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Antique Companion Set, Three Fireside Tools, English, Steel, Brass, Victorian
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Antique Companion Set, Three Fireside Tools, English, Steel, Brass, Victorian

19th century
Description

This is an antique companion set of three fireside tools. An English, steel and brass pair of tongs, poker and coal shovel, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870.

Excellent craftsmanship with a striking appearance - ideal for the grand fireplace

Displaying a desirable aged patina throughout, gently weathered commensurate with age

Superb brass handles presents warm golden tones and a distinctive barley twist form

Quality polished nickel steel bedazzles with a bright tonal appearance

Set comprises of a pair of tongs, a hearth shovel and robust poker

Pierced fretwork detail tastefully accentuating the shovel pan

This is a striking companion set of fireside tools, suitable for all fuel types and an elegant addition to the fireside. Delivered ready to use.

Dimensions:

Tongs Width: 8cm (3.25'')

Tongs Depth: 3cm (1.25'')

Tongs Height: 73.5cm (29'')

Shovel Width: 14.5cm (5.75'')

Shovel Depth: 3cm (1.25'')

Shovel Height: 75.5cm (29.75'')

Poker Diameter: 3.5cm (1.5'')

Poker Height: 74cm (29.25'')

Physical Dimensions
Height
73.5cm (28.94")
Width
8cm (3.15")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Declaration

London Fine Antiques has dated this Victorian Steel Companion Set to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1210014
Dealers Internal Reference
25915
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This is an antique companion set of three fireside tools.
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An English, steel and brass pair of tongs, poker and coal shovel, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870.
London Fine Antiques

Excellent craftsmanship with a striking appearance - ideal for the grand fireplace

fig 1. A three-piece Victorian fireside companion set featuring steel tongs, a pierced shovel, and a poker, all fitted with spiral brass handles.
fig 1. Antique Companion Set, Three Fireside Tools, English, Steel, Brass, Victorian

Displaying a desirable aged patina throughout, gently weathered commensurate with age

Superb brass handles presents warm golden tones and a distinctive barley twist form

Quality polished nickel steel bedazzles with a bright tonal appearance

fig 2. A three-piece Victorian fireside companion set featuring steel tongs, a pierced shovel, and a poker, all fitted with spiral brass handles.
fig 2. Antique Companion Set, Three Fireside Tools, English, Steel, Brass, Victorian

Set comprises of a pair of tongs, a hearth shovel and robust poker

Pierced fretwork detail tastefully accentuating the shovel pan

This is a striking companion set of fireside tools, suitable for all fuel types and an elegant addition to the fireside. Delivered ready to use.

fig 3. A three-piece Victorian fireside companion set featuring steel tongs, a pierced shovel, and a poker, all fitted with spiral brass handles.
fig 3. Antique Companion Set, Three Fireside Tools, English, Steel, Brass, Victorian

Dimensions:

Tongs Width: 8cm (3.25'')

Tongs Depth: 3cm (1.25'')

Tongs Height: 73.5cm (29'')

Shovel Width: 14.5cm (5.75'')

Shovel Depth: 3cm (1.25'')

Shovel Height: 75.5cm (29.75'')

Poker Diameter: 3.5cm (1.5'')

Poker Height: 74cm (29.25'')

Height
73.5cm (28.94")
Width
8cm (3.15")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

London Fine Antiques has dated this Victorian Steel Companion Set to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1210014
Dealers Internal Ref
25915
London Fine Antiques
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Archive I A three-piece Victorian fireside companion set featuring steel tongs, a pierced shovel, and a poker, all fitted with spiral brass handles.

Antique Companion Set, Three Fireside Tools, English, Steel, Brass, Victorian

Archive II A three-piece Victorian fireside companion set featuring steel tongs, a pierced shovel, and a poker, all fitted with spiral brass handles. View II
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A three-piece Victorian fireside companion set featuring steel tongs, a pierced shovel, and a poker, all fitted with spiral brass handles.
Antique Companion Set, Three Fireside Tools, English, Steel, Brass, Victorian
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A three-piece Victorian fireside companion set featuring steel tongs, a pierced shovel, and a poker, all fitted with spiral brass handles.
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A Victorian fireside companion set typically includes a matching shovel, poker, and tongs designed to manage coal or wood fires during the 19th century. These sets were crafted to combine decorative appeal with daily household functionality around the hearth.

19th-century fire irons were commonly fabricated from wrought iron, polished steel, or cast brass. Components were joined using turned metal collars, threaded brass finials, and hand-forged mechanical joints.

Authentic period fireside tools display construction signs such as threaded hand-turned joints, hand-pierced pattern details on shovel blades, and natural surface wear where tools contacted fuel and hot embers.

Positioning antique fireside tools beside a modern log burner or within an open stone fireplace creates a focal contrast between historic metalwork and clean architectural lines.

Steel components should be kept dry and protected with a light coat of microcrystalline wax to prevent oxidisation, while brass handles can be wiped with a soft cloth to preserve age-related patina.
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