French Grand Mix Napoleon Marble Mantel
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful French Grand Mix Napoleon Marble Mantel is an exquisite piece from 1880. It is crafted from grand mix Napoleon marble and adorned with Louis XVI style carvings, adding...
Marble
19th Century French Breche Fireplace in Louis XVI Style, Circa 1850
Located in London, GB
19th century French Breche fire surround, in the Louis XVI style, the paneled frieze centred by foliate boss, the paterae corner-blocks above stop-fluted console jambs, on block feet...
Breccia Marble
Early 19th Century Louis Philippe Marble Mantel – France
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
A striking example of early 19th-century French design, this Louis Philippe marble mantel blends quiet elegance with strong architectural presence. Crafted in richly veined marble, t...
Marble, Griotte Marble
French 19th Century Louis XV Marble Mantel
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Louis XV – XVI Transition marble mantel features a contour shelf on a classic Louis XV apron with carved front and sides. The French antique piece dates back to the 19th century...
Marble
French Fleur de Pêcher Marble Mantel
Located in Dallas, TX
An exquisite Louis XV-style mantel, crafted in France during the 1850s from the luxurious Fleur de Pêcher (Peach Tree Flower) marble, showcases timeless artistry. The centerpiece of ...
Marble
French Orange Varois Marble Mantel
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate your living room or den with our French Orange Varois Marble Mantel. Crafted from elegant marble with intricate fluted carved supports, this timeless masterpiece exudes moder...
Marble
Antique Georgian Ashburton Marble Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique late Georgian Ashburton marble fire surround. In elegant architectural form, its large size makes this marble fireplace suitable for the main room of a period townhouse or...
Marble
Antique Victorian Arched Rouge Royal Marble Surround
Located in Ware, GB
Crafted from striking Rouge Royal Red Marble, this original late Victorian early Edwardian chimneypiece has been gently restored in-house. This fireplace design showcases a sophisti...
Marble
Small Fireplace Mantle In French Hard Stone Beige and Pink Natural Stone
Located in Beervelde, BE
A fine marriage of antique French rustic fireplace surround elements in a Burgundian hard limestone. A 17th century period mantle piece which works perfect for a timeless country int...
Stone, Marble
18th Century Italian Macchia Vecchia Marble Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A stunning 18th century Italian Macchia Vecchia marble fireplace with a spectacular variety of natural marble colours and unique veining.
Marble
Antique Venetian Renaissance Marble Mantel
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
The serpentine shaped frieze has incredibly fine carvings of fabulous Renaissance ornament. The centre cartouche is upheld by male figures terminating in scrolling acanthus leaf’s, t...
Marble
Italian Rosso Verona Marble Mantel
Located in Miami, FL
Exquisite early 19th century fireplace mantel. Dimensions need to be confirmed prior buying. In good vintage condition, normal wear and tear. F-828-344
Marble, Iron
French Yellow Jura Brocatelle Marble Mantel
Located in Dallas, TX
Experience the elegance and opulence of the Louis XIV era with our French Yellow Jura Brocatelle Marble Mantel. Sourced directly from France and crafted from exquisite yellow Jura br...
Siena Marble
Antique 19th Century Siena Marble Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An elegant antique 19th century Siena marble fireplace. It is a beautifully crafted piece showcasing two different types of marble: Carrara and Sienna. In Regency style, it dates to ...
Stone, Marble
17th Century Italian Breccia Pernice Marble Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A superb Italian 17th century Breccia Pernice red marble fireplace with later black marble foot blocks to the jambs. Originating from Italy circa 1680, this antique fire surround is...
Marble
Antique French Rouge Griotte Marble Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This spectacular, large scale French fireplace makes an impressive focal point in a large room with its prestigious design and rich Rouge Griotte marble craftsmanship. Originating fr...
Marble
Antique Louis XVI Brocatelle Marble Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking 19th century French Regency Louis XVI style fire surround in Brocatelle marble, with a simple panelled frieze flanked by square paterae to the end blocks set above substan...
Marble
Antique French Rance Marble Mantel
Located in Dallas, TX
A stunning Louis XIV-style mantel crafted from exquisite red French marble. This antique piece, reclaimed and imported from France, showcases the timeless elegance of the 18th centur...
Marble
French White Veined Carrara Marble Mantel
Located in Dallas, TX
This mantel origins from Bordeaux in France, circa 1820. Made with Carrara marble. Firebox measurements: 46" W x 34.25" H.
