Fireplaces and Mantels
Early 1900s English Art Deco Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron, Iron
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1950s European Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
20th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Fireplaces and Mantels
Majolica
1950s English Louis XIII Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1970s European Brutalist Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Ironstone
Mid-20th Century Swedish Adam Style Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Fireplaces and Mantels
Mahogany
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Resin
Early 20th Century English Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1940s British Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century American Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Mirror, Oak
20th Century Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century English Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Mahogany
20th Century American Renaissance Revival Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Fireplaces and Mantels
Porcelain
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 1900s Scottish Edwardian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 20th Century Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
20th Century French Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1970s European Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
Early 1900s American Neoclassical Revival Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze, Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Wrought Iron
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
20th Century American Baroque Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1960s British Georgian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
20th Century French Renaissance Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 1900s British Late Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century English Queen Anne Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century German Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
20th Century French Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1960s English Late Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Teak
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 20th Century European Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Art Deco 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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