Victorian Manor Veined Statuary Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A pleasing and well proportioned lightly veined Statuary Marble fireplace surround in the Victorian manor style. A double thick shelf sits above a plain frieze, flanked by stepped ja...
Marble
Antique 19th Century Victorian Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A substantial antique 19th century Victorian Belgian St Annes marble fireplace surround of simple form, a substantial shelf sits above a plain frieze flanked by a pair of slightly ta...
Marble
Antique 19th Century Victorian Statuary Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A small and pleasing antique 19th century veined statuary marble fireplace surround of simple design, a square shelf sits above an unadorned frieze, flanked by plain jambs with a mol...
Marble
Substantial Antique, 19th Century Victorian Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A substantial antique, 19th century Victorian Carrara Marble fireplace, a moulded shelf sits above an unadorned frieze, flanked by wide jambs each with carved stylised stopped flutin...
Marble
Vintage Victorian Style Carrara Marble Corbel Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A large sized vintage Victorian style fireplace surround in softly colored Carrara marble.
Carrara Marble
Early 19th Century Antique Pine & Gesso Georgian Timber Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A charming early 19th century Antique Pine & Gesso Georgian timber fireplace surround salvaged from Edinburgh's historical New Town.
Wood
Glasgow School Arts & Crafts Oak and Crewelwork Fire Surround, circa 1900
Located in CA, CA
An extremely rare and beautiful Glasgow School crewelwork fire surround of large scale. The rectangular oak frame has a wonderful projecting dentil cornice which supports a crewelwo...
Wool
Sold|$3,404
Scottish Edwardian Oak Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
An Edwardian solid Scottish home grown well figured Oak fireplace surround salvaged from an important villa in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Oak
Sold|$4,078
Edwardian Scottish Oak Fireplace Surround.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A versatile Edwardian Scottish Oak Fireplace Surround displaying a wonderful honey colour.
Oak
Scottish Edwardian Hardwood Bolection Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A smart Edwardian hardwood (oak) bolection fireplace surround, undercoated French grey. A simple bolection moulded frame with a return to wall section, all mounted on plain foot bloc...
Oak
19th Century Scottish Victorian Wooden Framed Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A simple but elegant 19th Century Victorian Scottish architrave framed fireplace surround. A moulded hardwood shelf sits above a horizontal box architrave with dog leg returns, revel...
Wood
A Scottish Edwardian Scots Pine Bolection Fireplace Surround.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A Scottish Edwardian Scots Pine Bolection Fireplace Surround, one of a matching pair available.
Pine
Late Victorian Scottish Solid Oak Corbel Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A very beautiful late Victorian Scottish Figured Oak Corbel fireplace surround in the Lorimer manner.
Oak
Scottish 19th Century Victorian Arched Black Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A large Scottish 19th century late Victorian arched fireplace surround carved in black marble with subtle white veining.
Marble
19th Century Scottish Baronial Style Carved Granite Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A noble 19th century Scottish Baronial style fireplace surround carved in Kemnay Granite.
Granite
Large 19th Century Victorian Scottish Slate Corbeled Fireplace Surround.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A large and grand 19th Century Victorian Scottish Ballachulish slate fireplace surround. A generous top shelf with a moulded edge rests above a recessed panelled frieze the recessed ...
Slate
Grand Scottish Early 19th Century Carved Wooden Georgian Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A rare and grand Scottish example of a early 19th century Georgian Edinburgh’s New Town Carved Pine & Lime wood fireplace surround.
Pine
A Large Antique Scottish Victorian Arched Carrara Marble Fireplace Surround.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A large and grand 19th Century Scottish Victorian arched spandrel fireplace surround in well figured Carrara marble.
Carrara Marble
Sold|$4,765
Antique Victorian Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A large and beautiful Victorian Bardigilo marble fireplace salvaged from the North of Scotland, a simple but pleasing traditional design, in a beautiful grey marble- would suit a woo...
Marble
Edwardian Carrara Marble Corbel Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A medium sized and unusually deep Edwardian Carrara marble corbel fireplace surround, a double stepped shelf sits above a plain frieze flanked by stepped jambs each hosting a simple ...
