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<p>[QUOTE="Sedona, post: 10304530, member: 4438"]I have a few English Victorian era (19th century) tables, but hadn’t seen any cast iron footstools until recently. This is an example of one listed on eBay (for far too much $$, I think). I took a screenshot of the listing photos so no need to click on that link.</p><p><br /></p><p>Are cast iron footstools such as this also English and Victorian, or made elsewhere and/or are newer? I’ve seen a number of iron vanity benches/piano stools over the years, but not a cast iron footstool. I’ve also seen quite a bit of iron furniture made in France at about that time, but, again, no footstools.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts?</p><p><br /></p><p>The item description is:</p><p><br /></p><p>VINTAGE CAST IRON FANCY ORNATE FOOT STOOL, OTTOMAN, NICE</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/316373059137?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1FFn8KvidSKGM22PJtLBCxg31&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=316373059137&targetid=2320093655185&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9031121&poi=&campaignid=21222258394&mkgroupid=164713660992&rlsatarget=pla-2320093655185&abcId=9408285&merchantid=5514220659&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_QDh8GFL15bOgEapdPZcAT9RpuN&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4v6-BhDuARIsALprm31b8XWg9eJ1OflN5Sn9Rrguz_A81E9YFMH9_RiZg-msjhzr-hWeNXIaAhe9EALw_wcB" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/316373059137?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1FFn8KvidSKGM22PJtLBCxg31&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=316373059137&targetid=2320093655185&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9031121&poi=&campaignid=21222258394&mkgroupid=164713660992&rlsatarget=pla-2320093655185&abcId=9408285&merchantid=5514220659&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_QDh8GFL15bOgEapdPZcAT9RpuN&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4v6-BhDuARIsALprm31b8XWg9eJ1OflN5Sn9Rrguz_A81E9YFMH9_RiZg-msjhzr-hWeNXIaAhe9EALw_wcB" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/316373059137?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr=1&amdata=enc:1FFn8KvidSKGM22PJtLBCxg31&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=316373059137&targetid=2320093655185&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9031121&poi=&campaignid=21222258394&mkgroupid=164713660992&rlsatarget=pla-2320093655185&abcId=9408285&merchantid=5514220659&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_QDh8GFL15bOgEapdPZcAT9RpuN&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4v6-BhDuARIsALprm31b8XWg9eJ1OflN5Sn9Rrguz_A81E9YFMH9_RiZg-msjhzr-hWeNXIaAhe9EALw_wcB</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]517499[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sedona, post: 10304530, member: 4438"]I have a few English Victorian era (19th century) tables, but hadn’t seen any cast iron footstools until recently. This is an example of one listed on eBay (for far too much $$, I think). I took a screenshot of the listing photos so no need to click on that link. Are cast iron footstools such as this also English and Victorian, or made elsewhere and/or are newer? I’ve seen a number of iron vanity benches/piano stools over the years, but not a cast iron footstool. I’ve also seen quite a bit of iron furniture made in France at about that time, but, again, no footstools. Any thoughts? The item description is: VINTAGE CAST IRON FANCY ORNATE FOOT STOOL, OTTOMAN, NICE [URL='https://www.ebay.com/itm/316373059137?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1FFn8KvidSKGM22PJtLBCxg31&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=316373059137&targetid=2320093655185&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9031121&poi=&campaignid=21222258394&mkgroupid=164713660992&rlsatarget=pla-2320093655185&abcId=9408285&merchantid=5514220659&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_QDh8GFL15bOgEapdPZcAT9RpuN&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4v6-BhDuARIsALprm31b8XWg9eJ1OflN5Sn9Rrguz_A81E9YFMH9_RiZg-msjhzr-hWeNXIaAhe9EALw_wcB']https://www.ebay.com/itm/316373059137?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr=1&amdata=enc:1FFn8KvidSKGM22PJtLBCxg31&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=316373059137&targetid=2320093655185&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9031121&poi=&campaignid=21222258394&mkgroupid=164713660992&rlsatarget=pla-2320093655185&abcId=9408285&merchantid=5514220659&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_QDh8GFL15bOgEapdPZcAT9RpuN&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4v6-BhDuARIsALprm31b8XWg9eJ1OflN5Sn9Rrguz_A81E9YFMH9_RiZg-msjhzr-hWeNXIaAhe9EALw_wcB[/URL] [ATTACH=full]517499[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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