A beautiful 19th c. wrought iron trivet in original blue painted finish.
 
Forged of a lap and rivet joined body with applied iron feet and bulbous handle.
 
Particularly special is the robins egg blue painted surface with crazing and craquelure to the paint.
 
Simple, yet elegant. Painted iron of an early period is quite scarce. Northeast origin. Ca. 1800-1850. 9 1/4"L.