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Early 20th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Tool Stand or Umbrella Stand, circa 1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
against the stand Dimensions 10" wide x 11" deep x 21" high A rare and unusual tool stand - Good
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Early 20th Century American Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Iron

19 Century, Brass Fire Place Tools, Dutch
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very unusual set of fireplace tools. Solid brass. 19th Century. Nice useful and decorative pieces.
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1880s Dutch Georgian Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass

Antique 19 Century, Brass Fire Place Tools, Dutch
19 Century, Brass Fire Place Tools, Dutch
H 9.85 in W 29.53 in D 6.3 in
19th Century Unusual Brass Coal Scuttle
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century highly polished brass coal scuttle of unusual design with frilled top. The piece sits
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19th Century European Arts and Crafts Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass

An Unusual English Antique Coal Box.
Located in London, GB
An unusual English antique coal box. This antique coal box/scuttle is made in steel and dates from
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Late 19th Century English Gothic Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Iron

An Unusual English Antique Coal Box.
An Unusual English Antique Coal Box.
H 20.25 in W 14.75 in D 22 in
Unusual Pair of Cast Bronze Chenets
Located in Dallas, TX
This rare and unusual pair of cast bronze chenets are adorned with lions and assorted military
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19th Century Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Bronze

Antique Unusual Pair of Cast Bronze Chenets
Unusual Pair of Cast Bronze Chenets
H 13 in W 17.75 in D 7.5 in
Unusual 19th Century Copper Embossed Fire Screen
Located in Cheshire, GB
Unusual 19th century copper fire screen depicting a pike in a lake with foliated decoration
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19th Century British Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Copper

An Attractive and Unusual Oak 19thc Club Fender
Located in Pewsey, GB
An Attractive Oak 19th Century Club Fender with new Alpha Romeo red leather top. The base with twisted rope and straight bars and two fittings of canned small partitions to the side ...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Oak

French Gothic Wrought Iron Manor House Fire Tool Companion Set
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French Gothic wrought iron manor house fire tool companion set The stand is very large and
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Early 19th Century Gothic Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Unusual 19th Century English Steel Firedogs
Located in London, GB
A pair of 19th century English polished and engraved steel firedogs. Scrolled bases, twists to shafts, and rings to fronts. Measures: Height: 730 mm 28 ¾" Width: 310 mm 12 ¼" De...
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19th Century English Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Steel

Unusual antique Victorian quality walnut and brass coal box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality walnut and brass coal box having a quality antique Victorian coal
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19th Century Victorian Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass

Unusual antique Victorian quality walnut and brass coal box
Unusual antique Victorian quality walnut and brass coal box
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H 15.75 in W 14.97 in D 20.87 in
Unusual Arts and Crafts Dark Pine Purdonium, Coal Box
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Unusual Arts and Crafts Dark Pine Purdonium, Coal Box This is an unusual design, the Purdonium has
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Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century Arts & Crafts 5 Piece Hand Wrought Fireplace Tool Set
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful set and unusual in its craftsmanship with its tight hand wrought curls. 5 piece set which
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Iron

English Arts and Crafts Fireplace Set Lion Motif with Screen, Andirons and Tools
Located in Wells, ME
English Arts and Crafts Wrought and Cast Iron Fireplace Set with Lion Motifs. It is unusual to have
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Wrought Iron

Large and Unusual Antique Late Victorian Carved Oak Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Large and unusual antique late Victorian carved oak fireplace surround in the 18th century manner
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Late 19th Century European Palladian Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Oak

An Unusual English Ebonized Painted Metal Coal Bin with Chinoiserie Decoration
By Coalbrookdale Foundry
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare and unusual English ebonized painted metal octagonal covered coal bin with chinoiserie
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19th Century English Unusual Antique Tools

An Unusual 19th Century Serpentine Form Brass & Iron Trivet, England, Circa 1850
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A most unusual form, showing a serpentine shaped iron platform fastened to a conforming substantial
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass, Iron

Set of Firetools with Trident End
Located in London, GB
A very unusual set of fire tools. The poker with trident end, the shafts with scrolls and swells
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Early 19th Century English Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Iron

Set of Firetools with Trident End
Set of Firetools with Trident End
H 35 in W 5.5 in D 1 in
Antique Triangular Fireside Bin, English, Walnut, Brass, Store, Early Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Rare and unusual form - a treat of Victorian coopering
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Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass

Antique Gothic Style Fire Grate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An unusual late 19th century antique gothic style fire grate, reclaimed from a property in Sussex
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19th Century English Gothic Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique Gothic Style Fire Grate
Antique Gothic Style Fire Grate
H 25.01 in W 33.47 in D 19.3 in
Huge Fire Thongs
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Huge 30.1 inch tall unusual hinged fire tongs. Great decorative piece, very sturdy and suitable
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Late 19th Century European Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Iron

