Victorian Fireplaces - Exceptional Antiques from Westland London
Victorian, including William IV, Arts and Crafts, Aesthetic Movement, Art Nouveau and Art Deco antique fireplaces, mantels and chimneypieces in marble, stone, wood, cast iron and other metals.
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Stock: 16601
An elegant Gothic Revival fireplace in black slate. This fireplace has a wide moulded shelf, which rests over a frieze carved with a gothic lobed lancet shape. The is framed by endblocks mounted with black shields, over jambs carved with the same lancet motif.
English, c.1860.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
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61" 155 cms |
47 5⁄8" 121 cms |
10 3⁄16" 26 cms |
Internal |
36" 91.5 cms |
38 1⁄8" 96.9 cms |
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Listed Price: £3,900 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 6624
A small, low and charming Victorian arched fireplace in the Egyptian Revival style. This beautiful chimneypiece is carved from pure white statuary marble and has a moulded shelf which is supported by Egyptian palm capital pilasters. This is centred by moulded spandrels and a shell keystone.
The height of this piece suggests it might once have been installed underneath a window, or perhaps just a very tall overmantel! Perfect for a room with a limited ceiling height.
English, c.1840.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
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70" 177.8 cms |
37 3⁄16" 94.5 cms |
13 3⁄8" 34 cms |
Internal |
35" 89 cms |
30 1⁄2" 77.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £11,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16579
A large, boldly carved Victorian corbel fireplace in a pencil statuary marble. The generous moulded shelf rests over a plain frieze, and is supported by bold panelled and acanthus corbels, over plain jambs.
English, c.1860.
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Height |
Depth |
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74" 188 cms |
47 5⁄8" 121 cms |
12 3⁄16" 31 cms |
Internal |
38 3⁄16" 97 cms |
38 1⁄4" 97.3 cms |
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Stock: 15955
A fine antique Gothic Revival fireplace in a pale honey toned sandstone. The castellated shelf rests on the substantial panelled frieze, centred by a beautifully carved shield and oak wreath. Beneath this are floral spandrels flanking the chamfered opening, and on the other side of the jambs, slender pilasters terminating in a hart's tongue fern.
English, c.1860.
Outside footblock to footblock 154.9cms.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
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63 3⁄8" 161 cms |
50 7⁄8" 129.2 cms |
10 11⁄16" 27.1 cms |
Internal |
39 3⁄8" 100 cms |
35 13⁄16" 91 cms |
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Listed Price: £11,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16528
A charming Victorian arched fireplace in a boldly veined Carrara marble. The moulded shelf looms over panelled spandrels with a central, faceted keystone which is flanked by acanthus endblocks over plain jambs.
English, c,1880.
Outer footblock to footblock 154.5cm
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
72 3⁄8" 184 cms |
47 3⁄16" 119.8 cms |
11 13⁄16" 30 cms |
Internal |
37 5⁄8" 95.5 cms |
37 7⁄8" 96.2 cms |
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Listed Price: £9,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 6603
A large and antique Victorian arched fireplace in a soft grey St Anne marble. The moulded shelf rests on very simply spandrel panelled jambs, centred by a keystone. The whole rests on plain, generous footblocks.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
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72 3⁄16" 183.5 cms |
46 1⁄2" 118.2 cms |
12 1⁄2" 31.7 cms |
Internal |
37 11⁄16" 95.7 cms |
36 1⁄4" 92.2 cms |
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Listed Price: £10,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 6599
An elegant 19th century fireplace in beautifully veined pencil statuary marble. The wide shelf rests over a frieze with a slow arch, which is flanked by wide plain jambs mounted with applied shield decorations.
English or Scottish, c.1850.
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Height |
Depth |
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71 1⁄4" 181 cms |
47 5⁄8" 121 cms |
10 7⁄8" 27.8 cms |
Internal |
40 3⁄8" 102.6 cms |
39" 99 cms |
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Listed Price: £6,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 6602
A strikingly simple early Victorian chimneypiece in a softly mottled grey and white Carrara marble. The flat shelf rests over a plain shelf and jambs.
