Regency Pole Fire Screen 19th Century

Name: A Rare Regency Original Fire Screen with Adjustable Poker Work Panel
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA837583
Price: 525 GBP
Availability: InStock

FURTHER BROWSING

Visitors also looked at these ⇣

Regency Rosewood Pole Screen

Regency

Antique William IV Rosewood Pole Screen C.1830

19th Century

A Pair of Late George III Pole Screens with Witty Satirical Prints

Georgian

Georgian Rosewood Pole Screen with Needlework Panel

Georgian

Regency Mahogany Fire Screen with Embroidery Within the Panel

1850

19th Century Inlaid Adjustable Fire Screen

19th Century

Regency Chinoiserie Pole Screen

Regency

Large Regency Goncalo Alves Screen

Regency

Strictly Vetted Dealers

Secure Transit

Cataloguer’s Note

Sustainable Choice

Frequently Asked Questions

Strictly Vetted Dealers

Every single antique dealer on our platform is individually approved by our internal team. We verify their professional trade history, ethical standards, and photographic quality to ensure a secure, high-standard buying environment. Upon joining, every dealer agrees to a strict 9-point code of conduct. While issues can occasionally arise, our dealers typically resolve them swiftly and directly with the buyer. In fact, since our founding in 2002, Sellingantiques has only had to step in to help resolve an issue on roughly five occasions—a true testament to the quality of our dealers and their dedication to your happiness.

Secure Transit

Our dealers are highly experienced in packing and shipping fragile, high-value antiques. Because you are in direct contact with the dealer, you will be able to easily go through all available shipping and insurance options together to ensure your item arrives safely.

The Sustainable Choice

Antiques are the ultimate green purchase. By choosing historical pieces over newly manufactured goods, you completely eliminate the carbon footprint of modern mass production while preserving exceptional, timeless craftsmanship.

Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing

ObjectFire Screens
Period19th century
StyleRegency
MaterialRosewood, Brass, Wood
ColourDark Brown
MotifsOctagonal panel, Pokerwork decoration, Turned column, Brass claw feet
SizeH 156 cm (61 in) x W 36 cm (14 in) x D 36 cm (14 in)

This Regency fire screen is an original piece made from dark brown rosewood with polished brass hardware. It stands on a square plinth base raised on cast brass claw feet, supporting a slender turned wooden column with decorative brass collars and a pointed finial at the top. An adjustable octagonal wooden panel slides along the central pole, decorated on the front surface with detailed poker work showing figures and floral motifs in lighter tones. The column incorporates classic turned elements and tiered mouldings leading down to the footed base. Measuring 156 cm high, 36 cm wide and 36 cm deep, this tall screen sits beside a fireplace hearth in a traditional living room, library or sitting room to protect occupants from excessive heat. The adjustable mechanism allows the decorative panel to slide vertically to suit different seating positions and fire intensities.

FAQs

A Regency pole fire screen was designed during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to shield delicate faces and complexions from the direct heat of an open hearth while permitting warmth to circulate through the room.

These screens typically feature a slender turned wooden shaft made from mahogany or rosewood, brass fittings, a weighted plinth base with carved or cast feet, and a decorative wood, needlepoint, or pyrography panel.

Authentic Regency examples display period-correct joinery, turned pedestal columns, classical motifs such as claw feet, natural timber grain wear, and a functional adjustable collar mechanism along the vertical rod.

Position the pole screen beside a fireplace hearth, within an alcove, or in an unused room corner to introduce vertical proportion, historical depth, and rich timber tones.

Dust the turned shaft and panel regularly with a soft dry microfibre cloth, apply natural beeswax sparingly to nourish the wood grain, and buff metal fittings gently to manage oxidisation.

Pendle Antiques

A Rare Regency Original Fire Screen with Adjustable Poker Work Panel