Ornate Iron

[snaps]

Found this in an 1850s era house in the front yard, already cleaned it up a bit, guess it was about 7 inches down laying flat. Any ideas?
Thanks for the interest
Snaps

 

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[Mudflap]

Pretty cool looking what ever it is!!

 

[creskol]

No idea what that is, but it is uniquely beautiful whatever it is!

 

[Retired Sarge]

Is that 6 inches, if so maybe a Trivet?

 

[snaps]

Creskol and Mudflap, thanks yea unusual for sure. ffuries, thanks yea its 6 inches thats a real possibility, didnt think of it.

 

[Tony in SC]

I was also thinking trivet!

Is that 6 inches, if so maybe a Trivet?

 

[ARC]

I am thinking cast iron stove grate.

 

[creskol]

There were literally umpteen thousand and eleven variations of seed plates for about the same amount of seed drills, corn planters, etc. My guess is that your item is one of those seed plates. While I have yet to find a match, here is a google image search that show some equally bizarre in design: antique cast iron seed planter seed plate

 

[cudamark]

Maybe the top of a free standing ash tray. A shallow dish would sit in the middle for the ashes. The center crossbar looks like it has a attachment nub where the vertical bar would attach, and then down to a base. Something like this. I guess it could be used as a plant stand holding a flower pot too.

 

[ARC]

I am thinking cast iron stove grate.

Perhaps even a wrought iron one... which would prolly make it much "earlier".

But ?

 

[GoldieLocks]

Is it the thing u put pots on top of on old cast iron stoves?

 

[snaps]

Wow thanks guys, not to sound too diplomatic, but every guess seems valid! The joker would be the center cross bar/ attachment hole and nub as cudamark described, and how it attached.Seems a little dainty for the ash tray stand,and nothing is dished or cup-shaped, woudnt  have any attachment stuff  on a trivet, would sort of work on a seed plate, but whats that hole for? Stove grate, maybe... cant tell if its cast or wrought, ARC, is there an easy way to tell? Goldielocks, I think thats a trivet you mentioned. Well I am ruling out one guess- a buddy said it was a cylinder for a Tommy gun! 

 

[desertexplorer]

I think Creskol is right about your find being part of a planter and also about there being a plethora of common and obscure planter plates. There were a lot of planters made in the 1800’s and early 1900’s and a lot of different types of planter plates. Here’s one from some obscure planter manufacturer I found on-line that is similar to your find...