Sold|$3,663
Antique Georgian Style Fireplace Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Antique Georgian style fire surround. Decorative carved fire surround with a stripped finish. This
Wood, Pine
Painted 19th Century Pine and Composition Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Painted 19th century pine and composition fire surround. Measures: Opening height 106 cm opening
Pine
Late 19th Century, Painted Mahogany and Gesso Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Late 19th century, painted mahogany and gesso fire surround. Measures: Opening height 97 cm
Gesso, Mahogany
Reclaimed Limestone Bolection Fireplace Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Reclaimed Limestone Bolection Fireplace. A Georgian style, Fossilised Limestone, Bolection Fire
Limestone
Sold|$36,154
Georgian Style Caryatid Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An early Georgian style white statuary marble fire surround with a verde antico marble frieze and
Statuary Marble
18th Century Georgian Breche Violette Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A simple Georgian fire place surround, in quality Breche Violette marble. The jambs and header with
Breccia Marble
Sold|$3,115
Georgian Style Reclaimed Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A Georgian style pine fire surround with composition decoration. Additional Dimensions Opening
Pine
Antique Georgian Statuary and Verde Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in London, GB
Georgian fire surround is in statuary marble with beautiful verde marble inlay. The jambs feature an
Sold|$1,985
Late Georgian Sandstone Fire Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Late Georgian sandstone fire surround of simple 4 piece construction with chamfers to the legs
Stone, Sandstone
Sold|$40,000
Georgian Carved Pine Fire Surround
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
A exceptional George III carved pine fire surround of inverted breakfront form, the frieze with a
Pine
Georgian Style Stone Bull's-Eye Fire Surround
Located in London, GB
A reclaimed Georgian style fireplace surround in a light sandstone. The surround has a plain
Sold|$1,711
Late Georgian Sandstone Fire Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Late Georgian sandstone fire surround of simple four-piece construction with chamfers to the legs
Stone
18th Century Georgian Grey Stone Fire Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Very elegant 18th century Georgian grey stone fire surround with molded legs and frieze, the legs
Stone
Sold|$2,465
Georgian Style Carved Wooden Fire Surround
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Georgian style fireplace surround in wood. This intricately carved wooden fire
Georgian Style Statuary and Sienna Marble Fire Surround
Located in London, GB
An attractive English Georgian style surround with contrasting Sienna marble inlay. This fireplace
Marble
Georgian Style Bullseye Fire Surround with Decorative Inlay
Located in London, GB
A Georgian style bullseye fireplace surround in statuary marble. The surround is decorated with
Marble
18th Century Late Georgian Stone Fire Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
18th century late Georgian stone fire surround with fluted legs and carved capitals with great
Stone
18th Century Late Georgian Stone Fire Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
18th century late Georgian stone fire surround with fluted legs and carved capitals with great
Stone
Late Georgian 18th Century Stone Fire Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Late George III, 18th century stone fire surround with carved capitals, nice weathered patina
Stone
An Impressive Georgian Carved Pine Fire Surround with Provenance
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
An impressive Georgian carved pine fire surround, the protruding top with a carved moulded edge
Antique Painted Edwardian Cast Iron Fire Surround in the Georgian Manner
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique Edwardian cast iron fire surround in the Georgian revival style, the jambs benefiting from
Iron
19th Century Stone Fireplace Surround in the Greek Revival Manner
Located in Manchester, GB
Late Georgian York stone fire surround in the Greek revival manner. The stepped frieze has a
Cast Stone
Antique Early 19th Century Georgian Carrara Marble Fireplace Mantle
Located in Manchester, GB
A well proportioned Georgian Carrara marble fire surround with a three section frieze and half
Carrara 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.