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124. PAIR OF FEDERAL BELL METAL
ANDIRONS, late 18th century, acorn-topped
urn on plinth standard raised on spurred
cabriole legs ending in claw-and-ball feet.
Height 17 ½ in.

125. PAIR OF BRASS
PHILADELPHIA ACORN AND
FINIAL ANDIRONS, circa 1800, on
looped legs and penny feet.
Height 12 ½ in.

126. WILLIAM OLIVER STEVENS (AMERICAN 1878-1955) “’SCONSET
WATER PUMP”, mixed media on paper, signed lower left W. O. Stevens,
accompanied by a postcard from the artist to the original owners dated 1945.
11 ¾ in. x 16 ¾ in.
127. WILLIAM OLIVER STEVENS (AMERICAN 1878-1955) “SANKATY
HEAD LIGHT”, mixed media on paper, depicting the historic lighthouse and
lighthouse keeper’s quarters, signed lower right W. O. Stevens. 11 ¾ in. x 16 ¾ in.
128. WILLIAM OLIVER STEVENS (AMERICAN 1878-1955) “A VIEW
OF SUMMER STREET, NANTUCKET”, mixed media on paper, signed lower
left W. O. Stevens. 14 ¼ in. x 11 in.
Note: Stevens was an illustrator and author of thirty books, the most famous being “Nantucket:
The Far Away Island”. He was the first director of the Kenneth Taylor Gallery in 1945, which
was later named the Artists Association of Nantucket.

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