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: 8467
A rare and extraordinary Italian Renaissance Mannerist marble chimneypiece. The deeply undercut serpentine shelf over the exquisitely carved frieze centered by a Satyr's mask, surrounded with scrolled and extremely fine foliate decoration with large scrolled, angled and likewise deep undercut foliate end brackets over Arabesque decorated jambs descending to curved decorated footblocks. With restorations.
Italian, circa 1680.
Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600
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63" 160 cms |
53" 134.5 cms |
17 11⁄16" 45 cms |
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39 3⁄8" 100 cms |
39 3⁄16" 99.5 cms |
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Stock: 8839
A very intricately carved Louis XVI chimneypiece in statuary marble with guilloche florally carved frieze decoration, centred by a shield cartouche, over acanthus scrolled brackets , with descending floral and pearl decoration on the jambs. Panelled side returns under a breakfronted shelf.
French 19th century.
Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.
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66 1⁄8" 168 cms |
43 11⁄16" 111 cms |
19 1⁄4" 49 cms |
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45 1⁄4" 115 cms |
34 5⁄8" 88 cms |
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Stock: 8959
A most striking and impressively large Flemish, High Renaissance style chimneypiece in polished fossil black and red Griotte marble. The fluted frieze richly decorated with ten patinated cast bronze lions heads over urn and dolphin and griffin paterae and griotte marble faceted lozenges, over large carved brackets supported on handsome Griotte columns topped with bronze Corinthian capitals descending to ornate bronze sleeves on high shaped socles. The interior with the original ornate bronze trimmed insert and cast iron fireback.
Flemish dated 1886.
Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600
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88 3⁄16" 224 cms |
79 1⁄8" 201 cms |
25 3⁄16" 64 cms |
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45" 114.2 cms |
59 1⁄4" 150.5 cms |
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Stock: 8766
An unadorned William IV chimneypiece, the simplicity of this antique mantle highlights the rich veining of the Giallo di Sienna marble.
English, circa 1820.
Link to: Antique English Regency chimneypieces inc. George IV fireplace mantels.
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70 1⁄8" 178 cms |
47 3⁄8" 120.5 cms |
11 13⁄16" 30 cms |
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Stock: 8385
An impressive large Victorian, Gothic Revival antique fireplace mantel in old English marble, the moulded shelf over trefoil decorated frieze and jamb panels, the 'slow peaked' arch with floral spandrels.
English, circa 1860.
Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600
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81" 205.7 cms |
52" 132.1 cms |
12" 30.5 cms |
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40 3⁄16" 102.2 cms |
37 1⁄2" 95.2 cms |
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Stock: 8929
An elegant tall Art Nouveau fireplace mantel in Statuary marble. The Italianate influence of the shelf blending into the delightfully subtle Art Nouveau carved detail of the central scroll, the canted undershelf scrolls descending to the understated button scrolls resting on the footblocks.
Provenance: From High Calfide, a large house in Paisley near Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, demolished in 2006, architect William David McLellan, RIBA, 1872 - 1940 famed for bold interpretation of Art Nouveau variations on the perpendicular Gothic.
Scottish, circa 1900.
Link to: Antique Arts and Crafts, Aesthetic, Art Nouveau mantels and Art Deco fireplaces and chimneypieces.
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74" 188 cms |
53 1⁄4" 135.4 cms |
13" 33 cms |
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48 3⁄8" 123 cms |
45 7⁄8" 116.5 cms |
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Stock: 8870
A smart well carved Louis XV fireplace in Sienne Claire marble. The serpentine shelf over an unusually pretty central scrolled floral cartouche, with scrolled jambs & deep moulded ingrounds.
French, circa 1850.
Link to: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.
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63 3⁄8" 161 cms |
46 1⁄2" 118 cms |
14" 35.5 cms |
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42" 106.7 cms |
35 3⁄8" 90 cms |
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Stock: 7844
PIERRE GOUTHIERE BRONZE SATYRS : A remarkable Louis XVI antique mantle in white Statuary marble with bronze & gilt-bronze adornment. The bronze female satyrs attributed to Pierre Gouthiere (Maitre, 1758) after the model by Jean-Joseph Foucou, each satyress is lion-skin draped, gilded vine leaf crowned, with ivy leaves around the waist & is carrying a cymbal and a tambourine. The frieze with gilt bronze scrolled floral decoration centered by a mask of Bacchus.
