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: 13488
An elegant but small Victorian bullseye fireplace surround in richly veined Carrara Marble.
English, circa 1840.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
53"
134.5 cms |
44 1⁄4"
112.5 cms |
10 3⁄16"
26 cms |
| Internal |
30 7⁄8"
78.5 cms |
37 3⁄8"
95 cms |
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Stock: 7740
"PETIT TRIANON CHEMINEE SALON COMPAGNIE"
A superbly carved Louis XVI antique fireplace in Fleur de Pecher, peach flower, marble with a delicately carved high relief floral centre plaque, high relief carved sunflowers on the frieze and side returns over intricately scrolled corbels with descending bellflowers on the jambs. French, late 18th century.
This antique cheminee is practically identical to that in the Salon Compagnie, Petit Trianon, Palais de Versailles - please view images below.
Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
72"
182.9 cms |
46 1⁄2"
118.1 cms |
12"
30.5 cms |
| internal |
51 1⁄2"
130.8 cms |
37"
94 cms |
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Stock: 14091
An elegant antique French marble fireplace in the Louis XVI manner carved in finely veined Arabascato Marble. The simple curved shelf of this antique chimneypiece, rests above a frieze with a repeating arch design which is flanked by a pair of floral paterae endblocks above angled stop fluted jambs.
French late 19th century.
Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
61 3⁄8"
156 cms |
43 1⁄4"
110 cms |
15"
38 cms |
| Internal |
48 13⁄16"
124 cms |
35 3⁄16"
89.5 cms |
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Stock: 8446
A very attractive Louis XV Rococo antique fireplace, beautifully carved in Breche d’ Allepe marble, the serpentine shelf and frieze centred by scrolled shell cartouche panels either side with very pretty scrolled endblocks over panelled, angled jambs.
French, circa 1830.
Link to: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
63"
160 cms |
42 1⁄2"
108 cms |
9 1⁄8"
23 cms |
| internal |
48 3⁄8"
123 cms |
35"
89 cms |
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Stock: 12097
A carved statuary Louis XV style antique chimneypiece with a stylised shell central cartouche surrounded by foliage. The scrolled shell end blocks are supported on panelled jambs.
French, mid to late 19th century.
Link to: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
56 1⁄4"
143 cms |
42 11⁄16"
108.5 cms |
13 13⁄16"
35 cms |
| Internal |
35 13⁄16"
91 cms |
34 1⁄4"
87 cms |
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Stock: 7525
A Louis XV style antique fireplace mantel in soft pink delicately carved Duquesa Rosa marble with a serpentine shelf and frieze centred by a subtle rocaille decoration, flanked by panelled endblocks above rounded jambs with scrolled detail.
French, mid 19th century.
Link to: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
57"
144.8 cms |
43 1⁄4"
109.9 cms |
12 1⁄2"
31.8 cms |
| internal |
46"
116.8 cms |
35"
88.9 cms |
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Stock: 11875
A simple and restrained 19th century white Carrara Marble chimneypiece with corbelled endblocks.
English, circa 1870.
Link to: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
62 3⁄16"
158 cms |
46 7⁄8"
119 cms |
11"
28 cms |
| Internal |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
38 13⁄16"
98.5 cms |
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Stock: 11773
An elegant, small Louis XVI faintly veined statuary marble antique chimneypiece with a simple panelled frieze flanked by a pair of floral roundels on the endblocks set above reeded, stop fluted jambs.
French, 19th century.
Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
56 1⁄4"
143 cms |
43 1⁄2"
110.5 cms |
12"
30.5 cms |
| Internal |
44 1⁄4"
112.5 cms |
36 5⁄8"
93 cms |
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Stock: 11744
A simple antique Victorian fireplace surround in Statuary marble with Brocatelle detail, fluted end blocks and panelled frieze and jambs.
English, circa 1900.
