fireplacetools
Art Deco Cast Aluminum, Bakelite and Steel Fire Tools
$2,400.00Vintage four-piece fire tool set including the shovel, brush, poker, and blow poke (ca. 1940s, USA). Stand is composed of a black weighted steel base and bakelite holder. All handles (stand and tools) are cast aluminum.
Good, vintage condition with paint losses to the silver steel along with general wear, as shown.
The brush is branded by the manufacturer, indicating that the bristles are white tampico.
The manufacturer of the set itself if unknown.
Holder alone measures: height 36.75″ x diameter: 7.5″
diameter with tools in place: 9″
Early 20th Century Iron Fire Tool Set with Cast Brass Owl Form Handles
$1,800.00Cast iron and brass fireplace tools (ca. late 19th/early 20th Century, USA). Features a stand, log turner, poker, and shovel, all decorated with a forged owl-form cast brass handles.
Charming set in remarkable condition for its age – iron and brass shows patina/light wear with a minimal amount of rust present to the base. Additionally, there is a spot of loss to the tip of one of the owl’s ears, as shown.
H: 27″ x L: 9.5″ x D: 7″
Mid-Century Modern Triangular Guitar Pick Form Fire Tool Set in Walnut and Iron
$1,200.00Hand forged iron fire tool set including holder, shovel, brush, and poker (ca. 1960s, USA).
Geometric design elements present – bent iron rod frame connecting a guitar pick-form base and corresponding cradle with tools boasting dense, triangular, walnut handles.
Modernist design, visually striking and functional.
Light wear present, as shown. Walnut has been refinished.
H: 29.5″ x L: 10″ x D: 9.38″
Holder alone – H: 24.75″
Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Brass Fireplace Tool Set in the Manner of Umanoff
$950.00Beautiful, minimal set of Mid-Century Modern fire tools and carrier with carved walnut handles and brass accents. Set is often attributed to Arthur Umanoff, but no supporting documentation has been identified.
Includes the tripod base carrier, poker, brush, and shovel.
The walnut has been conservatively refinished, but wear remain (marks/scuffs) along with tarnish to the unpolished brass. Overall, the set is in very good, vintage condition.
Dimensions with tools in holder – H: 34.75″ x L: 10.38″ x D: 10″
Pair of Art Deco Chrome and Copper Column Form Andirons
$800.00Pair of Art Deco andirons with chrome column-form uprights surmounted by copper spheres and attached to iron billet bars (ca. 1930s, USA).
Distressed condition with scuffing/general wear consistent with age/use, as shown.
Structurally sound and visually appealing with contrasting copper and silver-tone metals and slender, cylindrical forms.
H: 15.25″ x L: 17.25″ x D: 5.25″