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: 15420
A small late Regency black slate chimneypiece. The moulded shelf above a reeded frieze centred by a foliate panel flanked by large acanthus corbels on reeded, panelled jambs supported on plain footblocks.
English, circa 1820.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
56 1⁄8"
142.5 cms |
43 11⁄16"
111.1 cms |
9"
22.8 cms |
| Internal |
33 7⁄8"
86.2 cms |
36"
91.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £3,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15421
A Regency Welsh Heather slate chimneypiece in an aubergine hue. The moulded shelf above a cushioned frieze, centred by a rosette panel, flanked by large acanthus corbels above cushion moulded jambs.
English, circa 1830.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
60 3⁄16"
153 cms |
44 1⁄8"
112.1 cms |
9 1⁄8"
23.2 cms |
| Internal |
34 11⁄16"
88.1 cms |
35 11⁄16"
90.8 cms |
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Stock: 15404
A traditional Victorian Statuary marble fire surround. The moulded shelf rests above a plain frieze flanked by large corbels, with shell detail skirts, on wide jambs raised on large footblocks. Similar to but smaller than fireplace SNo 15185. English, circa 1860.
Shown here with firegrate SNo 15243 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
65 11⁄16"
167 cms |
44 1⁄2"
113 cms |
11 3⁄8"
29 cms |
| Internal |
36 3⁄8"
92.5 cms |
36 3⁄16"
92 cms |
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Stock: 7360
A large and very finely made replica Chimneypiece in the Italian Neo Classical manner in Statuary Marble inlaid with Cippolino, Portoro, Sienna, Breccia Colorato and Aegean Bordeaux specimen marbles. The egg and dart moulding beneath a breakfront shelf is above a frieze centred by a carved Statuary marble cartouche inlaid with Cippolino marble flanked by oval Portoro marble endblocks.
Italian late 20th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
98 1⁄2"
250.2 cms |
76"
193 cms |
11 11⁄16"
29.8 cms |
| Internal |
61"
154.9 cms |
50"
127 cms |
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Stock: 11376
A fine, late 18th century antique fireplace surround in Statuary marble with Spanish Brocatelle marble fluting and ingrounds. The breakfront shelf rests on a frieze with inlaid Brocatelle marble fluting, which is interspersed by delicately carved rosette paterae. The frieze is flanked by endblocks carved with pillar vases and trailing leaves above tapering fluted jambs raised on stepped footblocks.
English circa 1780.
Known provenance.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
69 1⁄4"
176 cms |
58 11⁄16"
149 cms |
6"
15.3 cms |
| Internal |
41 1⁄4"
104.8 cms |
42 1⁄8"
107 cms |
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Stock: 7871
An impressive and large Belgian Black Marble.Louis XV Rococo fireplace mantel. The richly carved serpentine frieze is centred by a dramatic, scrolled floral cartouche, flanked by panelled spandrels and generous 'C' scrolled endblocks above scrolled angled, acanthus clad jambs. French, circa 1850
(photos before restoration and more to follow).
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
65 1⁄2"
166.4 cms |
47"
119.4 cms |
13 1⁄2"
34.3 cms |
| internal |
45"
114.3 cms |
37 1⁄2"
95.2 cms |
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Listed Price: £18,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14356
A fine Statuary Marble Victorian chimneypiece with grey/green Verde Antico Marble inlay very much in the George III manner. The wide moulded shelf, with an underlay of dentil detail, rests above an inlaid Greek Key frieze with a central tablet of an urn surmounted by a pair of mythical styled sphinx. The rosette paterae on the end blocks are set above inlaid fluted pilasters fronting the jambs. English, circa 1870.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
71 11⁄16"
182 cms |
56 1⁄2"
143.5 cms |
9 1⁄8"
23 cms |
| Internal |
44 1⁄8"
112 cms |
42 7⁄8"
109 cms |
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Stock: 14974
A fine Regency fireplace surround in pure white Statuary Marble. Beautifully elegant in its simplicity. The twin cushioned panelled frieze, beneath the moulded shelf, is centred by a tablet depicting a reclining Venus, holding aloft a rose, beside a basket of flowers with her temple in the distance.The endblocks with large rosette paterae above cushioned panelled jambs.
