Americana & Folk Art
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Peggy McClard Antiques Americana & Folk Art |
| Lovely paint decorated turtle-backed fireplace bellows with the
original surface of beautiful bronze-powder stenciled compote of
flowers, bright red edging and yellow pin-stripe, all on a windsor green
background. The leather is in remarkable condition...as I've tried to
show you with the bottom photos...a few missing pieces where it
stretches over the edge. But you can still feel a puff of air when
you squeeze the bellows. Original brass tacks hold the leather in
place and traces of yellow paint remain on the metal nozzle. 17
1/2" long. The condition of the original painted surface of these
bellows is the best I've seen in a while. This is new to the
market as I bought it directly from a long-time collection.
See Fireplace Bellows, by Anne Marie Cloutier, Country Living, October 2006 (http://www.countryliving.com/antiques/what-to-collect/Bellows-1006) for more information. Page 2 of the electronic article shows a very similar set of bellows. (#4038) $495 |
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