Antique Marble Fireplaces
Stunning antique marble fireplaces, mantels & chimneypieces made in variety of different antique marbles, including Sienna marble, Statuary marble, Cippolino marble and Verde antico marble.
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Stock: 10187
A well proportioned Regency style Statuary Marble fireplace surround. The panelled frieze centred by a rosette medallion framed by inlaid Spanish Brocatelle Marble within delicately carved entwined stem edged panels, echoed on the endblocks and the jambs. Identical to SNo 10058. English, mid 19th Century.
Shown here with fire basket SNo 13822 not included.
Link to: Antique English Regency chimneypieces inc. George IV fireplace mantels.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
68 1⁄8"
173 cms |
51 5⁄8"
131 cms |
12"
30.5 cms |
| Internal |
40"
101.5 cms |
38 1⁄4"
97.2 cms |
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Stock: 11362
A very fine authentic replica of 17th century Italian Baroque fireplace surround carved from the solid in three sections in beige, pale yellow and rose, faintly veined Nembro Marble.The frieze, integral with the shelf, is centred by a cartouche carved in characteristic Lombardian high relief and possibly inspired by marine life. The whole is supported by a pair of moulded jambs. Italian, mid 20th century.
Shown here with andirons SNo 10202 recently sold.
Link to: Antique Baroque Chimneypieces inc English, Italian, French, Flemish Bolection fireplace mantels.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
73 1⁄4"
186.2 cms |
53 11⁄16"
136.5 cms |
9 13⁄16"
24.8 cms |
| Internal |
51 3⁄16"
130 cms |
40 7⁄8"
104 cms |
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Stock: 14722
A Louis XVI style antique fireplace surround in finely coloured and veined Skyros Marble. This unusual and attractive marble, quarried on the Greek island of Skyros and otherwise known as Skaris Marble, was first discovered by the Romans and was one of the most important marbles used by their architects and sculptors throughout the Roman Empire. It is understood that the marble extraction on the island ceased with the coming of World War II (1939-1945).
French, late 19th century.
Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
57 1⁄4"
145.5 cms |
43 1⁄2"
110.5 cms |
15 5⁄8"
39.5 cms |
| Internal |
40 7⁄8"
104 cms |
34 1⁄8"
86.5 cms |
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Stock: 15122
A very fine example of a Louis XVI style Statuary Marble fireplace surround. The breakfront shelf rests above a bead framed frieze centred by a delicately carved ribboned, leaf and berry wreath and sprigs, flanked on the endblocks by square foliate paterae. The tapering jambs are surmounted by large acanthus leaf corbels above rope moulding.
French, mid 19th century.
Shown here with a pair of andirons SNo 15115 not included.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
61 1⁄2"
156.2 cms |
43 11⁄16"
111 cms |
9 5⁄8"
24.5 cms |
| Internal |
44 1⁄2"
113 cms |
33 1⁄4"
84.7 cms |
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Stock: 15124
A large, late Victorian Derbyshire Fossil Limestone Bolection fire surround with a polished satin finish. The moulded frieze and jambs raised on substantial and sturdy footblocks.
English, circa 1900.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
66 1⁄8"
168 cms |
48"
122 cms |
4 1⁄8"
10.3 cms |
| Internal |
50"
127 cms |
40"
101.5 cms |
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Stock: 15110
A boldly veined, white English Marble fire surround in the traditional late Victorian style with large corbels on substantial jambs beneath the wide shelf.
English, c.1860.
Shown with register grate 15093 ot included.
Link to: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
68 7⁄8"
175 cms |
45 1⁄8"
114.5 cms |
12"
30.5 cms |
| Internal |
36 3⁄16"
92 cms |
35 13⁄16"
91 cms |
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Stock: 15062
A decorative Louis XV, Rococo style fire surround in lightly veined Carrara Marble. The shaped and moulded shelf rests above a scrolling frieze centred by a fine, large foliate and floral cartouche flanked by scrolled endblocks above angled panelled jambs terminating with foliate detail above plain footblocks. French, late 19th century.
Shown with fire basket SNo 14898 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
57 11⁄16"
146.5 cms |
42 1⁄4"
107.5 cms |
17 5⁄8"
44.8 cms |
| Internal |
38 5⁄8"
98 cms |
34 7⁄8"
88.7 cms |
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Stock: 15108
A set of Victorian Pavonazza Marble fireplace ingrounds in the Tudor style with moulded jambs beneath a slow arched opening raised on turned plinth foot blocks.
