Marble Fireplaces and Mantels

This marble antique fireplace surround is from the early 20th century, the Art Deco period in Belgium. This kind of marble was used also in different USA historical landmarks : For e...

Louis XV Pompadour Style Fireplace In Red Rance Marble fireplace Dimensions of the hearth: 84 x 80cm

Louis XVI fireplace in gray Ardennes marble, Restored shelf : see pictures Dimensions of the hearth: 96.5 x 140 cm

A distinguished English Regency statuary marble mantel from the 1810s, complemented by a newly introduced hearth. The marble maintains its commendable condition, boasting captivating...

An 18th century Louis XV fireplace in a variegated Breche marble. The sweeping jambs with turned over leaf carving to tops and bases, the frieze with carved center of flowers and fol...

Carrara marble console / fireplace mantel in three parts. Nice shades of gray.

Crafted in France during the 1890s, this French African Breccia Marble Mantel boasts intricate carvings throughout the piece. Made from stunning African Breccia stone, this mantel is...

A very late 18th or turn of the 19th century English fireplace In Italian Statuary white marble. The plain pilaster jambs stood on separate foot blocks, surmounted by carved roundel ...

A period George III late 18th century fireplace in Kilkenny marble. Architectural in design with simple jambs stood on square foot blocks, supporting a long frieze with plain centre ...

The Marble French Style Designer Fireplace Mantel is a masterpiece of refined elegance, handcrafted from premium marble to reflect the grandeur of traditional French design. With its...

This white Carrara marble mantel, from 1890's France, boasts elegant bolection-style carvings. Crafted with the finest Carrara marble, this mantel adds a touch of sophistication and ...

Louis XV style fireplace fireplace dimensions: 80.5 x 90.5 cm

On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, two toned faux marble fiteplace you could hope to find. In original and unfinished condition. Outstanding design is ex...

This French mantlepiece in classical style from around 1880 is one of the most incredible of our collection. This fireplace is exeptionally rich and elaborately and carved. The Bianc...

Louis XVI style fireplace in white Carrara marble circa 1880 with cast iron interior Dimensions of the cast iron hearth: 66 x 74.5 cm Marble fireplace hearth...

Handsome 19th century French Louis XVI grey marble mantel. Adds a real touch of elegance! Circa 1880 57w x 15d x 43.5h

An English moulded bolection fireplace in dark green marble. Based on a period original from the early 18th century. An elegant shape. Modern. Measu...

A stylish and fashionable fireplace design produced in white statuary marble. The fireplace has a moulded bolection frame on plain plinths, with a stepped cornice shelf...

Fireplace made out of carrara marble. To place in front of a chimney. In a very good state.

A large and impressive 19th century style Statuary marble corbel fireplace surround. A deep shelf with ovolo edge moulding rests above a recessed cushion panelled frieze, flanked by ...

A original fine French Carrara marble vintage fireplace mantle which has no restoration. The Pompadour style was the perfect bedroom style in ...

Louis XVI style turquin blue marble fireplace Fireplace dimensions: 92.5cm x 90cm

The Nero Marble Carved Fireplace Mantel is a stunning and elegant piece, meticulously handcrafted from luxurious black Nero marble. Each mantel features in...

A large and impressive Louis XVI style fireplace mantel in Italian Carrara marble. The scrolled console legs, with decorative carved ribbon twist, carved acanthus to top, carved scro...

This is a fine original antique fireplace surround from the first half of the 18th century. Louis XIV period. The Saracolin marble and the fine carved center is of exceptional qualit...

Elegant 19th century French, Parisian, appartement fireplace surround in colourful marble. Original antique timeless elegancy in great condition. The eye-catcher of a room. Measurem...

This antique fireplace mantel (fireplace) is one of a kind. It has been executed in Brocatelle d'Espagne marble with Black Belgian Mazy marble details. The angel head and the caprico...

A Scottish late 19th Century Fior Di Pesco marble fireplace surround. A plain edged top shelf sits directly above a stepped frieze, flanked in turn by substantial jambs set with int...

Step back in time with our Antique French Carrara Marble Fireplace, a true gem that reflects the elegance of days gone by. The Carrara marble gives this fireplace a timeless splendor, and the beautiful cast iron insert adds a chic detail that enhances the classic look. This fireplace is not only a functional element for warmth, but also a stylish addition to any interior. Every detail is carefully crafted to ensure a sophisticated look. Add a touch of French charm to your space with this antique fireplace, where classic design and timeless beauty come together in perfect harmony. fireplace The antique fireplaces on my website have been fully restored and are available from stock. Transport and installation is made easier because the chimneys are already pre-assembled. Antique fireplaces are cleaned and re-waxed in marble, this ensures that the fireplace regains its original deep luster. This maintenance-free marble wax also provides the fireplace with a dirt and water-repellent layer. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Renzo van...

