ANDIRON FROM A SET OF FIREPLACE TOOLS, ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Unknown (Workshop)

On view in: Marjorie Post's Dressing Room

About this object

A pair of firedogs in a very ornate French 18th c. style. The main motif is an urn toppe by a flame on a truncated column on a stepped base. Suspended around the middle of the urn is a garland of leaves modeled completely in the round. A slightly curved balustrade ends with a small urn.

Object name:

ANDIRON FROM A SET OF FIREPLACE TOOLS, ONE OF TWO

Made from:

Gilt brass -- iron -- steel

Made in:

France

Date made:

early 20th Century

Size:

33.7 x 25.7 cm (13 1/4 x 10 1/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

14.195.2

Class:

METAL

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973