$26,891
H 38.19 in W 41.74 in D 9.45 in
18th Century French Country Vintage Fireplace in Grez Stone with Patina
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a museum quality piece! This amazing grez-stone Louis XVI period fireplace surround with
Limestone
$59,485
H 50.01 in W 68.9 in D 5.52 in
Beach House Fireplace With Shells - Early 17th‑C. - French Excellence
Located in Beervelde, BE
A rare, early 17th‑century French surround in Stone de Nolay. This striking Louis XIII period
Stone, Marble
$53,923
H 49.22 in W 68.9 in D 10.63 in
High-End French Rococo Fireplace Mantel Rare Red Hard Marble Stone
Located in Beervelde, BE
This museum-quality French Louis XV fireplace surround, crafted around the mid-18th century, is a
Stone, Marble
$11,391
H 42.52 in W 59.06 in D 13 in
18th Century Louis XVI Chimney Piece in Burgundy Rose Stone & Statuary Marble
Located in Beervelde, BE
This striking 18th century Louis XVI fireplace surround is an exceptional example of refined French
Stone, Statuary Marble
Antique Louis XVI Carrara Marble Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A Louis XVI fireplace surround in Carrara marble, with a floral paterae centred on the panelled
Marble
Exceptional Antique Louis XVI Style Marble Chimneypiece
Located in Ware, GB
This impressive antique 19th Century, French style Louis XVI fireplace surround has been expertly
Marble
$15,289
H 49.22 in W 66.15 in D 11.03 in
Strong French Beige Hard Limestone Decorative Small Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
Strong French Beige hard limestone decorative fireplace. Easy on the touch this French 18th
Limestone
$115,132
H 46.07 in W 70.87 in D 11.82 in
Fine French White 18th Century Carrara Marble Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a bespoke original antique French fireplace mantel (fireplace) in white statuary marble
Carrara Marble
$46,768
H 55.91 in W 65.75 in D 21.66 in
Grand 18th Century Grey Saint-Anne Marble Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This phenomenal original and a very rare antique fireplace mantle is one of a kind. Solid blocks of
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.
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