Truly unique Petite Portoro Fireplace, delicious bottle of Cremant is sadly not included... This lovely petite mantel came from a countertop in the ...

An important 19th century suite of dining room furnishing in the neo-Renaissance style. All three pieces are very elaborately carved in walnut with...

A very impressive French Rococo fireplace carved in statuary marble. The panelled frieze and bracketed jambs delicately carved with trailing fl...

Fabulous, rich in color, Royal Brêche Violet Marble chimney piece. It is a exceptional Regency style, 19th century. Unique historic fireplace mantel for a signature interior. This or...

This is a massive, grand, original antique fireplace mantel (fireplace) made in the Belgian Marble de Rochefort, affiliated with abbey de Rochefort, well known for its famous Belgian...

Crafted from luxurious Portor marble and designed in the timeless Louis XVI style, this French-made mantel exudes elegance and sophistication. Dating back to the 1880s, its low line ...

This mantelpiece adorned with Egyptian-inspired decorations was crafted in three types of marble around 1830. The bases and capitals of the jambs, as well as the mantel, are made of ...

A state of the art antique mantle in Gris St-Anne marble from the Louis XVI period transition, 18th century. The fronton and jambs are decorated with its original bijouterie in bras...

19th Century Antique Sarrancolin Marble Fireplace Mantel Experience the timeless elegance of this 19th-century French fireplace mantel, expertly crafted from rare Sarrancolin marble...

Antique French Louis XVI Carrara Marble Mantel, Circa 1860-1880.

This is a petite antique fireplace surround from a Parisian apartment in the Pompadour style. The marble has a nice oxidation. A perfect fit for a small room, bedroom, library with a French touch...

Regence Style Peach Blossom Marble Mantel, 18th Century Fireplace dimensions: 94 x116.5cm

This fireplace mantle is a Classic small French Parisian apartment piece. It had some restoration work. Measures: 111 cm Exterior Width 43.70 Inch 103 cm Exterior Height 40.55 Inch 7...

Large Napoleon III White Carrara Marble Mantel circa 1880

A refined and well proportioned mid Georgian style fireplace in white marble. The barrel frieze with panelled centre, and elegant moulded jambs and shelf. A copy of an 18th century d...

A white marble fireplace in the late Georgian style. The frieze with carved centre blocking featuring quiver, torch and tied ribbon, with carved lyres to end blocks. Panelled frieze ...

An antique 19th century Statuary white marble Louis XVI style fireplace mantel, with bow fronted frieze and shelf. The jambs with deep side returns and fluted front panels terminatin...

Happy to offer this impressive 18th Century Rococo style fireplace in Belgian Blue stone. This tall mantel has a very nice and strong shaped topshelf with ditto profiling, it rest on...

