Beautiful Primitive Antique 1902 Hand Beaded Match Holder Glass Beads on Fabric

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Beautiful Primitive Antique 1902 Hand Beaded Match Holder Glass Beads on Fabric
Beautiful Primitive Antique 1902 Hand Beaded Match Holder Glass Beads on Fabric
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Please know that shipping is NOT correct as far as ebay’s estimates – items are still arriving late – and it’s not consistent – it depends upon where you live, I’ve found.
AND…I might as well say it from the get-go. ALL of my items this week are DIRTY, DUSTY, COBWEBBY AND DEBRISY, all barn or attic lived for a long time, and ALL will need a good cleaning. I do not clean or mess with as found patina in any way.
Also please note that I’ve made some changes to my payment and combined shipment policies, which you can see highlighted in my detail below. With recent increases in USPS mail charges, it might not always be less expensive to combine, especially if a box is over 12.”
I just love old folk art beaded pieces, and this hand made beauty does show some bead loss, but that's just what makes it primitively perfect to me - I don't think that the bead loss detracts from the charm of this one - see my photos and if you agree. As you can clearly see by the beading, this piece was made as a match holder, made to hang on the wall, I assume that it used to have a loop at the top or something like that, as you can see by photos 5 and 18, it's no longer there, so if you want to hang, you would need to find your own way to do it, but that won't be hard. It has what I'm guessing is a paperboard base, as it's stiff, but can be forced to move if you apply force. The paperboard is covered with a muted light rust fabric that I'm guessing used to be more orange (I can see a brighter orange in a round spot where a sequin used to be. There's two match wells at the front that measure 1 1/4" by 1" at the top and about 1 3/4" deep. The wonderful glass beads are shades of rust and brown, mossy green and turquoise blie. Where it's NOT missing any beads is the word MATCHBOX on the top and the year 1902 on the bottom. I'm giving you lots of close ups so you can see where they are missing. The perimeter has the most amount of loss, as well as the top perimeter of the two match wells. The match well on the right is missing the blue loop of beads at the top that you can see on the left, and there's three beads and sequin spots missing the bead and sequin - two over the word matchbox and one under the M. Under that, close to the edge is a pinhead sized hole in the fabric through which you can see a tan color - I can't tell if that's a hole, or if it used to be a bead location, but there's no bead there now and there's no light spot where one used to be. I think that there's some beads missing from the middle turquoise loop on the left side of the left tree. It has a thread sticking out of the end and does not apears to be attached, so you might want to secure that, but you can't notice unless the piece is handled. The bead loss does not affect the structure of the piece - it's strong and not coming apart at all. You can see that the back is the same fabric as the front - you can see in my photos that it shows wear and small holes at the top where I'm guessing the hanger used to be, but other than this, it's strong. It measures 6" wide, 8" tall and 1 1/2" thick front to back. It weighs 1/4 lb. Allllll of the above being said - look at the full on photos of this piece, it really is a stunning piece of folk art, and these are getting just so hard to find. The tag when I bought it called it Native American beaded, but I have no way to verify this - I'm telling you what it said so you can make your own decision. I don't care who made it - as it's fabulou! You'll be proud to add it to you collection!
Customer Satisfaction is extremely important to me.  If you receive an item and are not satisfied in any way, please contact me before leaving feedback.
If you are using a phone or tablet to look at listings, you may not be seeing full descriptions – please make sure you are – I list sizes, condition and many photos on all of my items – so if you are not seeing that, you’re not seeing all I have about the listing.
Please ask if you have any questions, or feel free to inform me if you have any information about one of my listings.  As with any of my items, if you ever need extra photos, let me know.  My white stool, my rug and anything else that you see other than the item discussed are not included in the auction!
PAYMENT IS DUE IMMEDIATELY(SAME DAY) AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN AUCTION.
I’m happy to combine shipments for you, when possible - depending upon size and weight,
it might not always be possible, though
.
I have found recently, with USPS latest rate hikes, that it now is often cheaper NOT to combine, if by doing so the box goes above 12." Please know before bidding, or check with me if you have questions.
If you win an item and plan to bid on another, please email me to let me know that you are looking at other items, hold to pay for the first item and
request a combined shipping invoice once you’ve won the other item/s
.
If you pay for an item, I have to ship it
, I cannot hold for items that close another day, if you pay for the first item. Unless you ask me for an invoice earlier, I will invoice on Sunday for multiple items purchased the week prior, or after 5 days have passed since the item that you won has closed.
5 (FIVE)
days from the closing of the FIRST bought item will be the
longest
I can wait time wise to combine, and
I ask for immediate payment after invoice for combined orders
.
I NOW HAVE EBAY'S UNPAID ITEM ASSISTANT SET TO AUTOMATICALLY FILE A CLAIM FOR PAYMENT 8 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN AUCTION, WHEN NO PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE -  PLEASE KNOW.
Please know that some items cannot be combined, though, do to size, weight, or safety of the items.  Many items that are set to ship in USPS FLAT RATE boxes; I cannot combine due to size restrictions. Please look at the shipping alternatives in the listings.  I only mail USPS and pack in the best manner that we feel safe – I cannot change shipment methods after the close of an auction (i.e. rolling an old map to save money when I have it set to ship flat), especially if I feel the requested method is not safe.  Again, I only ship USPS and charge actual cost to ship only. I ship within one business day of receipt of your payment, unless there’s a holiday that closes the post office, or I will notify you otherwise.
As I shop for treasures on the weekends, I most often do not ship on Saturday. Most items closing and paid for on Friday will be shipped on Monday.
Many of my items come from local rural estate sales and auctions.  They are coming right from the barn or attic to you - dust, dirt, cobwebs and all!  I do not clean and polish before I sell – they are in the condition found, as you see in my photos, and I leave the patina exactly as it was when I bought the item
.  I do my best to photo and describe all thoroughly.
With postage rates increasing regularly, I am shipping more and more items Parcel Select. Parcel Select travels by land or rail and the packages do not leave the regional post office until they fill up a bin going in the same direction (so the estimated delivery is truly only an estimate – not exact).  The post office estimates 5-7 days, but it can go up higher, sometimes even 3-4 weeks in peak mailing times like the holidays.  I always provide a tracking number, so you can see where your item is on any day.
Sales tax will be added for states as required.
…and thanks so much for looking, I appreciate having you as a customer!
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