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Hand carved oak Fireplace Surrounds

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Architectural &Vintage Ant…2 of 2My private 400 piece collection of decorative finials. Cast iron, but also wrought iron, bronze, lead, zinc, copper and wood. My private 400 piece collection of decorative finials. Cast iron, but also wrought iron, bronze, lead, zinc, copper and wood.
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    Posted 12 years ago

    dppeddler
    (10 items)

    I got these two oak fireplace surrounds at a garage sale on the northwest side of Chicago. There was a 40/50 family garage sale happening and this was the coolest item I found. They're pretty rough, and I believe they are fireplace surrounds. They're definitely some kind of architectural object, because they have plaster on the back and nails sticking out of the top and bottom. The guy I bought them from cleaned one of them, ugh! Why do people think cleaning something is a good idea? Just leave it in it's original condition! Anyway, he didn't do too much damage it's just one looks a different color than the other, but they're identical design-wise. They're really heavy, I and think they're hand carved, there's no way a machine could have made those notches and grooves in the wood. They caught my eye because they're just so beautiful, I think. What do you guys think? Any information is always greatly appreciated! Thanks y'all.

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