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Lot 1563
Vintage Industrial Wax Vat
Estimate: $500 - $800
Starting Bid
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,500 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $25,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Vintage metal wax vat, with basin on stand, used to boil hand-gathered Candelilla plant to extract raw wax from plant stems, which would later yield raw wax to be refined and purified
height 45 in. x width 83 in. x depth 44 in.
Provenance: Property from a home in Boerne, Texas, but originally used at a primitive wax camp along the rugged Big Bend/Mexico border
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