What were Victorian fire screens used for?

Victorian fire screens were used for safety, and this is why people continue to use them to this day. When placed in front of the fireplace, the screen prevents sparks from flying out into the room. In addition, screens reduce glare and lessen heat output, making it more pleasant to sit in front of a crackling fire. Shop a variety of fireplace screens on 1stDibs.

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Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

$917

Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th Century French Napoleon III four-panel fireplace screen. The screen is made of brass, iron and

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19th Century French Napoleon III Fire Screens Antique

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Brass, Iron

Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

$882

Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th Century French Napoleon III five-panel fireplace screen. The screen is made of brass, iron and

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19th Century French Napoleon III Fire Screens Antique

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Brass, Iron

Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

$1,036

Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th Century French Napoleon III four-panel fireplace screen. The screen is made of brass, copper

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19th Century French Napoleon III Fire Screens Antique

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Brass, Iron, Copper

Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

$799

Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century French Napoleon III four-panel fireplace screen. The screen is made of brass, wrought

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19th Century French Napoleon III Fire Screens Antique

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Iron, Brass, Wrought Iron

Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

$680

French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th-20th Century

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th - 20th Century French Napoleon III style four-panel fireplace screen. The screen is made of

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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Fire Screens Antique

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Brass, Iron

French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th-20th Century

$799

Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century French Napoleon III four-panel fireplace screen. The screen is made of wrought iron

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19th Century French Napoleon III Fire Screens Antique

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Brass, Iron, Wrought Iron

Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

$704

Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century French Napoleon III four-panel fireplace screen. The screen is made of wrought iron

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19th Century French Napoleon III Fire Screens Antique

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Brass, Iron, Wrought Iron

Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

$799

Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century French Napoleon III four-panel fireplace screen. The screen is made of wrought iron

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19th Century French Napoleon III Fire Screens Antique

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Brass, Iron, Wrought Iron

Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

$586

Tall French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

Tall French four-panel fireplace screen. The period is 19th century, Napoleon III. The screen is

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19th Century French Napoleon III Fire Screens Antique

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Iron, Wrought Iron

Tall French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

$941

Tall French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

Tall French four-panel fireplace screen. The period is 19th century, Napoleon III. The screen is

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19th Century French Napoleon III Fire Screens Antique

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Iron, Wrought Iron

Tall French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

$1,036

Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th Century French Napoleon III four-panel fireplace screen. The screen has several elegant

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19th Century French Napoleon III Fire Screens Antique

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Brass, Iron

Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century

$1,036

French Napoleon III Style Bouhon Frères Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th-20th century French Napoleon III style four panel fireplace screen made by Bouhon Frères. The

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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Fire Screens Antique

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Brass, Iron, Bronze

French Napoleon III Style Bouhon Frères Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen

$823

French Napoleon III Fire Screen, 19th Century, Victorian Style Period

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century French 4-panel fireplace screen in the Victorian Period style. The screen is made of

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19th Century French Victorian Fire Screens Antique

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Brass, Iron

French Napoleon III Fire Screen, 19th Century, Victorian Style Period

$645

Antique French Polished Brass Napoleon III Fire Screen, 19th Century

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century French Napoleon III 3-panel fireplace screen. The screen is made of polished brass and

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19th Century French Napoleon III Fire Screens Antique

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Brass, Iron

Antique French Polished Brass Napoleon III Fire Screen, 19th Century

$680

French Art Deco Period Brass Fire Screen, circa 1920-1930

Located in Atlanta, GA

Of convex form, with pierced designs, in excellent condition.

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1920s French Art Deco Fire Screens Antique

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Brass

French Art Deco Period Brass Fire Screen, circa 1920-1930

$4,330

American Wire and Brass Folding Fire Screen, Early 19th Century

Located in Charleston, SC

American wire flooding fender with brass top rail. Fine wire work with wire work roping across front and side panels

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Early 19th Century American Fire Screens Antique

American Wire and Brass Folding Fire Screen, Early 19th Century

$5,200

Large Italian Wrought Iron Fire Screen in Neo-Renaissance Style

By Alessandro Mazzucotelli

Located in Baambrugge, NL

Atttributed to Alessandro Mazzucotelli, with beautiful onion shaped Achantus ornaments and lions heads. Impressive piece of craftsmanship. Italy 1880-1910.