Carrara Marble
European-Style Cream Marble Hand Carved Mantel
Located in Houston, TX
Beautifully carved cream marble hand carved with a central urn in the middle of this piece. The side supports are gracefully curved in a corbel shape. Inside measurements are 31” wid...
Marble
Siena French Antique Marble Mantel Piece with Ormolu Enrichments
Located in London, GB
An impressive 19th century French fireplace with elaborate brass ormolu enrichments to frieze and jambs. The fluted half round columns inlaid with ormolu bellflower husks, surmounted...
Marble
Antique Louis XVI Style Red Marble Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An elegant late 19th century antique Louis XVI style fireplace made from Rojo Bilbao marble. This type of red marble derives from Spain and is typically considered as a high-quality ...
Marble
Yellow/pink Marble Boudin Freplace Mantel 19th Century
Located in Udenhout, NL
Yellow/pink Marble Boudin Freplace Mantel from the 19th Century to place in front of the chimney. For all other sizes, see the last photo.
Marble
Antique French Louis XV Style Carrara Marble Mantelpiece, Circa 1820.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Magnificent Antique French Louis XV Style Carrara Marble Mantelpiece, Circa 1820.
Carrara Marble
French Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French early 19th century Louis XVI st. Sarrancolin marble fireplace mantel. The mantel is raised by fine straight jambs with beautiful and uniquely designed fluted pa...
Marble
Louis XV Style Sarrancolin Framboise Marble Mantlepiece
Located in Essex, MA
With shaped rectangular top over a shaped lintel with central cabochon cartouche raised on shaped supports. Provenance: Fogg estate; Chestnut Hill Mass.
Marble
Louis XVI console in gilded wood, Rance marble, 18th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI console in gilded wood, Rance marble, 18th century
Marble
French 19th Century Transition (Louis XV – Louis XVI) Marble Mantel
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful Transition style mantel of salmon marble dates back to the 19th century. The piece combines Louis XV and Louis XVI elements to feature a beautifully contoured shelf on...
Marble
Elegant Antique Fireplace Mantel in Classic Louis XVI Style
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
This antique Louis XVI fireplace mantel is an exceptional piece, crafted from the rare and historically significant Fleur de Pêcher marble. This vibrant stone, with its nuanced shade...
Marble
Louis XV Style Peach Blossom Marble Mantel, circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Peach Blossom Marble Mantel, circa 1880 Dimension of the heart : 90 x 108 cm
Marble
French Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu-Mounted Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most attractive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Lumachelle de Lourdes marble and ormolu fireplace mantel. The mantel is raised by handsome jambs with a fine mottled ...
Marble, Ormolu
French Regence Style Breche d'Alep Marble Mantel
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Regence Style breche d'Alep marble mantel from the Provence region of southern France. This is a large mantel and wonderfully carved. The marble is exceptional. There is a r...
Marble
Antique, rich, hand-carved Trois Coquilles mantelpiece in red marble
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Antique, rich, hand-carved Trois Coquilles mantelpiece in red marble, with gray and white accents (campan rouge marble). dimensions: h 116 x w 166 x d 20.5 to 38.5 cm internal dimen...
Marble
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Breche D'Alep marble mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Breche D'Alep marble mantel. The mantel features jambs with block plinths below the mottled vertical raised panels with...
Breche D'Alep Marble
Louis XV console in gilded wood, Carrara white marble, 18th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV console in gilded wood, Carrara white marble, 18th century. The marble has been replaced.
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Rosso Merlino Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XV st. Rosso Merlino marble fireplace mantel. The mantel is raised by elegant fluted jambs with fine mottled feet and a most decorative scrolled...
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style 'Rosso Merling' Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rosso Merling marble fireplace mantel. The mantel is raised by fine block supports below the straight jambs with most decorative mottled ...
Marble
An Irish antique, George III period Statuary, Sienna and Portoro marble mantel
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
An Irish antique, George III period Statuary, Sienna and Portoro marble chimneypiece. The inverted breakfront shelf carved with egg and dart mouldings, is above a frieze of Nero Port...
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
Large 19th Century Console in Carved Painted Wood and Marble
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Large 19th Century Console in Carved Painted Wood and Marble
Marble
Antique French Louis XVI Mottled Rouge Marble Mantel, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Mottled Rouge Marble Mantel, Circa 1880.
