Greene & Greene

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Description

Greene & Greene
Pair of Andirons from the Living Room of the Charles Sumner Greene House, Pasadena, California
wrought iron
together with a wrought-iron fire box from the Greene living room fireplace

Provenance

Descended in the family of Charles Sumner Greene

Exhibited

Greene & Greene and the American Arts & Crafts Movement, permanent exhibition, The Virginia Steele Scott Gallery of American Art, The Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA, 1990-1998

Catalogue Note

Dating to 1908, these andirons and firebox were used by Charles and his wife in their living room. The andirons have the same profile as those created for the Blacker and Gamble house commissions but are more restrained in keeping with Charles' personal taste.