Petite and Fine European Antique Fireplace Surround for Timeless Interior
Located in Beervelde, BE
This one of a kind antique Belgian reclaimed fireplace mantle is made in a Royal Grey Brêche marble.
Breccia Marble
Antique Bolection Marble Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique bolection marble fire surround. This striking Belgian black marble fireplace was reclaimed from a large house in North London.
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
20th Century Rare Art Deco Period Fireplace Mantel with Trumeau
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a exceptional rare Art Deco period fireplace surround with original trumeau. The combination of the different exclusive marbles reflected the wealth of the owner. This is a r...
Marble
Antique Belgian Black Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Nice French Louis Philippe style fireplace mantel in Belgian black marble. The double rectangular topshelf sits above a straight frieze with plain endblocks on both sides above st...
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Large marble mantel in the Louis XV style
Located in Brussel, BE
Important and massive arabescato marble Louis XV fireplace model. With serpentine-shaped shelf and bowed frieze, decorated by spring flowers in the center of the frieze and on both ...
Marble
17th Century Monumental Chimneypiece Royal Red and Carera Marble
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Monumental chimneypieces as these are quite rare to find. The house owners which could afford a mantel like this often preserved it through many generations. This Baroque inspired pi...
Carrara Marble, Marble
19th Century French Antique Green Marble Wall Table-Console
Located in Beervelde, BE
The picture says it all. This console is in perfect condition; the jambs feature lion (dragon) claws on the feet. It could potentially be used as a fireplace surround. A great table ...
Marble
Palatial Statement Chimney Piece In Sarrancolin Marble For Luxury Design
Located in Beervelde, BE
This stunning 18th-century period fireplace mantel, sculpted in exclusive Royal Sarrancolin Fantastico marble, showcases intricate carvings and decorations, including a central shell...
Marble
Early 18th Century Marble Mantle Piece of the Regency Period from Antwerp
Located in Beervelde, BE
Phenomenal original antique fireplace surround in Arabesco marble from the regency period from the city of Antwerp. One unique city palace mantle piece. Regency period, 18th century....
Marble
1960s Brutalist Style Mantel in Carrara Marble in Style of De Coene Frères
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a very special piece in style of De Coene Frères, Belgium, 1960s. Shows absolutely stunning graphical patterns on its doors. Squares, crosses, triangles and diamonds are comb...
Carrara Marble
Black Belgian marble fireplace with a geometric design, France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique fireplace made of Belgian black marble. It has a compact design and a smooth finish with a beautiful patina. The main decorative feature consists of the two monumental, proj...
Belgian Black Marble
Black marble fireplace with beige marble relief inlays, Impero, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
A charming fireplace made of veined black marble that stands out for the elegant color contrast between the dark main structure—marked by subtle, light-colored natural veins—and the ...
Belgian Black Marble
Belgian black marble fireplace, carved, Art Deco style, from Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
This fireplace, crafted from fine Belgian black marble, features a rectangular top and sculpted, ornate legs. and at the top, it features carved pods and deep, continuous vertical gr...
Belgian Black Marble
Antique Red Marble Fireplace
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Lovely Belgium red marble fireplace mantel. This very elegant mantel has a beautiful shaped and profiled topshelf above a shallow paneled frieze.
Marble
Black Marble Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique French fireplace in deep black Belgian marble Lovely petite Louis XV style fireplace great deep black coloring and friendly decorations.
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Onyx Fireplace Trim, XIXth century
Located in Beaune, FR
A 19th century Neo-Egyptian style mantelpiece in green onyx, black marble and bronze. It consists of a clock topped with a sphinx bearing Egyptian writing and symbols. On either side...
Onyx, Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
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. A clean shelf. The side panels are carved in the block. See the proportion...
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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