Skip to main content

Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

to
53
3,079
142
1,622
1,491
1,097
479
234
188
109
109
63
62
48
28
19
19
19
14
8
6
6
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
1
Sort By
Fireback Fleurs-de-Lys dated 1778 in Iron "Joseph Bernard", France
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Fleurs-de-Lys, family fireback dated 1778 in cast iron from France. "Joseph Bernard and Anne
Category

18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Fireback French Royal / Freemason Style in Iron from France, circa 1700s
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
A large French Royal style fireback in iron, circa 1700s from France. Inspiration of freemasonry
Category

18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Fireback Chateau Louis XV Style in Iron from France, 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
"Chateau" Louis XV style fireback from France with "Chapeau de Gendarme". Beautiful Honors dogs
Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Fireback Queen of The French Kingdom ‘Iron’ Fleurs-de-Lys Lilies, France
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Rare "Queen of The French Kingdom" iron fireback, early 19th century. Great quality of work
Category

19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century Edwardian Cast Iron Fire Surround with Integral Overmantel
Located in Lurgan, Northern Ireland
cast iron triple panel fireback featuring ram's head mask. This fireplace was reclaimed from an
Category

Early 1900s Northern Irish Edwardian Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Fireback or Backsplash, Empire II
Located in Gembloux, BE
sand/clay, to make a copy in cast-iron. A fireback protects the back-wall inside the fireplace, against
Category

1810s Belgian Empire Revival Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Firebacks French Louis XIII Louis XV Style, 18th Century, France
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
A great quality of French Louis XIII & Louis XV style firebacks, hand-finished in iron, original
Category

18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Early 18th Century Front Fireback, Bible 4, Book of Mose
Located in Wien, AT
Very early (end of 17th or beginn of 18th century) German front fireback with bible motive
Category

Early 18th Century German Medieval Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Fireback French Louis XVI Period "Armes de France, " circa 1800s, France
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Original and authentic French Louis XVI period fireback in iron, representing "Armes de France
Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Early 18th Century Front Fireback: Bible 4. Book of Mose (Promised Country)
Located in Wien, AT
Very early (end of 17th or beginn of 18th century) German front fireback with bible motive: the
Category

Early 18th Century German Medieval Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Sarcophagus Fireplace Fire Grate in the Manner of George Bullock
Located in London, GB
obelisk finials are flanked by polished acanthus leaf detail over lion paw feet. Cast-iron body, grill and
Category

1840s English Regency Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

CARRARA Marble Corner Fireplace Louis XVI
Located in Gembloux, BE
antique Fireback in cast-iron and the iron endirons. And old marble tiles to finish a frontfloor. On
Category

Early 19th Century Belgian Louis XVI Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Marble

Antique European Cast Iron Fireback
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Antique cast iron fireback. Rich in detail and in great condition.
Category

19th Century French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Antique Cast Iron Fireback
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Beautiful l antique cast iron fireback. This fireback has a luxurious look. The fireback can be
Category

19th Century French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

18th Century Cast Iron Fireback
Located in Casteren, NL
18th c. Cast Iron Fireback inscription ET VIVES HOC PAC Originates France, 1714
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Antique Dutch Cast Iron Fireback
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Antique Dutch cast iron fireback. Holandia. This fireback has detailed Dutch scenery, on the
Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

American Cast Iron Fireback (Philadelphia)
Located in Charleston, SC
Philadelphia cast iron fireback with centered floral medallion and raised figures of Philadelphia
Category

18th Century and Earlier American Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

18th Century Cast Iron Fireback from France
Located in Dallas, TX
This cast iron fireback origins from France, circa 1780.
Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

18th Century Cast Iron Fireback
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century cast iron fireback. The pillars with cross banded ribbons surmounted with
Category

18th Century French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

French Cast-Iron Fireback with Harvest Scene
Located in Pembroke, MA
French cast iron fireback depicting a harvest scene (perhaps allegorical for abundance and/or
Category

19th Century French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Cast Iron Fireback with Acanthus Leaf Moulding
Located in London, GB
A cast iron fireback with acanthus leaf moulding to outer edge, arched back and Napoleon to centre
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

16th Century French Cast Iron Fireback
Located in Round Top, TX
A stunning 16th century cast iron fireback from the Loire Vally region of France. A luxury item
Category

16th Century French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Large French 16th Century Cast Iron Fireback
Located in Round Top, TX
A stunning 16th century cast iron fireback from the Loire Vally region of France. A luxury item
Category

