Large 18th century French dividers
$225
Large decorated French stonemason’s or carpenters dividers dating from the 18th century.
Dimensions
21 1/2 inches / 55cm
Circa
1750
Country of manufacture
France
Description
Offered for sale are large (55cm) wrought iron French dividers. Beautifully decorated with round head, leaf pendants, and file worked legs forming foliate designs surrounding a heart. In excellent condition and fully functional. Dividers of this size were often used by stonemasons, shipwrights or coopers.
Fine brown patina.
A nearly identical example, though smaller and not quite as finely made, may be seen in the collection of the Adler Planetarium:
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