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Watering Can , circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Watering can Polished and stove enameled. Copper and brass.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass, Copper

Retro Watering Can , circa 1950s
Watering Can , circa 1950s
H 3.15 in W 19.69 in D 5.12 in
Vintage Copper Watering Can
Located in Chicago, IL
A faithful and hardworking vintage American copper watering can with a removable sprinkler head and
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Late 20th Century American Country Retro Watering Can

Materials

Copper

Retro Copper Watering Can
Vintage Copper Watering Can
H 9.75 in W 14 in D 5 in
MCM Copper Watering Can
Located in San Diego, CA
A charming mid-century copper watering can, circa 1970s. The can is in good vintage condition with
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Copper

Retro MCM Copper Watering Can
MCM Copper Watering Can
H 11 in W 20 in D 4.5 in
Vintage Copper Watering Can
Located in San Diego, CA
A charming mid-century copper watering can by Brookstone, circa 1990s. The can is in good vintage
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Copper

Retro Copper Watering Can
Vintage Copper Watering Can
H 6.75 in W 14.5 in D 5.5 in
Copper Watering Can Around, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Copper Watering Can Around, 1950s Original condition
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass, Copper

Retro Copper Watering Can Around, 1950s
Copper Watering Can Around, 1950s
H 3.94 in W 3.94 in D 9.45 in
Copper Watering Can Around, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Copper Watering Can Around, 1950s Original condition
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Copper

Retro Copper Watering Can Around, 1950s
Copper Watering Can Around, 1950s
H 4.34 in W 4.34 in D 8.27 in
Copper Watering Can Around, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Copper watering can around 1950s Polished and stove enameled.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Copper

Retro Copper Watering Can Around, 1950s
Copper Watering Can Around, 1950s
H 6.3 in W 4.34 in D 14.97 in
Watering Can, Vienna, Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Watering can Vienna, around 1950s. Polished and stove enameled.  
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass

Retro Watering Can, Vienna, Around 1950s
Watering Can, Vienna, Around 1950s
H 5.52 in W 3.94 in D 11.03 in
Watering Can vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Watering Can vienna around 1960s Brass polished and stove enameled
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass

Retro Watering Can vienna around 1960s
Watering Can vienna around 1960s
H 6.7 in W 3.94 in D 10.63 in
Hammered Watering Can, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Hammered watering Can, circa 1950s Polished and stove enameled.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass, Copper

Hammered Watering Can, circa 1950s
Hammered Watering Can, circa 1950s
H 8.67 in W 3.55 in D 9.85 in
Watering Can, Vienna, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Watering can, Vienna, circa 1950s Polished and stove enameled.   
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass

Watering Can, Vienna, circa 1950s
Watering Can, Vienna, circa 1950s
H 7.09 in W 4.34 in D 11.82 in
Watering Can, Vienna, around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Watering can, Vienna, around 1960s Copper and brass Polished and stove enamelled.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass, Copper

Watering Can, Vienna, around 1960s
Watering Can, Vienna, around 1960s
H 3.94 in W 4.73 in D 13.78 in
Solid Brass Watering Can Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
A high quality thick solid brass watering can. A functional aesthetic with a beautiful patina
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1950s Unknown Bauhaus Retro Watering Can

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Metal

Solid Brass Watering Can Signed
Solid Brass Watering Can Signed
H 7.75 in W 4.5 in D 15.25 in
Vintage American Brass Watering Can
Located in Chicago, IL
A faithful and hardworking vintage English brass watering can with a large round handle and a
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Late 20th Century American Country Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass

Brass Watering Can Vienna Around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Brass watering can vienna around 1960s Polished and stove enameled.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass

Brass Watering Can Vienna Around 1960s
Brass Watering Can Vienna Around 1960s
H 7.09 in W 3.94 in D 9.06 in
2x Brass Watering Cans, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
2x brass watering cans, circa 1950s Polished and stove enameled.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass

2x Brass Watering Cans, circa 1950s
2x Brass Watering Cans, circa 1950s
H 5.52 in W 15.36 in D 1.97 in
Exstraordinary Water Can Brass, Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Exstraordinary Water can brass, around 1950s Polished and stove enameled. Wicker.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass

Watering Can by Fritz Dienes, 1953
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural German cactus watering can by Fritz Dienes for Hessische Majolika, Germany, 1953, with
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

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Brass

Watering Can by Fritz Dienes, 1953
Watering Can by Fritz Dienes, 1953
H 5.25 in W 14 in D 4 in
Watering Can by Fritz Dienes, 1953
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural German cactus watering can by Fritz Dienes for Hessische Majolika, Germany, 1953, with
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass

