Lyrical, Light on its Feet c. Early 19th C. Hand-forged Iron Triangular Trivet match safe boot Wear all over but overall

Wear all over but overall in good shape

maybe even as a Mother's Day present

and a cheerful one its red paint with creamy white and green trim

but overall this piece is in great condition and really a marvelous piece

and sometimes really rather dark--which tends to feel to me much truer to the experience of childhood than teddy bears and unicorns

Lyrical, Light on its Feet c. Early 19th C. Hand-forged Iron Triangular Trivet match safe boot Wear all over but overallThis feels to me like very lyrical line drawing in space. I've seen a few other late 18th early 19th c. iron trivets with pinched loops as here, but never one where the iron is so thin, and it is that lightness of line that really makes it for me. Very lovely, and one I'd be most included to hang from a nail on the wall. Good for casting shadows, too. Each side 11" long. 1 3 4" t. Good antique condition, stable and sound, with aging to the iron as