16th Century French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Early 18th Century French Provincial Cast Iron Fireback
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 18th Century French Provincial Cast Iron Fireback Firebacks were placed at the rear of a
Category

Early 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Italian Fireplace Cast Iron Fireback w/ Fleur-de-Lys Relief Pattern
Located in Marbella, ES
Italian fireplace cast iron fireback with fleur-de-lys relief pattern.
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Large Massif Centrale Cast Iron Fireback, Early 1700s
Located in Dallas, TX
This large and and beautiful cast iron fireback dates from at least the early 1700's, and was
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Antique Cast Iron Fireback from France, "The Shepherd"
Located in Dallas, TX
1800s. Fireplaces are never considered complete unless it has a cast iron fireback. These were first
Category

19th Century French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Early 1800s Heraldic Cast Iron Fireback from France
Located in Dallas, TX
Heraldic cast iron fireback’s go back 500 plus years. They would depict a family’s coat of arms at
Category

Early 1800s French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Small Antique French Cast Iron Fireback from the 1800s
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique French cast iron fireback has fleur de lys interspersed throughout its surface
Category

19th Century French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Antique French Cast Iron Fireback Fireplace Hearth Crown Armorial Coat of Arms
Located in Tyler, TX
OUTSTANDING Antique French Cast Iron FIREBACK with Armorial Coat of Arms, Crown, and Sun Face
Category

Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Antique Cast Iron Fireback
Located in Dallas, TX
Cast from solid iron and used to protect the masonry at the back of the firebox, such firebacks as
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Early 16th/17th Century Cast Iron Fireback Mounted to a Fire Grate and Andirons
Located in Savannah, GA
Early 16th/17th Century Cast Iron Fireback Mounted to a Fire Grate with twisted wrought iron
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

18th Century Coat of Arms Cast Iron Fireback from France
Located in Dallas, TX
unless it included a cast iron fireback. Today, the fireback's usefulness and charm have been
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

18th Century French Cast Iron Fireback from the Franche-Comté Region
Located in Dallas, TX
This cast iron fireback was produced in 1726 in the Franche-Comte region of France. The rectangular
Category

1720s French Louis XV Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Antique Cast Iron Fireback, France, 1800s
Located in Dallas, TX
This charming antique French fireback has a stylized crown at the top over a mascaron. Beneath
Category

19th Century French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Antique French Cast Iron Fireback, The Arms of King Louis XIII, C. 1870
Located in Dallas, TX
cast iron fireback, which is from circa 1870, would have most likely been used in conjunction with a
Category

1870s French Louis XIII Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Monumental Cast Iron Fireback dated 1603
Located in Made, NL
Monumental fireback early 17th Century. Provenance Lorraine - France 200 kgs !
Category

Early 17th Century French Other Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

18th Century French Cast Iron Fireback, Armes De France
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful cast iron fireback from the 1700s depicts the royal arms of the Kingdom of France
Category

18th Century French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Cast iron fireback with the coat of arms of Colbert, marquis de Seignelay
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This exceptional cast iron fireback was made at the end of the 17th century. It is decorated with
Category

17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Small 18th Century Cast Iron Fireback, The Coat of Arms of France
Located in Dallas, TX
often cast in iron in proportion to the size of the fireplace. Based on its size, this fireback, which
Category

18th Century French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

French 19th Century Cast-Iron Fireback
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French 19th century fireback is made of cast-iron. It is very decorative with an arch across the
Category

19th Century French Other Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

18th Century French Fleuredelisé Cast Iron Fireback
Located in Dallas, TX
The oldest firebacks in the world date from the 15th century when casting iron was its in early
Category

18th Century French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Antique Cast Iron Fireback from Dijon, France
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful, large fireback is from Dijon, France in the early 1800s. This antique French
Category

19th Century French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Arms of France, 19th Century Cast Iron Fireback
Located in Dallas, TX
This late 1800s French iron fireback is in the shape of an arched top with right angles. Beneath
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Antique French Parcel Gilt Cast Iron Fireback, The Arms of France, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This almost square cast iron fireback from the 1800’s depicts a version of the Arms of France
Category

19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Unusual 18th Century Cast Iron Fireback from France
Located in Dallas, TX
This is an antique French fireback from the 1700’s bearing a Coat of Arms. It has an unusual
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Cast Iron Fireback, The Allegory of Winter
Located in Dallas, TX
This impressive antique fireback is made of thick cast iron and is in the form of a “Chapeau
Category

