Fireplaces and Mantels
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone, Sandstone
19th Century Italian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone, Sandstone
18th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone, Sandstone
17th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone, Sandstone
17th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone, Sandstone
19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Bone, Fabric, Wood
19th Century French Other Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1930s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Ceramic
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1830s English William IV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
19th Century European Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1930s Scottish Art Deco Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
2010s North American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
1950s English Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1930s Unknown Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1870s English Baroque Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1860s British High Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 18th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
2010s American Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Early 20th Century American Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
2010s Northern Irish Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Breccia Marble
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Fruitwood
1850s American American Empire Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
20th Century Italian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
19th Century Spanish Other Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Steel
1920s British Regency Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
1920s Dutch Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1880s English Rococo Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
1970s Italian Other Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Ormolu
1870s Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1880s European Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Mid-18th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Limestone
20th Century German Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
20th Century French Renaissance Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
20th Century French Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Composition
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
16th Century French Gothic Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
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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