Attributed to Jacques Caffiéri Jacques Caffiéri (artist) French, 1678 - 1755 Andiron (feu or chenet), probably 1750/1755 chased and gilded bronze and cast iron overall: 46.4 x 44.7 x 24.8 cm (18 1/4 x 17 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.) overall (log support): 52.1 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm (20 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.) Gift of George D. Widener and Eleanor Widener Dixon 1957.7.11 On View

From the Tour: Production of French Decorative Arts in the 1700s
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Eleanor Elkins Widener Rice [1861-1937] and her husband Dr. Alexander Hamilton Rice [1876-1956]; her son and daughter George D. Widener and Eleanor Widener Dixon; gift 1957 to NGA.

Associated Names

• Dixon, Eleanor Widener
• Rice, Alexander Hamilton Dr.
• Rice, Eleanore Elkins Widener
• Widener, Jr., George D.

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