Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
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Style: Neoclassical
Neoclassical Pine Fireplace with Carved Urn
Located in London, GB
An English neoclassical pine fireplace. The centre blocking with carved urn and drapery, flanked by oval paterae and fluting. The tapering legs with tied ri...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Pine
French 'Allegory of Love' Fireback, 20th Century
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Neoclassical fireback with a decoration depicting an allegory of love.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The fireback is in a g...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Small French Neoclassical Period 'Woman with Cupid' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
French neoclassical period fireback with a woman and a cupid.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. The condi...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French Neoclassical Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Late 18th or early 19th century French neoclassical period fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter with stove ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French 'Pillars with Marianne wearing the Phrygian Cap' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
French fireback with two pillars topped with Marianne wearing the Phrygian cap
The fireback commemorates the 8th year of the French Revolution. The Phrygian cap is the cap of Marian...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
A 19th Century Polished Steel Serpentine Fire Grate
Located in London, GB
A 19th century polished steel serpentine fire grate, the railed basket with shaped collared fire bars above a fluted fret flanked by square tapering uprights. Fluted fillet details t...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Steel, Iron
Antique French Neoclassical 'Lady' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th/19th century French neoclassical fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. The fireback is in a g...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
18th - 19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The firebac...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
French Neoclassical 'Dancers' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th - 19th century French Neoclassical period fireback with two dancers. The fireback is signed by its maker P. Martin C.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Gardening' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Late 18th or early 19th century French neoclassical period fireback with a gardening scene.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The fireback is in a g...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Neoclassical Black Noir de Mazy Antique Fireplace
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Beautiful antique marble fireplace made of Noir de Mazy marble. The stateliness radiates from this wonderful fireplace in neoclassical style. The mantelpi...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Belgian Black Marble
Neoclassic Noir de Mazy and Marble Verde Antique Circulation Fireplace
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
With luxury and stateliness and a touch of marble Verde – green – overlays, this fireplace is an asset to your interior. This fireplace is made of Noir de Mazy marble with – as menti...
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Late 18th Century Belgian Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Belgian Black Marble
18th-19th Century French 'the Time' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
Late 18th or early 19th Century Neoclassical period French fire back with the time. The time, an old man with a scythe, symbol of the ephemeral character of life.
The fireback is ma...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
18th - 19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The firebac...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French Neoclassical 'The Sun' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
Late 18th or early 19th century French neoclassical period fireback with the sun. The sun is symbol voor king Louis XIV.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown pa...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
18th-19th Century French 'the Time' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
Late 18th or early 19th Century Neoclassical period French fire back with the time. The time, an old man with a scythe, symbol of the ephemeral character of life.
The fireback is ma...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
18th - 19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The firebac...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French 'Cupid' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
Late 18th or early 19th century French neoclassical period fireback with a cupid.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. It is in a good condition and do...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Flora' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Late 18th or early 19th century French fireback with Flora, goddess of spring and flowers. Neoclassical period.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upo...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
French Neoclassical Period Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
18th/19th century French Neoclassical period fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The fireback is in a good condition and does not have crack...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Cupid' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
18th - 19th century French neoclassical period fireback with a cupid.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. It is in a good condition and does not have ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Beautiful Antique French Neoclassical Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 18th/19th century French Neoclassical fireback with flower decorations and two pillars. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and stand for strength and the unknown. To...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
18th - 19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The firebac...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
Late 18th or early 19th century French neoclassical period fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolu...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French Neoclassical 'Mercury' Fireback, 18th - 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Late 18th or early 19th Century French fireback with Mercury. The god of commerce. The style of the fireback is Neoclassical and it is from that period.
The fireback is made of cast...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French Neoclassical Period Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
18th - 19th century French neoclassical period fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at no extra cos...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Allegory of the Morning' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
18th - 19th century French neoclassical period fireback with an allegory of the morning.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be mad...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Signed Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed "Bouhon Fres" Dore bronze. Finely chased. With flame motif Garland of flowers, bow and arrow and quiver.
