Fireplaces and Mantels
20th Century Italian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 20th Century British Art Nouveau Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Swedish Adam Style Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
1970s Italian Other Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Bohemian Fireplaces and Mantels
Copper
1950s British Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 1900s American Neoclassical Revival Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze, Iron
Early 1900s Scottish George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
20th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Early 20th Century European Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
1930s Unknown Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Enamel, Iron
1910s Scottish Edwardian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
20th Century Italian Rococo Fireplaces and Mantels
Terracotta
Early 1900s Scottish Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
Early 20th Century Italian Fireplaces and Mantels
Terracotta
20th Century English Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1920s British Regency Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
1950s English Georgian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
Early 1900s North American Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Porcelain, Wood
Early 1900s Scottish Edwardian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1970s French Louis XVI Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
1930s American Classical Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
20th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
1950s English Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1930s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
1920s English Rococo Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 20th Century English Fireplaces and Mantels
Mahogany, Wood
Early 20th Century Fireplaces and Mantels
Mahogany
Late 20th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Late 20th Century English Queen Anne Fireplaces and Mantels
Travertine
Late 20th Century English Queen Anne Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
20th Century European Other Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Late 20th Century English Queen Anne Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Statuary Marble, Ormolu
Late 20th Century European Queen Anne Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
Early 20th Century English Louis Philippe Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
1980s French Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1960s Italian Gothic Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
1920s Belgian Romantic Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
20th Century Italian Fireplaces and Mantels
Cement
20th Century German Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
20th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
20th Century French Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
20th Century French Renaissance Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1950s French Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal
Early 1900s Belgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Antique and Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
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.
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