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Lot 332: GREENE & GREENE
Auction House: Sotheby's
Auction Location: New York, NY, USA
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
Auction Title: American Renaissance: Including An Important Private Collection of Greene & Greene
Auction Date: December 17, 2004
Description: 1908
wrought iron
together with a wrought-iron fire box from the Greene living room fireplace
Dimensions: 14 x 6 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (35.6 x 16.8 x 49.8 cm)
Provenance: Descended in the family of Charles Sumner Greene
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
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.
