Fireplaces and Mantels
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century British George III Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
19th Century English George IV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone, Marble
Early 20th Century English George III Fireplaces and Mantels
Other
1820s British George IV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1780s English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Gesso, Pine
Early 20th Century European George III Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 19th Century Italian Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Stone
1760s English George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 19th Century British Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
18th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
2010s North American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary English George III Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Enamel, Iron
1950s English Georgian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
1930s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Ceramic
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Enamel, Cut Steel
1890s English George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Early 20th Century Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Iron
Early 2000s English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel, Iron
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Walnut
Early 1800s British Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Composition
1760s Scottish George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel, Iron
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
Late 19th Century English George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Steel, Iron
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
Early 1900s English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Enamel
1970s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Copper
20th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Statuary Marble
19th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
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.
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