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Oversized Serpentine Club Fender Provenance - Country House Estate
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Oversized Serpentine Club Fender Provenance - Country House Estate

1920 - 1940
For Sale by Siez Gallery
Description

Grand-Scale Serpentine Club Fender

An exceptionally large, premium fireplace club fender featuring an elegant serpentine bowed front. Spindle frame with turned vertical supports, topped with a finely tailored, button-tufted dark plum/purple leather bench seat finished with classic metal stud detailing.

Measuring an impressive 210 cm in total exterior width, this statement piece offers comfortable, space-saving fireside seating perfect for grand hearths, country estates, or large living rooms.

Size : Length 210cm x Depth 110cm Height 60cm

Stock No : SG-CF210

Date of Manufacture

Siez Gallery has dated this Brass Serpentine Club Fender to the 1940s.

Independent Date Check ID 09718066
Dealer's Item Date1940s
Sellingantiques Date1940s
Sellingantiques agingItem 55-110 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1940s:
Square brass uprights with twisted centres: twentieth-century hearth furniture design.
Close-set brass studding along the leather: traditional hand-finished upholstery work.
Mellow tarnishing across the brass plinth: long fireside use and handling.
Surface creasing across the buttoned leather: gentle wear from sitting.

This is an independent date and photo anotation report compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
60cm (23.62")
Width
210cm (82.68")
Depth
110cm (43.31")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1245438
Dealers Internal Reference
SG-CF210
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Description
Grand-Scale Serpentine Club Fender

An exceptionally large, premium fireplace club fender featuring an elegant serpentine bowed front.

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Spindle frame with turned vertical supports, topped with a finely tailored, button-tufted dark plum/purple leather bench seat finished with classic metal stud detailing.
Siez Gallery
fig 1. A large serpentine brass club fender featuring a padded buttoned leather seat supported by vertical brass spindles and a shaped metal base.
fig 1. Oversized Serpentine Club Fender Provenance - Country House Estate

Measuring an impressive 210 cm in total exterior width, this statement piece offers comfortable, space-saving fireside seating perfect for grand hearths, country estates, or large living rooms.

Size : Length 210cm x Depth 110cm Height 60cm

Stock No : SG-CF210

Date of Manufacture

Siez Gallery has dated this Brass Serpentine Club Fender to the 1940s.

Independent Date Report ID 09718066
Dealer's Item Date1940s
Sellingantiques dating1940s
Sellingantiques agingItem 55-110 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1940s:
Square brass uprights with twisted centres: twentieth-century hearth furniture design.
Close-set brass studding along the leather: traditional hand-finished upholstery work.
Mellow tarnishing across the brass plinth: long fireside use and handling.
Surface creasing across the buttoned leather: gentle wear from sitting.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
60cm (23.62")
Width
210cm (82.68")
Depth
110cm (43.31")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1245438
Dealers Internal Ref
SG-CF210
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Archive I A large serpentine brass club fender featuring a padded buttoned leather seat supported by vertical brass spindles and a shaped metal base.

Oversized Serpentine Club Fender Provenance - Country House Estate

Archive II A large serpentine brass club fender featuring a padded buttoned leather seat supported by vertical brass spindles and a shaped metal base. View II
Archive III A large serpentine brass club fender featuring a padded buttoned leather seat supported by vertical brass spindles and a shaped metal base. View III
Archive IV A large serpentine brass club fender featuring a padded buttoned leather seat supported by vertical brass spindles and a shaped metal base. View IV
Archive V A large serpentine brass club fender featuring a padded buttoned leather seat supported by vertical brass spindles and a shaped metal base. View V
Archive VI A large serpentine brass club fender featuring a padded buttoned leather seat supported by vertical brass spindles and a shaped metal base. View VI
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Telephone 07889 621936
Location
3 Fountain Court
Digbeth St
Stow-on-the-Wold
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL54 1BN
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/siezgallery
Verified Since Oct 2025
Items For Sale 37
Items Sold 21
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A large serpentine brass club fender featuring a padded buttoned leather seat supported by vertical brass spindles and a shaped metal base.
Oversized Serpentine Club Fender Provenance - Country House Estate
Ref: SA1245438
A large serpentine brass club fender featuring a padded buttoned leather seat supported by vertical brass spindles and a shaped metal base.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectClub Fenders
  • Period1920 - 1940
  • StyleEnglish Country House
  • MaterialBrass, Leather
  • ColourBrass and Brown
  • MotifsSerpentine curve, Deep buttoned upholstery, Brass spindles, Studded trim
  • SizeH 60 cm (24 in) x W 210 cm (83 in) x D 110 cm (43 in)

FAQs

A club fender is a raised hearth surround topped with padded seating, designed to provide warmth and extra seating near a fireplace. Originating in Victorian and Edwardian England, they became widely used in gentlemens clubs and country estates during the late nineteenth century.

Traditional club fenders are constructed using a metal framework, most commonly brass, copper, or wrought iron, supported by vertical spindles or uprights. The top seats are typically upholstered in durable leather, hide, or heavy fabric over a solid wooden frame.

Authentic period examples exhibit natural patination and minor surface wear on the brass work, along with hand-turned or cast spindles. Structural joins often feature traditional screws or hand-riveted construction rather than modern machine welds.

Designers position club fenders around a working fireplace or wood-burning stove to create a focal point in living rooms, libraries, or reception halls. The curved serpentine front allows for increased floor clearance while retaining classic proportions.

Brass framework should be dusted with a soft microfiber cloth and treated occasionally with specialist metal polish if a bright finish is desired, or left untouched to retain natural patina. Leather upholstery requires periodic conditioning with a leather balm to prevent drying and cracking from fireplace heat.
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