Fireplaces and Mantels
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Nickel, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
2010s Italian Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Concrete, Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Steel
2010s Italian Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Nickel
2010s Italian Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Enamel, Nickel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Chrome, Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Chrome
1970s French Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Concrete
20th Century American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Terracotta
1980s American Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Cement
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1910s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara 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.