Provenance: Removed from 1 Connaught Place, London, headquarter’s of the Schweppes Company previously known as Marble Arch House, built in 1807 as the town house of Princess Caroline of Brunswick, tempestuous wife of the Prince Regent, later George IV. Similar examples in the Royal Closet at Buckingham Palace, The Throne Room at Carlton House and another at present in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Frick Collection New York and the Hotel Masseran in Paris...See images below..
French, circa 1800.
Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.
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68 3⁄16" 173.3 cms |
46" 116.8 cms |
20 1⁄8" 51 cms |
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43 7⁄8" 111.5 cms |
34 1⁄2" 87.6 cms |
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Stock: 7842
A large Louis XV French Rococo antique fireplace mantel.This cheminee is elegantly carved in Languedoc marble with scrolled floral central cartouche, serpentine frieze & shelf and scrolled panelled jambs.French, circa 1800.
Link to: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.
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66" 167.6 cms |
44" 111.8 cms |
13" 33 cms |
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51 1⁄2" 130.8 cms |
37" 94 cms |
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Stock: 8468
A striking but quite small Baroque antique mantle in Carrara marble with a coat of arms of rampant griffins supporting a crowned shield with floral endblocks on tapered draped jambs.
English, 19th century.
Link to: Antique Baroque Chimneypieces inc English, Italian, French, Flemish Bolection fireplace mantels.
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68 1⁄2" 174 cms |
56" 142.2 cms |
5" 12.7 cms |
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47 3⁄16" 120 cms |
35 1⁄2" 90.2 cms |
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Stock: 8392
One of an imposing, handsome pair of Palladian Revival columned chimneypieces in dramatically blue/green veined Pavonazza marble. The breakfront shelf over a barrel frieze and endblocks centred by a plain architectural centre tablet supported on full Tuscan columns.
This is a replica of our original stock no. 4984 made by ourselves using Cippolino marble removed from Barclays Bank in St James, WI.
English late 20th century
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68 1⁄2" 174 cms |
62 13⁄16" 159.4 cms |
13 7⁄8" 35.2 cms |
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37" 94 cms |
44" 111.8 cms |
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Stock: 8278
A large Louis XV antique mantle in warm ribboned Campan marble from the Pyrenees, with a boldly carved central floral cartouche, serpentine frieze and scrolled floral canted jambs.
French, circa 1840.
Link to: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.
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69 1⁄2" 176.5 cms |
45 1⁄2" 115.6 cms |
18" 45.7 cms |
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50 1⁄2" 128.3 cms |
37" 94 cms |
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Stock: 8246
A Louis XIV style, antique mantle in Portoro marble, with a moulded shelf over a plain frieze and large scrolled, console jambs descending to scrolled feet on moulded footblocks.
French, circa 1840.
Link to: Antique Baroque Chimneypieces inc English, Italian, French, Flemish Bolection fireplace mantels.
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62" 157.5 cms |
41" 104.1 cms |
17" 43.2 cms |
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44" 111.8 cms |
30" 76.2 cms |
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Stock: 7757
A large elegantly simple Regency fireplace mantel in the Egyptian Revival manner carved in Carrara marble. The moulded rectangular shelf supported by stepped capitals above chamfered tapering jambs and with a ‘slow’ arched opening.
Scottish, circa 1830 (photo before final restoration).
Link to: Antique English Regency chimneypieces inc. George IV fireplace mantels.
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85 1⁄2" 217.2 cms |
52" 132.1 cms |
14" 35.6 cms |
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46" 116.8 cms |
40 1⁄2" 102.9 cms |
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Stock: 7756
Unadorned Scottish Grandeur: A magnificent and striking Regency/ George IV chimneypiece of very large proportions in pure white, unblemished Statuary marble , the massive simply moulded shelf over quarter round jamb returns, with pleasingly shaped lintel corners.
Scottish. Circa 1820.
SCALE : Very large.
Link to: Antique English Regency chimneypieces inc. George IV fireplace mantels.
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92 1⁄2" 235 cms |
50 1⁄2" 128.3 cms |
17" 43.2 cms |
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46 1⁄2" 118.1 cms |
37" 94 cms |
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Stock: 7755
A very elegant Georgian style antique fireplace mantel in Statuary marble with a breakfront shelf atop dentil undershelf moulding with Wedgewood Jasperware central panels depicting ‘The Dancing Hours’ and similar endblocks, descending bell flowers on the jambs in the manner of John Flaxman (1755 - 1826) who worked for Josiah Wedgewood at the age of 20 and later studied Greek vase design in Rome. Provenance: a house in Leek, Staffordshire.
