11862. Peer Smed Hammered Copper Fireplace Hood 1919. Custom made for an estate in Mill Neck, NY. Signed. Excellent original patina. Provenance: the Ward family of Bedford, NY (circa 1920); Andrey Avinoff (Russian/American, 1884-1948), artist, botanist, and former director of the Carnegie Museum. 88″h x 68″w x 15.5″d. Fireplace opening 44″w SOLD
Originally installed in ‘Hidden Hollows’: an Arts and Crafts-style home built by the Ward family in Bedford, NY, around 1920. When the home was demolished decades later, the hood was salvaged by Andre Avinoff (an in-law of the Ward’s), who did a drawing of the hood in it’s original setting (see photograph).
