$3,500
H 54 in W 80 in D 8.5 in
Antique Georgian Neoclassical White Painted Fireplace Mantel w/ Wedgwood Plaques
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Georgian Neoclassical Style White Painted Fireplace Mantel w/ Wedgwood Plaques. Item features 3 English "The Dancing Hour" Wedgwood Blue Jasperware plaques with a white paint...
Wood
Olivewood Writing Table by Wright and Mansfield
By Wright and Mansfield
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Wright and Mansfield, 104 Bond Street, rose to prominence after exhibiting, amongst other things, a painted piano, two bookcases and a fireplace inlaid with Wedgwood plaques at the 1...
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Jasperware and Statuary Marble Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A delicate Neoclassical Statuary marble fireplace. The Wedgwood Jasperware centre plaque depicting Eros firing his arrow, the oval cameos to the sideblocks of classical maidens.
Georgian Neoclassical Fireplace with Wedgwood Plaques
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An elegant Georgian neoclassical style fireplace inlaid with intricate Wedgwood plaques, dating to around 1850.
Composition
Antique Painted Wedgwood Wooden Surround
Located in London, GB
Antique painted wedgwood wooden surround. Opening size 31" W x 43" H.
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
19th Century Wedgwood Jasper Vase
By Wedgwood
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Wedgwood light blue Jasper tripod vase complete with cover with applied white relief of foliage and bell flowers, the terminals with lion masks and rings, all standing a...
Porcelain
$1,450
H 58 in W 85 in D 7.5 in
Unfinished Wood Fireplace Mantel with Carved Sunburst and Fluted Pilasters.
Located in Stamford, CT
Unfinished reproduction wood fireplace mantel with carved sunburst and fluted pilasters. This particular mantel exhibits decorative carving, including a central sunburst motif and fl...
Wood
$4,200
H 36 in W 37 in D 21 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oversized Bergere Marquise Armchair
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century French Louis XVI style bergère marquise upholstered armchair in painted wood frame with neoclassical architecture embellished hand-carved foliates, rosettes and tapered ...
Fabric, Wood, Paint
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
Antique Neoclassical Style Pine Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Neoclassical style fireplace sourced from a hotel in Newquay, England. Made in pine and composition, this late 19th century fire surround is a striking piece, bringing gra...
Composition
Large Antique Neoclassical Wooden Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large antique neoclassical wooden fireplace. This impressive, large scale fire surround is crafted in hardwood and ornately decorated with composition embellishments, including fl...
Wood, Hardwood, Paint
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$45,990Sale Price|30% Off
H 38 in W 52 in D 3 in
Emanuel Oberhauser “Mermaids and Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting
By Emanuel Oberhauser
Located in Queens, NY
Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian 1854 - 1919) “Mermaids, Neptune and Sea Water Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting painted circa 1885. Masterfully painted, this artwork dep...
Oil
$1,711
H 50.5 in W 53.5 in D 6.75 in
20th Century Georgian Style Hand-Carved Pine Mantelpiece Fireplace Surround
Located in London, GB
20th Century Georgian style Hand-carved Pine Mantelpiece Fireplace surround. A fine mid-Georgian design in the 'William Kent' style with a carved shell flanked by husk swags and fl...
Pine
French Crystal Ship Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French crystal ship chandelier with 4 interior lights. Measurements: Height:28" Width:28" Depth:10.5"
Crystal
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
$99,892
W 80.71 in L 124.02 in
Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...
Wool, Silk
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
Extensive Augarten Porcelain Dinner, Coffee and Tea Service, circa 1935
Located in New York, NY
Special commission from the factory for the Brucknerstift St. Florian, a seminary located on the outskirts of Vienna. Blue crowned Bindenshield and Wien Mark, iron-red printed hash m...
Porcelain
$145,000
H 106 in W 66 in D 26 in
Pair of 19th Century French Walnut Library Ladders, Napoleon III Style
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French (19th Century) walnut library ladders with side railings and steps leading to a top platform (on casters) (attributed to Napoleon III's personal library) (Related item...
Walnut
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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