VNTAGE BRASS PEACOCK FAN FIREPLACE FIRE SCREEN C1920 Start Price AUD 149.99 Current Price AUD 217.48 Time Left - Bid Count 14 Buy It Now Price AUD 299.99 Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 21, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 Location DORA CREEK NSW AUSTRALIA See more about 'VNTAGE BRASS PEACOCK FAN FIREPLACE FIRE SCREEN C1920' Description   VICTORIAN FIREPLACE FIRE FOLDING PEACOCK FAN FIRE GUARD SCREEN PROTECTOR, THESE WERE MADE BETWEEN 1920 AND 1950  THESE FIRE SCREENS ORIGINATED IN THE VICTORIAN ERA AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE ART NOUVEAU - AND ART DECO PERIODS THIS OLD FIRE SCREEN IS SUCH A GORGEOUS DECORATOR ITEM, AS SOON AS YOU SET IT UP, IT GIVES THE ROOM AN INSTANT APPEAL WITH THAT TOUCH OF ELEGANCE YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR. THIS PARTICULAT ONE HAS THE NEO-CLASSICAL MOTIF WITH THE DOLPHIN FINIAL QUITE LARGER THAN THE PHEONIX GRIFFIN GARGOYLE STYLE THIS ONE IS VERY HEAVY, IT IS MADE FROM SOLID BRASS, THE FAN BLADES ARE SO DELICATE GIVING THAT WONDERFUL INTRICATE LACE EFFECT, WHEN NOT IN USE THEY FOLD UP AND STILL REMAIN A VERY DECORATIVE ITEM, BUT I HAVE MINE EXTENDED ALL YEAR ROUND BECAUSE IT JUST LOOKS SO GREAT IN FRONT OF THE FIRE PLACE. THAT FLASH OF GOLD WHEN THE SUN HITS IT THROUGH THE WINDOWS,  JUST STUNNING.  THIS SCREEN IS IN VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION. MEASURES 99CM WIDE AND 69 CM TALL. or 27  inches x 39 inches MOST FOR SALE HAVE LOST OR HAVE BROKEN LATCHES WHICH ARE NEEDED SO THAT THE BLADES FOLD IN BEHIND THE FRAME, THIS ONE HAS BOTH LATCHES STILL INTACT. WILL ONLY REQUIRE A LIGHT POLISHING WITH BRASSO DEFINITELY AN HEIRLOOM TO BE PASSED DOWN IN THE FAMILY. PLEASE VISIT MY STORE FOR OTHER PETIT POINT, PARIS APARTMENT, FRENCH PROVINCIAL, PARIS APT, EMBROIDERY, VINTAGE LINEN, ORNATE BRASS FILIGREE MARBLE ITEMS, BOUDOIR CRYSTAL CHANDELIER LAMPS, ROYAL DOULTON, ROYAL WORCESTER, HAND CROCHET, EMBROIDERED, HAND KNITTED BABY CLOTHES, ART DECO, ART NOUVEAU, ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS, CHIC AND SHABBY, ORNATE FILIGREE BRASS, AND  ROCOCO AND BAROQUE ITEMS COMBINE ITEMS AND RECEIVE A POSTAGE DISCOUNT. VERY HEAVY ITEM FOR POSTAGE EBAY WILL CALCULATE POSTAGE TO YOUR POSTCODE WEIGHS  7 KILO'S OR 15 POUND. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW THIS FROM SALE IF NO BIDS ARE PLACED BEFORE 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THE AUCTION.   Place a Bid!