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Antique Dresden Cobalt Blue & Gilt Souvenir METROPOLITAN LIFE BLDG, NY -Wheelock:
$34.50
Antique Souvenir Miniature Porcelain Amphora made circa 1910 in Dresden, Germany, then distributed in the USA as a souvenir by Wheelock. The rich Cobalt Blue color is trimmed in hand painted Gilt around the frame of the Transferware image. That Transfer image pictures:
METROPOLITAN LIFE BUILDING & CLOCK TOWER
The Transfer image is described under the likeness of the Metropolitan Life Building appears in three lines:METROPOLITAN LIFE BUILDINGHEIGHT 680 FEET, 48 STORIESHIGHEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD
Standing 3½" tall, the Amphora Vase is in Pristine Condition. Underside has round stamped identification: "MADE IN GERMANY"
This Building's construction was completed in 1909, modeled after St. Mark's Companile in Venice, Italy. When finisthed, it was the world's tallest building until 1913. Located at Madison and 23rd Street, it beclame better known as the Metropolitan Clock Tower, as it features 4 large clocks on all four sides, rising high above Madison Square in Manhattan's Flat Iron District.