Are these complete fireplaces or loose parts?

Mostly loose hearth ironwork. Baskets, grates, fire backs, andirons and fenders make up the bulk of what is listed, and each is normally sold on its own or as a pair. Complete cast iron fireplaces and surrounds do come up, but they are a minority. The word surround appears in only a handful of titles.

What does a fireback actually do?

It sits against the back wall of the hearth, shielding the brickwork from the fire and reflecting heat back into the room. It is the oldest cast iron form in the domestic hearth, in use from the 16th century. In listings, firebacks are sold on their subject rather than their size. Royal crests, a lion and unicorn, a passant guardant leopard, a Tree of Life and a Black Forest scene all recur.

Can I trust a date cast into the iron?

Not as a date of manufacture. Revival casting carried old dates for a very long time, and one sampled fireback bearing the initials CR and the year 1635 is dated by its dealer to 1930. Dealer dating across the category runs from 1700 to 1940. A large share rests on the words Victorian or 19th century rather than a specific year.

Where were most of these made?

English is by far the commonest origin named in titles, well ahead of anything else. French pieces are a distant second, and French-attributed pairs of dogs are sometimes listed as chenets. German, Dutch and Italian examples appear singly.

Which pieces sit at the top of the range?

Complete Victorian kitchen cooking ranges. They occupy the whole top of the category, one running to a double oven, another still hung with its brass rail and pots. Below them come the very large and heavy pieces, inglenook baskets and monumental plates, and grates or fenders carrying brass. Miniature surrounds and salesman's samples sit at the other extreme.

How often do these come up for sale?

Around thirty-two pieces a year on Sellingantiques, from a pool of ninety-four dealers who have listed in the category. That means most of those dealers have handled only one or two. Hearth ironwork is something they pick up rather than something they stock in depth.

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Cast iron made for the open hearth: the plates, baskets, grates, dogs and fenders that held a coal or log fire and threw its heat back into the room.

French Arch Top Fire Back. Armour and Eagle

19th century

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French Arch Top Fire Back. Armour and Eagle

From Elmgarden

£450

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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19th Century Brass and Steel Fireguard Fender

From Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors

£270

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Very Heavy 19th Century Inglenook Fire Grate on Andirons

From Elmgarden

£1,250

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Large 19th Century Andirons with Grate

From Elmgarden

£795

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Superior Antique Fire/ Log Basket

From Country Homes Antiques Stirling

£1,200

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Steel & Brass Fire Tools

From Hatchwell Antiques

£750

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique Open Hearth Fireplace, English, Fire Basket, Andirons, Victorian, C.1900

19th century

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Antique Open Hearth Fireplace, English, Fire Basket, Andirons, Victorian, C.1900

From London Fine Antiques

£1,895

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Fireplace Set, English Cast Iron, Fire Basket, Andirons, Edwardian, 1910

From London Fine Antiques

£895

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Antique Relief Fire Back, English Cast Iron Fireplace Reflector, Victorian, 1880

19th century

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Antique Relief Fire Back, English Cast Iron Fireplace Reflector, Victorian, 1880

From London Fine Antiques

£1,195

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Small Antique Fire Back, English Cast Iron, Fireplace Reflector, Victorian, 1900

19th century

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Small Antique Fire Back, English Cast Iron, Fireplace Reflector, Victorian, 1900

From London Fine Antiques

£595

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English is by far the commonest origin named in cast iron fireplace titles on Sellingantiques. French comes a distant second, with German, Dutch and Italian pieces rarer still.

19th century

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Fire Guard, Coalbrookdale Cast Iron

From Antiques Online Ltd

£795

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Pair of Victorian French Cast Iron Scuttles

19th century

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Pair of Victorian French Cast Iron Scuttles

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£425

3+ MONTHS AGO

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A Pair of English Late Xix Century Polished Steel Fire Dogs

19th century

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A Pair of English Late Xix Century Polished Steel Fire Dogs

From Ebury Trading

£450

3+ MONTHS AGO

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A Pair of Italian Bronzed Cast Iron Renaissance Style Andirons

19th century

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A Pair of Italian Bronzed Cast Iron Renaissance Style Andirons

From Baggott & Co.

£1,450

3+ MONTHS AGO

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An Antique Cast Iron and Brass Fire Basket.

19th century

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An Antique Cast Iron and Brass Fire Basket.

From Antiquus

£325

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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19th Century Adjustable French Gilt-brass Fender

From Shackladys Antiques

£945

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique Cast Iron Fireplaces

French Arch Top Fire Back. Armour and Eagle

19th Century Brass and Steel Fireguard Fender

Very Heavy 19th Century Inglenook Fire Grate on Andirons

Large 19th Century Andirons with Grate

Superior Antique Fire/ Log Basket

Steel & Brass Fire Tools

Antique Open Hearth Fireplace, English, Fire Basket, Andirons, Victorian, C.1900

Antique Fireplace Set, English Cast Iron, Fire Basket, Andirons, Edwardian, 1910

Antique Relief Fire Back, English Cast Iron Fireplace Reflector, Victorian, 1880

Small Antique Fire Back, English Cast Iron, Fireplace Reflector, Victorian, 1900

Fire Guard, Coalbrookdale Cast Iron

Pair of Victorian French Cast Iron Scuttles

A Pair of English Late Xix Century Polished Steel Fire Dogs

A Pair of Italian Bronzed Cast Iron Renaissance Style Andirons

An Antique Cast Iron and Brass Fire Basket.

19th Century Adjustable French Gilt-brass Fender

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