JOHN MOLINEAUX (died 1829) SIGNED Boston Federal Brass Steeple Top Andirons

JOHN MOLINEAUX (died 1829) SIGNED Boston Federal Brass Steeple Top Andirons
one is signed : “ MOLINEAUX BOSTON “

Circa : 1810
Height : 19” x width 10-1/2” x length 18”
Condition : iron cut down in length

# 08019 .................................... pair, $1,600.

About John Molineaux :
“John Molineaux first appeared in the Boston city directories in 1805 with Samuel Cook in the hardware business...Not until 1810 did he describe himself as a founder, which he then continued to do until his death in 1829.”
He worked continuously in Boston except four years (1811 to 1815) in Camden, Maine, where he signed “Molineaux Camden”
Molineaux specialized in fireplace equipment.
Ref : Fennimore, Donald. METALWORK IN EARLY AMERICA. Winterthur, 1996.