Create a world in creative with cheats on. Type into chat: /give @p 62. This will give you an active furnace. Notice that the texture in the inventory is wrong in the screenshot below.
Environment
Mac OSX 10.8.2
Java Version 6 by Apple
MC-9348
Active Furnace has wrong texture when held
Resolved
Duplicate
0
(Unassigned)
Unconfirmed
active, burning, furnace, held, ignited, lit, texture, visual
Snapshot 13w06a
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