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A Large 20th Century Steel Club Fender
For sale by Blank Canvas Antiques
for sale €2,223     $2,413
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A Large 20th Century Steel Club Fender

1940 - 1960
Description

A large 20th Century Steel Club Fender with suede upholstery.

L:85"

D:27"

H:18 1/2"

Inside

77" 1/2 wide at bottom

23"1/2 wide at bottom

69" 1/2 Wide at top

19" deep at top

Date of Manufacture

Blank Canvas Antiques has dated this Steel Leather Club Fender to the 1960s.

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Description
A large 20th Century Steel Club Fender with suede upholstery.

L:85"

D:27"

H:18 1/2"

Inside

77" 1/2 wide at bottom

23"1/2 wide at bottom

69" 1/2 Wide at top

19" deep at top

Date of Manufacture

Blank Canvas Antiques has dated this Steel Leather Club Fender to the 1960s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1028368
Blank Canvas Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2009
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A 20th-century steel club fender featuring vertical metal spindles supporting a padded brown leather seat rail over a rectangular base frame.
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Archive I A 20th-century steel club fender featuring vertical metal spindles supporting a padded brown leather seat rail over a rectangular base frame.

A Large 20th Century Steel Club Fender

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Herefordshire
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Sep 2009
Items For Sale 132
Items Sold 1,150
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A 20th-century steel club fender featuring vertical metal spindles supporting a padded brown leather seat rail over a rectangular base frame.
A large 20th Century Steel Club Fender
Ref: SA1028368
A 20th-century steel club fender featuring vertical metal spindles supporting a padded brown leather seat rail over a rectangular base frame.
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  • ObjectClub Fenders
  • Period1940 - 1960
  • Style20th Century
  • MaterialSteel, Leather
  • ColourSilver and Brown
  • MotifsVertical spindles, Padded leather seat rail, Plinth base, Squared uprights

A 20th-century club fender provides seating around a fireplace hearth in a gentleman's library or reception room. The construction combines steel and suede upholstery in silver and brown tones. A rectangular plinth base supports numerous vertical metal spindles that carry a padded leather seat rail with squared upright corners. The steel framework exhibits a polished finish alongside smooth leather surfaces. At 216 cm wide, 69 cm deep and 47 cm high, the fender wraps around a hearth while offering perimeter seating. Homeowners place this item directly onto the floor against the chimney breast, where the open structure allows heat from the fire to circulate through the room while providing a low bench for warming feet.

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Originating in the late 19th and early 20th centuries within English gentlemens clubs and country estates, club fenders were designed to enclose a fireplace hearth while providing elevated seating near the fire heat.

Club fenders are typically constructed from a metal framework such as brass, steel, or iron, topped with leather or heavy textile upholstery padded over a wooden core.

Authentic 20th-century examples display solid metal joinery, hand-stitched or buttoned leather upholstery, natural wear to the metal patina, and heavy plinth or corner bases designed to sustain human weight.

A steel club fender acts as a functional architectural frame for a fireplace hearth in living rooms or studies, offering extra perimeter seating without obstructing the central visual axis.

Clean metal surfaces with a soft dry cloth to remove dust, apply a suitable metal polish sparingly if untarnished steel finish is preferred, and treat the leather seating periodically with a neutral leather balm to prevent drying.
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