Late 19th Century American Copper Repousse "Frontier Scene" Fireplace Summer Cover or Fire Front

Description

Remarkable, antique, copper repousse fireplace summer front attributed to F. Lorenzen and Co., Chicago, IL. This exquisitely detailed cover features … more Remarkable, antique, copper repousse fireplace summer front attributed to F. Lorenzen and Co., Chicago, IL. This exquisitely detailed cover features a narrative frontier scene with the image of a rider in western style hat in the foreground and a Native American figure in full feathered headdress on a hill in the background. The scene is completed with beautifully crafted vegetation and a sky with rolling clouds and birds in flight. Features the original swing stove pipe cover, ornamented with intricate decorative motifs including pine cones and grapevines. Metal surface is nicely patinated. less