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THBLot of Two 18th C. USA Silvered Brass & Bronze Andirons
Lot 167a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Jul 11, 2019
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2019-07-11 10:00:00
2019-07-11 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Ancient / Ethnographic / Americana
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Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront home. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront home. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
North America, colonial United States, ca. late 18th to 19th century CE. A pair of elegant symmetrical matching andirons, each cast from brass with a curved bronze platform to hold logs in place. The tall post at the front of each is made of brass with silvered decoration and a decorative form that is part of the Adamesque Neoclassical style, also known as the Federal Style, which was the Revolutionary War era American Greek Revival. Each post stands on a broad base with two thick, flared legs; above this is a series of tiers leading to a plinth decorated with an applied sunbeam that suggests the type of platform that would support a Classical marble sculpture. Above this is a tall column that broadens along its length before terminating at another plinth capped by an urn finial. The urn has a Greek key motif around its rim and is topped by a single pinecone. This pinecone form is mirrored at the terminal of the curved bronze crossbeam that projects from the back of the post. Size of one (they are identical): 10.5" L x 9.25" W x 23.7" H (26.7 cm x 23.5 cm x 60.2 cm)
The Adamesque style began with three Scottish brothers, notably Robert Adam (1728-1792) and James Adam (1732-1794), and was among the first integrated styles for architecture and interiors. All components - ceilings, fixtures, fireplaces, carpets, walls, furniture, etc. - were designed to complement each other. The brothers had traveled in Italy and Dalmatia in the 1750s, observing the ruins of Classical civilizations - notably the remarkable finds of Herculaneum and Pompeii - and the urns and columns of these andirons reflect that form. Imagine the grandeur of the room that these items were made to inhabit!
Provenance: private Long Island, New York, USA collection
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#147416Wear to silvering as shown. Otherwise both are in very nice condition with fine patinas and deposits.Condition
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