Very Rare Paleta Firetool by Osvaldo Borsani from 1930 s

A modernist set of firetools. Leather wrapped handles, ca' 1950's. Beautifully made, nice patina.

Unusual German, 1930s modernist torchere.

An interesting Brutalist sculpture in the style of Paul Evans, circa 1960s. Heavy steel, welded. No signature apparent.

A beautiful bronze sculpture by Italian artist Pietro Cascella, (February 2, 1921-May 18, 2008). Cascella used various materials- ceramic, bronze, cement, sand and wire netting, in the 1950s he created a number of small, tactile reliefs, sometimes adorned with surreal, biomorphic forms inspired by his friend, the Chilean artist Roberto Matta. "As well as being theatrical, much of his art has a ritualistic quality. For open-air settings, he made strange, walled structures that look like Prehistoric sanctuaries, while smaller carvings, in travertine rock, represented archetypal forms: cosmic bodies, germinating seeds, even women in childbirth. Their simplified, geometric shapes are reminiscent of the abstract sculptor Constantin Brancusi, while also looking distinctly archaic." Former collection of Ruth Ford...

18th - 19th century French fireplace shovel made of wrought iron with a brass handle. Neoclassical period. The shovel is in a good condition.

19th century English Victorian fireplace shovel made of wrought iron. The shovel is in a good condition and is fully functional.

Large 18th - 19th century French fireplace shovel made of wrought iron. The shovel is in a good condition.

Large 19th century English Victorian fireplace shovel made of polished steel and polished brass.