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A VICTORIAN CAST-IRON HOB GRATE
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A VICTORIAN CAST-IRON HOB GRATE

MID-19TH CENTURY

Details
A VICTORIAN CAST-IRON HOB GRATE
MID-19TH CENTURY
With semi circular railed basket, flanked by platforms
19 in. (48.3 cm.) high; 38 in. (96.5 cm.) wide;
Together with an English cast iron fireback, 19th century; and a pair of fire-grate fronts, 19th Century (4)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis This lot is subject to Collection and Storage charges

Lot Essay

Designed in the 'antique' manner with strigal-fluting inspired by Roman sarcophagi, this type of grate was known as a 'Forest' hob grate because of the distinctive shape of the front, with 'Hobs' for kettles to each side. Related grates were manufactured by Carron Co, the Scottish iron foundry, whose signature features on the closely related late 18th Century grate illustrated in C. Gilbert and A. Wells Cole, 'The Fashionable Fireplace - Country House Studies Number 2', Exhibition Catalogue, Leeds, 1985, p.27, no.13.

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