Ryan & Smith Portavo Breccia Viola Marble Fireplace
By Ryan & Smith Ltd.
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
The plain and squat frieze compliments the generously sized and deep moulded cornice mantel. One of five limited edition fireplaces, made from the same block of Italian Breccia viola...
Breccia Marble
$24,496
H 58 in W 64.18 in D 9.85 in
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
Lacquered wood fireplace frame, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Elegant beige background lacquered wood fireplace frame with blue columns and gilded carved details. Form and decoration typical of the neoclassical period. Ideal for elegantly decor...
Poplar
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
$4,230
H 39.38 in W 49.22 in D 12.6 in
Pompadour chimney frame made of partridge breccia marble, France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Partridge breccia marble pompadour fireplace surround. French fireplace of Louis XV taste, made of brecciated marble in warm ivory and pinkish hues, with wavy line and carved decorat...
Breccia Marble
$3,525
H 37.8 in W 40.16 in D 13 in
Carved cast iron chimney frame complete with counter hearth, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique cast iron fireplace frame with an elegant and proportionate architectural form. The upper frame serves as a shelf and is decorated with ornamental motifs in relief. The most ...
Iron
Elegant French fireplace frame in white veined marble, France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Elegant French fireplace frame in white veined marble. Attributable to the Louis XV taste of the mid-19th century, characterized by wavy lines and rich carved decoration. The arched...
Marble
$2,985
H 49.22 in W 59.45 in D 3.94 in
Walnut Empire frame fireplace, panelled with side half-columns, italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique Fireplace Frame, Empire, made of solid walnut burl veneer wood, with side half-columns and applied gilt bronze decorations. Easy to install given its low weight, easy to move...
Walnut
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
$16,452
H 47.64 in W 68.9 in D 16.54 in
Monumental fireplace frame made of richly carved white marble, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Frame of antique monumental fireplace made of white marble, traceable to neoclassical taste and dating from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. The fireplace is solemn a...
Carrara Marble
$3,408
H 40.16 in W 40.95 in D 13 in
Camino cornice mantello, Pompadour in marmo bianco di Carrara, Francia
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
$3,810
H 78.5 in W 68.5 in D 11 in
English Arts & Crafts Oak Fire Surround with Flaring Cornice & Floral Carving
By Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
A good Arts & Crafts oak fire surround with a flaring cornice and three central shaped supports flanked by stylized floral carvings to the tops with a central beveled mirror, curved ...
Mirror, Oak
$6,581
H 45.67 in W 57.09 in D 15.36 in
yellow marble fireplace frame complete with black cast iron backsplash, italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Pompadour Fireplace in yellow veined white marble, Yellow veined marble is immediately recognizable by its vivid color on which gray and white veins stand out, giving it great elega...
Marble
Large Antique Cast Iron Fireplace Surround
Located in Ware, GB
The detailing remains sharp throughout, indicative of high-quality period foundry work. A pronounced upper cornice forms a substantial mantel shelf. The surround is distinguished by...
Iron
18th Century Neoclassical Pine Mantel
Located in New York, NY
A very fine late 18th century neoclassical pine mantel in excellent condition and exquisitely well carved featuring corner blocks carved with rosettes above tapering pilasters carved...
Pine
Italian Renaissance Mantel
Located in New York, NY
The chimneypiece has a corniced mantel shelf carved with tiers of crisp egg and dart and bead and reel.
Limestone
Mid-18th Century English Chimneypiece
Located in New York, NY
In Statuary, Convent Siena and Sicilian Jasper marbles, with side facing consoles to the jambs, abutting inground moldings, Siena frieze panels overlaid with Vitruvian scroll, flanki...
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique Carved Marble Fireplace Frame , Italy
Located in Livorno, IT
Exceptional Carrara marble fireplace frame made in Italy in the late 1800s. Il pregiato marmo bianco di Carrara è conosciuto in tutto il mondo per il colore bianco candido uniforme c...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Unavailable
H 62 in W 79 in D 10 in
Mid-18th Century English Mantelpiece in the Style of Sir Henry Cheere
Located in New York, NY
In Statuary, Convent Siena and Sicilian Jasper marbles, with side facing consoles to the jambs, abutting inground moldings carved with bead and reel, richly figured Siena frieze pane...
