Decorative grille for a hanging signpost(?)

 

Central Europe, ca. 1700

 

Malleable iron. Smooth bar connected with clasps, wrought and bent into spirals surmounted by acanthus leaves. Set with a centre mount and forged hooks.

L: 48.3 cm

UMP 4131

 

Purchased from Heinrich Kautsch in České Budějovice in 1889.