Firebacks

1410mm wide

  1. 1309

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    1410 x 750 mm

    Description: Rectangular shape; no edging; top left, inverted 'renaissance' shield with the initials M above IE; top right, date 1671 in unseriffed numerals.

    Notes: The shield with initials has not been noted on another fireback. The slots in the fireback are to accommodate andirons or firedogs. Lay's Auctioneers, Penzance, 20 Mar 2025, lot 424.

    Inscription: IME [triad] 1671

    Manufactured: in 1671 in England.

    Current location: Lay's Auctioneers, Alverton Road, Penzance, Cornwall, England.