About Charles Nijman Fireplace Antiques
Charles Nijman’s fascination with firebacks began years ago, drawn by their charm, history, and remarkable versatility. In 2006, he turned that passion into a profession, setting out to curate and sell antique firebacks. His goal: to offer a rich online collection of over 750 vintage and antique firebacks, each varying in size, age, symbolism, and style. For every piece, Charles strives to uncover and share details about its origin, history, and decorative significance. But Charles Nijman Fireplace Antiques offers more than just firebacks. The collection also includes o...Read More
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Featured Pieces
Diana Bathing Fireback, France, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French cast iron fireback of the 18th century. Diana at her bath, the goddess of the hunt and protector of the animals of the forest caught in a moment of rest. A fireback stands aga...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron
Arms of France Fireback, France, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French cast iron fireback of the 17th century. The arms of France in the Louis XIV manner, cast in the seventeenth century, with a brown patina. A fireback stands against the back wa...
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Antique 17th Century French Louis XIV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron
Louis XV Fireplace Back, France, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French cast iron fireback of the 20th century. A substantial plate with ornate Louis XV scrollwork, over a metre wide, in a brown patina. Sized for a wide open hearth. A fireback sta...
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron
French Cast Iron Fireback with Cupid Relief, Louis XV Style
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French cast iron fireback of the 20th century. A cupid in relief on a thickly cast square plate, in a brown patina. A fireback stands against the back wall of an open hearth, where i...
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron, Cast Iron
Gothic Fireback, France, 15th/16th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French cast iron fireback of the 15th/16th century. From the early days of casting iron: a heavy gothic plate, four centimetres thick and over a hundred kilos, with finely cut detail...
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Antique 16th Century French Gothic Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron, Cast Iron
Neptune Fireback, Continental Europe, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Continental European cast iron fireback of the 20th century. Neptune, Roman god of the sea, shown as the ancients pictured him: at times mighty and stern, at times calm and serene. C...
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20th Century European Louis XIV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron, Cast Iron
Adam and Eve Fireback, Germany, 16th/17th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
German cast iron fireback of the 16th/17th century. Adam and Eve at the tree, cast in Germany in the gothic manner of the early foundries. A heavy plate, over four centimetres thick....
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Antique 17th Century German Gothic Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron
Louis XV Fire Back, France, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French cast iron fireback of the 18th century. A tall, narrow plate in the Louis XV taste, suited to a deep and narrow hearth. A fireback stands against the back wall of an open hear...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron, Cast Iron
Gothic Fireback, France, 15th/16th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French cast iron fireback of the 15th/16th century. A gothic plate from the early period of iron casting, its ornament cut with the directness of the first foundries. A fireback stan...
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Antique 16th Century French Gothic Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron, Cast Iron
Gothic Fireback, France, 15th/16th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French cast iron fireback of the 15th/16th century. Gothic ornament from the early days of casting iron, with a brown patina left as found. A fireback stands against the back wall of...
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Antique 16th Century French Gothic Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron, Cast Iron
Venus Fireback, France, 18th/19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French cast iron fireback of the 18th/19th century. Venus, goddess of love, beauty and fertility, shown with her mirror and with the torch of Hestia, whose flame stands for the domes...
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Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron, Cast Iron
Rural Scene Fireback, France, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French cast iron fireback of the 19th century. A pastoral scene in relief, in the Victorian taste, with the original brown patina preserved. A fireback stands against the back wall o...
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron, Cast Iron
