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French Figural Bronze Pandora Mantel Shelf Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
French mantel shelf clock, mid 19th c., black slate case, with gilt bronze mounts, figural topper
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19th Century French Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Bronze

Antique Gilbert Manufacturing American Empire 30 Hr Mahogany Mantel Shelf Clock
By Gilbert Clock Co
Located in Dayton, OH
Empire shelf clock. Made of walnut featuring gold and marbled columns, reverse painted floral roses
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Late 19th Century American Empire Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

18th Century Neoclassical Pine Mantel
Located in New York, NY
and tapering fluted pilasters beneath an inverted breakfront mantel shelf, circa 1790.
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Marble

Antique 18th Century Neoclassical Pine Mantel
H 58 in W 70.75 in D 10.75 in
18th Century Neoclassical Pine Mantel
Located in New York, NY
drops, and running frieze ribbon tied swags beneath a breakfront corniced mantel shelf incorporating
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Pine

Antique 18th Century Neoclassical Pine Mantel
18th Century Neoclassical Pine Mantel
H 59.25 in W 80.5 in D 9.5 in
Italian Renaissance Mantel
Located in New York, NY
. The chimneypiece has a corniced mantel shelf carved with tiers of crisp egg and dart and bead and reel
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Limestone

Antique Italian Renaissance Mantel
Italian Renaissance Mantel
H 87 in W 98 in D 108 in
19th Century French Cast Stone Fireplace Mantel with Floral Design
Located in Mckinney, TX
flowers on the header, flanked by sunflower medallions, and elegant, fluted legs. The mantel shelf
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Late 19th Century French Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Cast Stone

Antique Grey Wash Neoclassical Style Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
the mantel shelf, adding to its grandeur as the focal point of a room. Opening height: 96.5 cm
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Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Wood, Pine

Early 20th Century Antique Wood Mantel with Round Columns and Gesso Capitals
Located in Stamford, CT
stripped and molding replaced under the mantel shelf. The opening is a good size 42" x 65" and would look
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Early 20th Century American Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Gesso, Wood

18th Century French Limestone Fireplace Mantel with Shell Detail
Located in Mckinney, TX
. The mantel's shelf features a gracefully curved shape with a beveled edge, adding to its elegant
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Limestone

19th Century French Empire Style Mantel in Statuary and Brass
Located in New York, NY
and decorated with repeating foliate motif. The molded mantel shelf breaks over the jambs and
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19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Statuary Marble, Bronze

Antique Mahogany Fireplace Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
veneered frieze. The jambs feature classic mouldings while the mantel shelf and frieze include more
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Late 19th Century Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Mahogany Fireplace Surround
Antique Mahogany Fireplace Surround
H 54.34 in W 58.08 in D 8.47 in
Antique Victorian 19th Century Pine Fireplace Surround and Overmantel Mirror
Located in Edinburgh, GB
mantel shelf: 1495mm Width of mantel shelf: 1720mm x 340mm deep.  
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1890s English Victorian Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Pine

Vintage French Shell Carved Red Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Sheridan, CO
Continental red marble fireplace surround, early 20th c., having molded mantel shelf, over shell
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Marble

President Monroe's Heavy Carved Statuary Marble Mantel
Located in New York, NY
the possession of President James Monroe during his time in New York City. The mantel's shelf
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Early 19th Century North American Baroque Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Statuary Marble

Arched Victorian Chimneypiece c. 1860 Carved in Statuary Marble
Located in New York, NY
corbels supporting the mantel shelf and the heavily decorated keystone Opening: 33" W x 34 1/4" H Overall
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17th Century Victorian Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Statuary Marble

Mid-18th Century English Chimneypiece
Located in New York, NY
scroll, flanking a projecting center tablet of book matched Sicilian Jasper beneath a corniced mantel
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1740s Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Siena Marble, Statuary Marble

Antique Black Marble Fireplace with Coloured Brocattele Marble, circa 1860
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Brocattella marble. The layered Brocattella mouldings under the deep mantel-shelf are overlaid with cubes of
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Marble

18th Century Irish Chimneypiece in Statuary Marble with Convent Siena Marble
Located in New York, NY
arabesques. The ingrounds and outgrounds in richly figured Convent Siena and the mantel shelf corniced with a
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Late 18th Century Northern Irish Georgian Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Siena Marble, Statuary Marble

Empire Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Green Granite Fireplace, circa 1850
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
fireplace has a rectangular mantel shelf above a frieze centred by applied gilt-bronze mounts of an Eagle
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Granite, Bronze

Antique Statuary Marble Fireplace, circa 1850
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
full rounded and free standing Corinthian columns that support a substantial mantel shelf. The arched
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Statuary Marble

