Lot 175 - Antique New Year's Eve Folding Paper Nut Cup With Cherub Playing Lute, By Gibson, U.S.A.. 1868-favs Mounted on reverse-painted black glass

Mounted on reverse-painted black glass beneath a domed convex cover glass with gilt brass bezel and ebonized wooden frame

Pre-Auction Notes: Binding completely deteriorated

It is a very simple and tasteful display made with contemporary components

but is a vintage novelty item\

This vintage classic cast iron still bank is a figure of a Navy sailor with really nice paint and patina

Lot 175 - Antique New Year's Eve Folding Paper Nut Cup With Cherub Playing Lute, By Gibson, U.S.A.. 1868-favs Mounted on reverse-painted black glassAntique New Years Eve folding paper nut cup featuring a lithographed cherub playing a lute. Produced by Gibson, U. S. A. Light wear from age and handling, folding mechanism intact.