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A 19th Century Brass Club Fender
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for sale €2,808     $3,048
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A 19th Century Brass Club Fender

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A 19th century brass club fender (price includes the making of a seat).

c 1880

Inside width 143cm/inside depth 41cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
49cm (19.29")
Width
153cm (60.24")
Depth
46cm (18.11")
Declaration

Blank Canvas Antiques has dated this Antique Brass Club Fender to the 1880s.

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SA876060
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10779
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Description
A 19th century brass club fender (price includes the making of a seat).

c 1880

Inside width 143cm/inside depth 41cm

Height
49cm (19.29")
Width
153cm (60.24")
Depth
46cm (18.11")
Date of Manufacture

Blank Canvas Antiques has dated this Antique Brass Club Fender to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA876060
Dealers Internal Ref
10779
Blank Canvas Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2009
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A nineteenth-century brass club fender frame with vertical spindle supports and a rectangular base designed for a fireplace hearth.
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Archive I A nineteenth-century brass club fender frame with vertical spindle supports and a rectangular base designed for a fireplace hearth.

A 19th Century Brass Club Fender

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A nineteenth-century brass club fender frame with vertical spindle supports and a rectangular base designed for a fireplace hearth.
A 19th century brass club fender
Ref: SA876060
A nineteenth-century brass club fender frame with vertical spindle supports and a rectangular base designed for a fireplace hearth.
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  • ObjectFireplace Accessories
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialBrass, Iron
  • ColourWarm Brass
  • MotifsVertical spindles, rectangular base frame, corner returns
  • SizeH 49 cm (19 in) x W 153 cm (60 in) x D 46 cm (18 in)

A Victorian club fender from the nineteenth century serves as a fireplace accessory in a gentleman's library style. Constructed from brass and iron with a warm brass colour, the piece has a rectangular base frame supporting a series of slender vertical spindles and angled corner returns. The metal shows visible surface tarnish and minor scratches along the elongated frame and upright posts, indicating age and previous use. Measuring 49 cm high, 153 cm wide, and 46 cm deep, this structural hearth frame provides a defined boundary around a fireplace opening. The piece sits directly on a floor surface as a protective guard before a hearth, whilst the open top rail structure accommodates a custom-made upholstered seat cushion for fireside seating in a principal reception room or study.

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A club fender is a raised hearth surround developed in late nineteenth-century Britain to provide additional seating near a fireplace while shielding occupants from draft and embers. Popular in gentlemens clubs and country estates, these structures typically consist of a metal base frame with vertical rails supporting an upholstered top.

Traditional club fenders feature solid brass or brass-plated iron for the tubular uprights, base rail, and upper support frame. Upholstered versions incorporate leather, horsehair padding, or heavy wool cloth across padded bench corners or a continuous top seat.

Authentic period pieces exhibit hand-turned brass joints, cast iron internal corner brackets, or visible hand-riveted construction. Age appropriate wear includes natural surface patination, oxidation in crevice areas, and subtle irregularities in the metal dimensions rather than modern uniform machine molding.

In contemporary interiors, a brass club fender is positioned directly around a working or decorative fireplace hearth to ground the rooms focal point. Pairing dark timber surrounds or stone mantels with polished or patinated brass creates architectural contrast.

To preserve patination, dust the brass framework regularly with a soft dry cloth. Avoid abrasive chemical polishes which strip historical patination, applying a neutral microcrystalline wax occasionally to protect the metal from oxidisation.
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