Georgian neo-classical fireplace chimney piece, or mantle piece
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
mantel shelf to a gadroon carved frieze. The central tablet with garlanded classical display. To the ends
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Wood

19th Century Black Marble Fireplace, circa 1860
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
laurel leaf decorated corners. The deep and moulded edge mantel shelf steps forward over the two ends
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19th Century English Baroque Revival Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Belgian Black Marble

Antique George II Period Marble Mantelpiece in the Manner of William Kent
By William Kent
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
mantel shelf, circa 1735 Apollo The national divinity of the Greeks, Apollo has been recognized
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Early 18th Century English Palladian Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Carrara Marble

French Portico clock Rosewood n Marquetry early 19th century Gilt n Silverplated
Located in Sweden, SE
Charles X Period continental French rosewood & mahogany marquetry inlaid Portico mantel (shelf
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Early 19th Century Charles X Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Brass, Bronze

Museum Quality French Late 18th Century Carved Fireplace Mantel with Top Shelf
Located in Hopewell, NJ
fireplace mantel feature a finely and intricately carved curved moulding in low relief. #6359 H opening
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Late 18th Century French Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Oak

Antique Oak Georgian Style Carved Wood Fireplace Surrounds
Located in Edinburgh, GB
and dart cornice directly above a moulded substantial mantel shelf, the dog leg opening has further
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Early 1900s Scottish Georgian Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Oak

19th Century Functional Column Clock: Antique Mantel Clock with Portico, 1G05
Located in Bordeaux, FR
that captures the essence of an era. Standing at a height of 58 cm, this antique mantel clock features
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Early 19th Century Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Marble

Elegant Italian Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Lovely elegant 18th century fireplace mantel in Carrara white marble. This Italian beauty with its
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Carrara Marble

Elegant Italian Fireplace Mantel
Elegant Italian Fireplace Mantel
H 44.3 in W 59.06 in D 8.08 in
Antique French Gold Plated Bronze Shelf Clock, 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antique French gold plated bronze shelf clock surrounded by the Muse of knowledge on the right side
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19th Century European Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Bronze, Gold

Lewis Foreman Day. A rare Aesthetic Movement mantel clock with floral decoration
By Howell James & Co., Lewis Foreman Day
Located in London, GB
Lewis Foreman Day for Howell James & Co. An Aesthetic Movement mantel clock with hand painted
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Walnut

Antique Porcelain Mantle Shelf Clock Bailey Banks, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
A hand-decorated with a floral motif for Bailey Banks and Biddle jewelers and gilt through the entire body. The painted porcelain dial on this clock is absolutely charming with hand-...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Brass

Aaron Willard Boston Mahogany Shelf Clock w/ Eglomisé Painting & Eagle Finial
By Aaron Willard
Located in Savannah, GA
Popularized at the turn of the 19th century in coastal Massachusetts, these handsome shelf clocks
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1820s American Federal Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Brass

Aaron Willard Boston Federal Shelf Clock Arched & Inlaid Pediment/ Mahogany Case
By Aaron Willard
Located in Savannah, GA
This magnificent shelf clock has an arched and inlaid pediment over a painted dial that is signed
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Early 1800s American Federal Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Brass, Tin

Magnificent Antique Limestone Mantel
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
the bears are carved capitals supporting a substantial breakfront cornice shelf. The overmantel
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Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Limestone

Magnificent Antique Limestone Mantel
Magnificent Antique Limestone Mantel
H 112 in W 90 in D 22 in
French Architectural Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful French architectural marble fireplace mantel. The mantel legs are decorated with carved
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19th Century French Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Marble

Victorian Antique Mahogany Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A heavy and good quality late 19th century Victorian antique mahogany fire mantel with a rich
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Victorian Antique Mahogany Fire Mantel
Victorian Antique Mahogany Fire Mantel
H 51.19 in W 56.89 in D 8.67 in
LaGarde Antique French Mantel Clock Gilt n Patina Bronze Shepherd Playing Flute
By Charles X
Located in Sweden, SE
also in museums. Antique figural mantel (desk, shelf) clock, gilt - patinated bronze, 19th century
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Late 19th Century Charles X Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze

Antique French Baroque Fireplace Mantel
Located in Sheffield, MA
A rare decorative gilt-wood hand carved painted Baroque style 19th century French fireplace mantel
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Wood

Antique French Baroque Fireplace Mantel
Antique French Baroque Fireplace Mantel
H 48.25 in W 67 in D 13.75 in
St Anne's Marble Chimneypiece Mantel
Located in London, GB
A beautiful St Anne’s marble chimneypiece mantel of late Georgian form, originally from Holderness
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1830s English Georgian Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Marble