Link to: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
68 1⁄2"
174 cms |
47 5⁄8"
121 cms |
11 7⁄8"
30.2 cms |
| Internal |
37 3⁄8"
95 cms |
37 3⁄8"
95 cms |
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Stock: 13578
A stately and very well proportioned Georgian style breakfront chimneypiece in statuary and verde antico marble. The freeze, inlaid with verde antico blind flutes and centred by a finely carved 18th century tablet depicting Mercury and Venus instructing Cupid, is flanked with simple rectangular endblocks typical of the Georgian period. The fluted columns, surmounted by Ionic capitals, are of a very fine quality. The fireplace opening is edged with egg and dart decoration. Irish circa 1850.
Note: The 18th century tablet replaces the original simpler 19th century tablet of a female mask.
Link to a section showing full range of similar/related neo-classical chimneypieces
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
83 1⁄8"
211 cms |
60 3⁄16"
153 cms |
15"
38 cms |
| Internal |
48 3⁄16"
122.5 cms |
43 11⁄16"
111 cms |
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Stock: 13866
A French Louis XVI style chimneypiece in boldly veined statuary marble.
The bow fronted fluted frieze is flanked by floral paterae endblocks, supported on moulded scrolled jambs. The original panelled cast iron interior is decorated with floral garlands and bouquets.
French, late 19th century.
Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
65 3⁄8"
166 cms |
43 11⁄16"
111 cms |
15 7⁄8"
40.5 cms |
| Internal |
47 5⁄8"
121 cms |
34 1⁄8"
86.5 cms |
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Stock: 13517
THE DREAM OF JULIET
A rare and impressive Sarrancolin Opera Marble antique chimneypiece in the Baroque manner, the moulded bolection around the opening is centred by a flamboyantly scrolled cartouche flanked by a cushioned panelled frieze. The jambs with elaborately carved scrolled foliate decoration. The marble overmantel with it's high arched pediment holds a large round statuary marble panel depicting a beautiful young woman finely carved in the Renaissance manner and reminiscent of Shakespeare's Juliet and is signed F. Richard at the base.
English possibly French, circa 1900.
Notes: The Sarrancolin marble quarries are near the towns of Sarrancolin, Ilhet and Beyrede-Jumet in the Hautes-Pyrénées, in southwestern France. This chimneypiece has great presence.
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width |
height |
depth |
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80 11⁄16"
205 cms |
88 5⁄8"
225 cms |
19 11⁄16"
50 cms |
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46 7⁄8"
119 cms |
34 5⁄8"
88 cms |
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Stock: 13521
A decorative 19th century statuary and siena marble chimneypiece with an 18th century tablet depicting mythological beasts & an urn flanked by swagged paterae with further urns on the endblocks.
Shown together with a large and very rare George Bullock inlaid brass Register Grate, SNo 13522, not included in the price.
English mid 19th century and with later elements.
Link to a section showing full range of similar/related neo-classical chimneypieces
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
76 3⁄16"
193.5 cms |
54 1⁄4"
138 cms |
8 1⁄4"
21 cms |
| Internal |
48 13⁄16"
124 cms |
39 5⁄8"
100.5 cms |
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Stock: 8133
A very smart French antique fireplace in the Baroque manner, carved in Jaune Saint-Beaume, Crema Valencia marble, with inset Bardiglio Forito grey marble panels and scrolled corbels.
French, circa 1850.
Link to: Antique Baroque Chimneypieces inc English, Italian, French, Flemish Bolection fireplace mantels.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
67 1⁄4"
171 cms |
47 3⁄16"
120 cms |
14"
35.6 cms |
| internal |
40 3⁄16"
102.2 cms |
36 11⁄16"
93.3 cms |
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Stock: 13617
A Belgian Regency style white statuary marble antique chimneypiece the fluted frieze, beneath a simple moulded shelf, is centred by a panelled plaque decorated with laurel sprays and flanked by square floral endblocks above stop fluted panelled jambs with delicate tumbling bellflower motifs above plain moulded foot blocks.
