Dear Helaine and Joe: I have an old set of wrought-iron garden furniture (a magnet sticks to it, so it must be iron). The set consists of a four-footed heavy pedestal table and four chairs, all ...

By the mid-19th century, most garden pieces were made of cast iron, not wrought iron, because cast iron was stronger. Gardens were filled with iron ornaments and fences.

The small patio set’s design is what first caught our eye. The two chairs have lattice backs that are mirrored on the tabletop, and the legs have curved a ...