Cornice Mantels
21st Century and Contemporary Northern Irish Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Breccia Marble
Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Fireplaces and Mantels
Mirror, Oak
Antique 19th Century English Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
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Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Antique 1740s Fireplaces and Mantels
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique Mid-18th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Fireplace Tools and...
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique Late 18th Century Northern Irish Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace ...
Gold Leaf
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Northern Irish Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Breccia Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Northern Irish Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Breccia Marble
Antique 18th Century European Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
Antique 18th Century Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
2010s Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century European Fireplaces and Mantels
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Curtains and Valances
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desk Sets
Bronze
Antique 17th Century Unknown Other Tapestries
Wool, Cotton
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Console Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
Antique 18th Century Other Dinner Plates
Enamel
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Sheepskin, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 17th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
Vintage 1920s French Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
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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.
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