Fireplaces and Mantels
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Limestone
Late 20th Century European Queen Anne Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary American Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1970s French Rustic Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
1860s Scottish Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Carrara Marble
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1960s English Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1970s French Louis XVI Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
1920s British Regency Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 19th Century English Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Steel, Wrought Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Concrete, Metal
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
2010s American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Slate
Early 2000s Italian Queen Anne Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Griotte Marble
Late 19th Century British Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Copper
Mid-18th Century English Palladian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Siena Marble
1960s English Late Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Teak
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Breccia Marble
1830s English George IV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
20th Century Italian Classical Roman Fireplaces and Mantels
Terracotta
2010s American Brutalist Fireplaces and Mantels
Concrete
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Enamel
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1860s Scottish Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1840s French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Ormolu
1950s English Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Late 20th Century European Rococo Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century Belgian Renaissance Revival Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Enamel, Steel, Iron
18th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
16th Century French Louis XIII Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Late 19th Century European Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century British Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
1860s English Gothic Revival Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stained Glass, Oak
19th Century French Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Onyx
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary European Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Mahogany
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
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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