Lyrical, Light on its Feet c. Early 19th C. Hand-forged Iron Triangular Trivet match safe boot maybe even as a Mother's

maybe even as a Mother's Day present

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

almost as if the person who painted it had arranged a set of toy houses and a church and painted the tabletop scene

9" w x 6 1/2" t x 1 3/4" thick

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

Lyrical, Light on its Feet c. Early 19th C. Hand-forged Iron Triangular Trivet match safe boot maybe even as a Mother'sThis 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