Victorian Fire Surrounds
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney ...
Iron
Early 20th Century Edwardian Fireplaces and Mantels
Walnut
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Fireplaces and Mantels
Walnut, Wood
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Metalwork
Copper
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney ...
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Sandstone
Antique Late 19th Century British Fireplaces and Mantels
Copper
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Gothic Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century Northern Irish Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Brass
Vintage 1930s Northern Irish Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Brass
Vintage 1930s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Brass, Iron
Antique Early 19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney...
Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Architectural Elements
Antique 19th Century Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Marble
Antique 19th Century Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century British Gothic Revival Fireplaces and Mantels
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Antique 19th Century British Late Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney...
Marble
Antique 19th Century William IV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Statuary Marble
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century Gothic Revival Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Limestone
Antique Mid-19th Century British Gothic Revival Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney ...
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Antique 19th Century English Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Antique Late 18th Century French Early Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Antique 19th Century Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Fireplaces and Mantels
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Antique 19th Century English Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Danish Late Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Antique Early 1900s Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Walnut
Antique 19th Century English Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
Early 20th Century French Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century English Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine, Wood
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
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Finding the Right Fireplaces-mantels for You
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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To clean a brass fire surround, mix equal parts flour, salt and vinegar to make a paste. Then rub the mixture onto brass and wipe off. Repeat the process with one tablespoon salt and two tablespoons vinegar in one pint of warm water. Shop a selection of brass fire surrounds on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Victorian fire screens were used for safety, and this is why people continue to use them to this day. When placed in front of the fireplace, the screen prevents sparks from flying out into the room. In addition, screens reduce glare and lessen heat output, making it more pleasant to sit in front of a crackling fire. Shop a variety of fireplace screens on 1stDibs.