Fireplaces and Mantels
21st Century and Contemporary Irish Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
1920s Dutch Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
20th Century Italian Fireplaces and Mantels
Cement
Late 19th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Pottery
2010s American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1850s French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Enamel, Cut Steel
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
19th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Belgian Black Marble
20th Century Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Fireplaces and Mantels
Travertine, Marble
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century American Shaker Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze
Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Sandstone
Late 19th Century English Jacobean Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century English Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Walnut, Wood
20th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Statuary Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
Early 18th Century Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1880s French Empire Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal
Early 20th Century Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Limestone
19th Century British Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-19th Century English Jacobean Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
1920s French Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
1810s Italian Neoclassical Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Wrought Iron
19th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
2010s Unknown Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1810s American American Colonial Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
1970s French Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century European Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 20th Century English Louis Philippe Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century English Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Ceramic, Stoneware
18th Century French Gothic Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Bronze, Steel
1830s English William IV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
21st Century and Contemporary English George III Fireplaces and Mantels
Gesso, Wood, Paint
1860s English High Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Other Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Siena Marble
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel, Chrome
19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Chrome
Late 19th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Gesso, Walnut
Early 20th Century English Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Antique and Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
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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