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Antique French Dore Bronze Fire Screen w/ Ribbon Detail
Antique French Dore Bronze Fire Screen w/ Ribbon Detail

Antique French Dore Bronze Fire Screen w/ Ribbon Detail

Located in Astoria, NY

An early 20th century French fire screen with dore bronze frame and ribbon motif detail in the center.

Category

20th Century French Other Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Bronze

Lovely French Napoleon III Oak Fire Screen with Embroidered Scene Courting Pair
Lovely French Napoleon III Oak Fire Screen with Embroidered Scene Courting Pair

Lovely French Napoleon III Oak Fire Screen with Embroidered Scene Courting Pair

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Napoleon II French fire screen with embroidered scene of a gentleman courting a young lady A good looking decorative and well made ...

Category

20th Century French Napoleon III Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Oak

Antique French Period Fire Screen, 19th Century
Antique French Period Fire Screen, 19th Century

Antique French Period Fire Screen, 19th Century

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century French fire screen made of brass and iron. Napoleon III Period.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Iron

French Fireplace Screen
French Fireplace Screen

French Fireplace Screen

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

French fire screen made of iron and iron mesh.

Category

Early 20th Century French Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

French Fireplace Screen
French Fireplace Screen

French Fireplace Screen

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

French fire screen made of iron and iron mesh.

Category

20th Century French Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Fireplace Screen
19th Century French Fireplace Screen

19th Century French Fireplace Screen

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century French fire screen made of brass.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Rococo Revival Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Fireplace Screen
19th Century French Fireplace Screen

19th Century French Fireplace Screen

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century French fire screen made of brass, iron mesh and iron.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Iron

Brass Rococo Fire Screen
Brass Rococo Fire Screen

Brass Rococo Fire Screen

Located in Cheshire, GB

Brass and mesh French fire screen. The Rococo style frame is composed of detailed scrolls and vines, and the mesh panel centre with a playful gilt bronze putti appliqué.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

French Bronze Fireplace Screen, Mid-19th Century
French Bronze Fireplace Screen, Mid-19th Century

French Bronze Fireplace Screen, Mid-19th Century

Located in Charleston, SC

ornately cast bronze french fire screen from the mid-19th century

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Bronze

French Rococo Style Fire Screen
French Rococo Style Fire Screen

French Rococo Style Fire Screen

Located in New Orleans, LA

This exceptional gilt bronze and mesh French fire screen will add elegance to any hearth.

Category

20th Century French Rococo Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Brass Rococo Fire Screen
Late 19th Century Brass Rococo Fire Screen

Late 19th Century Brass Rococo Fire Screen

Located in Cheshire, GB

Brass and mesh French fire screen. The Rococo style frame is composed of detailed scrolls and vines, and the mesh panel centre with a playful gilt bronze putti appliqué.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

French Empire Mahogany Fire Screen
French Empire Mahogany Fire Screen

French Empire Mahogany Fire Screen

Located in Austin, TX

French Empire period mahogany fire screen with lustrous French polish finish.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Mahogany

French Wrought Iron Fire Screen.
French Wrought Iron Fire Screen.

French Wrought Iron Fire Screen.

Located in Miami, FL

Beautiful wrought iron and bronze firescreen. Great verdigris patina.

Category

Vintage 1940s French Screens and Room Dividers

Antique French Art Deco Fire Screen
Antique French Art Deco Fire Screen

Antique French Art Deco Fire Screen

Located in Meulebeke, BE

This French iron fire screen with Art Deco drawings can be used as a fire screen but is also a nice decorative piece.

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

Antique French Gilt Bronze Fire Screen
Antique French Gilt Bronze Fire Screen

Antique French Gilt Bronze Fire Screen

Located in London, GB

Antique French gilt bronze highly ornate and decorative fire screen in the Rococo style, with a playful cherub fixed in the middle on a wire mesh background.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Rococo Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bronze

Faux Bamboo French Decorative Fire Screen, 1970s
Faux Bamboo French Decorative Fire Screen, 1970s

Faux Bamboo French Decorative Fire Screen, 1970s

Located in Paris, IDF

Highly decorative, this pretty, vintage fire screen adds a touch of glam and femininity to a contemporary study, living room, or bedroom. Perspex plastic, chosen for its durability, ...

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Tapestry, Plastic

French Folding Brass Fan Fire Screen Peacock’s Tail Fire Guard
French Folding Brass Fan Fire Screen Peacock’s Tail Fire Guard

French Folding Brass Fan Fire Screen Peacock’s Tail Fire Guard

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

French Folding Brass Fan Fire Screen Peacock’s Tail Fire Guard This is a very attractive piece, the screen can be folded flat and sits neatly in its stand when not required but when...

