Fireplaces and Mantels
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze
1950s English Regency Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
Early 20th Century Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
20th Century French Empire Fireplaces and Mantels
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
Late 20th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Composition
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Fireplaces and Mantels
Enamel, Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Sheet Metal
20th Century French Art Nouveau Fireplaces and Mantels
Ceramic, Wood, Walnut
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Glass, Mirror
1970s French Louis XVI Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
20th Century French Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 1900s Scottish Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
Early 20th Century European Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Steel
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Brass
1980s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel, Sheet Metal
20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1920s Dutch Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1990s American Arts and Crafts Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
1950s Georgian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Fireplaces and Mantels
Copper
20th Century French Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 20th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century British Adam Style Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century Dutch Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1940s Scottish Georgian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1920s French Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1940s English Georgian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Stainless Steel
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
20th Century Italian Fireplaces and Mantels
Cement
20th Century European Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 20th Century Dutch Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
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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