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

19th Century Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Arts Crafts Style Tiled Fire Insert Fire Box

$2,466

Reclaimed Arts Crafts Style Copper Fire Mantel Insert

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A reclaimed Arts and Crafts style copper fire mantel insert. A distinctive insert with beautifully

Category

Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Copper, Metal

Reclaimed Arts Crafts Style Copper Fire Mantel Insert

$3,126

Scottish 19th Century Victorian Carron Cast Iron Arched Insert

Located in Edinburgh, GB

An unusually large mid-19th century Victorian cast iron arched insert from Carron of Falkirk. A

Category

1860s Scottish Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Scottish 19th Century Victorian Carron Cast Iron Arched Insert

$1,992

Large 19th Century Rococo Style Cast Iron Register Insert Grate

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A very large early 19th century Rococo manner polished cast iron register insert fireplace grate. A

Category

1840s English Rococo Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Large 19th Century Rococo Style Cast Iron Register Insert Grate

$4,810

19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace

Located in London, GB

Original black Victorian cast iron insert fireplace, hob grate.

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace

$755

19th Century Georgian Hob Grate Fireplace

Located in London, GB

A very good quality Georgian cast iron fireplace hob grate insert. Made by the famous Carron

Category

Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

19th Century Georgian Hob Grate Fireplace

$2,061

19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace

Located in London, GB

19th century original Victorian cast iron fireplace combionation surround with insert Traditional

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace

$1,649

Rare Anglo-Japanese Cast Iron Fire Insert Designed by Thomas Jeckyll

By Thomas Jeckyll

Located in London, GB

A rare Anglo-Japanese cast iron fire insert designed by Thomas Jeckyll for Barnard Bishop and

Category

1870s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Rare Anglo-Japanese Cast Iron Fire Insert Designed by Thomas Jeckyll

$9,345

American Arts Crafts Wrought Iron Fire Screen Insert, Early 20th Century

Located in San Francisco, CA

A beautifully crafted Arts & Crafts custom handmade wrought iron fire screen insert. Additional

Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Wrought Iron

American Arts Crafts Wrought Iron Fire Screen Insert, Early 20th Century

$2,800

19th Century Small Cast Iron Fireplace Mantlepiece

Located in London, GB

Fireplace Mantelpiece & Insert. Traditional Backened Finish. Recently Salvaged From A London Town House

Category

19th Century European Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century Small Cast Iron Fireplace Mantlepiece

$1,236

19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Arch Fireplace

Located in London, GB

19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Arch Fireplace. An Original Antique Cast Iron Arched Insert

Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Arch Fireplace

$962

Antique Louis XV Rouge Royale Marble Serpentine Mantel Cast Iron Insert

Located in New York, NY

Rich oxblood with white, gray and eggplant veining, this marble mantel was carved out of rouge royale - a marble characterized by the presence of white calcite veins. In his Diction...

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Marble, Iron

Antique Louis XV Rouge Royale Marble Serpentine Mantel Cast Iron Insert

$14,400

19th Century French Fireplace Screen

Located in Tarrytown, NY

Carved wood French fireplace screen with original fabric insert. Fabric faded.

Category

1880s Antique Fireplace Insert

19th Century French Fireplace Screen

$550

Louis XV Antique Fireplace of Blue Turquin Marble from the 19th Century

Located in Made, NL

complete with the cast iron insert. A fireplace that fits in many interiors.

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Marble

Louis XV Antique Fireplace of Blue Turquin Marble from the 19th Century

$16,140

An Art Nouveau Polished Copper Fire Screen with Glass Inserts

Located in Lambertville, NJ

time period, The screen with stylish flower heads with colored art glass inserts. The base is wrought

Category

1910s American Art Nouveau Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Copper

An Art Nouveau Polished Copper Fire Screen with Glass Inserts

$2,000

Wonderful French Bronze Brass Coal Scuttle Box with Original Insert and Shovel

Located in Roslyn, NY

shovel. From the scroll entwined legs, the hatch opens to reveal the original removable insert. Closed

Category

1920s French Belle Époque Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Metal

Wonderful French Bronze Brass Coal Scuttle Box with Original Insert and Shovel

$850

Antique French Bronze Fire Place Screen Insert Surround Fireplace

Located in Chicago, IL

Antique French bronze fire place screen insert surround. Fireplace Sceen

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Brass

Antique French Bronze Fire Place Screen Insert Surround Fireplace

$2,950

Rare Hand Carved Royal Coat of Arms 1660 Armorial Crest Solid Oak Stunning Find

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

fireplace inserts. This piece is exquisite, at over 360 years old it will comfortable be the oldest and

