2527 ANTIQUE COPPER POT W/HANGING HARDWARE DOVETAIL VG

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VERY NICE COPPER POT UP FOR AUCTION. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS POT IS HAND-MADE, PRIOR TO 1900, FROM CENTRAL OR SOUTHERN INDIANA. I AM NOT AN EXPERT, BUT THE DATING SEEMS PLAUSIBLE. THE BOTTOM IS JOINED WITH A DOVETAIL JOINT, (ACTUALLY, IT'S MORE LIKE A BOX FINGER-JOINT). IT HAS BEEN USED, BUT GENTLY, WITH A FEW VERY LIGHT DINGS, UNDER THE TARNISH. THE WHOLE POT IS TARNISHED, WITH A FEW SPOTS OF GREEN PATINA. I CLEANED A SPOT WITH FINE STEEL WOOL TO BETTER SEE AND PHOTOGRAPH THE DOVETAIL JOINT. THE HANGING HARDWARE WAS RUSTED, WHICH I DETATCHED AND CLEANED. THE POT ALONE IS ABOUT 9-3/4" DIAMETER, WITH A MOUTH ABOUT 6". HEIGHT IS ABOUT 6". MAX HEIGHT OF POT HANGING IS ABOUT 16-1/4". TOTAL WEIGHT IS ABOUT 4 POUNDS. AGAIN, I AM NO EXPERT ON COPPER POTS. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, PLEASE EMAIL WITH QUESTIONS, AND I'LL DO MY BEST. AND ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, IF REQUESTED. PRIORITY MAIL $13.45. (I COULDN'T FIT IT IN A FLAT-RATE BOX). THANKS FOR LOOKING.