Carrara Marble
Sold|$4,078
Period Limestone Art Deco Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A charming and fully restored Period Limestone Art Deco fireplace surround of great quality, available with its original hearth plate, attractive stepped sections form the basis of t...
Limestone
19th Century Mid Victorian Carrara Marble Corbel Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A simple and versatile 19th century Mid Victorian lightly veined Carrara marble fireplace surround with geometric corbels. A substantial square edged shelf sits above an unadorned fr...
Carrara Marble
Pair of Antique Oak Georgian Style Carved Wood Fireplace Surrounds
Located in Edinburgh, GB
An elegant, and quite large wooden fireplace surround in the Georgian manor in rich home grown Scottish figured oak.
Oak
Antique 19th Century Late Victorian Carrara Marble Corbelled Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A small and charming antique 19th century late Victorian Carrara Marble fireplace Surround, great color to this Carrara piece, with subtle veining throughout.
Carrara Marble
Large 19th Century Pine and Gesso Georgian Style Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A large and elegant late 19th century pine and gesso fireplace surround in the Georgian manner, fully waxed and polished showing great colour.
Gesso, Pine
Polished 19th Century Style Carron Cast Iron Fireplace Surround Insert & Grate
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A large and fully refurbished- polished 19th century style cast iron fireplace insert and grate by the Carron foundry, the internal burning area has been painted with heat proof pain...
Iron
19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A simple and attractive generous sized 19th century Victorian cast iron fireplace insert with a polished raised moulding framing the opening aperture, with a four barred straight fir...
Iron
Fireplace Surround, Fireplace Mantle, Carved Walnut Mantle, Scotland 1920
Located in Vancouver, BC
Fireplace surround, fireplace mantle, carved walnut mantle, Scotland 1920, Antique Furniture, B1522 Scotland, 1920 Carved walnut Original finish Solid walnut and veneers Flora...
Walnut
19th Century Scottish Rococo Sienna Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Large and impressive Scottish Rococo chimneypiece in Sienna marble. A large shell cartouche is flanked by deeply carved scrolled foliage. The angled cabriole legs are decorated with ...
Siena Marble
Antique Brass Fire Fender, Fireplace Surround, Hearth Guard, Scotland 1900 B2272
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique brass fire fender, fireplace surround, Hearth Guard, Scotland 1900, B2272 Scotland 1900 Rectangular shape Lovely pierced front and sides Polled brass top and ogee shape...
Brass
Large Victorian Oak Fireplace Surround
Located in Vancouver, BC
Very large carved oak fireplace surround with carving around the perimeter of fireplace. original finish. Inside dimensions are 56" (H) x 65.5" (W). Can be taken apart in three (3...
Oak
Large Austere Restored Antique Victorian Black Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Large austere fully restored Scottish early Victorian black marble fireplace surround, circa 1850 Pictured with an original set of wrought iron fire irons, sold separately.
Belgian Black Marble
Antique Fireplace Mantel, Tiger Oak Surround, Scotland, 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique fireplace mantel, tiger oak surround, Scotland 1910, B2189 Scotland 1910 Solid oak Original finish Classical shaped cornice Paneled back below with shaped shelf Flank...
Oak
Antique Fireplace Surround, Victorian, Walnut Inlaid Mantle, Scotland, B1830
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique fireplace surround, Victorian, walnut inlaid mantle, Scotland 1880, B1830 Scotland, 1880 Walnut veneer Original finish Mantle shelf on top Paneled frieze with inlaid f...
Walnut
Antique Brass Fireplace Surround, Fender Hearth Guard, Scotland, 1900
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique brass fireplace surround, fender hearth guard, Scotland 1900, B2095 Scotland 1900 Brass Pierced front with three circular motifs Rounded ends Wonderful brass embellish...
Brass
Fine Edinburgh 18th Century Pine and Gesso Fire Surround
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
In the first half of the eighteenth century there was an increasing professionalism and organization of Carvers and Gessoists who arrived from Italy and remained and worked in Scotla...
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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