Lot Essay
Similar andirons from the Collection of May and Howard Joynt were sold in these Rooms, January 20, 1990, lot 455.
NEW YORK, 1790-1815
Details
A PAIR OF FEDERAL ENGRAVED BRASS ANDIRONS
new york, 1790-1815
Each cast in several parts with acorn and urn finials, a columnar shaft over a rectangular molded plinth centering an engraved Classical scene, on spurred cabriole legs with ball-and-claw feet
27in. high (2)
new york, 1790-1815
Each cast in several parts with acorn and urn finials, a columnar shaft over a rectangular molded plinth centering an engraved Classical scene, on spurred cabriole legs with ball-and-claw feet
27in. high (2)
Provenance
Mrs. Edith Pitts Curtis, Lee Hall, Virginia