Antique Fire Grates & Fire Baskets
A selection of original antique fire grates and fire baskets including English Georgian, Regency, Victorian, French Rococo and Arts and Crafts.
Whether you have an antique Victorian, Rococo or Georgian fireplace (or any other style), they'll be an item to suit below.
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Stock: 10015
A very large Neo Gothic Regency cast iron fire grate possibly made by J.S. Morris Cooking-Kitchen & Stove Grate Manufacturer, Devonport (1828) contractor to the Board of Ordnance and the United Gas Company who supplied military stores and materials, please see their advertisement below.
English early 19th century.
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Depth |
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40"
101.5 cms |
34 1⁄4"
87 cms |
21 1⁄2"
54.5 cms |
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Stock: 10061
A large English Regency cast iron fire basket. Baronial, imposing, handsome, describes this grate, with dual wolfhound monopodea andirons...rings in their mouths and paw feet joined by downswept side rails to the foliate cast back, with trefoil top flourish. The front bars with tie baton detail.The second image below shows a very similar grate in Charles Dickens' Eastgate House, Rochester, Kent. English, circa 1820. English, circa 1820.
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depth |
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31 1⁄2"
80 cms |
26 5⁄8"
67.5 cms |
15 11⁄16"
40 cms |
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Stock: 9135
A small and charming Arts and Crafts cast iron and brass mounted antique firegrate.
Early, 20th century.
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20 11⁄16"
52.5 cms |
18 1⁄8"
46 cms |
11 3⁄8"
29 cms |
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Stock: 11121
An unusual wrought iron rustic firegrate with an oval shaped firebasket suspended between two spear topped four legged supports.
English late 19th century.
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32 3⁄8"
82.3 cms |
17 1⁄8"
43.4 cms |
13 1⁄8"
33.2 cms |
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Stock: 9765
A large wrought iron Arts and Crafts Log-Grate with projecting flat scrollwork hob-brackets either side, and supporting underneath, the front bars centred by a central support also with matching scrolled detail and outswept side supports with twisted tapering terminals surmounted by large disc finials.
English circa 1880.
Scale: Large
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43 11⁄16"
111 cms |
29 7⁄8"
76 cms |
18 1⁄2"
47 cms |
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Stock: 10996
A splendid Early Georgian style bronze and cast iron Fire Grate, from the original model produced around 1730 by Messers Feetham, Soho Square, in a design from Thomas Chippendale's " Modern Fashion ". Featured in The Connoisseur Magazine, circa 1920 - see below.
Mid Victorian.
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depth |
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35 3⁄8"
90 cms |
38 5⁄8"
98 cms |
14 5⁄8"
37 cms |
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Stock: 10666
A George III brass and cast iron serpentine fire grate mounted with
a pair of brass urn finials, an ornate foliate fret cut apron and supported
on urn topped tapering, turned andirons.
English, circa 1800.
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height |
depth |
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29 11⁄16"
75.5 cms |
30 1⁄4"
77 cms |
17 11⁄16"
45 cms |
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16 1⁄2"
42 cms |
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Stock: 10862
A fine cast iron and brass firegrate with the Scottish Kennedy Clan
provenance. In the Baroque manner with tall baluster knopped
andirons flanking the serpentine bars and a decorated fireback in the
Charles II Baroque style featuring Neptune bearing a trident.
Scottish 19th century. Provenance known.
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Height |
Depth |
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30 11⁄16"
78 cms |
31 1⁄4"
79.5 cms |
20 7⁄8"
53 cms |
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17 7⁄8"
45.5 cms |
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Stock: 7950
A fine quality George III Adam style serpentine fronted antique firebasket in bright cut steel and cast-iron, with etched medallions on the spandrels and the pierced etched apron, typically decorated urn finals, bowed bars and chamfered legs. English, circa 1840.
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depth |
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37"
94 cms |
26"
66 cms |
16 1⁄2"
41.9 cms |
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Fire Baskets: The History
Fire baskets have been used for millennia.
In the UK, the first example of a fire basket being used is from the Iron Age Period, and this is currently on display at The British Museum. It is a simple open fire basket, where logs rest inside the bars, providing heat and also a place for cooking.
Fast forward to the 17th century, where the use of a fire basket for open fires became mandatory after the great fire of London.
17th century fire log baskets are very rare and today, the vast majority of antique fire baskets for sale are either Georgian, Regency or Victorian.
Updating Antique Fire Grates and Baskets for Modern Use
Fire grates and baskets can be updated for more modern use in the home today. Most of our antique fire baskets can be converted to a gas fire basket, where the grid used for burning wood or coal is simply cut and a gas fire basket unit is placed inside it.
This can then have a manual switch or a remote control for you to control the fire. This is perfect if you have antique fireplaces and you want your fire baskets to be period too.
Whether you have a cast iron fire basket, or a steel fire basket, there are suitable conversion options for you:
- Ethanol burners are a good option if you don’t have a fireplace flue and want decorative flames.
- However, gas fire baskets are the superior option if you are also looking for a heat source! Both have the flexibility to be used with both large and small fire baskets.
Whether you are looking for a Victorian fire basket or something a little earlier, our large stock of antique fire baskets should have something for you. If you are looking for something specific, please contact us and we would be delighted to assist!