Birdbath

[cogar]

The new home is my house!

BUT, but, ....... the birds won't come into your house to take their bath.

[KC]

You are quick on the draw today cogar!  LOL  😄

[greenacres]

Bad weather still. As soon as things dry up. It will be perfectly placed. 😁

[cogar]

Greenacres, while I was keying in my silly comment …… I wasa thinking, …… if that birdbath was wire brushed and painted ……. and plastic or rubber soles applied to the base, …… it would make for a really great looking “fern stand” no matter where you placed it ….. inside or outside your home. And decorative cast iron “fern stands” are not cheap.


Price: $275.00

http://www.antiques.com/classified/31301/Cast-Iron-dish-top-fern-stand-griffin-base-Victorian

[ghopper1924]

Greenacres, while I was keying in my silly comment …… I wasa thinking, …… if that birdbath was wire brushed and painted ……. and plastic or rubber soles applied to the base, …… it would make for a really great looking “fern stand” no matter where you placed it ….. inside or outside your home. And decorative cast iron “fern stands” are not cheap.


Price: $275.00

http://www.antiques.com/classified/31301/Cast-Iron-dish-top-fern-stand-griffin-base-Victorian

Good idea!

[KC]

Very nice looking fern stand!  (Most people don't even know that is what they are and think they are some sort of accent table!)

[greenacres]

Interesting idea! One problem I kill indoor plants. I love other people's plants. ☺️ I'm good with outdoor plants. Thank goodness for Mother Nature! I course outside in summer for plants maybe.

[mart]

We are going to draft Cogar to "Interior Design Expert" !!  I think that is a great idea !!  Just put a big ole`pot of ivy in it !!  That stuff is hard to kill !!

[cogar]

HA, I've been meaning to tell ya, ....…. me thinks the above picture of a ”fern stand for sale” …. is in fact a repurposed “birdbath”,

The “seahorse” figures at the top of each leg is the obvious clue for confirmation. 

[KC]

Cogar, I enlarged the pics and they don't appear to be seahorses...they appear to be griffins!  Could even be dolphins - as you recall both have been prominent in wood carved pieces and iron pieces before and during Victorian times.  Bradley & Hubbard made many plant stands with the griffins that are very collectible!

In fact, view these...
$125  https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/8195720_antique-victorian-cast-iron-griffin-pedestal
$300  https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/20/89/f0/2089f03b00d71186cd5a27e8011e23a3.jpg

[cogar]

I see now, shur nuff, griffins.