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bowl vintage Nambe Alloy
| Start Price |
USD 10.00 |
| Current Price |
USD 10.50 |
| Time Left |
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| Bid Count |
2 |
| Buy It Now Price |
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| Reserve Price |
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| Start Time |
Sunday, July 20, 2008 |
| End Time |
Sunday, July 27, 2008 |
| Location |
Port Townsend, WA |
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Description
THIS SCULPTURAL BOWL WAS MADE IN THE HEART OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO IN THE HISTORIC CITY OF SANTA FE, IS THE HOME OF NAMBE'. THE FOUNDRY BEGAN PRODUCTION IN 1951. NAMBE' IS METAL ALLOY CONTAINING NO SILVER LEAD OR PEWTER...IT HAS THE SHINE OF SILVER IF POLISHED AND THE DURABILITY OF IRON. CAST IN SAND AS A SOLID PIECE, THIS LUSTROUS ALLOY DOES NOT CRACK, CHIP, PEEL OR TARNISH AND IS PERFECT OF COOKING AND SERVING BECAUSE IT RETAINS HEAT OR COLD FOR HOURS.THE NAMBE' DESIGNS ARE IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS OF THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK AND SAN FRANCISCO AND MANY EXHIBITIONS AROUND THE WORLD.THIS PIECE I BELIEVE DATES BACK TO SOME OF THE FIRST NAMBE' DESIGNS.IT AHAS BEEN IN OUR FAMILY FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER AND THE PATINA ON IT IS LIKE PEWTER. I KNOW IT CAN BE POLISHED UP TO LOOK LIKE SILVER BUT I THINK IT IS LOVELY JUST THE WAY IT HAS AGED. IT IS 12" LONG AND 9"WIDE AND ABOUT 3" DEEP. IT WEIGHS 1# 15 OZ.
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