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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 98575, member: 111"]If you like it then go for it, it's worth what someone is willing to pay for it - but should always keep in mind that a good number of sellers really don't have a clue, and that a few just outright lie. Is this offered as a 'fireplace demon', or as what it actually is, a single andiron, useful only for decorative purposes? Do they have some provenance or reference for the 'over 100 years old' dating, or did they just arbitrarily come up with that number?</p><p><br /></p><p>Whether it's a demon, devil, satyr, imp, or whatever, from what I can see, looks like he might be hand-wrought - doubt any great age, but wouldn't be surprised if it's edging up on that 100 year mark, personally would guess maybe 1920s-30s...</p><p><br /></p><p>Pair along somewhat similar lines: <a href="http://m.ebay.com/itm/291484103220?_mwBanner=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://m.ebay.com/itm/291484103220?_mwBanner=1" rel="nofollow">http://m.ebay.com/itm/291484103220?_mwBanner=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 98575, member: 111"]If you like it then go for it, it's worth what someone is willing to pay for it - but should always keep in mind that a good number of sellers really don't have a clue, and that a few just outright lie. Is this offered as a 'fireplace demon', or as what it actually is, a single andiron, useful only for decorative purposes? Do they have some provenance or reference for the 'over 100 years old' dating, or did they just arbitrarily come up with that number? Whether it's a demon, devil, satyr, imp, or whatever, from what I can see, looks like he might be hand-wrought - doubt any great age, but wouldn't be surprised if it's edging up on that 100 year mark, personally would guess maybe 1920s-30s... Pair along somewhat similar lines: [URL]http://m.ebay.com/itm/291484103220?_mwBanner=1[/URL] ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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