What is a fireplace mantel surround?

A fireplace mantel surround is an object that extends from the fireplace's exterior wall into the room and frames the opening. It consists of the sides and a mantel, although it may or may not contain the hearth, which is the base of the fireplace. Fireplace surrounds assist in making a fireplace more of a centerpiece and focal point for a home, as well as offering a shelf space above the fireplace for personal objects to be displayed. Find a variety of antique and vintage fireplace mantel surrounds on 1stDibs.

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Small Antique Edwardian Cast Iron Fireplace Surround

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H 49.61 in W 41.54 in D 9.06 in

Small Antique Edwardian Cast Iron Fireplace Surround

Located in Manchester, GB

Small antique Edwardian cast iron fireplace surround. The serpentine shelf is edged with bead and bar detail.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

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Iron

19th Century French Marquina and Carrara Marble Fireplace Surround, 1890s

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H 40.95 in W 63 in D 20.87 in

19th Century French Marquina and Carrara Marble Fireplace Surround, 1890s

Located in Florence, IT

19th century French black marquina marble fireplace surround with Carrara marble details, 1890s.

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Antique 1890s French Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Cast Iron Coalbrookdale Arts & Crafts Fireplace Surround with Immaculate Tiles

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H 60.99 in W 52.49 in D 10.99 in

Cast Iron Coalbrookdale Arts & Crafts Fireplace Surround with Immaculate Tiles

By Coalbrookdale Foundry

Located in Norwich, GB

Cast iron coalbrookdale Arts & Crafts fireplace surround with immaculate tiles.

Category

Antique 19th Century Arts and Crafts Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron

Elegant Regency Baroque Bolection Fireplace Surround in Italian Nero Marquina

Unavailable

H 49.25 in W 60 in D 5 in

Elegant Regency Baroque Bolection Fireplace Surround in Italian Nero Marquina

Located in London, GB

An elegant Regency Baroque Bolection fireplace surround in Italian Nero Marquina marble. Measures: Depth 5" - 12 cm External height 49 1/4” - 125 cm External width 60" - 152.5 c...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Queen Anne Fireplaces and Mantels

20th Century 1901 Edwardian Burnished Cast Iron Mantel Fireplace Surround

Unavailable

H 52 in W 60.75 in D 10 in

20th Century 1901 Edwardian Burnished Cast Iron Mantel Fireplace Surround

Located in Leicester, Leicestershire

Antique restored burnished (semi-polished) cast iron surround. Delicate casting detail. Shown with two complete fireplace examples, circa 1901.

Category

Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron

Antique Black Marble Bolection Fire Surround

Unavailable

H 47 in W 64 in D 13 in

Antique Black Marble Bolection Fire Surround

Located in London, GB

An original late Victorian fireplace surround in highly figured black marble.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Late Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels

20th Century Arts and Craft 'Semi Polished' Fireplace Cast Iron Surround

Unavailable

Unavailable

H 41.25 in W 53.5 in D 13.75 in

Antique Black Belgian French Fireplace mantle piece with an arched lintle.

Located in London, GB

Antique Regency neoclassical lion paw French Belgian black marble fireplace. A stunning surround with an arched lintl.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Neo-Gothic Late Victorian Carved Oak Fire Surround

Unavailable

H 55.5 in W 78 in D 10 in

Neo-Gothic Late Victorian Carved Oak Fire Surround

Located in London, GB

An impressive and unique fire surround in rich dark oak. This exquisitely carved fire surround features high relief carvings in an Arts and Crafts meets neo-gothic style. The frieze ...

1920s, Japanned Fire Surround

Sold

H 44.1 in W 63.98 in L 44.1 in

1920s, Japanned Fire Surround

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

This is in good original condition. Opening height 91 x width 121 cm.

Category

Vintage 1920s English Edwardian Fireplaces and Mantels

Carved Oak Fire Surround and Over Mantle

Sold

H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in

Carved Oak Fire Surround and Over Mantle

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

An antiquarian Flemish fire surround incorporating finely carved 17th century panels and caryatids

Materials

Marble

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Antique Fireplace Mantel - Breche Violetta - 19th Century

Located in Made, NL

Louis XVI Fireplace – 19th Century – Brèche Violette (Breche Violetta) Marble

A truly exceptional, one-of-a-kind Louis XVI fireplace—crafted...

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels

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Marble

Edwardian Hardwood Art Deco Fireplace Surround

$4,045

H 44.89 in W 64.06 in D 7.88 in

Edwardian Hardwood Art Deco Fireplace Surround

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A substantial hardwood Edwardian Art Deco fireplace surround of good proportions. A centralised raised and moulded panel, flanked by a stepped frieze with a generous return to wall s...

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Wood

Decorative Cast Iron Contracoeure Fireplace Interior

$6,416

H 35.8 in W 47.1 in D 3.9 in

Decorative Cast Iron Contracoeure Fireplace Interior

Located in London, GB

A decorative cast iron contracoeure fireplace interior. The uprights and top section with ribbons, leaf work and flowers throughout, with acanthus moulding to outside edge and rope m...

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Antique 19th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels

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Iron

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Black Fireplace Surround For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal black fireplace surround for your home. Each black fireplace surround for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using stone, marble and metal. If you’re shopping for a black fireplace surround, we have 154 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the black fireplace surround you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A black fireplace surround made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Regency — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one black fireplace surround that is appealing in its simplicity, but Christopher Dresser, Coalbrookdale Foundry and Kiko Lopez produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Black Fireplace Surround?

A black fireplace surround can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,029, while the lowest priced sells for $595 and the highest can go for as much as $609,747.

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 Black Fireplace Surround

What is a fireplace mantel surround?
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1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
A fireplace mantel surround is an object that extends from the fireplace's exterior wall into the room and frames the opening. It consists of the sides and a mantel, although it may or may not contain the hearth, which is the base of the fireplace. Fireplace surrounds assist in making a fireplace more of a centerpiece and focal point for a home, as well as offering a shelf space above the fireplace for personal objects to be displayed. Find a variety of antique and vintage fireplace mantel surrounds on 1stDibs.

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