Lot Essay
An identical fireback depicting General Wolfe is illustrated in Herbert, Peter and Nancy Schiffer, Antique Iron (Exton, PA, 1979) p.152, fig.A.
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN, MID-18TH CENTURY
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TWO CAST-IRON FIREBACKS
English and American, mid-18th century
The first, rectangular with arched crest centering the English Royal coat-of-arms; the second, rectangular with shaped and arched crest centering an oval reserve with the profile portrait of General James Wolfe over crossed flags and cannons
24in. high, the largest (2)
English and American, mid-18th century
The first, rectangular with arched crest centering the English Royal coat-of-arms; the second, rectangular with shaped and arched crest centering an oval reserve with the profile portrait of General James Wolfe over crossed flags and cannons
24in. high, the largest (2)