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Impressive work! The best I have ever seen. The quality of workmanship and skill-set won't come along like this very often. Large antique embossed fireplace heat plate, art relief made of bronze. Depicts two boxing Satyrs or fighting Fauns. This is a very heavy antique bronze Cast design. This was placed on the back wall of your fireplace and reflected heat back into the room. This is perfect as a collector's item to be passed down through many generations or as a decorative touch for enthusiasts. Signed, 1918 We think the artist name is B. Pov lauov. If you can help us with the name, please contact us.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faun

The faun (also phaunos or faunus) is a rustic forest god or place-spirit (genii) of Roman mythology often associated with Greek satyrs and the Greek god Pan.



The faun is a half human - half goat (from the head to the waist being the human half, but with the addition of goat's horns) manifestation of forest and animal spirits which would help or hinder humans at whim. Romans believed fauns inspired fear in men traveling in lonely, remote or wild places. They were also capable of guiding humans in need, as in the fable of The Satyr and the Traveller, in the title of which Latin authors substituted the word Faunus. Fauns and satyrs were originally quite different creatures: whereas fauns are half-man and half-goat, satyrs originally were depicted as stocky, hairy, ugly dwarfs or woodwoses with the ears and tails of horses or asses.

Ancient Roman mythological belief also included a god named Faunus and a goddess named Fauna who were goat people.

One story describes the sensual experiences of a faun who has just woken up from his afternoon sleep and discusses his encounters with several nymphs during the morning in a dreamlike monologue.









Once upon a time, a fireplace was used as a major heat source -- as well as a stove for cooking food. But that role started waning about 270 years ago with the advent of the Franklin Stove.



Fire requires oxygen for combustion, thus fireplace flames consume the heated air inside your home, which results in a drafty interior. Also, cold exterior air is sucked into the house through the fireplace's chimney.



The Fix: This one's simple. Maximize the warmth of a fireplace by installing a fire-back.



A Fire-back is a shield placed in the rear of the fireplace. Fire-backs reflect and radiate the heat from your fireplace back into the room, increasing the amount of warmth your fire provides. Opt for a heavy fire-back, as lighter fire-backs don't retain as much heat.







Bronze fire-backs have been used for centuries. Their purpose is to reflect heat back into the room and protect the actual firebox from damage. Fire-backs have been used since colonial times here in America. Originally they were used to protect the back wall of the firebox, which has often been susceptible to damage from very hot fires burning over long periods of time. Fire clay and other advancements in fireplace technology have made heat from burning logs less detrimental to the firebox, but damage can still occur an placing a radiant fire-back in the firebox will protect it from certain damages.

The bricks in your fireplace are able to withstand extreme temperatures. This being said, they are able to absorb a lot of the heat so it safely dissipates and does not catch other materials in the construction of the chimney on fire. A radiant fire-back will allow some of the heat which is generally absorbed and wasted by the back wall of the firebox to reflect back into the room. Experts say that the installation of a radiant fire-back increases the efficiency of your fireplace by almost 50%.