£280
A pair of Charles II cast iron fire-dogs, late 17th c, 58cm h
Literature: Photographed in situ in the fireplace in the north wall of the refectory at Flaxley Abbey for the Country Life article by James Lees-Milne, March 29 1973, fig 6.
For a drawing of a somewhat similar example dated 1698 see Lindsay (J Seymour) - Iron & Brass Implements of the English House 1927, fig 5
Good condition, in our opinion of the period, rust and dirty from long term use
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