What is a cast iron fireplace insert?

A cast iron fireplace insert is a firebox that fits into an existing fireplace surround. The insert is made of cast iron, a type of iron that is more than 2 percent carbon. Cast iron is highly durable and very resistant to the effects of heat. You'll find a selection of cast iron fireplace inserts on 1stDibs.

Antique Fireplace Insert

Fireplace Hob

Victorian Cast Iron Furniture

Georgian Cast Iron Fireplace

Victorian Arch

Arts And Crafts Fireplace Mantel

19th Century Scottish Furniture

19th Century Tiled Fireplace

Category

1890s American American Classical Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Mirror, Oak

Antique Oak Fireplace Mantel Insert with Mirror, circa Late 1800s

$1,895

Very Exclusive Antique Marble Fireplace with Custom Made Cast Iron Insert

Located in Oostvoorne, NL

A very exclusive fireplace carved from Bleu Saint Rémy Marble. This antique fireplace originates

Category

19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Marble

Very Exclusive Antique Marble Fireplace with Custom Made Cast Iron Insert

$39,266

Late 19th Century French Iron Fireplace Surround Insert with Double Faced Doors

Located in Fayetteville, AR

This impressive late 19th century French cast iron fireplace surround insert features two double

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Late 19th Century French Iron Fireplace Surround Insert with Double Faced Doors

$3,500

Fine Antique Limed Oak Georgian Carved Louis XV Fireplace Surround Copper Insert

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

style fireplace with Arts & Crafts copper insert What a find! Have you ever seen another fireplace

Category

19th Century British Georgian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Brass, Copper

Fine Antique Limed Oak Georgian Carved Louis XV Fireplace Surround Copper Insert

$7,696

Carved Oak Art Nouveau Antique Fireplace Mantel and Integral Cast Iron Insert

Located in London, GB

decorative cast iron hooded insert set between two red tiled panels beneath the centred embossed copper

Category

Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Art Nouveau Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Oak

Carved Oak Art Nouveau Antique Fireplace Mantel and Integral Cast Iron Insert

$19,927

Carved Carrara marble mantel in the Napoleon III style with winged lions

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

fireplace insert nor marble floor but could be made to order.

Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Carved Carrara marble mantel in the Napoleon III style with winged lions

$94,000

19th Century Thomas Elsley Cast Iron Fire Insert

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

This insert is made by Thomas Elsley. Measures: Opening height 68 cm Opening width 42.5 cm

Category

19th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

19th Century Thomas Elsley Cast Iron Fire Insert

$2,164

19th Century Victorian Style Polished Cast Iron Insert

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A large and versatile fully polished 19th century Victorian style Cast Iron insert with a set of

Category

1920s English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

19th Century Victorian Style Polished Cast Iron Insert

$3,573

Early 19th Century Cast Iron and Brass Fire Insert

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

This fire insert has polished cast iron. Weight 45 kg.

Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Brass, Iron

Early 19th Century Cast Iron and Brass Fire Insert

$2,473

Antique 19th Century Cast Iron Georgian Fire Place Insert

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A fully restored and polished antique 19th century cast iron Georgian fire place insert. A polished

Category

1840s English Georgian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Antique 19th Century Cast Iron Georgian Fire Place Insert

$5,016

Antique Louis XVI Style Fireplace Mantel

Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland

iron insert. Opening fireplace: 83 x 94 (height x width) in cm. Opening Insert: 63 x 59 (height x

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Marble

Antique Louis XVI Style Fireplace Mantel

$7,100

19th C. richly carved Trois Coquilles fireplace

Located in Baambrugge, NL

A 19th century, richly carved, Carrara marble Trois Coquilles fireplace with later insert

Category

19th Century French Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Carrara Marble

19th C. richly carved Trois Coquilles fireplace

$14,332

English Aesthetic Movement Cast Iron Fire Insert with Original Maw Co Tiles

Located in London, GB

English Aesthetic Movement cast iron fire insert in the style of Thomas Jeckyll with the original

Category

1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

English Aesthetic Movement Cast Iron Fire Insert with Original Maw Co Tiles

$7,558

Original Parisian Antique Fireplace Mantel, Louis XV Style

Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland

porcelain insert, 19th century, France. Opening measurements fireplace: 33 x 33 inch (height x width

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Belgian Black Marble

Original Parisian Antique Fireplace Mantel, Louis XV Style

$8,500

Arts Crafts Hammered Brass Coal Shuttle with Insert

Located in Troy, MI

Hammered brass lidded coal bin with lift out insert, circa 1910. Curved hinged top, side handles

Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Brass

Arts Crafts Hammered Brass Coal Shuttle with Insert

$595

Continental Brass Fireplace Fender

Located in Winter Park, FL

Stunning brass and marble fireplace fender with a marble insert in the middle. Overall brass

Category

19th Century French Antique Fireplace Insert

Continental Brass Fireplace Fender

$3,500

Monumental French Renaissance Revival Walnut Fireplace with Trumeau Overmantel

Located in Birmingham, AL

masterfully hand-carved fireplace is of solid French walnut and dates from the late 19th century when it was

Category

Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Walnut

Monumental French Renaissance Revival Walnut Fireplace with Trumeau Overmantel

$27,400

rare 19th Century French cast iron Pompadour fireplace / mantel piece

Located in Baambrugge, NL

A rare 19th Century French gunmetal polished cast iron Pompadour fireplace / mantel piece with

Category

19th Century French Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

rare 19th Century French cast iron Pompadour fireplace / mantel piece

$4,000

Fascinating fireplace mantle in white Carrara marble, richly carved, France

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Paris, France, excellent for setting up your elegant and refined fireplace, chic if inserted in boiserie.

Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Carrara Marble

Fascinating fireplace mantle in white Carrara marble, richly carved, France

$8,329

Antique Burgundy Stone Fireplace with Carved Central Shell, 18th Century Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

fireplace, or even to be inserted in the context of the kitchen as over-burners. Rustic given the material

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Stone

Antique Burgundy Stone Fireplace with Carved Central Shell, 18th Century Italy

$8,091

Italian Gilt-Wood Firescreen with Needle-Point Insert, c. 1730

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Regence Gilt-wood Fire Screen with Needle-point tapestry insert. Italian in origin, and dating

Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Fireplace Insert

Italian Gilt-Wood Firescreen with Needle-Point Insert, c. 1730

$1,585

Gilt Bronze And Iron Fireplace Box Grate

Located in Norwood, NJ

19th century highly decorative gilt bronze and iron box form fireplace grate insert. In the Louis

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Gilt Bronze And Iron Fireplace Box Grate

$3,875

19th Century, Italian Carved Old Yellow Marble Fireplace

Located in IT

sale. In good condition, distinguished by its refined sculpture, this fireplace is easily inserted in

Category

19th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Marble

19th Century, Italian Carved Old Yellow Marble Fireplace

$17,253

19th Century, Pair of French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Fireplace Chenets

Located in IT

these Fireplace Chenets there will be insert.

Category

19th Century French Empire Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Bronze

19th Century, Pair of French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Fireplace Chenets

$7,734

Louis XVI Style Mantle Surround of Carrara Marble

Located in Made, NL

Beautiful Carrara marble fireplace with cast iron insert. This fireplace dates from the 19th

Category

19th Century French Other Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Marble

Louis XVI Style Mantle Surround of Carrara Marble

$10,976

Special Antique Mantle in Style of Louis XVI from the 19th Century, Ormolu Mount

Located in Made, NL

ormolu elements. The matching black iron insert makes this fireplace a special and complete fireplace!

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Marble

Special Antique Mantle in Style of Louis XVI from the 19th Century, Ormolu Mount

$14,665

Classical Revival English Hoole Cast Iron and Brass Fireplace Coal Grate Insert

Located in New York, NY

Impressive English fireplace coal grate insert having a cast iron frame with decorative foliate

Category

19th Century British Neoclassical Revival Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Brass, Iron

Classical Revival English Hoole Cast Iron and Brass Fireplace Coal Grate Insert

$2,900

19th Century Arched Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

An early Victorian cast iron fireplace insert. Finely cast with foliage decoration to arch and

Category

1850s English Early Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

19th Century Arched Fireplace Insert

$1,717

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert English Made Circa 1880 From The Victorian Period. This

Category

19th Century European Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,030

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert. This Original Victorian English Made Fireplace Insert Has

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Wrought Iron, Iron

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$755

19th Century Cast-Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

19th Century Cast-Iron Fireplace Insert. English made dated circa 1880. Recently Slavaged

Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century Cast-Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,030

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert English Made Circa 1880 From The Victorian Period. This

Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$962

Fireplace Insert Grate Log Holder

Located in New York, NY

Unusual architectural wrought iron fireplace insert grate. This example is in very good, original

Category

Early 20th Century American Gothic Revival Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Wrought Iron

Fireplace Insert Grate Log Holder

$495

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert English Made Circa 1880 From The Victorian Period. This

Category

19th Century European Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$893

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert. This Original Victorian English Made Fireplace Insert Has

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,030

19th Century Cast-Iron Tiled Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

19th century cast-iron tiled fireplace insert. With 12 original hand decorated tiles. Blackened

