Fireplaces and Mantels
Early 20th Century English Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Bronze
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal
Mid-18th Century French Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Rococo Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
16th Century Italian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
2010s American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Mid-18th Century English Palladian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Mother-of-Pearl, Tapestry
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1960s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
20th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 18th Century English Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Gesso, Pine
20th Century Belgian Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1820s American American Empire Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Breccia Marble
20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Brass
2010s Portuguese Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1810s English Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
18th Century French Rococo Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Bronze, Steel
Mid-19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Bronze
Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
19th Century Belgian Louis Philippe Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century Italian Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze, Iron
1780s English Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze
Late 19th Century English Medieval Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
19th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Late 18th Century Irish George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble, Siena Marble
Late 19th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
16th Century Italian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
2010s Regency Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1810s American American Empire Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Wire
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
2010s Italian Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Limestone
1820s English Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary American Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze, Steel
1880s French Belle Époque Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Early 18th Century English Palladian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
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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