Fireplaces and Mantels
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Siena Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Brass
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal
2010s North American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron, Wrought Iron
1970s French Louis XVI Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
1930s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Carrara Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Carrara Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
1860s French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Late 19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Breccia Marble
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Iron
Early 19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Sandstone
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
19th Century Belgian Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1860s French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Enamel
Late 19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Siena Marble
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Enamel, Iron
1970s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Copper
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble, Iron
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century Belgian Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1860s French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron, Metal
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
18th Century European Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron, Metal
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique 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.
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