Beautiful Handmade in Europe Miniature Ceramic Stove Start Price USD 59.99 Current Price USD 59.99 Time Left 12 days 5 hours 51 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 End Time Wednesday, January 21, 2009 Location Montclair, NJ See more about 'Beautiful Handmade in Europe Miniature Ceramic Stove' Description EuroArt-Trading              Welcome to Euro Art Trading which promotes beautiful and original hand-made works of art coming directly from Europe. We explore the most fascinating regions of Europe to offer you unique products of the old time manufactures. One of those wonderful, quaint regions is Warmia and Mazury located in the north-eastern Poland, formerly known as East Prussia. Here, among undulating fields and crystal-clear lakes, its inhabitants have built their summer residences surrounded by the stunning gardens and parks giving them peace and quiet and a sense of security. And here, in the 18th century, a marvelous Palace in Nakomiady arose for whose needs a ceramics manufacture making bricks from local clay has been established soon.              Our collection is composed with nine miniature stoves serving as chandeliers. We also offer candlesticks and decorative ceramic tails. New to our collection will be the big stoves, the reconstructions of the old time palace originals, which we plan to introduce to you in a close future. Each product is hand painted, kept in coloristic specific for its times.  Each of them has its own name and is a true copy of a big historical original. The production process using traditional techniques is very time-consuming and takes a month to finish one miniature.               Our products perfectly compose with the warm house interiors and can serve as peculiar and unforgettable gifts.           We are the only distributor of this product in USA Visit us at www.euroarttrading.com THE ITEM OF THIS AUCTION IS: Elblag Stove - Nakomiady Palace - library, begining of XVIII century.   History             In 1653, the Branderburg Elector Frederick Wilhelm granted the Nakomiady estate – (the German name is Eichmadien) to the Branderburg diplomat, Johan von Hoverbeck, for his contributions to freeing Prussians cities from the influence of the Polish Crown. During 1664 – 1680 the new owners built the first palace – in the Baroque style of architecture – based on the remaining parts of the foundations from a 1496 defensive manor. The Warsaw architect Józef Piola gave this palace its final shape in 1705.             In the interiors of the palace library, the Hoverbecks installed a purchased decorative Elbląg stove, on the second floor.             In the huge oak cabinets located in this room, the family stored numerous documents, evidence of the diplomat’s achievements. There were dozens of letters from royal courts throughout Europe. However, the most valuable document for the family was the document granting nobility to Johan von Hoverbeck, which has survived until this present day.             Legends that have been passed down through the centuries refer to ghosts that sat next to the hand decorated stove at night, during the absence of the estate owners, haunting the household servants.   Front Side   Back Side   Right Side   Left Side   *SHIPPED IN FULLY PROTECTED PACKAGE* *BE SURE AND DECIDED BEFORE PURCHASING* *NO RETURNS*         Place a Bid!