A very good George III period engraved brass and blackened iron register grate

The brass surround and fire cheeks are engraved with neo-classical motifs. The basket has four blackened bars surmounted by urn finials. Below the bars is a pierced and engraved brass apron.

Signed at the centre of the frieze by the maker. (CLARKE, ASTON’S QUAY, DUBLIN). 

Circa 1780

T.T. CLARKE

The signature refers to a Dublin-based manufacturer and ironmonger named Clarke, considered the finest producers of this type of grate. They operated at 20 & 21 Aston’s Quay and 16 Westmoreland Street. 
Location: Aston’s Quay is a street on the south bank of the River Liffey in Dublin city centre. This area was a commercial hub for ironmongers and hardware suppliers during the 18th and 19th centuries.