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
Unavailable
H 59.5 in W 77.25 in D 7 in
Antique English Fireplace Mantel in Statuario Marble with Jasper Plaques
Located in New York, NY
The fluted jambs are inset with matching Jasper shafts, framed in pristine white marble, and surmounted by intricately molded corbels, all capped by a refined architectural cornice. ...
Marble
Unavailable
H 54.25 in W 68 in D 6.25 in
18th Century Irish Chimneypiece in Statuary Marble with Convent Siena Marble
Located in New York, NY
The ingrounds and outgrounds in richly figured Convent Siena and the mantel shelf corniced with a breakfront. Opening size: 44” wide x 43” high.
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
Sold
H 50.4 in W 36.23 in D 1.97 in
Louis Philippe Gilded Mirror, Gilded Frame In Gold Leaf Zecchino, 19th.
Located in Breganze, VI
The Antique Mirror category, features a Beautiful Antique Gilded Mirror from the Louis Philippe era with a Zecchino Gold Leaf Frame. Second half of the 19th century, French provenanc...
Gold Leaf
Georgian Mantel
Located in Nantucket, MA
Georgian limewashed pine fireplace mantel with stepped cornice, applied composition swags and tassel, with carved rosettes and reeeded columns
Pine
Cornice di camino pompadour in marmo nero del Belgio, Italia
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Elegante camino Pompadour in pregiato marmo Nero del Belgio, risalente alla seconda metà dell’Ottocento. Un modello di grande raffinatezza, espressione del gusto francese ispirato al...
Marble
Ryan & Smith Portavo Breccia Viola Marble Fireplace
By Ryan & Smith Ltd.
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
The plain and squat frieze compliments the generously sized and deep moulded cornice mantel. One of five limited edition fireplaces, made from the same block of Italian Breccia viola...
Breccia Marble
Ryan & Smith Portavo Breccia Viola Marble Fireplace
By Ryan & Smith Ltd.
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
The plain and squat frieze compliments the generously sized and deep moulded cornice mantel. One of five limited edition fireplaces, made from the same block of Italian Breccia viola...
Breccia Marble
Antique Regence Limestone Fireplace with Trumeau, circa 18th Century
Located in Napa, CA
Fireplace trumeau is crowned by a dramatic cornice, arbalète (bow-shaped) mantel with gently corbelled legs.
Limestone
18th century English mantel (GEO-ZD55)
Located in New York, NY
The corner blocks delicately carved with rosettes and the corniced mantel shelf with carved dentil and pearl bead ornamentation.
Statuary Marble
18th Century Regency Mantel with Antico Verde Fluted Frieze "Ny-134"
Located in New York, NY
The delicately carved frieze flanks a lidded tazza center tablet and draped lidded urns and corner blocks supporting a corniced mantel shelf. The overlaid jambs decorated with bell d...
Statuary Marble
Flitcroft in Calacatta Vagli No.1
Located in New York, NY
The Flitcroft displays many of the classic elements of an architectural chimneypiece with its tapering pilasters, ionic capitals, robustly carved corner blockings and corniced mantel...
Marble
Antique Mahogany Ornate Fire Surround, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Carved decorative acanthus corbels to the upper jambs and paterae above. Corniced mantel shelf and a finely detailed reeded trim around the opening.
Mahogany
19th Century Stone Mantel
Located in New York, NY
A large 19th century stone architectural mantel, the breakfront corniced shelf above a plain frieze with keystone and conforming corner blocks, the fluted jambs raised on block feet.
Stone
Midcentury Parcel Gilt Faux Bamboo Cornice or Mantle
Located in Atlanta, GA
Midcentury parcel gilt faux bamboo cornice or mantel (fireplace), Can be used above a window or as a mantel (fireplace) piece.
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood
$2,121 / item
H 4.15 in W 5.35 in D 7.75 in
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Verdigris Patinated Outdoor Sconce
By Örsjö Industri AB, Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' verdigris patinated outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the classic Swedish design executed in rich v...
