$5,224
H 48.23 in W 67.13 in D 12.8 in
A Substantial 19th Century Scottish Victorian Slate Fireplace Surround.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A masculine 19th Century Victorian Scottish Slate fireplace surround. A deep unadorned top shelf
Slate
$5,774
H 49.81 in W 62.21 in D 11.03 in
A Scottish 19th Century Victorian Ballachulish Slate Fireplace Surround.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A classic antique 19th Century Scottish Ballachulish slate fireplace surround of elegant
Slate
$6,186
H 49.41 in W 76.78 in D 14.38 in
Monumental Antique Victorian Slate Fireplace Surround With Corbels
Located in Ware, GB
A very large Victorian fireplace surround in black slate, characterised by its architectural scale
Slate
19th Century Black Slate Fireplace Mantlepiece
Located in London, GB
Black Slate Fireplace Surround Has Recently Been Salvaged From A Central London Town House. Dated Circa
Stone, Slate
19th Century Black Slate Fireplace Mantlepiece
Located in London, GB
Fireplace Surround Made From Black Welsh Slate. This Stunning Fireplace Surround Has Been Recently Salvaged
Slate
$7,286
H 60.63 in W 74.81 in D 10.83 in
Reclaimed ornate Regency Style Wooden Surround with Slate Slip
Located in Ware, GB
A substantial and highly decorative Regency style fireplace surround. The frieze is finely
Slate
Pair of of Victorian Gothic Slate Fireplace Surrounds
Located in London, GB
A pair of Victorian Gothic slate surrounds. Price is per fireplace as they can be sold separately.
Slate
Early Victorian Slate Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A well proportioned antique early Victorian slate fireplace surround with "lambs tongue" carved
Slate
19th Century Slate Rouge Marbleized Fireplace Mantelpiece
Located in London, GB
19th Century slate rouge marbleized fireplace mantelpiece. Hand carved antique Victorian slate
Stone, Slate
Sold
H 51.38 in W 77.96 in D 14.57 in
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
Slate
Restored Edwardian Slate Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Restored Edwardian slate fireplace surround with simple geometric corbels supporting the shelf
Slate
Antique Edwardian Slate Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique Edwardian slate fireplace surround with geometric corbels supporting the shelf and etched
Slate
Late Victorian Restored Slate Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Late Victorian restored plum slate fireplace surround. Fluted capitals sit above a chamfered
Slate
Antique 18th Century Georgian Slate Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique 18th century Georgian slate fireplace surround of simple form with dog leg moulding
Slate
Antique 19th Century Victorian Slate Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique 19th century Victorian slate fireplace surround. With etched detail and carved round bosses
Slate
Large 19th Century Late Victorian Slate Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Large late Victorian slate fireplace surround with well carved corbels supporting the ogee moulded
Slate
Early 19th Century Regency Slate Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Early 19th century Regency fireplace surround in subtly figured green grey slate. The fluted frieze
Slate
Original Georgian Slate Bull's-Eye Fireplace Surround
Located in London, GB
Antique Georgian slate surround shown with original Georgian insert (extra cost). Provenance bow
Sold
H 48.5 in W 77.5 in D 14 in
Antique Early Victorian Hand-Painted Slate Arched Fireplace Surround and Insert
Located in London, GB
A truly magnificent fireplace surround with unique, hand-painted decoration. This impressive and
Slate, Iron
Antique Victorian Corbeled Slate Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique Victorian slate surround with geometric carved corbels supporting the shelf. Circa 1890
Slate
Antique Regency Carved Slate Fire Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique Regency fire surround in Welsh heather blue slate with fluted legs terminating in fluted
Slate
Sold
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
Sold
H 47.64 in W 66.93 in D 13.78 in
Substantial Mid Victorian 19th Century Carved Slate Fire Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
A substantial mid Victorian carved slate fire surround with fine etched detail to the spandrels
Slate
Restored Antique Edwardian Slate Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Tall antique restored Edwardian black slate fireplace surround with tapering pilasters terminating
Slate
Restored 19th Century Victorian Slate Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Restored 19th century Victorian slate fireplace surround. The carved corbels benefit from flutes
Slate
Reclaimed 19th Century Victorian Slate Fireplace Surround
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique 19th century Victorian slate fireplace surround, with etched detail highlighted in gold and
Slate
French Campan Vert Marble Vintage Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This Campan Vert marble vintage fireplace surround is a Louis XIV style from the 19th century. A typical European style however you will find this marble in lots of historical landma...
