Scottish Georgian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert in the British Rococo Manner
Located in Edinburgh, GB
An original and rare Scottish probably (Carron of Falkirk) Georgian Cast Iron fireplace insert of favourable proportions in the British Rococo manner. A generous outer plate with hig...
Iron
Large Cast Iron Fireback with Greek Key Detail, France Ca. 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Cast Iron Fireback with Greek Key Detail, France Ca. 1800
Cast Iron
Late 18th Century Georgian Brass, Steel and Cast Iron Fire Basket, c.1800
Located in London, GB
A large, late 18th century Georgian brass and cast iron fire basket, c.1800, with engraved spandrels and pierced and engraved apron below the railed basket. Historic restorations.
Brass, Iron
A Magnificent Late Georgian Polished Wrought & Cast-iron Register Grate
Located in London, GB
A magnificent late Georgian wrought and cast-iron register grate, the wrought railed serpentine basket front with polished steel hob fronts set over fluted openwork fret, with bead m...
Other, Iron, Wrought Iron
French Bronze Flanking Winged Cherub & Shell Foliage Fire Place Fender C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
French bronze serpentine flanking winged cherub and shell foliage pierced gallery fire place fender. Early 19th century.
Bronze, Iron
American Serpentine Brass & Wire Work Urn Finial Fire Place Fender, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
American serpentine brass rail and pleasing wire work fire place fender with flanking urn finials, early 19th century.
Brass, Iron, Wire
American Brass Rail and Rope Artistic Wire Work Fire Place Fender, NY, C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
American fire place fender with brass rail, pleasing scrolled artistic wire work, and resting on a decorative brass rope base. New York, Early 19th century.
Brass, Iron
Antique Georgian Polished Hob Grate with Brass Mounts
Located in Ware, GB
An original Georgian polished cast iron fireplace insert, beautifully enriched with finely cast brass mounts. Combining clean architectural lines with exuberant Rococo-inspired orna...
Brass, Cast Iron
Cast Iron Regency Half Hob Grate, circa 1800, 'CAST-ZA26'
Located in New York, NY
A fine Regency cast iron half hob with acanthus leaf and hop motif, circa 1800.
Iron
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H 27.96 in W 21.07 in D 1.19 in
Large Antique Decorative Fire Back, English Cast Iron, Fireplace, Georgian, 1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique decorative fire back. An English, cast iron fireplace reflector with Nautical interest, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800.
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H 24 in W 41.25 in D 13.5 in
American Brass and Iron Fireplace Screen with Decorative Wire Work, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass and iron fireplace screen with pleasing decorative wire work, Early 19th century.
Brass, Iron
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H 22 in W 38.25 in D 16 in
American Brass and Iron Fireplace Screen with Decorative Wire Work, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass and iron fireplace screen with pleasing decorative wire work, Early 19th century.
Brass, Iron
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H 24 in W 40.75 in D 13.75 in
American Brass and Iron Fireplace Screen with Decorative Wire Work, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass and painted Iron fireplace screen with pleasing decorative wire work, Early 19th century.
Brass, Iron
Cast Iron Fire Back With Soldier on Horseback, Sweden Circa 1760-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
Cast iron fire back with soldier wielding sword on horseback and cherub with trumpet. All scratches, dings, abrasions, worn figures, rust are reflective of age and do not detract fro...
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H 33 in W 26.5 in D 0.75 in
Cast Iron Fire Back With Soldier on Horseback, Sweden Circa 1760-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
Cast iron fire back with soldier wielding sword on horseback and cherub with trumpet. All scratches, dings, abrasions, pitting, worn figures, rust are reflective of age and do not de...
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H 12 in W 37.5 in D 14.5 in
Pair of American Brass & Artistic Wire Work Fireplace Screens with Eyelets, 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American cast brass and painted wrought iron artistic wire work fireplace screens with original flanking eyelet holes for securing screens to fireplace surround. Early 19th c...
