Can anyone help?

Hi
I received this item along with a cast iron fireplace. Just wondered if anyone can help me identify firstly, what this would be called and also whether that stamp is a date stamp. Thanks in advance

Regards

Can anyone help by John G posted Mar 17, 2021 at 1:06 PM

Help to identify? by John G posted Mar 17, 2021 at 2:37 PM

Help to identify? by John G posted Mar 17, 2021 at 2:37 PM

 

Welcome, @John G,
Can you please tell us the size of your object, give us a straight on view of the letters/numbers cast in the frame (or a transcription of what you see), and what you think the material in the front center might be (soapstone?).
If the panel is soapstone, I suspect it is meant to be mounted in front of a fire/stove to absorb and radiate heat.

 

I doubt that's from 1678....
need to see the other item to know if they go together..
it looks like the front of a fireplace.....or an elaborate screen ....but it's got the hearth with it .....way more that just a screen........

 

Thanks for replying. @2manybooks the centre piece is glass. It had paper backing so is hard to distinguish from photos. I will post some more photos @komokwa and hopefully that helps

 

anyone help identify? by John G posted Mar 18, 2021 at 11:15 AM

anyone help identify? by John G posted Mar 18, 2021 at 11:15 AM

anyone help identify? by John G posted Mar 18, 2021 at 11:15 AM

 

Cast Iron Fireplace by John G posted Mar 18, 2021 at 11:15 AM

Back of Cast Iron Fireplace by John G posted Mar 18, 2021 at 11:15 AM

Back of Cast Iron Fireplace by John G posted Mar 18, 2021 at 11:15 AM

 

Based on the same numbers cast into both pieces - 1673 & 54248 - I believe these were designed to go together. The numbers are probably parts numbers that would have been on the wooden patterns used to create the sand molds that the parts were cast in. The section you first posted, with the scrolls on top and the grill in back, may have sat on top. The shelf at the bottom would then be the mantel, rather than the hearth. Perhaps it was designed to be inset into a fireplace/chimney. The grill on the back side suggests it was meant to be exposed to heat, but was probably not meant to be seen through the glass as it is industrial looking rather than decorative. It is unlikely that it would be paper on the back of the glass, as that would quickly be destroyed by heat/fire. Perhaps a fire resistant material like asbestos - something to allow a decorative glow but that can't burn.
Do any of the markings look like a company name or patent numbers? Also, where is the stove likely to have originated (what country are you in)? It might give some of us clues as to where to search for a manufacturer.

 

I'm in the UK

 

Here are some examples of cast iron fireplace inserts, Victorian and Edwardian, that may give some impression of what your pieces may have been. The upper panels on these are mirrors.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Antique-...tel-Tiled-Insert-Surround-QP128-/254097213973

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/215469163409319436/

https://www.vinterior.co/home-decor...ouveau-edwardian-cast-iron-fireplace-surround