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Iron
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Iron, Wrought Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron, Wrought Iron
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Iron
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron, Wrought Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron, Wrought Iron
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Iron, Wrought Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron
Antique 1860s Scottish Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
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Marble
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Iron
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Metal, Iron
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Marble
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Iron
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Iron
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Brass
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Marble
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Iron
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Marble
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Marble, Carrara Marble
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Limestone
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Iron
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Iron
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Wood
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Iron
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Iron, Wrought Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Carrara Marble
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Hardwood
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Iron
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Brass, Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Cast Stone
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Carrara Marble
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Carrara Marble
Antique 1880s English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
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Iron
Antique 1860s Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Antique 1860s Scottish Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Antique 1860s Scottish Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Granite, Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Brass, Iron
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Iron, Wrought Iron
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Iron
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron, Wrought Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron
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Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Vintage 1960s English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Vintage 1960s English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
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Oak
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Metal, Iron
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Oak
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Iron
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Statuary Marble
Antique Early 19th Century Rococo Wall Mirrors
Metal, Iron
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Iron, Metal
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Metal, Iron
Antique Late 18th Century French Renaissance Revival Wall Mirrors
Metal, Iron
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Marble
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Statuary Marble
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Limestone
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Marble
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022A cast iron fireplace insert is a firebox that fits into an existing fireplace surround. The insert is made of cast iron, a type of iron that is more than 2 percent carbon. Cast iron is highly durable and very resistant to the effects of heat. You'll find a selection of cast iron fireplace inserts on 1stDibs.