English, c.1860.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
64 1⁄8" 162.7 cms |
47" 119.3 cms |
10 1⁄8" 25.7 cms |
Internal |
38 3⁄8" 97.5 cms |
38 3⁄8" 97.5 cms |
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Stock: 6600
A beautifully simple warm hued stone fireplace. The wide shelf rests over the plain frieze and jambs, which are simply chamfered around the opening.
This fireplace would be perfect in a traditional country interior, but would also suit the simplicity of a more contemporary home too.
English, late 19th century.
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Height |
Depth |
External |
57 1⁄2" 146 cms |
48 3⁄8" 123 cms |
8 1⁄8" 20.7 cms |
Internal |
29 7⁄8" 76 cms |
37" 94 cms |
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Stock: 6598
A Large fireplace in a softly mottled Carrara marble. The serpentine shelf rests on generous corbels and canted jambs which flank the panelled frieze, centred by a keystone.
Belgian, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
71 1⁄4" 181 cms |
49 3⁄16" 124.9 cms |
17 1⁄8" 43.5 cms |
Internal |
39 13⁄16" 101 cms |
39 1⁄8" 99.3 cms |
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Stock: 16327
A charming Victorian cast iron combination fireplace, with a central neoclassical tablet, flanked by petite corbels over reeded jambs. The tiles are delicately designed with a floral transfer pattern.
English, c.1890.
One cracked tile, set of tiles can be replaced if desired.
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Depth |
Height |
Depth |
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42 1⁄8" 107 cms |
44 11⁄16" 113.5 cms |
6 1⁄2" 16.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £950 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16514
One of a pair of Victorian corbel fireplaces, in a richly figured Languedoc marble. Elegant in its simplicity, the fireplace features a wide shelf over simply moulded corbels. Pair to Stock No. 16513.
English, c.1880.
Outside footblock to outside footblock: 155.5cm
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Height |
Depth |
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69 5⁄8" 176.7 cms |
48 3⁄16" 122.5 cms |
13 1⁄8" 33.4 cms |
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38 1⁄4" 97.2 cms |
39 3⁄8" 100 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16513
One of a pair of Victorian corbel fireplaces, in a richly figured Languedoc marble. Elegant in its simplicity, the fireplace features a wide shelf over simply moulded corbels. Pair to Stock No. 16513.
English, c.1880.
Outside footblock to outside footblock: 155.5cm
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
69" 175.3 cms |
48 3⁄16" 122.5 cms |
13 1⁄8" 33.3 cms |
Internal |
39" 99 cms |
38 1⁄4" 97.4 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16335
A charming cast iron tiled fireplace with transfer printed and tinted tiles, decorated with scrollwork, poppies and dragonflies.
English, c.1900
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Depth |
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36 3⁄16" 92 cms |
51 5⁄8" 131 cms |
7 1⁄8" 18 cms |
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Stock: 16163
A fine and large 19th century Carrara marble chimneypiece with a serpentine shelf, which is supported by generous acanthus corbels over panelled, canted jambs. These frame the panelled frieze, which is mounted with a central keystone, over a gently curved opening.
English, mid-19th century.
From a fine house in York, England.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
82 1⁄8" 208.5 cms |
52 1⁄8" 132.3 cms |
16 1⁄8" 41 cms |
Internal |
4 5⁄8" 11.7 cms |
40 3⁄16" 102 cms |
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Listed Price: £8,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15644
A grand and imposing Victorian fireplace in dramatic portoro marble, with rare and beautiful Cornish serpentine columns. The fireplace's inverted breakfront shelf looms over an undershelf studded with crisplycarved Cornish serpentine dentils. Under this, the central keystone, ionic capitals and bases are highlighted in dramatic Belgian black marble. The double full columns stand out in serpentine against the bold gold veining of the portoro. The columns are mounted on generous footblocks and frame the arched opening.
English, c.1860.
Outer jamb to outer jamb measurement: 211cm.
