1980s XL Custom Forged Steel Fireplace Screen

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This is a beautiful and grand custom crafted fireplace frame and screen with center doors which swing open to fireplace … Read more This is a beautiful and grand custom crafted fireplace frame and screen with center doors which swing open to fireplace space. This is a very heavy and large free-standing fireplace enclosure made by Schwartz's Forge and Metalworks in Deansboro, NY. Created exclusively for the clients early 1900 estate home in Scarsdale, NY. Style and form has elements of the Art Nouveau design. Original company brochure and designs included as shown.
Dimensions: Measured from farthest ends and heights...72.5" wide at top, 45.75" high to scroll top. Width of base where it will sit in front of fireplace is 68.5". Height at ends is 37.75". Area when doors are open is 37.5" wide.

We believe the company is no longer in existence though its record is visible online.

Schwartz's Forge and Metalworks, Inc. was established in 1977 as a sole proprietorship by Joel A. Schwartz. Ironwork, as an architectural medium, must be designed to meet the specific requirements of the client, architect, and interior designer. Extensive training and research in design and metalworking at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, (M.F.A., 1977). along with numerous collaborations with other design professionals, has nurtured an ability to create metalwork which functions within, enhances and compliments its environment. This is accomplished through the sensitive application of traditional blacksmithing and modern metal fabrication techniques. The work shown throughout this site should be viewed not only as finished objects but also as sketches of the unlimited possibilities for gates, railings, grilles, screens, and sculptures. Careful attention has been given to creating these pieces with lyrical qualities and fine detail. Some of the work executed by Schwartz's Forge and Metalworks, Inc. has been shown at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York City, and Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. Photographs and reviews have appeared in "The New York Times", "The Christian Science Monitor", "Architectural Record", "Interior Design Magazine", "House Beautiful" and several books. See less