Late Victorian Beaded Grape Auto Vase Art Nouveau Chain has light scratches consistent

Chain has light scratches consistent with age and wear

Once finished

so it's not an overly obvious flaw and doesn't detract from the piece

The piece will not move on its own accord

Does not detract

Late Victorian Beaded Grape Auto Vase Art Nouveau Chain has light scratches consistentBefore the advent of automotive air conditioning, traveling by car on a hot summer day was anything but pleasant. The noxious aroma of engine oil blending with pungent smell of body odor permeated the sweltering heat. For those transporting the dead in a hearse, the odor could be even worse. Fortunately, in 1895, a solution of sorts came about with the invention of the auto vase. Its name coined by American industrialist and business magnate Henry