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: 15944
A large Regency white statuary marble Chimneypiece with reeded and moulded jambs and panelled frieze, which is flanked by a pair of carved foliate rosette corner blocks, beneath a simple moulded shelf.
English, Circa 1820.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
81 1⁄8"
206 cms |
47 5⁄8"
121 cms |
13 5⁄8"
34.5 cms |
| internal |
47 3⁄16"
120 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Stock: 15917
An elegant Regency fireplace of fine quality, carved from grey veined English white marble. The plain shelf sits above a reeded frieze, which is flanked by endblocks carved with ribboned laurel wreaths.
English, c.1815.
Provenance: Edwardes Square, London.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
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57 11⁄16"
146.5 cms |
44 1⁄2"
113 cms |
9 1⁄8"
23 cms |
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39"
99 cms |
37"
94 cms |
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Stock: 15913
An early nineteenth-century Regency bullseye fireplace in softly veined, dove grey Bardiglio marble. The plain shelf sits above a reeded frieze and jambs, with bullesye endblocks.
English, c.1815.
Provenance: Edwardes Square, London.
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Register grate 10878 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
50 7⁄8"
129.3 cms |
41 1⁄8"
104.5 cms |
6 7⁄8"
17.5 cms |
| Internal |
33 7⁄8"
86 cms |
35 11⁄16"
90.6 cms |
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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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Stock: 15946
An antique bolection fireplace in boldly veined green verde antico marble.
English, c.1930.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
65 11⁄16"
167 cms |
47 13⁄16"
121.5 cms |
3 7⁄8"
10 cms |
| Internal |
53 7⁄8"
137 cms |
41 13⁄16"
106.2 cms |
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Stock: 15945
A softly veined arabescato marble fireplace in white and grey. The design is pleasingly simple; the moulded breakfront shelf sits above a stop fluted frieze and acanthus paterae endblocks. These rest on stop fluted console jambs over plain footblocks.
French, c.1880.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
53 1⁄8"
135 cms |
42 1⁄4"
107.5 cms |
15 3⁄16"
38.5 cms |
| Internal |
36 13⁄16"
93.5 cms |
32 11⁄16"
83 cms |
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Stock: 15908
A beautifully carved early Victorian fireplace in pure white statuary marble. The plain shelf sits above a panelled frieze which is centred by a delicately carved tablet which is profusely carved with a basket of flowers in high relief. This is echoed in the endblocks, both are carved with a small posy of flowers. The jambs are panelled in the same manner as the frieze and they rest on plain footblocks.
English. c.1840.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
67 7⁄8"
172.5 cms |
47 3⁄8"
120.5 cms |
9 1⁄8"
23.2 cms |
| Internal |
44 1⁄2"
113 cms |
38 13⁄16"
98.5 cms |
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Stock: 15953
A grand Victorian corbel fireplace in fine statuary marble. The wide marble shelf sits above finely carved acanthus corbels on panelled jambs, flanking the panelled frieze.
English, c.1840.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
71"
180.4 cms |
49 11⁄16"
126.2 cms |
13 5⁄8"
34.5 cms |
| Internal |
38"
96.5 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Stock: 15918
An antique Regency fireplace with plain central tablet and a reeded frieze in elegantly veined carrara marble.
English. c,1810.
Provenance: Edwardes Square, London.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
59 3⁄16"
150.3 cms |
40 11⁄16"
103.5 cms |
6 3⁄8"
16.2 cms |
| Internal |
36"
91.5 cms |
33 1⁄2"
85.2 cms |
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Stock: 15844
A fine eighteenth century George III chimneypiece in statuary marble. The solid reverse breakfront shelf sits above a frieze which is delicately carved with a stylised foliate design. This is centred by a tablet depicting a putto imitating Bacchus riding on a goat drawn chariot with two other putti in attendance. The endblocks are carved with urns hung with bellflowers and are supported by carved jambs which depict one putting holding a rake, whilst the opposing holds a scythe above trailing bellflowers.
English, c.1790 with restorations.
