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A related pair of andirons stamped R. Whittingham is in the collections of the Winterthur Museum. See Fennimore, Metalwork in Early America, (Winterthur, 1996) cat. no. 63.
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ANOTHER PROPERTY
A PAIR OF CHIPPENDALE BRASS ANDIRONS WITH MATCHING FIRE TOOLS AND SCREEN
ATTRIBUTED TO RICHARD WHITTINGHAM (1747-1821) OR RICHARD WHITTINGHAM, JR. (B. 1776), NEW YORK, 1800-1825
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A PAIR OF CHIPPENDALE BRASS ANDIRONS WITH MATCHING FIRE TOOLS AND SCREEN
Attributed to Richard Whittingham (1747-1821) or Richard Whittingham, Jr. (b. 1776), New York, 1800-1825
The ring and urn-turned finials above a hexagonal support with arched and pierced log guards and log stops, on spurred cabriole legs with ball feet, together with a matching pair of tongs, a poker and a reverse-serpentine wire fire fender
24½in. high (5)
Attributed to Richard Whittingham (1747-1821) or Richard Whittingham, Jr. (b. 1776), New York, 1800-1825
The ring and urn-turned finials above a hexagonal support with arched and pierced log guards and log stops, on spurred cabriole legs with ball feet, together with a matching pair of tongs, a poker and a reverse-serpentine wire fire fender
24½in. high (5)