Belgian, late 19th century.
Link to: Antique English Regency chimneypieces inc. George IV fireplace mantels.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
69 11⁄16"
177 cms |
50 3⁄8"
128 cms |
13 13⁄16"
35 cms |
| Internal |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Stock: 11859
A 19th century Verdi Tinos antique marble chimneypiece mantel with Rouge Griotte detail & Kilkenny Black marble columns. The panelled frieze is centred by a floral paterae echoed on the end blocks and supported by a pair of substantial full round columns topped by Corinthian capitals.
English circa 1880.
Link to: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
65 7⁄8"
167.5 cms |
51"
129.5 cms |
13"
33 cms |
| Internal |
40 3⁄16"
102 cms |
40 5⁄8"
103 cms |
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Stock: 14413
A large Louis XV antique mantel in Breched'Allepe marble, the serpentine shelf over scrolled floral central cartouche, supported on panelled jambs.
French circa 1850.
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previous sno. 6275
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
65 1⁄4"
165.8 cms |
43 1⁄2"
110.5 cms |
12 1⁄2"
31.8 cms |
| internal |
50 1⁄2"
128.3 cms |
35 13⁄16"
91 cms |
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Stock: 12147
A Louis XVI chimneypiece in Bardiglio Florito marble, the straight moulded shelf supported on scrolled fluted console jambs with carved Acanthus detail at the top, and smaller scrolls at the base resting on large square footblocks. French, mid 19th century.
Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.
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Height |
Depth |
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59 1⁄8"
150 cms |
38 5⁄8"
98 cms |
16 1⁄8"
41 cms |
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43 11⁄16"
111 cms |
28 11⁄16"
73 cms |
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Stock: 13744
A FINELY CARVED LOUIS XV ROCOCO CHIMNEYPIECE in White Carrara marble. The serpentine shelf over a profusely carved frieze with a large high relief carved central floral Cartouche flanked by further richly scrolled floral tendrils. The scrolled end consoles are surmounted by winged Cherubini, descending to floral bottom scrolls. French, mid 19th century.
Link to: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
67 1⁄2"
171.5 cms |
43 5⁄8"
110.7 cms |
15 3⁄16"
38.7 cms |
| Internal |
42 1⁄8"
107 cms |
33 7⁄8"
86 cms |
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Stock: 10880
A very fine elegant and unadorned Regency full round columned fireplace surround in Travertina Magia brown marble. With simple moulded caps on the columns and a plain central tablet on the frieze. Shown together with Register Grate 13648 not included in the price.
English circa 1820.
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width |
height |
depth |
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69 1⁄8"
175.5 cms |
46 7⁄8"
119 cms |
14"
35.5 cms |
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39 3⁄8"
100 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Stock: 9784
A substantial 19th century Bardiglio Dove Grey marble chimneypiece with deeply carved twin corbels supporting the deep shelf above a frieze decorated with a series of roundels echoed on the jambs, the slow arched opening centred by a simple keystone.
English, circa 1870.
Link to: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
74 13⁄16"
190 cms |
48"
122 cms |
13 3⁄8"
34 cms |
| Internal |
39 3⁄8"
100 cms |
36 5⁄8"
93 cms |
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Stock: 8168
A large and stately Baroque style antique chimneypiece in polished Belgian Blue Fossil Stone. The heavily moulded dentil shelf and corbelled frieze is supported
by a pair of generous fluted corbels above fluted jambs which rest on substantial footblocks. Belgian circa 1870.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
91 11⁄16"
233 cms |
69 11⁄16"
177 cms |
28 1⁄4"
72 cms |
| Internal |
57 1⁄8"
145 cms |
53 1⁄2"
136 cms |
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Stock: 13461
A rare Reformed Gothic Chimneypiece carved in the richly coloured and veined Ashburton Marble mined from the Linhay Quarry in Devon, England close to the ancient Stannary Town of Ashburton.
