{"product_id":"antique-brass-church-candle-holder-no-81-patent-26717-gothic-plant-stand-trivet","title":"Antique Victorian Brass Gothic Trivet Pedestal Stand - Gothic Tracery - No.81 Patent 26717 - Used","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUsed. Antique — pre-owned, aged piece. Condition as shown in images — please refer to all photos before purchasing. Condition notes including flaws are detailed below.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA striking \u003cstrong\u003eVictorian \/ Edwardian brass trivet pedestal stand\u003c\/strong\u003e in the \u003cstrong\u003eGothic Revival style\u003c\/strong\u003e, bearing the impressed registration marks \u003cstrong\u003eNo.81\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePatent 26717\u003c\/strong\u003e — consistent with a late 19th-century British registered design. This style of brass pedestal stand was used as a trivet (to elevate hot pots or kettles from a surface), a small display stand, or a decorative plant stand, and was a popular domestic accessory during the Victorian and Edwardian periods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe piece features a \u003cstrong\u003esquare pierced brass top platform\u003c\/strong\u003e with a central sunburst\/wheel-spoke pierced design, framed by a \u003cstrong\u003eGothic tracery scalloped skirt border\u003c\/strong\u003e with repeating trefoil and quatrefoil pierced motifs — highly characteristic of the Gothic Revival decorative style popularised in the mid-to-late Victorian era. The top platform sits on a \u003cstrong\u003eturned baluster brass stem\u003c\/strong\u003e with knop detailing, rising from a \u003cstrong\u003estepped circular domed weighted base\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions (photo-verified):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth (top platform):\u003c\/strong\u003e 20cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition (photo-verified):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsed — antique, aged piece in as-found condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall heavy tarnish across the entire piece — requires a good brass polish to restore shine, as shown in photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerdigris (blue-green patina) present\u003c\/strong\u003e on the base and lower stem — visible in photos; consistent with genuine aged brass oxidation, treatable with brass cleaner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSquare top platform is warped\/bent\u003c\/strong\u003e — the pierced top does not lie fully flat; at least one corner is visibly lifted and the scalloped skirt border shows distortion in areas, as clearly visible in photos; the piece will benefit from careful straightening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo cracks, fractures or missing sections visible to the main structure — distortion appears to be bending rather than breakage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurned stem and base structurally intact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold as found — a restoration project piece with significant decorative potential once cleaned and straightened\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Recovered Riches","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54807235330387,"sku":"Shelf 197","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/5692\/7059\/files\/cffe0516-7043-47db-998d-55c27de1d281.jpg?v=1788179232","url":"https:\/\/recoveredriches.co.uk\/products\/antique-brass-church-candle-holder-no-81-patent-26717-gothic-plant-stand-trivet","provider":"Recovered Riches","version":"1.0","type":"link"}