Regency Style Wooden Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A handsome Regency style wooden fire mantel circa 1900. Made from pine, this reclaimed English fireplace is carved with reeded jambs and frieze beneath an ornate egg and dart trimmed...
Wood, Pine
Carved Neoclassical Georgian Style Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
It is intricately detailed with hand-carved fluting across the frieze and a Neoclassical tablet with urn, swags and foliage alongside egg and dart dentals beneath the mantel, carved ...
Wood, Pine
Large Victorian Style Carved Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Various carved motifs including egg and dart details to the mantel and frieze accentuate the pronounced shape of the shelf, bringing a sense of grandeur and prestige to any setting.
Wood, Oak, Pine, Paint
18th Century Georgian Style Dog Leg Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A band of egg and dart moulding supports a staggered mantel to complete.
Pine
Victorian Arts & Crafts Carved Pine Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
It is further decorated with egg and dart moulding beneath the mantel and a carved dog leg opening.
Pine, Wood
Reclaimed Neoclassical Style English White Painted Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
The frieze is centred with a woman between two putti who appear to be serving her. Egg and dart moulding runs under the mantel which has a fine bead design along the lip.
Wood
Antique Neoclassical Style Pine Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This fireplace is a testament to the craftsmanship of its Victorian maker with its detailed frieze showcasing a wheat sheaf to its centre, then drapes and patarae to either side. Egg...
Composition
Cream Marble Hand Carved Mantel with Floral and Foliate Designs
Located in Houston, TX
A shell carving is centered on the front upper portion, A corbel carving is centered above the fire box opening. An egg and Dart carving surrounds the upper mantel and also surroun...
Marble
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H 65 in W 53 in D 1.5 in
1931 NYC Waldorf Astoria Hotel Tan over Mantel Mirror with Egg and Dart Design
Located in New York, NY
Simple tan and gold mirror with egg and dart details surrounding the glass. This is from the 1931 NYC Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Some wear from age and use. A Waldorf Astoria authenticit...
Mirror, Wood
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H 60.25 in W 92 in D 13 in
1905 White & Gold Wood Federal Style Mantel with Columns and Egg and Dart Design
Located in New York, NY
Federal style mantel with egg and dart details and slim columns on each side.
Wood
Pine Mantel with Egg & Dart Moulding (VIC-V65)
Located in New York, NY
A carved Pine mantel with egg & dart moulding and Acanthus frieze, dog leg jambs with egg & dart moulding to aperture.
Pine
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H 51 in W 64 in D 7 in
Early 19th Century Carved Pine Mantel with Egg and Dart Decoration (VIC-NY29)
Located in New York, NY
An early 19th century carved pine mantel with egg and dart decoration and carved corbels.
Pine
Queen Anne Breche Marble Surrounded with Egg and Dart Moulding
Located in London, GB
Queen Anne Breche marble surrounded with egg and dart moulding. These were originally made for paneled rooms.
$1,450
H 58 in W 85 in D 7.5 in
Unfinished Wood Fireplace Mantel with Carved Sunburst and Fluted Pilasters.
Located in Stamford, CT
Unfinished reproduction wood fireplace mantel with carved sunburst and fluted pilasters. This particular mantel exhibits decorative carving, including a central sunburst motif and fl...
Wood
Antique Georgian Style Painted Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Georgian style painted fireplace. Dating to the mid-century, this elegant English Georgian style fireplace is constructed in pine with a white painted finish. A feature o...
Wood, Pine
Painted Georgian Style Reclaimed Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A painted Georgian style fire surround with composition swags and central cameo. Additional Dimensions Opening height 103.5 cm Opening width 122 cm Width between outsides of the foo...
Composition
Large Antique Neoclassical Wooden Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large antique neoclassical wooden fireplace. This impressive, large scale fire surround is crafted in hardwood and ornately decorated with composition embellishments, including fl...
Wood, Hardwood, Paint
Antique Regency Carved Wooden Fireplace Surround
Located in Ware, GB
Antique Georgian carved fireplace surround in pine. This wooden fireplace surround features finely carved detailing, reeded columns, a bow-fronted shelf and panelled frieze. A hand...
Wood, Pine
Antique Painted Pine Fireplace Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large scale antique pine fireplace mantel finished in primer, formerly used as a kitchen fire surround. Though this reclaimed fireplace dates from the late 19th century, its simple...
Pine, Paint, Wood
Georgian Neoclassical Style Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A painted Georgian neoclassical style fire mantel dating from around 1870. This impressive, large scale fire surround is crafted in pine and ornately decorated with composition embel...
Composition
Carved Edwardian Oak Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A handsome Edwardian oak fireplace with a stripped natural light oak finish. Dating from circa 1910, this antique oak fireplace is a beautiful piece and has stood the test of time fo...
Wood, Oak
Antique Georgian Style Carved Pine Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Georgian style carved pine fire surround. Dating to circa 1850, this English fireplace has a stripped pine finish, heavily carved with swags and foliage topped with a stri...
Wood, Pine
$15,000
H 51.5 in W 67.25 in D 7.25 in
English Georgian Pine Classical Mantle with Carved Foliage & Medallions. C 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian Pine Classical mantle with original carved gesso, foliage, and medallion motif. Late 18th Century. Overall measurements- 67.25" Wide at top / 7.25" Deep at top /...
Gesso, Pine
Antique Pine & Composition Painted Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique pine and composition painted fire surround. This sophisticated antique fireplace will make a stunning chimneypiece in any setting, bringing the fine elegance of Georgian s...
Composition
Antique Georgian Neoclassical Style Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Georgian Neoclassical style pine and composition fire mantel salvaged from an estate in Northamptonshire. Dating from circa 1800, this fireplace displays a beautiful desig...
Gesso, Wood, Pine, Paint
Antique Limestone Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
19th century French Louis XVI style fireplace mantel in nice warm limestone. This nice and clean looking paneled Louis XVI is adorned with two lovely stylish flowers on both sides of...
Limestone
Antique Neoclassical Style Carved Pine Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Neoclassical style carved pine fire surround. Dating to the late 19th century, this fireplace has stood the test of time across the centuries. It is beautifully ornate, c...
Wood, Pine
Antique Georgian Pine Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Georgian pine fire surround. Showcasing a fine composition fluted frieze, this fireplace is ornately crafted in pine and applied with composition mouldings to the centre t...
Composition
Reclaimed Georgian Style Pine Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Neoclassical style fireplace surround constructed from pine, with applied composition decoration, painted. Additional dimensions: Opening height 109.5 cm Opening ...
Pine
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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