Fireplace accessory - spark screen - Copper

Free-standing fireplace fireguard / spark screen, made of embossed, hand-hammered and pierced copper, with structural iron assembly elements. : Shaped, embossed panel with a cast cup-shaped base, triangularly expansion-riveted to ensure it stands securely. Craftsmanship: Handmade, with the typical dark/burnished patina acquired by copper exposed to heat and natural oxidation over time. It features decorative domed-head rivets along the entire reinforcing perimeter band. The teardrop-shaped (or flame-shaped) openings arranged at the sides allow a little light or firelight to pass through.
The perimeter border encloses engraved and pierced symbols of the playing-card suits (spades , hearts , diamonds , clubs . alternating with cross motifs, a folk-style iconographic theme very common in hand-forged furnishings between the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. It dates to the early 20th century / 1920s–40s (artisan production from the transitional period between the Arts & Crafts / Art Nouveau aesthetic and continental/Italian artistic iron- and copper-working).
The object has been cleaned of soot to bring out the texture of the copper. It has no defects or breaks. It is stable because the base is cast iron.