Sale 6097
London, South Kensington
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22 May 2012
Price realised
GBP 1,250
Estimate
A PAIR OF ITALIAN WROUGHT IRON AND BRASS FIRE ANDIRONS 17TH CENTURY Each with ball knop finials above a partially writhen shafts, on a scrollwork arched foot and billet bars 30¼ in. (77 cm.) high; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
Acquired Adriana Kelini, via Maggio, Firenze, 1980
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