A pair of American Aesthetic movement andirons and crossbar, attributed to Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co. late 19th/early 20th century
With tapered uprights, partially ornamented with acanthus leaf scrollwork, retaining traces of the original dark patination to stippled ground, raised on lion-paw feet, NOTE: For other examples of Tiffany andirions and related metalwork, see the pair of andirons sold Sotheby's New York, June 14, 2006, lot 188; a pair of andirons with original crossbar sold Sotheby's New York, June 14, 2008, lot 68; and a plant stand, sold Sotheby's New York, December 17, 2009 lot 408.
Provenance: Estate of Cash Williams Haggerty, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, sold Ruggiero & Associates, 2010
Acquired from the above by the present owner
With tapered uprights, partially ornamented with acanthus leaf scrollwork, retaining traces of the original dark patination to stippled ground, raised on lion-paw feet, NOTE: For other examples of Tiffany andirions and related metalwork, see the pair of andirons sold Sotheby's New York, June 14, 2006, lot 188; a pair of andirons with original crossbar sold Sotheby's New York, June 14, 2008, lot 68; and a plant stand, sold Sotheby's New York, December 17, 2009 lot 408.
H: 26 in. (uprights); W: 45 in. (crossbar)
Provenance: Estate of Cash Williams Haggerty, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, sold Ruggiero & Associates, 2010
Acquired from the above by the present owner
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With tapered uprights, partially ornamented with acanthus leaf scrollwork, retaining traces of the original dark patination to stippled ground, raised on lion-paw feet, NOTE: For other examples of Tiffany andirions and related metalwork, see the pair of andirons sold Sotheby's New York, June 14, 2006, lot 188; a pair of andirons with original crossbar sold Sotheby's New York, June 14, 2008, lot 68; and a plant stand, sold Sotheby's New York, December 17, 2009 lot 408.
Provenance: Estate of Cash Williams Haggerty, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, sold Ruggiero & Associates, 2010
Acquired from the above by the present owner
With tapered uprights, partially ornamented with acanthus leaf scrollwork, retaining traces of the original dark patination to stippled ground, raised on lion-paw feet, NOTE: For other examples of Tiffany andirions and related metalwork, see the pair of andirons sold Sotheby's New York, June 14, 2006, lot 188; a pair of andirons with original crossbar sold Sotheby's New York, June 14, 2008, lot 68; and a plant stand, sold Sotheby's New York, December 17, 2009 lot 408.
H: 26 in. (uprights); W: 45 in. (crossbar)
Provenance: Estate of Cash Williams Haggerty, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, sold Ruggiero & Associates, 2010
Acquired from the above by the present owner