Huge Fire Thongs
Huge Fire Thongs
H 30.32 in W 10.24 in D 4.14 in
Ferdinand Barbedienne, A Pair of French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Andirons
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
. A rare and unusual pair of bronze and multi-colored champleve enameled andirons / chenets. Perfect
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19th Century French Napoleon III Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Large Zinc and Iron Cauldron Log Basket This is a large galvanised pot
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
swing handles An unusual piece of brutalist design, a heavy piece and it would make a great log carrier
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19th Century Brutalist Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Zinc

English Mid 19th Century Brass Footman with Cabriole Legs and Pierced top
Located in Wells, ME
handles. It is unusual to have the pierced skirting on the back as well as the other three sides. This
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass

English Nineteenth Century Mahogany and Brass Mechanical Bellows
Located in San Francisco, CA
or brass stand. This unusual piece has a wonderful sculptural quality and is adjustable as to the
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Early 19th Century English George IV Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass

Fireback from the 18th Century Featuring a Love Playing with a Goat
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Very unusual and rare 18th century fireback, figuring a love playing with a goat..
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18th Century French Louis XV Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Iron

Polished and Cut Steel Fire Iron Stand, 18th Century
By Achille Collas
Located in London, by appointment only
A highly unusual late Georgian polished and cut steel fire iron stand. Having a barley sugar twist
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18th Century English George III Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Iron

Iron Pine Tree Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These 20th century hand forged pine tree andirons are in fine condition and most unusual. Great and
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Iron

Iron Pine Tree Andirons
Iron Pine Tree Andirons
H 12.5 in W 7.75 in D 19.25 in
19th Century English Brass Fireplace Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very detailed 3-piece English brass set. Very unusual.
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19th Century English Neoclassical Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass

19th Century Brass Fan-Shaped Spark Guard
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century brass fan-shaped spark guard. This compact and highly unusual piece can be hooked
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19th Century Irish Georgian Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass

19th c. Boat Shaped Bucket
Located in Greenwich, CT
Attractive and unusual 19th century boat shaped bucket in brass with copper banding and brass
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Mid-19th Century English Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass, Copper

19th c. Boat Shaped Bucket
19th c. Boat Shaped Bucket
H 12 in W 15 in D 12 in
18th Century Georgian Pierced Hourglass Hob Grate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An unusual pierced Hob-grate, marked 'B&B'.
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Mid-18th Century Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Iron

19th Century, French, Brass and Iron Adjustable Trivet
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th Century French brass and iron adjustable trivet. An unusual clever design, the trivet hooks
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19th Century Country Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass

English Regency Fire Grate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An unusual cast iron hob grate, the front faces covered with polished brass.
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Early 19th Century Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass, Iron

English Regency Fire Grate
English Regency Fire Grate
H 35.83 in W 36.23 in D 11.82 in
Victorian Antique Iron Fire Brazier
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
blacksmith. This creates an unusual and unique design with defined scrolls and twists. To one side, there is
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron

Victorian Antique Iron Fire Brazier
Victorian Antique Iron Fire Brazier
H 24.02 in W 23.23 in D 13.78 in
Logbin Brass Copper Rivets Planter
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Unusual with the copper band which is highly decorative elevating the calibre of this log bin
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18th Century Dutch Baroque Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass, Copper

Set of Steel & Gunmetal Fire Irons
Located in London, GB
An unusual set of steel firetools with gunmetal handles. The beehive handles with plain shafts and
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19th Century English Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Steel

Set of Steel & Gunmetal Fire Irons
Set of Steel & Gunmetal Fire Irons
H 29.5 in W 5.5 in D 1 in
Antique Demi Lune Fire Grate, English, Cast Iron, Fireplace Basket, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Victorian period, circa 1900. Delightfully unusual shape, with appealing weathered finish Displays a
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Late 19th Century British Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Iron

Antique Art Nouveau Coal Scuttle, English Copper, Fireside Log Bucket, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
mounts Coal shovel rests neatly within the rear-mounted holder Raised upon a pair of unusual
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron

Late Victorian Sarcophagus Log Bin or Wine Cooler
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Unusual late 19th century brass coal or log bin with lift up lid enclosing original liner, lion
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19th Century English Victorian Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass

19th Century Copper Coal Scuttle or Planter
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Unusual Regency revival coal bucket, having reeded lid with claw and ball finial, lion mask
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19th Century English Regency Revival Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Copper

