Pair of Toast Racks

Artists

Description

Oblong, raised on four foliate scholl and shell feet, gadrooned borders with foliage and anthemion at intervals, fitted with seven double hoops, the central one with reeded loop handles with acanthus bases.

Dimensions

18.26 x 20.16 x 13.65 cm (7 3/16 x 7 15/16 x 5 3/8 in.) 500.5 g

Provenance

Supplied by Rundell, Bridge & Rundell to Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk, 1816, by descent; to Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, sold; to David Berg, New York, c. 1956, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1999.