19th Century St. Annes Marble Fireplace Mantelpiece
Located in London, GB
19th Century St. Annes Marble Fireplace Mantelpiece. This Stunning Original Victorian English Made
Marble
Unavailable
H 46.75 in W 63.5 in D 12.5 in
Antique Original Veined Carrara Victorian Marble Corbel Fireplace Mantelpiece
Located in London, GB
Original antique beautifully veined Victorian Carrara marble corbel surround. Measures: Opening
Marble
Unavailable
H 45.5 in W 78 in D 13 in
19th Century antique Victorian Carved Statuary White Marble Corbel fireplace
Located in London, GB
Original antique Statuary white Victorian marble corbel fireplace mantelpiece with carved frieze
Marble
19th Century Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in London, GB
19th Century Marble Fireplace Surround. This Hand Carved Original Antique Flat Victorian Classic
Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble
19th Century Marble Fireplace Mantlepiece
Located in London, GB
19th Century Marble Fireplace Mantlepiece. Imposing Original Victorian Marble Fireplace Surround
Marble, Slate
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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
A charming and versatile 19th century Victorian lightly veined pencil Carrara marble arched
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
Salvaged From A London Town House. This Original Victorian Louis Marble Fireplace Is Believed To Be Dated
Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
Salvaged From A London Town House. This Original Victorian Louis Marble Fireplace Is Belived To Be Dated
Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique Victorian Carved Statuary Marble Arched Chimneypiece
Located in Ware, GB
. This original Victorian fireplace features carved floral bouquets repeated down the panelled length of
Marble
Original Late Victorian Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in London, GB
An original late Victorian French rouge and black marble surround with corbels supporting the shelf.
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H 50 in W 77.25 in D 12 in
Original Antique Victorian Portoro Marble Arched Fireplace Mantel Piece
Located in London, GB
A luxuriously gold and black veined Italian Portoro arched marble fireplace.
Marble
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H 45.67 in W 53.35 in D 8.86 in
Victorian Corbeled Slate Surround in Original Marble Paint Finish
Located in Manchester, GB
Victorian corbeled slate surround retaining its original Portoro marble paint finish in excellent
Slate
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H 48.63 in W 73.82 in D 12.8 in
Victorian Carrara Marble Fireplace Surround with an Original Cast Iron Grate
Located in Manchester, GB
Substantial antique late Victorian white Carrara marble fireplace surround with fluted capitals and
Carrara Marble, Iron
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H 46.86 in W 68.9 in D 10.63 in
Victorian Carrara Marble Fireplace Surround With Original Cast Iron Grate
Located in Manchester, GB
A restored antique mid Victorian Carrara marble fireplace surround of simple construction with
Carrara Marble, Iron
Original Statuary White Belgian Lion Paw Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in London, GB
Original statuary white marble surround with lion paw feet and rosette corner blocks. Provenance
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H 44.73 in W 59.85 in D 8.82 in
Victorian Carrara Marble Fire Surround Complete With An Original Cast Iron Grate
Located in Manchester, GB
A simple mid-19th century Victorian Carrara marble fireplace surround. The simple design of this
Carrara Marble, Iron
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H 47.5 in W 65.13 in D 9.25 in
19th Century Carrara Marble Fireplace Mantelpiece
Located in London, GB
19th Century Victorian White Carrara Marble Fireplace Mantelpiece A beautiful and authentic 19th century English made Victorian white Italian Carrara honed marble fireplace mantelpi...
Carrara 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.