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Louis XIII Andiron

CultureFrench
Date17th century
MediumBrass
DimensionsOverall: 17 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 19 inches (44.45 × 19.05 × 48.26 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number49-52/1
On View
Not on view
DescriptionDouble scroll foot supporting ball with flame motif on top.Provenance

Nettie Belle Felder (née Smith, d. 1950), Louisville, KY, by January 24, 1949;

 

Purchased from Felder by French and Company, New York, stock no. 80360, January 24, 1949-July 18, 1949 [1];

 

Purchased from French and Company by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1949.

 

NOTES:

 

[1] Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, French and Company Stock Sheets, box 79, folder 4.

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