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RIP VAN WINKLE ANTIQUE BRONZED CAST IRON PAPERWEIGHT BUST JEFFERSON ISLAND LA
RIP VAN WINKLE ANTIQUE BRONZED CAST IRON PAPERWEIGHT BUST JEFFERSON ISLAND LA
RIP VAN WINKLE ANTIQUE BRONZED CAST IRON PAPERWEIGHT BUST JEFFERSON ISLAND LA
RIP VAN WINKLE ANTIQUE BRONZED CAST IRON PAPERWEIGHT BUST JEFFERSON ISLAND LA
RIP VAN WINKLE ANTIQUE BRONZED CAST IRON PAPERWEIGHT BUST JEFFERSON ISLAND LA
RIP VAN WINKLE ANTIQUE BRONZED CAST IRON PAPERWEIGHT BUST JEFFERSON ISLAND LA
RIP VAN WINKLE ANTIQUE BRONZED CAST IRON PAPERWEIGHT BUST JEFFERSON ISLAND LA
RIP VAN WINKLE ANTIQUE BRONZED CAST IRON PAPERWEIGHT BUST JEFFERSON ISLAND LA

RIP VAN WINKLE ANTIQUE BRONZED CAST IRON PAPERWEIGHT BUST JEFFERSON ISLAND LA

$ 26.03

Availability: 52 in stock
  • Age: 1850-1899
  • Material: Metal
  • Type: bust/paperweight
  • Condition: Very good vintage condition with no cracks or breaks; some finish wear from age.
  • Weight: 2.75 lbs
  • Color: gilt bronze
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    Antique bronzed cast iron figural paperweight of 19th century American actor Joseph Jefferson as Rip van Winkle, a role he played on stage for 40 years.
    This heavyweight desktop bust depicts Jefferson in a frumpled hat looking to the side. The back is inscribed "Rip Van Winkle - SALT - Jefferson Island - LA". It's made of cast iron with a gilt bronze finish and measures 3.75" tall by 3" wide by 2.5" deep, and weighs 2.75 lbs.
    In 1870 Jefferson built his estate on a salt dome in New Iberia, Louisiana which was renamed Jefferson Island. It is now a tourist attraction. Get this antique paperweight bust now.