Category

1660s English Charles II Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Oak

Rare Hand Carved Royal Coat of Arms 1660 Armorial Crest Solid Oak Stunning Find

$10,994

Pair Of Sculptured Vase In Specimen Marble 18th by GrandJaquet Guillaume-Antoine

Located in Roma, IT

decorated handles and placed on a base decorated with sphinxes, hippogriffs and arabesques, and a fireplace

Category

18th Century Baroque Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Marble

Guiilaume Antoine GrandJaquet
Pair Of Sculptured Vase In Specimen Marble 18th by GrandJaquet Guillaume-Antoine, after 1800

$17,848

Large Antique Victorian Arched Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Large antique Victorian arched fireplace insert, circa 1860. Finished in traditional black grate

Category

1860s Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Large Antique Victorian Arched Fireplace Insert

$3,298

Antique Georgian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in Leicester, Leicestershire

Antique restored Georgian cast iron fireplace Insert. Fine cast detail complete with original fire

Category

Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Antique Georgian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$2,858

Antique Arts Crafts Copper Fireplace Insert

Located in London, GB

A beautiful original fireplace insert in polished copper. This antique Arts & Crafts insert has a

Category

Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Fireplace Insert

Antique Arts Crafts Copper Fireplace Insert

$2,473

Antique Reclaimed Victorian Arched Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Antique ornate reclaimed Victorian cast iron arched fireplace insert, circa 1850. Fully restored

Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Antique Reclaimed Victorian Arched Fireplace Insert

$1,717

Georgian Fireplace Insert by Carron, circa 1845

By Carron

Located in London, GB

Georgian Fireplace Insert, Circa 1845 by Carron External Height: 36" - 91.5 cm External Width

Category

Mid-19th Century British Georgian Antique Fireplace Insert

Georgian Fireplace Insert by Carron, circa 1845

$2,405

Restored Victorian Arched Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Restored Victorian arched cast iron fireplace insert. Supplied with a new clay fire back and stool

Category

1860s Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Restored Victorian Arched Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,236

Antique Victorian Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Antique Victorian cast iron arched fireplace insert. Complete with replacement fireback and cast

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Antique Victorian Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

$1,065

Reclaimed Victorian Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Large reclaimed Victorian cast iron arched fireplace insert, with angled bars and a good sized

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Reclaimed Victorian Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

$1,305

Mid 19th Century Victorian Arched Highlighted Fireplace Insert

Located in Leicester, Leicestershire

Antique Victorian arched highlighted fireplace insert. Finished in a traditional black polish and a

Category

Mid-18th Century English Early Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Mid 19th Century Victorian Arched Highlighted Fireplace Insert

$1,814

Mid Victorian cast iron arched fireplace insert

Located in Manchester, GB

A restored mid-Victorian cast iron arched fireplace insert. Circa 1870. Finished with traditional

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Mid Victorian cast iron arched fireplace insert

$1,305

Antique Victorian Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Ornate antique 19th century Victorian cast iron arched fireplace insert, circa 1860. Finished

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Antique Victorian Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

$1,566

Antique Late Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Antique late Victorian cast iron fireplace insert. Complete with a set of original fireplaces tiles

Category

Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Antique Late Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,099 / set

Antique Mid-Victorian Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Antique mid-Victorian cast iron fireplace insert with keyhole shaped aperture, circa 1855. It has

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Antique Mid-Victorian Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

$1,717

Antique Victorian Arched Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Antique Victorian arched cast iron fireplace insert. Circa 1860. For detailed sizes please see

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Antique Victorian Arched Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,717

Antique Victorian Arched Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Reclaimed Victorian arched cast iron fireplace insert. Circa 1860. For detailed sizes please see

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Antique Victorian Arched Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,717

Small Restored Reclaimed Victorian Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Small restored reclaimed Victorian fireplace insert. Circa 1895. Complete with a set of antique

Category

1880s Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Small Restored Reclaimed Victorian Fireplace Insert

$1,230

Small Antique Victorian Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Small antique Victorian cast iron arched fireplace insert with decorative arched moulded frame

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Small Antique Victorian Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

$542

Antique mid Victorian cast iron arched fireplace insert

Located in Manchester, GB

A decorative antique mid Victorian cast iron fireplace insert. The stepped arched aperture is

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Antique mid Victorian cast iron arched fireplace insert

$2,679

Large Mid Victorian Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Large mid Victorian cast iron arched fireplace insert with finely cast ornate bronze mounts. Circa

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Large Mid Victorian Cast Iron Arched Fireplace Insert

