Customer Comments: My fireplace has a 4’x3’ marble surround in cream tones. The firebox is 3’x 2’. The room is in amber, cream, brown tones with olive touches The room has 100 year old French-style ceiling and moldings. The mantel is the original from 100 years ago. I’d like a single panel firescreen to look vintage in brass. I’m thinking about a simple arched one with a louvre and decorative handles that would be slightly larger than the firebox. We’re getting new furniture, so no photos of the actual room.
Our Comments: Here are some options for Solid Brass and Brass Plated fireplace screens in vintage style. The solid brass screen can be made without a lacquer so it can develop a natural patina. The plated screens must be lacquered to prevent rust over the years and must be in a polished or satin brass finish, or can be powder coated in a bronze tone.
Fireplace Opening: 36" W x 24" H
This is a traditional solid brass screen with Queen Anne legs and Waterfall Handles. This screen can be made in polished, satin or antique brass, or can be left unfinished to develop a natural patina.
Option #1: Hand Crafted Solid Brass Traditional Fireplace Screen in Polished Brass. Shown with Closeout Special* AR-AN8 Antique Reproduction Early American Revere Solid Brass Andirons.
These screens are laser cut from steel and then brass plated. This gives us the ability to add the decorative louver at the bottom and arched top that you requested. These screens must be lacquered to deter rust and can be made in polished brass, satin brass, antique brass or powder coat finishes.
Option #2: Brass Plated Traditional Arched Fireplace Screen in Polished Brass with DXF-B9 Laser Cut Louver.
Option #3: Brass Plated Traditional Arched Fireplace Screen in Polished Brass with DXF-26 Laser Cut Louver in Black.
Option #4: Brass Plated Traditional Arched Fireplace Screen in Polished Brass with DXF-29 Laser Cut Louver.
These screens are hand crafted in the USA from solid brass and are the highest quality available. They can be made in polished or satin brass with a baked enamel or unfinished and left to develop a natural patina. They also have several weathered brass patina finishes with enamel to choose from.
Option #5: Stone Manufacturing 1P10M Solid Brass Single Panel Fireplace Screen in Polished Brass with Queen Anne Legs and Handles.
Option #6: Stone Manufacturing 1P88M Solid Brass Single Panel Fireplace Screen in Polished Brass with Prince of Wales Casting Frame, Queen Anne Legs and Handles.
If you are planning on burning anything in your fireplace, you need to have mesh behind the glass so you can burn a fire with the doors open. You can chooe between gate mesh backup doors and sliding mesh curtains. Functionally, gate mesh performs the best as the wire has smaller holes that sparks cannot get through. Aesthetically, mesh curtains may be preferred because they do not have a vertical center frame that obstructs the view of the fire. When you are not using the fire or you want a complete unobstructed view, they do not stick out like gate mesh doors when they are opened.
We are showing these options on a flat steel bifold door with a satin brass overlay and gray glass.
Tempered vs Ceramic Glass: Tempered glass can handle sustained temperatures up to about 450F without breaking from heat and should be at least 8" from the flames. Ceramic glass can handle sustained temperatures up to about 1450F and be in direct contact with the flames. If you wish to burn fires with the doors closed, I highly recommend upgrading to ceramic glass. Ceramic glass is $800-$2000 more than tempered glass depending on the manufacturer.
Not all doors are available with all of these glass options.
Scale & Finish Disclaimer: Mockups shown on this site are not necessarily to scale and are meant to help you choose the style of your screen or door. The appearance of finishes represented may vary between digital monitors and screens. I do my best to recommend finishes that I believe will blend with your decor and flatter your fireplace. You can view finish options here:
Hearth Creations Finishes
Design Specialties Finishes
Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Finishes
PW Finishes
Stone Manufacturings Trims & Finishes
Samples for some finishes are available upon request.
Photo #1: With your camera sideways, take a picture directly in front of the fireplace from far enough away to see the entire fireplace floor to ceiling like this.
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Photo #2: With your back to the fireplace, take a picture looking straight out into the room so we can see the decor directly in front of the fireplace.
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Stone Manufacturing has closed their manufacturing facility permanently. Items featured on this website that are made by Stone Manufacturing are no longer available. If you are interested in any their products, please email: greg@fireplacetreatments.com with subject "Stone Mfg" and I will do my best to help you find a viable alternative.