Fireplaces and Mantels
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Fireplaces and Mantels
Travertine
Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Steel
Early 1800s Scottish Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1790s American American Colonial Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Wire
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Breccia Marble
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Chrome
Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Fabric, Textile, Wood, Mahogany, Giltwood
Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
Late 19th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
1840s American American Empire Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century German Gothic Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 19th Century Irish Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 20th Century Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
1840s American American Empire Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Wire
20th Century German Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
18th Century English George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Copper
Late 19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
1890s Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 19th Century Scottish Neoclassical Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Late 20th Century Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Mid-18th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak, Wood
18th Century German Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Northern Irish Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
Early 19th Century Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Mid-18th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Early 1800s English George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Siena Marble
1790s American American Colonial Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Wrought Iron, Wire
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Mid-20th Century Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
18th Century German Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Copper
2010s European Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-19th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Antique and Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
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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