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Ruskin Style Arts and Crafts Coal Box with Spade Decoration
Elmgarden
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Ruskin Style Arts and Crafts Coal Box with Spade Decoration

19th century
For Sale by Elmgarden
Description

Ruskin Style Arts and Crafts Coal Box with Spade decoration

A really stylish piece, the box has a flared and waisted shape, a handle at each side and the fireside box comes with its own lid

The Box is 15” tall and 14” square

TPM137

To get an accurate delivery quote please send the item number with your location to Elmgarden Antiques.

Physical Dimensions
Height
38cm (14.96")
Width
36cm (14.17")
Depth
36cm (14.17")
Declaration

Elmgarden has dated this Hammered Brass Coal Box to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1229351
Dealers Internal Reference
TPM137
Description
Ruskin Style Arts and Crafts Coal Box with Spade decoration
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A really stylish piece, the box has a flared and waisted shape, a handle at each side and the fireside box comes with its own lid.
Elmgarden

The Box is 15” tall and 14” square

TPM137

To get an accurate delivery quote please send the item number with your location to Elmgarden Antiques.

Height
38cm (14.96")
Width
36cm (14.17")
Depth
36cm (14.17")
Date of Manufacture

Elmgarden has dated this Hammered Brass Coal Box to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1229351
Dealers Internal Ref
TPM137
Elmgarden
Elmgarden
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2010
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A hammered brass Arts and Crafts coal box featuring a domed lid and embossed spade-like floral motif on the front panel.
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Archive I A hammered brass Arts and Crafts coal box featuring a domed lid and embossed spade-like floral motif on the front panel.

Ruskin Style Arts and Crafts Coal Box with Spade Decoration

Archive II A hammered brass Arts and Crafts coal box featuring a domed lid and embossed spade-like floral motif on the front panel. View II
Archive III A hammered brass Arts and Crafts coal box featuring a domed lid and embossed spade-like floral motif on the front panel. View III
Archive IV A hammered brass Arts and Crafts coal box featuring a domed lid and embossed spade-like floral motif on the front panel. View IV
Archive V A hammered brass Arts and Crafts coal box featuring a domed lid and embossed spade-like floral motif on the front panel. View V
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Elmgarden

Elmgarden
Telephone 07768 997 907
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Hampshire
United Kingdom
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A hammered brass Arts and Crafts coal box featuring a domed lid and embossed spade-like floral motif on the front panel.
Ruskin Style Arts and Crafts Coal Box with Spade decoration
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A hammered brass Arts and Crafts coal box featuring a domed lid and embossed spade-like floral motif on the front panel.
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An Arts and Crafts coal box is a fireside storage container produced during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, designed to hold coal or kindling. Characterised by hand-crafted metalwork, simple forms, and organic decorative motifs, these pieces reflected a reaction against mass industrialisation.

Traditional coal purdoniums were constructed from metals such as sheet brass, copper, or wrought iron, often featuring hand-hammered texture and repousse decoration. Internal metal liners were frequently fitted to protect the decorative exterior from soot and wear.

Authentic pieces generally exhibit signs of hand-hammering, hand-riveted joints, and stylised nature-inspired motifs such as spades, seed pods, or heart shapes. Look for natural oxidisation patina in recessed decorative areas and uneven hand-worked metal textures.

In contemporary settings, an antique brass coal box serves as functional fireside storage for logs or kindling alongside a wood burner or fireplace. It can also be repurposed as a container for magazines, umbrellas, or potted plants in an entryway or living room.

To preserve original patina, avoid aggressive chemical polishes that strip historical ageing from recessed details. Lightly dust with a soft dry cloth and apply a thin layer of clear microcrystalline wax annually to protect the surface from tarnishing.
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