Firesceeens take various forms, with their purpose being to shield occupants of a room from the heat of the flames of a fire. They were in use from the Middle Ages until the demise of the open fire as the main form of heating during the 20th century. For protective purposes the most effective type of firescreen is made from metal such as brass with decorative grille, which follows the outline of the hearth. However these are a 20th century inventions, and prior to this firescreen were largely made from wood.

Another type of firescreen is the polescreen, which consists of a frame on a pole, with a tripod base. The frames were usually heavily carved and often enclosed a tapestry or beaded panel. The height of the screen could be adjusted to suit the user by sliding the screen up or down the pole to protect the face.

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Robert Prenzel (1866-1941) Mountain Ash fire screen, circa 1910,…

Mountain Ash Kookaburra Fire Screen

Robert Prenzel (1866-1941) Mountain Ash fire screen, circa 1910, central panel depicting two kookaburras perched on gum nut branch, carved with a waratah motif, framing the two top edges, 87 x 76 cm

A fine antique tapestry fire pole screen, 18th century, a gros…

18th Century Tapestry Fire Pole Screen

A fine antique tapestry fire pole screen, 18th century, a gros point and petit point design to a shaped cartouche in wool featuring an allegorical narrative set in a landscape with a man with a goat gesturing to a seated man holding a flute, in delicate…

Australian folk art four fold fire screen each panel carved…

Australian Folk Art Four-Fold Fire Screen

Australian folk art four fold fire screen each panel carved with possum, kookaburra & two brolgas, circa late 19th century. Height 92 cm, width 134 cm

A gilt brass firescreen with central Putti cartouche together…

Gilt Brass Firescreen with Putti Cartouche and Implements

A gilt brass firescreen with central Putti cartouche together with two fire implements, 72 cm high, 70 cm wide

An Australian blackwood gumnut and gumleaf pierced and carved…

Australian Blackwood Firescreen with Gumnut and Gumleaf Carvings

An Australian blackwood gumnut and gumleaf pierced and carved firescreen, circa 1910 75 cm high, 85 cm wide

A Victorian gilt metal expanding fan fire screen, circa 1900,…

Victorian Gilt Metal Fan Fire Screen (10 words)

A Victorian gilt metal expanding fan fire screen, circa 1900, 83 cm high

An Arts and Crafts fire screen with fine silk embroidered panel…

Arts and Crafts Fire Screen with Silk Embroidery

An Arts and Crafts fire screen with fine silk embroidered panel and carved walnut frame titled Aucassin and Nicolette, late 19th century, 81 cm high, 55 cm wide, 24 cm deep

A Victorian walnut fire screen, the arched top inset with wool…

Victorian Wool Work Fire Screen

A Victorian walnut fire screen, the arched top inset with wool work on end fluted columns, each with out swept supports. 149 cm high, 85 cm wide.

Fire screen: French, late 19th century carved walnut & floral…

19th Century French Carved Walnut Fire Screen

Fire screen: French, late 19th century carved walnut & floral tapestry. Height 106 cm, width 64 cm

Good antique mahogany fire screen with tapestry centre and…

Mahogany Fire Screen with Tapestry and Barley Twist Supports

Good antique mahogany fire screen with tapestry centre and barley twist supports, 52 cm wide, 93.5 cm high

A pokerwork fire screen, decorated with a scene of elongated…

Elongated Trees Pokerwork Fire Screen

A pokerwork fire screen, decorated with a scene of elongated trees against an evening horizon, the uprights terminating in bracket feet, early 20th century, height 68 cm, width 77 cm, depth 26 cm

Firescreen. Brass & leadlight, late 19th century in the Arts &…

Arts & Crafts Firescreen with Minstrel Leadlight

Firescreen. Brass & leadlight, late 19th century in the Arts & Crafts style, central leadlight panel depicting Minstrel, some glass cracked, 109 cm

Fire screen, painted white metal frame with hand wrought…

Hand-Wrought Floral Fire Screen in White Metal Frame

Fire screen, painted white metal frame with hand wrought applied floral decoration, height 103 cm length 122 cm

A New Zealand Arts & Crafts fire screen carved with a river…

Maori river scene fire screen

A New Zealand Arts & Crafts fire screen carved with a river scene with a Maori women in a waka, 68 x 680 mm

Antique Victorian mahogany fire screen with needle work panel,…

Victorian Mahogany Fire Screen with Needlework Panel

Antique Victorian mahogany fire screen with needle work panel, turned carved supports and base

French sculptured brass fire screen. 78 cm high, 64 cm wide.

