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Very Rare English Cast Iron 'Adam and Eve' Fireback, 18th Century

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January 23, 10:36 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 USD

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Very Rare English Cast Iron 'Adam and Eve' Fireback

18th Century


Depicting Adam and Eve beside the tree of knowledge with serpent.

Height 34 1/4 in. by Width 22 3/4 in.

Philip H. Bradley Co., Downingtown, Pennsylvania.

Identical firebacks have been found in the Boston, Massachusetts area. One example is now in the collection of the Huntington Library (acc. no. 2016.25.94) donated by Jonathan and Karin Fielding.