Lot 685
A Pair of New Orleans Cast Iron Benches, 19th c., one stamped "Hinderers Iron Works NOLA" on the seat rail, the other on the back of the stile; each with scroll crest, interlocking arches, scrolled arms, pierced seat, floral, leaf and beaded cabriole legs, scroll toes, height 35 in., width 42 1/2 in., depth 17 3/4 in. Note: The pattern for this bench pair was first patented by Carron, a Scottish ironworks, in 1846 The form appears in the United States by 1848 from firms such as J.W. Fiske and J.L. Mott (New York). The American versions of the bench feature cabriole rear legs, as seen here, and were advertised as the "Gothic" or "Rococo" pattern. Fredrick C.A. Hinderer established an ironworks in New Orleans in 1886 at 302 Camp Street, relocating to 1112 Camp Street before 1894 Hinderer died in 1910 The firm specialized in New Orleans architectural ornament and garden furniture. Reference: Israel. Antique Garden Ornament, Two Centuries of American Taste. P. 170, fig4.6 and Masson. Cast Iron and the Crescent City, p. 46.
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