Description:

An American Rococo Cast Iron Garden Settee, mid-19th c., probably New York, after a design introduced by Carron Ironworks (Scotland, 1759-1982), with scalloped floral crest, the back of interlocking arches, continuous arms, reticulated seat, foliate skirt, cabriole legs, height 36 in., width 47 in., depth 20 in.

  • Notes: Note: The design for this bench was patented in Britain in 1846 and produced in the United States after 1848 by Chase Bros. & Co. of Boston and The Vulcan Iron Works of Illinois. Benches similar to this lot are at the White House and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Reference: Tracy, 19th Century American Furniture and Other Decorative Arts, pl. 119

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September 12, 2009 10:00 AM CDT
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