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A very rare pair of Federal carved fire bellows, attributed to Samuel McIntire, Salem circa 1800

Artist:	Not Available
Category:	Decorative
SubType:	{Other}
Origin:	America-USA
Era:	19th Century
Height:	21.5 inches



These carved mahogany bellows, which feature a detailed carved basket of fruit with characteristic star punch, originally belonged to American patriot John Winship (1754-1822) who fought the British at the Battle of Lexington, prior to moving to Salem. The bellows are illustrated in "American Antiques from the Israel Sack Collection", Vol. IV, figure P3844, page 1037.

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