Marble
Louis XV Fireplace Mantel in Red Marble
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Louis XV Fireplace Mantel in Red Marble. A very nice tall and elegant red marble fireplace in the style of Louis XV. The lovely shaped and profiled topshelf rest on a frieze that ...
Marble
21st Century Marble Nero Portoro Fireplace Mantlepiece
Located in London, GB
21st Century Marble Nero Portoro Fireplace Mantlepiece This Luxury Marble Fireplace Mantlepiece Is Hand Carved From natural Nero Portoro Marble. Contemporary Yet Based on An Old Ge...
Breccia Marble
19th Century English Olivewood and Brass Inlaid Cabinet
By Town & Emanuel
Located in London, GB
A William IV cabinet attributed to Town and Emmanuel Constructed in a strongly grained olivewood and dressed with gold brass inlays and an etched and engraved brass panel; rising fr...
Marble, Brass
$4,990
H 48.35 in W 67.92 in D 9.73 in
A 19th Century Victorian Scottish Carrara Marble Fireplace Surround.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A classic 19th Century Victorian Scottish carrera marble fireplace surround. A generous square edged top shelf rests above an unadorned frieze, flanked by tall sturdy jambs with top ...
Carrara Marble
$15,054
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
$1,250,000 / set
H 100.5 in W 36 in D 36 in
Monumental Pair French 19th Century Putto Flambeaux Urns Torchere Urn Sculptures
By René Rozet 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Monumental Museum Quality Pair of French 19th Century Figural Gilt and Patinated Bronze Rosso Granite Marble Flambeaux Urns, each depicting a pair of standing allegorical and whims...
Granite, Bronze
Carl Malmsten Vintage Samspel Sofa in Mohair Velvet 1950s
By Carl Malmsten
Located in London, England
Carl Malmsten - Samspel Sofa, 1956 Malmsten's iconic curved sofa was designed in 1956 and produced by Swedish cabinetmakers AB Record in Bollnas. It is considered one the finest exa...
Mohair, Velvet, Beech
$6,530
H 54.34 in W 57.49 in D 5.71 in
A Reclaimed 18th Century Style Bolection Stone Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
An English reclaimed stone fireplace in the 18th century manner. The bolection moulded jambs and frieze with plain incised keystone to centre. The C scrolled cushion moulding support...
Stone
Large 19th Century Ecclesiastical Stained Glass Window
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large antique late 19th century Ecclesiastical style stained glass window signed by Ward & Hughes, London, 1890. This window is of excellent artistry, with each tiny detail hand pa...
Glass, Stained Glass, Wood, Pine
$5,293
H 24 in W 26 in D 7 in
A rare mid-19th century French Louis Philippe musical automaton framed wall cloc
Located in London, GB
A rare mid-19th century French Louis Philippe musical automaton framed wall clock A picturesque and highly decorative example of a rare mid-19th century French Louis Philippe music...
Wood, Paper
19th Century English Mahogany Console Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century mahogany console table from England with a beveled edge around the top. This follows down to a simple apron which contains two drawers in the front and simple sides. T...
Mahogany
19th Century French Bird Cage
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century wood wire bird cage in the shape of a house. Circa 1880.
Wood
21st Century Nero Portoro Marble Bullseye Surround
By Acquisitions
Located in London, GB
21st Century Nero Portoro Marble Bullseye Surround. The Georgian Design Has Been Faithfully Reproduced From Antique Nero Portoro Marble. With Hand Carved Demi Lune Panels To Its Cent...
Marble
SECOND HALF OF THE 17th CENTURY WALNUT AND GOLDEN BRONZE CLOCK
Located in Firenze, FI
Charming clock with walnut veneer case and gilt bronze finishes. The floral and phytomorphic garland decorations, such as pine cones, add a touch of elegance and antiquity. The feet ...
Bronze
Reclaimed English Leaded Glass Window Panel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A decorative reclaimed English stained glass window panel removed from Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Wordsley, Stourbridge (built 1831) and reputed to have been held in storage s...
Lead
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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