Antique French clothing irons are very distinctive and graphic in form and shape, and make for a great display. Note the unusual and interesting "hollowed out" body designs of these irons. Esther Berney indicated the raised ridge was to permit alcohol to be poured onto the face and ignited to heat up the body. I imagine another idea behind it was to lighten the burden or lessen the chore by decreasing the weight posed by a thicker and more solid bodied base, while still providing for ample surface area of the ironing face. And note that even being hollowed out these irons are anything but plain or understated. Look at the lovely designs and the intricate decoration of the casting within the hollows, and the way the manufacturer's marks become part of that beautiful design.
Slab
Construction French Flat Iron Marked "M. & C. IE"
The base of this French iron is steel, not cast, and the pressed steel
handle is fastened to the base with screws. The mark is similar to
that used by the Jules Manil foundry, except on this iron there are two
5-point stars inscribed along with the initials. A handsome iron!
Good ........ $25.00
PR-199
3
Full Size French Sadirons w/ Decorative Lettering & Designs
The form and style of French antique pressing irons
is very distinctive and there are many variations and different designs that
can be found. The top one is a nice teardrop while the two lower ones have nice
flat bar cast handles. Each one is different!
ML-FR-7 ML-FR-8 ML-FR-9 Left one is sold, others available
Very Good..... $18.00 ea
2
French Tear Drop Flat
More examples that show
how distinctive and interesting the design of these French irons can be. Both
nice!
Left .... Good ........ $20.00 BCM-316 SOLD!
Right .... Good ........ $20.00 BCM-317 SOLD!
"Gendarme"
French Flatiron with Wreath Logo
The French iron on the left is marked "Gendarme"
and has a decorative wreath design cast into the top. The iron next to
it is marked with a 4 and an S as well as having some lettering in the center
of the circle in the middle. I'm guessing that this iron may be English
from the style.
ML-FR-4 ML-ENG-1
Very Good..... $20.00 / Choice
3
Graduated Size French Teardrop # 5, 6, 7 DC Flat Irons
Good+ ..... $20.00 / choice or $45.00 Lot
PR-J10 PR-J9 PR-J4
2
French Sad Irons
A teardrop shaped on the left and a spade
shaped French polisher with rounded up back on the right.
Good + ..... $20.00 / Choice
J2-PR-J3
2
Enameled French Flat Irons
French irons of this design come in countless variations. We probably have a hundred or more French
irons similar in design to
these listed for sale on our regular sales pages and coming up. We have probably sold
a hundred or more of them over the last year or so. Over the years we have
handled countless others. Amongst all of them these are two of just a
small handful of enameled versions we have ever seen or had. One is a
nice chocolatey brown, the other a beautiful blue. Special!
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Brown ...... Good + ........ $125.00 MN-854
Blue ...... Good + ........ $125.00 MN-164 SOLD!
French Iron
w/ Cast Handle This iron is a nice example and very pretty, with good sharp
casting.
Good + ........ $20.00
PR-204
Primitive French Iron This
strap handle / slab body iron is a simple but nice design.
Good ........ $15.00
PR-205
Decorated French Iron This iron is a nice example
using a different style contoured handle.
Good ........ $20.00
PR-206
French Iron
with Initials This iron
has a rolled strap handle and the initials M C. It is a nice example.
Good ........ $25.00
PR-216
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