Fireplace >> 19TH C BURNISHED STEEL FIRE TOOLS

A Good Set of Burnished Steel Fire Tools. The set of tools comprising a shovel, pair of tongs, and a poker. Each with a substantial handle, the top with rising scrolls enfolding a reeded domed finial. The handles decorated with theatrical masks, above the facetted and reeded grips, spreading to a lobed and ring socle. The shanks with ring knopped centres, the shanks running to the poker, pair of tong nips, and the arcaded bell shaped shovel, with raised sides and a floral scrolled centre. The tools are substantial and very good quality. Height 32 inches, 81cm. Width 6 1/2 inches, 17cm. Depth 2 1/2 inches, 7cm. Date c 1840.

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19TH C BURNISHED STEEL FIRE TOOLS

19TH C BURNISHED STEEL FIRE TOOLS

19TH C BURNISHED STEEL FIRE TOOLS

19TH C BURNISHED STEEL FIRE TOOLS

19TH C BURNISHED STEEL FIRE TOOLS