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Rare Antique Vintage Tobacco Terracotta Cigar Jar Humidor Face Head U&C 448. Shows some wear, some small chips on inside of lid and top, very light chips on bottom edges, over all nice piece for age and rarity – please see pictures for condition and measurements. Lease ask any questions you may have before purchasing and review all photos as they are a large part of the item description. We have new items listed almost every day so please check out our e-bay store. We have fun finding unique and one of kind items. Thank you, we appreciate your business.

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Approx 7 1/4″ tall x 4 5/8″ in diameter and made of Terracotta. Excellent original condition with no cracks or breaks and only light wear to the paint.

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Approx 6 3/4″ tall x 4 5/8″ in diameter. Excellent original condition with the exception of some light wear to head.

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Terra Cotta Humidor Tobacco Jar Blackamoor 5 1/4″H x 5″ x 4 1/2, marked BU/401. This is a very rare and highly desirable. Bernard Bloch terra cotta humidor tobacco jar. It is in good antique condition consistent with its age of over 115 years. Any question, please ask before purchasing it. Please check out the pictures as they are important parts of the listing and disregard the lighting glares. About Terra Cotta and Cold-Painted Items. Painted (polychrome) terracotta is typically first covered with a thin coat of. It has been very widely used but the paint is only suitable for indoor positions and is much less durable than fired colors in or under a ceramic glaze. The typical firing temperature is around 1,000 °C (1,830 °F), though it may be as low as 600 °C (1,112 °F) in historic and archaeological examples. For this reason, many terra cotta objects (such as match holders/strikers) lose the paints on the surface easily as seen in many vintage/antique examples. Some paints could even be washed off with alcohol or similar solutions if they are not fired up to 1,000 °C. Therefore, terra cotta objects that have most paints intact are hard to find and are highly desirable by collectors. Fired terracotta is not. But surface-burnishing the body before firing can decrease its porousness and a layer of glaze can make it watertight. Some types of terracotta are. How to care terracotta and cold-painted items. (1) Since Terra Cotta objects are not 100% water proof especially the vintage/antique ones, do not wash them as water would get into the objects which might have crazed and result in cracks. Instead, clean it with a slightly damp cloth and clean it gently. (2) Since not all terra cotta objects are fired up to 1,000 °C, some paints on certain surface are like cold-painted paints and wear off or can be removed easily. Do not use alcohol or acetone as they could unevenly remove the paints in some unstable areas making it look like damaged. (3) Do not use bleach as it could eventually damage the clay and the item could fall apart into many small pieces later. Please ask question before purchasing it if you are not familiar with cold-painted items. It should be used as reference only. You should do your own research and decide if it is useful for you.

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Bernard Bloch Terra Cotta Humidor Tobacco Jar Blackamoor Circa 1908, 6″H x 5 1/4″ x 5, marked BB/8057. This is a very rare and highly desirable. Bernard Bloch terra cotta humidor tobacco jar. Except a couple of professionally repaired chip to the rim of its hat (see last 2 pictures), it is in good condition consistent with its age of over 115 years. Any question, please ask before purchasing it. Please check out the pictures as they are important parts of the listing and disregard the lighting glares. About Terra Cotta and Cold-Painted Items. Painted (polychrome) terracotta is typically first covered with a thin coat of. It has been very widely used but the paint is only suitable for indoor positions and is much less durable than fired colors in or under a ceramic glaze. The typical firing temperature is around 1,000 °C (1,830 °F), though it may be as low as 600 °C (1,112 °F) in historic and archaeological examples. For this reason, many terra cotta objects (such as match holders/strikers) lose the paints on the surface easily as seen in many vintage/antique examples. Some paints could even be washed off with alcohol or similar solutions if they are not fired up to 1,000 °C. Therefore, terra cotta objects that have most paints intact are hard to find and are highly desirable by collectors. Fired terracotta is not. But surface-burnishing the body before firing can decrease its porousness and a layer of glaze can make it watertight. Some types of terracotta are. How to care terracotta and cold-painted items. (1) Since Terra Cotta objects are not 100% water proof especially the vintage/antique ones, do not wash them as water would get into the objects which might have crazed and result in cracks. Instead, clean it with a slightly damp cloth and clean it gently. (2) Since not all terra cotta objects are fired up to 1,000 °C, some paints on certain surface are like cold-painted paints and wear off or can be removed easily. Do not use alcohol or acetone as they could unevenly remove the paints in some unstable areas making it look like damaged. (3) Do not use bleach as it could eventually damage the clay and the item could fall apart into many small pieces later. Please ask question before purchasing it if you are not familiar with cold-painted items. It should be used as reference only. You should do your own research and decide if it is useful for you.

