Comments on: The Fireplace Insert

By: Electric Fire Suite

Electric Fire Suite — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:24:07 +0000

[...] fire suite typically consists of an electric fire plus a fire surround – sometimes with an insert and/or hearth included – and there are many of these available on the market, both [...]

By: Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Cast Iron Fireplace Insert — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:49:05 +0000

[...] cast iron fireplace insert forms an important part of the fireplace, and is often beautifully decorated. At the start of the [...]

By: Late Georgian Fireplaces

Late Georgian Fireplaces — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:13:28 +0000

[...] Fireplace inserts of the late Georgian era were often made from coloured marble, whilst others were built from or featured scagliola – this was an artificial marble, made up of powdered marble, lime, gypsum and sometimes plaster. All this was glued together and polished, and produced a very good marble imitation, the main difference being that scagliola was much warmer to the touch than marble. An Italian craftsman named Bartoli was a master in the material and Robert Adam incorporated his skills in the production of many late Georgian fireplaces. This was known as Bossi work and involved carving into white marble and filling the carvings in with coloured marble or scagliola. [...]