French Brass Fire Screen Sculpture

French sculptured brass fire screen. 78 cm high, 64 cm wide.

A Victorian mahogany fire screen with needle work panel, turned…

Victorian Mahogany Needlework Fire Screen

A Victorian mahogany fire screen with needle work panel, turned carved supports and scroll foot base. 70 cm width, 128 cm high

A brass fender with lion paw feet, a fire screen and implements

Lion Paw Brass Fire Set with Screen and Implements

A brass fender with lion paw feet, a fire screen and implements

Antique French upholstered fire screen, 104 cm high, 73 cm wide,…

French Antique Upholstered Fire Screen

Antique French upholstered fire screen, 104 cm high, 73 cm wide, 44 cm deep

French brass firescreen

French Brass Firescreen

French brass firescreen

An ornate English fire screen, rosewood with tapestry panel,…

19th Century English Rosewood Fire Screen with Tapestry Panel

An ornate English fire screen, rosewood with tapestry panel, early to mid 19th century, 113 cm high, 73 cm wide,

A Victorian gilt metal expanding fan fire screen, circa 1900,…

Victorian Gilt Metal Fan Fire Screen with Portrait Medallions

A Victorian gilt metal expanding fan fire screen, circa 1900, with medallions of portrait profiles, 70 cm high

Colonial blackwood & huon pine firescreen in simulated bamboo…

Bamboo-inspired Colonial Firescreen from Tasmania

Colonial blackwood & huon pine firescreen in simulated bamboo design, 126 x 82 cm. Provenance: Rosewood Farm, Bagdad, Tasmania

A Victorian carved mahogany fire screen 19th century, decorated…

Victorian Rococo Mahogany Fire Screen

A Victorian carved mahogany fire screen 19th century, decorated in the rococo style with carved cabriole legs and with later needlework. Height 143 cm

Antique French fire screen, with upholstered screen showing the…

French Upholstered Fire Screen with Double-Headed Eagle Crest

Antique French fire screen, with upholstered screen showing the double headed eagle & crest, approx 125 cm high, 66 cm wide

An antique English mahogany fire screen with Barley twist…

Antique Mahogany Fire Screen with Barley Twist Decoration

An antique English mahogany fire screen with Barley twist decoration and tapestry insert, 19th century, 112 cm high, 75 cm wide

French 19th century fire screen, set with a central tapestry of…

19th Century French Floral Fire Screen

French 19th century fire screen, set with a central tapestry of vase and flowers, in tones of blue and yellow, within a shaped border carved with floral motifs, in tones of black and gold, the whole raised on four feet, 112 x 68 cm

A William IV firescreen, rosewood and tapestry, English, circa…

William IV Rosewood Firescreen with Tapestry

A William IV firescreen, rosewood and tapestry, English, circa 1835, 129 cm high, 70 cm wide, 46 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany metamorphic firescreen with three…

Victorian Mahogany Metamorphic Firescreen

A Victorian mahogany metamorphic firescreen with three slide-action panels; on stretcher base. Closed height 93 cm. Closed width 52 cm.

Pole fire screen William IV, burr walnut, bouquet tapestry…

William IV Burr Walnut Fire Screen with Bouquet Tapestry

Pole fire screen William IV, burr walnut, bouquet tapestry scene, with tripod base with Florette carvings, height 145 cm

Heavily carved firescreen depicting two satyrs

Satyrs' Firescreen

Heavily carved firescreen depicting two satyrs

A French walnut and tapestry fire screen, 19th century,…

French Tapestry Fire Screen with Walnut Frame

A French walnut and tapestry fire screen, 19th century, rectangular, a gentle arched pediment with scroll and floral designs, a fluted frame with decorative apron enclosing a wool tapestry depicting frivolities and birds in a landscape, pleated fabric to…

French upholstered folding fire screen, 95 cm high, 117 cm wide…

French Folding Fire Screen with Upholstery

French upholstered folding fire screen, 95 cm high, 117 cm wide (total)

Georgian mahogany fire pole screen 159 cm high

Georgian Mahogany Fire Screen - 159cm Height

Georgian mahogany fire pole screen 159 cm high

A mahogany fire screen with Norse relief carved decoration,…

Norse Relief Carved Mahogany Fire Screen

A mahogany fire screen with Norse relief carved decoration, early to mid 20th century, a trestle-based screen with a fine roundel featuring four entwined serpents, replicating the medieval Icelandic church door (1200 AD), housed on permanent display in…

