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18th Century Georgian Scottish Curling Stone Single Iron Loop Handle (1 of 29)
W&W Antiques
Flag of United KingdomMoray (Elginshire), UK
Based in stunning Speyside, Moray, Scotland, we (Mr & Mrs W) are passionate about quality antique items with great design and evident craft, predominantly from the 18th, 19th and early 20th century. In particular, we enjoy period items reflecting the beautiful design and aesthetic changes from the decorative arts, from circa 1850 - 1960. Including the Aesthetic Movement, Art Nouveau, Arts & Crafts Movement (In particular of Scottish origin), Modernism, Art Deco and Streamlining. We also enjoy the great craft and quality construction in folk art and vernacular items from across Europe. In particular, Scandinavian decorative items from the 18th and 19th Century. We enjoy being analytical in our approach and supporting our stock with background research, provenance and history through researching the items, the period, designers and retailers. We often hunt the country from our Scottish location, but routinely search from Lancashire and Yorkshire as well as buying trips further afield to supply items online. We also like to take on items that particularly interest us from earlier periods, dependent on our fascination for an object. We are always learning, and happy to share knowledge gained, so please do get in touch. Thanks for viewing our selection of stock, we are always pleased to see items pass through our hands to new owners and homes as antiques remain a great green recyclable purchase! Please visit us at: https://www.wandwantiques.com/ Please follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/wandw_antiques/
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18th Century Georgian Scottish Curling Stone Single Iron Loop Handle

REF: 3041 - 250921 / LA368193
£495
€578
$623
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Description
For sale is a beautiful tall single Scottish curling stone from c.1725-1800, these shape of stones were from the 18th century. - The 250+ year old stone has a beautifully tactile blacksmith handmade, iron loop handle, seated very securely into the stone top - This stone is a lovely tall, narrow example from an era when stone shapes and sizes varied tremendously (and were named accordingly!) with stonemason hand chipped stonework with a rough finish and a smooth worn base in great solid condition. - These taller stones from the early 18th Century are closer to their rough channel stane forebears in the development history of curling stones in Scotland. The development of stones started with ones which were originally taken straight from the river channel and in direct contrast with the modern wider, squat, polished Victorian era stones of polished Ailsa Craig granite. - Heavy at circa 12kgs or 26lbs a typical tall shape from the early period of curling development in Scotland. A beautifully tactile, charming, useful Georgian period stone at over 250 years of age ready for further decorative utility, or as a door-stop or dumbbell.
measurements
Height:
23 cm
Width:
18 cm
declaration
W&W Antiques has clarified that the 18th Century Georgian Scottish Curling Stone Single Iron Loop Handle (LA368193) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1775
condition
Please consider the photographs and description as a great record of the condition of this antique item.
location
This 18th Century Georgian Scottish Curling Stone Single Iron Loop Handle is located in Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom