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Farm Scene with Chicken Coop

Categories Figural - Animals & Living Creatures
Type Farm
Material Brass
Markings Unmarked
Manufacturer Undetermined
Origin France
Date or Era circa 1890
Measuring 6 ½” x 3” x 5”

This farm scene inkstand features a hut with a thatched roof and a chicken coop with a ramp with rungs leading up to it. In front are a chicken and a rooster. The hut’s roof is hinged opening to the inkwell. The coop’s roof also opens, perhaps to hold a pen. The branches in the rear also would hold a pen.

Estimated value: $100

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