The chimneypiece is surmounted by a large stepped, corbelled shelf centred by a demi lune podium undercarved with Gothic detail. The formal stylised stiff foliage climbing the sturdy chamfered jambs, echoed around the arched opening and on the undercarving of the shelf, blossoms at the top under each shaped shelf into a more natutralistic Gothic display.
English, circa 1880.
Notes: In 1852 The Western Times, a Devon newspaper, 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. The Linhay Quarry was still being mined into the late 20th century.
King Edward I's Stannary Charter of 1305 had established Tavistock, Ashburton and Chagford as Devon's Stannary Towns, they were where locally mined refined tin was assessed, coined, and sold.
Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600
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Height |
Depth |
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64 5⁄8"
164 cms |
58 11⁄16"
149 cms |
16 1⁄2"
42 cms |
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36 3⁄16"
92 cms |
43 1⁄4"
110 cms |
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Stock: 13572
'PLUM PUDDING'.
A rare Irish Gothic Revival Fossil chimneypiece of the Regency Period carved in reddish brown Armagh Marble. The deeply moulded shelf of this imposing chimneypiece has projecting podiums at either end above a frieze embellished with a series of carved diamond lozenges. The shelf is supported by a pair of hexagonal free standing fluted columns in front of wide sturdy jambs and all are resting on dual five sided footblocks.
Irish, circa 1820
Notes: Sir Charles Coote, of the Royal Dublin Society, wrote in his 'Statistical
Survey of the County of Armagh' published in 1804 "...as we approach the city of Armagh the soil, though still limestone, yet changes to a purple hue and now approaches a species of marble - fossils appear of a beautiful and excellent quality, the prevailing hue is a reddish brown which mineralogists call 'Plum Pudding'. Many of the chimneypieces in Armagh and for several miles around were made of this native marble". The designer of this chimneypiece seems to have taken inspiration from ancient Greek architecture and in stripping out all ornamentation pre-empted the Art Deco movement by more than 100 years.
Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600
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shelf width |
height |
depth |
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77 3⁄16"
196 cms |
59 11⁄16"
151.7 cms |
19 1⁄4"
49 cms |
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44 1⁄2"
113 cms |
44 7⁄8"
114 cms |
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Stock: 8210
A large Bolection antique mantle in green Verde Antico marble. English, circa 1880.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
60"
152.4 cms |
49"
124.5 cms |
4 13⁄16"
12.1 cms |
| internal |
46"
116.8 cms |
40 11⁄16"
103.5 cms |
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Stock: 13548
A simple Regency fireplace surround in Grey Bardiglio marble with a cushion moulded central plaque on the frieze echoed on the endblocks supported on full round tapering Tuscan columns.
English, circa 1820.
Link to: Antique English Regency chimneypieces inc. George IV fireplace mantels.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
72 1⁄8"
183.1 cms |
53 13⁄16"
136.7 cms |
12"
30.5 cms |
| Internal |
44 7⁄8"
114 cms |
41 1⁄4"
105 cms |
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Stock: 7519
A French Louis XVI antique mantel in carved Carrara marble decorated on the frieze with laurel wreath and olive branches ( victory & peace) and floral paterae endblocks. French, circa 1840.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
57 1⁄2"
146 cms |
42 13⁄16"
108.6 cms |
16"
40.6 cms |
| internal |
46 1⁄2"
118.1 cms |
33 1⁄2"
85.1 cms |
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Stock: 13132
A petit and charming Louis XIV Baroque style antique fireplace surround carved in Sarrancolin marble with a deep shelf above carved spandrels, a gentle slow arch and moulded bolection jambs.
French,19th Century.
