Posted 11 years ago
andnowitsy…
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GORGEOUS ANTIQUE VICTORIAN GOTHIC REVIVAL STYLED CAST IRON COAL BASKET -THE PIECE HAS VERY DEEP RELIEF CASTING WITH A WONDERFUL GOTHIC FLOWERS AS THE FRONT FENDER AND GOTHIC ARCHES SURROUND THE INSIDE LOWER HALF OF THE SIDE WALLS ,THE UPPER WALLS ON THE INSIDE HAVE FLOWERS THAT RUN ALONG THE SIDES, THE BACK INSIDE PANEL AS WONDERFUL FLOWER POT WITH FLOWERS COMING OUT - THE BACK PANEL AT THE TOP HAS A SCALLOPED SCROLL PATTERN - VERY POPULAR PATTERN STYLE DURING THE VICTORIAN ERA. -THE COAL BASKET IS EMBOSSED ON THE BACK WITH: KH&Co. No.60 - I COULD NOT FIND ANY INFO. ON THIS EARLY FOUNDRY - THIS PIECE CAME OUT OF AN OLD VICTORIAN HOME IN THE BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS AREA -THE COAL BASKET WEIGHS IN AT 50.8 (lb) - THE MEASUREMENTS : 21"1/4 INCHES WIDE IN THE FRONT x 18"1/2 INCHES WIDE IN THE BACK x 16"1/2 INCHES HIGH x 12" INCHES DEEP