Antique Enamel Coffee Canister with Aluminium Lid – Art Deco, c. 1920–1930

✅ Short Description

A charming antique coffee canister dating from approximately 1920–1930, made of cream-coloured enamelled metal with dark green lettering and delicate gold-coloured decorative lines. The removable aluminium lid and visible signs of age give the canister an authentic, timeworn character, making it a beautiful addition to a brocante, country-style or vintage kitchen.

📋 Quick Product Details

• Product: Coffee canister
• Period: approx. 1920–1930
• Style: Art Deco
• Origin: Probably the Netherlands
• Material: Enamelled metal
• Lid: Aluminium / light metal
• Colour: Cream / pale yellow, green and gold-coloured
• Manufacturer: Unknown

Dimensions:
• Diameter: approx. 10 cm
• Height without lid: approx. 14 cm
• Height with lid: approx. 15 cm

Condition: Used antique condition with normal signs of age and wear.

🛠 About This Product

The cylindrical canister features the word KOFFIE (“coffee” in Dutch) in characteristic dark green stencil lettering. Fine gold-coloured lines run around the upper and lower sections, giving the canister a refined and distinctive appearance.

The removable metal lid fits over the wide upper rim. Both the enamelled surface and the lid show scratches, small areas of discolouration and other signs of use consistent with the age of the piece.

These natural traces of time contribute to its authentic antique character.

🏭 Manufacturer & History

The manufacturer is unknown. Enamelled storage canisters of this type were commonly used in Dutch households during the first decades of the 20th century and were often part of larger matching kitchen sets for coffee, tea and sugar.

Today, surviving examples are appreciated both as decorative kitchenware and as reminders of early 20th-century domestic life.

✨ Special Features

• Authentic Art Deco appearance
• Removable aluminium lid
• Attractive dark green stencil lettering
• Decorative and historical kitchen object
• Ideal for vintage, brocante and country-style interiors

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