Watering Can by Fritz Dienes, 1953
Watering Can by Fritz Dienes, 1953
H 11.25 in W 14 in D 3.5 in
1950's Original French Galvanised Watering Can
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Original French Galvanised watering can 1950’s Good Size Galvanised Watering Can. Tall well
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1950s French Retro Watering Can

Materials

Metal

1950's Original French Galvanised Watering Can
1950's Original French Galvanised Watering Can
H 16.15 in W 9.85 in D 24.81 in
Brass, copper watering can vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Brass, copper watering can vienna around 1950s Polished and stove enameled
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass, Copper

Brass, copper watering can vienna around 1950s
Brass, copper watering can vienna around 1950s
H 11.42 in W 3.75 in D 14.18 in
Water Can Copper Brass Conbination, Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Water can copper brass conbination, around 1950s Brass copper conbination Polished.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass, Copper

Hagenauer watering can vienna around 1950s ( marked )
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Wien, AT
Hagenauer watering can vienna around 1950s ( marked ) Brass polished and stove enameled
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass

Vintage Steel Hand-Painted Flamingo Watering Can
Located in San Diego, CA
A charming vintage steel hand-painted flamingo watering can, circa 1970s. The can is in good
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Mid-20th Century American Retro Watering Can

Materials

Steel

Small MCM Copper and Brass Watering Can
Located in San Diego, CA
A charming mid-century modern copper and brass watering can, circa 1960s. The small can is in good
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass, Copper

Vintage Galvanized Steel Watering Can by Schneiderkanne
Located in San Diego, CA
A charming vintage galvanized steel watering can by Schneiderkanne of Germany, circa 1940s. The can
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Steel

Modern 20th Century Sterling Silver Watering Can - London 1991
Located in London, London
Watering Can, would make an ideal piece for any gardening enthusiast. The watering can measures 7.25
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1990s English Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass Copper Watering Can, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous vintage Mid-Century Modern brass and copper watering can with a long spout. Great lines
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass, Copper

Very Rare Brass Watering Can with Movable Spider, 1950s, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very rare brass watering can with a small spider as decoration.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass

Hammered copper Watering Can, VEB Kunstschmiede Neuruppin, Germany around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Hammered copper Watering Can, VEB Kunstschmiede Neuruppin, Germany around 1960s Copper hammered
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Copper

Art Deco Bauhaus Watering Can in Massive Brass, 1930s / 1940s Germany
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Art Deco Bauhaus Watering Can in Massive Brass, 1930s / 1940s Germany with beautiful patina. We
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

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Brass

Art Deco Bauhaus Watering Can in Massive Brass, 1930s / 1940s Germany
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Art Deco Bauhaus Watering Can in Massive Brass, 1930s / 1940s Germany with beautiful patina. We
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

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Brass

Lovely Mid-Century Modern Ceramic and Brass Watering Can, 1950s, Germany
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare and decorative Mid-Century Modern watering can. Designed and manufactured in 1950s
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

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Brass

Surreal Artwork "The Worshiper of a Beautiful Watering Can", 1965
Located in Washington, DC
Worshiper of a Beautiful Watering Can". Signed bottom right. Work is B&W pencil on brown paper.
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1960s Surrealist Retro Watering Can

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Paper, Pencil

Mid Century French Tole Watering Can with Floral and Plant Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate kitchen cabinets with this antique water can with its original removable lid! Hand crafted
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Mid-20th Century French Retro Watering Can

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Metal

1950s French Chinoiserie White Ironstone Faux Bamboo Watering Can Pitcher
Located in Pearland, TX
A fabulous vintage French Chinoiserie style white ironstone watering can or pitcher with a faux
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Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Retro Watering Can

Materials

Ironstone

1950s Danish Modern Design Teak Watering Can Jens Quistgaard Attributed MCM
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Vintage 1950s sculptural watering can probably designed by Jens Quistgaard. Charming object
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Wood, Teak

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Copper Watering Can Brutalist Style, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous vintage Mid-Century Modern copper watering can in the Brutalist design of a Duck. Great
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1960s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Copper

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass Bonsai Watering Can with Long Spout, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous vintage Mid-Century Modern brass watering can with a long spout. Great lines, great
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass Bonsai Watering Can with Long Spout, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous vintage Mid-Century Modern brass watering can with a long spout. Great lines, great
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

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Brass

Still life with watering can and cacti
By William Goliasch
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood Golden wooden frame 64 x 79 x 2.5 cm
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Mid-20th Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Oil, Gouache

Vintage T&T Hand Hammered Silver Plated Art Deco Small Watering Can Pitcher
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage T&T Hand Hammered Silver Plated Art Deco Small Watering Can Pitcher with Handle. Circa Mid
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Retro Watering Can

Materials

Silver Plate

unique brass and COCONUT watering can by Carl Auböck attrib., Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: watering can Design: attributed to Carl Auböck, 1950s Producer: attributed to
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass

