A PAIR OF BRASS LEMON-TOP ANDIRONS WITH SIMILAR TOOLS

PROBABLY BOSTON, 1800-1815

Details

A PAIR OF BRASS LEMON-TOP ANDIRONS WITH SIMILAR TOOLS
Probably Boston, 1800-1815
The tools comprising a shovel and pair of tongs
20 in. high (the andirons), 32¼ in. long (the shovel and tongs) (2)

Provenance

Purchased from Henry V. Weil, New York, January 1918

Lot Essay

This variety of lemon-top andirons is typically attributed to the Boston area. The cabriole legs are hollow-cast and unfinished on the back, also characteristic of Boston andirons. Several related examples are illustrated in Peter, Nancy and Herbert Schiffer, The Brass Book (Exton, PA, 1978), pp. 55-56.

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