Victorian Fire Surrounds
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney ...
Iron
Antique Early 19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney...
Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Antique Late 19th Century Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
Antique 19th Century Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Marble
Antique 19th Century Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Metalwork
Copper
Antique Late 19th Century British High Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Sandstone
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney ...
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney...
Marble
Antique 19th Century William IV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Statuary Marble
Antique Late 19th Century British Fireplaces and Mantels
Copper
Antique 1880s Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Antique Late 19th Century Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Fireplaces and Mantels
Ceramic, Stoneware
Antique 19th Century Gothic Revival Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Limestone
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Mahogany
Antique 1880s English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 20th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Composition
Vintage 1940s Scottish Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Granite
Antique Early 1900s Scottish Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Antique 1880s Scottish Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
Antique 1880s Scottish Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Limestone
Antique 1870s English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 1880s Scottish Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Slate
Antique 1880s Scottish Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Vintage 1960s British Early Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
Vintage 1950s British Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
Antique 19th Century Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Brass
Antique 1850s Scottish Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Belgian Black Marble
Antique 1870s British Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century English Jacobean Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
Antique 1840s Scottish Early Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique Late 19th Century Fireplaces and Mantels
Composition
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Copper, Iron
Vintage 1950s English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 1880s English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Sandstone, Stone
Antique 1860s Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 1880s British Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Pine
Antique 1890s English Palladian Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak
Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Pine
Antique 1820s Scottish Early Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
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Finding the Right fireplaces-mantels for You
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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To clean a brass fire surround, mix equal parts flour, salt and vinegar to make a paste. Then rub the mixture onto brass and wipe off. Repeat the process with one tablespoon salt and two tablespoons vinegar in one pint of warm water. Shop a selection of brass fire surrounds on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Victorian fire screens were used for safety, and this is why people continue to use them to this day. When placed in front of the fireplace, the screen prevents sparks from flying out into the room. In addition, screens reduce glare and lessen heat output, making it more pleasant to sit in front of a crackling fire. Shop a variety of fireplace screens on 1stDibs.