$14,600 / item
Bolection Fireplace with Moulded Shelf
Located in London, GB
An English bolection fireplace with moulded shelf above. Shown in Italian Arabescato marble, could be made in other marbles or limestones if required. English, modern. N.B. May be su...
Marble
English Queen Anne Bolection Fireplace in Italian Arabescato Marble with Shelf
Located in London, GB
A Stylish & Elegant English Queen Anne Style Bolection Fireplace Surround in Nicely Veined Italian Arabescato Marble, with a Deep Shelf. External Width: 57 3/4″ – 147 cm Depth: 7″ –...
Marble
$10,322 / item
An English Bolection Fireplace with Moulded Shelf Above.
Located in London, GB
An English bolection fireplace with moulded shelf above. Shown in white marble, could be made in other marbles or limestones if required. English, modern. N.B. May be subject to an e...
Marble
Unavailable
H 56.5 in W 58 in D 8 in
Grand Mid-18th Century Baroque Bolection Fireplace Mantel Shelf Statuary Marble
Located in London, GB
A grand mid-18th century baroque bolection fireplace mantel with cushion centred by a Plaque & Shelf in Italian white statuary marble.
Unavailable
H 40.25 in W 40.5 in D 13.75 in
Antique Louis XV Pompadour Carrara Marble Mantel Piece with a Serpentine Shelf
Located in London, GB
Original Louis XV Pompadour Carrara marble fireplace, the frieze with panels and oval to centre. Opening size 27.25" W x 34.5" H.
Marble
Unavailable
H 50.75 in W 67.25 in D 6.75 in
A Baroque Regency Bolection Fireplace with Shelf in Italian Pavonazzo Marble
Located in London, GB
A Baroque Regency Bolection Fireplace with Shelf in Italian Pavonazzo Marble Depth: 6 3/4" - 17.4 cm External Height: : 50 3/4” - 129 cm External Width: 67 1/4" - 171 cm Internal He...
Unavailable
H 56.5 in W 58 in D 8 in
Grand Baroque Bolection Chimneypiece Cushion-Shelf Italian White Statuary Marble
Located in London, GB
A Grand mid-18th century Baroque Bolection Chimneypiece with Cushion & Shelf in Italian White Statuary Marble Depth: 8" - 20.3 cm External Height: 56 1/2” – 143.5 cm External W...
Unavailable
H 48 in W 64 in D 4.5 in
Mid-18th Century Chimneypiece Bolection with Shelf in Italian White Marble
Located in London, GB
A mid-18th century chimneypiece Bolection with shelf in Italian white statuary marble Depth: 8 in (200mm) External Height: 48 in (1220mm) External Width: 64 in (1625mm) Interna...
Stylish Regency Bolection Chimneypiece with Shelf
Located in London, GB
A stylish English Regency bolection chimneypiece in high quality Italian white statuary marble, moulded frieze and jambs of architectural form and the inner moulding with beading, al...
Marble
Sold
H 40.95 in W 48.82 in D 13.78 in
19th Century Bronze Patinated Cast Iron Mantle and Vert de Grece Marble Shelf
Located in Made, NL
Very unique and rare antique marble fireplace of cast iron bronze patina and Vert de Gréce marble (Tinos) from the mid-19th century fireplace! The faces come from Greek mythology. In...
Marble
Antique William IV Breche Violette Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
Antique William IV breche Violette marble fireplace mantel with heavily moulded shelf, the frieze of convex shape with deep vertical fluted mouldings.
Marble
An Arabescato Marble Bolection Fireplace Mantle
Located in London, GB
A well proportioned Bolection fireplace surround in Italian Arabescato Corchia marble. The warm variegated colours of the veining showing nicely from the pale creamy background colou...
Marble
Striking Bolection Fireplace in Crema Marfil Marble
Located in London, GB
A bolection fireplace in Crema Marfil marble. The creamy, beige stone with soft veins of colour including, tones of yellow, rust and white. The moulded frieze and jambs, with plain p...
Marble
Antique Neoclassical Style Pine Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Neoclassical style fireplace sourced from a hotel in Newquay, England. Made in pine and composition, this late 19th century fire surround is a striking piece, bringing gra...
Composition
Antique Wooden Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique wooden fire mantel of simple architectural form, perfect for interiors traditional and modern alike. Reclaimed from a house in Reading, its balance of clean lines, mouldin...
Wood, Pine
Large Antique Neoclassical Wooden Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large antique neoclassical wooden fireplace. This impressive, large scale fire surround is crafted in hardwood and ornately decorated with composition embellishments, including fl...
Wood, Hardwood, Paint
Marble Fireplace with Brocatelle Columns
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
A visually striking yet elegantly restrained fireplace surround carved from rare Bleu Fleuri marble, quarried in Seravezza, Tuscany. This distinctive stone, characterised by its grey...
Marble
English Moulded Fireplace in Arabescato Marble
Located in London, GB
An English moulded bolection fireplace in Arabescato marble. A scaled down version of a chimneypiece originally housed in the Officer's mess at Chelsea Barracks, London. Can be made ...
Marble
A Large Calacatta Vagli Marble Bolection Fireplace Mantle
Located in London, GB
A large and substantial Bolection fireplace in Variegated Calacatta Vagli marble with a pale background, purple, grey veining and soft gold tones. Stood on shaped footblocks with a m...
Marble
Stylish Italian Fireplace in Arabescato Marble
Located in London, GB
A stylish Italian fireplace in Italian Arabescato marble. Moulded frieze and jambs of architectural form. A copy of an original chimneypiece. N.B. May be subject to an extended lead...
