Rare Early Gump SF Pewter and Brass Floral Figural Planter Jardiniere Container
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Rare Early Gump SF Pewter and Brass Floral Figural Planter Jardiniere Container:
$190.00
Rare Early Gump San Francisco Pewter and Brass Floral Figural Planter Jardiniere jardiniere from S & G Gump, a luxury American home furnishings and home décor retailer. Some additional information about Gump from Wikipedia is 6-1/2\" diameter without handles, 8\" with handles. 5-1/8\" tall.<p>Handles are Fu Lions or Foo Dogs, the pit bulls of Chinese protection from evil spirits.<p>Holds water. No corrosion. Judging from the inside, it has been used, but in very good reliefs are different on front and back.<p>Made in Hong Kong marked on bottom.<p>Please enlarge all photos.<p>Thanks for stopping & G Gump was founded in 1861 as a mirror and frame shop by Solomon Gump and his brother, Gustav. It later sold mouldings, gilded cornices and European artwork to those recently made wealthy from the California Gold Rush.<p>The business flourished and eventually was passed first to Solomon’s son Alfred Livingston Gump. The fire following the 1906 Earthquake destroyed the store and all of the merchandise, but thanks to Dodie Valencia, A.L. received $17,000 for one of his paintings, which allowed funding for the rebuilding and restocking of the store. A.L. was fueled by his passion for Oriental art and began selling his exotic collectibles from the Far East. He sent his buyers to Japan and China, bringing back exotic rugs, porcelains, silks, bronzes and jades to California\'s new millionaires.