English, circa 1880.
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67 13⁄16" 172.1 cms |
51" 129.5 cms |
11" 27.9 cms |
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40" 101.6 cms |
36" 91.4 cms |
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Stock: 7724
An elegant & well proportioned marble chimneypiece in the Greek Revival manner with well executed micromosaic decoration depicting athletes, maidens, birds & foliage, from a design by John Flaxman (Royal Academy,a Neoclassical sculptor who also designed for Josiah Wedgewood.
1755-1826) see lower image from book on chimneypieces by Shuffrey. Glass Mosaics date from the 3rd century BC and occur in religious and Grand Tour contexts from then till the high point in the 19th century.
English, 20th century.
Link to: Antique Victorian, William IV, Arts and Crafts, Aesthetic, Art Nouveau mantels and Art Deco fireplaces and chimneypieces.
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72" 182.9 cms |
57 1⁄2" 146 cms |
6 11⁄16" 17.1 cms |
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43 1⁄4" 109.9 cms |
41 1⁄4" 104.8 cms |
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Stock: 7648
A Neoclassical Georgian style chimneypiece in Statuary and Verde Antico marble, with carved oval central plaque, endblocks and tapering jambs.
English, circa 1920.
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74" 188 cms |
58" 147.3 cms |
12" 30.5 cms |
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Stock: 7494
An antique Arts & Crafts 'specimen marble' fireplace in Carrara marble with inlaid geometric decoration in Alabaster, Connemara & Rosso marble. Provenance: Upper Chine House, Isle of Wight.
English, circa 1870.
Link to: Antique Arts and Crafts, Aesthetic, Art Nouveau mantels and Art Deco fireplaces and chimneypieces.
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74" 188 cms |
52" 132.1 cms |
12" 30.5 cms |
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38" 96.5 cms |
36 1⁄8" 91.6 cms |
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Stock: 7493
SPECIMEN MARBLE ARTS AND CRAFTS: An antique Arts & Crafts 'specimen marble' fireplace in Carrara marble with inlaid geometric marble decoration in Alabaster, Connemara Green, Rosso & Fossil marble and Connemara Green marble columns.
Provenance: Upper Chine House, Isle of Wight.
English, circa 1870.
Link to: Antique Arts and Crafts, Aesthetic, Art Nouveau mantels and Art Deco fireplaces and chimneypieces.
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69" 175.3 cms |
49" 124.5 cms |
11" 27.9 cms |
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38 1⁄4" 97.2 cms |
38" 96.5 cms |
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Stock: 7436
An unusually large and impressive Louis XV period fireplace, richly carved in Breche Violette marble, decorated with large central scrolled shell cartouche and scrolled fluted jambs beneath a serpentine shelf.
Provenance: The Pink Drawing Room, Bath House, Piccadilly, London residence of Sir Julius and Lady Wernher. He left Germany at the age of 21, settled in Britain then went to the Kimberley Diamond Fields in South Africa where he assembled vast wealth becoming in the process a prominent member of the British Establishment. Bath House, the interior of which was decorated by Georges Hoentschel (1855-1915) a prominent Parisian architect and decorator, was his town house and Luton Hoo filled with art treasures, built by Robert Adam in the 18th century and rebuilt by Robert Smirke, was his country residence.
French, circa 1740.
Link to: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.
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80" 203.2 cms |
52" 132.1 cms |
18 1⁄2" 47 cms |
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51 1⁄2" 130.8 cms |
41" 104.1 cms |
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Stock: 7402
A rare English Baroque antique fireplace in glorious solid Siena marble, with gadrooned serpentine shelf, scrolled frieze centered by a large shell cartouche, scrolled and panelled canted jambs and moulded footblocks.
English, circa 1840.
Link to: Antique Baroque Chimneypieces inc English, Italian, French, Flemish Bolection fireplace mantels.
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59 1⁄2" 151.1 cms |
43 1⁄2" 110.5 cms |
14" 35.6 cms |
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36 11⁄16" 93.3 cms |
33" 83.8 cms |
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Stock: 7400
" MORNING GLORY ":A large, richly carved early Victorian arched antique fireplace with serpentine shelf, keystone, and profuse delicate morning glory floral decoration in Statuary marble, complete with original tiled arched register grate, Minton hearth-tiles and marble fender.
Provenance: A large Victorian Villa in Stockton On Tees , County Durham. circa 1840 (photo before restoration, cleaning & polishing).
