Small antique SHERIDAN MONTANA plate w/ HAND PAINTED pic WISCONSIN CREEK

Description: A small 4 inch wide ORIGINAL ANTIQUE souvenir plate from SHERIDAN MONTANA with a colorful hand painted picture of WISCONSIN CREEK, which is near Sheridan. Note that in one instance Montana is abbreviated MONT but misspelled , "M-O-N-D". This is an ORIGINAL ANTIQUE plate, ca. early 1900s, well OVER 100 years old. Caption of picture reads: "Head of Wisconsin Creek, / Sheridan, Mond." Note that Montana is abbreviated but misspelled , "M-O-N-D". Back reads: "Jonroth / Made in Germany / for / Henry Elling & Co. / Sheridan, Mont". Note that Montana is abbreviated again but it is spelled correctly this time: "M-O-N-T". For who Henry Elling was, see below in *BLUE*. Condition: Plate is in EXCELLENT CLEAN condition. It has minimal wear, NO cracks, chips, dings, damage, etc. The plate holder is NOT part of this sale, it is just a prop to hold the plate for photo'ing. Please see pictures for best idea of overall appearance / condition. Age: An ORIGINAL ANTIQUE souvenir china plate, ca. late 1800s - early 1900, well over 100 years old. Shipping: FREE DOMESTIC shipping. We DO ship Internationally but we do NOT insure International orders UNLESS BUYER SPECIFICALLY REQUESTS THIS AND WE ARE ABLE to provide an insurance estimate. It is becoming increasingly difficult to insure international orders and the price can exceed the price of the item, which can negate the sale. If an international shipping charge is much more than the actual shipping cost, we will refund the excess so what YOU pay for shipping/insurance is very close to, if not exactly, the ACTUAL shipping costs! This is important for foreign buyers to know as most of our foreign shipping charges are estimates. We do not falsify information on the Customs Form, such as a price other than what the actual purchase price is, so please do not request us to do so. We ship several times a week and your prompt payment will hasten the turn-around time.This is a scarce, early and authenticate antique souvenir plate . The picture on the front is hand painted and is NOTHING SHORT of a piece of art. Antique plates like this are very desirable as they have the name of the area, town and state that they are souvenirs of and have colorful scenes, pictures, designs, logos on them. For example this one has painting of the 'Head of Wisconsin Creek, Sheridan, Montana' on it and the backside has the name of *Henry Elling. Henry Elling moved to Virginia City, Montana Territory, in 1864. He opened a general store, invested in mining, real estate, and livestock, dabbled in the trade of Jeweler, and went on to be a prosperous Banker. It was possibly during his time as jeweler or banker that he ordered these plates made by the Jonroth Studios, in Germany. It shows a popular area in the vicinity of Sheridan and Virginia City. Note that antique plates stamped with the 'Made In Germany' mark on the back side is exactly what antique dealer's look for to authenticate a piece like this as being truly antique. Back in this time period of souvenir china (late 1800's - early 1900's) Germany was the place that was producing this quality antique china. In summary, all of this together makes for a great relic from the early days and towns of SW Montana, check it out! Terms of Sale: Our goal is 100% customer satisfaction. We put our 30+ years of experience in antiques to use in describing every item we list. Items are sold in a store front format and your purchase is a binding contract, so please don't be hasty when looking over the listing. We find that communication is the key to successful transactions so PLEASE completely read the item description AND ask questions before purchasing, thank you!4165-71zALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING.

Price: 59.99 USD

Location: Libby, Montana

End Time: 2024-12-02T06:13:25.000Z

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