Victorian Gothic Carved Oak Green Man Coal or Log Box
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian Gothic carved oak green man coal or log box This is an unusual design, the Purdonium
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Mid-19th Century Gothic Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Oak

Antique Edwardian Arts & Crafts Canopied Cast Iron Fire Grate
Located in Manchester, GB
An unusual early 20th century Edwardian Arts & Crafts canopied cast iron fire grate. The domed cast
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Copper, Iron

Embossed Arts and Crafts Brass Log or Coal Box with Dutch Scenes
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
and characters in Dutch costume This is an old piece it has an unusual bow fronted shape, it has a
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass

Reclaimed 19th Century Cast Iron Fire Basket
Located in Manchester, GB
Reclaimed 19th century Victorian cast iron dog grate with unusual hanging brass finals of claw foot
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19th Century English Late Victorian Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass, Iron

Reclaimed 19th Century Cast Iron Fire Basket
Reclaimed 19th Century Cast Iron Fire Basket
H 28.35 in W 26.58 in D 14.38 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Shovel with Potentiometer Diagram, circa 1900
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual and rare Arts & Crafts hand shovel of flat wide shape with a shaped oak handle, the
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Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass

19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Grate by Carron Co.
By Carron
Located in Manchester, GB
unusual slung grate, mid-19th century. Overall width: 38 inch (96.50 cm). Overall height: 40 inch
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19th Century English George III Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Iron

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Silvered Bronze Chenets, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
in gold (in finer homes), it is unusual to see them in silvered bronze. Each finial has two pots
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Regency Cast Iron and Brass Hob Grate
Located in Manchester, GB
An unusual 19th century Regency cast iron and brass hob grate, circa 1810. Measures: 37" wide x
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19th Century Regency Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Iron, Brass

19th Century Boat Shaped Bucket
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual 19th century boat shaped bucket in brass with copper banding and brass carrying handle
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Mid-19th Century English Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass, Copper

19th Century Boat Shaped Bucket
19th Century Boat Shaped Bucket
H 12 in W 15 in D 12 in
Large Best Quality 19th Century Heavy Brass Fender
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
a deep with handmade spindles joining the 2 solid brass rails The fender has an unusual waved
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Late 19th Century Victorian Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass

Pair of Polished Iron Andirons in the Art Deco Style
Located in Buchanan, NY
An unusual pair of Art Deco style andirons in polished iron. Each piece has double finials on the
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1920s French Art Deco Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Iron

Quirky Model Owl Iron Andirons with Grate
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Quirky model owl iron andirons with grate This is a very unusual pair, the owls are blacksmith
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Iron

Pair of Rare Late Victorian 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Brass Firedogs
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
. The pair represent an unusual design, scarce and sort after. Benham and Froud marked the firedogs with
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19th Century European Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass

Pair Large Hand-Wrought Figural Andirons w/ Horse Heads
Located in New York, NY
This is a pair of very large unusual fireplace andirons. They have horse heads holding a ring in
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1880s American Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Bronze and Marble Chenets / Andirons
Located in Montreal, QC
This pair add an unusual touch to your hearth, the upper section are formed as three graduted
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19th Century French Louis XIV Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Iron

Antique Fireside Bin, English, Oak, Coopered Barrel, Log, Coal, Victorian, 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1850. Of appealing, unusual oval form and character Displays a
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Mid-19th Century British Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Oak

Large Victorian Cast Iron, Brass and Tiled Fireplace Grate
Located in Manchester, GB
Unusual and large late Victorian aesthetic cast iron fireplace grate with a reeded cast brass frame
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1890s English Victorian Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Brass, Iron

Rare 19th Century Thomas Elsley Canopy on Legs Hob Grate
By Thomas Elsley
Located in Manchester, GB
delicately cast forest style hob grate. The unusual ash catcher is operated by the brass knob. When closed
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19th Century Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Iron

Silvered and Gilt Bronze Antique French Fireplace Fender in the Neo-Gothic Style
Located in London, GB
This stunning antique French fireplace is unusual for its stylistic fusion, which combines motifs
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19th Century French Gothic Revival Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Bronze

19th century Art Nouveau Secessionist leather and mahogany writing table
Located in Malton, GB
green/ black leather top. The leather has unusual tooled details as well. The best part of this piece
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19th Century Unusual Antique Tools

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

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Unusual Antique Tools For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of unusual antique tools for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, iron and brass, all unusual antique tools available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of unusual antique tools available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Unusual antique tools bearing Arts and Crafts or Victorian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Unusual antique tools have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Coalbrookdale Foundry are consistently popular.

How Much are Unusual Antique Tools?

Prices for unusual antique tools start at $533 and top out at $38,000 with the average selling for $2,198.