ITEM DESCRIPTION:

Being offered for sale is the LARGE, VERY RARE antique GENERAL/COUNTRY STORE "BELFAST CEYLON" TIN TEA BIN/CONTAINER (lithography and/or hand-painted lettering, border(s) & primary graphic over black japanning (at all panels, excluding base) with unknown age/origin (no company information found online - appears to be an extremely rare, likely short-lived brand - likely from Sri Lanka or another South Asian country (our best guess)) from circa the late 19th or very early 20th century (best guess), as seen in the pictures/as described in the title. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR IMPORTANT CONDITION NOTES. Being offered for sale as-found, uncleaned. May require a thorough detailing to bring to its full potential. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED or your money back...no questions asked!

CONDITION NOTES:

Good/G+ antique condition with mostly moderate but some severe cosmetic wear throughout (many small/medium sized dings, dents, creases, scuffs, scratches, stains, worn/missing areas of japanning and/or lithography, etc.) from normal, frequent use over the years but NO breaks or repairs. Back-left side/corner has a medium sized crease/dent and base has two small rusted-through holes at one corner (see green arrows in 11th pics). Lid/hinges are solid & strong. Original brass handle securely attached. Entire piece features outstanding, rich patina throughout. All-in-all, a fantastic example of very rare tin tea container!! See pics.

DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT:

Measures 19-3/4" wide x 22" tall x 19-1/4" deep, overall. Door opening is 14-7/8" wide x 7-3/4" tall. Weighs 16 lbs. 2.0 oz..

PLEASE NOTE: The inflated shipping cost for this item is to help offset the high price of insuring the package at full purchase price. Please take this into consideration and work it into your offer(s).

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