A 19thC Irish Blacksmith Forged Wrought Iron Cross sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles the skull is complete and

the skull is complete and attractive in its entirety

and in 1864 set up his own business as a designer in George Street

The base shows some attractive wear and tear with scuffing and losses commensurate with its age with the whole in largely original order and with the carcass structurally sound

The caramel glazed pottery jug modelled as a monkey with pierced mouth

The Royal swans are no longer marked

A 19thC Irish Blacksmith Forged Wrought Iron Cross sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles the skull is complete andOrigin: IrishPeriod: Mid 19thCProvenance: UnknownDate: 1850Height: 30. 5Width: 20Depth: 0. 75The blacksmith made nineteenth century Irish wrought iron cross, forged in two sections, having openwork heart motif ends and the initials M and E to the arms, the whole having been discovered in a barn in County Cavan, Ireland. The cross is in good overall condition with only expected rusting and remaining exactly in the condition it was when it was forged.