Antique Victorian Derbyshire Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique Victorian Derbyshire limestone fireplace surround of simple form, circa 1850. Removed from
Stone
George IV Derbyshire Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A George IV Derbyshire limestone fireplace, the frieze with plain shelf on deep-moulded jambs and
Marble
Victorian Derbyshire Fossil Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A small Victorian Derbyshire fossil limestone fireplace, the plain shelf supported by Gothic
Limestone
Regency Gothic Derbyshire Fossil Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An English Regency period Gothic fireplace, carved in Derbyshire fossil limestone, the frieze with
Limestone
Late 19th Century Derbyshire Fossil Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century Derbyshire fossil limestone chimneypiece, of simple form, circa 1890. Measures
Limestone
A Bolection Fireplace in a Derbyshire Fossil Stone
Located in London, GB
A bolection fireplace in a light Derbyshire Fossil stone. The moulded jambs and frieze in the Queen
Stone
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H 50.99 in W 69.1 in D 6.3 in
Early 20th Century Tudor Revival Style Derbyshire Fossil Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A substantial Tudor Revival style Derbyshire Fossil Limestone chimneypiece. The spandrels are
Limestone
William IV Derbyshire Black Marble Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A William IV Derbyshire black marble chimneypiece, the simple mantel above stepped frieze, flanked
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H 46.15 in W 60.52 in D 7.88 in
19th Century English Regency Fireplace in Highly Polished Derbyshire Marble
Located in London, GB
A good, English, Regency fireplace in highly polished jet black Derbyshire marble. With plain
Stone, Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Antique Late Victorian Arched Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A simple but pleasing Antique Late Victorian arch spandrel fireplace surround, in Derbyshire Fossil
Marble
Antique Victorian Derbyshire Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique Victorian Derbyshire limestone fireplace surround of simple form with a break front frieze
Marble
Antique Victorian Derbyshire Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique Victorian Derbyshire limestone fireplace surround of simple form, circa 1880.
Limestone
Antique Edwardian Derbyshire Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Large but elegant antique Edwardian Derbyshire limestone fireplace surround with rosette carved
Marble
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H 46.86 in W 63.98 in D 3.94 in
Mid-19th Century Victorian Derbyshire Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Mid-19th century Victorian Derbyshire limestone fireplace surround with geometric corbels
Limestone
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H 44.89 in W 54.02 in D 8.08 in
Mid-19th Century Victorian Derbyshire Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Mid-19th century Victorian Derbyshire limestone fireplace surround with geometric corbels
Limestone
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H 46.26 in W 62.29 in D 10.04 in
Mid 19th Century Victorian Derbyshire Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Mid 19th century Victorian Derbyshire limestone fireplace surround with geometric corbels
Limestone
Antique Derbyshire Limestone Fire Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique Derbyshire limestone fireplace surround of simple form. Square capital sit above plain
Limestone
Antique Late Victorian Derbyshire Limestone Fire Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique late Victorian Derbyshire limestone fire surround with simple corbels supporting the shelf
Limestone
Antique Victorian Derbyshire Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique Victorian Derbyshire limestone fireplace surround of simple form, circa 1850. Pictured
Limestone
Late Victorian Mantle in Derbyshire Fossil Marble
Located in New York, NY
A late Victorian English mantel in derbyshire fossil marble with plain jambs and frieze, the former
Marble
Unusual Victorian Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
A tall antique Victorian Derbyshire limestone fireplace with an usual stepped and roofed mantle and
Limestone
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.