Carrara Marble
$10,797
H 48.04 in W 64.97 in D 4.93 in
A large Reclaimed Calacatta Vagli Marble Bolection Fireplace Mantle
Located in London, GB
A large substantial Bolection fireplace in a Variant of Carrara marble known as Calacatta Vagli. Generous mouldings giving a wide frame and header with carved inner slip. Stood on sh...
Marble
Palladian Manner Hardwood Fireplace Surround.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A substantial hardwood Palladian manner fireplace surround. A moulded top shelf, with dental check below- a wrap around top cornice of carved egg & dart moulding, below a Bolection s...
Hardwood
Simple Italian Arabescato Marble Fireplace of Architectural Form
Located in London, GB
A simple Italian Arabescato marble fireplace of architectural form. The moulded frieze and jambs surmounted by moulded shelf above. English design. Modern. N.B. May be subject to an ...
Marble
Antique White Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Very nice profiled white marble fireplace from France. This nice sized 19th century mantel has a nice profiled topshelf above an straight frieze with a strong profile that continuous...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Italian Arabescato Corchia Marble Mantel
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th-century mantel from Italy is carved from Arabescato Corchia marble, a prized Italian stone celebrated for its dramatic veining. The marble features a creamy white base acce...
Breccia Marble
Federal Style Wood Fireplace Mantel
Located in Sheffield, MA
19th Century American white painted fireplace mantle with strong molding and handsome detailing. Dimensions of opening: 32.45" w x 29.13" h
Wood
Marble Fireplace with Brocatelle Columns
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
An exceptional 19th-century fireplace mantel distinguished by its refined Neoclassical design and the use of richly contrasting marbles. Combining architectural clarity with luxuriou...
Marble, Siena Marble
Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base. Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H. Clearance: 27"
Wood
$792Sale Price / item|47% Off
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razoblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and honey coloured lambskin. Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century Modernism. M...
Oak
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
Hand Crafted Art Deco Style Marble Fireplace by Ryan and Smith
By Ryan & Smith Ltd.
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A hand Crafted Art Deco Style Marble Fireplace, produced in three solid blocks of marble. This stylish fireplace reflects the Art Deco style which flourished internationally during ...
Breccia Marble
$5,100 / item
H 45 in W 54 in D 8 in
The Deco: A Transitional Carved Stone Fireplace in the Art Deco Style
By Atelier Jouvence Custom Stoneworks
Located in Chicago, IL
The Deco fireplace has a classic Art Deco-inspired profile, that is simple yet elegant. This fireplace works perfectly in either modern or traditional settings. With an 8" depth, it...
Limestone
$10,865
H 45 in W 53 in D 5 in
bolection fireplace produced in Italian Breccia Viola marble by Ryan & Smith
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A stylish and neatly proportioned bolection fireplace produced in Italian Breccia Viola marble The fireplace has a moulded bolection frame on plain plinths, with a stepped cornice sh...
Breccia Marble
Scottish 19th Century Victorian Carrara Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A Scottish 19th century Victorian pencil veined Carrara marble fireplace surround. A classic Scottish design in a prominent well figured marble. A square shelf sits above an unadorne...
Carrara Marble
A set of French Neoclassic Alabaster Light Fixture, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A set of five, circa 1960's French neoclassic style carved alabaster light fixture, with bronze chain and canopy. Sold individually. This is a natural stone and veining may variate f...
Alabaster
$5,900 / item
H 48 in W 66 in D 5.5 in
The Bolection A: A Classical Stone Fireplace Profile Without Shelf or Plinths
By Atelier Jouvence Custom Stoneworks
Located in Chicago, IL
The Bolection A stone fireplace shares a classical Bolection-style profile with our Bolection B design, but without the top shelf piece and the plinths. The molding profile curves o...
Limestone
$4,278
H 43 in W 62 in D 9 in
Double-Slip Georgian Bullseye Fireplace in Italian Grey Veined Arabescato Marble
Located in London, GB
Double-slip Georgian bullseye fireplace in Italian grey Veined Arabescato marble Measures: Depth: 9” – 22.8 cm External height: 43” – 109 cm External width: 60” – 152.5 Interna...
Marble
Breccia Viola Marble Bolection Mantel Fireplace by Ryan And Smith
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A large marble bolection fire surround of generous proportions. The wide and simplified bolection moulded frame rests on plain angled plinths. Carved in the solid from a block of be...
Breccia Marble
Modern Calacatta Viola Fireplace
By Atelier Jouvence Custom Stoneworks
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary, clean-lined fireplace is made from stunning Calacatta Viola marble. The Calacatta Viola's unique purple-hued veining, with touches of mauves, beiges and grays, flo...
Limestone
Striking Bolection Fireplace in Italian Breche Violiette Marble
Located in London, GB
A bolection fireplace in Italian Breche Violiette marble. The creamy white background marble with striking purple and violet veining throughout. Moulded frieze and jambs, with plain ...
Marble
$13,038
H 58 in W 58 in D 7 in
A neoclassical style fire surround in Italian Carrara Marble by Ryan and Smith
By James Paine
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
The Chelsea is a tall and elegant neoclassical style fire surround in Italian Carrara marble made by Ryan and Smith. Modelled straight off an 18th century original chimneypiece, this...
Carrara Marble
19th Century Georgian Marble Fireplace Mantlepiece
Located in London, GB
19th Century Georgian Marble Fireplace Mantlepiece. An Extreemly Fine Hand Carved Fireplace Surround, Made From Italian Statuary White Marble. With Hand Carved Panels Detailing To E...
Marble, Statuary Marble
An Architectural Fireplace in Breche Violette Marble
Located in London, GB
An English bolection fireplace with moulded shelf above. Shown in Breche Violette marble, also available in white marble and Italian Arabescato marble and could be made in other marb...
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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