One pair of Chippendale brass and iron andirons. Contains large reeded ball at top, three graduated small balls center and large ball at base. Snake turned base with two small balls each side of snake turning. Rear of base small turned ball with double column base.
Scissors-like shape with pointed end (one) and hollow box with flattened 'blade' for cutting and extinguishing candle wick about one third up from pointed end. At finger holes and near end three knobs for hanging (?) attached at back. Some residue from c
Cobalt blue clear glass, base is hexagonal, hexagonal band above it, spiral turned body, another hex. Band at neck, hexagonal urn shape at top, base and body hollow.
Urn-shaped wood candlestick cup and stem screws onto shallow bowl base. Incised line around outside lip. Outside bottom is flat, slightly concave. On the base is a circular image of a man and woman on a donkey comprised of varied colors of inlaid wood. Background of the image is dark brown.
Rounded square base with raised, flaring sides, rounded lip. Open finger loop handle in which cone snuffer rests. Round tubular candle holder at center on raised area. Has bands of line decoration and knob for raising candle. Also attached, small tab wit
Black cast-iron firebacks. Two sides curved out. Six repeated panels of foliate-like design. Two shorter front side panels also have small wreath molded above.
Oil lamp with marble base, and brass and glass stem. Stem is 3.5in metal vase-shaped with floral design, clear glass container for oil. Body of lamp is hexagonal with six decorative vertical ovals widening to a larger hexagon. Body has a rounded glass top capped with a brass band. A flat brass piece with two opeings can be screwed into the brass band . One hole supports a 1.5in tube containing a woven cord cotton wick. Top has a circular brass piece that holds the wick. One hole where a wick is missing.
Oil lamp. Base and reservoir are of glass. Base is molded; oil reservoir blown glass. Base square with rounded protruding corners. Lower base has graduated circular steps. Reservoir has bulbous upper body tapering down to three rings above base -- in the shape of an incandescent light bulb. Neck and
A brass fitting on the top in to which alcohol is poured is threaded so that a piece can screwed on. two tubes about 1.25 in long extend from top in a V-shape. Two 1in covers fit over the tubes. Pieces of a chain remain attached to the top of lamp. the two covers were attached by this chain.
Framed rectangular needlework, top crest slightly scalloped with hand grip. Inner frame edge scalloped. Needlework picture: Parrot in red, gold, blues, cream, small silver bead for eye, sitting among flowers including red, white, pink, roses, blue mornin
Provenance
Alexander Speer (James Buchanan's maternal first cousin)
