Ornate Antique Louis Style 3-Piece Metal Fire Insert
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A beautifully ornate antique English 3-piece fire insert, made in steel and iron and decorated with
Brass, Steel, Iron
antique Cast Iron fireplace Victorian 1880s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Cast Iron insert fireplace ,comes with a Gas operated tree trunk fire ,can
Iron
Oak fireplace with portrait of a gentleman
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
sculpture as mantel N°510, although they are not a real pair. This fireplace is sold without any insert or
Oak
$42,603
H 43.31 in W 59.06 in D 19.3 in
Louis XV Style Hand-Carved Onyx Mantel with Cast Iron Insert, 1880
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Louis XV style mantel in onyx This fireplace is sold with its original cast iron insert and with
Onyx
$3,826
H 38 in W 36 in D 2 in
Thomas Jeckyll, Aesthetic Movement Fire Insert, Made by Barnard Bishop & Barnard
By Thomas Jeckyll, Barnard Bishop & Barnard
Located in London, GB
Thomas Jeckyll. An Aesthetic Movement cast iron fire insert with stylized flower details. Made by
Iron
$3,826
H 38 in W 24 in D 8 in
Arts & Crafts Copper Fire Insert with Hand Crafted Stylized Floral Decoration
Located in London, GB
A period English Arts & Crafts copper fire insert with handcrafted stylized floral decoration and
Copper
Pair of Anglo-Japanese Cast Iron Fire Inserts by T Jeckyll
By Thomas Jeckyll
Located in London, GB
An Anglo-Japanese cast iron fire insert which shows strong design similarities between Thomas
Iron
$22,551
H 36.23 in W 34.65 in D 1.97 in
T. Elsley attri. Aesthetic Movement brass fire insert w. upper central peacock
By Thomas Elsley
Located in London, GB
Thomas Elsley attributed. A rare Aesthetic Movement brass fire insert with an upper central peacock
Brass
$3,280
H 32 in W 27 in D 2 in
Copper Fire Insert with a Figural Sculpted Roundel, Attributed to Alfred Stevens
By Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens
Located in London, GB
Alfred Stevens (attributed) probably for Hoole and Co., a copper fire insert with a figural
Copper
$3,416
H 38 in W 36 in D 10 in
Aesthetic Movement Cast Iron Tiled Fire Insert with Hand Painted Sailing Scenes
By Thomas Jeckyll
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement decorative cast iron fire insert and grate in the style of Thomas Jeckyll
Iron
$16,400 / set
H 38 in W 38.5 in D 2 in
Pair of Aesthetic Movement Cast Fire Inserts with Mintons Aesop's Fables Tiles
By Thomas Jeckyll, John Moyr Smith, Minton
Located in London, GB
Thomas Jeckyll in the style of. A rare pair of Aesthetic Movement cast iron fire inserts, each
Iron
$5,532
H 35.83 in W 45.28 in D 13 in
Bicolor Vintage Fireplace Surround Timeless Design Lines Natural Beauty & Patina
Located in Beervelde, BE
working fireplace, an electric insert, or as a decorative mantelpiece, this mantelpiece exudes functional
Stone
$11,514
H 42.13 in W 45.67 in D 11.82 in
Antique Fireplace Mantel of Rouge Royal marble, 18th century, Louis XVI
Located in Made, NL
where aesthetically desirable. Use: Decorative mantel or working fireplace (with suitable insert/flue
Marble
$5,988
H 39.38 in W 46.86 in D 14.57 in
French Fireplace Surround In Bleu Beaujolais Region Stone For Timeless Decor
Located in Beervelde, BE
Petite French stone fireplace surround with elegant jambs. The bleu-grey stone gives it an extra
Stone
$2,186Sale Price|20% Off
H 48 in W 50 in D 4 in
A large Arts and Crafts copper fire insert with a lion in a shield crest
Located in London, GB
A large Arts and Crafts copper insert with a crest of a Lion in a shield within a stylised floral
Copper, Enamel
$18,639
H 101.58 in W 162.21 in D 3.94 in
Louis XVI Style Paneling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
are modern or any fireplace insert but with its marble floor.
Wood
Grand Victorian Neo Gothic Register Grate, Circa 1850
Located in London, GB
A Grand Victorian Neo Gothic fireplace register grate insert, with beautifully decorated grate and
Iron
$18,934Sale Price|42% Off
H 60.63 in W 48.43 in D 5.52 in
Grand Baroque Composition Made in Naples in the Mid-17th Century
Located in Budapest, HU
gilded decorations in relief was inserted a wooden Christ of excellent workmanship. It could be inserted
Wood
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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