$1,717

Reclaimed Edwardian cast iron and tiled fireplace insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Reclaimed Edwardian cast iron fireplace insert with geometric pattern to the frame and ash tidy

Category

Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Reclaimed Edwardian cast iron and tiled fireplace insert

$1,436

Reclaimed Victorian arched cast iron fireplace insert

Located in Manchester, GB

A good sized reclaimed Victorian arched cast iron fireplace insert. Circa 1860. The insert has the

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Reclaimed Victorian arched cast iron fireplace insert

$2,405

Reclaimed Victorian arched cast iron fireplace insert

Located in Manchester, GB

A good sized reclaimed Victorian arched cast iron fireplace insert. Circa 1860. The insert has the

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Reclaimed Victorian arched cast iron fireplace insert

$2,405

Restored Antique Aesthetic Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Restored antique Aesthetic cast iron fireplace insert, circa 1890. Complete with an original set of

Category

Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Restored Antique Aesthetic Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,711

Reclaimed Antique Victorian Cast Iron and Tiled Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Reclaimed antique Victorian cast iron and tiled fireplace insert. The simple frame surrounds a

Category

19th Century Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Reclaimed Antique Victorian Cast Iron and Tiled Fireplace Insert

$1,924

Antique Victorian Tiled Cast Iron Fireplace Insert, English, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

Antique Victorian tiled insert An antique Victorian tiled cast iron fireplace insert, complete

Category

19th Century Antique Fireplace Insert

Antique Victorian Tiled Cast Iron Fireplace Insert, English, 19th Century

$2,679

Reclaimed Late Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Reclaimed late Victorian cast iron fireplace insert with a large well shaped cast iron canopy

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Reclaimed Late Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,889

Antique 19th Century Victorian Arched Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Large antique 19th century Victorian arched cast iron fireplace insert with simple unadorned arched

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Antique 19th Century Victorian Arched Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$2,061

Original 19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Original 19th century cast iron fireplace insert with decorative frame and canopy. When the canopy

Category

19th Century Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Original 19th Century Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,779

Large Reclaimed Victorian Cast Iron and Tiled Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Large reclaimed Victorian cast iron fireplace insert. Dated 1887. Complete with a beautiful run

Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Large Reclaimed Victorian Cast Iron and Tiled Fireplace Insert

$2,679

Original Antique Edwardian Art Nouveau Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Original antique Edwardian Art Nouveau cast iron fireplace insert with a simple frame surrounding a

Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Original Antique Edwardian Art Nouveau Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,848

Restored Antique Victorian Cast Iron and Tiled Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Restored antique Victorian cast iron fireplace insert with a song bird and sun to the center of the

Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Restored Antique Victorian Cast Iron and Tiled Fireplace Insert

$1,649

Edwardian Art Nouveau Cast Iron Fireplace Insert with Tiles

Located in Manchester, GB

Original antique Edwardian Art Nouveau cast iron fireplace insert completed with a decorative frame

Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Edwardian Art Nouveau Cast Iron Fireplace Insert with Tiles

$2,398

Late 19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Late 19th century Victorian cast iron fireplace insert, with decorative angled canopy and good fire

Category

1890s Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Late 19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$1,786

Antique Edwardian Art Nouveau Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

An exceptional original antique Edwardian Art Nouveau cast iron fireplace insert with decorative

Category

1890s Art Nouveau Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Antique Edwardian Art Nouveau Cast Iron Fireplace Insert

$2,673

Bronze Mounted Fireplace Insert

Located in Hinsdale, IL

Bronze with enameling firplace insert recently mounted on oak framing to use as wall piece; would

Category

19th Century English Antique Fireplace Insert

Bronze Mounted Fireplace Insert

$2,450

Late Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert in the Aesthetic Manner

Located in Manchester, GB

Late Victorian cast iron fireplace insert in the Aesthetic manner, circa 1890. Pictured with a set

Category

19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Late Victorian Cast Iron Fireplace Insert in the Aesthetic Manner

$1,992

"The Victor", a Victorian Cast Iron and Tiled Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

A small Victorian cast iron and tiled fireplace insert. The name The Victor cast into the fire back

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

"The Victor", a Victorian Cast Iron and Tiled Fireplace Insert

$680

Large Antique Victorian Cast Iron and Tiled Fireplace Insert

Located in Manchester, GB

Large antique Victorian cast iron fireplace insert with finely cast detail to the domed hood and

Category

1890s Victorian Antique Fireplace Insert

Materials

Iron

Large Antique Victorian Cast Iron and Tiled Fireplace Insert

$1,573

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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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