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A Rare Pair of American Aesthetic Andirons in the Moorish Taste, late 19th c., swirled finials, vasiform beaded standards, arched scalloped feet, iron billet bars, height 24 in., width 8 in., depth 21 in.

  • Notes: Note: A pair of andirons identical to this lot was installed in the library decorated by Herter Brothers for the William Vanderbilt house, Fifth Avenue, New York. Reference: A period photograph of the Vanderbilt library appears in Turner and McQuinllin, The Opulent Interiors of the Gilded Age, All 203 Photographs from "Artistic Houses", p. 119, pl. 121

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October 11, 2008 10:00 AM CDT
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