Lot 589
AN ENGLISH CAST-IRON FIREBACK
Possibly Early 17th Century
| Estimate: | £100 - £200 |
| Hammer price: | £420 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
With rope twist border, the pediment with cross motifs and owner’s initials ILE, 93.5 wide; 77cm high
The cross motifs can be interpreted as evil averting or ‘apotropaic’. It was believed that evil spirits entered houses down the chimney, and these crosses prevented that.