Fireplaces and Mantels
Early 1800s British Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
20th Century French Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
1760s English George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Baroque Fireplaces and Mantels
Travertine
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal
1970s English Early Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Marble
1960s British Georgian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
17th Century Italian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
1820s English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 1900s British Late Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century English Empire Fireplaces and Mantels
Siena Marble, Marble
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Mid-19th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century English Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
1850s Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
18th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
18th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
20th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century English Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal, Bronze, Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
19th Century French Rococo Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine, Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Siena Marble
21st Century and Contemporary English Queen Anne Fireplaces and Mantels
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
18th Century English Palladian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Late 18th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Poplar
17th Century Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Early 1900s English Georgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Breccia Marble
19th Century Belgian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 19th Century European Louis Philippe Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Belgian Black Marble
Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Limestone
1790s English George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
19th Century English Greek Revival Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary 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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