MARKED "EMPIRE STOVE WORKS ST. LOUIS MISSOURI," CIRCA 1857
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A CAST IRON STOVE
Marked "Empire Stove Works St. Louis Missouri," circa 1857
In two sections, the pierced acanthus-cast oval domed top with cast acanthus edge centering a stylized foliate cartouche above a conforming body set with similar cast acanthus decoration and inscribed lozenges marked "Empire Stove Works," "Parlour," and "Cook" and centering double doors over an acanthus-cast mid-band above a similar cast casing set with doors and marked "Forrest Cottage," "Bridge Beach & Co," "St. Louis," "Missouri," and "PAT'D 1857," on a conforming shaped leaf-cast base with short stylized foliate-cast scroll feet
39in. high, 25in. wide, 22in. deep
Marked "Empire Stove Works St. Louis Missouri," circa 1857
In two sections, the pierced acanthus-cast oval domed top with cast acanthus edge centering a stylized foliate cartouche above a conforming body set with similar cast acanthus decoration and inscribed lozenges marked "Empire Stove Works," "Parlour," and "Cook" and centering double doors over an acanthus-cast mid-band above a similar cast casing set with doors and marked "Forrest Cottage," "Bridge Beach & Co," "St. Louis," "Missouri," and "PAT'D 1857," on a conforming shaped leaf-cast base with short stylized foliate-cast scroll feet
39in. high, 25in. wide, 22in. deep