A Highly Important Empire Period Rosso Antico Chimneypiece Inset with Specimen Marble Portrait Reliefs of Roman Emperors The carved and veneered surround comprising a moulded shelf supported by a bold dentil cornice, above an inverted breakfront frieze carved with a central triglyph panel, flanked by a pair of rosettes carved in shallow relief, the frieze mounted with six carved hardstone profile portrait medallions of Roman Emperors, the stop-fluted jambs raised on moulded footblocks; in excellent condition with small restorations commensurate with age and use; the pale inclusions in the stone naturally formed. This spectacular neoclassical marble chimneypiece is carved from Rosso antico, the frieze inset with six portrait reliefs of Roman Emperors, each carved in marmo giallo on a bardiglio background, five variously incised: VESPASIANUS, TIBERIVS, OTHO, JULIUS CAESAR, TITUS. Rosso antico (marmor taenarium) is first recorded as being quarried in 1700 BC at Akra Tainaron (Cape Matapan), Greece.¹ The majority of this stone, however, was extracted throughout the Roman period, when it was one of the most coveted materials for carving due to its rich red colouring and association with highly prized Egyptian ‘Imperial’ Porphyry.² Rosso antico was chosen in antiquity for portrait busts, notably depicting Bacchic subjects such as Dionysus and satyrs due to its rich red wine colour which symbolised conviviality whilst conveying the education and cultivated taste of the owner.³ In the Renaissance, Rosso antico was also used for architectural detail on important buildings, such as the steps leading up to the choir in the medieval church of S. Prassede, and the large columns at the entrance to the Camera dell'Aurora.⁴ In 121 AD, G. Suetonius Tranquillus, secretary to Emperor Hadrian, wrote a biographical history of the first twelve emperors of Rome entitled De vita Caesarum (The Twelve Caesars). A Renaissance edition of Tranquillus’ work was published in 1470, followed by further reprints and translations into all the main European languages. Many of these were illustrated with prints of emperors taken from coins and statues, or imagined by the artist based on Tranquillus’ accounts. These interpretations were copied, in turn, by Renaissance designers for medals, Limoges enamels, and busts, as well as paintings such as the Eleven Caesars, a series of eleven half-length portraits of Roman emperors made by Titian in 1536–40 for Federico II, Duke of Mantua.⁵ These paintings were later given to King Charles I, before being passed in the Commonwealth to the Kings of Spain. Unfortunately, the series was destroyed in the catastrophic fire of 1734 at the Royal Alcazar of Madrid, and is now only known through copies and engravings.⁶ From the middle of the 17th century until the end of the 18th century, there was an insatiable demand for marble carvings, often sold as Roman or assembled from ancient fragments, thus perpetuating the reverence for antiquity that was the quintessence of the Grand Tour. Rosso antico was in extremely short supply, even after the ancient quarries at Skutari were rediscovered in 1830, and remained one of the most highly valued of all stones. Described in 1776 as ‘dark red; scarce and dear’, it was mostly used for small objects such as Grand Tour desk ornaments, inevitably using material re-cut from classical fragments, due to its rarity, as was the case with porphyry.⁷ The portrait roundels on this chimneypiece are typical of those produced in Rome and Florence in hardstones, semi-precious stones, gold, silver, bronze, and mother-of-pearl, which, being easily transportable, would be taken home from the Grand Tour to be mounted within wooden, gilded or brass frames, as fashion dictated.⁸ A group of gold portraits of Caesars, dating from around 1660, are in the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence. Images of Roman emperors were not limited to Italy, England and France, however, as examples executed in Deshima for the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie) show. Medallions depicting Roman emperors, invariably made of black and gold Japanese hiramakie or takamakie lacquer on copper, were produced for the Dutch market at the end of the 18th century. Examples can be found in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.⁹ There are two possible sources for the Imperial profiles on the chimneypiece: the engravings of The Twelve Caesars by Marcantonio Raimondi, or the Imperatorum Imagines by Hubert Golz.¹⁰ The portrait medallions also bear remarkable resemblance to a set of eighteen carved portrait reliefs of Roman Emperors, also of marmo giallo, almost certainly bought by David Ker (1742–1811) of Portavo, Co. Down, on his Grand Tour between 1792–4 in either Florence or Rome. Ker’s diary entry for 17th October 1793 is interesting as it reveals that he was offering his brother a choice of chimneypiece designs, which further supports a Roman origin for the offered example.¹¹ Indeed, fire surrounds incorporating antique fragments had been promoted from the late 1760s by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–78), encouraged by Rome-trained architects including Robert Adam (d.1792). One such example, inset with mythological tablets carved from Rosso antico, was acquired by the 9th Earl of Exeter from Piranesi himself for Burghley House.¹² Another can be found at Islington House, Dorset.¹³ A third, inset with giallo antico and Rosso antico, follows Piranesi’s engraved design dated 1769 for a fire surround mounted with three marble portrait reliefs.¹⁴ It should be re-emphasised that Rosso antico was so precious that it was only ever used for small tablets or details rather than an entire chimneypiece, as with the offered example; likewise, while portrait reliefs are occasionally seen on the jambs of Italian surrounds, it is exceptionally rare to see the frieze mounted with a group, especially of this scale: the combination indicates an architectural commission by an extremely wealthy patron. The sophisticated lines of this chimneypiece epitomise the French Empire influence on the Italian states at the turn of the 18th century. This idiosyncratic ‘Roman’ taste is encapsulated by that of Napoleon, who identified with Rome’s Imperial past. Napoleon’s desire to establish a visual link between himself and Roman emperors is demonstrated by the portraits of his court painter, Jacques-Louis David, inspired by portraits of Emperor Augustus. This Imperial taste extended to architecture, furniture and porcelain, the latter two of which are combined in a group of magnificent ormolu-mounted guéridons commissioned in Sèvres between 1803–11, made to immortalise Napoleon’s reign.¹⁵ The second guéridon in the series, the Table des Grands Capitaines (Table of the Great Commanders of Antiquity), commissioned in 1806, is made almost entirely of hard-paste Sèvres porcelain. The top, painted in imitation of sardonyx, is centred by a portrait cameo of Alexander the Great, surrounded by twelve smaller heads of commanders and philosophers from antiquity: Pericles, Scipio Africanus, Pompey, Augustus, Septimus Severus, Constantine, Trajan, Caesar, Mithridates, Hannibal, Themistocles and Miltiades.¹⁶ Louis XVIII presented the table to the Prince Regent (later King George IV) in 1817 as a token of appreciation for Napoleon’s defeat two years earlier, and George IV treasured it so highly that it became part of the ceremonial backdrop for all his state portraits. The table remains in the Royal Collection.¹⁷ This chimneypiece remained, until recently, in the possession of a noble Dutch family, who acquired it from the owners of a bombed Knightsbridge house in the 1940s; unfortunately, its provenance prior to this has been lost. The use of Rosso antico on this scale, inset with these splendid Imperial profile medallions, appears unparalleled. 1. J. B. Grossman, 'Looking at Greek and Roman Sculpture in Stone' (Los Angeles, 2003). Grossman states that this material was ‘...quarried in three places during antiquity: on Cape Tainaron present day Matapan on the Peloponnese of Greece; on Crete; and at the site of Iasos in Asia Minor. 2. L. Lazzarini, ‘Rosso antico and other red marbles used in antiquity: a characterization study’, Marble, Art Historical and Scientific Perspectives on Ancient Sculpture’ (1990), 237–252. C. Gorgoni, L. Lazzarini, P. Pallante, ‘New archaeometric data on Rosso antico and other red marbles used in antiquity, ASMOSIA VI, Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone’ (2002), pp. 199–206. J. Deér, trans. G.A. Gilhoff, The Dynastic Porphyry Tombs of the Norman Period in Sicily (Cambridge, 1959), p. 144. R. Gnoli, Marmora Romana (Rome, 1988), pp. 187–191. 3. A notable example is a satyr from the Emperor Hadrian's villa at Tivoli, now in the Capitoline Museum, Rome. Another is the head of a satyr in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, accession no. 2006.110. See T. Opper, Hadrian. Empire and Conflict (London, 2008), p. 165, fig. 149. 4. De Luca, Marmi antichi (Rome, 1998), p. 126. Faustino Corsi, Catalogo ragionato d’una collezione di pietre di decorazione (Rome, 1833), p. 93. 5. For related Limoges medallions, see set of ten circular Limoges enamel medallions depicting Roman emperors, en grisaille with gilding, from the workshop of Jacques I Laudin, sold Christie’s London, Fine Renaissance Bronzes and Works of Art, 19 December, 1977, lot 95. 6. See set of drawings sold Sotheby’s London, Of Royal and Noble Descent, 24 February, 2015, lot 184. 7. J. J. Ferber, Raspe’s Travels through Italy in the Years 1771–1772 (London, 1776), p. 218. 8. See Sotheby’s London, Pelham, the Public and the Private, 8 March 2016, lot 75: ‘A set of twelve mother-of-pearl cameos of Roman Emperors, Southern Italian, early 19th century’ 9. Oliver Impey, Christiaan J.A. Jörg, Cynthia Viallé, Japanese Export Lacquer 1580–1850 (Amsterdam, 2005) pp. 48–57, no. 56 & 57. 10. For a further reference, see the candlesticks by Jacques I Laudin in the Waters Art Gallery, illustrated in P. Verdier, Catalogue of the Painted Enamels of the Renaissance (Baltimore, 1967), p. 389, nos. 207 & 208. 11. John Ingamells, A Dictionary of British and Irish travellers in Italy 1701–1800 (London, 1997), pp. 572–3. 12. Oliver Impey, Four Centuries of Decorative Arts from Burghley House (Virginia, 1998), p. 53, fig. 23. 13. Country Life, 12 June, 1997, p. 162, figs. 9–11. 14. A. González-Palacios, Il Tempio del Gusto, Roma e il Regno delle due Sicilie, Vol. II (Milan, 1984), pp. 592–93, p. 260. 15. S. Grandjean, 'Napoleonic Tables...

