Large Antique Pure Black Marble Fireplace Mantle
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A large and stylish antique black marble fireplace surround This unusual but well-proportioned, drawn and stylish black marble fireplace was made during the 1860’s in Belgian black ...
Marble
American Regency Tin and Cast Iron Foliage Whippet Fireplace Surround, C. 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American Regency tin and cast iron fireplace surround with lambs tongue foliage borders, flanking foliage medallion molded edges, central foliage medallion filigree, decorative bars ...
Iron, Tin
A Large Black Basalt Stone Bolection Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A large framed black Basalt stone bolection fireplace surround, with wide bolection moulding profile.
Stone
$2,496Sale Price|24% Off
Fireplace Screen Made of 3 Greenish Glass Panels Surrounded by a Brass Frame
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and unusual fireplace screen is made of 3 greenish tempered glass panels, each panel surrounded by a brass Frame. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Brass
Antique Bolection Marble Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique bolection marble fire surround. This striking Belgian black marble fireplace was reclaimed from a large house in North London.
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
$13,780 / item
Arts & Crafts Copper Fire Surround
Located in London, GB
A spectacular Arts & Crafts copper fire surround. Riveted and repoussé decorated with smoke and flames. Circa 1900, England. H 97 W 107 cm Opening H 72 W 40 cm
Copper
Antique Black Belgian Marble Fireplace Mantel with Colourful Brocatelle Inlays
Located in Beervelde, BE
This authentic 19th century fireplace surround in Black Belgian marble, enriched with refined Spanish Brocatelle marble inlays, is a striking example of elegant architectural contras...
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
19th Century Cast Iron Burnished Mantlepiece Surround
Located in London, GB
19th Century Cast Iron Burnished Mantlepiece Surround. An Unusally Detailed Polished Cast Iron Fireplace. Dated Circa 1880, British Made Antique Original Fireplace Surround. This Ou...
Iron, Wrought Iron
21st Century Nero Portoro Marble Bullseye Surround
By Acquisitions
Located in London, GB
21st Century Nero Portoro Marble Bullseye Surround. The Georgian Design Has Been Faithfully Reproduced From Antique Nero Portoro Marble. With Hand Carved Demi Lune Panels To Its Cent...
Marble
French Gothic Wrought Iron Manor House Fire Surround
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Gothic Wrought Iron Manor House Fire Surround The stand is very large and heavy, it dates from the early 19th century and comes from a Brittany Manor House This is a very u...
Iron
Antique mantle surround of French limestone from the 19th century
By Rustic Design
Located in Made, NL
This authentic 19th century mantelpiece is made of French limestone in the elegant Louis XVI style. With refined floral motifs and classic lines, this antique fireplace is a timeless...
Limestone
Cosy Chic French Fireplace Mantle With Black Marble Details
Located in Beervelde, BE
Cosy chic fireplace surround with black marble details. This original antique French chimneypiece stood in a library with a boiserie wall.
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Louis XV Style Noir De Mazy Marble Antique Fireplace
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Louis XV style Noir de Mazy. With this robust black marble surround fireplace, you can give your interior a stately appearance in an instant.
Belgian Black Marble
Antique Noir de Mazy marble mantel surround in style of XVI, the 19th century
Located in Made, NL
This exceptional 19th century mantelpiece, made from the rare Noir de Mazy marble, exudes the refined elegance of the Louis XVI style. With its rich black glossy surface and refined ...
Marble
$584Sale Price|20% Off
Antique, Victorian, Fire Surround, English, Iron, Late 19th Century, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Victorian fire surround. An English, fire fender handcrafted in iron dating to the late 19th century, circa 1890. Traditional fire surround, suitable for a larg...
Iron
$711Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Fire Surround, Victorian, Fender, Iron, Late 19th Century, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fire surround. An English, Victorian fender hand crafted in iron dating to the late 19th century, circa 1900. Large fire surround (136cm 53.5” wide), to complim...
Iron
Early 20th Fireplace Surround in Gilt Bronze and Black Marble Neo-Classical
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Marseille, FR
Neo-classical fireplace surround in gilt bronze and black marble.
Marble
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
"Living Room with Aquatic-Themed Painting, " Art Deco Watercolor, Blue and Peach
By William Lentz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeous in conception and execution, this vivid and beautiful watercolor rendering, original to the 1930s, depicts an airy and open living space in 1930s modern style. The dramatic ...
Paint
Kiko Lopez, Niarchos, Fireplace Surround, France, 2017
By Kiko Lopez
Located in New York, NY
Kiko Lopez is one of the few artisans working today in the traditional craft of hand-silvering. In this piece, Lopez applies the technique to a unique background--that of a fireplace...
Mirror
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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