Ingrounds are a later replacement, and these can in turn be replaced with another marble.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
65 3⁄16"
165.5 cms |
51 13⁄16"
131.5 cms |
8 1⁄2"
21.6 cms |
| Internal |
37 3⁄8"
95 cms |
36 13⁄16"
93.5 cms |
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Stock: 15915
An antique bullseye fireplace in statuary marble. The simplicity of the design epitomises the restraint of the Regency style, with reeded jambs and bullseye endblocks over plain footblocks.
Provenance: Edwardes Square, London
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
52 5⁄8"
133.5 cms |
41 1⁄2"
105.3 cms |
6 1⁄2"
16.5 cms |
| Internal |
31 1⁄2"
80 cms |
34 3⁄8"
87.5 cms |
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Stock: 15775
A large eighteenth century English neoclassical chimneypiece of exceptional quality. The moulded reverse breakfront shelf sits above a frieze inlaid with volutes of sarrancolin marble. The central tablet has been deftly carved with a neoclassical urn hanging with bellflowers.The delicately carved endblocks are supported by jambs also inlaid with volutes of soft amber coloured sarrancolin marble. Remarkably, this fireplace has had very few repairs over the centuries, and remains in beautiful, original condition.
English, c.1780.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
69 11⁄16"
177.1 cms |
58 7⁄8"
149.6 cms |
7 1⁄2"
19 cms |
| Internal |
44 1⁄4"
112.4 cms |
46 1⁄8"
117 cms |
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Stock: 15774
A Louis XVI style fireplace in beautifully veined arabescato marble, with ormolu mounts. The moulded shelf sits above a panelled frieze, and the central tablet is mounted with an ormolu floral ribboned swag. This is flanked by unusual rose paterae, above sweeping console jambs.
French, c.1880.
Photograph pre-restoration.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
57 1⁄8"
145 cms |
43 1⁄2"
110.5 cms |
15 3⁄16"
38.5 cms |
| Internal |
44 1⁄2"
113 cms |
33 7⁄8"
86 cms |
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Stock: 15838
A late Victorian fireplace in dramatically veined Kilkenny marble, which is also scattered with numerous fossils, whilst the construction of the fireplace striking in its simplicity.
English, c.1880.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
52 13⁄16"
134 cms |
43 7⁄8"
111.5 cms |
9 1⁄8"
23 cms |
| Internal |
29 7⁄8"
76 cms |
35 13⁄16"
91 cms |
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Stock: 15463
A lightly veined statuary marble Louis XVI Chimneypiece, breakfront shelf and frieze which is carved with Vitruvian scrolls, flanked by square floral Paterae on the endblocks, and supported on acanthus leaf decorated scrolled console jambs.
French mid 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
53"
134.5 cms |
47 3⁄8"
120.5 cms |
12"
30.5 cms |
| Internal |
36 13⁄16"
93.5 cms |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
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Stock: 8283
A simple and elegant Louis XVI fireplace in softly mottled green campan marble. The plain shelf with curved corners sits above a fluted frieze which is flanked by simple endblocks. This rests above fluted canted jambs on plain footblocks.
French, mid 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
49 3⁄16"
125 cms |
41 1⁄2"
105.5 cms |
14 13⁄16"
37.5 cms |
| Internal |
36 3⁄8"
92.5 cms |
32 13⁄16"
83.2 cms |
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Stock: 14019
A striking pattes de lion, or lion paw fireplace in the Louis XVI style. The fireplace is carved from bold bardiglio fiorito marble, which is dove grey with dramatic charcoal veining.
French, c.1860
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
54 5⁄8"
138.8 cms |
40 3⁄8"
102.5 cms |
14 5⁄8"
37.2 cms |
| Internal |
38 1⁄4"
97.2 cms |
29 7⁄8"
75.9 cms |
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Stock: 15677
A monumental Victorian arch fireplace in dramatically veined Portoro marble. Striking in its simplicity, the fireplace is centered by a keystone and the arch is framed by two boldly carved spandrels.
English, c.1860.
