Swedish Painted and Distressed Decorated Fire Surround in Faux Marble Finish
Located in Stamford, CT
Swedish painted and distressed decorated fire surround in faux marble finish. This fine custom quality fire place surround comes directly off the walls of a Greenwich CT Mansion. The...
Wood
Louis XVI console table in carved and gilded wood with brocatelle marble from
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI console table in carved and gilded wood with brocatelle marble from the Jura region, 18th century
Wood
Victorian Renaissance Revival Mantel & Pier Mirror. U.S.A. Late 19th Century.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent late 19th century Victorian Renaissance Revival mantel and pier mirror. Expertly crafted in carved walnut with exquisite bird's eye maple veneer, this monumental piece ...
Marble
A large antique late 17th century Italian, Rosso Verona marble bolection mantel
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A large antique late 17th century Italian Renaissance, Rosso Verona marble bolection fireplace With a deep cut and stepped bolection moulding of simple and timeless design. Origin...
Marble
An important Louis XV carved and gilded wood and Breche d'Alep marble console ta
Located in Honnelles, WHT
An important Louis XV carved and gilded wood and Breche d'Alep marble console table, 18th century France
Wood
Antique ‘Bolection De Versailles’ Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A tall, Louis XIV ‘Bolection de Versailles’ antique chimney-piece or fire place in richly coloured cherry red Griotte marble. The concave fluted frieze with scaled corner foliage dec...
Marble, Griotte Marble
French Louis XIV/XV Transitional Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
An 18th century, French transitional Louis XIV/XV marble fireplace. The shaped frieze with cartouche centre with scrolls and leaves, juxtaposed by moulded panels. The shaped jambs wi...
Marble
Regency console with dragon, carved and gilded wood, Paris around 1720
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Regency console with dragon, carved and gilded wood, Paris around 1720, Saint-Anne gray marble
Marble
Yellow marble fireplace frame, France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Yellow veined marble fireplace frame. The understated yet monumental line is embellished with sturdy carved corbels and a refined balance of proportions typical of late Empire Napole...
Marble
Painted and gilded wooden console, Italy, 18th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Painted and gilded wooden console, Italy, 18th century Carrara white marble
Marble
Antique 18th Century Statuary and Sienna Mantelpiece
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A magnificent and rare antique Statuary and Sienna marble fireplace. The lower half with full rounded Sienna columns on Statuary pilasters and with highly carved capitals, each one d...
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
Fireplace frame made of white stained marble Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
This fireplace is an elegant carved marble specimen in the Louis XV style. The line is wavy and sinuous, with typical "corbeille" course of the proscenium, embellished with a rich ce...
Carrara Marble
Siena yellow marble fireplace frame, carved, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Important fireplace frame made of finely carved yellow Siena marble, characterized by smooth and elegant lines. The front has a marked contoured line with a sinuous profile and sligh...
Marble
17th-century French mantelpiece - Rose de Bourgogne hard limestone (c. 1680)
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Antique French Fireplace Mantel - Rose de Bourgogne (c. 1680) This 17th-century Louis XIV mantelpiece is a rare specimen, carved from solid Rose de Bourgogne. This limestone from th...
Marble, Limestone
Gothic Revival Limestone Fire Mantel in the Manner of Pugin
By Pugin
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A mid-19th century English, Gothic Revival limestone fireplace in the manner of Pugin, circa 1860. This fireplace bears similarities to two surrounds supplied to Presentation Convent...
Limestone, Stone, Marble
Pompadour Fireplace in White Carrara Marble, France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Camino antico, mantello cornice Pompadour, scolpita con tondo centrale semplice in marmo bianco di Carrara. originale di Epoca '800 e di provenienza Francia. Maximum external measure...
Carrara Marble
Elegant antique fireplace made of polychrome peach-blossom marble, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Elegant antique mantel fireplace in polychrome marble, peach blossom color, between pink and orange, Featuring a shaped frame with sinuous and refined lines carved in solid marble. T...
Marble
camino in marmo Rosso Verona scolpito, italia
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antico camino in marmo Rosso Verona. Si tratta di un calcare nodulare che è stato impiegato per secoli per grandi opere architettoniche, come testimoniano, per esempio, i leoni stil...
Marble
Large Antique Wooden Mantelpiece
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A very large antique carved oak and grey Bardiglio marble mantelpiece. This is an extremely well carved English Palladian style oak fireplace of great proportions. The fireplace f...
Marble
A richly carved white Carrara marble fireplace. Basic Suit, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique Fireplace in white Carrara marble. richly carved On the front, just below the top of the fireplace there are ornamental carvings, floral and scroll motifs, giving a refined a...
Carrara Marble
An exceptionally fine Neo-classical pine chimneypiece with original Verde Antico
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
An exceptionally fine Neo-classical pine chimneypiece with original Verde Antico marble slips with a frieze carved in fine low relief centred with an urn flanked by foliate arabesque...
Marble
18th Century French Regency Period Rose De Bourgogne Chimney Piece - Luxury Chic
Located in Beervelde, BE
This authentic mid-18th century French Regency fireplace surround is a rare masterpiece in Rose de Bourgogne hard stone from the Burgundy region. Its warm pink-beige hues with natura...
Stone, Marble
A Magnificent Finely Carved Statuary William IV Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A magnificent finely carved statuary William IV chimneypiece. The moulded shelf sits over a finely carved continuous frieze with central acanthus bloom, harebells and foliage details...