English, mid 19th century.
Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
56 7⁄8"
144.4 cms |
49 11⁄16"
126.3 cms |
3 7⁄8"
9.8 cms |
| Internal |
48"
122 cms |
45 13⁄16"
116.3 cms |
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Stock: 7944
A decorative Georgian style chimneypiece in Statuary & Sienna marble with a moulded breakfront shelf above a central panel. This panel depicts a group of playful putti wrestling a ram, bearing a mask and climbing a tree in a forest setting, bordered by oval paterae and bellflower garlands and putti endblocks over similarly carved jambs. English, circa 1890.
Shown here with fire basket SNo 10350 now sold.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
70"
177.8 cms |
59 1⁄2"
151.1 cms |
7 1⁄2"
19 cms |
| Internal |
41 11⁄16"
106 cms |
43 1⁄2"
110.5 cms |
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Stock: 14773
An elegant High Renaissance style polished Belgian Black Marble antique fireplace mantel. The fluted panelled frieze is centred by a strapwork tablet flanked by foliate detailed endblocks resting above Rosso Antico Marble tapering, free standing columns raised on double footblocks.
Flemish, 19th century.
Shown here with andirons SNo 12784 not included.
Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
63 3⁄8"
161 cms |
54 7⁄8"
139.5 cms |
15"
38 cms |
| Internal |
36 3⁄8"
92.5 cms |
40 3⁄16"
102 cms |
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Stock: 14843
An elegant twin columned Regency chimneypiece in white Statuary Marble. The wide moulded shelf, above a plain frieze, rests on two pairs of half round tapering columns with finely carved acanthus capitals and demi-lune stepped feet. English, circa 1820.
Shown here with fire basket SNo 14370 not yet on the web.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
84"
213.4 cms |
49 3⁄8"
125.5 cms |
13 7⁄8"
35.2 cms |
| Internal |
46 1⁄4"
117.5 cms |
40 5⁄8"
103 cms |
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Stock: 14992
A large arched Victorian chimneypiece in pure white Statuary Marble. The wide moulded shelf rests above an arched opening set with a central floral keystone flanked by carved spandrels of birds perched on stylised fern sprays with descending buds and tendrils.
English circa 1860.
Shown here with firegrate SNo 14370 not included and not yet on the web.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
76 3⁄8"
194 cms |
49"
124.5 cms |
14 3⁄8"
36.5 cms |
| Internal |
40 3⁄16"
102 cms |
35 5⁄8"
90.5 cms |
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Stock: 11278
A period Louis XV fireplace surround in Pierre de Bourguignon, Burgundy Stone known in French as a Pierre Marbrier because of its hard, marble like character whereby it takes a polish. This one with the serpentine shelf integral with the panelled frieze centred by a delicate shell cartouche flanked either end by kidney shaped angled upper jamb decoration. French, late 17th, early 18th century.
Shown here with andirons SNo 11106 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
59 13⁄16"
152 cms |
44 1⁄8"
112 cms |
8 7⁄8"
22.7 cms |
| Internal |
48 13⁄16"
124 cms |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
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Stock: 8410
A large and very well executed white marble 20th century copy of a Regency chimneypiece. The wide breakfront shelf, which rests above a plain frieze centred by a large plaque decorated with husks, fruits and foliage, is flanked by two pairs of scrolled brackets pinned by scallop shells and framing female mask medallions supported by simple but substantial jambs resting on sturdy footblocks. Provenance: Made for a large house in Eaton Square in London.
English mid 20th century.
Similar fireplaces were once seen in The Library at Courteenhall, Northamptonshire and in The Coffee Room at The Travellers Club in London as shown in the last two images.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
87"
221 cms |
52"
132.1 cms |
14 1⁄2"
36.8 cms |
| Internal |
50"
127 cms |
41"
104.1 cms |
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Stock: 14849
A large and imposing white Statuary Marble Gothic Revival chimneypiece together with it's original cast iron and brass mounted insert. The shaped moulded shelf rests above triple columns which frame the slow arched opening and are linked by a large central keystone with deeply carved quatrefoil and shield detail. Larger carved quatrefoil appear on the spandrels. The cast iron insert, with integral toothed front grate bars, is distinctive for its applied cast brass Gothic tracery. English, circa 1840.
Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
72 5⁄8"
184.5 cms |
54 1⁄8"
137.5 cms |
11 3⁄16"
28.5 cms |
| Internal |
43 11⁄16"
111 cms |
41 1⁄4"
105 cms |
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Stock: 14873
An elegant, early Regency antique fireplace surround, of elegant simplicity, in finely carved pure white Statuary Marble. The breakfront shelf, with a curved moulded undershelf, rests above a panelled, fluted frieze centred with a carved plaque depicting a flambeau urn and swags. Oval floral paterae adorn the endblocks above slim fluted columns on neat footblocks fronting the jambs. Scottish, circa 1810.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
65 1⁄2"
166.4 cms |
56 1⁄4"
143 cms |
7 7⁄8"
20 cms |
| Internal |
41 11⁄16"
106 cms |
43 1⁄4"
110 cms |
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Stock: 11066
A fine Italian Baroque Bolection fireplace carved in warm Sarrancolin Marble. The simple, deep moulded shelf rests above the inset moulded bolection which is supported on elegantly shaped footblocks.
Italian, mid 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
65 3⁄16"
165.7 cms |
45 1⁄2"
115.5 cms |
14 1⁄2"
36.8 cms |
| Internal |
48 3⁄16"
122.5 cms |
37"
94 cms |
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Stock: 14354
An elegant Regency antique fireplace surround in cool grey veined Pencil Marble with a plain frieze flanked by a pair of substantial bullseye endblocks above round attached columns fronting the jambs.
English, early 19th century.
Shown here with insert SNo 14334 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
61 1⁄4"
155.7 cms |
44 1⁄2"
113 cms |
10"
25.5 cms |
| Internal |
37 11⁄16"
95.7 cms |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
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Stock: 14780
A tall and finely made white Statuary Marble Georgian chimneypiece. The wide corniced shelf rests above the plain frieze which is centred by a tablet depicting The Triumph of Love. Flanking the frieze are laurel wreathed endblocks above fielded jambs with corbels in the form of stylised fern fronds terminating in bellflowers. This antique fireplace exudes the simple elegance characteristic of the period. English, circa 1790.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
74 13⁄16"
190 cms |
59 5⁄8"
151.5 cms |
7 1⁄2"
19 cms |
| Internal |
45 1⁄4"
115 cms |
43 5⁄8"
110.8 cms |
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Stock: 14553
Early nineteenth-century Italian chimneypiece in Carrara marble, with a richly carved under-shelf and frieze. The recessed frieze has a central tablet carved with Venus in repose; this is flanked by two pairs of birds, each bearing a garland in their beaks. The endblocks are carved with large Medusa masks which rest on engaged fluted columns with delicately carved capitals of curling acanthus leaves. The fluted columned jambs gently widen to finish in an elegant base.
Italian, circa 1830.
Shown here with fire grate SNo 14629.
Link to: Antique English Regency chimneypieces inc. George IV fireplace mantels.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
73 3⁄16"
186 cms |
52 3⁄16"
132.5 cms |
12 3⁄16"
31 cms |
| Internal |
54 1⁄4"
138 cms |
42 1⁄8"
107 cms |
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Stock: 14714
A large and majestic twin columned Carrara Marble antique chimneypiece. The deeply moulded cornice shelf rests above a panelled frieze, with a central plain shield surrounded by scrolled foliate detail, flanked by square paterae endblocks. The free standing tapering columns, with exhuberantly carved capitals, are raised on substantial buttoned footblocks. Belgian, late 19th century.
Shown here with firegrate SNo 14374 not included.
Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
72 3⁄16"
183.5 cms |
61 3⁄8"
156 cms |
25 13⁄16"
65.5 cms |
| Internal |
36 5⁄8"
93 cms |
42 11⁄16"
108.5 cms |
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Stock: 14357
A finely carved Georgian style Statuary Marble mid Victorian antique fireplace surround. The moulded shelf rests above the delicately veined Sienna Marble fluted freeze, with alternating medallions, centred by a large garlanded urn tablet. Oval rosette paterae adorn the endblocks above tall stylised flambeau urn and vase carved detail on the jambs. English, mid 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
69 13⁄16"
177.3 cms |
57"
144.7 cms |
7 1⁄2"
19 cms |
| Internal |
41 1⁄4"
105 cms |
40 7⁄8"
104 cms |
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Stock: 7913
A large 19th century French Baroque style antique fireplace mantel in variegated, pink toned Languedoc Marble. French, mid 19th century.