Metal
$3,290 / item
H 26.78 in Dm 55.91 in
Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Brass Shades
By Stilnovo, Silvio Piattelli, Arteluce
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite bespoke brass chandelier features three rotating arms skillfully balanced on a heavy cast brass sphere that rotate in an orbital movement along the stem. To achieve pe...
Metal, Brass
Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Murano hand blown studio glass chandelier, in stock All different shaped chartreuse green discs with white details, rigadin technique Brass plated structure with 24 exposed brass reg...
Brass
$38,400 / set
H 23.63 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Two-tone Velvet, Set of 8
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" modular sofa for B&B Italia, velvet, metal and plastic, Italy, 1970, eight elements. "Camaleonda" is an icon, rediscovered. Our atelier carefully res...
Plastic, Velvet
$7,591 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
Sculptural Curved Display or Side Table in Cerused Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Large side or coffee table, cerused oak, Europe, 1960s This eccentric large display table or coffee table is made in a precise manner, implementing geometrical shapes and straight l...
Oak
$88,500
H 56.5 in W 193 in D 45.625 in
Sculptural Wall-Mounted Teak Console in the Style of Ico Parisi, Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary and rare Mid-Century wall-mounted teak console, exquisitely crafted and evocative of the visionary work of Italian designer Ico Parisi. Strikingly sculptural and hig...
Steel
$125,000
H 42.52 in W 27.56 in D 22.84 in
Purple Museum Quality Amethyst Centerpiece Mineral Masterpiece Decorative Object
Located in London, GB
A very large, one of a kind epimorph amethyst. This piece is a visual spectacle with the natural sculptural formations of amethyst in a different variety of purple tones. Also disp...
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
$4,550
H 71 in W 61.25 in D 21.5 in
Early 19th Century Antique Original Painted Break Down Armoire from Germany
Located in Round Top, TX
This impressive original painted large armoire or "German Shrunk" was built in the traditional manner to "break down" into 2 sections, making it easier to transport and install, all ...
Wood, Paint
$45,990Sale Price|30% Off
H 38 in W 52 in D 3 in
Emanuel Oberhauser “Mermaids and Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting
By Emanuel Oberhauser
Located in Queens, NY
Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian 1854 - 1919) “Mermaids, Neptune and Sea Water Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting painted circa 1885. Masterfully painted, this artwork dep...
Oil
$22,000
H 96.5 in W 78 in D 18.5 in
Antique English Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Breakfront Bookcase, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Mahogany and satinwood Inlaid breakfront bookcase, Circa 1880.
Mahogany, Satinwood
$6,240Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 29 in W 73 in D 25 in
Custom Made to Order Outdoor or Indoor Iron Sofa with Cushion
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Custom Made to Order Iron Sofa for Indoor or Outdoor Size: 73”w x 25”d x 29”h SH:16”. SD:24” Can be made to your specifications. This collection also includes chairs, ottomans and ...
Iron
Vintage Green Bedside Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
Perfectly blending style and functionality, this piece is sure to become a favorite in any decor. The deep vintage willow green hand-painted and lightly distressed finish and scall...
Wood
$48,000
H 29.5 in W 71 in D 21 in
Newly Redone Pair of L-Shaped Sofas by Giulio Minoletti (Attributed)
By Giulio Minoletti
Located in San Francisco, CA
A striking and rare pair of L-shaped sofas attributed to Italian architect and designer Giulio Minoletti. Defined by their low-back profile and sculptural curved edges, these pieces ...
Fabric, Wood
Salvadore Sofa in Army (300cm) by Laura Gonzalez
By laura gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Made in France with an oak structure, high-density foam, and a feather topper for optimum comfort, the Salvador sofa features a triple armrest, upholstered with a luxurious velvet (L...
Fabric
$7,638 / item
H 47.25 in Dm 35.44 in
Mazzega Murano Round Light Pink and White Color Midcentury Chandelier, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Extraordinary light pink and white color for this "Mazzega" Murano chandelier, a light pink and white color with a unique transparency. Its light pink and white color is really guess...
Blown Glass
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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