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A PAIR OF WROUGHT-IRON ANDIRONS DESIGNED BY WILLIAM WALLACE DENSLOW, PRODUCED BY THE ROYCROFTERS, CIRCA 1902-1904
Modeled as stylized sea-horses seated upon rectangular legs ending in square pad feet--24 1/2in. (62cm.) high, 13in. (33cm.) wide, 21in. (53.5cm.) deep
cf. Austin M. Fox, "The Elbert Hubbard Legend Lives on in The 'New' Hubbard Museum in East Aurora," Buffalo Spree, Winter, 1990, p. 57 for an illustration of this model in situ in the museum, p. 58 for a discussion of Denslow and the use by Denslow of the seahorse as a logo in his illustration work. Denslow illustrated the first edition in 1900 of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, as well as subsequent series. (2)
Modeled as stylized sea-horses seated upon rectangular legs ending in square pad feet--24 1/2in. (62cm.) high, 13in. (33cm.) wide, 21in. (53.5cm.) deep
cf. Austin M. Fox, "The Elbert Hubbard Legend Lives on in The 'New' Hubbard Museum in East Aurora," Buffalo Spree, Winter, 1990, p. 57 for an illustration of this model in situ in the museum, p. 58 for a discussion of Denslow and the use by Denslow of the seahorse as a logo in his illustration work. Denslow illustrated the first edition in 1900 of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, as well as subsequent series. (2)