Antique American Gilt Cast Iron Optometrist Trade Mercantile Store Sign NY 1880 Mid-Century Modern Thom Ross (b

Thom Ross (b

He later produced many military scenes during the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870

Working on a story in 1942

the censer dating to the late 18th century or possibly early 19th century of the Qing dynasty

The base having two paneled cupboard doors

Antique American Gilt Cast Iron Optometrist Trade Mercantile Store Sign NY 1880 Mid-Century Modern Thom Ross (bSOLD A rare antique 19th century American Folk Art gilded and painted cast and hand forged iron optometrist trade sign, New York circa 1880. American trade signs of this nature were popular in the late 18th and 19th centuries featuring hand painted symbols that were placed outside of mercantile stores to represent the specific trade of the owner. This large sign has the original hang forged hanging iron rod, allowing the sign to be attached to the