Watering Can Made of Solid Brass by Austrian Designer Carl Auböck, Vienna, 1970s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
An extravagant watering can manufactured by the Austrian architect and designer Carl Auböck. This
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1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass

Set of Two Mid-Century French Copper and Brass Watering Cans from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
Accessorize your kitchen cabinets or catch you umbrellas using these antique water cans; crafted in
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Mid-20th Century French Country Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass, Copper

Midcentury Iconic Design Watering Can, Klaus Kunis, Germany, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very rare type - space age era.
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Plastic

1995 Pierre-Auguste Renoir 'A Girl with a Watering Can'
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 35.5 x 23.5 inches ( 90.17 x 59.69 cm )?Image Size: 28.5 x 21 inches ( 72.39 x 53.34 cm )?Framed: No?Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling??Additional De...
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1990s Impressionist Retro Watering Can

Materials

Offset

Carl-arne Breger Plastic Watering Cans Pitchers Gustavsberg Sweden Black White
By Gustavsberg, Carl-arne Breger
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Pair of sculptural. Very good vintage condition, one retains paper label.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Plastic

Ceramic Vase "Arrosoir" by Jean de Lespinasse, Vallauris, France, 1960s
By Jean De Lespinasse
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic vase in form of a watering can by Jean de Lespinasse Orange enamel Signed "Jdl 790".
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1960s French Retro Watering Can

Materials

Ceramic

The Florist, Free Standing Indoor Sculpture
By Kay Ritter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kay Ritter Title: Florist Medium: Papier-mache with metal watering can, glasses, papier
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1980s Contemporary Retro Watering Can

Materials

Metal

Vintage 1990s Cartier 18K Gold Gardening Motif Bracelet
By Cartier
Located in Houston, TX
scarecrow, spade, watering can, pruning shears, wheel barrow, wide-brimmed hat, and a flower pot. Dated 1994
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1990s Retro Watering Can

Materials

18k Gold

Danish Modern Silver Plate Cream and Sugar Set by Eleanor Claire
Located in San Diego, CA
crafted two-piece set is in the form of a watering can and garden pail. Very cool! The pieces are marked
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Silver Plate

Vintage Angini Murano Art Glass Silver Enamel Gardening Clown Containers
By Vittorio Angini
Located in Montreal, QC
Gardening Clowns Figurine Containers with Red Enamel on nose, one holding a watering can and the other a
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Violet Harrison - Mid 20th Century Oil, Watersmeet Waterfall
Located in Corsham, GB
water can be seen gushing over smooth eroded rocks, with a small wooden footbridge set back over the
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Mid-20th Century Retro Watering Can

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Gardener's Still Life
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century gardener's still life of watering can and terracotta pot by San Francisco, California
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1970s Realist Retro Watering Can

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

Finnsauna Lagerholm Pine Sauna Stool, 1950s
Located in Toronto, CA
design open so that water can flow through. The legs are slightly tapered with similar dowel pins
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1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Wood, Pine

Set of Three Midcentury French Hand Painted Barbotine Ceramic Gnomes Figurines
Located in Dallas, TX
. The ceramic figures are expressive and unique. One holds a water can and smokes a pipe, one holds a
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Mid-20th Century French Retro Watering Can

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Original Vintage Travel Poster Britain In Summer Manor Flower Garden Haslehust
Located in London, GB
walking with a watering can from the house under a stone archway overgrown with plants, the bold stylised
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1950s British Retro Watering Can

Materials

Paper

Water Lilies
By Michelle Stuart
Located in New York, NY
Michelle Stuart is an American artist whose work references a range of influences, from history to astronomy and botany, as well as her extensive travels to ancient archaeological si...
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1990s Contemporary Retro Watering Can

Materials

Etching

Magazine Rack, Model No. 3808, Carl Aubock II
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
handle of the #3632-2 'Watering-can', the use of cane heightens the already tactile nature of these
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Watering Can

Materials

Brass

Magazine Rack, Model No. 3808, Carl Aubock II
Magazine Rack, Model No. 3808, Carl Aubock II
H 19.69 in W 10.44 in D 6.3 in
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Retro Watering Can For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic retro watering can available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and copper, every retro watering can was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect retro watering can — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each retro watering can bearing Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made retro watering can over the years, but those crafted by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Carl-arne Breger and Gunnar Ander are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Retro Watering Can?

Prices for a retro watering can can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $60 and can go as high as $2,515, while the average can fetch as much as $394.
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    Retro jewelry is jewelry created in the late 1930s and early 1940s. These pieces were heavily influenced by the changes accompanying World War II. Retro jewelry is known for its futuristic, geometric elements. Shop retro jewelry on 1stDibs.
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