Pair of Empire Period Gilt-bronze and Wood Five-light Wall
Sconces, Continental, early 19th century, each with a round carved
wood backplate issuing a curved gilt-bronze acanthus arm supporting
three-tiered scrolled candle branches fitted with fluted trumpet
candle cups, the branches suspending colorless cut-glass prisms,
(imperfections), overall ht. 25 1/2, wd. 20 1/2, dp. 13 in.
$300-400
Pair of Brass and Cut Glass Candle Sconces, America, early 19th
century, blown colorless glass with tooled scalloped rims cut with
foliate, star, arch, and geometric grid designs with brass mounts set
into to single arm shield-shaped brass wall mounts, overall ht. 13 1/4 in.
$200-250
Gilt-brass and Marble Astral Lamp with Wheel-cut Shade, America,
19th century, tooled ruffled rim on vasiform frosted glass shade
with wheel-cut flowers and foliage set on a brass ring on font and
fluted brass columnar standard, square stepped white marble base,
electrified, (minor imperfections), overall ht. 23 in.
$300-500
Pair of Brass Single-arm Candle Sconces, England, mid-18th
century, baluster-form socket on squared scroll arms with leaf-form
spurs on round wall mount, ht. 4, lg. 8 in.
$800-1,200
Three Pairs of Brass Push-up Candlesticks, England, c. 1850, a
baluster-form pair on round domed bases, a pair with truncated cones
on shaft with rectangular cut-corner bases, and a pair with elongated
candle cups with diamond-faceted and beehive knops on the plinths,
the bases square with cut corners, (dents, wear), ht. 8 7/8, 10 1/8, 11
3/4 in.
$200-300
Five Early Brass Petal-base Candlesticks, England, 18th century,
(two with solder reinforcements at base and stem), ht. 6 7/8-8 1/4 in.
$400-600
Two Brass and Iron Footmen, England and/or America, 19th century,
one with solid-top brass step with faceted handles and knob on pierced
apron, supported on frontal cabriole legs, and columnar back legs,
English registered marks on base, (loss on side); the other with pierced
step and apron, supported on frontal legs with paw and tapered
back legs, ht. 11 1/8, 11 1/2, wd. 19 1/2, 16 3/4, dp. 13 1/2, 17 in.,
respectively.
$300-500
Small Brass and Wire Folding Firescreen, England or America, late
18th/early 19th century, brass rail over vertical wires ornamented with
wirework scrolls, ht. 15 1/4, center panel wd. 38, side panel wd. 13 1/4
in.
$400-600
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Brass and Wirework Folding Firescreen, England or America, early
19th century, brass rail over wire mesh ornamented with brass wirework
swags and scrolls, ht. 24, center panel wd. 36, side panel wd. 17 in.
$800-1,200556.
Small Brass and Wirework Folding Firescreen, England or America,
early 19th century, brass rail over wire mesh ornamented with applied
brass wire swags and scrolls, ht. 24, center panel wd. 18, side panel
wd. 11 1/4 in.
$400-600557.
Wrought Iron Hearth Spit Irons with Spit, Clockwork Jack,
and Weight, probably England, 18th century, faceted ball finial on
gooseneck spit irons with three spit hooks, arched legs and penny feet
supporting a long iron spit which rotates from a wall-mounted wrought
iron, brass, and wood clockwork jack, with winder and weight, spit iron
ht. 27, wd. 15, dp. 32, spit lg. 53 in.
$1,000-1,500558.
Cast Iron Fireback, probably England, 18th century, arched, lobed
crest with indistinct designs over a rampant lion whose lower half
is obscured by waves, surrounded by implements of war, art, and
industry, (losses, rusty surface), ht. 33, wd. 24 3/4 in.
$400-600559.
Wrought Iron Pipe Tongs, England or America, 18th century, the
ember tongs with spring-activated handle, hanging hook, bowl scrape,
and tobacco tamp, lg. 17 1/2 in.
$400-600560.
Wrought Iron Pipe Tongs, England or America, 18th century, the
tongs with spring-activated handle, hanging hook, and tobacco tamp,
lg. 15 3/4 in.
$300-500561.
Brass Chestnut Roaster and Ladle, England and America, late 18th/
early 19th century, the roaster with pierced hinged lid decorated with
a basket design, long brass handle; the ladle with brass bowl and
wrought iron handle, (dents), lg. 21 1/4, 16 1/4 in., respectively.
$500-600562.
Three Wrought Iron Hearth Items, late 18th/early 19th century, a
rotary toaster, a standing roaster with adjustable friction spring double-
prong meat holder on tripod feet, a rotating grill with wavy and straight
grill bars, on tripod feet, ht. 3 1/2-21, dia. 10-22 1/4 in.
$400-600563.
Six Assorted Iron Household Items, 19th century, a skimmer with
wrought iron handle and pierced brass bowl, a small wrought iron peel,
a cast iron porringer, a long-stemmed pipe, a ladle and a “Sticking
Tommy” candleholder, lg. 5 7/8-29 1/2 in.
$200-250116 additional information and photos at http://www.skinnerinc.com