Royal House
Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted
to offer for sale this one of a kind, super unique, curved glass Fry’s
Chocolate display case with the original water glass Armorial crest coat of
arms etched front panel and never seen before, original pricing to the back!
Please note the delivery fee
listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local
Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send
me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price
Where to begin! This is the only time this cabinet will ever be for sale, whomever snaps it up will keep it in their collection forever, I have had everyone and their mum trying to procure it from me hence why it is now listed for sale, I have included a detailed history of the company below
I have never seen another original example for sale of this shape, there have been two examples with domed glass however they both had later replacement glass with none of the original etchings on, this is the 100% original period panel which is “water glass” so it has the ripples, water glass is so named because water always lays (due to gravity) 100% perfectly flat, the molten glass was then poured into the water creating flat panels, how they managed to make curved water glass I’ll never know, with a great deal of difficulty I would imagine which is why this is the only example I have been able to find anywhere in the world
The cabinet also has to the rear, all the original shop pricing and various other business information from the Victorian era and a few later, this really is the finest snap shot in time one could ever hope to wish for
The condition is museum quality perfect, there is nothing I would change about it, we have cleaned the glass and cleaned waxed and polished the timber being sure to preserve all the back pricing
Dimensions
Height:- 70cm
Width:- 45cm
Depth:- 25cm
Please note all measurements are
taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific
measurements please ask
J. S. Fry & Sons, Ltd., better known as Fry's, was a British chocolate company owned by Joseph Storrs Fry and his family. Beginning in Bristol in 1761, the business went through several changes of name and ownership, becoming J. S. Fry & Sons in 1822. In 1847, Fry's produced the first solid chocolate bar. The company also created the first filled chocolate sweet, Cream Sticks, in 1853. Fry is most famous for Fry's Chocolate Cream, the first mass-produced chocolate bar, which was launched in 1866, and Fry's Turkish Delight, launched in 1914.
Fry, alongside Cadbury and Rowntree's, was one of the big three British confectionery manufacturers throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries, and all three companies were founded by Quakers. The company became a division of Cadbury in the early 20th century. The division's Somerdale Factory near Bristol was closed after the 2010 takeover of Cadbury's by Kraft Foods Inc.
Joseph Fry, a Quaker, was born in 1728. He started making chocolate around 1759. In 1761, Fry and John Vaughan purchased a small shop from an apothecary, Walter Churchman, and with it the patent for a chocolate refining process. The company was then named Fry, Vaughan & Co. In 1777 the chocolate works moved from Newgate Street to Union Street, Bristol. Joseph Fry died in 1787 and the company was renamed Anna Fry & Son. In 1795 Joseph Storrs Fry assumed control of the company. He patented a method of grinding cocoa beans using a Watt steam engine, and as a result, factory techniques were introduced into the cocoa business.
In 1803, Anna Fry died and Joseph Storrs Fry partnered with a Dr. Hunt. The business was renamed Fry & Hunt. In 1822 Hunt retired and Joseph Storrs Fry took on his sons Joseph, Francis and Richard as partners: the firm was renamed J. S. Fry & Sons. The company became the largest commercial producer of chocolate in the UK. In 1835, Joseph Storrs Fry died and his sons took full control.
In 1847, the Fry's chocolate factory on Union Street, Bristol, moulded a chocolate bar suitable for large-scale production. The firm began producing the Fry's Chocolate Cream bar in 1866. Although cacao being consumed in solid form was not unheard of, Fry's is considered the first chocolate bar suitable for widespread consumption. Over 220 products were introduced in the following decades, including the UK's first chocolate Easter egg in 1873 and Fry's Turkish Delight (or Fry's Turkish bar) in 1914. In 1896, the firm became a registered private company, run by the Fry family, with Joseph Storrs Fry II, grandson of the first Joseph Storrs Fry, as the chairman.
In 1881, an employee of Fry's, H. J. Packer, established his own chocolate business in Bristol. At its eventual home in Greenbank, Bristol, Packer's Chocolate continued to provide local competition for Fry's until 2006, under various owners and brands, from Bonds through to Famous Names and Elizabeth Shaw.
Near the start of World War I, the company was one of the largest employers in Bristol. Joseph Storrs Fry II died in 1913. In 1919 the company merged with Cadbury's chocolate and the joint company was named British Cocoa and Chocolate Company. Under Egbert Cadbury the Fry's division began from 1923 to move to Somerdale, Keynsham, just outside Bristol. After 1981 the name Fry's was no longer in use at Somerdale; however, the factory was still a major producer of Cadbury products.
