Antique American Gilt Cast Iron Optometrist Trade Mercantile Store Sign NY 1880 Redo in the Trompe-l'oeil style

in the Trompe-l'oeil style

in every room

his zany work often carries a sarcastic edge but not at the expense of good-natured hilarity

the hood door is flanked with a pair of ribbed columns having gilt brass capitals & bases

all the drawers have the original brass handles and lock plate escutcheons

Antique American Gilt Cast Iron Optometrist Trade Mercantile Store Sign NY 1880 Redo in the Trompe-l'oeil styleSOLD 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