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Victorian Cast Iron Boot Scraper
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Victorian Cast Iron Boot Scraper

19th century
For Sale by Earl and Rymer
Description

Victorian cast iron boot scraper featuring elegant lyre-shaped scrollwork uprights and an ornate gadrooned tray base.

Physical Dimensions
Height
18cm (7.09")
Width
29cm (11.42")
Depth
35cm (13.78")
Declaration

Earl and Rymer has dated this Victorian Cast Iron Boot Scraper to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1210760
Dealers Internal Reference
1354
Description
Victorian cast iron boot scraper featuring elegant lyre-shaped scrollwork uprights and an ornate gadrooned tray base.
Height
18cm (7.09")
Width
29cm (11.42")
Depth
35cm (13.78")
Date of Manufacture

Earl and Rymer has dated this Victorian Cast Iron Boot Scraper to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1210760
Dealers Internal Ref
1354
Earl and Rymer
Earl and Rymer
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Earl & rymer specialise in beautiful, interesting and unusual decorative antiques and art.

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A Victorian cast iron boot scraper featuring a scroll and acanthus leaf central support over a rounded drip tray base with surface oxidisation.
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Archive I A Victorian cast iron boot scraper featuring a scroll and acanthus leaf central support over a rounded drip tray base with surface oxidisation.

Victorian Cast Iron Boot Scraper

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Archive V A Victorian cast iron boot scraper featuring a scroll and acanthus leaf central support over a rounded drip tray base with surface oxidisation. View V
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A Victorian cast iron boot scraper featuring a scroll and acanthus leaf central support over a rounded drip tray base with surface oxidisation.
Victorian Cast Iron Boot Scraper
Ref: SA1210760
A Victorian cast iron boot scraper featuring a scroll and acanthus leaf central support over a rounded drip tray base with surface oxidisation.
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A Victorian boot scraper is a functional metal fixture, commonly made of cast iron, placed near entryways during the nineteenth century to allow visitors to remove mud and dirt from footwear before entering a residence.

These items were predominantly crafted from molten pig iron poured into sand moulds, resulting in heavy cast iron structures with integrated drip trays and ornate relief detailing.

Authentic nineteenth-century examples feature substantial weight, natural surface oxidisation or historic paint remnants, distinct casting seam lines, and classic period motifs such as acanthus leaves or scrollwork.

Position the scraper beside an external entrance, within a porch, or inside a boot room alongside stone flagstones, umbrella stands, and outdoor footwear.

Maintain the surface by brushing away loose dirt with a soft brush and applying a clear microcrystalline wax or boiled linseed oil coating to stabilise corrosion without removing the aged surface patina.
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