Rare 18th Century Firetool Stand, having a brass shaft with faceted pyramidal knop above the vasiform handle, with ring turned center section and square foot where it is mounted on a later white marble base.
Possibly American, c.1800
*(see Shiffer, The Brass Book, page 258, for a related stand)
Hard to Find Set of Three Matched 18th Century Firetools, consisting of a shovel, poker and firetongs, all with urn form brass handles, and iron shafts. The piercing on the brass shovel is later.
