What is the commonest type of antique fire grate?

The free-standing iron fire basket. Half of all titles use the word "basket" and iron is named in a hundred of them, so that shape is the default of the category. The recurring house form is an English cast-iron basket of about 1900, open-fronted, for coal or logs, sold loose rather than as part of a surround.

Are fire grates sold with andirons?

Often. Andirons appear in a fifth of titles and fire dogs in a smaller group again, usually as a set with the grate, sometimes with a fire back as well. That combination is more visible in current stock than in the archive, making up about a third of what's listed.

How old are most of these grates?

The dated field spans 1700 to 1940, with 76 listings carrying a clean year. The largest single bucket is the 1900s, followed by 19th century and Victorian as bracket labels. The earliest dated piece in the samples is an eighteenth-century iron grate given as 1700, with a Georgian one at 1750. The latest is a cast iron grate dated 1940.

Does a style name in the title mean a date?

No. Adam, Regency, Georgian, Gothic, neoclassical, Renaissance, Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts all appear as descriptions of design. Several pieces carrying those names are dated by the dealer to the 1920s, including titles such as "18th Century Style ... (Circa 1920)".

What's the difference between cast and wrought iron grates?

Cast iron is moulded in a sand mould, which allows repeat decorative fronts. Around a third of titles say cast. Wrought or forged iron is hammered rather than moulded, a small group in the archive, though a larger share of current listings.

Where do these grates come from?

English dominates, named in 45 titles. French origin surfaces only twice in the samples, once as an inglenook grate on andirons and once as a bronze chenet. Around fifteen fire grates come to market on Sellingantiques in a year, and thirty-nine different dealers have listed one.

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A fire grate is the iron basket or barred frame that holds burning coal or logs clear of the hearth floor, letting air feed the fire from underneath.

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

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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Cast Fire Back with Grate and Fender. Very Solid.

19th century

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Cast Fire Back with Grate and Fender. Very Solid.

From Limited Editions

£460

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19th century

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19th Century Register Grate

From Millers Antiques

£1,100

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1900 - 1920

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Cast Iron Grate of Small Proportions

From Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

£495

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19th century

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Superior Antique Fire/ Log Basket

From Country Homes Antiques Stirling

£1,200

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Adams Style Free Standing Fire Basket, Grate

19th century

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Adams Style Free Standing Fire Basket, Grate

From Elmgarden

£1,250

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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

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C19th Large Firegrate of Neoclassical Design in Brass and Iron

19th century

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C19th Large Firegrate of Neoclassical Design in Brass and Iron

From Gary Wright Antiques Ltd

£3,900

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Very Large Heavy Iron Andirons, Fire Dogs and Grate

19th century

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Very Large Heavy Iron Andirons, Fire Dogs and Grate

From Elmgarden

£1,250

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19th century

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Large 19th Century Andirons with Grate

From Elmgarden

£795

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Size language runs through the listings on Sellingantiques: large appears in twenty-eight fire grate titles, and the biggest inglenook examples are called huge or wide.

Attractive Antique Large Cast & Wrought Iron Fire Basket with Back

19th century

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Attractive Antique Large Cast & Wrought Iron Fire Basket with Back

From Abacus Antiques

£595

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Antique Fire Grates

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

Cast Fire Back with Grate and Fender. Very Solid.

19th Century Register Grate

Cast Iron Grate of Small Proportions

Superior Antique Fire/ Log Basket

Adams Style Free Standing Fire Basket, Grate

An Antique Cast Iron and Brass Fire Basket.

C19th Large Firegrate of Neoclassical Design in Brass and Iron

Very Large Heavy Iron Andirons, Fire Dogs and Grate

Large 19th Century Andirons with Grate

Attractive Antique Large Cast & Wrought Iron Fire Basket with Back

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