{"product_id":"antique-victorian-cast-brass-marble-top-fern-stand-ca-1885","title":"Antique Victorian Cast Brass Marble Top Fern Stand","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThere is a particular kind of American parlor object that managed to be both entirely functional and entirely showy at the same time, and this is one of them. Cast in heavy brass with a reeded barley-twist column rising from an ornately scrolled acanthus base, the stand carries a round white marble top in a pierced brass gallery ring — the marble itself beautifully veined in gray and warm gold, polished to an even surface. It is a small piece, at twenty inches, and a confident one. The Aesthetic Movement vocabulary in the casting — the scrollwork, the finial knop, the foliate base — places this firmly in the 1880s parlor tradition. The brass has developed a warm, unlacquered patina over the decades. It sits squarely and solidly, the kind of thing that looks equally right beside an armchair, under a window, or as a small sculpture pedestal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap\"\u003e[d]Type | Pedestal fern stand \/ jardinière stand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap\"\u003e[d]Materials | Heavy cast brass, white marble\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap\"\u003e[d]Origin | American or Continental European\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap\"\u003e[d]Date | Circa 1880-1890 [d]Dimensions | 20\"H x 13\" diameter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap\"\u003e[d]Maker | Unmarked [d]Marble | White with gray and warm gold veining, polished [d]Base | Ornately cast with scrolling acanthus and wave motifs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap\"\u003e[d]Column | Reeded barley-twist with decorative knop collar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap\"\u003e[d]Gallery | Pierced brass ring retaining marble top\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap\"\u003e[d]Weight | Notably heavy for its size; substantial cast construction throughout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe brass has a warm, genuine patina throughout — no lacquer applied, no polishing to false brightness. There is a small chip to the brass gallery rim where it meets the marble edge, visible on close inspection; it is cosmetic and does not affect the structural integrity of the piece or the stability of the marble top. The marble surface is sound with no cracks; there is some light natural mineral staining inherent to the stone rather than surface damage. The stand sits level and stable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51446899343638,"sku":"AMD-03202","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/E3628953-C7DB-450A-8BA8-9980636DD42D.jpg?v=1781820960","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie-design.myshopify.com\/products\/antique-victorian-cast-brass-marble-top-fern-stand-ca-1885","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}