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LOT 1859
Wrought Iron Stove Door
LATE 17TH CENTURY A.D.
15 in. (1.5 kg, 38 cm).
Rectangular plate with two wrought-iron hinges attached to tapering straps with punched tendril detailing; sliding fastener at the top with scrolled finial attached by a pivot beneath a transverse panel with radiating star motif, the slider restricted by a bar at the upper edge with raised lip; blacksmith-made. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired Tennants, UK, 19 January 2018, lot 418.
Property of a Kent collector.
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