17th Century Monumental French limestone Mantlepiece

A special 17th-century French Antique Castle Mantelpiece. Carved from exquisite light limestone, this monumental fireplace boasts traces of its original paint layer, evoking a sense ...

A monumental 18th-century French fireplace adorned with intricate volutes and leaf motifs, This stunning mantlepiece features old paint remnants. Dimensions: H 198 x W x D 130 cm I...

17th century Louis XIV pink marble fireplace, ± 1680. Antique French Burgundian mantelpiece with a decorative brace in the frieze and with panels...

18th century French Regency (Régence) mantelpiece, made of peach colored limestone. The Régence was the period in French history between 1715 and 1723, when King Louis XV was a mi...

Rich 19th century Trois coquilles mantelpiece made of very white statuary quality bianco carrara marble. The front and the entire styles of this fireplace have coquilles and flower d...

An elegant antique limestone fireplace from the early 18th century French Baroque with a beautiful decoration of a French lilly. The measurements of this mantelpiece are H 144 x W 15...

This spectacular, monumental 17th century English carved limestone fireplace, circa 1650, was reclaimed from Cobtree Manor House, England (demolished 1968). Standing at 2 m tall (6’ 5”) and over 2.7 m wide (9’), this exceptional English fire surround is a very rare find. It is not often you find a chimneypiece like this outside of a listed heritage property, making this a rare opportunity to purchase a fireplace of such size and grandeur. Highly elaborate, the surround is intricately hand-carved throughout, the frieze of which is most extravagant, carved with a mythical beast to the central tablet among birds, stylised lions holding crowns, parakeets and scrolling foliage. The jambs are carved in a column-like style with fruits and flowers below corbels to the end blocks, completed with a carved egg and dart trim beneath the shelf. This fireplace truly is a magnificent work of art, designed for an interior of prestige and fine grandeur. It is in the manner of late 16th / early 17th century English architect and designer, Inigo Jones (1573 – 1652), who was known for introducing the classical style architecture of the Italian Renaissance to Britain. His famous works include the Banqueting House at Whitehall, The Queen’s House, Greenwich and the Queen’s Chapel at St. James’ Palace. Provenance Removed from a wing of Cobtree Manor in Kent, UK. Though demolished in 1968, the house’s parklands remain to this day and were once the site of Maidstone Zoo. The occupation of the land itself dates back as far as the neolithic times (4300 BC – 2000 BC). However, the first known record can be found in the title estate deeds of English poet and politician, Sir Thomas Wyatt, in 1596. Cobtree is linked to the famous 19th century novelist, Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870). It is believed that during the 1830s, a young Dickens had fallen into a pond while out walking near Cobtree farm. He knocked on the door of the tenant farmer at the time – Mr William Spong – who took Dickens in. It is said that Dickens later took inspiration from Mr Spong in his 1837 novel ‘The Pickwick Papers’, in which he immortalised him as Mr Wardle of Manor Farm near Dingley Dell. 17th Century Heritage Having stood the test of time for more than 370 years, this antique fireplace offers a glimpse into England in the 1600s. This century saw the Stuarts rise to the English throne: first James I of England and VI of Scotland following the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603, followed by Charles I in 1625. Other notable events of this century included the English Civil War (1642 – 1651) and Guy Fawkes...

A stunning and monumental 17th century fireback from the Loire Valley region of France. A luxury item that served not only to adorn the fireplac...

This beautiful mantel origins from Bordeaux in France, circa 1690. Firebox: W 50" x H 38".

This is a French Country side LXIII period limestone antique fireplace mantel. This piece was standing against a doorway on the right side. Shelf can be added on demand. It still ha...

This small vintage fireplace surround in limestone has remains of the original patina. It is perfect for a country side house, a rustic room. ...

This limestone antique fireplace surround comes from a Italian country farm house in Tuscany and has remains of the original polychrome. Measures: 140 cm EW 55.11", 106.5 cm ...