Fireplaces and Mantels
1960s English Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
20th Century Italian Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Fireplaces and Mantels
Copper
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Walnut
Early 20th Century Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Limestone
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Statuary Marble, Ormolu
Mid-18th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1910s Scottish Edwardian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Hardwood
20th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Terracotta
Mid-18th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Early 20th Century English Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Mahogany
1980s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel, Sheet Metal
20th Century French Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
20th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Enamel, Iron
Early 20th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Composition
Early 20th Century Italian Fireplaces and Mantels
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
1950s English Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 20th Century Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
Mid-18th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Early 20th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Limestone
20th Century German Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
20th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Statuary Marble
Late 20th Century European Rococo Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century French Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
1970s Belgian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
Early 20th Century English Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble, Other
20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Brass
20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1980s Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel, Chrome
Early 1900s English Art Deco Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
Early 20th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
20th Century French Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Mid-18th Century English Medieval Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone, Iron
Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Walnut
20th Century Italian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Brass
1970s Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 20th Century American Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Breccia Marble
20th Century European Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
1980s Italian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Slate
Early 20th Century Fireplaces and Mantels
Mahogany
20th Century Italian Baroque 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.
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