Stock No.15045
A brass & cast iron fire basket made in the Regency style by the Victorian manufacturer Thomas Elsley of London. The shaped backplate, with a pair of seated griffin either side of a tall flaming urn, sits behind a two barred grate, with a scrolled brass apron, surmounted by a pair of knopped brass finials above reeded side panels on cabriole legs.English, circa 1900.
Notes: Thomas Elsley was a late Victorian manufacturer of predominantly cast-iron architectural and decorative pieces. His premises were at the Portland Metal Works in Great Titchfield Street, London. Arrtists, such as C. F. A. Voysey often designed for him.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
23 3⁄16"
59 cms |
24 3⁄8"
62 cms |
11 3⁄8"
29 cms |
| Back width |
15 11⁄16"
40 cms |
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Link to: Antique fire grates and log baskets.