Antique Relief Fire Back, English, Iron, Fireplace Reflector, Victorian, C.1895
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
An English, cast iron decorative fireplace reflector with Carolean taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1895.
Iron
Louis XVI Style 19th Century French Mahogany Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The tapering jambs are surmounted by large Acanthus leaf corbels above stop ended fluting, all resting on moulded foot blocks. French, 1895. Fireplace opening size: 1048mm wide...
Mahogany
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Antique Victorian 19th Century Pine Fireplace Surround and Overmantel Mirror
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The dog leg opening has an architrave of egg and dart resting on splayed foot blocks. English 1895. Fireplace dog-leg opening: 1325mm wide x 1145mm high.
Pine
Renaissance Fireplace, Large and Imposing, Belgium, 1895
Located in Gembloux, BE
A large and imposing Renaissance fireplace from Belgium-Brussels. Made out of the highly valued, soft-toned Saint Rémy marble. The stepped, two meters large shelf is resting on a sim...
Marble
Unavailable
H 59.06 in W 76.78 in D 25.6 in
Embassy-Quality Fireplace Renaissance Caryatid Statues Dated 1895, France
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Exceptional and rare French Embassy-quality fireplace Renaissance style with Cariatides dated 1895, France.
Sandstone
Unavailable
H 125.99 in W 15.75 in D 77.56 in
Fireplace with a Clock, "Candoglia" Marble of the Cathedral of Milan, 1895-1910
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful fireplace made between 1895 and 1910 in Milan. This is a 320 cm tall sculpture made of just 6 marble blocks.
Marble
Antique Victorian cast iron fireplace surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Circa 1895. This fireplace has been fully restored and finished with a high quality universal off-white primer, ready for painting.
Iron
1895, Cast "Summer Cover" Fireplace Insert
By William L. Sharp 1
Located in Surrey, BC
Beautiful cast iron (plated copper) inserts. We have a set of ten. Salvaged from an old building in Chicago in the 1970s. This pattern is dated 1895. William L. Sharp. In 1845 h...
Iron
Antique, Fire Surround, English, Victorian, Iron, circa 1895
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fire surround. An English, Victorian fender handcrafted in iron dating to the late 19th century, circa 1895. Compact fire surround or fender Attractive button ...
Iron
Antique Gilded Overmantel Mirror, circa 1895
Located in London, Greenwich
English antique giltwood overmantle mirror, circa 1895. Sizes: 122.5high, 115.5 max width, superb quality 23.5-carat genuine gold leaf water gilding. Original mirror plate with overa...
Giltwood
Venetian Style Rococo Gilt Mirror, Italy, circa 1895
Located in Alexandria, VA
Hand carved, probably in Florence - beautiful patina.
Antique late 19th century cast iron fireplace surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique late 19th century cast iron fireplace surround. Dated 1895. We currently have a pair of these surrounds available.
Iron
Reclaimed Late Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Grate
Located in Manchester, GB
Reclaimed late Victorian cast iron fireplace grate, circa 1895. Complete with a set of original fireplace tiles.
Iron
"The Primrose", a Pretty Victorian Cast Iron Bedroom Fireplace
Located in Manchester, GB
The Primrose, a pretty Victorian cast iron bedroom fireplace, circa 1895. This fireplace has been finished the traditional black grate polish, leaving a gun metal / pewter shine.
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H 26 in W 6 in D 1.5 in
English Victorian Period Set of Three Brass Firetools Registry Dated 1895
Located in Wells, ME
English Victorian period set of three brass firetools, including the shovel, tongs and poker. The poker has a cast iron end for poking hot coals. The shovel is registry dated 1895 (g...
Brass
Antique Late Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique late Victorian cast iron fireplace surround, dated 1895. This fireplace has been finished the traditional black grate polish, leaving a gun metal / pewter shine.
Iron
Antique Late Victorian Cast Iron Combination Fireplace
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique late Victorian cast iron combination fireplace. Dated 1895-1899. Fully restored and finished with traditional black grate polish.
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique late 19th century cast iron fireplace surround, dated 1895. We currently have a pair of these surrounds available.
Iron
Reclaimed Late Victorian Cast Iron and Tiled Fireplace Grate
Located in Manchester, GB
Reclaimed late Victorian cast iron fireplace grate. Circa 1895. Complete with a set of original fireplace tiles.
Iron
Small Restored Reclaimed Victorian Fireplace Insert
Located in Manchester, GB
Small restored reclaimed Victorian fireplace insert. Circa 1895. Complete with a set of antique fireplace tiles.
Iron
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H 51.38 in W 60.44 in D 9.85 in
Pair of 19th Century Cast Iron Fire Surrounds with Original Tiled Grates
Located in Manchester, GB
Pair of late 19th Century cast iron fireplace surrounds, dated 1895. With original cast iron grates complete with Victorian fireplace tiles The cast iron has been finished with trad...
Iron
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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