Pair of Iron Snake-form Andirons

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Pair of Iron Snake-form Andirons, 19th century, the heads with open mouths and projecting tongues on S-form bodies ending in coiled tails, bolted to log supports, (surface rust),ht. 19 3/4, wd. 8 3/4, dp. 21 1/2 in. N.B. These andirons were found in New York State. A related pair of wrought iron snakes, probably made by the same anonymous Smith, were found bolted to a farm gate in upstate New York. Provenance: Aarne Anton/American Primitive Gallery. Literature: The related pair is pictured in Ricco and Maresca's AMERICAN PRIMITIVE: DISCOVERIES IN FOLK SCULPTURE, (New York, 1988),p. 200, fig. 284.
Estimate $8,000-12,000

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