Pair of Brass and Iron Steeple-top Andirons and Two Matching Tools and Jamb Hooks, J. Davis, Boston, c. 1800, the andirons with steeple tops on spheres over faceted plinths, spurred cabriole legs, and slipper feet, curved log supports with conforming steeple log stops, matching tongs and shovel and pair of jamb hooks with wall mounts, the maker's name impressed on log supports, andiron ht. 24 3/4, wd. 14 1/2, dp. 24 1/2, tool lg. 36 3/4, 37 1/2 in. Literature: The Magazine Antiques, August 1991, "The Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts," by John Bradford Hermanson, p. 215, pictures these andirons while they were on loan to that historic house.
Pair of Brass and Iron Steeple-top Andirons and Two Matching Tools and Jamb Hooks, J. Davis, Boston, c. 1800, the andirons with steeple tops on spheres over faceted plinths, spurred cabriole legs, and slipper feet, curved log supports with conforming steeple log stops, matching tongs and shovel and pair of jamb hooks with wall mounts, the maker's name impressed on log supports, andiron ht. 24 3/4, wd. 14 1/2, dp. 24 1/2, tool lg. 36 3/4, 37 1/2 in. Literature: The Magazine Antiques, August 1991, "The Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts," by John Bradford Hermanson, p. 215, pictures these andirons while they were on loan to that historic house.
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