Antique American Craftsman Mission Oak Barley Twist Column Fireplace Mantel 1900 Drawings & Prints holding his scythe he rocks

holding his scythe he rocks backwards & forwards in unison with the pendulum

He was awarded the gold medal at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris and was accepted as a Knight in the Legion of Honour in 1901

The bronze is most likely Florentine and modeled as the 13th century Italian Poet

One putti with a fishing pole and a caught fish under his arm the other with a crossbow and pheasant in his hand

he asserted that he “dreamed dreams and saw visions—real ones”

Antique American Craftsman Mission Oak Barley Twist Column Fireplace Mantel 1900 Drawings & Prints holding his scythe he rocksSOLD A good antique American oak Craftsman Mission fireplace mantel, circa 1900. The fireplace is made from solid stained oak to the the top shelf is supported by two substantial 'Barley Twist' columns and also connects a shelf below that is supported with a pair of corbel brackets to the underside, the shelves are about 10" deep. To the top, the back is decorated with eight rectangular panels with raised 'pyarmid' shaped caps. The fireplace opening