Fireplaces and Mantels
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century English Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Chrome
1830s American American Empire Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century French Other Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 20th Century Edwardian Fireplaces and Mantels
Walnut
1810s English Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century French Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
Early 1800s American American Empire Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
18th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wicker
19th Century British Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
19th Century French Rococo Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1810s American American Colonial Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble, Marble
19th Century American Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Upholstery
19th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Ormolu
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
1920s Art Deco Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Mid-19th Century English Palladian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century French Other Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Walnut, Wood
Early 1600s French Louis XIII Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
19th Century European Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Onyx
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1830s American American Empire Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine, Paint
19th Century English Jacobean Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
19th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
Early 19th Century French Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1890s English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1790s American American Colonial Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Wire
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1850s American American Empire Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
1790s American American Colonial Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Steel, Iron
Early 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
19th Century English Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Leather
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-19th Century English Jacobean Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Sandstone
Mid-20th Century Italian Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Marble
Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century British Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Steel, Iron
Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Wire
15th Century and Earlier English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
19th Century French Restauration Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Earthenware
19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Belgian Black Marble
Mid-18th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Mahogany
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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