BAURS VICTORIAN CANDY CONFECTIONERY ICE CREAM BACK BAR
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USD 19,995.00 |
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USD 19,995.00 |
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19 days 12 hours 39 minutes |
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Thursday, September 25, 2008 |
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008 |
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Denver, Colorado |
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BAUR'S VICTORIAN CANDY CONFECTIONERY ICE CREAM BACK BAR ANTIQUE BACK BAR DETAILS THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE MARRIAGE OF THREE PIECES OF FURNITURE MADE INTO A SPECTACULAR CONFECTIONERY / CANDY / ICE CREAM BACK BAR ALL THREE PIECES HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY PAINTED TO EXPRESS THE DETAIL AND CHARACTER OF EACH PIECE THE TOP IS FROM THE HISTORIC BAUR'S CONFECTIONERY, RESTAURANT AND CATERING SERVICE "WHEN YOU GIVE CANDY - GIVE THE BEST" LOCATED AT 1512 CURTIS STREET IN DENVER, COLORADO BAUR'S OPENED FOR BUSINESS IN THE 1870'S (A BAUR'S ARTICLE, BY TOM NOEL/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, FOLLOWS) THE CENTER SECTION IS MADE FROM AN ANTIQUE, BACK BAR TOP WITH TWO ORNATE / FLUTED COLUMNS WITH A NEW FRAMED BEVELED MIRROR THE ANTIQUE CONFECTIONERY BASE HAS THREE DRAWERS AND THREE TIN LINED DOORED CABINETS A PIECE OF NEWLY CUT AND POLISHED MARBLE SITS ON TOP OF THE BASE CABINET NEWER STYLE HARDWARE HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE BASE AND PAINTED TO MATCH THE CABINET MEASUREMENTS 110" HIGH 74" WIDE, AT MARBLE 23" DEEP CONDITION EXCELLENT. PLEASE SUPER SIZE THE PHOTOS TO VIEW THIS ITEM IN MORE DETAIL. THIS IS A RARE, ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, UNIQUE PIECE OF FURNITURE IT WILL BE THE MAGNIFICENT CENTERPIECE OF ANY RESIDENCE, BUSINESS OFFICE OR RETAIL BUSINESS. SHIPPING / DELIVERY SHIPPING / DELIVERY IS AVAILABLE. THE EBAY LISTING OPTIONS DO NOT ALLOW US TO HAVE A SHIPPING OPTION WITHOUT A DOLLAR AMOUNT. WE WILL ASSIST WITH A SHIPPING QUOTE AND DELIVERY COORDINATION. PLEASE EMAIL US WITH YOUR CITY, STATE AND ZIP CODE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO US, PLEASE EMAIL US YOUR PHONE NUMBER. IF YOU PICK-UP YOURSELF, WE WILL NEED TO CHARGE 7.72% COLORADO SALES TAX, UNLESS YOU HAVE A VALID, CURRENT RESALE TAX LICENSE. IF YOU HAVE AN AGENT (VAN LINE/MOVING COMPANY ETC.) PICK IT UP, THERE WILL BE NO TAX, WITH A PICK-UP RECEIPT. PLEASE NOTE: ALL OF OUR FURNITURE ITEMS ARE SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE. THANK YOU! By Tom Noel, Rocky Mountain News Saturday, January 26, 2008 In 1872 a plump German with a huge sweet tooth opened Baur's Bakery and Confectionery. Otto P. Baur soon became the Colorado king of ice cream, candies, cakes and other creamy, sugary sweets. To accommodate his fast- growing Denver business, he moved in 1891 to the still-standing three-story, red-brick landmark at 1512 Curtis St. Baur's tasty empire continued to grow after his death in 1904. His son-in-law and then grandson took over, adding a restaurant in 1918. Denver's oldest and sweetest restaurant story began with Otto Paul Baur's 1846 birth in Wurtemberg, Germany, seven years before his family came to Pennsylvania. There and in New York City, Otto learned the bakery and confectionery business. When his sister Thusnelda (I don't make these names up) and her husband Julius F. Stockdorf moved to Denver and opened the Pennsylvania House, a hotel and restaurant in the 1400 block of Blake Street, Otto came West to join them. Otto found work at Denver's pioneer bakery, City Bakery, then moved on to other establishments, including a stint as cook for the Hayden Expedition, which was mapping Colorado during the 1870s. There he supposedly saved the party by treating hostile Indians to his sweet rolls. By 1872, Otto had started the O.P. Baur Confectionery on Larimer Street and soon added a bakery and catering business. By 1878, the O.P. Baur Company advertised "Fine Confections" and "an endless variety of goods for decorating Christmas Trees, Fancy Boxes, cornucopias, etc." Baur claimed to have invented the ice cream soda before its supposed introduction at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. According to Otto, a hung-over regular relied on ice to cool carbonated soda water for his morning cure. When the iceman was late, Otto used ice cream instead. Thus was born the ice cream soda. Baur's featured a magnificent marble soda fountain and splendiferous white and gold candy and pastry counters that resembled an altar in a neoclassical temple. This shrine featured Baur's famous Chocolate Almond Mija Toffee and 16-layer pound cakes that stood 7 inches tall. Not to mention chocolate tortes, macaroons, eclairs, lady fingers, jelly rolls, rum squares and crystal cuts (hard, clear candy) that also served as hangable ornaments. During the Great Depression, Baur's treated Denver's street urchins to free ice cream, creating a mob scene on Curtis Street. Big-hearted Baur's also provided sweet treats to local hospitals and orphanages.
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