Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
American Victorian Cast Iron Fire Basket
- Price realized
- $793
- Pre-sale estimate
- $100 – $200
- Hammer price
- $650
- Category
- Garden and Outdoor Furniture
- Sold
- June 21, 2025
- Sale
- SPECIAL 9AM START-DAY 2- JUNE 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION
Lot description
American Victorian cast iron fire basket or fire grate, attributed to the Drake Marble & Tile Company, early 20th c., of rectangular form, the openwork panels cast with acanthus scrolls centering a cupid's mask, on lion's paw feet, marked 238 in the casting, approx 14.5"h, 23.5"w, 13.75"d Literature: "Grates and Fireplace Fixtures in Iron and Brass," Catalogue "D," Drake Marble & Tile Co., St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1907, p.35 Provenance: the contents of a Stratford Hills mansion
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.