Fireback Year
Antique French 'Year' Fireback, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback. The date of production, 1797, is cast in the fireback. The
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
Antique French 'Year' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French fireback. The date of production, 1878, is cast in the fireback.
The fireback
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
Antique French Napeleon III 'Year' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis Napoleon III fireback. The date of production, 1848, is cast in the
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
H 33.08 in W 39.18 in D 0.67 in
Antique French 'Revolution' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French 'Revolution' fireback indicating the year the revolution has started. In this
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Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron
Antique Fireback / Backsplash Dated 1774 with Plants
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Amazing antique cast iron fireback / Beacksplash
This square beauty shows the year 1774 with 5
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Antique 18th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
18th - 19th Century 'Abduction of Persephone' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th - 19th century French Neoclassical fireback with the abduction of Persephone by Hades. Demeter
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Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Fireplace Tools and Chimn...
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Iron
Antique French Louis XV Period Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback with the year of production casted on the top side.
The
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Period Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with the year of production casted on the top side
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
H 19.49 in W 17.33 in D 0.6 in
18th Century French Louis XIV 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
French Louis XIV fireback with a coat of arms and two pillars. The pillar refers to the club of
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
18th Century French Louis XV 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
French Louis XV fireback with a coat of arms. On the sides are two fleurs-de-lys portrayed, also
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Antique 18th Century German Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
17th Century French Louis XIV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
symbolize victory. The year of production, 1675, is also cast in the fireback.
The fireback has a black
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Antique 17th Century French Louis XIV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
French 'Pillars with Marianne wearing the Phrygian Cap' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
French fireback with two pillars topped with Marianne wearing the Phrygian cap
The fireback
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Fireplace Tools and Chimne...
Materials
Iron
H 32.49 in W 38 in D 1.19 in
French Louis XV Fireback / Backsplash with Pillars of Hercules, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback with pillars of Hercules. The pillar refers to the club of
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
H 28.94 in W 31.5 in D 1.3 in
18th Century French Louis XIV Fireback / Backsplash with Fleurs De Lys and Cross
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful early 18th century French Louis XIV fireback with Fleurs de Lys and a Cross. The Fleur de
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Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Fireplace Tools and Chimney ...
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Iron
H 25.6 in W 31.89 in D 0.71 in
18th C. French Louis XV Fireback / Backsplash with Pillars and Fleur De Lys
Located in Amerongen, NL
Hercules and symbolize strength and the unknown. The year of production, 1783, is also cast in the fireback
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
H 18.9 in W 25.6 in D 1.07 in
18th Century French Louis XV Fireback / Backsplash with Pillars and Fleur De Lys
Located in Amerongen, NL
Hercules and symbolize strength and the unknown. The year of production, 1780, is also cast in the fireback
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
H 19.3 in W 25.4 in D 0.99 in
18th C. French Louis XV Fireback / Backsplash with Pillars and Fleur De Lys
Located in Amerongen, NL
Hercules and symbolize strength and the unknown. The year of production, 1759, is also cast in the fireback
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
H 23.23 in W 27.17 in D 0.79 in
18th C. French Louis XV Fireback / Backsplash with Pillars and Fleurs De Lys
Located in Amerongen, NL
Hercules and symbolize strength and the unknown. The year of production, 1768, is also cast in the fireback
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
H 28.55 in W 31.89 in D 0.99 in
French Louis XIV 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash, Dated 1741
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XIV fireback with a coat of arms and 1741, its year of production. The
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
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French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash, Dated 1840
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French fireback with the goddess Diana. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals. She experienced great pleasure in hunt...
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19th Century Neoclassical 'Pillars with Decoration' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars and a floral decoration. The pillars stand for freedom, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The fireback is ...
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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H 22.64 in W 25.4 in D 0.67 in
18th Century French Fireback / Backsplash with Pillars and Fleurs de Lys
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XIV fireback with pillars and Fleurs de Lys. Fleurs de Lys (French Lillies) symbolizes royalty and aristocracy throughout Europe. The pillars stand for the ...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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H 31.5 in W 33.67 in D 0.83 in
Cast Iron Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
A beautiful cast iron Louis XV fireback or backsplash from the 18th century. Displaying the spell of Omphale, Queen of Lydia.
Hercules is spinning the wool, spindle and distaff in h...