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Height |
Depth |
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95 3⁄8" 242.3 cms |
53 11⁄16" 136.3 cms |
18 5⁄8" 47.2 cms |
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42 1⁄2" 108 cms |
37 3⁄16" 94.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £24,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16334
A charming cast iron combination fireplace, with floral hood and a set of six floral hand coloured transfer printed tiles.
English, c.1900.
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Height |
Depth |
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42 1⁄2" 108 cms |
46 7⁄8" 119 cms |
6 7⁄8" 17.5 cms |
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Stock: 16450
A large Rouge Royale marble corbel fireplace with Belgian black detailing, perfect for a Victorian interior.
English, circa 1880.
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width |
height |
depth |
External |
68 3⁄8" 173.7 cms |
48 3⁄16" 122.5 cms |
11 1⁄8" 28.3 cms |
Internal |
38" 96.6 cms |
38" 96.6 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16451
A simple Victorian chimneypiece carved from a red and grey Rouge Royale marble. The plain shelf is flanked with quintessentially Victorian corbels over plain jambs and a plain freize.
English, circa 1890.
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width |
height |
depth |
External |
67 1⁄8" 170.5 cms |
48 3⁄16" 122.5 cms |
11" 28 cms |
Internal |
38" 96.5 cms |
38" 96.5 cms |
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Stock: 16161
A simple Victorian fireplace in Carrara marble, being one of a pair with stock no. 16160. An elegant and simple fireplace, perfect for any interior.
English, c.1890.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
60" 152.3 cms |
44 1⁄4" 112.4 cms |
8 1⁄8" 20.7 cms |
Internal |
30 7⁄8" 78.4 cms |
36 1⁄2" 92.7 cms |
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Stock: 16370
A large and grand Victorian arched chimneypiece in white marble with original brass insert. The imposing shelf sits on a stepped undershelf supported by the large arched spandrel jambs, with a beautifully carved bound laurel detail to the opening. This is divided by a very fine foliate keystone. The whole is supported by generous footblocks. The original brass insert is decorated with finely hand chased repoussée work with stylised scrolling foliage, flowers and birds.
English, c.1880.
Please note that the insert is slightly lower than the opening and will need to be raised by the hearth, or the fireplace footblocks can be trimmed.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
91 11⁄16" 233 cms |
52 3⁄16" 132.5 cms |
16 1⁄8" 41 cms |
Internal |
43 1⁄8" 109.5 cms |
37 3⁄8" 95 cms |
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Stock: 15623
A substantial Victorian marble chimneypiece in a dark grey marble with white veins. The wide moulded shelf, over a panelled frieze flanked by generously carved corbels over panelled jambs.
English, c.1860.
Provenance: West Grove, Blackheath.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
77 7⁄8" 197.8 cms |
49 5⁄8" 126 cms |
15" 38 cms |
Internal |
38 13⁄16" 98.5 cms |
38 3⁄16" 97 cms |
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Listed Price: £9,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16388
A strikingly simple Victorian Carrara marble corbel fireplace. The wide plain shelf rests on a flat frieze which is mounted with the simplest of corbels, over unadorned jambs.
English, c.1880.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
62 13⁄16" 159.4 cms |
46 3⁄8" 117.9 cms |
10 7⁄8" 27.8 cms |
Internal |
38" 96.5 cms |
38" 96.5 cms |
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Stock: 16386
A large and fine William IV chimneypiece in pencil veined Carrara marble by Phillip Wyatt, one of a pair we have for sale. The wide flat shelf over a stepped frieze which is flanked by the most beautifully carved palmette corbels in the Greek Revival manner. These are mounted on plain jambs.
This fireplace is one of a pair with stock no. 16385. English, c.1830.
Provenance: Mount Oswald, remodelled in 1830 by Philip Wyatt, son of James Wyatt in 1830.
