A wonderful wooden Erzebirge breakfast set with painted decorations is at the table,and the kitchen is tended to by a pink-tinted porcelain shoulder head lady with muslin body,porcelain limbs,original costume. Excellent condition. Germany,Nuremberg,circa 1820.