A Botschan Reverse Painted Glass Name Plate with Gold Foil Letters vintage textile with plenty of aging to

with plenty of aging to the paint but no losses to the wood

Very sound and sturdy

I've been lucky enough to find a few sets of these wonderful antique Froebel "Gift" Blocks (all from one seller at a shop of frequent

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A Botschan Reverse Painted Glass Name Plate with Gold Foil Letters vintage textile with plenty of aging toI haven't been able to definitively place A. Botschan, but this is about the most beautiful name plate as I've ever seen, which makes me think either he was a sign maker, or he bothered to hire a very good one to make a sign for whatever business it was that he was in! Gold foil for the face of the letters with reverse painted glass surrounding them black for the ground and red and gold paint for the shadowing on the letters. To my eye just gorgeous