Category

Antique 19th Century Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Fireplace Screen
19th Century French Fireplace Screen

19th Century French Fireplace Screen

Located in Amerongen, Amerongen

19th century French fire screen - firescreen made of wrought iron and iron mesh.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Superb French Brass Rococo Fire Guard, Spark Screen
Superb French Brass Rococo Fire Guard, Spark Screen

Superb French Brass Rococo Fire Guard, Spark Screen

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

A superb French brass Rococo fire guard, spark screen The fire guard is a superb quality piece, it is square in shape with curved corners and a carrying handle to the top.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

Edgar Brandt Fire Screen
Edgar Brandt Fire Screen

Edgar Brandt Fire Screen

By Edgar Brandt

Located in Bridgewater, CT

Wrought iron fire screen. (Double face). Signed E. Brandt.

Category

Antique 1830s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Iron

Decorative Wrought Iron Fire Screen, circa 1940, France
Decorative Wrought Iron Fire Screen, circa 1940, France

Decorative Wrought Iron Fire Screen, circa 1940, France

By Gilbert Poillerat

Located in Brussels, BE

Elegant fire screen, circa 1940, France. Decorative wrought black iron ornaments.

Category

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century French Folding Brass Fire Screen Peacock’s Tail Fire Guard
19th Century French Folding Brass Fire Screen Peacock’s Tail Fire Guard

19th Century French Folding Brass Fire Screen Peacock’s Tail Fire Guard

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

19th Century French Folding Brass Fire Screen Peacock’s Tail Fire Guard This is a very attractive piece, the screen can be folded flat and sits neatly in its stand when not required...

Category

Antique 19th Century Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

A French Style Folding Fire Screen Brass Painted Steel
A French Style Folding Fire Screen Brass Painted Steel

A French Style Folding Fire Screen Brass Painted Steel

Located in Ferndale, MI

A French Style Folding Fire Screen Brass Painted Steel.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers

Antique French Louis XV Bronze Fire Screen from Paris.
Antique French Louis XV Bronze Fire Screen from Paris.

Antique French Louis XV Bronze Fire Screen from Paris.

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Antique French Louis XV bronze fire screen of exceptional quality, detail and condition, Paris, Circa 1850  

Category

Antique 1850s French Screens and Room Dividers

French 18th Century Painted Wood Louis XVI Fire Screen
French 18th Century Painted Wood Louis XVI Fire Screen

French 18th Century Painted Wood Louis XVI Fire Screen

Located in Buisson, FR

Very rare and stunning fire screen. Original period piece. France Louis XVI, circa 1780 Beautiful weathered condition with traces of original paint.

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Antique French Louis XV Needlepoint Fireplace Fire Screen
Antique French Louis XV Needlepoint Fireplace Fire Screen

Antique French Louis XV Needlepoint Fireplace Fire Screen

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

French Louis XV style screen with needlepoint in front and velvet back.

Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Walnut

Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mesh Five-Panel Folding Antique Chinoiserie Style Firescreen
Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mesh Five-Panel Folding Antique Chinoiserie Style Firescreen

Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mesh Five-Panel Folding Antique Chinoiserie Style Firescreen

Located in London, GB

In this fine 19th century French fire screen, the influence of the chinoiserie style is clearly detected.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1880.
Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1880.

Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1880.

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1880.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bronze

Antique Peacock Fire Screen, French, Brass, Fireside, Art Nouveau, Victorian
Antique Peacock Fire Screen, French, Brass, Fireside, Art Nouveau, Victorian

Antique Peacock Fire Screen, French, Brass, Fireside, Art Nouveau, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique peacock fire screen. A French, brass fireside fan with Art Nouveau taste, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1900.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

Antique French Flaming Torch Gilt Bronze Fire Screen 20th Century
Antique French Flaming Torch Gilt Bronze Fire Screen 20th Century

Antique French Flaming Torch Gilt Bronze Fire Screen 20th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a superb and very decorative French gilt-bronze and mesh fire-screen, dating from Circa 1930.

Category

Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bronze

Iron Adam & Eve Fire Place Screen
Iron Adam & Eve Fire Place Screen

Iron Adam & Eve Fire Place Screen

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Iron Adam & Eve Fire Place screen

Category

Vintage 1960s French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Iron

Art Deco Wrought Iron Fire Screen
Art Deco Wrought Iron Fire Screen

Art Deco Wrought Iron Fire Screen

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Art Deco wrought iron fire screen, with silver bird (goose) Measures: Thickness 1.5cm.

