Fireplaces and Mantels
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
1950s English Louis XIII Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
Late 19th Century English Tudor Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
Early 1800s Scottish Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1750s German Rococo Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Ceramic
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Metal
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Mirror, Wood
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
19th Century American American Empire Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Steel
19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Foam
19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Enamel, Cut Steel
2010s American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
20th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron, Wrought Iron
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary American Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Limestone
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Enamel, Steel, Iron
Early 20th Century Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Steel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Wrought Iron
1960s English Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
1950s English Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
16th Century French Louis XIII Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century French Gothic Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century European Medieval Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
19th Century English Baroque Revival Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Belgian Black Marble
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Carrara Marble
19th Century Dutch Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 20th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
2010s Italian Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
1890s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
19th Century French Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Siena Marble
Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
1850s British Early Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 17th Century French Renaissance Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
20th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Steel
1820s American American Empire Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron, Wire
19th Century French Other Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century French Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Onyx
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
1810s European Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
19th Century Regency Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, 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.
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