Thomas Jeckyll was a master of metalwork during the Victorian era. He achieved great success as an architect and his legacy lives on through his gorgeous metal interior design fittings like fireplaces and mantels. Jeckyll’s furniture designs, which include dining room chairs and writing desks, demonstrate his ornate touches and exquisite attention to detail.
Jeckyll’s career began in East Anglia, England, in the 1850s and 1860s. He restored historic buildings and designed schools and rectories in the Gothic Revival style. He also restored churches and built new ones, most notably the Holt Methodist Church in Norfolk.
From 1865 to 1872, Jeckyll worked on the furniture and interior of the Oak Parlour at Heath Old Hall in Wakefield, where he combined Elizabethan and Jacobean styles with Moorish and Japanese influences. Around the same time, he worked on Rance’s Folly, a five-story townhouse in Cambridge, which he restored in the graceful Queen Anne style.
His most famous commission came in 1876 when he was tasked with restoring and redecorating 49 Prince’s Gate in London, then the home of Frederick Richards Leyland, a transatlantic shipping magnate. Jeckyll incorporated Dutch leather, walnut shelving and blue-and-white Chinese porcelain into the design.
Jeckyll died in 1881. In 2003, the Bard Graduate Center in New York City held the first-ever exhibition of his works. “Thomas Jeckyll: Architect and Designer” showcased 160 pieces of furniture, metalwork, textiles, architectural fragments, photographs and other elements to provide an overview of the designer’s life and career.
Jeckyll’s work continues to resonate with today’s designers and architects. David Scott Parker, in his Associated Artists gallery, carries works by Jeckyll as examples of English Aesthetic Movement furniture.
On 1stDibs, find antique Thomas Jeckyll fireplace elements, seating, tables and more.
Thomas Jeckyll, Aesthetic Movement Fire Insert, Made by Barnard Bishop & Barnard
By Barnard Bishop & Barnard, Thomas Jeckyll
Located in London, GB
Thomas Jeckyll. An Aesthetic Movement cast iron fire insert with stylized flower details. Made by Barnard Bishop and Barnard of Norwich. This insert takes ten standard 6 inch squar...
Iron
Thomas Jeckyll for Barnard Bishop and Barnard. A rare Aesthetic Walnut coal box
By Barnard Bishop & Barnard, Thomas Jeckyll
Located in London, GB
Thomas Jeckyll for Barnard Bishop and Barnard. A rare Aesthetic Anglo-Japanese Walnut coal box with Japanese style circular devises to the front lift up flap, and treble linked circu...
Walnut
$6,475
H 29.75 in W 29.5 in D 10 in
Modernist Custom-Made Fire Screen in Brushed Brass with Iron Mesh Grill
Located in New York, NY
This stunning modernist fire screen was custom made by artisans in New York State. It features an austere square body in brushed brass, with rectangular feet in the same material and...
Brass
Victorian Mahogany Coal Scuttle Box or Cabinet
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique quality Victorian mahogany coal scuttle box or cabinet, circa 1850. This is a lovely item, that is full of charm and character. This is a heavy q...
Wood
$2,450 / item
H 60 in W 35.5 in D 35.5 in
Steel Fire Pit Chiminea Outdoor Fireplace by Koby Knoll Click
By Koby Knoll Click
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Not your normal chiminea or fireplace. This high design, raw steel sculptural piece will make a statement in any outdoor space. Functionally, it is perfect on that cold evening, but ...
Steel
$6,800 / item
H 24 in W 42 in D 8.75 in
Fire Screen in the Style of Rene Drouet Made to Order in Any Size
By René Drouet
Located in Highwood, IL
Custom handmade scrolling curlique fire screen. May be custom ordered any size or finish. Our metal artisan can make anything in metal you desire, just give us a call. The depth bel...
Metal
19th Century Tiled Cast Iron Fireplace Insert
Located in London, GB
19th Century tiled cast iron fireplace insert. With adjustable canopy hood, removable front bars, bottom grate & ash pan including a very unique set of original hand painted vi...
Iron, Wrought Iron
21st Century Antique Glass & Steel Fireplace Insert
Located in London, GB
21st century antique glass & steel fireplace insert Hand made antique glass slips frame with black steel back box chamber. Suitable for, gas fire, bio-ethanol fire or decorative p...
Steel
$3,196
H 32.29 in W 31.5 in D 8.67 in
Wrought Iron Animal Fire Screen by Atelier Marolles, France, 1950's
By Atelier Marolles
Located in Den Haag, NL
Wrought iron animal fire screen by Atelier Marolles, France, 1955. Very decorative and useful piece with dense mesh against the sparks.
Metal, Wrought Iron
Aesthetic Movement Polished Steel Fire Screen Circa 1890
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement polished steel fire screen with barley-twist detail to frame on scrolled support feet. The screen features a densely latticed mesh riveted to the frame and a sh...
Steel
Set Of Aesthetic Movement Brass Fire tools And Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Comprising a shovel, poker and tongs. The stand decorated with sunflowers. The tools and stand beautifully polished.
Brass
$5,153Sale Price|20% Off
H 39.38 in W 43.71 in D 11.82 in
19th Century Scottish Aesthetic Movement Polished Cast Iron Fireplace Insert
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A large masculine and flamboyant example of a 19th century Scottish Aesthetic movement cast iron fireplace insert. A large outer plate with recessed fielded panels hosts an off set p...
Iron
$1,650
H 30 in W 41 in D 8 in
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Polished Brass Glass Insert Fireplace Fire Screen
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Polished Brass And Clear Glass Insert Fireplace Fire Screen
Brass
Thomas Jeckyll Cast Iron Register Stove Front Grate, Circa 1875
By Thomas Jeckyll
Located in London, GB
A black-iron Thomas Jeckyll register stove front grate front from the foundry of Barnard, Bishop and Barnards. The full surround with asymmetric floral design, roundels with four bee...
Iron
Sold
H 6.5 in W 57 in D 13 in
Thomas Jeckyll made by Barnard Bishop & Barnard. An Anglo-Japanese Brass Fender
By Thomas Jeckyll
Located in London, GB
Thomas Jeckyll, made by Barnard Bishop and Barnard. A rare Anglo-Japanese brass fender with pierced Japanese style decoration and adjustable air vents to the sides. This fender relat...
Brass
Thomas Jeckyll Brass Fireplace Register
By Thomas Jeckyll
Located in London, GB
A beautiful polished brass Thomas Jeckyll register front with black-iron reeded fire bars and guillotine drafting mechanism. From the foundry of Barnard, Bishop and Barnards, this Th...
Brass, Iron
Thomas Jeckyll Register Grate
By Thomas Jeckyll
Located in London, GB
From the foundry of Barnard, Bishop and Barnards, this Thomas Jeckyll register grate represents the very highest quality in Fine casting. This asymme...
Iron