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wrought Iron

Art Deco Wrought Iron Fire Screen
Art Deco Wrought Iron Fire Screen

Art Deco Wrought Iron Fire Screen

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Art Deco wrought iron fire screen, with golden antelope, double sided. Measures: Thickness 1.5cm.   

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wrought Iron

Art Deco Wrought Iron Fire Screen
Art Deco Wrought Iron Fire Screen

Art Deco Wrought Iron Fire Screen

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Art Deco wrought iron fire screen, with golden antelope, double sided. Measures: Thickness 1.5cm.   

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique French Louis XV Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1865-1875
Antique French Louis XV Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1865-1875

Antique French Louis XV Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1865-1875

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique French Louis XV Gold Bronze Fire screen, circa 1865-1875.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1900-1910
Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1900-1910

Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1900-1910

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique French Louis XVI gold bronze fire screen, circa 1900-1910.

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bronze

Antique Fire Screen, French, Iron, Fireside Shield, Art Nouveau, Victorian, 1900
Antique Fire Screen, French, Iron, Fireside Shield, Art Nouveau, Victorian, 1900

Antique Fire Screen, French, Iron, Fireside Shield, Art Nouveau, Victorian, 1900

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique fire screen. A French, bronzed wrought iron fireside shield with Art Nouveau taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Iron

Antique French Louis XIV Gold Gilt & Tapestry Fire Screen, circa 1880
Antique French Louis XIV Gold Gilt & Tapestry Fire Screen, circa 1880

Antique French Louis XIV Gold Gilt & Tapestry Fire Screen, circa 1880

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique French Louis XIV fire screen features giltwood frame with reeded columns topped with flame finials, acanthus and foliate decorated crest atop finial separated scrolled feet, ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Tapestry, Giltwood

Antique French Rococo Revival Brass Fire Screen Fireguard 19th Century
Antique French Rococo Revival Brass Fire Screen Fireguard 19th Century

Antique French Rococo Revival Brass Fire Screen Fireguard 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a superb and very decorative French Louis revival brass and mesh fire-screen, circa 1860 in date.

Category

Antique 1860s Revival Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

Large Napoleon III Period Ormolu Fire Screen.
Large Napoleon III Period Ormolu Fire Screen.

Large Napoleon III Period Ormolu Fire Screen.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Large Napoleon III period ormolu fire screen. Large Napoleon III period gilt bronze fire screen, very fine quality fireplace surround in the Louis XV style, 19th century. H: 85cm. W...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bronze

Napoleon III Gilt Wood & Silk Fire Screen
Napoleon III Gilt Wood & Silk Fire Screen

Napoleon III Gilt Wood & Silk Fire Screen

Located in London, GB

Napoleon III gilt wood & silk fire screen. Magnificent faux bamboo and hand embroidered silk screen in the Japanese style circa 1860. In very good and sturdy original condition with...

Category

Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

19th Century French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Fire Screen with Musical Mounts
19th Century French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Fire Screen with Musical Mounts

19th Century French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Fire Screen with Musical Mounts

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate your fireplace with this antique Rococo bronze doré screen from France. Crafted circa 1870, the cartouche shaped screen sits on four scroll feet and features Louis XV motifs...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bronze

Wrought Iron Fire Screen, 1930, Art Deco Period.
Wrought Iron Fire Screen, 1930, Art Deco Period.

Wrought Iron Fire Screen, 1930, Art Deco Period.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Wrought iron fire screen, 1930, Art Deco period. Wrought iron fire screen, certainly Edgar Brandt, unsigned, very similar to the work on the Edgar Brandt door exhibited at the Musée...

Category

20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Louis XV Wrought Iron and Floral Petite Point Fire Screen, circa 1880
French Louis XV Wrought Iron and Floral Petite Point Fire Screen, circa 1880

French Louis XV Wrought Iron and Floral Petite Point Fire Screen, circa 1880

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique French Louis XV fire screen features twisted wrought iron frame on tripod base with scroll form base, oval needlepoint in floral rose design swivels within frame, circa 18...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wrought Iron

Fire Screen in Ormolu in the Louis XVI Style.
Fire Screen in Ormolu in the Louis XVI Style.

Fire Screen in Ormolu in the Louis XVI Style.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Fire screen in ormolu in the Louis XVI style. Fire screen, ormolu mantel screen, very fine quality Napoleon III period Louis XVI style mantel front, 19th century. Height: 75cm. W: 6...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bronze

Large Ormolu Fire Screen in the Louis XV Style.
Large Ormolu Fire Screen in the Louis XV Style.

Large Ormolu Fire Screen in the Louis XV Style.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Large ormolu fire screen in the Louis XV style. Large Napoleon III period ormolu fire screen in the Louis XV style, 19th century. H: 80cm. W: 70cm, D: 22cm

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bronze

Rare Ormolu Fire Screen in the Louis XV Style.
Rare Ormolu Fire Screen in the Louis XV Style.

