Lot Essay
These andirons relate to a pair of andirons signed by Wittingham (Richard or William not identified) and illustrated in Henry J. Kauffman, American Copper and Brass, (New York, 1968), p. 154.
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A PAIR OF CHIPPENDALE BRASS ANDIRONS
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM OR RICHARD WITTINGHAM, NEW YORK, 1791-1821
The ball and ring shaped finial above a reeded sphere over a tapering and flaring cylindrical support above a rectangular molded plinth chased and engraved with urns, swags and rosettes, over a shaped base on arched spurred legs with ball feet--19 1/2in. high
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ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM OR RICHARD WITTINGHAM, NEW YORK, 1791-1821
The ball and ring shaped finial above a reeded sphere over a tapering and flaring cylindrical support above a rectangular molded plinth chased and engraved with urns, swags and rosettes, over a shaped base on arched spurred legs with ball feet--19 1/2in. high
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