RARE Vintage Seldom Seen CONEY ISLAND BROOKLYN NY TERRACOTTA CHILDS RESTAURANT

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RARE Vintage Seldom Seen CONEY ISLAND BROOKLYN NY TERRACOTTA CHILDS RESTAURANT:
$6500.00

For your consideration is probably the rarest piece that you will find regarding original period Coney Island memorabilia. This item isfrom the Margie Schneider Collection as my other other items posted on .You don'toften come across one that the wrecking ball didn't destroy. This piece is an amazing building ornamentthat was salvaged from Child's Restaurant 21st Street and the Boardwalk near the old site where WashingtonBaths was located back in the 1920s in Coney Island (Brooklyn, NY). I believe this is called a Polychrome Terra Cotta of Sea Horses that is in one piece. As you can see in the pictures that I provided, it has itsflaws but all intact.
A lot of these Terra Cotta designs were made for these buildingswerenautical fantasia which combined Spanish Colonial Revival architecture with maritime motifs and technicolor terra-cotta to achieve some serious sea-side splendor. The terra-cotta, originally manufactured by the Atlantic Terra Cotta Company, featured fish, seashells, ships, Sea horses, and even a likeness of Neptune, god of the sea.It is 100%original. If you are a historian of Coney Island or a serious collector, this is for you.If you have any questions, please let me know.Note: Upon further research of this item. I found a match to Childs Restaurant. Please refer to this website addition, this piece weighs over 100 lbs and thus pickup only unless you want to make arrangementswith a courier to box and ship item at your cost.