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width |
height |
depth |
External |
82" 208.3 cms |
46 1⁄2" 118 cms |
15 3⁄16" 38.7 cms |
Internal |
49 13⁄16" 126.5 cms |
36 3⁄16" 92 cms |
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Listed Price: £11,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16389
An attractive mid-Victorian corbel fireplace in a brick red rouge royale marble. The moulded shelf rests on acanthus corbels over a flat frieze and plain jambs, with a simple Belgian black marble detail over the footblocks.
English, c.1880.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
67 11⁄16" 172 cms |
46 7⁄8" 119 cms |
11 1⁄8" 28.2 cms |
Internal |
37 13⁄16" 96 cms |
37 11⁄16" 95.7 cms |
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Listed Price: £5,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16361
An early Victorian carrara marble corbel fireplace. The moulded shelf is supported by generously carved corbels over plain jambs and a plain frieze.
English, c.1860.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
74 13⁄16" 190 cms |
49 5⁄8" 126 cms |
13 13⁄16" 35 cms |
Internal |
33 1⁄2" 85 cms |
39 3⁄8" 100 cms |
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Listed Price: £6,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16320
A fine Victorian St Ann marble fireplace. The shelf rests over a plain frieze and jambs with beautifully carved corbels.
English, c.1860.
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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 |
38 3⁄16" 97 cms |
38 3⁄16" 97 cms |
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Listed Price: £5,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16162
A really striking and large Victorian fireplace in Bardiglio Fiorito marble. The wide and deep shelf is supported by simple corbels on plan jambs. The angled inner returns are a really unusual feature and give this fireplace a substantial presence.
English, c.1840.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
78 1⁄2" 199.3 cms |
55" 139.7 cms |
13 7⁄8" 35.4 cms |
Internal |
39 3⁄8" 100.2 cms |
40 7⁄8" 103.9 cms |
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Listed Price: £16,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16164
A large Victorian chimneypiece in a striking, dramatically veined bardiglio fiorito marble. The large shelf rests on simply carved corbels, which flank a wide and plain frieze, over wide plain jambs with angled returns. This fireplace would be well suited to both a traditional, and a contemporary interior, due to its imposing simplicity.
English, c.1860.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
75 3⁄8" 191.5 cms |
48 3⁄16" 122.5 cms |
11 5⁄8" 29.5 cms |
Internal |
38 3⁄16" 97 cms |
37 3⁄8" 95 cms |
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Listed Price: £12,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16246
A Victorian chimneypiece in a grey mottled St Anne marble, with a stepped frieze and fluted pilaster jambs, striking in its simplicity.
English, circa 1850.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
62 1⁄4" 158.2 cms |
49 1⁄4" 125.3 cms |
11 1⁄4" 28.6 cms |
Internal |
36 3⁄8" 92.5 cms |
40 3⁄16" 102.2 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14537
A substantial and grand Victorian fireplace in dramatic Belgian black marble. The large and wide moulded shelf sits over a verde antico undershelf, and is centred by a beautifully carved keystone above the slow arch which is emphasised by the spandrels, picked in gold. This is echoes in the generous corbels and jambs, which also have fine carving filled with gold.
English, c.1880.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
77 13⁄16" 197.5 cms |
51" 129.5 cms |
15 5⁄8" 39.5 cms |
Internal |
40" 101.5 cms |
37 3⁄8" 95 cms |
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Listed Price: £12,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15859
A large and grand Renaissance Revival chimneypiece in Walnut. The inverted breakfront overmantel has a large cornice, which is supported by twin Corinthian freestanding columns. These flank the panelled frieze, which is centred by a beautiful panel carved with fantastical putti holding cornucopia, from which mythical birds pluck fruit. This large overmantel sits above the main chimneypiece, which is also a grand affair. The frieze is evenly placed with both triglyphs and biglyphs between finely carved foliate panels in low relief. Fluted and collared columns on large footblocks support the shelf.