Link to: Antique Baroque Chimneypieces inc English, Italian, French, Flemish Bolection fireplace mantels.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
53 1⁄8"
135 cms |
42 11⁄16"
108.5 cms |
14 5⁄8"
37 cms |
| Internal |
37 3⁄8"
95 cms |
34 1⁄8"
86.5 cms |
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Stock: 13657
A stylish low and wide Onyx 1930's Art Deco fireplace surround with Belgian black marble detailing and wide rounded fluted corners.
English circa 1930.
Link to: Antique Arts and Crafts, Aesthetic, Art Nouveau mantels and Art Deco fireplaces and chimneypieces.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
72 3⁄16"
183.5 cms |
36 3⁄16"
92 cms |
8 11⁄16"
22 cms |
| Internal |
22 3⁄16"
56.5 cms |
25 3⁄8"
64.5 cms |
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Stock: 6567
A large and impressive white statuary marble Victorian Chimneypiece, with substantial highly carved corbels supporting the deep shelf, carved with acanthus foliage, the frieze formed of flanking panels carved with serpentine patterns flanking the central shield motif.
English, circa 1860.
Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
81 1⁄8"
206 cms |
52 3⁄8"
133 cms |
13 13⁄16"
35 cms |
| Internal |
40 3⁄16"
102 cms |
38 5⁄8"
98 cms |
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Stock: 13254
A mid 19th century lightly veined white statuary marble fireplace, with plain frieze and supporting jambs, the endblocks are decorated with floral bouquets beneath the deep and wide shelf. Recently removed from a house in Kensington, London, once the home of the American actress Ava Gardner.
Mid, 19th century.
Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
70 1⁄2"
179 cms |
45 11⁄16"
116 cms |
11 13⁄16"
30 cms |
| Internal |
36 3⁄16"
92 cms |
36 3⁄16"
92 cms |
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Stock: 12955
A pretty and delicate Louis XVI grey veined marble and gilt ormolu decorated fireplace, in the French Regency manner with a charming central plaque depicting large fruited swags, flanked by a beaded ormolu panel frieze and gilt endblock paterae. The jambs are stop fluted, with further light ormolu adornment and an unusual ormolu cuff to the footblock. French, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
57 3⁄16"
145.2 cms |
42 1⁄4"
107.5 cms |
15 3⁄8"
39 cms |
| Internal |
40 7⁄8"
104 cms |
32 11⁄16"
83 cms |
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Stock: 13978
A decoratively veined and carved Arabascato marble chimneypiece in the Louis XVI manner. The volute frieze centred by a tablet delicately carved with a floral festoon and ribbons, the stop fluted & acanthus wrapped endblocks above tapering stop fluted jambs. French, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
66 1⁄8"
168 cms |
48 3⁄16"
122.5 cms |
18 7⁄8"
48 cms |
| Internal |
40 3⁄16"
102 cms |
35"
89 cms |
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Stock: 12041
A small and delicate Regency fireplace, carved in white Statuary marble, with a central foliate plaque on a panelled frieze and floral paterae on the endblocks, the jambs with descending ribboned bellflowers.
English, circa 1830.
Link to: Antique English Regency chimneypieces inc. George IV fireplace mantels.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
50 13⁄16"
129 cms |
45 11⁄16"
116 cms |
7 1⁄8"
18 cms |
| Internal |
32 1⁄2"
82.5 cms |
37 3⁄16"
94.5 cms |
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Stock: 9318
A most striking and impressively tall Flemish, High Renaissance style chimneypiece in Polished Black Fossil and Red Griotte marble. The gadrooned carved shelf and low relief frieze decorated with alternating Griotte lozenges set within carved panels is supported on large carved projecting brackets above handsome tall Griotte columns, topped with Corinthian capitals, descending to high shaped socles.
Flemish 19th century.
SCALE :Tall, wide and grand.
Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
78 7⁄8"
200.5 cms |
78"
198 cms |
19 11⁄16"
50 cms |
| Internal w/out insert |
46 1⁄2"
118 cms |
59 1⁄4"
150.5 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.