Large and Imposing English Portland Stone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A large and imposing English Portland stone fireplace. The shaped barrel frieze surmounted by shaped, moulded shelf above.
Stone
Georgian Style Portland Stone Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A finely carved Georgian style fireplace in lightly distressed Portland stone. The plain fielded centre tablet flanked either side by stop flutes, with carved oval Patarae corner blo...
Stone
Ryan & Smith Russborough, Large Palladian Portland Stone Fireplace
By Ryan & Smith Ltd.
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Hand carved from solid blocks of English Portland stone. The front and side consoles have carved acanthus leaf decoration. The wide framed in-grounds, architrave and cornice moulding...
Stone
George II Style Portland Stone Fireplace with Carved Frieze
Located in London, GB
An elegant English George II style fireplace in Portland stone. The carved frieze with leaf motif and moulded centre panel, surmounted by moulded shelf.
Stone
Ryan & Smith Lissadel Hand-Carved English Portland Stone Fireplace
By Ryan & Smith Ltd.
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A mid-18th century style fireplace, which features a barrel shaped frieze carved with oak leafs and acorns. Resting on the frieze is an egg and dart cornice and surrounding the apert...
Stone
Late Georgian Fireplace Mantel in Portland Stone
Located in London, GB
A charming late Georgian style carved Portland stone fireplace. The centre tablet finely carved with torch, sword, shield and ribbons.
Stone
Portland Limestone Reclaimed Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large reclaimed Portland Stone fireplace with a shallow arched opening, salvaged from a country house.
Limestone
English Bolection Fireplace in Portland Stone
Located in London, GB
An English bolection fireplace in Portland stone. Moulded legs and frieze.
Stone
Victorian Portland Stone Bolection Fireplace Surround
Located in Twickenham, GB
A Victorian architectural form Portland Stone bolection fireplace surround, with moulded shelf set above plain frieze, the opening surrounded by shallow ogee moulded frame, raised on...
Stone
$7,437 / item
Georgian Style Portland Stone Chimneypiece Mantel
Located in London, GB
A good quality English Georgian style fireplace in Portland stone. The barrel frieze with centre panel, surmounted by moulded shelf.
Stone
Antique Portland Stone Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A handsome pale limestone chimney-piece, reclaimed from a property in Dorset. Opening Height 104.5 cm (41.14 in) Opening Width 106.5 cm (41.92 in)
Stone, Limestone
George III Style Portland Stone Mantelpiece
By Ryan & Smith Ltd.
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Modelled on an 18th century antique fireplace and hand carved to the highest standard from carefully selected blocks of English Portland stone.
Stone
Italian Chimneypiece in Portland Stone
Located in London, GB
A good quality Italian fireplace in the Baroque manner in Portland stone.
Limestone
Carved Italian Fireplace in Portland Stone
Located in London, GB
An Italian Baroque style fireplace richly carved from Portland stone. The ogee shaped frieze with carved acanthus leaves, shells and flowers.
Stone
English Moulded Bolection Fireplace in Portland Stone
Located in London, GB
A stylish English moulded bolection fireplace in Portland stone. A good quality copy of the Queen Anne design.
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H 47 in W 70 in D 11 in
Very Large Regency Plain Fireplace Surround in in High Quality Portland Stone
Located in London, GB
A very large Regency plain fireplace surround in in high quality Portland stone.
Large English Portland Stone Fireplace
By Edwin Lutyens
Located in London, GB
A large English Portland stone fireplace in the manner of Sir Edwin Lutyens, the rectangular shelf above bolection moulded jambs, the interior composed of Tudor arch with stop-chamfe...
Stone, Limestone
Antique Regency Portland Stone Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century English Portland stone fireplace, The cushion moulded Jambs surmounted by carved roundel corner blocks and conforming frieze, all beneath a simple shelf, circa ...
Limestone
Early Georgian Style Portland Stone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An early Georgian style Portland stone fireplace. The bolection moulding, surmounted by barrel frieze and moulded shelf.
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Portland Stone Fireplace Surround
Located in Ware, GB
This exceptional fireplace, crafted from Portland stone, showcases a strong architectural design inspired by the works of English ornamental designer Batty Langley.