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

19th Century Cast-Iron Tiled Fireplace Insert

$1,168

19th Century Cast-iron Arch Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

19th Century Cast-iron Arch Fireplace Insert. Original Victorian English Made Fireplace Insert

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century Cast-iron Arch Fireplace Insert

$1,071

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

19th Century cast iron fireplace insert. A lovely proportioned original antique victorian arched

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,030

19th Century Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

Located in Edinburgh, GB

19th century arched cast iron fireplace insert of good proportions. An ornate cast raised arched

Category

1880s British Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

19th Century Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

$1,717

Art Deco Polished Register Steel Fireplace Insert

Located in Edinburgh, GB

An Art Deco polished register steel fireplace insert, set with a raised moulded edge around an ogee

Category

1920s English Art Deco Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Steel

Art Deco Polished Register Steel Fireplace Insert

$3,229

19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A simple and attractive generous sized 19th century Victorian cast iron fireplace insert with a

Category

1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,339

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert. William IV To Early Victorian Period. Dated Circa 1830

Category

19th Century English William IV Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,717

Art Deco Polished Register Fireplace Insert Grate

Located in Edinburgh, GB

An Art Deco polished chrome-plated register fireplace insert grate, set with a raised moulded edge

Category

1920s English Art Deco Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco Polished Register Fireplace Insert Grate

$3,023

Scottish 19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A small Scottish 19th Century Victorian cast iron fireplace insert, with a raised border and

Category

1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Scottish 19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,443

19th Century Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

19th century Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert. Recently Salvaged From A London Town House Dated

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

$893

19th Century Cast-iron Arched Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

19th Century Cast-iron Arched fireplace Insert. Sand Casted Cast Iron Insert Circa 1850 - 1880

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century Cast-iron Arched Fireplace Insert

$927

19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

19th Century Victorian cast-iron fireplace insert with blackened finish. Simply detailed pattern

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$948

19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A charming and ornate 19th century Victorian cast iron fireplace insert with exquisitely cast side

Category

1890s Scottish Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,717

19th Century Cast Iron Tiled Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

19th Century Cast Iron Tiled Fireplace Insert Original Cast Iron Fireplace Recently Salvaged From A

Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century Cast Iron Tiled Fireplace Insert

$1,367

Large 19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A large cast iron 19th century slow arched fireplace insert with its original grate, newly painted

Category

Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Large 19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

$1,717

19th Century Scottish Tiled Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in Edinburgh, GB

An attractive 19th century Scottish cast Iron fireplace insert with attractive thistle design tiles

Category

1890s Scottish Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

19th Century Scottish Tiled Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,992

Large 19th Century Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A large and simple cast iron 19th century arched fireplace insert with raised moulding and a three

Category

1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Large 19th Century Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

$1,717

Antique Victorian 19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert Grate

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A pretty and detailed Antique Victorian Horseshoe cast Iron fireplace insert, cast in Falkirk

Category

1860s Scottish Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Antique Victorian 19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert Grate

$2,061

19th Century Cast-Iron Tiled Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

19th century cast-iron tiled fireplace insert. Shown with ten original beautifully hand painted

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Cast-Iron Tiled Fireplace Insert

$1,305

19th Century Tiled Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

19th Century tiled cast iron fireplace insert. A fine example of English Victoriana. Made in

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century Tiled Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$857

19th Century Cast Iron Tiled Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

19th Century Cast Iron Tiled Fireplace Insert. Great Example Of A Fine English Victorian Antque

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century Cast Iron Tiled Fireplace Insert

$1,353

Antique Victorian 19th Century Cast Iron Tiled Fireplace Insert

Located in Edinburgh, GB

An antique Victorian 19th century cast iron tiled fireplace insert, a central Patrea to the hood

Category

1890s Scottish Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Antique Victorian 19th Century Cast Iron Tiled Fireplace Insert

$1,030

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Antique Fireplace Insert For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique fireplace insert for your home. Frequently made of metal, iron and ceramic, every antique fireplace insert was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique fireplace insert, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique fireplace insert bearing Victorian, Georgian or Arts and Crafts hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique fireplace insert over the years, but those crafted by Thomas Jeckyll, Carron and Barnard Bishop Barnard are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Fireplace Insert?

The average selling price for an antique fireplace insert at 1stDibs is $2,600, while they’re typically $295 on the low end and $57,600 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Fireplaces-mantels for You

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.

Questions About Antique Fireplace Insert

What is a cast iron fireplace insert?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
A cast iron fireplace insert is a firebox that fits into an existing fireplace surround. The insert is made of cast iron, a type of iron that is more than 2 percent carbon. Cast iron is highly durable and very resistant to the effects of heat. You'll find a selection of cast iron fireplace inserts on 1stDibs.

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