Description:
Pierced brass fender. Unattached fenders for the fireplace began to appear in the second half of the 17th century to provide additional protection to floor boards from sparks and falling logs. By the middle of the 18th century, polished or 'bright' steel and brass fenders and grates were often finely pierced and engraved to match the fretwork aprons of grates, and designs appeared in metalwork and furniture books. Robert Adams, who wanted to create unified decoration, designed grates en suite with fenders which were made to fit fireplace openings. These fireplace fenders were made in large quantities both in England and the United States from the late 18th through the 19th century. Fenders were rarely marked, and there seems little apparent difference between English and America fenders.
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