Stone
A Portland Stone Fireplace in the Manner of Edwin Lutyens
Located in London, GB
An English Portland stone fireplace in the manner of Edwin Lutyens.
Stone
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H 69.25 in W 75.5 in D 15.75 in
19th Century English Portland Stone Fireplace Mantel in the Palladian Manner
Located in London, GB
A dramatic English Portland Stone fireplace echoing the Palladian style revived by William Kent and William Jones in the early part of the 18th century.
Simple English Fireplace Mantel in Portland Limestone
Located in London, GB
A simple yet elegant Portland stone fireplace with moulding to frieze and jambs.
Stone
Small Scale Gothic Fireplace with Carved Dolphins
Located in London, GB
An unusual Portland stone fireplace in the Gothic manner. The arched frieze with spandrels featuring jumping dolphins with moulded legs below.
Limestone
Gothic Revival Portland Stone Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A Gothic revival Portland stone chimneypiece, modern, in the late eighteenth to early nineteenth century style, the shelf with convex fluted under-mould and a repeating band of spher...
Limestone
English Stone Bolection Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An English bolection fireplace in Portland stone. Moulded legs and frieze. 20th century.
Large Portland Stone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A large and impressive Portland stone fireplace. The moulded jambs and frieze surmounted by moulded shelf, English, circa 1900.
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H 51.78 in W 64.38 in D 7.88 in
Forest Decorative Fire Surround, Mantelpiece, English, Portland Stone Fireplace
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
'Ladies of the Forest' is a decorative fire surround and mantelpiece. An English, Portland stone and statuary slate fireplace dating to the 20th century and by renowned sculptural ar...
Stone
Good Quality Carved Gothic Style Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A good quality carved Portland stone fireplace in the Gothic manner. The arched frieze with carved acanthus leaves to inner moulding, carved spandrels with featuring foliage and shie...
Limestone
Antique English Bolection Fireplace Mantel in Portland Stone
Located in London, GB
A large antique early 19th century English Portland stone Bolection fireplace. The jambs and header with a wide gentle moulding and supported on separate foot blocks.
Stone
Antique English Portland Stone Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
The cream stone colour of this beautiful fireplace, typical of the Portland variety, makes for a timeless surround in settings modern and traditional, lightly weathered with age.
Limestone
An Antique English Stone Bolection Fireplace mantel
Located in London, GB
An English Portland Stone Bolection fireplace mantel. Unusually finished with multiple stepped outer edge, with inner moulded slips.
Stone
Antique Victorian Portland Stone fireplace
Located in London, GB
Antique Victorian bevelled Portland stone fireplace. . Opening size 39 W x 38 H.
Antique English Carved Portland Stone Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
The recessed, panelled and moulded frieze carved with ribbons, oak leaves and initials is centred by a squirrel. The compound moulded gothic arched opening with concave moulded sides...
Antique 19th Century Carved Portland Stone Gothic Revival Mantel
Located in London, GB
An English carved Portland stone fireplace mantel, circa 1880. The recessed, panelled and moulded frieze carved with ribbons, oak leaves and initials is centered by a squirrel.
George III Portland stone chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A carved Portland stone fireplace mantel, George III, circa 1775 The compound moulded, inverted breakfront shelf above dentil moulding, the frieze centred by a rectangular tablet ca...
Early 19th Century, Gothic Revival Antique Fireplace in Portland Stone
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century, Gothic Revival antique fireplace in Portland stone. The simple shelf supported by chamfered column pilasters, the frieze centred with a shield, originally pain...
Stone, Limestone
Arts & Crafts Portland Stone Mantel
Located in New York, NY
An unusual Arts & Crafts Portland stone mantel with columns leading to palm corbels with carved dates. The overmantel has a beautifully carved peacock and two peahens. Opening dimens...
c.1835 William IV Portland Stone Mantel (VIC-ZA82)
Located in New York, NY
A simple William IV c.1835 Portland stone mantel. Opening Dimensions: 31" W x 36.44" H
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H 50.5 in W 65.5 in D 10 in
Original Victorian Gothic Portland Stone Surround from a Rectory, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
Original Victorian Gothic Portland stone surround from a rectory, circa 1860.
