1800s French Luis XVI Style Tabletop Clock with Angels
Located in Marbella, ES
French tabletop clock with angels in brass and marble, in Luis XVI, 19th century style. Gilded sphere with Roman numbers and enamels in the manner of 'Cutteau". Paris type clock mach...
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 23.23 in W 14.18 in D 5.52 in
18th Century Ancient Pendola Louis XVI French White Marble Gilded Bronze, 1800s
Located in Torino, Torino
Ancient Pendola Louis XVI (1700) Extremely rare and very refined Louis XVI clock, in white marble and gilded bronze with mercury, Enriched with decorations and sculptures in gild...
Marble
Unavailable
H 42.13 in W 43.31 in D 13.78 in
Original Contemporary French Antique Fireplace in Marble-Stone, Paris, 1800s
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Original and unique contemporary French antique fireplace, hand-carved in solid marble-stone from the 1800s, Paris. Excellent quality of marble-stone, unique and rare texture of c...
Stone
Unavailable
H 42.72 in W 55.12 in D 15.36 in
French Louis XIV Style Fireplace in Red-Royal-Languedoc Marble, Paris, 1800s
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
A French Louis XIV style handcrafted fireplace in a rare and great quality of a "Rouge" Red-Royal-Languedoc marble, circa 1800s from Paris, France. Available right now from our Los A...
Marble
Unavailable
H 47.25 in W 80.71 in D 15.36 in
French Antique Fireplace from Burgundy, 19th Century France 'Marble Stone' 1800s
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Rare quality of French antique marble stone from France, handcrafted fireplace in circa 1800s from France. Cannelures and corniches handcrafted in marble stone. Round circular corner...
Stone
Unavailable
H 104.34 in W 45.28 in D 14.18 in
French Louis XVI Period Marble Fireplace with Top, circa 1800s, Paris, France
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
A French Louis XVI period fireplace handcrafted in marble circa 1800s from Paris, France. The Top called "Trumeau" was handcrafted (same period) in French wood.
Marble
Unavailable
H 21.26 in W 47.45 in D 13.59 in
French Louis XVI Trumeau "Top of Fireplace" Bordeaux Marble, Paris-France, 1800s
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
A rare massif French Louis XVI Trumeau (top of the fireplace) hand carved in French red marble in the late 1800s from Paris, France. Very good quality of sculpture, beautiful midd...
Marble
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H 17 in W 15.5 in D 7 in
Antique French Bronze D'Ore White Carrara Marble Mantel Clock, Early 1800s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French bronze D'Ore white Carrara marble mantel clock, signed "Henry Voisin," early 19th century.
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Louis XIV Marble Mantle, circa 1800s
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis XIV marble mantle Origin: France circa 1800s Measurements: 81" W x 16" D x 46" H.
Marble
Georgian White and Sienna Marble Mantel with Carved Urns
Located in New York, NY
This is an original Georgian marble mantel from a prestigious 1800s mansion. All carved white marble with a beautiful sienna marble inset with carved urns.
Siena Marble
Ancient Fireplace in White Marble, Carved. Turin, 1800s
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique fireplace in white marble, hand carved. coming from a prestigious building in Turin, made by expert craftsmen in the 1800s. Savoyard elegance and refined shapes make it tast...
Marble
Regence Rouge Royal Languedoc, circa 1800s
Located in Dallas, TX
Regence rouge royal languedoc. Origin: France, circa 1820. Measurements: 78 1/2" W x 11 1/2" D X 47" H. Firebox: 64" W X 37 1/2" H.
Marble
1800s Small French Pompadour Pinkish Gray Marble Mantel
Located in New York, NY
This small 1800s Pompadour mantel is made from pinkish gray marble.
Antique Marble Mantel with Lotus Flower Decor, circa 1800s
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique marble mantel with lotus decor Origin: Venice, Italy, circa 1800s Measurements: 59" W x 10" D x 51.5" H firebox: 42" W x 42" H.
Marble
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H 42.625 in W 46.75 in D 9 in
1800s NYC Waldorf Astoria Hotel Mantel White and Green Marble Regency Style
Located in New York, NY
Hearth not included. 19th Century hand carved Regency style white and green marble mantel. Matching cherubic motifs on the two top corners and the middle of the header. This mantel w...
Marble
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H 13.78 in W 10.04 in L 13.78 in
Fine 8 Day Striking Ormolu & White Marble Clock with Cherubs, Late 1800s
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A splendid 8 day, with half & full hour striking on a bell Ormolu clock of cherubs on a white marble base. The movement signed by Mouein of Paris, circa 1885, with sun burst pendulum...
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
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H 41.34 in W 49.22 in D 14.18 in
French Parisian Louis XV Style Fireplace in White Marble, circa 1800s, France
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
A French Parisian Louis XV style fireplace hand-carved in white marble, circa 1800s from Paris, France. Great quality of art work from that period, with beautiful sculptures on th...
Marble
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H 37.01 in W 52.76 in D 15.75 in
French Parisian Napoleon III Style Fireplace in White Carrera Marble 1800s Paris, France
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
French Parisian Napoleon III style fireplace in white Carrera marble handcrafted in the 1800s from Paris-France.
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H 48.25 in W 69.5 in D 11 in
French Louis XV Style Fireplace Hand-Carved Marble, circa 1800s, Paris
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Mantel very thick. Solid antique marble. Great quality of French art work.
Marble
French Louis XVI Style Fireplace 1800s White Marble, France
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Classic French Louis XVI style fireplace in white marble circas 1800s from France. Cannelures, panels and classic sculptures. Very elegant. Firebox: Width 33 inches x High 33 inch...
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H 42.52 in W 61.42 in D 16.54 in
French Louis XV Style Fireplace in white Marble circa 1800s Paris, France
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Great quality of a Louis XV style fireplace handcrafted in white statuary marble from the 1800s in Paris, France. Excellent quality of work. 3 beautiful shells: One on each side ...
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H 43.31 in W 52.76 in D 13 in
French Louis XV Style Fireplace in White Carrera Statuary Marble circa 1800s, Paris-France
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Great quality of French fireplace Louis XV style handcrafted in white Carrera statuary marble in the 1800s. From Paris-France. Beautiful curves, design and volutes. Ready for inst...
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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