English, circa 1810.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
65"
165 cms |
45 1⁄2"
115.5 cms |
8 11⁄16"
22.2 cms |
| Internal |
46 1⁄8"
117 cms |
38 3⁄8"
97.5 cms |
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Stock: 15278
A very fine Louis XVI antique chimneypiece in a lightly veined, soft grey Bardiglio marble. The stepped shelf, with a bead and reel under band, rests on a beautifully carved foliate frieze of scrolling acanthus leaves framing a small floral cartouche above a band of bound rod moulding. Flanking the frieze are large square floral paterae supported on bold, stopped fluted volute jambs. French, mid 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
63 1⁄2"
161.3 cms |
47 5⁄8"
121 cms |
15"
38 cms |
| Internal |
43 7⁄8"
111.5 cms |
36 5⁄8"
93 cms |
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Stock: 15334
A small finely carved Statuary Marble Louis XVI antique chimneypiece with a gently curved bow fronted shelf and frieze adorned with applied ormolu ornamentation in the form of laurel wreaths to the frieze, endblocks and the stop fluted jambs. French, early 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
52 3⁄16"
132.5 cms |
41 7⁄8"
106.5 cms |
8 1⁄2"
21.5 cms |
| Internal |
40 7⁄8"
104 cms |
35 3⁄8"
90 cms |
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Listed Price: £9,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14757
A large and imposing Louis XVI chimneypiece in Belgian Black Marble together with its original brass insert.The frieze and endblocks are carved in Red Languedoc Marble. The stepped moulded shelf rests above the wide ornately carved frieze centred by a female mask resting on a bed of scrolling leaf and rosette detail. The endblocks bear large and bold garlanded female masks above grand stop fluted console jambs raised on stepped footblocks. French, circa 1810.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
82 1⁄4"
209 cms |
62 11⁄16"
159.2 cms |
19 13⁄16"
50.2 cms |
| Internal |
53 3⁄16"
135.2 cms |
46 7⁄8"
119.2 cms |
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Stock: 10296
A compact Louis XVI fireplace surround in intricately veined Buixcarro Crema Marble. The panelled frieze, beneath the moulded shelf, is centred with a finely carved tablet of a ribboned, floral garland flanked by square floral paterae on the endblocks both carved in Statuary Marble.
French 19th century.
Shown here with andirons 15115 not yet on the web and not included in the price.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
53 1⁄8"
135 cms |
46 11⁄16"
118.5 cms |
12 5⁄8"
32 cms |
| Internal |
35"
89 cms |
35 5⁄8"
90.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £8,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15223
A large arched Statuary Marble Victorian fireplace surround of simple design with Sienna Marble inlay. The wide stepped and moulded shelf sits above the arched opening with it's central paneled keystone and carved spandrels flanked by a pair of wide paneled inset jambs.
English, mid 19th century.
Shown here with firegrate SNo 15121 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
75 5⁄8"
192 cms |
46 1⁄2"
118 cms |
14 3⁄16"
36 cms |
| Internal |
40"
101.7 cms |
36"
91.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £9,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14321
A mid Victorian white Statuary Marble fireplace with boldly carved floral corbels flanking the plain frieze which is centred by a basket of summer flowers. English, circa 1860.
Shown here with insert Stock No 14341 not included in the price.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
74"
188 cms |
48 1⁄4"
122.8 cms |
14 13⁄16"
37.6 cms |
| Internal |
40 3⁄16"
102.2 cms |
38 7⁄8"
98.8 cms |
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Listed Price: £14,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15274
A small 20th century Neoclassical style Statuary Marble chimneypiece in the manner of Adam with a Sienna Marble frieze and ingrounds. The frieze is centred by a Statuary Marble tablet
which features a pair of seated cherubs either side of a bust of Homer within a classical landscape. One cherub has a hand on Homers forehead, the other has a hand on an open book and both are holding bones the whole possibly a representation of Learning. The tablet is flanked by a pair of carved ewers on the endblocks set above jambs fronted by elegant Statuary ionic pilasters raised on neat footblocks. Removed from a house in Cornwall. English, mid 20th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
62"
157.5 cms |
51 1⁄8"
129.7 cms |
7 1⁄4"
18.5 cms |
| Internal |
38 1⁄4"
97.3 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Stock: 7686
A delicate Louis XVI style veined Statuary Marble and gilt ormolu antique fireplace mantel. The panelled frieze,with ormolu bell flower swags, is flanked by square ormolu paterae end blocks supported on stop fluted pilaster jambs decorated with ormolu husks.
French, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
57 1⁄2"
146 cms |
42"
106.7 cms |
17 3⁄16"
43.8 cms |
| Internal |
40 11⁄16"
103.5 cms |
32"
81.3 cms |
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Stock: 9752
An elegant, understated and refined English Regency chimneypiece in white Statuary Marble. The moulded shelf supported on finely fluted panelled jambs under triple carved circular rosettes on the endblocks.
