RARE Early Antique Hand Forged Iron Cresset Lighting Device AAFA 18/19th C AAFA

This iron cresset is 18th or very early 19th century made. It retains its original untouched surface and patina. It is a great form and size! There are no apologies for this exceptional early piece of lighting. It measures approximately 12.5 inches tall with the basket being 5.75 x 6 across. This comes to you from a long time personal collection, and it is guaranteed as described. Please check my other listings. The item “RARE Early Antique Hand Forged Iron Cresset Lighting Device AAFA 18/19th C AAFA” is in sale since Sunday, November 10, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Primitives”. The seller is “blessedravenantiques” and is located in Somonauk, Illinois. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Belize, Ecuador, Egypt, Iceland, Sri lanka, Macao, Oman, Peru, Viet nam, Uruguay.

Category: Antiques
Featured Refinements: AAFA
Type: Metal & Ironwork
Style: Naive, Primitive
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Region of Origin: US, Non-specific region

Rare 17th 18th Century C Wrought Iron Lighting Cresset Early Lighting Antique. A rare piece of early lighting illustrated in numerous reference books on lighting and early wrought iron. Dating From the Mid 17th to Mid 18th Century, this is a lovely representation of early lighting in great original form and presentation. The cresset served as a platform for which to place dried pine knots or oil soaked material to be burned for illumination. All hand wrought, blacksmith made with nice attention to detail including four’rams horn’ designs featured on four areas of the piece. Measures 5 1/2″ in diameter, length of the spike is 7 1/2″. Spike would have been affixed to a holder on the outside or interior of a home, business of tavern. There is some expected rust from age as well as the residue from centuries old soot and mortar. This piece was never cleaned and is in rare untouched original condition. Would make an excellent addition to any lighting collection or period home. Also be sure to check out our other listigns this week for fine examples of antiques and country primitives. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Tailor your auctions with Auctiva’s. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “Rare 17th 18th Century C Wrought Iron Lighting Cresset Early Lighting Antique” is in sale since Sunday, January 6, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Decorative Arts\Metalware”. The seller is “foxrun-farms” and is located in Jamesville, New York. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, Japan, Australia.
Rare 17th 18th Century C Wrought Iron Lighting Cresset Early Lighting Antique