Link to: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
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83" 210.8 cms |
52" 132.1 cms |
17" 43.2 cms |
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37 1⁄2" 95.2 cms |
36 11⁄16" 93.3 cms |
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Stock: 7383
A large finely carved Gothic Revival antique fireplace mantel in superbly coloured & veined solid Sienna marble.
English, circa 1820.
Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600
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83" 210.8 cms |
62 1⁄2" 158.8 cms |
14" 35.6 cms |
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51" 129.5 cms |
45 1⁄2" 115.6 cms |
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Stock: 7178
A fine and rare Irish George III period Statuary and Brocatelle marble chimneypiece, the breakfront shelf with a moulded edge, above a fluted frieze centred by a tablet depicting Aphrodite in her chariot together with Hermes, inspired by Ovid’s love of the gods, the fluted end-blocks above free-standing Tuscan fluted columns on a plinth base, the opening with a carved border.
Irish, circa 1760.
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81" 205.7 cms |
66" 167.6 cms |
12 13⁄16" 32.4 cms |
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48" 121.9 cms |
48" 121.9 cms |
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Stock: 7119
A Regency carved Rococo-Revival antique mantle in Statuary marble, the shaped serpentine shelf above a frieze centered by a shell and rocaille decoration,the canted corner jambs with scrolling foliage with acanthus leaves above the footblocks.
Provenance: Motcomb Grange, Motcomb, Dorset.
Circa 1830 (photo before restoration).
Link to: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.
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70" 177.8 cms |
49 1⁄4" 125.1 cms |
16 1⁄4" 41.3 cms |
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44" 111.8 cms |
39" 99.1 cms |
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Stock: 7087
A fine Italian Nembro marble chimneypiece in the Baroque manner.
Italian, 20th century.
Link to: Antique Baroque Chimneypieces inc English, Italian, French, Flemish Bolection fireplace mantels.
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87 3⁄16" 221.6 cms |
74" 188 cms |
9" 22.9 cms |
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56 1⁄2" 143.5 cms |
51 1⁄2" 130.8 cms |
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Stock: 7085
An Italian carved Rubbio marble chimneypiece in the Baroque manner, the serpentine shaped shelf & frieze centered by a shell, the rolled jambs on shaped foot blocks.
Italian, 20th century.
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43 1⁄4" 109.9 cms |
39 13⁄16" 101 cms |
6 11⁄16" 17.1 cms |
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30 3⁄16" 76.8 cms |
31 11⁄16" 80.6 cms |
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Stock: 7080
A well carved Victorian arched antique fireplace mantel with a large moulded shelf, chamfered ends, florally carved spandrels, keystone, and alabaster capitals on full columns.
English, circa 1850 (photo before restoration and cleaning).
Link to: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
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81" 205.7 cms |
45" 114.3 cms |
12" 30.5 cms |
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35 11⁄16" 90.8 cms |
33 1⁄2" 85.1 cms |
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Stock: 6279
A superb large Louis XV antique French Rococo chimneypiece in Sienna Claire marble with high relief carved shell & rocaille detail with its original gilt-metal serpentine insert.
French, circa 1830.
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73 1⁄2" 186.7 cms |
47 3⁄16" 120 cms |
17 1⁄2" 44.4 cms |
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50 11⁄16" 128.9 cms |
37 3⁄16" 94.6 cms |
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Stock: 6211
A large & richly carved Baroque antique mantle in Carrara marble, a breakfront shelf atop carved vineleaf decoration, supported by scrolled corbels, floral frieze, over floral capitals and jambs and triple block feet.
Italian, mid 19th century, (photo before restoration & cleaning).
Link to: Antique Baroque Chimneypieces inc English, Italian, French, Flemish Bolection fireplace mantels.
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depth |
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83 11⁄16" 212.7 cms |
50" 127 cms |
20" 50.8 cms |
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35 11⁄16" 90.8 cms |
36" 91.4 cms |
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Stock: 4271
A fine Statuary and Sienna marble antique mantel in the George III manner, the moulded rectangular breakfront shelf above a freize centred by an Adam plaque flanked by carved ribbon, the tapering jambs with ribbon and foliate carving surmounted by oval paterae with moulded foot blocks.
19th century, circa 1820.
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71 11⁄16" 182.2 cms |
55" 139.7 cms |
9" 22.9 cms |
internal |
37 13⁄16" 95.9 cms |
38" 96.5 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.