AN EDWARDIAN CAST AND PIERCED BRASS FENDER, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

AN EDWARDIAN CAST AND PIERCED BRASS FENDER, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

with figural surmounts and integral andirons together with a set of three brass fire-irons and an associated set comprising tongs and shovel with a pair of cast-brass andirons (8)
fender 148cm. wide; 4ft. 10¼in., fire irons approximately 75.5cm. long, 2ft. 5¾in.

Condition Report:
Probably laquered and losses to this lacquered surface. Some rubbing to details. Old marks, scratches and wear from age and use - typical wear and tear. Losses to figural surmount of fender.
Andirons 46cm. high, 1ft, 6in.

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Provenance:
HOK Fine Art, Dublin, 17 June 2004, lot 124.