Vintage Iron Lintel pediment cornice Victorian Architectural

Description

Handsome ANTIQUE  Iron Lintel   Pediment Cornice Eyebrow
This cornice   came out of a very old  pre 1920 Southern Home in Montgomery Alabama. It is of  iron and In good condition.
MEASUREMENTS -Approximately 40 inches long  and about 20 inches high.Very heavy. 2 are available
PRICE IS FOR ONE LINTEL! 2 are available
This is an exterior cast iron eyebrow  cornice facade.
Most
historic
commercial
buildings
have
cornices
to cap their
facades
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Usually found in buildings constructed before 1900, cast iron and sheet metal were used for cornices, window or  facades.
Iron is  approx 100 years old and each piece is an Architectural Antique. Many are now used as  headboards, tables,
room dividers, garden trellises and as art displayed on interior and exterior walls.
As you can see in the photos there is patina rusting but nothing out of character on such pieces. The cornice can be easily painted to match your style and décor, although this old patina  is handsome as is.
An elegant way to add an authentic Victorian flavor to your property.
Whether you are adding, remodeling, or even starting new construction, this  cornice,
set within detailed scrolled openwork with foliage curves and an elaborate cartouche
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r,  would be a nostalgic accent.
This  cornice is one part of this Southern Antique collector's possessions , who as the old homes were destroyed  back in the 1930's- 1950'd, this collector carefully salvaged the old architecturals and stored in for more than half of a century. The Newspaper article said."Maybe the collector didn’t even remember where it was stored or why he had saved it all those years. Maybe just because he liked it , with no use in mind. But the fact remains that, in depths of the Great Depression when the decorative features of razed residences might be had, at least, for carting them away at most, for a song. This collector did a lot of singing! His acquisitions, in any event are incorporated today in some of the old south’s pretentious homes. He owned many old homes here and as they were torn down --he managed to salvage much of the fencing , marble mantles, brass door knobs..etc..
You  can see in  one of  photos a similar   iron cornice  used in his vintage hom
e.
Cornices of this type popular in the late 1800's and beginning of 20 th century graced the homes built  more than a  Century ago. This  cornice is a handsome iron   one and would look great with a vintage home or as an Art Object.
I  prefer local pickup MONTGOMERY ALABAMA
Visit my Ebay Shop  for more antiques.
Many of these pieces are  hard to find one of a kind  pieces from periods of long ago
I will be listing more items, so check back.
I plan to list some of the higher  end furniture later in month , such as :A pair of fine gilt mirrors, most likely French but possibly American: Circa 1850-60.
A pair of circular gilt vitrine cabinets of the Edwardian/ Belle Epoque period, circa 1890-1910; A vitrine cabinet in French rococo manner, painted in Vernis Martin laquers; with serpentine glass on the two sides and in the central door, the glass mounted within ormolu moldings.
These are only some of the items you may  find in my  Ebay Store:
Stairway from the reknown old Exchange Hotel
over ten lengths
with bronze Lion motiffs
Antique Cast Iron Fencing
from Old Montgomery's finest homes.
Architectural Remnants-
Parts of 100 year old mantels-, marble etc....
Antique Cast Iron   Ornate designed
Lamp Posts
VICTORIAN STYLE
– Doors  and tiger Oak panels
Various antique heavy - Leaded STAIN GLASS windows
Various old sinks from the 40's-
RENO  MATERIALS-- HEART PINE  BEAMS,     ARCHITECTURAL     ITE,MS--     500 OLD BRICKS,   MARBLE   PIECES,/ DOORS, WINDOWS, LUMBER,
Fine Porcelain   figurines, Lamps, Antique glass  shades,
,vintage  fabric,  Antique gold embossed books  1800's,   78  LP RECORds,   Victorian dining chairs , Antique Piano sheet music,  vintage  lamp shades,   collection of vintage glass  globes: Milk glass, Carnival, Depression, Fenton,  and more!