Antique Georgian Style Painted Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Georgian style painted fireplace. Dating to the mid-century, this elegant English Georgian style fireplace is constructed in pine with a white painted finish. A feature o...
Wood, Pine
$107,916
H 47.84 in W 71.46 in D 10.63 in
English Regency Antique Statuary White Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A large English Regency period fireplace surround executed in Italian Statuary white marble. An exceptional and Finely carved Greek Revival Regency fireplace, the Jambs with carved t...
Statuary Marble
Antique Edwardian Oak Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A handsome antique Edwardian oak fireplace dating from the early 20th century. This reclaimed fireplace has a relatively understated design, crafted in oak with a panelled frieze an...
Wood, Oak
Small Marble Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Small and elegant white marble Louis XVI fireplace mantel. Lovely original conditions with some dicoloring in the topsheld. Would be perfect for a smaller room in any interior. ...
Carrara Marble
$20,247
H 53.15 in W 78.9 in D 9.57 in
21st Century Georgian Style Hand-Carved White Marble Fireplace Mantelpiece
By Acquisitions
Located in London, GB
20th Century Georgian Style Hand-Carved White Marble Fireplace Mantelpiece This unique fireplace made to order and produced under license from Kenwood House Hampstead, London. Finely...
Statuary Marble, Marble
$33,715
H 90.95 in W 179.14 in D 224.41 in
Louis XVI Style Panelling with Fireplace and a Marine Scene, Oil on Canvas
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This paneled room is composed of a stone fireplace, a large glass door with four leaves, a single door (both with their frame) and a large oil on canvas depicting a marine scene sign...
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$16,467Sale Price|20% Off
H 68.31 in W 87.01 in D 13.78 in
Antique Neoclassical Pine and Lime Wood Georgian Style Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A substantial and impressive architectural late 19th century profusely carved pine and lime wood fireplace surround in the Georgian manner of Robert Adam. The shelf perfectly evokes ...
Pine
Limestone Fireplace in the Late Georgian Manner
Located in London, GB
An elegant neoclassical style limestone fireplace, reflecting the designs of the late 18th century. The fluted frieze with plain centre and side blockings. The inner moulding of carv...
Limestone
$14,780
H 42.92 in W 60.44 in D 16.15 in
An Antique French Statuary White Marble Louis XVI Style Fireplace mantel
Located in London, GB
An antique 19th century Statuary white marble Louis XVI style fireplace mantel, with bow fronted frieze and shelf. The jambs with deep side returns and fluted front panels terminatin...
Statuary Marble
$36,107
H 46.07 in W 57.29 in D 7.09 in
An English Regency Statuary White Marble Columned Fireplace mantel
Located in London, GB
A very good quality English Regency period fireplace executed in Italian Statuary white marble. The jambs with fluted columns stood on square foot blocks with carved Ionic capitals, ...
Statuary Marble
Mid-18th Century Style Antiqued Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A large mid-18th century style limestone fireplace. The barrel frieze with deeply carved flowing oak leaves. The moulded jambs and lintel with moulded shelf above. Georgian style. Mo...
Limestone
Regency Antique Irish Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A large Regency period antique Irish fireplace in Kilkenny marble. Usually referred to as the "Dublin Corbel" as they were typically used there during that period. The pilaster jambs...
Marble
A Georgian Style White and Siena Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A substantial Palladian style fireplace in White and Siena Marbles. The 3 piece breakfront shelf with Acanthus and Egg and Dart mouldings, the Siena frieze below with carvings applie...
Siena Marble
Elegant Georgian Style Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An elegant English limestone fireplace with carved Ionic capitals to fluted, tapering jambs. The fluted frieze with carved square paterae to the side blockings. A fine copy of an ear...
Limestone
A Georgian Style Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A good quality English Georgian style fireplace in Moleanos limestone. The barrel frieze with centre panel, surmounted by moulded shelf. A fine quality copy of a period piece. N.B. M...
Limestone
Antique Neoclassical Pine Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Neoclassical fire surround. In pine construction with applied composition detail, this ornate fireplace is of the George III era showcasing elaborate carvings. This is ce...
Pine
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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