Metal Andirons, Two Fire Tools
Boston, 1780-1810, each with double-urn top, column support and spurred ball-and-claw legs, matching log stops, 24-3/4 x 11 x 19 in.; together with period shovel and tongs in a similar style, typical wear and heat distress to billet bars, andirons with polish residue, surface wear and scattered minor dents; fire tools with light surface wear and dents consistent with age and use. Notes: A closely related pair of andirons is illustrated in Donald Finnimore,
Metal Work in Early America, catalog No. 67.. Provenance: Collection of Ted and Betty Stvan
Condition
typical wear and heat distress to billet bars, andirons with polish residue, surface wear and scattered minor dents; fire tools with light surface wear and dents consistent with age and use