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Item 963 of 2719

Rectangular tin drum with a mosaic-like image of an Angelfish

SKU: 1645

Rectangular tin drum with a mosaic-like image of an Angelfish. 

  • Manufacturing date: 1970/1979

Description
Vintage rectangular tin from the seventies with a hinged lid. The hinge is a so-called recessed hinge. The lid and the tin box are both provided with a rolled edge. Furthermore, the tin box is made with a so-called seam.

The decoration of this tin consists of a substrate of colored mosaic. The lid also has a multicolored mosaic with a representation of an Angelfish and the water plant Vallisneria. Gray edges.

Condition
This beautiful vintage tin is in an original condition with traces of use and age-related traces of wear on the lid.

Size

  • Height: 5.5 cm.
  • Length: 25 cm.
  • Width: 18.3 cm.

A mosaic is a piece of art or image made from the assembling of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials. It is often used in decorative art or as interior decoration. Most mosaics are made of small, flat, roughly square, pieces of stone or glass of different colors, known as tesserae. Some, especially floor mosaics, are made of small rounded pieces of stone, and called "pebble mosaics".

Angelfish 
Pterophyllum Scalare, most commonly referred to as angelfish or freshwater angelfish, is the most common species of Pterophyllum kept in captivity. It is native to the Amazon Basin in Peru, Colombia, and Brazil. Particularly to the Ucayali river in Peru, the Oyapock River in French Guiana, the Essequibo River in Guyana, the Solimões, the Amapá, and the Amazon rivers in Brazil. It is found in swamps or flooded grounds where vegetation is dense and the water is either clear or silty. 


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Country of origin
The Netherlands

Kind of object
Tin box

Theme
Mosaic - Angelfish

Category
Vintage tins

Color
Multicolored

Material
Tin - metal

Particularities
Hinged lid - image in mosaic

Era
1970 - 1979

Quality
Good vintage condition

Height
5,50 cm

Lenght
25,00 cm

Width
18,30 cm

Shipping method
Parcel post with track & trace

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