Lot Essay
With their shell decorated knees, these andirons display a rare feature occasionally seen on other Philadelphia andirons of the period. See Schiffer, The Brass Book (Exton, PA, 1978), pp.63-67.
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PHILADELPHIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF FEDERAL BRASS ANDIRONS
Philadelphia, Early 19th Century
20 in. high (2)
Philadelphia, Early 19th Century
20 in. high (2)
Provenance
Probably Hannah Wharton (Fisher) King (b. 1816), Philadelphia and Chelwood, Andalusia, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Thence by descent in the family
Thence by descent in the family
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