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Realized Price:
$90,000

Estimated Price:
$6,000 - $8,000

Lot 332: GREENE & GREENE

Auction House: Sotheby's

Auction Location: New York, NY, USA

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1334 York Avenue

at 72nd Street

New York, NY

USA

10021

Phone: 00 1 212 606 7000

Fax: 0141 204 2502

Email: info@sothebys.com

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Description: 1908

wrought iron
together with a wrought-iron fire box from the Greene living room fireplace

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Dimensions: 14 x 6 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (35.6 x 16.8 x 49.8 cm)

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Provenance: Descended in the family of Charles Sumner Greene

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Exhibited: Greene & Greene and the American Arts & Crafts Movement, permanent exhibition, The Virginia Steele Scott Gallery of American Art, The Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA, 1990-1998

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Notes: Dating to 1908, these andirons and firebox were used by Charles and his wife in their living room. The andirons have the same profile as those created for the Blacker and Gamble house commissions but are more restrained in keeping with Charles' personal taste.

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