Any questions please feel free to
ask before you bid
ABOUT US
Royal House
Antiques is a privately owned family ran business founded in Wimbledon SW19 and
now based in Pulborough RH20. We specialise in finding, restoring very fine
luxury antique leather seating, along with every single other type of antique
ranging from the 16th century to the 20th century. We
also stock a number of designer brands such as Fritz Hansen, Ralph Lauren,
Cavalli, Charles & Ray Eames, Vitra, David Linley, Rolex, Tiffany, Jager Le
Coulter and so on
PAYMENTS
We accept
payment via Bitcoin, Bitcoin cash, Ethereum, Bacs, Chaps, PayPal or Card, we
would kindly ask that all items are paid for within 48 hours and collected
within 7 working days, we can hold all paid items for 14 days free of charge,
there after a £20 a week storage fee will apply. We have long term storage
which is very economically priced, we are happy to hold stock for as long as
needed providing it is arranged prior to the purchase
If sold
items aren’t collected within three months and no arrangements have been made
for long term storage you will forfeit the item and payment
CONDITION
Please view
the very detailed pictures as they form part of the
description pertaining to the condition. Please also ask any
questions before you bid and not after, all of our items are sold as seen
and as listed
Royal House
Antiques cannot be held liable for any independent assumptions made regarding
the items we sell, if you are unsure on any point, please feel free to ask for
clarity
Please note
vintage period and original items such as leather seating will always have
natural patina in the form of creasing and wear, we recommend annual waxing to
ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed leather is not recommended to sit in
direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time as it will dry out and fade
DELIVERY OR
COLLECTION
This item is
available for collection from our Pulborough warehouses RH20-1DF by appointment
only, alternatively we can have it delivered nationwide to include Scotland,
Wales and Ireland for a fee
Please
contact me via email, alternatively my contact information is under the
business seller section of the listing, with your postcode for a delivery
quotation, as mentioned above the fee listed covers with the M25 for the UK,
for international deliveries the amount listed covers local Europe only so
parts of Belgium and France
Please be
sure to include which item you would like to buy as the price is determined on
size and distance, if you would like more than one piece of furniture the
courier offers a substantial discount on the second and third item, for
international shipping please view the below information
COURIER,
LARGE ITEMS ONLY THAT CAN’T BE POSTED
We can
arrange delivery nationwide, mostly with our nominated couriers, for Europe we
use one reasonably priced professional company that we trust, for the rest of
the world we use international shippers that can send any size item crated via
air freight within 7-14 days after crating or soft packed and container shipped
via sea freight within 30-60 days. The time frames outlined are guides only,
non-domestic shipping is almost entirely governed by the airlines, sea freight
loading times and custom clearances
Whomever
delivers will always require help on the larger items to unload, the price you
will be quoted will always be based on this assumption, if this is not
possible, please let us know as it will affect the price to send a two-person
team
Delivery is
to the ground floor only, again if you need help upstairs or in flats etc
that's absolutely not a problem, the couriers charge £10-£20 per flight per man
per item, if you have a working elevator then naturally there’s no additional
fee
All courier
fees are paid by yourself directly to the courier company, the contract for
delivery is between yourselves the client and whichever courier you chose from
those available I’m happy to accommodate your own courier after a cleared
payment has been received, they need to book in a collection time with at least
24 hours notice, all collections must be made within 14 working days of the
close of the sale unless agreed by prior arrangement
IMPORT DUTY
Most
countries charge some kind of import duty however almost all of our items won’t
incur any charges as the items are exempt from tax due to the age and materials
used
For European
deliveries the price you will be quoted will include all clearance
documentation and any customs charges so there won’t be any additional fees
For
international deliveries such as the United States there can be some import
duty to pay and or a clearance fee, I would estimate that 99% of all deliveries
clear customs without being stopped for either
All duties
are the responsibility of the purchaser who is the importer, they can’t be
covered by the seller or shipping agent or factored in with additional
retrospective discounts
RETURNS
Royal House
Antiques offers a no quibble return policy if the item is not as described, if
there are any issues with the piece you will be refunded in full once the item
has been returned and inspected within 14 days, alternatively if there is a
small issue, we can discuss finding a mutual resolution that makes all parties
happy
We don’t
offer a sale on approval service which means you can purchase the item, have it
delivered and if you simply don’t like it, return it, this comes under change
of mind or doesn’t fit. There is a lot of time, money and work involved in
transporting goods around the world, the costs incurred can be vast so my
advice would be if you are unsure on a piece please ask as many questions as
you like to make sure you understand everything before you buy, if you are
still unsure then please either arrange a viewing in person or if that’s not
possible then don’t buy from an online retailer, perhaps look for a local
gallery instead