Rustic Fireplaces and Mantels

Louis XIII period french beige limestone fireplace surround. This timeless fireplace is authentic and has a nice original wear. A great piece from France to install with on one original fireplace...

This limestone mantel is one of twelve fireplace mantels that we've recently acquired from a chateau-like mansion in Italy. All twelve rare mantels were intricately hand carved by ...

This limestone mantel is one of twelve fireplace mantels that we've recently acquired from a chateau-like mansion in Italy. All twelve rare mantels were intricately hand carved by ...

This limestone mantel is one of twelve fireplace mantels that we've recently acquired from a chateau-like mansion in Italy. All twelve rare mantels were intricately hand carved by ...

This limestone mantel is one of twelve fireplace mantels we have recently aquired from a chateau-like mansion in Italy. All twelve rare mantels were intricately hand carved by Ital...

We took this right out of former New York Governor George Pataki's family farm where is sat for well over 100 years. The house was coming down and this original stove needed to be saved. I was told that the stove was in use for almost 70 years. Almost every other example you now find has been totally restored and the cook top...

Rustic farmhouse style 19th century English pine fireplace mantel. Moulding details around firebox. Opening is 37.5" W x 32" H.

This is a pair of vintage Asian side tables, heavy, carved teak, coffee tables with glass tops raised on wrought iron legs dating to the late...

19th century wrought iron andiron fireplace set includes the kindling cradle with two andirons fitted with pot and candle holders. Such a wonderfully crafted complete set is uncommon...

This cast iron fireback was made in France. It represents Fishermen on the beach with fishing boats on the back. Fine Quality. Stamped. 19th Century

This beautiful beige - grey decorated with elegant details stove was used for heating the house Sandstone slab is new. The sandstone feet 2 parts not original. Size: 104 x 60 x 165cm. Colonial America: Imagine trying to bake a cake without being able to precisely gauge or control the temperature. That’s what our foremothers managed to do with their beehive-shaped brick ovens, which they regulated strictly by burning the right amount of wood to ash and then tested by sticking their hands inside, adding more wood or opening the door to let it cool to what seemed like the right temperature. 1795: Cast iron stoves had already been around for decades, but the version invented by Count Rumford (who is also credited with establishing the first soup kitchen) at the end of the 18th century was particularly popular. It had a single fire source yet the temperature could be regulated individually for several pots at the same time, all while heating the room, too. Its biggest drawback was that it was too large for modest home kitchens. 1834: According to the Gas Museum, in Leicester, England, the first recorded use of gas for cooking was by a Moravian named Zachaus Winzler in 1802. But it took another three decades for the first commercially produced gas stove, designed by Englishman James Sharp, to hit the market. The stoves became popular by the end of that century for being easier to regulate and requiring less upkeep than wood or coal stoves...

Large French handled copper can be used as a jardinière, a log carrier for the fireplace or a beverage cooler, circa 1930. Measures: 27.5 inches lengt...