August Americana
Description:
Four Brass Items, England and/or Continental, 19th century, an eight-point star-shaped trivet with engraved blossom at the center, a flat iron trivet with foliate handle, a peg rack with shield-shaped crest and engraved name "A. VAN'THOOFT" over panel with six pegs with an engraved scene depicting a country cottage and figures, and a lozenge-shaped cribbage board, with indistinct engraved inscription "A.M. Ashton 1865," dia. 11 to 13 3/4 in.
Estimate $250-350
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