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Feb 27, 2016 - Feb 28, 2016
Pair of Brass and Iron Ball-top Andirons, Richard Whittingham, New York, first quarter 19th century, ball finial on belted ball top, square plinth over cabriole legs with spurred knees and ball feet, stamped "R. WHITTINGHAM.N. YORK" on the back of the plinth, ht. 19, wd. 10 1/4, dp. 27 in.
Provenance: These signed New York andirons reportedly carry the same history of ownership as the Terhune-Hitchings carved mantelpiece, offered as lot 344 in this auction.
Estimate $800-1,200
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