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FRENCH ART DECO WROUGHT IRON HALL TREE, CIRCA 1925 browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts: Furnishings: Furniture: French: Art Deco: Pre 1930: item # 567707
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| A French wrought iron hall tree, 78" x 28" x 8 1/2" deep, the two straight and single sinuous line verticals on either side extending to nearly the full height and framing openwork elements including (from the bottom up) a rectangle with coils within it within a square set out from the main body, a hemisphere with undulating coils surmounted by a naturalistically-rendered rose, a vase sprouting a second naturalistically-rendered rose with tendrils, and a mirror surround outlined in Glasgow roses, a sunburst surmounting all, a shelf immediately below the sunburst and four hat hooks just below this, the three triangular feet terminating in flattened points that allow the tree to stand freely. Hammer marks abound throughout the sturdy construction (weight, approximately 65 lbs.). Unsigned. Circa 1925. Two of the leaves among those constituting the surround to the naturalistic rose at the top of the elliptical element below the mirror have recently been repaired, that is, the iron element representing a plant stem (approximately 1/8" diameter) with the leaves attached to it, was cleanly broken at its original weld point (i.e., basally) some years ago, and is now expertly repaired (re-welded, by a professional ironworker). The piece is 4" long, and both it and its point of attachment on the larger whole are without loss. This re-weld matches the others on the piece as regards size, shape and color. (The final (twelfth) photograph accompanying this description shows the piece prior to reattachment.) The hat hook on the far left and that on the far right are slightly loose, that is, they swivel on the rods that attach them to the frame. The mirror, held by four metal tabs on the back (one on each side) is not original; a small piece (approximately 1/2" square) of glass is missing in the upper right corner, though the mirror is covered around its edges by the wrought iron, and the missing piece is scarcely noticeable. | |||||||||||||||
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