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Bronze, Iron
American Neoclassical Cypress Figural Mantel " Dance Design " R. Wellford C 1790
By Wellford
Located in Charleston, SC
Charleston / Philadelphia Cypress and White Pine Neoclassical mantel piece with a central carved gesso panel of dancing figural ladies, floral swags, floral urns, musical instruments...
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1790s American Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Composition
French Neoclassical Period 'Diana' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th-19th century French neoclassical period fireback with the goddess Diana. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals. She experienc...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
French Neoclassical Style 'The Smithy' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Neoclassical style fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. The fireback is in a g...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Chimneypiece Statuary and Siena Marbles
Located in London, GB
The central tablet is carved a wreath of wheat intersected by diagonally crossed thyrsi, and intertwining ivy, flanked by a frieze veneered with exceptional Convent Siena marble. The...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
18th - 19th century French neoclassical period fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French Neoclassical 'Flower Baskets' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 18th/19th century French Neoclassical fireback with flower decorations and two pillars. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and Stand for strength and the unknown. To...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
18th - 19th century French neoclassical period fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French Neoclassical 'Minerva' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th-19th century French Neoclassical period fireback with the goddess Minerva. Goddess of knowledge, intellect and ingenuity of the human spirit. She is often depicted with an owl, ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Woman with Cupid' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th-19th century French neoclassical period fireback with a woman and a cupid.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black /...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
18th - 19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom and a floral decoration. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French r...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French Neoclassical 'Minerva' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th-19th century French Neoclassical fireback with the goddess Minerva. Goddess of knowledge, intellect and ingenuity of the human spirit. She is often depicted with an owl, symbol ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Neo-Classical Antique Fireplace Mantel in Statuary, Siena and Jasper Marbles
Located in London, GB
A neoclassical chimneypiece of statuary, veneered Siena and inlaid Jasper & Rosso Antico marbles, circa 1800
The plain rectangular shelf above the Siena frieze which is centered w...
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Early 1800s British Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble, Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique 18th Century French 'Winter' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French fireback symbolizing the winter. The winter is pictured as an old man warming his hands.
The fireback has a brown patina and can be made black / pewter on reques...
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18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
18th-19th Century French 'the Eagle of Napoleon' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
18th-19th century French fireback with two eagles, coat of arms of Napoleon Bonaparte. The style of the fireback is Neoclassical and it is from that period.
The fireback is made of ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Small Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The fireback is ma...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
18th-19th Century French 'the Time' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
18th-19th Century Neoclassical period French fire back with the time. The time, an old man with a scythe, symbol of the ephemeral character of life.
The fireback is made of cast iro...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
French Neoclassical Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th-19th century French neoclassical period fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron. It has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at no extra cost....
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Pair of Andirons in Gilded Bronze and Iron, France, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
The area closest to the fire is left undecorated. The front features two cupids with butterfly wings, detail usual in the 19th century, as are the eggs, shields and plant elements wh...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Bronze
French Neoclassical 'Diana' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th-19th century French neoclassical period fireback with the goddess Diana. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals. She experienc...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The fireback is ma...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
18th - 19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The firebac...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Neoclassical Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th - 19th century French neoclassical period fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good, no cracks.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
18th - 19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The firebac...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th - 19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The firebac...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French Neoclassical Style 'Cupids with Decoration' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
French neoclassical style fireback with cupids surrounded by other decorations. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black. T...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
18th - 19th century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The firebac...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Neoclassical 'Roman Soldier' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 18th/19th century French Neoclassical fireback with a Roman Soldier and two pillars.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black patina. It is in a good condition a...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French Neoclassical 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
Late 18th - early 19th century French Neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Neoclassical French 'Flower Basket' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th-19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th-19th century French neoclassical period fireback with a flower basket and decorative pillars of freedom with little flowers on top.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Neoclassical 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
19th Century French neoclassical fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution.
The fireback is ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Neoclassical fireplaces and mantels for sale on 1stDibs.
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