Rare Ormolu Fire Screen in the Louis XV Style.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Rare ormolu fire screen in the Louis XV style. Rare Napoleon III period gilded bronze fire screen, very fine quality fireplace front in the Louis XV style, 19th century. H: 75cm. W:...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bronze

Gilded Wood Fire Screen with Parrots, Louis XVI Style
Gilded Wood Fire Screen with Parrots, Louis XVI Style

Gilded Wood Fire Screen with Parrots, Louis XVI Style

Located in Paris, FR

Beautiful Louis XVI style fire screen in carved wood partially gilded with parrots. The pediment is decorated with a frieze of gadroons covered with a garland of flowers gathered in ...

Category

Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Restauration Period Fire Screen in Maple Burl and Gilt Bronze
Restauration Period Fire Screen in Maple Burl and Gilt Bronze

Restauration Period Fire Screen in Maple Burl and Gilt Bronze

Located in Paris, FR

Restoration period maple veneer mantel screen with gilded bronze decoration. The uprights are in the form of detached columns with a capital decoration of palmettes and a frieze of w...

Category

Antique 1840s French Restauration Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Wood Fire Screen with Tapestry
19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Wood Fire Screen with Tapestry

19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Wood Fire Screen with Tapestry

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

An elegant "Pare-étincelles" wooden carved fire screen in Louis XVI style. Partly gold paint, partly gold leaf.

Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Fire screen / fireplace cover, Galleon / Flying Dutchman, Art Deco, Circa 1920
Fire screen / fireplace cover, Galleon / Flying Dutchman, Art Deco, Circa 1920

Fire screen / fireplace cover, Galleon / Flying Dutchman, Art Deco, Circa 1920

Located in VÉZELAY, FR

Fire screen / chimney cover, with galleon / boat / ship motif. Perhaps an artist's vision of a ghost ship: the Flying Dutchman... In bronze and patinated brass Art Deco, circa 1920...

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

19th Century Louis XVI Style Fire / Dressing Screen or Room Divider
19th Century Louis XVI Style Fire / Dressing Screen or Room Divider

19th Century Louis XVI Style Fire / Dressing Screen or Room Divider

Located in Stamford, CT

19th century Louis XVI style fire / dressing screen or room divider. This finely carved giltwood room divider or dressing screen has three panels. The center, larger, panel having a ...

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Large Ormolu Fire Screen in the Louis XVI Style from the Napoleon III Period.
Large Ormolu Fire Screen in the Louis XVI Style from the Napoleon III Period.

Large Ormolu Fire Screen in the Louis XVI Style from the Napoleon III Period.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Large ormolu fire screen in the Louis XVI style from the Napoleon III period. Fire screen, large ormolu fire screen, very fine quality Napoleon III period Louis XVI style mantel fro...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bronze

French Wrought Iron Fireplace Screen with Warming Bowls and Access Door, C. 1900
French Wrought Iron Fireplace Screen with Warming Bowls and Access Door, C. 1900

French Wrought Iron Fireplace Screen with Warming Bowls and Access Door, C. 1900

Located in Dallas, TX

Dating to circa 1900, this fire screen would have been used in a French chateau to protect a sitting room from burning logs in a fireplace.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Gothic Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron

Unusual 4 Fold French Brass Fire Guard  Heavy Bass Folding Fireguard
Unusual 4 Fold French Brass Fire Guard  Heavy Bass Folding Fireguard

Unusual 4 Fold French Brass Fire Guard Heavy Bass Folding Fireguard

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Unusual 4 Fold French Brass Fire Guard This is a heavy folding Fireguard, the guard is all made in Brass, both the frame and the mesh are brass, it has the added advantage that it ...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Provincial Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

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French Fire Screen For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic French fire screen available at 1stDibs. Each French fire screen for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, iron and brass. If you’re shopping for a French fire screen, we have 466 options in-stock, while there are 4 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French fire screen, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A French fire screen made by Louis XVI designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made French fire screen over the years, but those crafted by Maison Honoré, Jacques Adnet and Atelier Marolles are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a French Fire Screen?

Prices for a French fire screen can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $173 and can go as high as $39,732, while the average can fetch as much as $1,892.

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Questions About French Fire Screen
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    Victorian fire screens were used for safety, and this is why people continue to use them to this day. When placed in front of the fireplace, the screen prevents sparks from flying out into the room. In addition, screens reduce glare and lessen heat output, making it more pleasant to sit in front of a crackling fire. Shop a variety of fireplace screens on 1stDibs.