Fireplaces and Mantels
1760s English George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
1960s Dutch Space Age Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel, Iron
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
1760s Scottish George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1960s Italian Gothic Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Mid-18th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Mid-18th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
1960s British Georgian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
Mid-18th Century English Palladian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Mid-18th Century English Baroque Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Siena Marble
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Steel
Mid-18th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Sheet Metal
1750s Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Ormolu
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Mid-18th Century French Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Mid-18th Century French Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1960s English Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1740s French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
1960s British Georgian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid-18th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-18th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Mid-18th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-18th Century English Medieval Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone, Iron
1960s English Georgian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1960s English Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Mid-18th Century Baroque Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Limestone
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1960s English Egyptian Revival Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
Mid-18th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-18th Century English Adam Style Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
1960s English Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1960s English Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
1960s Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Stainless Steel
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1960s British Early Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
1960s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
1960s British Regency Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
Mid-18th Century French Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone, Sandstone
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Chrome, Brass, Steel
Mid-18th Century French Other Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-18th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, 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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