Shown here with andirons SNo 11812 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
56 1⁄4"
143 cms |
46 1⁄8"
117 cms |
15 1⁄8"
38.3 cms |
| Internal |
39 13⁄16"
101 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Stock: 12488
An early 18th century Louis XVI chimneypiece in brown polished fossil marble, with restrained carved scrolling detail in Sarin Colin marble.
French, early 18th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
66 7⁄8"
170 cms |
44 11⁄16"
113.5 cms |
11 3⁄16"
28.5 cms |
| Internal |
51 3⁄16"
130 cms |
36 5⁄8"
93 cms |
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Stock: 14863
A Victorian Tinos Green Marble pompadour Louis XVI style antique fireplace surround. The serpentine panelled frieze, centred by an oval paterae, is flanked by panelled endblocks above angled panelled jambs. English, mid 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
48 3⁄8"
123 cms |
38 3⁄8"
97.5 cms |
13 3⁄8"
34 cms |
| Internal |
34 3⁄8"
87.5 cms |
30 7⁄8"
78.5 cms |
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Stock: 11349
A large and wide Victorian Bolection chimneypiece moulded in dramatically veined Verde Tinos Marble. Photographed with and without footblocks.
English, late 19th century.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
57 1⁄2"
146 cms |
45 7⁄8"
116.5 cms |
3 11⁄16"
9.5 cms |
| Internal |
38"
96.5 cms |
36"
91.5 cms |
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Stock: 14845
A deeply moulded 20th century Bolection fireplace surround in richly veined Pavonazzo marble. English, early 20th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
60"
152.5 cms |
46 1⁄4"
117.5 cms |
2 13⁄16"
7 cms |
| Internal |
44 1⁄4"
112.5 cms |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
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Stock: 14314
An attractive Victorian arched white marble antique fireplace surround with a central foliate keystone flanked by large profusely carved floral panelled spandrels set over rectangular moulded foot blocks. One of a pair with SNo 14639
English late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
75 5⁄8"
192 cms |
48 1⁄4"
122.8 cms |
14 3⁄16"
36 cms |
| Internal |
37"
94 cms |
40 3⁄16"
102 cms |
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Stock: 14737
A Baroque style Ashburton Marble antique Bolection fireplace surround in the soft pale pinks and greys typical of the finer examples of this marble most likely to have come from the Lindhay Quarry in Devon in south west England.
English, late 19th century.
Notes: In 1852 a Devon newspaper 'The Western Times', reported that some large blocks of marble had been excavated from quarries adjoining the ancient Stannary Town of Ashburton. It was suggested at the time that the marble be used for the making of chimneypieces as the veins and colour were considered very decorative and superior to that found in any other quarry in South Devon. This marble was still being quarried at the Linhay Quarry into the late 20th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
58"
147.2 cms |
45 1⁄4"
115 cms |
5 1⁄8"
13 cms |
| Internal |
41 7⁄8"
106.5 cms |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
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Stock: 14835
A small and elegant White Statuary Marble columned Regency antique chimneypiece. The wide corniced shelf resting above a cushion panelled frieze centred by a carved tablet depicting a Greek muse playing a lyre, is flanked by panelled foliate paterea end blocks supported on free standing tapering columns fronting the jambs on moulded footblocks.
English, circa 1810.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
59 1⁄8"
150 cms |
47 13⁄16"
121.5 cms |
11 3⁄16"
28.5 cms |
| Internal |
40 7⁄8"
104 cms |
38 13⁄16"
98.5 cms |
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Stock: 13707
A late 19th century French fireplace mantel in deeply carved Carrara Marble. The moulded shelf rests above a cushioned frieze surmounted by a large acanthus cartouche flanked by shell and acanthus foliate carvings on the spandrels set either side of the bolection moulded opening.
French, late 19th century.
Shown here with fire basket SNo 14236 not included in the price.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
66 11⁄16"
169.5 cms |
45 1⁄8"
114.5 cms |
16 11⁄16"
42.5 cms |
| Internal |
47 3⁄16"
120 cms |
35"
89 cms |
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Stock: 7743
A pretty Louis XV antique chimneypiece in Bleu Fleuri marble with a simple panelled frieze over a gentle opening flanked by scrolled and panelled endblocks above canted panelled jambs raised on plain foortblocks.
