Fireplace equipment stand

Fireplace equipment stand Fireplaces that were used to heat rooms were accompanied by fireplace accessories for two purposes – the practical and the decorative one. They were made up of the following: fire dogs, pliers, a shovel, poker, a hook, a brush, a bellows to keep the fire going (usually wooden, leather-clad), a stand, and a fireplace screen, a piece of sheet metal placed at the front of the fireplace. These products were subject to various fashions, and their looks changed with the dominating art style of the time. The majority of fireplace equipment at the Łańcut castle museum stems from the time from the 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century, and is made of brass, gilded bronze, steel, and originating mainly from England, France and Poland. This fireplace equipment stand from the Potoccy collection is made of brass and stems from the end of the 19th/ beginning of the 20th centuries. It is made of three parts, the base, the stem with the grip, and two arms with holders for fireplace equipment. The base is flat, styled as a leaf arrangement, decorated with pearls around its edge, filled with a floral ornament. The stem is tall, round, decorated along its entire length with a pearl ornament and zig-zag, ending with a ball shaped as a fiery vase. At one-third of the height from the top of the stem, there are two decoratively-shaped arms, decorated in geometric patterns, to hang the fireplace equipment.