5-6" deep garrett ace 250

[yomo]

What is this

 

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[yomo]

 

[yomo]

I had just washed it so it is still wet in this pic of the front side. Makes it look shiny. It's not shiny when dry.

 

[nhbenz]

Just a Guess, but I'd lean toward it being part a victorian era gas or oil chandelier... And a part that got hot, only based on the reddish appearance which I (possibly falsely) correlate to iron having been in hot environments. And I don't know where I get that notion, as all iron started off in a hot environment. It is iron, right? Anyone can feel free to correct me on this idea I have in my head.

 

[Breezie]

Yes, the style is Victorian, but I'd like to know what it measures to determine what it is. Judging by the pic, I'm guessing 7-8 inches across. What is the diameter of the hole? Does a magnet stick to it? Neat find, Breezie

 

[yomo]

It's 5.5 inches

 

[yomo]

And no just checked the magnet. Does not stick

 

[dieselram94]

Looks like a base to a lamp.

 

[Breezie]

I think it is a Victorian brass fireplace screen decoration. If you look at the back you will see where it was attached (actually against) iron because there are rust areas on each of the 4 leaf arms. It is Victorian, and it is 'decorative;' therefore, it could have been on the base of a ceiling lamp, a ceiling rosette for a hanging lamp, a candelabra or the likes. Judging by the size, and the center hole, I'm leaning more toward a firescreen decoration. The photo below shows an all brass screen, but the combination of brass and cast iron were very popular during that time. Neat find Breezie

 

[skeeterd]

Is it somewhat dome shaped? If it were set on a table, would the center not touch the table or is it flat all the way across?

 

[yomo]

We were thinking maybe a saddle ornament. It was found on a heavily wooded mountainside.

 

[Breezie]

Is it somewhat dome shaped? If it were set on a table, would the center not touch the table or is it flat all the way across?

Good question skeeterd. I was thinking if it were slightly domed, it could be the base to a Victorian candelabra, but judging by the pics, it looks too flat.

Yomo, not to disappoint you, but I'm 99.9% sure it's not a saddle ornament. It's a Victorian decorative piece for a fire screen, lamp, candelabra or the likes. Breezie

 

[yomo]

Thanks Breezie. I'm just seeking opinions. I agree the style is Victorian, but thought the patina may look much older? It was hand forged and not from a mould. I can see weld spots at tips where the attached each feathered tip.