Pair of Late Victorian Brass Kerb Fenders
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of superb quality Victorian brass fenders, each with rounded and moulded ends and four small
Brass
$2,650
H 5.32 in W 60.44 in D 16.34 in
Antique Exhibition Showpiece Fire Kerb, English, Fireplace, Fender, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique exhibition showpiece fire kerb. An English, steel and bronze fireplace fender
Bronze, Steel
$3,269
H 20.87 in W 54.73 in D 14.97 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Fire Fender, Scottish, Copper, Fireside Kerb, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Arts & Crafts fire fender. A Scottish, copper and brass fireside kerb, dating to
Brass, Copper
$1,739
H 16.93 in W 42.92 in D 3.94 in
Antique Adjustable Fire Kerb, English, Fireplace Fender, Art Nouveau, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique adjustable fire kerb. An English, gilt metal fireplace fender with Art Nouveau
Metal
$61,782
H 47.52 in W 69.3 in D 11.82 in
Regency Imperial Egyptian Porphyry and Statuary Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
sections have a recessed panel with cock-beading. Shown with its original statuary marble kerb fender
Statuary Marble, Porphyry
$46,649Sale Price|20% Off
H 47.52 in W 69.3 in D 11.82 in
19th C Regency Imperial Egyptian Porphyry & Statuary Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
sections have a recessed panel with cock-beading. Shown with its original statuary marble kerb fender
Statuary Marble, Porphyry
19th Century Bolection Moulded Fender or Kerb
Located in Conwy, GB
Crisply carved in Carrara marble. English, circa 1890.
Carrara Marble
Sold
H 7.49 in W 51.97 in D 13.78 in
Antique Brass Fire Kerb, English, Victorian, Art Nouveau, Fireside Fender
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique, brass fire kerb. An English, Victorian, Art Nouveau, fireside fender dating to
Brass
Sold
H 2.76 in W 77.56 in D 17.13 in
Large Antique Arts & Crafts Fire Kerb, Victorian Fireside Fender, English
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique Arts & Crafts fire kerb, Victorian fireside fender, English, circa 1900
Copper
Sold
H 18.12 in W 37.8 in D 4.73 in
Adjustable Antique Fire Kerb, Victorian Fireside Fender, English, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an ornate, adjustable antique brass fire kerb, Victorian fireside fender, English, circa
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H 6.5 in W 54.04 in D 14.97 in
Antique Brass Fire Kerb, Victorian Fireside Fender, English, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique brass fire kerb, Victorian fireside fender, English, Victorian, circa 1900
Brass
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H 4.34 in W 59.06 in D 20.67 in
Large Antique Fire Kerb, English, Victorian, Oak, Fireside Fender, circa 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique fire kerb, English, Victorian, oak fireside fender, circa 1870. Larger
Oak
Sold
H 4.73 in W 59.85 in D 14.97 in
Antique Curved Fire Fender, English Steel, Brass, Fireside Kerb, Victorian, 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique arched fire fender. An English, polished steel and brass fireside kerb, dating
Brass, Steel
Antique Brass Fire Kerb, Victorian Fireside Fender, circa 1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique brass fire kerb, Victorian fireside fender, English, circa 1890. Beautifully
Brass
Antique Brass Fire Kerb, Victorian Fireside Fender, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique brass fire kerb, Victorian fireside fender, English, circa 1900. Beautifully
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H 7.29 in W 53.94 in D 14.97 in
Antique Brass Fire Kerb, Victorian Fireside Fender, English, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique brass fire kerb, Victorian fireside fender, English, circa 1880. Attractive
Sold
H 3.15 in W 47.05 in D 14.18 in
Antique Art Nouveau Fire Kerb, Victorian Fireside Fender, English, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Art Nouveau fire kerb, Victorian fireside fender, English, circa 1900
Sold
H 42.33 in W 68.31 in D 11.03 in
Original 19th Century Victorian Arched Marble Fireplace Surround and Insert
Located in Edinburgh, GB
base block width: 1498mm Marble fender kerb: 1400mm long x 385mm deep (outside sizes) 1220mm long x
Carrara Marble
Japanese Carved and Lacquered Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elaborate and finely detailed carved wood, and gold lacquered Shibayama cabinet (Chigaidansu). Having beautifully applied semi-precious stone and mother of pearl decoration of flo...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
$12,000
H 59.5 in W 68.5 in D 7.25 in
American White Pine Carved Molded Edge Fire Place Mantel, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
American White Pine fire place mantel with carved molded edges, one board back, and rectangular carved vertical legs with squared plinths . Early 19th Century . Fire Box Dim. 40" T...
Pine
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Fireplace Fender
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 20th century English fire fender made of brass. Art Nouveau period. The fender is in a good condition.
Brass
Sterling Silver Rooster Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sterling silver heavy hollow body rooster figure is signed 925 on the base and is in fine condition. Beautifully made and proportioned well. Great patina.
Sterling Silver
Sold|$3,119
H 29.14 in W 33.27 in D 16.93 in
Antique Fold Over Card Table, English Walnut, Games, Georgian Revival, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fold-over card table. An English, burr walnut games table in Georgian revival taste, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Graceful side table, folding ou...
Walnut
French Art Deco Pendant Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
A stunning French Art Deco chandelier with a half dome flower geometric motif centerpiece supporting six stylized overlapping leaf design arms, issuing conical frosted glass ribbed ...
Bronze
Marble Bathtub, 21st Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large oval bathtub made of marble with profiled base and ring decor on the smooth wall. The rim of the basin is slightly curved.
Marble
$118,012
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
Antique Edwardian Silver Plated Entrée Dish
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian silver plated entrée dish having a silver plated entrée dish with a lift off lid with original handle and an ornate pretty border Measures: 14 x 28 x 22cm Date...
Silver Plate
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Wedding Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese wedding bed in red lacquer and hand cards details. Has a new mattress (not shown).
Gold Leaf
Set of Four Monumental Neo-Gothic Confessionals in Oak
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
A group of four antique confessionals in Neo-Gothic style, made of oak.
Wood, Oak
Edwardian Brass Fire Fender, English, circa 1910
Located in London, GB
An Edwardian brass fire place fender, English, circa 1910.
Brass
19th Century Victorian Manner Cast Iron Tiled Fireplace Insert.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A versatile 19th century Victorian manner cast iron tiled fireplace insert. A graphite outer plate with polished central cast hood and bars with ash pan door, a lovely set of tube li...
Iron
Fine Baker Burl Ash and Ebonized Wood Regency Style Center Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From Baker Furniture’s, "Furniture Treasures of England and Ireland" line. A nicely crafted Regency style table with book matched top figured burl ash panels and outer banding with a...
Wood
19th Century Manner Hardwood Fireplace Surround.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A hardwood 19th century Victorian manner fireplace surround. A moulded top shelf sits above a well carved frieze of repeating Rossetti, further carved jambs with fluting, an egg and ...
Teak
Chinese Craved Hardwood Coffee Table, Early 20th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome Chinese carved hardwood coffee table with a design of dragons, Republic Period, early 20th century, circa 1920, China. The table well-proportioned and well-carved. The to...
Hardwood
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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