English, circa 1830.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
73 3⁄8"
186.5 cms |
46 3⁄8"
117.8 cms |
13"
33 cms |
| Internal |
49 13⁄16"
126.5 cms |
39 13⁄16"
101 cms |
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Listed Price: £18,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14950
An early 20th century Neoclassical style Statuary and Sienna Marble chimneypiece. The Sienna panelled frieze beneath the stepped moulded shelf is centred by a carved Statuary Marble plaque depicting Venus and Cupid. Finely carved floral paterae adorn the endblocks above tapering, panelled Sienna columns on the jambs. English, circa 1930.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
61 1⁄4"
155.7 cms |
51 1⁄2"
130.8 cms |
8 1⁄2"
21.6 cms |
| Internal |
36 1⁄8"
91.8 cms |
40 3⁄16"
102 cms |
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Listed Price: £8,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14207
An unusually tall and elegant Louis XV style Rococo antique fireplace, including a decorative insert, in richly veined Saint Anne marble. The deeply moulded serpentine shelf is set above the panelled frieze, centred by a carved Rococo clam shell cartouche, flanked by smaller shell endblock over tall angled, scrolled and panelled console jambs.
French, late 19th century.
Note. The last two images show the fireplace with the later decorative steel and brass insert on a wooden frame. It is not suitable for use with a real fire.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
61"
155 cms |
50"
127 cms |
15 3⁄16"
38.5 cms |
| Internal |
44 1⁄8"
112 cms |
43 11⁄16"
111 cms |
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Stock: 7566
A grand 17th century Italian bolection fireplace, carved from a beautiful Rosso Verona marble. The scrolled bracketed frieze supporting a large moulded shelf over a deeply moulded Bolection on plain footblocks. A near pair available.
Italian, 17th century bolection surmounted by a later entabluture and shelf.
Provenance: From an Italian Palazzo.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
81"
205.7 cms |
75 11⁄16"
192.4 cms |
9 1⁄4"
23.5 cms |
| internal |
56 3⁄16"
142.8 cms |
51 3⁄8"
130.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £18,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 10819
A wide moulded Bolection chimneypiece in veined green Tinos Verde Marble the jambs raised on shaped footblocks. English circa 1860.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
63"
160 cms |
42 7⁄8"
109 cms |
5 1⁄8"
13 cms |
| Internal |
51 3⁄16"
130 cms |
37"
94 cms |
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Stock: 15195
A late 18th century Georgian chimneypiece carved in Statuary Marble with Verde Antico frieze panels and slips to the opening.
This chimneypiece was carved by the sculptor Thomas Carter (d.1795) and designed by the architect Charles Cameron, who installed it at 15 Hanover Square, London W1 c.1774 - a property which has subsequently been demolished.
It was almost certainly designed for one of the principle rooms in the house. The Statuary Marble chimneypiece is boldly carved, uniting both Neoclassical and Palladian ideals to create an ornate yet elegantly balanced piece. The central tablet is carved in high relief with a depiction of putti representing the Arts, Sciences, Knowledge and Industry. It is centred on the frieze beneath the wide breakfront shelf and is in turn flanked by a pair of large stylised, foliate endblocks which sit above the sweeping console jambs.
English, circa 1774.
Provenance: 15 Hanover Square was designed in the 1770s by the architect Charles Cameron for Jervoise Clark (1743-1808) Member of Parliament for Yarmouth, on the Isle of Wight. The chimneypiece was installed there in the 1770s. It was taken out when the house was demolished in 1904 and was subsequently promoted by prominent antique dealers of the time among them Mr Pratt, Messrs Keeble, Gill & Reigate & Sir Charles Allom. It was Illustrated in English Chimneypieces by Guy Cadogan Rothery published by John Tiranti in 1927 (please see the scanned image below).
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
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86 3⁄16"
219 cms |
63 1⁄2"
161.2 cms |
12"
30.6 cms |
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47 5⁄8"
121 cms |
43 11⁄16"
111 cms |
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Stock: 15185
A substantial lightly veined Statuary Marble mid Victorian chimneypiece. The wide moulded shelf above the plain frieze is supported by two large scrolled corbels on wide pilaster jambs.
English, circa 1850.
Shown here with register grate SNo 14837 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
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68 1⁄2"
174 cms |
47 3⁄16"
120 cms |
12 13⁄16"
32.5 cms |
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38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
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Listed Price: £11,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 7788
A Baroque style antique fireplace surround in softly hued variegated Languedoc Marble with round brass side vents. The prominent, slow arched fireplace opening, with raised triangle detail carved on the spandrels, is flanked by recessed jambs supported on curved footblocks.
French, mid 19th century.
Shown here with fire basket 14851 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
61 3⁄16"
155.5 cms |
43 7⁄8"
111.5 cms |
14 13⁄16"
37.5 cms |
| Internal |
45 1⁄4"
115 cms |
35 13⁄16"
91 cms |
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Listed Price: £5,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15109
A finely veined Carrara Marble Victorian corbel fireplace surround with large corbels supporting the wide moulded shelf. English, circa 1860.
