Antique iron firebacks
With a choice of over 150 models of ancient firebacks, coming from all corners of France and restored in our workshops in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, you will most certaintly find what you are looking for !
Antique cast iron fire back: Cherubs and Royal Crown
Antique cast iron fireback for fireplace with Coat of Arms of France.
Antique cast iron fireback: mythological scene
19th century cast iron fire back: columns and laurels
Baroque style antique cast iron fireback: floral motifs
Beautiful antique cast iron chimney back: The abduction of Persephone by Hades
Antique cast iron fire back: Venus with her mirror and the sacred flame of Vesta
Antique cast iron fire back: Saint George of Lydda slaying the dragon
Antique cast iron fire back for fireplace: Pillars and Saint Andrew's Cross
Plaque de cheminée ancienne en fonte très travaillée
Antique cast iron chimney back: The Centaur Chiron and Achilles
18th Century French cast iron plate for fireplace : Coat of Arms of Lorraine
Antique cast iron fire back for fireplace with colonnade and cone finials
Antique cast iron fire back: Lot fleeing Sodom in flames
The first use of the fireback is to protect the masonry and earth from the flames and high temperatures. But their aim is also to store the heat and then spread it out throughout the room, especially at night when the fire is dying.
The cast-iron firebacks are born in the fifteenth century. They have been getting richer with heraldic decorations (arms, crowns and other emblems), allegorical, mythological or illustrating tales of peasant scenes. The most beautiful compositions reach their peak in the seventeenth century.
These fireplace firebacks made of durable cast iron serve to protect the back wall of the fireplace from decay.
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