Edwardian English Oak and Brass Pedestal Bowl
Edwardian English Oak and Brass Pedestal Bowl
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I picked up this Edwardian English oak pedestal bowl for its quiet confidence. The form is coopered, with a vertical seam down one side joined by a slim brass key at the rim, a construction detail that gives the piece honest character. The oak has the warm reddish patina that comes from a century of polishing, and the brass banding at the rim and foot frames it without overworking it. Pieces like this lived on Edwardian sideboards holding fruit or punch, and this one has the wear to prove it.
The bowl is in good antique condition with honest wear consistent with more than a century of use. The oak shows a warm patina across the exterior, with the natural color and grain still strong. The vertical seam down one side is original to the construction, joined by a slim brass key at the rim, and the seam line is visible but stable. The brass banding at the rim and foot is intact, with tarnish, verdigris, and surface oxidation consistent with age, and a few small dings along the upper edge of the rim band. The interior shows the concentric turning marks of the original oak and dark use staining from a century of holding fruit or punch, with no liner present. The underside retains its original turned oak base with a central iron stud, oxidized with age. The brass band at the foot shows similar patina to the rim. Structurally sound and stable, sits flat.
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