Shown here with fire basket SNo 15069 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
71 1⁄8"
180.5 cms |
47 3⁄8"
120.5 cms |
13 1⁄8"
33.2 cms |
| Internal |
38"
96.5 cms |
37 11⁄16"
95.8 cms |
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Stock: 8279
A strikingly tall, Louis XIV 'Bolection de Versailles' antique cheminee in richly figured Campan Rouge et Vert marble surmounted by moulded shelf beneath which is a deep fluted concave frieze ,with large acanthus decoration at either end, resting on the bold panelled and moulded bolection.
French, circa 1830.
Photo before restoration and shown here with andirons 12467 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
61 11⁄16"
156.8 cms |
59 3⁄8"
151 cms |
12 13⁄16"
32.4 cms |
| Internal |
44"
111.8 cms |
42 1⁄2"
108 cms |
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Stock: 14085
A small and delightful Louis XVI style antique fire surround crafted in boldly stated Breche Violette Marble together with its original rather fine steel and brass insert framed within a well defined brass overlapping laurel leaf band, the opening edged with a brass tongue and dart border.
French, late 19th century.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
49 3⁄8"
125.5 cms |
41 7⁄8"
106.5 cms |
14"
35.5 cms |
| internal |
36 13⁄16"
93.5 cms |
35"
89 cms |
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Stock: 14536
An elegant and large Aesthetic Movement, bordering on Reformed Gothic, antique fireplace surround in Pencil Statuary Marble with a wide moulded shelf. The main body of the fireplace, set with bands of Tinos Verde Marble, is enhanced by finely cut and gilded motifs, two of which are inset with Tinos Verde Marble bosses. The gently arched opening is bordered with stylised anthemion detail. English, circa 1870.
Shown here with fire grate 14703.
The Aesthetic Movement flourished in Britain in the 1870s and 1880s and was a reaction against and in stark contrast to the perceived fussy, overbearing and conservative Victorian artistic traditions. Those championing the Movement believed that " art exists for the sake of its beauty alone, and that it need serve no political, didactic, or other purpose. "
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
83 7⁄8"
213 cms |
51 3⁄16"
130 cms |
15 3⁄16"
38.7 cms |
| Internal |
43 7⁄8"
111.5 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £14,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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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.
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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: 6222
An attractive Louis XVI antique fireplace surround in lightly veined Carrara Marble The moulded shelf rests above a panelled frieze bearing a delicately carved, ribbon tied olive leaf sprig. The frieze is flanked by a pair of foliate paterae on the endblocks above tapering panels embellished with further ribbon tied, olive leaf sprigs descending the jambs.
French, circa 1850.
Shown here with andirons SNo 12527 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
58 1⁄2"
148.6 cms |
42"
106.7 cms |
11 1⁄2"
29.2 cms |
| Internal |
47 1⁄2"
120.6 cms |
35 11⁄16"
90.8 cms |
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Listed Price: £12,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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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: 7602
An attractive and delicately carved white Carrara marble antique fireplace surround in the Italian Imperio manner with inset Brescia Violette panels. The frieze with a central crown of laurel leaves flanked by a pair of Brescia Violette panels, echoed on the jambs, is flanked by floral paterae on the endblocks set above twin trophy panels on the jambs signifying Victory. Italian, circa 1800 (with restoration).
Shown here with andirons SNo 12527 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
60 1⁄2"
153.7 cms |
46 1⁄4"
117.5 cms |
12"
30.5 cms |
| Internal |
45 1⁄2"
115.6 cms |
37"
94 cms |
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Listed Price: £9,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 12635
A Rouge Royale marble Louis XV style antique fireplace surround in the Rococo manner. The serpentine shelf rests above a panelled frieze with a large central rocaille cartouche the whole supported on angled, panelled jambs.
French, mid 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
65 11⁄16"
167 cms |
45 1⁄2"
115.5 cms |
11 5⁄8"
29.5 cms |
| Internal |
51 3⁄16"
130 cms |
37"
94 cms |
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Listed Price: £8,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 10928
An important, rare mid-18th century Georgian English Rococo antique fireplace surround in Statuary and Maurin Green Marble influenced by the designs of Sir Henry Cheere (1703-1781) and Isaac Ware (1704-1766). The serpentine shelf rests above a scrolling frieze centred by a carved spray of oak leaves flanked by simple floral rosettes on a bed of Maurin Marble. The end blocks are adorned with acanthus leaves and trailing oak sprigs above finely carved angled console jambs, with Maurin Marble side panels, supported on shaped footblocks. English circa 1750.
Notes: Part of our research revealed that a very similar chimneypiece originated in Woodcote House in Surrey. The house, rebuilt in 1750, was designed by Sir Henry Cheere and the sculptor was Isaac Ware. This chimneypiece bears a close resemblance to their designs. It is also related in style and quality to our SNo 9180.
Link to: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
71 1⁄8"
180.5 cms |
48 3⁄8"
123 cms |
14 3⁄16"
36 cms |
| Internal |
52 3⁄16"
132.7 cms |
39 13⁄16"
101 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.