$34,255
H 70.87 in W 85.83 in D 23.63 in
Monumental French Renaissance Castle Fireplace Mantel - Acanthus & Volute Jambs
Located in Beervelde, BE
This authentic French Renaissance period fireplace surround is a monumental architectural piece
Stone, Limestone
$7,325
H 37.01 in W 44.89 in D 11.82 in
19th Century French Antique Limestone Fireplace Surround with Curved Jambs
Located in Beervelde, BE
This elegant 19th century French antique fireplace surround is carved from authentic beige
Stone, Limestone
$8,415
H 45.13 in W 53.25 in D 4.75 in
A Simple Yet Elegant Fireplace with Moulding to Frieze and Jambs
Located in London, GB
A simple yet elegant fireplace with moulding to frieze and jambs. Shaped shelf. Carved in Ancaster
Stone
Renaissance-Style Istrian Stone Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
The jambs in the form of Caryatid Armonini with bowed heads, wearing acanthus styled robes. The
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H 82.3 in W 67.4 in D 14.1 in
Antique French 17th Century Baroque Style Fireplace Mantel in Caen Stone
Located in London, GB
in honey colored Caen stone. Late 19th century, early 20th century. The frieze decorated with a
Stone
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H 38.98 in W 41.74 in D 13 in
Small French Reclaimed Fireplace With Rectangular Top And Elegant Curved Jambes
Located in Beervelde, BE
jambs. The mantel is carved from a beautiful textured French hard stone with some fossil details, giving
Stone
Palladian Style Antique Verde Antico Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century, Verde Antico and statuary marble antique fireplace of an earlier mid-18th
Stone, Cast Stone, Marble
Antique Regency Period Statuary Marble Fireplace Mantel
By Sir John Soane
Located in London, GB
decorated jambs. These are upheld by pairs of simple attenuated Doric columns, lifted on white foot blocks.
Stone, Marble, Statuary Marble
Rare Antique Late Renaissance Italian Stone Fireplace Mantle
Located in London, GB
above a real and bead moulding which falls down the out grounds of the jambs. The opening framed by egg
Stone
Antique 18th Century Louis XVI Fireplace Surround in Stone
Located in London, GB
An antique 18th Century, French Louis XVI period, provincial stone fireplace. The simple
Stone, Limestone
19th Century carved stone chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A carved stone mantel, Italian 19th Century. The rectangular moulded shelf and lintel is
Stone
Antique Regency Period Fireplace in Black Marble
Located in London, GB
architectural half columns on the jambs. The opening and the outer edges are delicately reeded. One of a pair
Stone, Marble, Belgian Black Marble
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H 52.37 in W 66.54 in D 10.44 in
Regency Period, Neoclassical Column Fireplace in White Statuary Marble
Located in London, GB
A good quality Regency period, statuary marble column fireplace made in Italy for the English
Stone, Marble, Statuary Marble
Kilkenny and Statuary Marble Fireplace Mantle in the Regency Manner
Located in London, GB
Kilkenny and Statuary Marble Fireplace Mantle in the Regency Manner. The shelf sits above a frieze
Stone, Marble, Statuary Marble
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H 46.75 in W 67.5 in D 8.5 in
Antique 19th Century Corbel Fireplace in Statuary and Siena Marbles
Located in London, GB
A 19th century, antique Victorian Siena and veined marble fireplace, the rectangular shelf with
Stone, Marble, Siena Marble
Antique 18th Century Louis XV Statuary Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in London, GB
over the jambs, the frieze headed with a band of egg and dart mouldings and centred with an inset panel
Stone, Marble, Statuary Marble
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H 43.5 in W 60 in D 12.5 in
Antique French Louis XVI Style Marble Fireplace with Guilloche Frieze
Located in London, GB
An antique 19th century, French Louis XVI style, veined white marble fireplace with simple
Stone, Marble, Statuary Marble
15th Century Style Istrian Stone Marriage Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
shelf with running dentil, foliate and beaded decoration, the frieze and jambs decorated with more
Stone
18th century gothic stone chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A rare late 18th century, Gothic Revival Bath stone fireplace surround. This
18th Century Carved Painswick Stone Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A good and rare 18th century, English mantel carved from Painswick stone. A fireplace of strong but
George II Painswick stone Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A carved Painswick stone chimney piece, George II, circa 1750. The compound moulded
An Exquisite Seventeenth Century Painswick Stone Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A 17th Century Painswick Stone Chimneypiece An exquisite Jacobean limestone chimneypiece, the
Limestone
Blois Castle Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
also adorned the main fireplace of the castle. Only the king was allowed to use this symbol and it was
Stone
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H 64.5 in W 57 in D 11.75 in
17th Century Italian Pietra Serena Chimneypiece in Original Unrestored Condition
Located in London, GB
shields of arms, above a moulded stretcher and jambs.
Stone
A pair of antique stylish early 20th Century Art Deco chimneypieces
Located in London, GB
In Hopton Wood Stone and contrasting black/green marble, with clean lines and minimalistic
Stone
Antique Charles X Black Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
Louis XVI rectangular shape. The oblong rectangular shelf with rounded corners, the frieze and jambs
Stone, Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Late 18th Century Soane Style Fireplace in Carrara Marble
By Sir John Soane
Located in London, GB
shelf, the frieze and jambs with horizontal and vertical finger flutes and bold Statuary circular flower
Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble
Burford Reproduction Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
The square blocks of this finely carved chimneypiece support console shaped jambs decorated with
Marble, Stone
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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