Antique Victorian Mermaid Siren Head Cast Iron Leg Piano Stool | by A. Merriam & Co.

  • Sale
  • Regular price $170.00
Shipping calculated at checkout.


Antique Victorian 1800s Mermaid Siren Cast Iron Leg Piano Stool Details: 
- antique piano stool with legs shaped like mermaid ship heads with faces, chest, scaled tails that go down leg to base of leg
- has old damage so please read full condition description 
- made by A. Merriam & Co. out of Meriden, Connecticut as marked on stool seat underside
- looks like original cotton velveteen fabric
- seat top twists up around 8 inches

Decade: 1800s for sure and likely 1880s

Condition: Fragile/Fair
- 2 splits in base turned wood where legs screw on and a 2 screws replaced long ago
-  one screw replaced long ago on top of stool that holds in metal screw mechanism
- velveteen and fiber under needs replaced on seat
- i can sit on it but i wouldn't trust it to use regularly with the splits
- oxidation to mermaid legs
- painted black at some point which is flaking off
-definitely would need a full restoration

Measurements:

(11 lbs 7 oz)
Height - 19.5" (screwed fully down)
Width -13.5"