Late 19th C. Chinoiserie Shepard & Co. Antique Hand Painted Brass Trim Coal Scuttle With Integrated Fireplace Tools

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Late 19th C. American Chinoiserie Style Fireplace Hearth Set.

Black Metal with hand painted detailing in gold, green, silver and … Read more Late 19th C. American Chinoiserie Style Fireplace Hearth Set.

Black Metal with hand painted detailing in gold, green, silver and white.

In a coal scuttle form with insert, tilted and hinged lid, raised feet and side hooks + handles, with a compartment for four artisan-crafted metal tools.

Makers Mark on the reverse and wonderful detail:

Patented Dec 24th 1872
& June 20th 1880

Manufactured by
S. Shepard & Co
Buffalo, NY

All very clean, remarkably bright, and with very little corrosion from time. Perfect patina.

Four tools are sturdy and equally impressive - two of which have hand-hewn brass handles with intricate detail.

24" tall, 14" deep, 12.5" wide. From floor to tip of tallest tool is 30"

In keeping with Aesop's fable, Fox and Crow's Motto is "Beware of False Flattery!" So, with each listing we offer a true confession about the item...

Like many of you, we love a true fire in an honest fireplace.

Quite simply, this is - BY FAR - the coolest set of fireplace tools and storage we have EVER seen.

This set is all at once English Market Chinoiserie and Late 19th C. American.

And it is substantial - the tools and detailing are beautifully crafted.

This set was designed to be a showpiece, and it still is - absolutely ready for another 100+ years of service. See less