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19th Century Italian Fire Screens Antique

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Wrought Iron

Large Italian Wrought Iron Fire Screen in Neo-Renaissance Style

$2,540

Antique Victorian Reticulated Brass Fireplace Hearth Fender Fire Screen 49"

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique Victorian brass fireplace fender featuring a pierced / reticulated Colonial design with a beaded accent. Dimensions: 49" w x 12" d x 7" h

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Late 19th Century Victorian Fire Screens Antique

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Brass

Antique Victorian Reticulated Brass Fireplace Hearth Fender Fire Screen 49"

$470

French Napoleon III Bouhon Frères Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th C.

By Bouhon Frères 1

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th-20th century French Napoleon III style four panel fireplace screen made by Bouhon Frères. The

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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Fire Screens Antique

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Brass, Iron

French Napoleon III Bouhon Frères Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th C.

$799

Elegant French Doré Bronze Fire Screen Bow, Horn Center Medallion Firescreen

Located in Roslyn, NY

Elegantly detailed Rococo French doré bronze fires place screen is ornately decorated starting with

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1920s French Belle Époque Fire Screens Antique

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Bronze

Elegant French Doré Bronze Fire Screen Bow, Horn Center Medallion Firescreen

$2,650

Antique French Rococo Louis XV Style Cast Bronze Birds Fireplace Fire Screen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Gorgeous antique French Rococo/Louis XV style cast bronze fireplace screen. The screen is very

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Early 20th Century French Rococo Fire Screens Antique

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Bronze

Antique French Rococo Louis XV Style Cast Bronze Birds Fireplace Fire Screen

$1,295

E. W. Godwin, Attri An Anglo-Japanese Four-Fold Screen With Japanese Silk Scenes

By Edward William Godwin

Located in London, GB

velvet panels as in the Godwin fire screen, lot 96. See also Christie's sale 'Important 20th Century

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Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Fire Screens Antique

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Walnut

E. W. Godwin, Attri An Anglo-Japanese Four-Fold Screen With Japanese Silk Scenes

$4,097

19th Century Wooden Carved Gilded Fireplace Screen

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

An antique gold leaf gilded wooden carved fire-screen. The style is French Régence revival. Made in

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Late 19th Century French Regency Revival Fire Screens Antique

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Silk, Fruitwood

19th Century Wooden Carved Gilded Fireplace Screen

$1,421

Early 20th C Italian Venetian Wrought Iron and Stained Murano Glass Fire Screen

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A very imposing and highly decorative free standing fire guard, constructed from a pliable

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Early 20th Century Italian Fire Screens Antique

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Wrought Iron

Early 20th C Italian Venetian Wrought Iron and Stained Murano Glass Fire Screen

$3,072

French Baroque Revival Wrought Iron Fire Screen Last Quarter of the 19th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

The rectangular frame with rounded top corners consisting of a centred metal mesh screen and

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1880s French Baroque Revival Fire Screens Antique

French Baroque Revival Wrought Iron Fire Screen Last Quarter of the 19th Century

$2,670

American Wire Scrolled Brass and Swag Folding Fire Screen with Eyelets, C. 1810

Located in Charleston, SC

American wire and brass rail top hinged fireplace screen with pleasing decorative brass wire work

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1810s American American Colonial Fire Screens Antique

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Brass, Steel, Iron

American Wire Scrolled Brass and Swag Folding Fire Screen with Eyelets, C. 1810

$7,000

1800s French Fruitwood Side Table with Single Drawer, Fire Screen and Low Shelf

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French fruitwood side table with firescreen, single drawer and lower shelf from the early years of the 19th century. This French fruitwood side table features a rectangular top ado...

