Lot Essay
For a similar example see Donald L. Fennimore, Metalwork in Early America (Winterthur, 1996), fig. 62.
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RICHARD WITTINGHAM (1747-1821) OR RICHARD WITTINGHAM, JR. (B. 1776), NEW YORK, 1800-1820
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A PAIR OF FEDERAL BRASS ANDIRONS
Richard Wittingham (1747-1821) or Richard Wittingham, Jr. (b. 1776), New York, 1800-1820
With ball-and-spire above a hexagonal base, on spurred cabriole legs and ball feet, stamped on reverse R. WITTINGHAM NEW YORK
23½in. high (2)
Richard Wittingham (1747-1821) or Richard Wittingham, Jr. (b. 1776), New York, 1800-1820
With ball-and-spire above a hexagonal base, on spurred cabriole legs and ball feet, stamped on reverse R. WITTINGHAM NEW YORK
23½in. high (2)