Antique Reclaimed Neo-Gothic Carved Tan Marble Mantel

Carved panels decorate the façade of this 1880s Victorian mantel as well as turned columns and stately corbels. Carved side panel and original tiles not included. Please note, this i...

Rich oxblood with white, gray, and eggplant veining, this marble mantel was imported from Europe by Danny Alessandro Edwin Jackson Mantel Company and carved out of rouge royale - a marble characterized by the presence of white calcite veins. In his Dictionary of Trade and Industry, Blanqui described this marble as, "This marble with a red background, mixed with white, and sometimes blue, is extracted in the town of Franchimont, near Philippeville, in the province of Namur. In all the Belgian marbles, it is the one that was most frequently used in the decoration of monuments: in the palace of Versailles, the Louvre, Palais Royal, and in many other public and private buildings." This piece epitomizes the emerging design aesthetics of the Louis XV period, characterized by curved forms, lightness, and comfort. True to its period, minimal lines highlight the panels on the vertical supports as well as across the serpentine apron, which features a carved shell with scrolls and leaves at the center. One feature to note: The side panels have round bronze vent covers...

An original Victorian era Gothic Revival sandstone fire mantel circa 1880, with ornate column-style jambs, decorative foliate spandrels and a dramatic arched fireplace opening with carved bust to the top. Sourced from a property in the North of England, this antique York stone fireplace...

There is an august simplicity to this Jacobean-revival chimneypiece, the hard, square outline complementing the sloping shoulders of the aperture. Alternating voided roundels and mas...