Firebacks

Date only firebacks

24 results

  1. 865

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    760 x ?710 mm

    Description: Arched rectangle; twisted rope edging (top and sides); central date at bottom of arch.

    Inscription: 1670

    Manufactured: in 1670 in England.

    Current location: not known.

  2. 905

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    762 x 838 mm

    Description: Canted rectangle; fillet edging (top and sides); date to full width across centre of plate.

    Notes: Bold, evenly-spaced numerals.

    Inscription: 1680

    Manufactured: in 1680 in England.

    Current location: in private hands, Vauxhall, London, England.

  3. 1020

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    660 x 580 mm

    Description: Canted rectangular shape; twisted rope edging (top and sides); top centre, date formed of individual numerals.

    Notes: The '1' has a central button, typical of the period, or of a little earlier. Formerly at Padley Hall, Derbyshire. Wilkinson's, Doncaster, auction 24 Apr 2016 lot 317.

    Inscription: 1670

    Manufactured: in 1670 in England.

    Current location:, not known.

  4. 1313

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    690 x 545 mm

    Description: Canted rectangle; cavetto-moulded edging; three horizontal strips bearing a fine repeated ribbing: one horizontal below canted corners, and two vertical strips parallel to each side, dividing the fireback into two side panels, two top corner panels, top panel and main central panel; in each top corner panel a flower head stamp; top panel, date between a repeated double fleur-de-lys stamp; in each side panel, a stamp formed of an arrangement of scrolled tendrils, with a double fleur-de-lys stamp below; central panel, a flower head stamp in each top corner.

    Notes: The divided structure of the decoration and the use of flower head and double fleur stamps places this fireback in the series identified on some castings with the initials IB. The tendril decoration in the side panels has not been seen on other backs in the series.

    Inscription: 1702

    Manufactured: in 1702 in the Forest of Dean area of England.

    Current location: in private hands, Crawley, West Sussex, England.