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Early 19th Century French Fire Screens Antique

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Fruitwood

1800s French Fruitwood Side Table with Single Drawer, Fire Screen and Low Shelf

$4,350

Antique Pole Screen, English, Regency, Walnut, Fire, Needlepoint, Tapestry

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique pole screen. An English, Regency, walnut fire screen with needlepoint tapestry

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Early 19th Century English Regency Fire Screens Antique

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Walnut

Antique Pole Screen, English, Regency, Walnut, Fire, Needlepoint, Tapestry

$1,529

Chinese Brass Screen with Intricately Carved Wooden Stand

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Chinese brass fire screen with intricately carved wooden stand The beautifully etched brass

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Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Fire Screens Antique

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Brass

Chinese Brass Screen with Intricately Carved Wooden Stand

$1,024

Antique Fireside Pole Screen, English, Walnut, Adjustable, Fire, Victorian, 1900

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique fireside pole screen. An English, walnut adjustable fire screen, dating to the

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Early 20th Century British Fire Screens Antique

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Walnut

Antique Fireside Pole Screen, English, Walnut, Adjustable, Fire, Victorian, 1900

$1,147

19th C. English Metal Brass Nursery Guard

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

English nursery guard/fire screen with beautifully detailed vertical stripping and top organic wire

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19th Century English Fire Screens Antique

19th C. English Metal Brass Nursery Guard

$2,995

Vintage Decorative Screen English Walnut Crewel Work, Fire, Art Deco, circa 1930

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a vintage decorative screen. An English, walnut and crewel work fire screen in Art Deco

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Early 20th Century British Fire Screens Antique

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Walnut

Vintage Decorative Screen English Walnut Crewel Work, Fire, Art Deco, circa 1930

$1,263

French Brass Fire Place Screen. 19th century

Located in Charleston, SC

French brass free standing fire screen with floral , ribbon, and acanthus leaf motif. 19th century

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19th Century French Louis Philippe Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Brass

French Brass Fire Place Screen. 19th century

$8,500

Art Nouveau Brass And Beaded Glass Firesreen

Located in Petworth, GB

A very decorative Art Nouveau brass surround fire screen The interior panel is made using glass

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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Fire Screens Antique

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Brass

Art Nouveau Brass And Beaded Glass Firesreen

$1,754

American Brass Rail and Pleasing Wire Work Folding Fire Place Screen, C. 1790

Located in Charleston, SC

American monumental brass rail and pleasing wire work folding hinged fire place screen, Late 18th

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1790s American American Colonial Fire Screens Antique

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Brass, Wire

American Brass Rail and Pleasing Wire Work Folding Fire Place Screen, C. 1790

$12,500

Very Fine “Chinoiserie” Screen

Located in PARIS, FR

A very fine Louis XV style fire-screen beautifully carved in giltwood with acanthuses, flowers and

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19th Century French Louis XV Fire Screens Antique

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Wood

Very Fine “Chinoiserie” Screen

$4,500

19th Century Brass Fireplace Guard, Fire Guard

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century English brass fireplace screen, fire screen. We always have 50+ antique fire

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19th Century English Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Brass, Iron

19th Century Brass Fireplace Guard, Fire Guard

$562

French Fireplace Screen

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

French fire screen made of iron and iron mesh.

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Early 20th Century French Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Iron

French Fireplace Screen

$319

American Brass Artistic Wire Work Fire Place Screen with Eyelet Holes, C. 1810

Located in Charleston, SC

American brass and artistic wire work fire place screen with flanking eyelet holes to originally

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1810s American American Colonial Fire Screens Antique

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Brass, Wire

American Brass Artistic Wire Work Fire Place Screen with Eyelet Holes, C. 1810

$6,000

19th Century French Fireplace Screen

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century French fire screen made of brass.

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19th Century French Rococo Revival Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Fireplace Screen

$781

19th Century French Fireplace Screen

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

French 19th century three-fold fireplace screen, fire screen.

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19th Century French Neoclassical Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Brass, Iron

19th Century French Fireplace Screen

$260

19th Century English Art Deco Fireplace Screen

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century English fire screen.

