Antique Junipero Serra Califonia Missions Cast Brass Bell Vintage sign Vintage tufted leather Chesterfield-style ottoman

Vintage tufted leather Chesterfield-style ottoman

though this particular chest likely originated around 10-15 years later as indicated by the tobacco burst image residing under the lid

This piece was likely placed near the register within a store or shop

showing the original

Antique Junipero Serra Califonia Missions Cast Brass Bell Vintage sign Vintage tufted leather Chesterfield-style ottomanc. 1910s 1920s; mfd. by Forbes Foundry for California Bell Co. Saratoga, CA Antique decorative bell designed by Mrs. A. S. C. Forbes (Harrye Rebecca Piper Forbes) Features Father Junipero Serra, the controversial founder of the California missions that created generational problems for the local Indigenous population. Harrye Rebecca Piper Forbes (1861 1951) was an American historical preservationist who established the California Bell Company in 1914.