Marble
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Rouge Royal Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 18th century Louis XV Period Rouge Royal marble mantel. The volute jambs support a swept frieze with an extremely well carved central Rocaille shell reserve within ...
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style St Laurent Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive 19th century French Louis XVI style 'St. Laurent' marble mantel. The jambs support an important proportioned Bandeau with a fluted design above a moulded opening. The m...
Marble
French Late 18th Century Louis XV Period Sarrancolin Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French late 18th century Louis XV Period Sarancolin marble mantel. The volute jambs supporting a swept frieze with a heavily carved Rocaille shell central reserve ami...
Marble
Antique Louis XIV Regency Chimneypiece in Red Levanto Marble
Located in London, GB
Antique Louis XIV Regency Chimneypiece in red Levanto marble Depth: 17 1/2? – 44.4 cm External Height: 43” – 109.2 cm External Width: 53 1/4? – 135.2 cm Internal Height: 31? – ...
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Rouge Griotte Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely French 19th century Louis XV st. Rouge Griotte marble mantel. The volute jambs support a swept frieze with an extremely well carved central Rocaille shell reserve within a m...
Marble
19th Century g\Gray, White, Brown Veined
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century gray, white, brown veined
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Brocatelle D’Espagne Marble Mantle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Brocatelle d'Espagne marble mantle. The mantle is raised by two straight jambs, with a carved recessed decorative fillet extended across ...
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Brèche De Sciro Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular French Louis XVI st. 19th century Brèche de Sciro marble mantel with fluted sides and apron. With wonderful colors and proportions. Interior dimensions H 32.5", L 37.5"...
Marble
Antique 19th Century Dutch Provincial Marble-Top Ceramic Tile Stove, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century Dutch Provincial marble-top ceramic tile stove, Circa 1880.
Marble
Bolection Style Marble Effect Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A smart bolection style fire mantel with an expertly painted marble effect finish. The simplicity and angular lines of this faux marble bolection fireplace make a timeless feature of...
Pine, Paint
18th Century Louis XVI Chimney Piece in Burgundy Rose Stone & Statuary Marble
Located in Beervelde, BE
This striking 18th century Louis XVI fireplace surround is an exceptional example of refined French craftsmanship, carved from three solid blocks of Burgundy Rose Stone and enriched ...
Stone, Statuary Marble
18th Century George II Sienna and White Statuary Marble Fire Surround
Located in Dublin 8, IE
A very rare 18th century George II sienna and white statuary marble fire surround in the manner of Louis XV, designed by Isaac Ware. Principally of well figured sienna marble with st...
Siena Marble
Empire pedestal table in mahogany and bronze, grey Saint-Anne marble with moulde
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Empire pedestal table in mahogany and bronze, grey Saint-Anne marble with moulded edge, circa 1800
Carrara Marble
19th Century Simulated Marble Painted Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A late 19th century Victorian fireplace constructed in pine and beautifully painted with a light toned simulated marble finish. Sourced from a townhouse in Bath, England, this antiqu...
Pine, Paint
Mid century faux porphyry marble Adams style mantlepiece
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Unique 1960s faux porphyry marble impressive adams style mantlepiece circa 1960. Porphyry effect marble fireplace in the adams taste circa 1960. Large and imposing fireplace which i...
Pine, Paint
Beautiful Red Marble Antique Circular Chimney Rossa Levanto
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Unique red marble antique circular fireplace made of Rossa Levanto marble. This beautiful fireplace is unique. Due to its circulation model and supplied return pieces, this antique f...
Marble
Louis XVI Console In Gilded Wood, Ardennes Grey Marble, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI Console In Gilded Wood, Ardennes Grey Marble, 18th Century
Wood
Louis XVI Console in Gilded Wood, Grey Marble from the Ardennes, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI Console in Gilded Wood, Grey Marble from the Ardennes, 18th Century
Wood
20th Century Fossil Stone and Marble Chimneypiece in the Palladian Manner
Located in London, GB
A splendid 20th century fossil stone and marble chimneypiece in the Palladian manner. Removed from the Banqueting Hall of The Worshipful Company of Leatherers, an ancient Guild insti...
Athenian Carved Wood, Red Patina in the Imitation of Antique Red Marble
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Athenian Carved Wood, Red Patina in the Imitation of Antique Red Marble, Early 19th Century
Wood
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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