$5,819
H 50.01 in W 68.9 in D 12.01 in
Large Egyptian Revival Manner Statuary Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
fireplace surround. A generous top shelf with double bull nose moulding, a secondary convex under moulding
Statuary Marble
$60,082
H 47.52 in W 69.3 in D 11.82 in
Regency Imperial Egyptian Porphyry and Statuary Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
fireplace surround, in the Egyptian Revival style. The neoclassical forms of this fireplace are the epitome
Statuary Marble, Porphyry
$45,365Sale Price|20% Off
H 47.52 in W 69.3 in D 11.82 in
19th C Regency Imperial Egyptian Porphyry & Statuary Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
fireplace surround, in the Egyptian Revival style. The neoclassical forms of this fireplace are the epitome
Statuary Marble, Porphyry
$24,235
H 44.89 in W 61.82 in D 16.15 in
A French Empire Egyptian Revival Marble and Ormolu Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A large and very well decorated French Empire Egyptian Revival fireplace surround, in well
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Figural Egyptian Style Marble Fireplace Surrounds
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of antique fireplace surrounds carved of solid white marble into two female Egyptian style
Marble
Scottish 19th Century Victorian Carrara Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A Scottish 19th century Victorian pencil veined Carrara marble fireplace surround. A classic Scottish design in a prominent well figured marble. A square shelf sits above an unadorne...
Carrara Marble
$5,076
H 45.56 in W 59.06 in D 11.82 in
19th Century Georgian Style Statuary Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A 19th century Georgian style statuary marble fireplace surround of good proportions and color, a profiled top shelf rests above a central tablet displaying a large urn, flanked by f...
Statuary Marble
$4,043 / set
H 44.89 in W 47.96 in D 4.73 in
Late Edwardian Stepped Limestone Fireplace Surround in the Art Deco Manner
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A charming and fully restored Period Limestone Art Deco fireplace surround of great quality, available with its original hearth plate, attractive stepped sections form the basis of t...
Limestone
Large Edwardian Antique Oak Corbeled Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A large antique solid oak fireplace surround from the early Edwardian period displaying handsome proportions primed French grey. A substantial double thickness moulded shelf above a ...
Oak
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
Regency Style Bullseye Statuary Marble Fireplace Surround
By Ryan & Smith Ltd.
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A pure white marble fireplace of early 19th century design, popular in both Ireland and England during this period A design which clearly stood the test of time, ideal for both pe...
Marble
$519,817 / set
H 114.5 in W 35.5 in D 5 in
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Wood, Pine
Georgian Manner White Marble Bullseye Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A substantial lightly veined white marble bullseye fireplace surround in the Georgian manner. A double corvetto moulded shelf rests above a moulded and channeled frieze, flanked by a...
Marble
Aged Victorian Style Carved Carrara Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A charming and well proportioned aged Victorian style carved Carrara marble fireplace surround. A double stepped top sits above an unadorned frieze, flanked by tall fluted jambs with...
Carrara Marble
Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey
By Garrard & Co. Ltd., Asprey International Limited
Located in London, GB
This exceptional, 18 carat gold Easter egg was crafted by the famous London-based royal jewellers, Asprey & Co. The piece was then retailed by Garrard & Co, who once worked i...
Gold
$6,075
H 45.08 in W 53.94 in D 11.82 in
A 19th Century Manner Carved Statuary Marble Fireplace Surround.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A well balanced 19th Century manner statuary marble finely carved fireplace surround. A substantial and deep top shelf, supported by a framed and recessed frieze, this is in turn fla...
Statuary Marble
$1,096,197
H 83.86 in W 45.28 in D 83.86 in
A pair of Spanish-colonial Viceregal mother-of-pearl inlaid bureau-cabinets
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Viceroyalty of Peru, Lima, 18th century, circa 1720-1760 Each with a moulded giltwood cornice and on a foliate carved giltwood base, possibly later and English. The cabinets, with s...
Mother-of-Pearl, Teak
$4,725
H 48.67 in W 71.26 in D 10.63 in
19th Century Victorian Scottish Belgian Black Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A large and masculine 19th century Scottish (Edinburgh circa 1850) Belgian black marble fireplace surround. A substantial square shelf sits above an unadorned frieze, flanked by tall...
Belgian Black Marble
Palladian Manner Carved Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A tall and versatile Palladian manner solid Limestone fireplace surround. A generous moulded top shelf sits above a cushion spacer set with a central unadorned tablet (the whole remo...
Limestone
Antique Victorian French Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A petite and beautiful Ashburton French antique Victorian fireplace of charm, well carved corbels adorned simple jambs, great depth of colour to this rare and elegant marble. Fully r...
Marble
$6,683
H 43.51 in W 57.21 in D 9.06 in
19th Century Manner Statuary Marble Bullseye Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A very well proportioned 19th Century manner lightly veined Statuary marble bullseye fireplace surround. A reeded top self sits directly above a profiled frieze, flanked in turn by a...
Statuary 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.