Antique Round Braided Silk Tabletop Mat - One of Two cast iron owl This one is also unusual

This one is also unusual for its underside

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and lovely both with candles in them (they take very thin tapers) or just by themselves

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Antique Round Braided Silk Tabletop Mat - One of Two cast iron owl This one is also unusualI've become such a fan of these old braided mats, and look at a lot of them before landing on ones I really like. This and one other I am listing I found together and assume were made by the same person, who I think had a very good eye for color and pattern. Good on the table under the coffee pot or tea pot or dishes or candlesticks or whatever. 14 1 8" in diameter and in good antique condition on both side, definitely used and a bit faded, but lovely.