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Antique 19th Century French Architectural Elements
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Antique Fireback / Backsplash, Carrying "The Wounded"
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique fireback / backsplash, Carrying Wounded Person.
Nice square cast iron antique fireback displaying a man carrying a wounded person away from the village, accompanied by a c...
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
19th Century English Cast Iron Fireback
Located in Southall, GB
A lovely English fire back with Scottish thistles and foliage.
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Antique 19th Century English Fireplaces and Mantels
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Exceptional Hiram Tucker Boston MA Cast Iron Fireplace Mantel with Églomisé
By Hiram Tucker
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional cast iron fireplace serpentine form mantel and surround, circa 1850-1860, with original inset églomisé glass panels depicting buildings and figures, attached Rococo ba...
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H 56 in W 70.5 in D 13 in
18th Century French 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
French fireback with the arms of France and the date of production 1779.
Coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europ...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
French Neoclassical Style Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th - 20th Century French Neoclassical Style fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. It is in a good conditi...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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17th Century French 'Pillars of Hercules' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th century French fireplace fireback with two pillars of Hercules and three crosses. The pillar of Hercules stand for strength and the unknown.
The fireback has a natural brown pa...
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Antique Fireback / Backsplash, Person Leaning on Pillar
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique fireback / backsplash, person leaning on pillar.
Nice massive square cast iron antique fireback displaying a person leaning on a pillar.
Great condition, can be used in a...
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Antique 19th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels
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18th Century French Louis XV 'Scylla and Charybdis' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback.
In Greek mythology, the "Scylla and Charybdis" myth recounts the challenges faced by sailors. Scylla, a fearsome six-headed sea monster, an...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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H 20.28 in W 14.57 in D 0.71 in
17th c. Antique Cast Iron Fireback Displaying "Spes" The Goddess Hope
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
A 17th century fireback in perfect condition, displaying the saint of hope (Spes) in the ancient Roman religion.
This is on of the 3 Theological virtues: Faith, Hope, and Charity.
H...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
H 35.83 in W 25.79 in D 0.79 in
Antique 19th Century French 'Pillars' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
French fireback with the pillars of freedom, a name and the date of production 1851.
This product weighs more than 65 kg / 143 lbs. All our products that weigh 66 kg / 146 lbs or mo...
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19th Century French 'Year' Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
French fireback with the year of production 1822.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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18th Century French 'Year' Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
French fireback with its date of production 1734. Just like dates on houses stand for the date the
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Antique 18th Century French Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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18th Century French 'Year' Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French fireback with the date of production 1774.
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Antique French 'Year' Fireback, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XIV fireback. The date of production, 1707, is cast in the fireback
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Antique French 'Year' Fireback, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French fireback. The date of production, 1823, is cast in the fireback.
The
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Antique 19th Century French Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Antique French 'Year' Fireback, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback. The date of production, 1768, is cast in the fireback. The
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Antique French 'Year' Fireback, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XIV fireback. The date of production, 1765, is cast in the fireback. The
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Antique French 'Year' Fireback, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback. The date of production, 1790, is cast in the fireback. The
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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17th Century French Louis XIV 'Year' Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
French fireback in which the year of production, 1696, is cast. The fireback is from the Louis XIV
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Antique 17th Century German Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
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Fireback Commemorating Ninth Year of the French Revolution
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French fireback with pillars and cupids and text 'an 9' (i.e., year 9 of the French
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Antique Fireback Commemorating Ninth Year of the French Revolution
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French fireback with pillars and cupids and text 'an 9' (i.e., year 9 of the French
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18th C. Peace Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
Allegory of Peace. With two angels with the peace wreath of victory. This fireback was popular in
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French Neoclassial 'Revolution' Fireback, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Neoclassical fireback with two pillars and the current year of the French
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19th Century French Neoclassical 'Decoration' Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
French neoclassical fireback with two angels and other decoration. The year of production, 1811, is
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Antique French Neoclassical Fireback, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
Early 19th century French neoclassical fireback to commemorate the ninth year of the French
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17th C. Allegory Of Peace Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
