Neoclassical Imperial White Marble Fireplace, Italy, 1790
Located in Rome, IT
A finely carved Italian Carrara white marble fireplace with shaped frieze, centered with griffons
Marble
Neoclassical Imperial White Marble Fireplace, Italy, 1790
Located in Rome, IT
A finely carved Italian Carrara white marble fireplace with shaped frieze, centered with griffons
Marble
Late 18th Century Style White Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An elegant late 18th century style white marble fireplace, with fluted frieze and panelled jambs
Marble
Regency Style White Marble Fireplace with Black Inlay
Located in London, GB
A Regency style white marble fireplace. The jambs and frieze with black Greek key inlay, the frieze
Marble
White Marble Fireplace in the Louis XVI Manner
Located in London, GB
An elegant French Louis XVI style white marble fireplace, with panelled and beaded frieze, tapering
Marble
$13,562Sale Price|20% Off
H 41.74 in W 63 in D 11.82 in
18th Century Louis XVI French White Marble Fireplace with Porphyry Insert
Located in Rome, IT
A fine French Louis XVI white marble fireplace shaped frieze paneled with porphyry marble.
Marble
$13,562Sale Price|20% Off
H 41.74 in W 63 in D 11.82 in
18th Century Louis XVI French White Marble Fireplace with Porphyry Insert
Located in Rome, IT
A fine French Louis XVI white marble fireplace shaped frieze paneled with porphyry marble.
Marble
English Chippendale Inspired White Marble Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
An English, Chippendale inspired white marble fireplace. The frieze (from an original drawing) of
Marble
English George II Style White Marble Chimneypiece with Siena Inlay
Located in London, GB
A very good quality English George II white marble fireplace with Siena inlay. The frieze finely
Marble, Siena Marble
French Art Nouveau Statuary Marble Mantelpiece
Located in London, GB
A refined French Art Nouveau white Statuary marble fireplace. The shaped frieze with delicately
Marble
19th Century Statuary White Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A 19th century white marble fireplace. The jambs and frieze with carved leafwork and berries
Statuary Marble
English Regency Style White Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An attractive English Regency style white marble fireplace. The frieze with flowing vines and
Marble
Delicate English Regency White Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A delicate English Regency white marble fireplace. The reeded frieze and jambs with carved floral
Marble
French Louis XVI Style White Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A French Louis XVI style white marble fireplace. The panelled frieze with oval centre patera. Half
Marble
Attractive George III Style White Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An attractive George III style white marble fireplace. The frieze delicately carved with scrolled
Marble
Fine French Louis XVI White Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A French Louis XVI style white marble fireplace, with carved frieze of interlocking leaves, berries
Marble
Carved French Louis XVI Style White Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A French Louis XVI style pure white marble fireplace. The shaped frieze with carved garland and
Marble
18th Century French Louis XVI Veined White Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An 18th century French Louis XVI veined white marble fireplace, with quiver and leaf frieze, carved
Marble
'Androcles and the Lion' an Early Regency Style Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A Regency style white marble fireplace with reeded and ribboned frieze and jambs. The carved centre
Marble
Attractive English Fireplace in the Regency Style
Located in London, GB
An attractive English fireplace in white marble. The frieze with centre panel featuring carved
Marble
English White Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An English white marble fireplace. The frieze and jambs with carved guilloche pattern throughout
Marble
Superb Neoclassical White Marble Fireplace, Italy, 1790
Located in Rome, IT
A finely carved Italian Carrara white marble fireplace with shaped frieze, centered with griffons
Marble
Highly Carved White Statuary Marble Fireplace
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A stunning, highly carved white statuary marble fireplace. The full length frieze has swags of
Statuary Marble
A 19th Century French Louis XV style marble Fireplace Mantle
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French Louis XV style white marble fireplace mantle. The carved frieze featuring
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H 42.75 in W 56.88 in D 13.5 in
19th Century French Louis XIV Style Black and White Marble Mantel Piece
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French Louis XIV style black with white vein marble fireplace. The frieze and jambs
Reproduction Victorian Fireplace in White Marble
Located in London, GB
A reproduction of a Victorian fireplace in white marble. The frieze with finely carved corbels
White Marble Fireplace in the Louis XVI Manner
Located in London, GB
An elegant French Louis XVI style white marble fireplace, with panelled and beaded frieze, tapering
Marble
English Mid-Victorian Statuary White Marble Chimneypiece or Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An impressive English mid-Victorian, circa 1850 statuary white marble fireplace. The frieze with
Attractive English Fireplace in the Regency Style
Located in London, GB
An attractive English fireplace in white marble. The frieze with centre panel featuring carved
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H 47.64 in W 62.21 in D 17.33 in
Early 20th Century, French Art Nouveau White Statuary Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in Paris, FR
Very nice French Art Nouveau white statuary marble fireplace, mantel piece. The frieze is
Statuary Marble
French Louis XVI Period Sofa
Located in Pembroke, MA
An elegant neoclassical Louis XVI period sofa or canapé, with down-stuffed separate seat cushion, two small tasseled pillows, painted frame, and tapered fluted legs. Sofa has been m...
