Fireplaces and Mantels
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron, Wrought Iron
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron, Wrought Iron
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
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Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Chrome
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Foam
2010s Italian Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Concrete, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Chrome, Brass, Steel
20th Century French Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
2010s North American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Stainless Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Stainless Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron, Nickel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Iron
Late 20th Century English Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
1960s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Copper
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Epoxy Resin
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Enamel
2010s Italian Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Bronze
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron, Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Chrome, Iron
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel, Iron
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel, Wrought Iron
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
1970s French Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron, Iron
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Nickel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel, 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.