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andirons and firescreen for the Rauh residence, Cincinnati, Ohio
andirons and firescreen for the Rauh residence, Cincinnati, Ohio
USA, c. 1930
aluminum, iron, steel 32 h × 52 w × 34½ d in (81 × 132 × 88 cm)
aluminum, iron, steel 32 h × 52 w × 34½ d in (81 × 132 × 88 cm)
estimate: $7,000–9,000
John Becker, a student of Walter Gropius at Harvard in the 1920s, created a modern house in Cincinnati for Insurance magnate Rauh whose house these andirons come from. They have remained in the house since they were custom made in the 1930s.
provenance: Dr. John Albers, Cincinnati, Ohio