Antique Fireplace Fireback Lion Griffith Cast Iron Mantel Panel Gothic Rare Cat - $1,000 - (Southern Pines, NC)

AS FOUND A RARE ANTIQUE CAST IRON FIREBACK PANEL (SUMMER COVER) IT CAME FROM THE CHARLESTON S.C. AREA, POSSIBLY FRENCH, IT HAS A VERY DETAILED MOTIF OF LION'S HEAD BELOW A TORCH AND TWO HISSING DRAGONS [GRIFFITHS] OFF TO THE SIDE IT'S MARKED --- JSC- Nd 42 --- AND MEASURES 32.5" H x 30.25" W AND WEIGHS ABOUT 60 POUNDS, ONE SIDE HAS A BREAK ALONG THE SEAM AND A CRACK PARALLEL TO THE BREAK, IT IS A CLEAN BREAK AND WOULD BE NO PROBLEM TO REPAIR BY A COMPETENT WELDER, UNIQUE GOTH LOOK OF THE TIME PERIOD, BEAUTIFUL RUST AND PATINA I HAVE NOT CLEANED OR POLISHED THIS ITEM, THERE ARE PLENTY OF REPRODUCTIONS OUT THERE BUT NOT OF THIS ONE. FOR ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE JUST ASK THANK YOU

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