Statuary Marble
Diminutive Jacques Adnet, Attributed -Sunburst Fire Screen, France, C 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Diminutive Jacques Adnet, Attributed -Sunburst Fire Screen, with Marble Base, France, c. 1950 France, circa 1950s–1960s A striking French mid-century sunburst fire screen attributed...
Marble, Metal, Brass, Iron
Sarrancolin French Louis XVI Style Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A Sarrancolin French Louis XVI style marble fireplace, with finely carved Statuary marble inlaid panels of, classical scene of reclining female to centre, foliage and ribbons to side...
Marble
Petite Louis XVI Style Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A petite Louis XVI style fireplace in a variegated sienna marble. The shaped jambs with flutes inlaid with brass ormolu, surmounted by square ormolu paterae. The frieze with fluting,...
Siena Marble
Mid-19th Century Victorian Architectural Reclaimed Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A mid-19th century coloured marble Victorian architectural fireplace with plain moulded frieze and jambs. Measures: Shelf Width: 1880 mm 74 in Overall Height: 1230 mm 4...
Marble
18th Century French Louis XVI Brocatelle Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An 18th century (circa 1770) French Louis XVI Brocatelle marble fireplace with panelled frieze with circle to centre, fluted jambs surmounted by square panelled side blockings. The f...
Marble
French Louis XVI Style Rouge Royale Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French Louis XVI Rouge Royale and inlaid dark green marble fireplace, with panelled tapering jambs, surmounted by scroll capitals and moulded rectangular shelf. Measu...
Marble
French Marble Fireplace Mantel in the Rococo Manner
Located in London, GB
A good quality Rococo Louis XV fireplace in Italian Arabescato marble. The elegantly shaped frieze with panels and carved foliage to centre and interesting mouldings to jambs. Shaped...
Marble
English Regency Statuary Marble Fireplace with Inlaid Brass Ormolu
Located in London, GB
A good quality period Regency fireplace in statuary white marble, with adorned brass ormolu enrichments. The frieze with finely carved centre blocking of tied swags, ribbons and flow...
Statuary Marble
Fine Quality Marble Fireplace in the Manner of Pietro Bossi
Located in London, GB
A fine quality English marble fireplace in the manner of Pietro Bossi. Statuary white marble with inlaid Spanish Brocatelle to ingrounds. The jambs with cascading foliage and Anthemi...
Marble
Spectacular Nembro Rosa marble fireplace, from Venice, 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Spectacular Nembro Rosa marble fireplace, from Venice, 19th century A masterful work of exquisite quality. The marble is remarkable, with its stunning veining and colors. The deco...
Marble
Superb Quality French Louis XV Style Carved Sarrancolin Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A superb quality French Louis XV style carved Sarrancolin marble fireplace, the frieze with centre shell and scrolls, foliage and grapes. The shaped jambs with stiff acanthus leaf ca...
Marble
18th Century French Fireplace in Beautiful Breche d’Alep Marble
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
18th century French fireplace in beautiful Breche d’Alep marble This lovely mantel is made from warm and soft toned marble called Breche d'Alep. Its simple régence style decorations ...
Marble
Magnificent fireplace in cream Valencia marble. From Venice 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Magnificent fireplace in cream Valencia marble. From Venice, private collection 19th Century The marble is spectacular, luminous, and has an extraordinary grain. It is medium-sized,...
Marble
Italian Neoclassical Marble Fireplace with Lion Head Motif, Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant Italian marble fireplace dating from the early 20th century, executed in the refined Neoclassical style. Distinguished by its balanced architectural proportions and finely ca...
Marble
Vintage Brass Urn & Marble Federal Style Branch Leg Fireplace Andirons - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Brass Urn & Marble Federal Style Branch Leg Fireplace Andirons - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 25.25" H x 12.5" W x 8.75" D.
Marble, Brass
20th Century Lacquered and Painted Faux Marble Wood Italian Fireplace, 1980s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian fireplace from the second half of the 20th century. Front fireplace decoration in carved, lacquered and gilded wood of beautiful line and quality. Finely lacquered imitation ...
Wood
Monumental Antique Dutch Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Nice large Dutch fireplace with scrolled consoles in white marble. This monumental mantel comes from a Dutch gentleman estate, it stood in the main reception. Its grand proportions a...
Marble
Timeless French Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Nice French Campagnard style fireplace mantel in lovely limestone. This mantel comes from central France, burgundy area. Its perfect size makes it possible to install this mantel in ...
Stone, Limestone, Marble
Large 19th Century English Rouge Royale Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
19th century English Rouge Royale fireplace, with bolection moulding. Shelf Width: 1850 mm 72 7/8 in Overall Height: 1390 mm 54 3/4 in Opening Height: 1150 mm 45 1...
Marble
Monumental 18th Century Dutch Louis XIV Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
A large and imposing Dutch mantelpiece in beautiful Rouge Royal marble. This 18th century masterpiece was created for one of Amsterdam´s historical canal houses Subtle shaped and mo...
Marble
English George III Style Statuary and Inlaid Sienna Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An English George III style Statuary and inlaid Sienna fireplace with center carving of drapery and female mask, putti to side blockings, and fluted jambs surmounted by Ionic capital...
Siena Marble
George Trollope & Sons fireplace & room, Paris Exhibition 1878 Gold Medal Winner
Located in London, GB
George Trollope and Sons. Exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1878 winning a Gold Medal for Excellence. The set forms the four sides of a complete panelled room that was ...
Marble
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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