English, c.1880.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
73 7⁄8" 187.7 cms |
96 1⁄4" 244.5 cms |
12 11⁄16" 32.2 cms |
Internal |
32 1⁄4" 82 cms |
37 13⁄16" 96 cms |
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Stock: 15885
A large mid Victorian white statuary marble arched fireplace. The panelled spandrels to the arch are flanked by a pair of fluted corbels terminating in richly carved Acanthus leaf decoration, set beneath the rectangular shelf. All supported on generous moulded footblocks.
English, circa 1860.
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width |
height |
depth |
External |
76 1⁄4" 193.8 cms |
48 11⁄16" 123.8 cms |
14 3⁄16" 36 cms |
internal |
40 5⁄8" 103 cms |
36 5⁄8" 93 cms |
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Stock: 15956
A small and simple early Victorian fireplace in mottled grey/brown fossil marble.
English, circa 1840.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
59 13⁄16" 152 cms |
45 11⁄16" 116 cms |
9" 22.8 cms |
Internal |
37 3⁄8" 95 cms |
38" 96.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15856
A large Victorian arched fireplace in pencil statuary marble. The fireplace features a wide moulded shelf over an arched opening carved with panelled spandrels. The boldly carved acanthus corbels are mounted on panelled jambs over plain footblocks.
English, c.1880.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
External |
76 5⁄8" 194.5 cms |
47" 119.5 cms |
14 3⁄8" 36.5 cms |
Internal |
37" 94 cms |
37 1⁄4" 94.8 cms |
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Listed Price: £10,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Victorian and Edwardian Fireplaces (1837-1910)
Our Victorian fireplaces make up one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of antique chimneypieces and mantels found anywhere in the world. As the Edwardian era followed and overlapped the Victorian Era, we have also included our Edwardian fireplaces in this section.
The History
The Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria’s reign (1837 to 1901) - and this being one of the longest reigns of a British monarch, her time as Queen saw not only a change of centuries, but also various transitions of interior styles and fashions. As the Industrial Revolution flourished, mass production meant more goods were readily available, with the emerging middle classes beginning to take pride in decorating their homes with items that had previously only been available to the wealthy.
Victorian Design Features
Victorian furniture, such as a Victorian Fireplace, was rarely consistent with one particular style - revival styles such as Gothic and Rococo were among the most common to be seen in furniture designs during this time. Designs from the Victorian era often featured combinations of earlier styles, and were greatly influenced by travels to the Far East and The Orient - a new sense of the exotic began to influence design and style as can be seen in Art Nouveau and Art Deco pieces.
The function of the Victorian Fireplace - The Heart of the Home
Early- and mid-Victorian fireplace styles are characterised by ornate and intricate designs, often focused on floral patterns which have proved to be very popular in modern-day reproductions. Later Victorian fire surround designs became more geometric and clean-cut, but both late and earlier designs are a true reflection of the distinctive skills possessed by craftsmen at the time.
Victorian fireplaces stood at the heart of the home and were considered to be the focal point of the room. Fireplace sizes would have depended on the room in question - for example, areas where guests were received featured fireplaces and mantels of the grandest designs.
These Victorian fireplaces were made of a number of different materials, including Victorian cast iron fireplaces, white marble fireplaces and gothic marble fireplaces.
Along with the ornamentation of the Victorian fireplace mantel, fire screens, which had previously served solely functional purposes, gave Victorian women an opportunity to display their decorating skills. Victorian fireplaces are among the most sought after and popular types of antique mantels to be found in British homes today, as people strive to restore original period features and incorporate antique styles into their modern homes.
The Edwardian Era and the Edwardian Fireplace
The Edwardian Era covers the reign of King Edward VII from 1901 to 1910. However, this is sometimes extended from the 1890s to the First World War to capture long-term trends. Edwardian homes were designed with larger halls and living rooms with an emphasis on air and light. By the late 1890s it became more common for homes of the middle to upper class to have electricity, phones, indoor plumbing, and even a car. Edwardian architecture is generally less ornate than Victorian architecture except for the Edwardian Baroque revival which prized one thing above all and that was showing off. The Edwardian fireplaces were simpler than the Victorian and often featured Georgian and Art Nouveau details.