Antique Regency Statuary & Siena Marble Fireplace Surround with Wedgwood Plaque
Located in Ware, GB
The frieze is centred by a Wedgwood jasperware plaque, depicting a classical mythological scene in the celebrated white-on-green relief for which Wedgwood became renowned.
Marble, Siena Marble
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.
$3,995
H 35 in W 36 in D 20 in
English Writing Desk or Table of Mahogany with Leather Top - Edwardian Era
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or desk of mahogany from the Edwardian era, featuring an inset leather top embossed with gilt edge, topped with a fitted, lidded stationery holder, over ...
Metal, Brass
A Swedish Neoclassical-Design Marquetry Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish Neoclassical-design writing table with marquetry inlaid top having an urn motif in the center, above apron with laurel wreath inlay, flanked by drawers. The top is supporte...
Wood
$5,895
H 31 in W 43.5 in D 32 in
Edwardian Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top from England
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or desk of mahogany from the Edwardian Era, featuring an inset embossed leather top, with moulded edge around the circumference, over a frieze of two dra...
Metal, Brass
Late Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Writing Desk by Maple & Co
By Maple & Co.
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Writing Desk by Maple & Co, with upstand and tooled leather writing surface and fitted with two frieze drawers, the right-hand drawer stamped Maple & C...
Leather, Mahogany
$11,950 / item
H 31 in W 60 in D 36 in
Regency Mahogany Writing Table with Satinwood Inlay, New Design
Located in Woodbury, CT
Mahogany shaped top partners writing table with satinwood stringing and inlaid fan medallions. Black/green, antiqued and gold tooled leather top. Three drawers each side with antique...
Mahogany, Boxwood, Olive, Satinwood
English Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Inset Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English library table or writing desk of mahogany from the 19th century, featuring a moulded rectangular top with embossed leather inset over a frieze of two drawers - each dr...
Metal, Brass
$20,475
H 53.15 in W 78.9 in D 9.57 in
21st Century Georgian Style Hand-Carved White Marble Fireplace Mantelpiece
By Acquisitions
Located in London, GB
20th Century Georgian Style Hand-Carved White Marble Fireplace Mantelpiece This unique fireplace made to order and produced under license from Kenwood House Hampstead, London. Finely...
Statuary Marble, Marble
Antique English Statuary White Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
An antique English marble fireplace circa 1830-1840 In Italian white marble with panelled frieze and arched panelled jambs on plinths. The central tablet depicts crossed spears, with...
Statuary Marble
English Regency Style Writing Table by Theodore Alexander
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant Theodore Alexander leather and walnut diminutive writing desk. The central drawer with two D shaped drawers one on each side, the top with a Tabaco tooled leather top, restin...
Leather, Walnut
$12,967
H 55.44 in W 70.48 in D 9.26 in
21st Century Georgian Style Hand-Carved White Marble Fireplace Mantelpiece
By Acquisitions
Located in London, GB
21st Century Georgian-Style Hand-Carved White Marble Fireplace Mantelpiece A superb and unique fireplace mantel, produced under licence from Kenwood House, Hampstead, London, and cr...
Statuary Marble, Marble
$10,920
H 55.56 in W 68.59 in D 5.6 in
21st Century Georgian Style Hand-Carved White Statuary Marble Fireplace Mantle
By Acquisitions
Located in London, GB
Unique fireplace produced under license from Kenwood house Hampstead, London. Elements of architectural elegance. Inspired by a mid-18th century Kenwood house chimney-piece in the ne...
Marble, Statuary Marble
Bowfronted Antique White Marble Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This stunning antique white marble fire mantel dates from the mid 1800s. Made entirely from statuary white marble, it is petite in scale with a curved bowfront rarely seen in antique...
Marble, Statuary Marble
$3,787
H 52.56 in W 59.06 in D 5.71 in
Reclaimed Neoclassical Style English Painted Pine Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed neoclassical style English painted pine fire surround. Crafted in the early 20th century and presented in a white painted finish. Formed in a mixture of Georgian, Regenc...
Wood
Georgian Neoclassical Style Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A painted Georgian neoclassical style fire mantel dating from around 1870. This impressive, large scale fire surround is crafted in pine and ornately decorated with composition embel...
Composition
Vintage Regency Style Tropical Hardwood Desk by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome mid century desk crafted in rosewood in a sleek modern form having a brass banded case with three drawers and brass hardware on elegant tapered legs with brass cuffs. Signed...
Hardwood
$1,450
H 53 in W 80 in D 7.5 in
Painted White Distressed Antique Fireplace Mantel with Detailed Mouldings
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This elegant yet simple distressed ivory white painted wood fireplace mantel has lovely detailed mouldings. As found in Maine. #5291 H opening 39” W opening 55.25”.
Wood
Allegory of Abundance
Located in New York, NY
Painted in collaboration with Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp, 1575 – 1632). Provenance: Private Collection, Uruguay, since the 1930s. The eldest son of Jan Breughel the Elder, Jan the...
Copper
$199,291
H 47.75 in W 66.5 in
Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light
By John Wilson Ewbank
Located in London, GB
John Wilson Ewbank (1799 - 1847) Shipping in the Harbour, South Shields Oil on canvas 39.5 x 58 inches unframed 47.75 x 66.5 inches framed Provenance: Christie's October 2002; L...
Oil
$2,800 / set
H 14.75 in W 8.5 in D 4 in
Pair of Art Deco Style Murano Glass Demi Lune Wall Sconces, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco style Murano glass demi lune wall sconces, in stock One LED E26 base socket. Black glass sphere and brass fittings. Textured Murano glass, Wired to the American sta...
Brass
$2,800 / set
H 17.5 in W 10.5 in D 6.5 in
Pair of Art Deco Style Murano Smoked Glass Wall Sconces, Italy Contemporary
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco style Murano smoked glass wall lights, contemporary Smoked / fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finial and brass accents Art Deco inspired de...
Brass
$4,784Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 23.63 in Dm 27.56 in
Rezzonico chandelier 5 arms clear Murano glass, multicolor details by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Kia Ora chandelier 5 lights clear Murano glass with blue and ruby trims, multicolour vitreous paste details. Kia Ora is the combination of the traditional Venetian structure with g...
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$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
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
$500,000
H 39.5 in W 58 in D 82 in
Rare Antique 1901 Steinway Model B Rosewood Grand Piano Louis XV Rococo Restored
By Steinway & Sons
Located in Dayton, OH
Fully Restored 1901 Steinway & Sons Model B Louis XV Baroque Rococo Grand Piano – Serial Number 99151, Full 88 key keyboard. The most exquisitely detailed example of a turn of the c...
Fruitwood, Rosewood
Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque
Located in London, GB
The overhanging foliate cornice above a frieze with reliefs of female and male figures surmounted by ribbon ties and flanked by foliage and laurel leaves, above two pairs of glazed d...
Ormolu
Meissen Porcelain Dinnerware Service for 12 People
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful German Meissen dinnerware service for twelve people with serving pieces. The dinnerware service is in great condition. Just exquisite & very rare to find a complete service...
Gold
$42,705Sale Price|35% 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
Antique English Wedgwood Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900 English copper chandelier with Wedgwood porcelain plaques. Measurements: Drop: 26" Diameter: 16"
Copper
$574,500
H 84 in W 56 in D 20 in
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
$39,484Sale Price|60% Off
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
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
20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cage, Hand-Painted Metal & Wood
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
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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