Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - The Age of Oak - 14th January 2025
Lot 244
A RARE SCOTTISH WROUGHT IRON TRIVET OR GRIDIRON
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £605
Inc. Buyers Premium
Description
A RARE SCOTTISH WROUGHT IRON TRIVET OR GRIDIRON
SCOTTISH, EARLY / MID 18TH CENTURY
of trapezoidal form, with heart shaped and scrolling decoration, with a turned handle and on short feet
75.5cm long, 45.3cm wide (max)
Liturature
See J. Seymour Lindsay 'Iron & Brass Implements of the English House' (1970) fig. 139 for an illustrated example from the Victoria and Albert Museum
Similar example sold Sotheby's, Nyetimber Manor, 27th September 2001, lot 1191