$30,000
H 70 in W 68.5 in D 20 in
17th Century Large Mantle Louis XIII Chateau Hand Carved Stone Antique Fireplace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
design, or even a Spanish style house. This fireplace mantle is even more beautiful in person. Very
Stone, Limestone
Tiffany Studios Spanish Pattern Mantle Clock
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Englewood, NJ
An American Art Nouveau bronze "Spanish" pattern mantle clock by, Tiffany Studios decorated with a
Bronze
Sold
H 52.76 in W 63 in D 13.39 in
English Georgian Hand Carved Marble Fireplace Mantle with Serpentine Inlay
Located in Marbella, ES
English Georgian hand carved Carrara white marble fireplace mantle with serpentine green marble
Marble
1990s Hand Carved White Marble Neoclassical Fireplace Mantle
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s hand carved white marble neoclassical fireplace mantle.
Marble
1970 Gony Nava's Signed Gild Brass Fireplace Mantle
By Gony Nova
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s gilded brass fireplace mantel signed by Gony Nava. Size of interior opening: 60 x 70 cm.
Brass
Incredibly Ornate Spanish Revival Fireplace Mantle
Located in Pasadena, CA
fireplace mantle. It features period Malibu tiles atop an ornate, hand-forged ironwork firescreen, and
Wrought Iron
Walnut Fireplace Mantle
Located in Natchez, MS
Carved Walnut Fireplace Mantle from a monastary in eastern Spain
Walnut
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Murano glass wall sconces, in stock Fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finials and brass accents Art Deco inspired design. Gives off warm beams of lig...
Brass
Sold|$26,033
H 42.52 in W 64.57 in D 17.33 in
Large French Antique Louis XV Carrara Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A well proportioned and finely carved Louis XV style fireplace in Italian Carrara marble. The carved panelled jambs with stiff acanthus at the bottom, descending flowers and foliage ...
Carrara Marble
Baré Planter, White Oak with Cast Bronze Planter and Tray
By Jake Whillans
Located in HAMILTON, ON
The Baré Planter is part of a family of surfaces designed around the act of indoor horticulture. Named after Jeanne Baré - the first woman to circumnavigate the globe - each object i...
Bronze
$1,874
H 36.62 in W 36.62 in D 9.45 in
19th Century Victorian Manner Arched Cast Iron Fireplace Insert.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A matching pair of 19th Century Victorian manner cast iron fireplace inserts. A generous outer plate set with an arched high relief border, the three bared arched fire front with ash...
Iron
$6,000Sale Price|50% Off
H 13.5 in W 6.75 in D 5 in
Veracruz Mexico Pre-Columbian ceramic Warrior figure sculpture
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Figure of a Chanting Warrior Ceramic with bitumen highlights 300-600 CE (Classic Period) Mexico, Veracruz, possibly Nopiloa Veracruz Culture Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Vera Cruz culture...
Ceramic
$16,000
H 26 in W 96 in D 12 in
Modern Mystic 6-Door Buffet with Forged Metal and White Lacquer by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The mystic buffet or credenza by Ercole home has a 6-door front, with a white lacquer finish on oak. Hand painted glass panels in midnight moon are on the door surface. The decorat...
Cut Glass, Wood
$4,480
H 81.5 in W 39.25 in D 2 in
Antique Spanish Door with Both Sides Adorned in Octagonal-Carved Wood Panels
Located in Atlanta, GA
A single Spanish door, with decoratively raised geometric panels, from the early 20th century. This fabulous antique door from Spain is adorned on both sides with octagonal-shaped ra...
Wood
$29,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 70 in W 68.5 in D 20 in
17th Century Large Mantle Louis XIII Chateau Hand Carved Stone Antique Fireplace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Extremely Rare 17th Century Louis XIII Chateau Fireplace, 1610-1643 Rare and unique French antique castle fireplace Louis XIII period Limestone Chimney with a magnificent Trumeau T...
Stone, Limestone
$5,850Sale Price|25% Off
H 24 in W 53.5 in D 21.5 in
17th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Walnut Blanket Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
17th century Spanish Baroque wedding cassone, the walnut surface hand carved with architectural designs, arches, geometric and floral motifs throughout, including on the inside of th...
Walnut
$10,890Sale Price|25% Off
H 7.49 in Dm 5.12 in
Glass Vase Louis C. Tiffany New York Tiffany Studios 1894 signed
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Glass vase designed by Louis C. Tiffany, manufactured by Tiffany Studios New York, 1894, signed signed "L. C. T. B2216" (underneath) Material and technique: mouth-blown glass, redu...
Glass
$131,900
H 44.75 in W 69.25 in D 18.25 in
Very Fine Quality French Louis XV Style Marble Fireplace in Light Carrara
Located in London, GB
A very fine quality French Louis XV style marble fireplace in light Carrara. The panelled frieze with carved shell to centre flanked by foliage and belldrop below. The shaped jambs w...
Marble
$15,161
H 42.52 in W 57.09 in D 17.72 in
Mantel of White Carrara Marble in Style of Louis XV from the 19th Century
Located in Made, NL
A beautiful antique fireplace in Carrara marble from the 19th century including a plateau of the same marble. This beautifully decorated chimney is in Louis XV style and features 'tr...
Marble
18th Century Italian Cabinet with Bone Inlay
Located in New Orleans, LA
Behold this extraordinary cabinet by Fernando Pogliani from Milan that is a layered fantasia of ebony and bone. The front is intricately worked inlay depicting everything from angels...
Bone, Wood
Sold|$5,082
H 40.16 in W 50.01 in D 10.24 in
Burgundy stone mantle fireplace, with carved shell and wavy legs, France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique Burgundy stone mantle fireplace, with carved shell and wavy legs: Burgundy stone is originally from the French department of Côte d'Or. Characterized by the elegant beige col...
Stone
Solid Brass U.S. Navy Ship's Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass battleship binnacle with gimballed compass. Iron compensating balls are mounted to brackets. Quite heavy. from the US Navy. Torpedo base. Great polish job. Overall dim...
Brass
Stone Well from the Louis XIV Period
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This circular well from the Louis XIV period is entirely carved in stone. The shaft of the well is composed of an eight pieces arrangement forming a "boudin" molding. The curbstone i...
Stone
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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