An antique rosewood framed fire screen with needlework pheasant…

Rosewood Fire Screen with Pheasant Needlework

An antique rosewood framed fire screen with needlework pheasant insert

An antique fire screen with tapestry panel, 19th century, 100…

19th Century Tapestry Fire Screen

An antique fire screen with tapestry panel, 19th century, 100 cm high, 61 cm wide

Vintage brass and glass fire screen, width 50 cm, height 76 cm…

Brass and Glass Vintage Fire Screen - 50x76cm

Vintage brass and glass fire screen, width 50 cm, height 76 cm approx

A timber framed applied embroidered dragon design fire screen…

Dragon Embroidered Fire Screen and Bellows Set

A timber framed applied embroidered dragon design fire screen together with a set of bellows

Regency mahogany firescreen 19th century, 107 cm height, 55 cm…

Regency Mahogany Firescreen, 19th Century

Regency mahogany firescreen 19th century, 107 cm height, 55 cm length, 41.5 cm depth

Antique tapestry fire screen with barley twist supports, 64 cm…

Antique Tapestry Fire Screen with Barley Twist Supports

Antique tapestry fire screen with barley twist supports, 64 cm wide, 109 cm high

Victorian bead work fire screen on brass adjustable pile

Adjustable Brass Bead Fire Screen

Victorian bead work fire screen on brass adjustable pile

Parsons, Alice Mary (1836-1939) pokerwork landscape on…

Pokerwork Landscape Firescreen by Alice Parsons

Parsons, Alice Mary (1836-1939) pokerwork landscape on firescreen 78 x 64 cm (overall)

Timber framed fire screen with inset Biblical tapestry

Biblical Tapestry Fire Screen

Timber framed fire screen with inset Biblical tapestry

Antique French Henri II fire screen with insert tapestry,…

French Henri II Fire Screen with Tapestry Insert

Antique French Henri II fire screen with insert tapestry, approx 110 cm high, 70 cm wide

Antique French walnut fire screen, wool needlework panel, 92 cm…

French Walnut Needlework Fire Screen

Antique French walnut fire screen, wool needlework panel, 92 cm high, 66 cm wide

A pokerwork decorated fire screen, the rimu screen with a wide…

Pokerwork Fire Screen with Rose and Leaf Design

A pokerwork decorated fire screen, the rimu screen with a wide diagonal band to the front, with yellow and red roses and leaves, inscription to the reverse. 75 cm x 80 cm

Antique French Louis XV style fire screen, approx 102 cm high,…

Louis XV Style Fire Screen - Antique French

Antique French Louis XV style fire screen, approx 102 cm high, 64 cm wide

Antique inlaid rosewood fire screen 63 cm wide, 98.5 cm high

Rosewood Inlaid Fire Screen - Antique

Antique inlaid rosewood fire screen 63 cm wide, 98.5 cm high

A cedar framed fire screen with tapestry insert

Cedar Tapestry Fire Screen

A cedar framed fire screen with tapestry insert

An ornate vintage trestle based tapestry fire screen, with a…

Vintage Jacobean Tapestry Fire Screen with Carved Frame

An ornate vintage trestle based tapestry fire screen, with a relief carved frame and a 'Broken' arch crest with carved details, raised on semi-circular trestle ends united by a stretcher, with woollen, needlepoint in a traditional Jacobean floral design,…

An antique fire screen with a needlework inset, 100 cm high by…

Antique Fire Screen with Needlework Inset (Stained)

An antique fire screen with a needlework inset, 100 cm high by 67 cm wide, (stains visible overall)

A Victorian mahogany pole fire screen, with applied decoration,…

Victorian Mahogany Pole Fire Screen with Applied Decoration

A Victorian mahogany pole fire screen, with applied decoration, on tripod feet height 150.5 cm

A mahogany tapestry Tilting fire screen, tapestry of flowers…

Mahogany Tapestry Fire Screen with Provenance

A mahogany tapestry Tilting fire screen, tapestry of flowers behind a glass frame. Provenance: The Residual of the Hutcheon's Estate. The Hutcheons lived in Shanghai & Hong Kong in the early & mid 20th century before moving to Sydney. 81 x 55 x 8 cm

Vintage fire screen 66 cm wide, 73 cm high

Vintage Fire Screen - 66x73 cm

Vintage fire screen 66 cm wide, 73 cm high