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Large Midcentury Porcelain Letter "B" from the Stix Baer and Fuller Sign

$1,200
£901.47
€1,039.55
CA$1,665.16
A$1,850.36
CHF 969.61
MX$22,691.32
NOK 12,366.76
SEK 11,634.20
DKK 7,758.73
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About the Item

Large 44.75" H porcelain letter B, from the former Stix, Baer & Fuller sign. This letter was once on the Mid-Century Modern Stix, Baer & Fuller department store in the Westroads Shopping Center, Richmond Heights, Missouri a suburb of St. Louis, built in 1955. See original exterior photo showing the sign were this B is from, courtesy of Missouri Historical Society. SB&F was sold to Dillards in the late 1980s, when this sign was removed. The neon is missing, some soil stains, missing porcelain, scuffs etc.
  • Similar to:
    Bauhaus (Workshop/Studio)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 44.75 in (113.67 cm)Width: 34 in (86.36 cm)Depth: 6 in (15.24 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1955
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. See main description.
  • Seller Location:
    St. Louis, MO
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU820218397012

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