St Anne's Marble Chimneypiece Mantel
St Anne's Marble Chimneypiece Mantel
H 44.25 in W 65.5 in D 12.25 in
Perfect Antique Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
So excited to have this very interesting and serene black and white marble mantel for sale. This
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Late 18th Century Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Marble, Griotte Marble

Perfect Antique Marble Fireplace Mantel
Perfect Antique Marble Fireplace Mantel
H 43.9 in W 50.99 in D 2.17 in
Decorative Antique Neoclassical Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This highly decorative antique fire mantel dates from the late 1800s and encompasses a mixture of
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Composition

Decorative Antique Neoclassical Fire Mantel
Decorative Antique Neoclassical Fire Mantel
H 54.14 in W 71.86 in D 11.82 in
Jackson & Graham attributed. A fine quality Moorish over mantle or wall shelf.
By Jackson & Graham
Located in London, GB
Jackson and Graham attributed. A fine quality Moorish mahogany over mantle or wall shelf, with
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1880s English Moorish Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Boxwood, Walnut

19th Century French Louis XV Hand Painted Faience Mantel Clock Signed HB Quimper
By Grande Maison HB Quimper
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a mantel or a shelf with this elegant and colorful antique clock. Crafted in Brittany
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Antique English Jacobean Style Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
larger panel carved with grand columns and arches with the shelf and a large fireplace opening below
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19th Century English Jacobean Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Oak, Wood

Antique English Jacobean Style Mantel
Antique English Jacobean Style Mantel
H 90.95 in W 67.33 in D 7.88 in
18th Century Antique Fireplace Mantel
Located in Beervelde, BE
shelf shows some roughness. A perfect mantel for a country style decor. Measures: 150 cm EW 59.05"
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18th Century French Directoire Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Stone

18th Century Antique Fireplace Mantel
18th Century Antique Fireplace Mantel
H 43.31 in W 59.06 in D 13.39 in
St Anne's Marble Chimneypiece Mantel
Located in London, GB
, Hull. The moulded shelf sits on bedding mouldings above a simple frieze. The stepped jambs with
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1830s English Georgian Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Marble

St Anne's Marble Chimneypiece Mantel
St Anne's Marble Chimneypiece Mantel
H 44.75 in W 66 in D 11.25 in
Antique English Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
. Architectural in design, with Belgian place panels within white marble mouldings. Simple mounded shelf above and
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Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Marble

Antique English Marble Fireplace Mantel
Antique English Marble Fireplace Mantel
H 43.71 in W 55.52 in D 6.7 in
Antique Carved Regency Sandstone Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
reeded shelf. First quarter of the 19th century. Additional Dimensions: Opening Height 105.5 cm
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Early 19th Century Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Sandstone

Antique Carved Regency Sandstone Mantel
Antique Carved Regency Sandstone Mantel
H 50.2 in W 64.38 in D 7.88 in
Regency Period Antique Marble Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
by Portoro panels. Beneath an unusual shaped and moulded shelf. All supported on square foot blocks
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Early 19th Century Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Marble

Regency Period Antique Marble Mantel
Regency Period Antique Marble Mantel
H 490.16 in W 62.41 in D 6.89 in
Neoclassical Style Antique Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
The breakfront, moulded shelf above the frieze which is centred with a tablet carved with tazza
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Mid-18th Century British Neoclassical Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Marble, Siena Marble, Statuary Marble

Late 19th Century Pine Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A handsomely made late 19th century pine fire mantel with a stripped finish, ready for applying
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Wood, Pine

Late 19th Century Pine Fire Mantel
Late 19th Century Pine Fire Mantel
H 53.15 in W 57.29 in D 10.04 in
Carved Neoclassical Georgian Style Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
alongside egg and dart dentals beneath the mantel, carved beads to the shelf and bead and reel details
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Wood, Pine

Carved Neoclassical Georgian Style Fire Mantel
Carved Neoclassical Georgian Style Fire Mantel
H 51.19 in W 60.24 in D 7.49 in
Large Victorian Carved Oak Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This very large scale carved oak fire mantel is a time-capsule into history. Hand-carved by a
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Late 19th Century English Jacobean Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Wood, Oak

Large Victorian Carved Oak Fire Mantel
Large Victorian Carved Oak Fire Mantel
H 50.39 in W 78.54 in D 11.42 in
White Marble Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique Louis XV fireplace mantel in Carrara white marble Beautiful antique Louis XV fireplace
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

White Marble Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
White Marble Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
H 43.12 in W 56.89 in D 16.15 in
Jasper and Siena Palladian Mantel
Located in New York, NY
chimneypiece has a generously molded break front shelf. There are two chimneypieces of this period and quality
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18th Century and Earlier British Palladian Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Marble

