Lot 78
78
A SET OF THREE GEORGE III FIRE-IRONS
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A SET OF THREE GEORGE III FIRE-IRONS

ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY TOBIN

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A SET OF THREE GEORGE III FIRE-IRONS
Attributed to Henry Tobin
Comprising a shovel with pierced spade, a poker and a pair of pincers, each with urn finial and knopped shaft, the finials and knops decorated with scrolling foliage
30¾ in. (78 cm.) long (3)
Provenance
Almost certainly supplied to Edward, 1st Earl of Harewood (d. 1820) for Harewood House, Leeds, Yorkshire and by descent at Harewood until sold by
The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Harewood, K.B.E., Harewood House, Leeds, Yorkshire, Christie's house sale, 3 October 1988, probably lot 75.
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Lot Essay

Henry Tobin of Leeds is recorded to have supplied a large number of fire-side pieces for Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood (d. 1820) for Harewood House, Yorkshire. His stamp is recorded on a fire-stove and on an almost identical set of fire-irons both supplied for Newby Hall, Yorkshire (C. Gilbert & A. Wells-Cole, The Fashionable Fireplace 1660-1840, Leeds, 1985, p. 32, no. 27).

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