Upholstery, Wood, Down
Outstanding Pair of Vintage Stacked Blown Glass Ball Murano Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of vintage Murano lamps, circa 1970. Comprised of a series of blown glass balls, fabulous color and pattern introduced via reverse paint. Atop the original thick Luci...
Chrome, Nickel
$2,450
H 2.5 in W 22 in D 15.25 in
Edwardian Period Sheraton Style Sterling Silver-Mounted Gallery Tray
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Period, Sheraton style, sterling silver-mounted gallery tray, American, Ca. 1915. Beautiful marquetry work. Measures 22 inches wide x 15 1/4 inches deep x 2 1/2 inches high...
Sterling Silver
$7,200 / set
H 1 in Dm 10.38 in
12 Coalport for Tiffany 1899 Gold, Ivory and Cobalt Blue Dinner Plates
By Coalport for Tiffany
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A set of 12 rare Coalport, made for Tiffany and Co. dinner plates featuring six alternating reserves of two colors of cobalt blue enamel with profuse raised paste gold overlay. The p...
Porcelain
$6,175 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Noir Oxblood Lacquer by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Park nightstand is the epitome of exquisite craftsmanship, featuring meticulously proportioned dimensions and exceptional detailing that make it an ideal bedside companion. Our f...
Lacquer
Neoclassical Wrought Iron & Bronze Bench, France 1950's
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
Elegant bench in patinated wrought iron and bronze. The sabots are reminiscent of Giacometti's work for Jean-Michel Frank. 3 benches are available; the price is for one.
Bronze, Wrought Iron
$3,481
H 7.88 in W 17.72 in D 13.39 in
Game-Hunting Gucci Style Silver Plate Stirrup Cups with Tray Drinks Set c. 1970
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic and hard-to-find drinks set: a group of Gucci-style silver plated hunting themed stirrup cups on a hunting themed silver plated tray, made in Italy in the 1970s. ...
Silver Plate
$3,880Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 5.52 in Dm 2.56 in
A Pair of American 1960s Hand-thrown Pottery Seafoam-Green Glazed Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each baluster-form lamp with everted neck and bulbous body all resting on a brass base; with textured surface all in a soft seafoam-green glaze with brown flecks.
Ceramic
$668Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 8.67 in Dm 8.67 in
Gien “Fraises en Folie” Set of 6 Hand-Painted Porcelain Plates, France 1985
By Gien
Located in Bochum, NRW
Gien “Fraises en Folie” – Set of 6 Hand-Painted Dessert Plates, Each with Unique Historic Border, France. An extraordinary collector’s edition from *Gien, France, this six-piece *“Fr...
Faience, Porcelain
Pair of Cerulean Blue crackle Glazed Ceramic Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of ceramic lamps with a Cerulean blue crackle glazed finish by Paul Hanson. The lamps have been Newly rewired with adjustable polished brass double clusters and silk ra...
Brass
19th Century Signed Meissen Porcelain Artwork
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Roma, IT
A wonderful late 19th-Century Meissen blue onion square hand painted porcelain dish. Printed and impressed "Meissen" mark on reverse. This fine blue onion platter exhibits excellen...
Porcelain
Gilt Iron with Porcelain Flowers Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wonderful eight-light handcrafted gilt metal with porcelain flowers chandeliers. Eight E14 bulbs. Measures: Diameter:68 cm. Height fixture 58 cm. Total height with the chain:80 cm.
Metal, Brass
French Louis XV Style Fireplace in Italian Carrara
Located in London, GB
A Carrara marble fireplace in the Louis XVI manner. The shaped, stop fluted jambs surmounted by swirling carved paterae. The bowed frieze with matching flutes and moulded shelf above...
Carrara Marble
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fine painted blue and white porcelain lamps other fine cast gilt-bronze bases. To the top of the porcelain vase: 20"/H. (Lampshade not included)
Porcelain
19th Century French Empire Style Gueridon with Black Marble Top
Located in Sheffield, MA
A very handsome classical Empire-style round center table with a dark gray/black marble top, raised on a hand turned ebonized black center pedestal. The table lends itself to be use...
Marble
$12,800 / set
H 32 in W 28 in D 28 in
Hollywood Regency Napoleon III Style Gilt Rope & Tassel Chairs in Leopard Velvet
By Niccolini, Dorothy Draper, Napoléon III
Located in Saint Louis, MO
This pair of Italian Hollywood Regency Rope and Tassel Gilt Armchairs in new leopard velvet upholstery will stop anyone in their tracks. Chic. A killer combo. Glowing gilt wood and s...
Velvet, Wood, Giltwood, Upholstery
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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