Antique Harrods Hot Closet Meat Screen

A very rare and unique piece!

Featured in the 1895 Harrods London luxury department store catalog, this firescreen would have been an essential tool in the affluent Victorian kitchen.

When the meat is roasting, this screen is placed in front of the fire, to condense the heat as much as possible. Made of “well-seasoned” wood, lined with tin, and fitted with two shelves, which acts as a warmer for the plates and dishes. Meat screens are mentioned in household inventories and auction catalogs as far back as c.1750.

A fantastic decorative piece that tells a story of the past.

• Made of “well-seasoned” wood

• Interior lined with tin

• Hot closet with drop-front cabinet door

• Includes skeleton key for hot closet

• Castors, iron side handles, and antique “Baldwin” hinges

• Marked “Harrods Limited Ironmongers, London S.W.”

• Approximately 52.75” wide x 15.5” deep x 50” high

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