Antique Bolection Painted Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique bolection style painted fireplace, reclaimed from a country house in Shropshire. Dating to circa 1850, this fire surround would make a suitable feature for a wide range o...
Pine
19th Century Architectural Mahogany Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A 19th century architectural mahogany fire surround. This understated and stylish design has two bands of hand carved detail that run around the jambs and continue through the mante...
Mahogany
Large Scale Architectural Neoclassical Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large scale architectural Neoclassical style fire surround. This large mahogany fireplace was crafted in England circa 1900. Crafted in an architectural style, it comprises of ful...
Composition
George III Wooden Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique George III Neoclassical style fireplace salvaged from a property in Guildford. Dating from circa 1790, this understated fireplace is constructed in pine and ornately appli...
Composition
Reclaimed Antique Carved Pine Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A good quality antique carved pine fire surround, reclaimed from a property in Surrey, UK. This simple fireplace is an elegant addition to any interior with its stripped pine finish ...
Pine, Wood
Antique Pine & Composition Painted Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique pine and composition painted fire surround. This sophisticated antique fireplace will make a stunning chimneypiece in any setting, bringing the fine elegance of Georgian s...
Composition
Antique Adam Style Pine Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Adam style pine fire surround. Dating from circa 1810, this handcarved fireplace has a simple yet elegant design to suit traditional and contemporary homes alike. This fi...
Wood, Pine
Reclaimed Neoclassical Style English Pine Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed neoclassical style English pine fire surround. Crafted in the early 20th century and presented in a waxed finish. Formed in a mixture of Georgian, Regency and Neoclassic...
Pine
Antique Neoclassical Style Carved Pine Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Neoclassical style carved pine fire surround. Dating to the late 19th century, this fireplace has stood the test of time across the centuries.
Wood, Pine
21st Century Nero Portoro Marble Bullseye Surround
By Acquisitions
Located in London, GB
21st Century Nero Portoro Marble Bullseye Surround. The Georgian Design Has Been Faithfully Reproduced From Antique Nero Portoro Marble. With Hand Carved Demi Lune Panels To Its Cent...
Marble
Reclaimed Neoclassical Style English Painted Pine Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed neoclassical style English painted pine fire surround. Crafted in the early 20th century and presented in a white painted finish. Formed in a mixture of Georgian, Regenc...
Wood
Reclaimed Neoclassical Style English White Painted Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed neoclassical style English white painted fire surround. Crafted in the early 20th century and presented in a white painted finish. Formed in a mixture of Georgian, Regen...
Wood
Antique Scottish Pine Robert Adam Style Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Scottish pine and composition fire surround in the style of Robert Adam. Dating from the late 18th century, this antique fireplace displays beautiful hand carved elements...
Wood, Pine
$47,168Sale Price|33% Off
Impressive Hand Carved English Pine Fire Surround & Mantel
Located in North Salem, NY
When you want the room to make an elegant statement... Commanding attention with its grand proportions and exceptional craftsmanship, this impressive English-made pine breakfront fi...
Pine
George III Carved Pine Fire Surround in the Adam Style
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A beautiful George III carved pine fire surround in the Adam style. Dating from between 1760 and 1780, this antique fireplace was removed from a private residence in Harrogate.
Pine
Double-Slip Georgian Bullseye in Italian White Statuary Marble
Located in London, GB
Double-slip Georgian Bullseye in Italian White Statuary Marble Large Double-Slip Georgian Style Fireplace Surround in finest quality Italian White Statuary Marble.
Statuary Marble
Double-Slip Georgian Bullseye in Italian White Statuary Marble
Located in London, GB
Double-slip Georgian Bullseye in Italian White Statuary Marble Large Double-Slip Georgian Style Fireplace Surround in finest quality Italian White Statuary Marble.
Statuary Marble
Double-Slip Georgian Bullseye in Italian Brescia Voilette Marble
Located in London, GB
Double-slip Georgian Bullseye in Italian White Statuary Marble Large Double-Slip Georgian Style Fireplace Surround in finest quality Italian White Statuary Marble.
Statuary Marble
Impressive Georgian Style Statuary & Sienna Marble Chimneypiece
Located in Ware, GB
A large and impressive Georgian style fireplace surround crafted from fine Statuary Marble with characterful Sienna marble inlay.
Marble
$3,135Sale Price|20% Off
Grand Antique Fireplace Surround, English, Marble, Country House, Georgian, 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a grand antique fireplace surround. An English, Calacatta Violetta marble country house fire kerb, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1820.
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.