An elegant late 18th century style white marble fireplace, with fluted frieze and panelled jambs. The side blockings beautifully carved with delicate flowers. Attractive moulding ben...

A stylish English moulded bolection fireplace in a dark brown Marquina marble. A good quality copy of the Queen Anne design from the early 18th century. Could be made to any size and...

This is a very unique marble combination typically used in the inter war period. The shelf is made in parefeuille. Measures: 171 cm EW 67.32". 103 cm EH 40.55". 109 cm...

This rare, large 18th century Louis XIV mantelpiece from Leuven (Belgium) is realized in three different types of marble: Noir de Mazy - The black marble from Belgium. Rouge Roya...

A medium sized 19th century Regency style hand carved statuary marble fireplace surround, a reeded top shelf sits directly above a ste...

Large Victorian statuary white marble fireplace surround with and arched aperture and heavily carved corbels supporting the serpentine ...

A late Regency style fireplace made from Italian Statuary Carrara marble. handcrafted in our Northern Irish workshop from imported Italian Statuary Carrara marble, faithfully copied ...

Regency Style Fireplace In White Carrara Marble Hearth dimensions: 109.5 x 83 cm

Royal Breccia Vimines marble from the High-Alpes, France, is rare to find in a fine chimney piece of the Regency period, 1st half of the 18th century. It is reclaimed from a grand ci...

A very state of the art antique fireplace surround in white statuary marble from the Rococo period; the surround is in perfect condition. There is extraordinary waving side panels on...