Notes: Varieties of Portoro Marble have been found in different parts of the world but the marble used to make this chimneypiece is of the highest quality and could only have come from the quarries on the Island of Palmaria, in the Gulf of La Spezia, Italy. This marble was discovered and first extracted in Roman times and is rightly regarded worldwide as a luxury marble because of it's quality and the distinctive black and gold veining.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
81 1⁄8"
206 cms |
50 3⁄16"
127.6 cms |
15 3⁄16"
38.5 cms |
| Internal |
36 13⁄16"
93.5 cms |
36"
91.5 cms |
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Stock: 15701
An elegant antique Louis XIV fireplace in Rosso Verona marble, which has a beautifully mottled appearance. The fireplace is of the French Baroque style, with a rounded moulded opening and simply carved spandrels.
French, mid-19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
59 3⁄8"
151 cms |
39 13⁄16"
101 cms |
15 3⁄8"
39 cms |
| Internal |
44 1⁄2"
113 cms |
31 11⁄16"
80.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £5,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15707
An elegant and finely moulded bolection fireplace carved from a warm grey marble, with pale coral and crystalline veining.
English, 20th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
71 3⁄16"
180.8 cms |
53 1⁄2"
136 cms |
3 11⁄16"
9.5 cms |
| Internal |
53 7⁄8"
136.8 cms |
44 1⁄4"
112.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £9,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15702
An antique Victorian marble chimneypiece with carved corbels and a blank tablet. This fireplace is of a simple design, but is craved from a beautifully rich rouge royale marble.
English, c.1880.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
70 1⁄4"
178.5 cms |
46 11⁄16"
118.5 cms |
11 7⁄8"
30.3 cms |
| Internal |
39"
99 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Stock: 15674
A small and elegant French Pompadour fireplace, with a moulded serpentine shelf resting on a serpentine frieze, which is framed by paneled canted endblocks and jambs.
French, c.1880.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
45 1⁄4"
115 cms |
38 3⁄8"
97.5 cms |
13 13⁄16"
35 cms |
| Internal |
30 7⁄8"
78.5 cms |
32 11⁄16"
83 cms |
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Stock: 15673
A fine and small Louis XV style fireplace in beautiful bardiglio fiorito marble, with dramatic dark grey veins against a paler dove grey ground.
French, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
56 1⁄4"
143 cms |
41 11⁄16"
106 cms |
15 3⁄8"
39 cms |
| Internal |
40 7⁄8"
104 cms |
31 7⁄8"
81 cms |
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Stock: 15624
A very fine Victorian arched fireplace, carved from a delicately veined carrara marble. The moulded shelf rests above two magnificent capitals, finely carved with lily of the valley, ferns and roses, each capital subtly different. These frame the panelled arched frieze, decorated with a foliate moulding which is echoed on the panelled jambs.
English, c.1860.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
78 1⁄8"
198.4 cms |
48 3⁄8"
123 cms |
13 13⁄16"
35 cms |
| Internal |
41 7⁄8"
106.5 cms |
38 3⁄8"
97.5 cms |
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Stock: 15470
An antique Louis XV chimneypiece carved from beautifully veined Pavonazzo marble. The curved moulded shelf rest above a panelled serpentine frieze, which is flanked by scrolling endblocks and panelled console jambs.
French, mid 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
56 11⁄16"
144 cms |
51 3⁄16"
130 cms |
11 13⁄16"
30 cms |
| Internal |
39"
99 cms |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
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Stock: 15615
A fine George III chimneypiece in Statuary and Siena marble. The inverted breakfront shelf sits above a boldly carved egg and dart undershelf, resting over the faux fluted frieze inlaid with fine Siena Marble and studded with two oval paterae.
The central rectangular tablet depicts three putti, one possibly Cupid as he holds a bow, the others grapple with a quiver of arrows. This scene is situated within ribbon tied drapery. The endblocks are also carved with putti, one holding a set of cymbal like instruments aloft and the other holding an unfurling scroll.
Supporting the endblocks are the three-quarter columns also inlaid with Siena marble and topped by elegant composite ionic capitals and resting on socle and block plinth bases.
