A brass and oak revolving trivet

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A brass and oak revolving trivet
the plateau of cruciform outline, on a domed tripod support, later adapted, English, 18th century and later -- 17in. (43.2cm.) wide
See Colour Plate.

Lot Essay

The domed tripod platform on this stand is of a very similar construction to Georgian plate-stands circa 1760.

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Rupert Gentle and Rachael Field, Domestic Metalwork 1640-1820, Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge Suffolk, 1994. See plate page 289, plate 2.

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