Antique Louis XVI Style Red Marble Chimneypiece
Located in Saint-Gondon, Centre-Val de Loire
This magnificent fireplace mantel is carved from rich red marble (probably Rouge Languedoc), characterized by its spectacular white veining. The design, typical of the Louis XVI sty...
Marble
$4,885Sale Price|20% Off
Noir De Mazy Marble Fireplace from the 19th Century in Style of Louis XVI
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful antique fireplace of Noir de Mazy marble! Noir de Mazy marble is an exclusive black Belgian marble that comes from the quarries in Mazy - Belgium. The black marble is also ...
Marble
$5,536Sale Price|20% Off
19th century fireplace in style of Louis XVI of Noir de Mazy marble
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful antique mantelpiece made of Noir de Mazy marble with beautiful curves and ornaments. This mantelpiece dates from the 19th century and is in the style of Louis XVI. A black ...
Marble
An antique English George III period white Statuary and Sicilian Jasper mantel
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
An antique English George III period white Statuary and Sicilian Jasper chimneypiece in the manner of English architect John Nash. The pure white statuary marble pilasters have inlai...
Marble
Antique Scottish Cast Iron Fireplace Insert with Canopy
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A well cast antique Scottish cast iron fireplace insert probably by Carron of Falkirk. A framed and beaded border with panels of tied ribbon and tassel with crossed flaming torches, ...
Iron
Beautiful 19th Century Louis XVI Antique Fireplace from Chateau de la Gesse
Located in Made, NL
Important early 19th Century antique fireplace in Statuary Carrara marble with quiver-shaped columns and gilt bronze ornaments. Its original provenance is Chateau de la Gesse - Boul...
Marble
$12,701Sale Price / item|27% Off
19th Century Fireplace of Burgundy Marble Stone in Style of Louis XV
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful antique fireplace of Burgundian marble stone. This fireplace is in the style of Louis XV and dates from the 19th century and features a beautiful scallop in the middle of t...
Other
Splendid Antique 18th Century Kilkenny Marble Bolection Fire
Located in Ware, GB
A spectacular antique chimneypiece carved from Kilkenny marble. A remarkable surround that is truly unique. The handsome 18th-century fireplace surround is comprised of a simple bol...
Marble
Large Antique French Louis XIV Style Mantlepiece in Gris des Pyrénées Marble
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Antique French fireplace crafted from dark grey Gris des Pyrénées marble. This Louis XIV style mantelpiece possesses a monumental appearance, characterized by its dark grey base and ...
Marble
19th Century French Antique Green Marble Wall Table-Console
Located in Beervelde, BE
The picture says it all. This console is in perfect condition; the jambs feature lion (dragon) claws on the feet. It could potentially be used as a fireplace surround. A great table ...
Marble
Exclusive Mantel of Marbre de Boulogne in Style of Louis XV
Located in Made, NL
Exclusive and antique fireplace of Marbre de Boulogne. This type of marble comes from France and has a calm appearance with light veins. The mantelpiece is in the style of Louis XV f...
Marble
21st Century Nero Portoro Marble Bullseye Surround
By Acquisitions
Located in London, GB
21st Century Nero Portoro Marble Bullseye Surround. The Georgian Design Has Been Faithfully Reproduced From Antique Nero Portoro Marble. With Hand Carved Demi Lune Panels To Its Cent...
Marble
18th Century Marble Mantelpiece Designed by Isaac Ware
By Isaac Ware
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
The frieze having curved panels of verde antico, overlaid with foliate scrolls of statuary marble. The centre plaque which is dog leg in shape depicts Flora, goddess of flowers and t...
Statuary Marble
Parisian Pompadour Mantelpiece in Rare Portor des Pyrénées Breche Marble
Located in Beervelde, BE
This magnificent 19th-century Parisian Pompadour fireplace surround is crafted from the extremely rare and historically revered Portor des Pyrénées marble — quarried in Troubat, in t...
Marble, Breccia Marble
18th Century Statuary Marble Rococo Mantle from George II Period, circa 1750’s
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A large antique English Rococo Statuary marble chimneypiece from the George II period. The serpentine shaped panelled frieze, beneath a moulded serpentine shelf is centred by a rich...
Statuary Marble
A large antique late 17th century Italian Baroque period marble fireplace/mantel
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A large antique late 17th century Italian Baroque period marble fireplace surround. The solid Sienna marble jambs carved with elaborate scrolled corbels. The architrave moulding of...
Belgian Black Marble, Siena Marble
$1,163Sale Price|20% Off
Napoleon III Fireplace Set with Bronze Greek Gods and Black Marble
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful antique fireplace set consisting of a clock and a pair of cassolettes. The black marble clock rests on lions' feet and is surmounted by a bronze engraved Medici vase with e...
Marble, Bronze
Antique Belgian Black Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Nice French Louis Philippe style fireplace mantel in Belgian black marble. The double rectangular topshelf sits above a straight frieze with plain endblocks on both sides above st...
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Set of 2 Identical Noir de Mazy Black Marble Full Circulation Fireplace
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
A beautiful set of two antique black marble fireplaces. The fireplaces are in beautiful condition.
Belgian Black Marble
Black Marble Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique French fireplace in deep black Belgian marble Lovely petite Louis XV style fireplace great deep black coloring and friendly decorations. Nice sculpted shelf above a paneled...
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Antique French Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique French Louis XVI fireplace Mantel A nice wide and decorative French Louis XVI executed in grey Saint Anne marble with Carrara white marble decorations. The rectangular and ...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Louis XVI Allegorical Figurative Clock Depicting Venus Being Crowned by Amour
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine and rare model of a period Louis XVI white marble and gilt bronze mantel (fireplace) clock, the dial signed Dhemant A Paris.
Marble, Bronze
Strakke Antieke Art Deco Frontschouw in Nero Marquina Marmer
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Beautiful sleek Art Deco front fireplace surround in Nero Marquina marble, a deep black marble threaded with bright white veins that run across the surface like intricate lines.
Marble
Antique Louis XV Fireplace
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Very nice French Louis XV style fireplace in brown and black "Stinkal" Marble. The profiles top sits on a paneled frieze with a stylish central cartouche, the frieze rests on panele...
Marble
A Pair of Art Deco White Carrara Marble and Black Marble Italian Obelisks
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Their minimalist yet imposing silhouette makes them incredibly versatile, serving as a powerful focal point on a mid-century credenza, a neoclassical fireplace mantel, or an executiv...
Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble
Pair Antique Bronzed Equestrian Sculptures, Marble Bases, Jockey & Rider w Hound
Located in Lisse, NL
Magnificent pair of antique, top quality workmanship horse and jockey and hunt rider with hound sculptures. Stylish, rare, and crafted with remarkable precision, this pair of bronze...
Marble, Spelter
$9,465 / item
English Georgian Style Marble Fireplace Mantle
Located in London, GB
A reproduction fireplace of simple yet pleasing design, perfect for both contemporary and antique decor. A molded and shaped frame, on square foot blocks and a stepped and molded she...
Marble
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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