Fireplaces and Mantels
1920s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century French Other Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century British George II Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1820s English Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Other
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Concrete, Steel
Late 19th Century British High Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak, Paint
19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1860s French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Marble
Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
1890s Belgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Other Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Late 20th Century American Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Stainless Steel
1850s Dutch Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
1890s Dutch Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze
16th Century European Gothic Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century French Other Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron, Metal
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century French Other Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1920s Belgian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Marble
Early 20th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Bronze
19th Century British Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron, Wrought Iron
20th Century American Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal
Mid-19th Century Gothic Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Walnut
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
1880s French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Leather
2010s Portuguese Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Steel
1860s French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1890s American American Empire Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron, Metal
1890s French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-20th Century European Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
18th Century European Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Breccia Marble, Griotte Marble
Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
16th Century Italian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
20th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Statuary Marble
2010s Northern Irish Baroque Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-20th Century Spanish Bohemian Fireplaces and Mantels
Copper
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine, Paint
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Iron
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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