{"product_id":"antique-victorian-style-brass-plant-stand","title":"Antique Victorian Style Brass Plant Stand","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA trivet like this sat at the edge of the hearth with a kettle or teapot on top, close enough to the fire to stay warm without coming back to a boil. The part I keep returning to is the base, where each of the three cast iron legs ends in a dolphin's head beneath a brass top cut through in scrollwork. It makes a very good plant stand now, which is how most people will use it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 9.75 in. Dia. x 9.75 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Surface | Unpolished. The brass carries a dull oxidized gold with verdigris in the recesses, and the cast iron retains an old dark rusted surface. No evidence of buffing or replating\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Primary Material | Brass, top plate and column\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Secondary Material | Cast iron, base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Period | Antique\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style or Movement | Victorian style\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Also Known As | hearth trivet, kettle stand, footman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Construction or Technique | Cast and pierced brass top plate with a scalloped apron, secured through the central rosette to a turned brass baluster column by a single iron rivet, mounted on a cast iron tripod base with a gadrooned collar and dolphin mask feet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Hardware or Mounts | One iron rivet at the center of the top plate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSound and stable, with the wear of a piece that spent its working life at a fireplace. The brass top is unpolished and has gone a dull olive gold, with darker oxidation collected in the pierced scrollwork and small spots of green verdigris beside the central rosette. The iron rivet at the center has rusted and has stained the surrounding brass a light orange. The scalloped apron carries shallow dings and a few small casting pits that read in raking light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe cast iron base is dark with old rust throughout, with lighter surface rust and small flake losses along the tops of the legs and around the fluted collar. The undersides of the three feet are worn smooth where they have carried the weight. Nothing has been stripped, blasted, or refinished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51844479615254,"sku":"CCC-90083","price":300.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/Belgium_FranceContainerInventory-11584.jpg?v=1789004858","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie.myshopify.com\/products\/antique-victorian-style-brass-plant-stand","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}