Excellent 19th C. Cast Iron Star in Old White Paint Japanese vase this form at lower right

this form at lower right

with square iron nails visible from the underside

which could be how they always were

perhaps sateen

bottle diameter at base is 3 5/8"

Excellent 19th C. Cast Iron Star in Old White Paint Japanese vase this form at lower rightThis is as striking of a cast iron star as I've seen, with beautiful combination of old white paint and iron rust making it feel a bit like a crustacean, having just emerged from the sea! Iron stars like this were used in early brick building construction, functioning like giant decorative washers capping support rods that ran the width of a building. Great as an exterior ornament again, now, or hung on a wall, or as a very sturdy base for a flag on a