Excellent 19th C. Cast Iron Star in Old White Paint Japanese vase perhaps closing up a third

perhaps closing up a third hole (

perhaps sateen

with square iron nails visible from the underside

but it seems perhaps kinder to leave them as companions as they have made it together thus far

this form at lower right

Excellent 19th C. Cast Iron Star in Old White Paint Japanese vase perhaps closing up a thirdThis is as striking of a cast iron star as I've seen, with beautiful combination of old white paint and iron rust making it feel a bit like a crustacean, having just emerged from the sea! Iron stars like this were used in early brick building construction, functioning like giant decorative washers capping support rods that ran the width of a building. Great as an exterior ornament again, now, or hung on a wall, or as a very sturdy base for a flag on a