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19th Century English Art Deco Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Art Deco Fireplace Screen

$538

Italian Black Wrought Iron and Parcel-Gilt Freestanding Fire Place Screen

Located in Firenze, IT

This decorative black wrought iron and parcel-gilt free standing fire screen is a late 19th century

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Late 19th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Wrought Iron

Italian Black Wrought Iron and Parcel-Gilt Freestanding Fire Place Screen

$1,539

French Fireplace Screen

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

French 19th-20th century fire screen made of wrought iron with iron mesh and brass handles.

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Early 20th Century French Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Brass, Iron, Wrought Iron

French Fireplace Screen

$550

19th Century French Fireplace Screen

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century French fire screen made of brass, iron mesh and iron.

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19th Century French Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Brass, Iron

19th Century French Fireplace Screen

$455

19th Century English Fire Guard

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century English fireplace guard, fire screen made of brass, iron and iron mesh.

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19th Century English Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Brass, Iron

19th Century English Fire Guard

$444

Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mesh Five-Panel Folding Antique Chinoiserie Style Firescreen

Located in London, GB

, architecture and people. In this fine 19th century French fire screen, the influence of the chinoiserie style

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19th Century French Chinoiserie Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Bronze

Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mesh Five-Panel Folding Antique Chinoiserie Style Firescreen

$6,145

19th Century English Fire Guard, Fireguard

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century English fire guard, fire screen made of brass and iron mesh.

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19th Century English Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Brass, Iron

19th Century English Fire Guard, Fireguard

$432

19th Century English Fire Guard, Fireguard

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century English fireplace guard, fire screen made of polished brass, iron and iron mesh.

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19th Century English Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Brass, Iron

19th Century English Fire Guard, Fireguard

$627

French Bronze Fireplace Screen, Mid-19th Century

Located in Charleston, SC

ornately cast bronze french fire screen from the mid-19th century

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Mid-19th Century European Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Bronze

French Bronze Fireplace Screen, Mid-19th Century

$2,200

19th Century English Fire Guard, Fireguard

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century English fire guard, fire screen made of iron and iron mesh with a brass rim.

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19th Century English Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Brass, Iron

19th Century English Fire Guard, Fireguard

$1,012

19th Century French Fireplace Screen

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

17th - 18th century fireplace shovel made of wrought iron, iron mesh and brass. The fire screen is

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19th Century French Victorian Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Brass, Iron

19th Century French Fireplace Screen

$562

19th Century French Fireplace Screen, Napoleon III Period

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century French fireplace screen. Napoleon III Period. The fire screen is in a good condition.

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19th Century French Napoleon III Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Brass, Iron

19th Century French Fireplace Screen, Napoleon III Period

$562

Very Unusual 3 Fold Mahogany Room Divider with Hunting Prints

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

a room divider or as a large fire screen It is a very heavy piece made in solid mahogany, each

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Late 19th Century Victorian Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Very Unusual 3 Fold Mahogany Room Divider with Hunting Prints

$1,911

19th Century Fireplace Guard, Fire Guard

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

We always have 50+ antique fire screens - fireplace screens and fenders in stock that can be

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19th Century British Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Brass, Iron

19th Century Fireplace Guard, Fire Guard

$894

English 19th c. Brass and Iron Fire Fender

Located in Greenwich, CT

English brass and wrought iron fire screen, with polished brass top rail, meshed iron spark guard

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19th Century English Fire Screens Antique

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

English 19th c. Brass and Iron Fire Fender

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Fire Screens Antique For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the fire screens antique you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and iron, every fire screens antique was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the fire screens antique you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A fire screens antique, designed in the Victorian, Louis XVI or Louis XV style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one fire screens antique that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maison Honoré, Bouhon Frères and C.J. Mensing produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Fire Screens Antique?

A fire screens antique can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,640, while the lowest priced sells for $154 and the highest can go for as much as $45,000.

Questions About Fire Screens Antique

What were Victorian fire screens used for?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
Victorian fire screens were used for safety, and this is why people continue to use them to this day. When placed in front of the fireplace, the screen prevents sparks from flying out into the room. In addition, screens reduce glare and lessen heat output, making it more pleasant to sit in front of a crackling fire. Shop a variety of fireplace screens on 1stDibs.

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