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Bernard Bloch Terra Cotta Humidor Tobacco Jar Blackamoor Uncle Sam Circa 1908, 7 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ x 6 1/2. This is a very rare and highly desirable. Bernard Bloch terra cotta humidor tobacco jar. Except a couple of small professionally repaired chip to the rim of its hat, it is in nice condition consistent with its age of over 115 years. Any question, please ask before purchasing it. Please check out the pictures as they are important parts of the listing and disregard the lighting glares. About Terra Cotta and Cold-Painted Items. Painted (polychrome) terracotta is typically first covered with a thin coat of. It has been very widely used but the paint is only suitable for indoor positions and is much less durable than fired colors in or under a ceramic glaze. The typical firing temperature is around 1,000 °C (1,830 °F), though it may be as low as 600 °C (1,112 °F) in historic and archaeological examples. For this reason, many terra cotta objects (such as match holders/strikers) lose the paints on the surface easily as seen in many vintage/antique examples. Some paints could even be washed off with alcohol or similar solutions if they are not fired up to 1,000 °C. Therefore, terra cotta objects that have most paints intact are hard to find and are highly desirable by collectors. Fired terracotta is not. But surface-burnishing the body before firing can decrease its porousness and a layer of glaze can make it watertight. Some types of terracotta are. How to care terracotta and cold-painted items. (1) Since Terra Cotta objects are not 100% water proof especially the vintage/antique ones, do not wash them as water would get into the objects which might have crazed and result in cracks. Instead, clean it with a slightly damp cloth and clean it gently. (2) Since not all terra cotta objects are fired up to 1,000 °C, some paints on certain surface are like cold-painted paints and wear off or can be removed easily. Do not use alcohol or acetone as they could unevenly remove the paints in some unstable areas making it look like damaged. (3) Do not use bleach as it could eventually damage the clay and the item could fall apart into many small pieces later. Please ask question before purchasing it if you are not familiar with cold-painted items. It should be used as reference only. You should do your own research and decide if it is useful for you.

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Humidor Tobacco Jar Blackamoor 5 9″ x 5 3/4″ x 4 1/4, marked Austria/10. This is a very rare Austrian PORCELAIN. Although the estate sales called it a terra cotta humidor, it is a rare porcelain humidor which was hard to find due to high costs to make porcelain during those early years in Europe. Only a few were made for people who could afford them then. It is in excellent antique condition consistent with its age of over 110 years. Any question, please ask before purchasing it. Please check out the pictures as they are important parts of the listing and disregard the lighting glares. About Terra Cotta and Cold-Painted Items. Painted (polychrome) terracotta is typically first covered with a thin coat of. It has been very widely used but the paint is only suitable for indoor positions and is much less durable than fired colors in or under a ceramic glaze. The typical firing temperature is around 1,000 °C (1,830 °F), though it may be as low as 600 °C (1,112 °F) in historic and archaeological examples. For this reason, many terra cotta objects (such as match holders/strikers) lose the paints on the surface easily as seen in many vintage/antique examples. Some paints could even be washed off with alcohol or similar solutions if they are not fired up to 1,000 °C. Therefore, terra cotta objects that have most paints intact are hard to find and are highly desirable by collectors. Fired terracotta is not. But surface-burnishing the body before firing can decrease its porousness and a layer of glaze can make it watertight. Some types of terracotta are. How to care terracotta and cold-painted items. (1) Since Terra Cotta objects are not 100% water proof especially the vintage/antique ones, do not wash them as water would get into the objects which might have crazed and result in cracks. Instead, clean it with a slightly damp cloth and clean it gently. (2) Since not all terra cotta objects are fired up to 1,000 °C, some paints on certain surface are like cold-painted paints and wear off or can be removed easily. Do not use alcohol or acetone as they could unevenly remove the paints in some unstable areas making it look like damaged. (3) Do not use bleach as it could eventually damage the clay and the item could fall apart into many small pieces later. Please ask question before purchasing it if you are not familiar with cold-painted items. It should be used as reference only. You should do your own research and decide if it is useful for you.