Jasper and Siena Palladian Mantel
Jasper and Siena Palladian Mantel
H 64 in W 78 in D 9.25 in
Louis XV Potoro Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in Southall, GB
French Rococo Louis XV fireplace mantel made in a superb Potoro marble. Hand carved molded shelf
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Marble

Louis XV Potoro Marble Fireplace Mantel
Louis XV Potoro Marble Fireplace Mantel
H 46.5 in W 51.75 in D 13 in
Extraordinair French Louis XIV Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Very happy to offer this amazing French louis XIV fireplace mantel. The mantel is made from
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Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Marble

Extraordinair French Louis XIV Fireplace Mantel
Extraordinair French Louis XIV Fireplace Mantel
H 44.69 in W 73.82 in D 11.23 in
Nice French Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Lovely subtle decorated French Louis XV fireplace mantel in nice soft toned limestone. This mantel
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Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Limestone

Nice French Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
Nice French Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
H 42.92 in W 58.27 in D 12.6 in
19th Century Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
A nice 19th century Louis XVI fireplace mantel from Paris. The moulded shelf sits above a paneled
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Marble

19th Century Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
19th Century Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
H 42.72 in W 56.3 in D 11.82 in
Regency Antique Irish Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
panels, matching brackets supporting the mantel and inverted inner slips. The frieze with reeded moulding
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1820s Irish Regency Antique Mantel Shelf

Materials

Marble

Regency Antique Irish Marble Fireplace Mantel
Regency Antique Irish Marble Fireplace Mantel
H 49.22 in W 69.3 in D 11.82 in
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Antique Mantel Shelf For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique mantel shelf you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, wood and brass, every antique mantel shelf was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique mantel shelf — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique mantel shelf made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique mantel shelf over the years, but those crafted by Ansonia Clock Company, New Haven Clock Company and Smith Sectric are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Mantel Shelf?

An antique mantel shelf can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,800, while the lowest priced sells for $120 and the highest can go for as much as $23,209.

Finding the Right fireplaces-mantels for You

While we likely wouldn’t mourn the invention of home heating and air-conditioning, these innovations did tragically reduce the widespread need for fireplaces and mantels in our living rooms.

Once an essential fixture in all homes, the fireplace, which, along with the chimney, is as old as the Middle Ages, was actually rendered redundant with the advent of the cast-iron heating stove during the 18th century. Victorian-era heating stoves were popular in the common areas of a living space for their capacity to heat as well as for their lack of smoke compared to fireplaces. However, improvements in craftsmanship as well as the Industrial Revolution meant that fireplaces were evolving in form and functionality.

Even as HVAC systems would eventually see to it that fireplaces weren’t a necessity, no mechanically engineered thermal heating and ventilation technology can replicate the feeling of warmth and camaraderie that a flickering fire guarantees. We just love a good fireplace.

“With antique fireplaces, you get heart, soul, character and architecture,” says Tony Ingrao, a Manhattan-based interior designer who purchased an important 16th-century French limestone fireplace for a client’s Greenwich Village townhouse.

Vintage fireplaces and mantels have earned their coveted position as desirable focal points in any room over the course of a staggering evolution in design that has yielded everything from intricately carved works of limestone to sleek works of wood paneling and rolled steel.

As log after log turns into ash, these iconic designs prove their timelessness and value, monetarily and as prized decorative monuments. Whether you seek to simply warm a space or completely transform it, an eye-catching new mantel for your blazing hearth — be it an elegant neoclassical design, a marvelous work of marble in the Louis XV style or an unconventional contemporary variation — is the perfect solution.

Find a collection of antique and vintage fireplaces and mantels on 1stDibs today.

Questions About Antique Mantel Shelf
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    A mantle shelf is a frame around the opening of a fireplace mostly made of stone or wood. In the olden days, it was designed as a decorative hood over the fire grate to catch smoke. The term has evolved now, and it includes a variety of decorative frameworks around the fireplace, with elaborate designs extending to the ceiling. On 1stDibs, find a range of antique and vintage fireplace mantels.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 29, 2024
    A mantel shelf is typically mounted 12 inches above the inner section of a fireplace, which is called the firebox.

    Today, fireplaces and mantels can be seen as a focal point in your decor. Vintage fireplaces and mantels have earned their coveted position as desirable focal points in any room over the course of a staggering evolution in design that has yielded everything from intricately carved works of limestone to sleek works of wood paneling and rolled steel.

    Find antique and vintage fireplaces and mantels on 1stDibs.