Brass, Wrought Iron, Wire
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H 29 in W 10.5 in D 1.25 in
Cast Iron Fire Back With Soldier Mounted on Horseback, Sweden Circa 1760-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
Cast iron fire back marked SV & N Konung. Figure of military soldier or possibly royalty on a horse with saber drawn in upper section and crest/shield in lower. Fleur de lis are seen...
Iron
Pair Figural French Andirons for Fireplace, circa 1800
Located in Houston, TX
Assorted pairs of figural iron fireplace andirons from France, circa 1800s. Price is for one pair of your choice. Measurement listed is for the pair in image 1. Pair in image 2 measu...
Iron
Early 1800's Cast Iron French Fireback: "The Arms of The Dauphin"
Located in Dallas, TX
This fireback features the coat of arms for the Dauphin of France. The word "dauphin" is French for dolphin, and the first person to be nicknamed "the dauphin" was a Count in the Hol...
Iron
Early 1800s Heraldic Cast Iron Fireback from France
Located in Dallas, TX
Heraldic cast iron fireback’s go back 500 plus years. They would depict a family’s coat of arms at the center, and symbols in the form of animals, birds, plants, and numerous other i...
Iron
American Wire and Brass Decorative Fire Place Fender, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
American wire and brass rail top fire place fender with connecting upper swags, and pleasing centered scrolled wire work. All original, Early 19th century.
Brass, Iron
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H 25.5 in W 11.25 in D 19.88 in
Pair of Late Colonial or Early Federal Iron Acorn Finial Andirons, circa 1800
Located in Nantucket, MA
Pair of Late Colonial or Early Federal Iron Acorn Finial Andirons, circa 1800, an unusual and impressively large pair of cast iron andirons with a large fluted acorn finial atop a he...
Iron
American Wire and Brass Decorative Folding Fire Screen. Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
American wire and brass rail folding fire screen with pleasing decorative scrolled wire work. Early 19th Century
Brass, Wrought Iron
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H 25.6 in W 32.09 in D 0.91 in
Antique French Neoclassical 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback, Dated, 1800
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution. The date of producti...
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H 38.19 in W 40.16 in D 10.63 in
Antique Georgian Cast Iron And Brass Register Grate Fireplace Insert.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A simple but elegant cast iron and brass antique Georgian register grate, fireplace insert with a three barred integral grate mounted with a pair of tall brass reeded urn finials abo...
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H 24 in W 37 in D 13.5 in
American Brass and Iron Fireplace Screen with Decorative Wire Work, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass and Iron fireplace screen with pleasing decorative wire work, Early 19th century.
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H 24 in W 36 in D 13.75 in
American Brass and Iron Fireplace Screen with Decorative Wire Work, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass and painted Iron fireplace screen with pleasing decorative wire work, Early 19th century.
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H 51.19 in W 18.51 in D 10.24 in
Antique Stove in Cast Iron, Wood-Burning, Decor on All Sides Cherubs, 1800
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique stove in cast iron, very beautiful, wood-burning, decorated on all sides with cherubs and other figures, 1800, Italy. It comes from a home environment in the historic center...
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H 36 in W 44.25 in D 14.5 in
American Brass & Artistic Wire Work Fireplace Screen with Eyelet Holes, C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
American tall cast brass and pleasing artistic wire work fireplace screen with flanking eyelet holes for attaching screen to fireplace surround. Early 19th Century.
Brass, Wrought Iron, Wire
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H 28.55 in W 1.38 in D 1.38 in
Antique Fire Poker, English, Cast Iron, Brass, Decor, Fireside Tool, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fire poker. An English, cast iron and brass decorative fireside tool, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800.
Brass, Iron
Large Napoleon Coat of Arms Fireback, Early 1800s
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique French fireback represents the Coat of Arms of Napoleon, 1804. At the top is a closed crown with a globe and cross at its top. Laurel leaves flank the crown while the ...
Iron
Fireback, Cast-Iron, Empire II
Located in Gembloux, BE
An medium-sized Empire II (ànd Louis XVI-style) fireback from the early 1800s, maybe earlier. Apart from some firewear, this quality casting has stood the ravages of time very well. ...
Iron
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.
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