A PAIR OF CAST IRON BOOT SCRAPES IN ROCOCO REVIVAL TASTE, ALMOST CERTAINLY COALBROOKDALE FOUNDRY,
circa 1840, each with a blade with foliate cast ends raised on a dome above dished, cartouche form bases, the openwork edges cast with Bacchic masks and panthers' heads, 12cm high x 45cm long
Bidding ended. Lot is unsold.
Note: Whilst these examples are unstamped, other examples of this type do bear Coalbrookdale stamps, often being referred to as the 'Bacchus' type. The detailing apparently illustrates themes from the story of Bacchus' self transformation into a lion, to scare away his kidnappers whom he in turn, turned into dolphins,
