Neoclassical Brass Fire Tool Set with Arch and Ornate Balls.

This neoclassical brass fire set features an architecturally structured and coherent composition that draws its elegance from the repertoire of classical antiquity. The central stem, carefully turned and polished, rises from a base with four console feet adorned with scrolls and is crowned with a spherical knob. From the top of the shaft springs an elegant semi-circular arch, the entire length of which is punctuated by a continuous row of brass balls, bestowing the whole with its decorative richness and pronounced neoclassical character. Suspended from the arch by individual rings, the set includes three accessories — a poker, a flat shovel, and a stiff-bristled brush — each sharing the same formal language turned in brass as the tool holder. The accessories are perfectly balanced and proportioned, ensuring a symmetrical and harmonious presentation of the whole at rest. The piece is entirely made of polished brass, a material chosen for its warm golden sheen and its traditional association with high-quality French decorative metalwork. The patina is uniform and homogeneous, displaying the characteristic amber hue of beautifully matured polished brass. Attributed to a French workshop and dated around 1970, this fire set illustrates the high-quality decorative production that characterised French interior furnishings of this period, when neoclassical forms experienced a sustained revival in residential and hotel interiors.