Lot 41

Fine Large Pair Engraved Brass Federal Andirons

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
New York, 1790-1810, urn tops over cylindrical shafts, on square plinths engraved with basket and floral motifs and oval cartouches, cabriole legs with double spurs, ball and claw feet, 29-1/2 in. (height), 20-1/2 in. (depth)Note:ÿIllustrated in Katherine Gross Farnham, ?Living with Antiques: The Gordon-Banks House in the Georgia Piedmont,? The Magazine Antiques, 102, no. 3 (September 1972): p. 435.; Provenance: Israel Sack, New York, purchased December 1969 (accompanied by original invoice); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia

Condition

wear and abrasions overall from use, polish wear and residue, splits and distress at bases of urn finials
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