Brass and wrought iron fireplace screen by David Marshall, Spain, 1970s

This fireplace screen was designed by David Marshall in Spain during the 1970s, combining hand-forged iron with cast brass in a style characteristic of his sculptural metalwork. The structure is formed by vertical iron bars fixed with visible rivets, organized into three panels that create a subtle pattern of light and shadow. In the center, a brass element with elongated openings introduces a warm, textured point in front of the darker surrounding iron. Two tall brass finials, with an organic flame-like profile, crown the side posts and continue down into brass legs ending in sculptural hoof-shaped feet. The screen is a freestanding, non-folding panel, giving it the presence of a small architectural object in front of the fireplace. Marshall trained in Spain and became known from the 1970s for furniture, lighting, and fireplace accessories that treat iron and brass as sculptural materials, often produced in small workshops rather than industrial series. The scale and rectilinear silhouette of this piece suit both a traditional fireplace and a more contemporary space, where the contrast between dark iron and polished brass can serve as a decorative element even without active use. The combination of a rigid iron grid with the hand-worked brass panel and sculptural legs reflects the brutalist and artisanal sensibility that runs through much of Marshall's work from this period.