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PAIR 1875 BRADLEY & HUBBARD CAST IRON GILT MANTEL EWERS
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PAIR 1875 BRADLEY & HUBBARD CAST IRON GILT MANTEL EWERS
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VERY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL MATCHING PAIR OF 19 TH CENTURY CAST IRON AND GILT BRADLEY & HUBBARD B&H MANTEL EWERS, MARKED "B&H #147", EXCELLENT ORIGINAL VINTAGE CONDITION! This matching Antique Baroque Cast Iron Ewer Set was made between 1875-1880 by Bradley and Hubbard Manufacturing Company of Meriden, CT. Started in 1854 by Walter Hubbard and his brother-in-law, Nathaniel Bradley, B&H made clocks, lamps and andirons until after the Civil War, when they started making other decorative household items, like these non-functional sideboard pitchers or mantel ewers, also called garnitures or garnishers. They stand a large 16" tall on a scroll-footed 5" square cast iron base (magnet does stick) which is pierced with a basket weave pattern. The pitcher-shaped upper portion has a cone-shaped bottom which constricts to an extremely narrow throat, then flares out to form the spout. An elaborately foliated and scrolled handle is attached to the throat and spout. T is a good amount of gilt left on both ewers, and most remarkably, the unusual textured yellow-green paint on the cone portion is in excellent condition. (I should point out that the outdoor and flash photos exaggerate the yellowness of the paint. It appears a muted almost brown in dimmer indoor light.) This part is often repainted and it is hard to find any examples of this Victorian ewer with original paint. It almost looks like leather, but it is skillful Victorian painting. They are both marked on the bottoms with "B & H" and the number "147". The is some gilt loss and a bit of tarnish, but no major damage. Together, the two ewers make quite a dramatic Art Nouveau display. Bradley and Hubbard is best known for their early lamps and Hubley era doorstops. But they produced other rare items before Hubley was even founded that are much harder to find, like these 130+ year old mantel decorations! Great Gift Idea!! No Reserve and Low Shipping with Insurance Included! 
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