French, late 19th century.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
56"
142.2 cms |
42"
106.7 cms |
14 13⁄16"
37.5 cms |
| internal |
41 1⁄2"
105.4 cms |
34 1⁄4"
87 cms |
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Stock: 14565
A fine Louis XVI style antique chimneypiece in Carrara Marble, the frieze centred by a plaque in high relief that is deftly carved with a garland of summer flowers gathered by ribbons from which emanates an abundance of scrolled foliage punctuated by further floral motifs. The foliate paterae end blocks rest on console jambs, which culminate in a flourish of finely rendered acanthus leaves. French, circa 1880.
Shown here with chenet SNo 14046 not yet on the web and not included in the price
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
66 1⁄8"
168 cms |
45 1⁄8"
114.5 cms |
17 1⁄2"
44.5 cms |
| Internal |
43 11⁄16"
111 cms |
33 1⁄8"
84 cms |
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Stock: 7892
A small and elegant mid 19th century Louis XVI style antique fireplace mantel simply carved in subtly veined creamy Cippolino Africano Marble. The moulded shelf rests above a bolection style fireplace supported on neat footblocks.
French, circa 1860.
Shown here with chenets SNo 12469 not included in the price.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
53 1⁄4"
135.3 cms |
45 1⁄2"
115.6 cms |
15 1⁄2"
39.4 cms |
| internal |
36 1⁄4"
92.1 cms |
37 3⁄16"
94.6 cms |
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Stock: 14833
A typical early Victorian White Statuary Marble antique fireplace surround with a panelled frieze and large corbels above panelled jambs.
English, circa 1850.
Shown here with insert SNo 14344 not included.
Link to: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
65 1⁄4"
165.8 cms |
46 7⁄8"
119 cms |
11"
28 cms |
| internal |
36"
91.5 cms |
38 13⁄16"
98.5 cms |
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Marble fireplaces
Our stunning collection of antique marble fireplaces, mantels and chimneypieces features fireplaces made in a variety of different antique marbles, including Sienna marble, Statuary marble, Cippolino marble and Verde Antico marble.
A brief history of marble
Marble has been used in architecture for thousands of years, dating back to the ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian cultures. Its ability to bear immense weight made it ideal for supporting structures and monolithic columns in public, private and religious buildings. Prized for its beauty and resilience, marble has been used in some of the world’s most iconic buildings, including the Parthenon, the Taj Mahal and the Palace of Versailles.
Marble has been popular for its use in sculpture since classical times. In fact, the word ‘marble’ derives from the Ancient Greek mármaron, which means ‘crystalline rock, shining stone’. Light is able to penetrate several millimetres into marble before being scattered out, producing the characteristic ‘glow’ that seems to give life to sculptures.
The introduction of marble fireplaces
Marble fireplaces have been popular for hundreds of years. Marble has been highly prized as a material for fireplaces due to its softness - which makes it easier to carve - its strength, and, perhaps most of all, its elegance and air of luxury.
The oldest piece in our collection of antique marble fireplaces dates back to around 1460. This extremely rare chimneypiece is carved in Pietra d’Istria marble from the Istrian Peninsula near Venice, and is attributed to Giorgio da Sebenico, sculptor of the Duomo San Francesco, Cathedral of Ancona.
A taste for marble fireplaces
Marble fireplaces remained fashionable in Europe throughout the 15th and 16th Centuries and were particularly popular during the Georgian, Regency and Victorian eras.
The first half of the Georgian era saw marble fireplaces influenced heavily by the classical temple architecture of the Greeks and Romans. Halfway through the 18th Century, designer and architect Robert Adam revolutionised fireplace design with his neoclassical fireplaces.
Marble fireplaces were much sought-after during the Regency period, particularly those made from Statuary marble. However, the onset of the Napoleonic wars in 1803 made its cost prohibitive to all but the wealthiest, and largely restricted its use to grand public rooms.
From the early to mid Victorian era these fireplaces were typically very ornate, featuring intricate floral designs. Later Victorian fireplaces show a preference for simpler, more geometric designs.
Antique marble fireplaces
Antique marble fireplaces are still very much in demand, and it’s easy to see why. From the simplest to the most sumptuously extravagant, a marble fireplace can be tastefully integrated into either a traditional or modern room to make a beautiful and striking focal point.
Our collection of antique marble fireplaces is one of the most comprehensive in the world. A display spanning such a breadth of styles, periods and materials is unlikely to be found elsewhere.