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THIS LISTING IS FOR A VERY RARE ANTIQUE BERNARD BLOCH? TYROLEAN BOY WITH DOG TERRACOTTA HUMIDOR. THIS ITEM LOOKS TO BE IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION OVERALL ESPECIALLY FOR ITS AGE. WHEN TOGETHER IT IS APPROX. ON THE BOTTOM OF THIS PIECE THERE IS A NUMBER 1534. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL PIECE OF RED WAX THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE ORIGINAL TO THE PIECE. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK. I ADD NEW ITEMS DAILY. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Tobacciana\Cigars\Humidors\Antique & Vintage”. The seller is “barterbox4587″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Gambia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Poland, Oman, Suriname, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Argentina, Guinea-Bissau, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Senegal, Togo, Ireland, Qatar, Burundi, Netherlands, Iraq, Slovakia, Slovenia, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Aruba, Sweden, Iceland, Macedonia, Belgium, Israel, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Benin, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Italy, Swaziland, Tanzania, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Panama, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Djibouti, Chile, China, Mali, Botswana, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Portugal, Malta, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Cyprus, Seychelles, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Australia, Austria, Sri Lanka, Gabon Republic, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kiribati, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Haiti, Greenland, Yemen, Afghanistan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal, Bahamas, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Angola, Western Samoa, France, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Denmark, Guatemala, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Anguilla, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Guyana, Azerbaijan Republic, Macau, Georgia, Tonga, San Marino, Eritrea, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Morocco, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Western Sahara, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Bermuda, Montserrat, Zambia, South Korea, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Ethiopia, Monaco, Niger, Laos, Ghana, Cape Verde Islands, Moldova, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Lebanon, Liberia, Bolivia, Maldives, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Jordan, Guinea, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Andorra, Romania, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lithuania, Trinidad and Tobago, Malawi, Nicaragua, Finland, Tunisia, Luxembourg, Uganda, Brazil, Turkey, Tuvalu, Germany, Egypt, Latvia, Jamaica, Niue, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.

• Featured Refinements: Antique Humidor
• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown

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THIS LISTING IS FOR A VERY RARE ANTIQUE BERNARD BLOCH? TYROLEAN MAN WITH AXE TERRACOTTA HUMIDOR. THIS ITEM LOOKS TO BE IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION OVERALL ESPECIALLY FOR ITS AGE. WHEN TOGETHER IT IS APPROX. ON THE BOTTOM OF THIS PIECE THERE IS A NUMBER 1418 (SEE PICTURES). ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK. I ADD NEW ITEMS DAILY. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Tobacciana\Cigars\Humidors\Antique & Vintage”. The seller is “barterbox4587″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Gambia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Poland, Oman, Suriname, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Argentina, Guinea-Bissau, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Senegal, Togo, Ireland, Qatar, Burundi, Netherlands, Iraq, Slovakia, Slovenia, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Aruba, Sweden, Iceland, Macedonia, Belgium, Israel, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Benin, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Italy, Swaziland, Tanzania, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Panama, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Djibouti, Chile, China, Mali, Botswana, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Portugal, Malta, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Cyprus, Seychelles, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Australia, Austria, Sri Lanka, Gabon Republic, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kiribati, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Haiti, Greenland, Yemen, Afghanistan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal, Bahamas, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Angola, Western Samoa, France, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Denmark, Guatemala, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Anguilla, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Guyana, Azerbaijan Republic, Macau, Georgia, Tonga, San Marino, Eritrea, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Morocco, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Western Sahara, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Bermuda, Montserrat, Zambia, South Korea, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Ethiopia, Monaco, Niger, Laos, Ghana, Cape Verde Islands, Moldova, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Lebanon, Liberia, Bolivia, Maldives, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Jordan, Guinea, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Andorra, Romania, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lithuania, Trinidad and Tobago, Malawi, Nicaragua, Finland, Tunisia, Luxembourg, Uganda, Brazil, Turkey, Tuvalu, Germany, Egypt, Latvia, Jamaica, Niue, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.

• Featured Refinements: Antique Humidor
• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown

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ANTIQUE VINTAGE ART DECO FRENCH CAMEO CERAMIC TOBACCO JAR HUMIDOR. VERY GOOD ORIGINAL VINTAGE CONDITION, LIGHT WEAR TO SURFACE ACCORDING TO AGE. MEASUREMENTS ARE AS PICTURED. PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE PURCHASING, ALL SALES ARE FINAL. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Tobacciana\Cigars\Humidors\Antique & Vintage”. The seller is “patagoniaforever” and is located in this country: US.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: France
• Vintage: Yes

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