Description: Fantastic Condition Arts and Crafts Cast Polished Brass Sunflower Medallion Andirons With Hand Forged Iron Body, Legs and Log RestsThese are fabricated in the manner of *Oscar Bach with reticulated brass stylized sunflower finials over wrought iron bases.Arts & Crafts Oscar Bach School & Style Brass & Iron Polished Brass Sunflower Andirons Cast brass medallion is threaded and Brass Medalions are screwed to the upright.They also have the Pendant Cartouche's prominantly displayed on the body of each.Forged scroll legs and penny feet twisted forged iron.Measurements: 23" Tall including 6" diameter round medallion, 19" length to back of log rests, and the feet measure 12" across. Log rests are 3" off floor.The Medallions are screw on and off for cleaning, etc... or if you would like to have the center engraved.These are cast brass, very well made.16lbs weight.Shipping will be specially packaged and Medallions will be removed and wrapped with thick foam packaging to fully protect them in transit.*German-born Oscar Bach was one of the most talented and commercially successful metalworkers in America during the first half of the twentieth century. His oeuvre ranges from small decorative objects like this box to grand architectural elements, and his varied designs reference Arts and Crafts, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque Revival, as well as Art Deco styles. After studying and working in Europe and winning the Grand Prize at the World’s Exposition in Turin for a bed he designed for Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1911, Bach moved to New York and opened a metal design studio with his brother Max. Bach exhibited his work routinely at The Metropolitan Museum’s industrial art exhibitions as well as at other museums. The Architectural League of New York awarded him a medal of honor for design and craftsmanship in industrial art in 1926, and he received countless commissions for domestic and public architectural projects including the Woolworth Building, Riverside Church, Toledo Museum of Art, Temple Emanu-El, Cranbrook School, the Chrysler Building, and Radio City Music Hall. Bach successfully retailed his metalwork throughout the United States through department stores such as Manhattan’s B. Altman, Joseph Horne in Pittsuburgh, and Toldeo’s Forster-Smith. Many prominent homes and public buildings across the United States featured Bach’s metalwork, and his designs helped define taste and style for his era.
Price: 475 USD
Location: Burlington, North Carolina
End Time: 2025-01-12T01:49:16.000Z
Shipping Cost: 10 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Andirons
Decade: 1930s
Color: Black and gold
Theme: Andirons
Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
Material: Brass, Forged iron, Wrought Iron
Features: As found
Unit Quantity: 1 Pair
Maker: Unknown
