Ten Wrought Iron Hearth and Household Utensils

Description:

Ten Wrought Iron Hearth and Household Utensils, probably New England or England, 18th/early 19th century, a two-tier game hook, a down-hearth long-handled cooking rod with two-prong swivel hook, heart-shaped handle attachment, and brass hanging ring, two spatulas, one marked with the initials "E.H.Y.," the other with rattail terminal; a two-prong game hook or well hook, a mahogany-handled sugar chopper, a three-prong device, possibly a fish spear, with rattail terminal, an ember tongs with spring-action scissors-like handle and blades to cut tobacco, a long-handled fork, the handle ornamented with two inlaid brass diamonds and star punch decoration; and a brass-mounted blade with rounded tip, the handle pierced for hanging, lg. 9 1/4 to 38 1/2 in.
Estimate $400-600

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