19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Cast Iron Fireback Representing Diana, Goddess and Chariot Pulled by Dogs
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This fireback is made of cast iron. It represents Diana, Goddess of the hunt on her chariot pulled
Category

Early 1900s French Romantic Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Elihu Vedder (1836-1923) American Renaissance Cast-Iron Fireback c.1882
By Elihu Vedder
Located in Chicago, IL
of the four known firebacks designed by Vedder in collaboration with John Gardner Low and Charles
Category

19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

17th Century French Semis De Fleur De Lys Cast Iron Fireback, Mitre and Crozier
Located in Dallas, TX
cast with themes specific to the homeowner. Sometimes the iron would feature a familial coat of arms
Category

17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

French 19th Century Diminutive Iron Fireback
Located in Round Top, TX
A very charming diminutive cast iron fireback from France. A wonderful motif of a cherub or putti
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

18th Century Cast Iron French Fireback
Located in Austin, TX
French cast iron fireback featuring the Bourbon family blaze, from a castle in the Loire Valley
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

19th Century Pillars Fireback
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French cast iron fireback
Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

18th C. Peace Fireback
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Cast iron fireback with ancient peace logo.
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

Antique Fireback or Backsplash
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Large cast iron fireback or backsplash. Simple and elegant, great used patina.
Category

19th Century European Louis XV Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Cast Stone

Small Antique Fireback
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Decorative and small antique cast iron fireback. Great usable size and excellent condition. To
Category

19th Century European Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

17/18th Century Woman and Cupid Fireback
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17/18th c. cast iron fireback with woman and a cupid.
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Cast Iron Firebacks

Materials

Iron

  • 1
  • ...
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Antique Cast Iron Firebacks", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Antique Cast Iron Firebacks For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique cast iron firebacks available for sale. Each of these unique antique cast iron firebacks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, iron and stone. There are all kinds of antique cast iron firebacks available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique cast iron firebacks bearing Neoclassical or Louis XV hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique cast iron firebacks are appealing in their simplicity, but Elihu Vedder, Thomas Elsley and Peerless produced popular antique cast iron firebacks that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Cast Iron Firebacks?

Antique cast iron firebacks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $895, while the lowest priced sells for $175 and the highest can go for as much as $43,202.

Finding the Right Fireplace-tools-chimney-pots for You

If your chilly winter nights are largely spent warming up by the fireplace, you’re going to need a set of antique or vintage fireplace tools and chimney pots to keep things tidy.

There’s something intrinsically primal yet comforting about having a fire in one’s home. A fire in a fabulous antique fireplace brings warmth, both literal and intangible, to a living room, den or bedroom. On a cold, snowy night, there is nothing quite so satisfying as having a warm cup of mulled wine and watching the flames dance in golden splendor.

Of course, one needs the accompanying accoutrements to keep a fireplace orderly. However, newly minted tools may not match the carefully considered decor and specific furniture style that you had in mind for your space. Fortunately, antique and vintage fireplace tools were so well made that they still work decades later. These pieces also have the added benefit of being quite stylish and elegant in their design so they won’t stand out in a minimalist space.

Andirons keep the logs off the floor of the fireplace so air can better circulate and keep the fire bright. An andiron, importantly, will prevent a burning log from rolling out of a fireplace and keep a fire burning evenly as well as prevent any mess from accumulating. Some andirons are simple iron brackets to elevate the wood, but others are more ornate baskets that introduce a touch of luxury to the fireplace.

Chimney pots are extensions added to the top of a smokestack. They’re completely visible from your home’s exterior, so choose one that you love. We like a tapered terracotta version. A chimney pot will elongate the chimney as well as help draft air to keep a fire alight. It may also prevent smoke from billowing around the room, which is, of course, extremely hazardous to your health. A fire’s smoke will also damage your furniture as well as any adjacent art. Smoke and soot can stain, leaving things to look dreary and dark. Chimney pots were very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, and Victorian-era chimney pots still make for an attractive addition to contemporary homes.

We can all agree that a fireplace is going to elevate your space. To complete the look, find a collection of antique and vintage fireplace tools and chimney pots today on 1stDibs.

Questions About Antique Cast Iron Firebacks
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021
    Yes, cast iron firebacks are quite sturdy and work really well. As they are made of solid iron, it's a challenge to move and place them. Given that, cast iron firebacks are the best protection for the back wall of the fireplace. Find a variety of firebacks on 1stDibs.