Allegory of Peace refers to the Peace between the catholics and protestants after the 80-year war
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18th Century Allegory of Peace Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
Fireback with two cupids representing peace. They refer to the peace treaty of Munster after the 8
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18th Century 'Pillars with Decorations' Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
French fireback from the year 1798, which is the ninth year of the French Revolution. It has
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18th Century Allegory of Peace Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century Dutch fireback with an Allegory of Peace. With two angels and the wreath of victory
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Iron
19th Century Abduction of Persephone Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French fireback with the abduction of Persephone by Hades. Demeter, the goddess of the
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
18th Century French 'Allegory of Peace' Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
year war between Spain and the Dutch Republic.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
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17th Century French Louis XIV 'The Hell' Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
Magnificent French Louis XIV fireback depicting the hell. The fireback is dated 1687, the year in
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Antique 17th Century French Louis XIV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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18th Century French Fireback with Pillars and Decoration
Located in Amerongen, NL
of Hercules and symbolize strength and the unknown. The year of production of the fireback, 1766, is
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18th Century French 'Pillars with IHS Monogram' Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
Monogram. The year the fireback is made is also cast in the fireback (1746).T he medieval IHS monogram
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French Louis XIV 'Coat of Arms' Fireback, Dated 1732
Located in Amerongen, NL
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Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful cast iron fireback from the 1700s depicts the royal arms of the Kingdom of France
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French Louis XIV Saint Andrew's Cross Fireback, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XIV period fireback with a Saint Andrew's cross. Saint Andrew is said to
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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18th Century French Louis XIV Fireback with Pillars of Hercules
Located in Amerongen, NL
Hercules and symbolize strength and the unknown. The year of production of the fireback, 1728, is also cast
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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18th Century French Fireback with Pillars and Fleur de Lys
Located in Amerongen, NL
of Hercules and symbolize strength and the unknown. The year of production of the fireback, 1739, is
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18th Century French Louis XV Fireback with Fleur De Lys
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV fireback with Fleur de Lys (French Lily). The Fleur de Lys
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Large 18th Century French Fireback with Pillars and Fleur de Lys
Located in Amerongen, NL
the club of Hercules and symbolize strength and the unknown. The year of production of the fireback
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Large Antique French Louis XIV Coat of Arms Fireback, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
unknown. The year of production, 1682, is cast in the fireback as well.
The fireback is made of cast
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18th Century French Louis XV Fireback with Pillars and Fleurs De Lys
Located in Amerongen, NL
Hercules and symbolize strength and the unknown. The year of production, 1734, is also cast in the fireback
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
Antique French Parcel Gilt Cast Iron Fireback, The Arms of France, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
the year that this fireback was first designed.
The first firebacks date to the 15th century, when
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H 21.25 in W 20.75 in D 1.25 in
Portrait of a Gentleman, John Packer in Blue Coat with Diamonds, Oil Painting
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Antique French 'Year' Fireback, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback. The date of production, 1864, is cast in the fireback
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
Fireback, Dated 1696
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Huge antique cast iron fireback showing a cross and the year 1696.
This big fireback in in great
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Antique 17th Century French Gothic Architectural Elements
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18th Century French Louis XIV Fireback, Dated 1719
Located in Amerongen, NL
French Louis XIV fireback with a the year 1719, the year of production of the fireback.
The
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Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
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French Louis XV 'Coat of Arms' Fireback, Dated 1780
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback with a coat of arms and 1780, its year of production 1780
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
18th Century French Fireback with Pillars and Fleur de Lys
Located in Amerongen, NL
of Hercules and symbolize strength and the unknown. The year of production of the fireback, 1761, is
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Antique French Cast Iron Fireback, Seul Contre Tous, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
Our one inch thick cast iron fireback was produced in France, circa 1900, and features a heraldic
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Grand and Historical French Cast Iron Coat of Arms Fireback, circa 1650
Located in Dallas, TX
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H 37.75 in W 34.875 in D 2.5 in
16th Century French Cast Iron Fireback Dated 1599, Exceptional Size
Located in Paris, FR
warm. In the year 1599 on 15 october this fireback was made. I.Mayllard. Pierre Hautepoulayn. Noble
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Fireback Year For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal fireback year for your home. A fireback year — often made from iron and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect fireback year — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century are available. A fireback year made by louis xv designers — as well as those associated with neoclassical — is very popular.
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A fireback year can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,286, while the lowest priced sells for $542 and the highest can go for as much as $2,309.
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.
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