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Rare Pair of 19th-Century Fire Dogs Featuring Seahorses
Rare Pair of 19th-Century Fire Dogs Featuring Seahorses

Rare Pair of 19th-Century Fire Dogs Featuring Seahorses

By Gilbert Poillerat

Located in Brussels, BE

Rare Pair of 19th-Century Fire Dogs Featuring Seahorses A rare and elegant pair of 19th-century fire dogs, adorned with bronze seahorses set against a wrought-iron framework. The com...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron, Bronze

Pair of Art Deco Andirons in Patinated Black Enamel w/ Mirrored Seahorses
Pair of Art Deco Andirons in Patinated Black Enamel w/ Mirrored Seahorses

Pair of Art Deco Andirons in Patinated Black Enamel w/ Mirrored Seahorses

Located in New York, NY

This beautiful pair of sculptural Art Deco andirons were realized in France circa 1930. They feature a dramatic and graphic silhouette of seahorses, rendered with amazing fidelity in...

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Enamel

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Victorian Seahorse Andirons
Victorian Seahorse Andirons

Victorian Seahorse Andirons

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H 22.5 in W 8.75 in L 22.5 in

Victorian Seahorse Andirons

Located in New Windsor, NY

Sublime pair of heavy duty andirons. Stylized late Victorian seahorse andirons.

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Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Andirons

Materials

Iron

Edouard Schenck Style Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons with Seahorse Head
Edouard Schenck Style Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons with Seahorse Head

Edouard Schenck Style Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons with Seahorse Head

By Edouard Schenck

Located in Atlanta, GA

Stunning pair of French wrought iron andirons in the manner of Edouard Schenck, early 20th century.

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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Art Deco Gilded Seahorse Andirons
Pair of Art Deco Gilded Seahorse Andirons

Pair of Art Deco Gilded Seahorse Andirons

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H 16.5 in W 10 in D 18 in

Pair of Art Deco Gilded Seahorse Andirons

Located in San Francisco, CA

Highly unusual pair of art deco seahorse andirons with beautiful scrolled ironwork.

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Vintage 1930s American Andirons

Materials

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A Pair of Bronze Seahorse Andirons
A Pair of Bronze Seahorse Andirons

A Pair of Bronze Seahorse Andirons

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H 17 in W 7.75 in D 20 in

A Pair of Bronze Seahorse Andirons

Located in New York, NY

Of typical form.

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20th Century American Andirons

Seahorse and Dolphins Andirons
Seahorse and Dolphins Andirons

Seahorse and Dolphins Andirons

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H 16.5 in W 10 in D 21.25 in

Seahorse and Dolphins Andirons

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Seahorse and dolphins andirons 1930s in bronze and cast iron from a Palm Beach estate.

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

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Pair of Unique 1920s Andirons with Seahorse Motif Attributed to Oscar Bach
Pair of Unique 1920s Andirons with Seahorse Motif Attributed to Oscar Bach

Pair of Unique 1920s Andirons with Seahorse Motif Attributed to Oscar Bach

By Oscar Bruno Bach

Located in Pasadena, CA

Finely crafted pair of andirons with whimsical seahorse design. Coordinates with fire tool set.

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Vintage 1920s North American Spanish Colonial Fireplace Tools and Chimne...

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Located in Brussels, BE

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Located in Miami, FL

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Located in Stamford, CT

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By Edgar Brandt

Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France

This pair of very nice and ineteresting andirons are made of wrought iron. This is the "Snakes" model. This is a French Work in the style of Edgar Brandt. Circa 1920

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Located in Charleston, SC

Pair of American brass andirons with perched flanking ships, intertwined dolphins, matching finial log stops , and resting on rectangular plinths. Mid -19th Century.

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Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

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A Pair Of Sea Horse Andirons by Oscar Bach
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H 26.75 in W 24.5 in D 14.5 in

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Located in Pembroke, MA

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Located in London, GB

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