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For a related pair of andirons with similar garland decoration, see Schiffer, The Brass Book, p. 70, plate A
Property of WINTERTHUR MUSEUM sold to benefit the fund for acquisition of collection objects
A PAIR OF BRASS ANDIRONS, Probably Philadelphia, circa 1800, each with acorn finial above a ring-turned urn embellished with bow tied bell flower garlands above a rectanular molded plinth embosssed with a spreadwing eagle holding an olive branch and a buch of arrows beneath an arch of fourteen stars, on arched spurred legs with ball-and-claw feet--19in. high (2)
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A PAIR OF BRASS ANDIRONS, Probably Philadelphia, circa 1800, each with acorn finial above a ring-turned urn embellished with bow tied bell flower garlands above a rectanular molded plinth embosssed with a spreadwing eagle holding an olive branch and a buch of arrows beneath an arch of fourteen stars, on arched spurred legs with ball-and-claw feet--19in. high (2)