English, c.1770. With restorations.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
74"
188 cms |
62 5⁄8"
159 cms |
13"
33 cms |
| Internal |
46 7⁄8"
119 cms |
39"
99 cms |
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Stock: 15500
An elegant Victorian arched fireplace carved from white statuary marble. The simply moulded shelf is supported by tapered pilaster jambs decorated with trailing foliage, which is echoed on the panelled spandrels which frame the arch. The endblocks are decorated with roses carved in high relief, as is the cluster of oak leaves and acorns crowning the arch.
English, c.1860.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
70 11⁄16"
179.7 cms |
46 1⁄2"
118 cms |
12 13⁄16"
32.5 cms |
| Internal |
37 3⁄16"
94.5 cms |
35 5⁄8"
90.5 cms |
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Stock: 15324
A simple and elegant bolection fireplace carved from a dove grey limestone. The polished and undulating surface reveals the subtle veining and mottling, which would be just as well suited to a contemporary interior as a period one. English, c.1930.
Provenance: Removed from a property on Eaton Square, London.
The Queen Anne style of the late 17th century saw the emergence of the simple bolection fireplace, often situated within a panelled room. It was far more simple in design that what had preceded it, and it was this striking simplicity that secured its enduring popularity.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
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61"
155 cms |
47"
119.5 cms |
3"
7.6 cms |
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Stock: 15473
A simple and elegant St Anne marble corbel fireplace. The softly grey hued St Anne marble is gently veined and displayed to great effect on the plain shelf and jambs. The undulating corbels support a broad moulded shelf. Its' simplicity is enhanced by small bands of Belgian black marble above the corbels and footblocks, an unusual detail.
English, c.1870.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
67 7⁄8"
172.5 cms |
48"
122 cms |
11"
28 cms |
| Internal |
38"
96.5 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Stock: 15465
An elegant Louis XVI style 19th century fireplace, crisply carved from Carrara marble, with a finely carved central foliate paterae flanked by the split panelled frieze. The paterae endblocks are of the same acanthus form, and are supported by flat, stop fluted jambs, which in turn rest on plain footblocks. French, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
49 3⁄16"
125 cms |
41 1⁄4"
105 cms |
15"
38 cms |
| Internal |
32 7⁄8"
83.5 cms |
31 1⁄4"
79.5 cms |
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Stock: 11094
An unusually large Louis XV fireplace surround in Rouge De Rance red and white figured marble. The wide serpentine shelf sits on the shaped frieze which is centred by a shell cartouche, flanked by scrolled endblocks descending on shaped and paneled, angled jambs. French, early 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
74"
188 cms |
47 13⁄16"
121.5 cms |
10 3⁄16"
26 cms |
| Internal |
59 5⁄8"
151.5 cms |
40 3⁄8"
102.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £7,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15438
A late 18th century Statuary and Brocatelle marble chimneypiece, inlaid with a Greek key design on the frieze. The finely carved tablet depicts a goddess, perhaps Persephone, holding a cornucopia brimming with fruit, including a pineapple; something of a luxury in 18th century Britain. Beside her, a putto holds aloft an ear of wheat as he rides a lion pulling the goddess' chariot. In the distance, a small temple sits atop a hill, very much like the temple follies seen in 18th century parkland. Flanking the frieze are two elegantly carved endblocks, depicting a putto holding torches - another symbol of Persephone. These are supported by gently tapered jambs, inlaid with flutes of brocatelle marble and terminating in plain footblocks.
English, Circa 1790 with restorations.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
74 13⁄16"
190 cms |
60 13⁄16"
154.5 cms |
8 7⁄8"
22.5 cms |
| Internal |
48 3⁄8"
123 cms |
47"
119.5 cms |
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Stock: 15442
An elegant Regency white Statuary and Spanish Brocatelle marble fireplace. The wide moulded shelf rests above a plain frieze set with a Brocatelle panel, oval paterae on the endblocks and further panels of Bracatelle are set into the jambs beneath acanthus capitals. The opening too is framed wth Brocatelle marble.
English, circa 1820.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
76 1⁄8"
193.3 cms |
54 3⁄8"
138.1 cms |
8 1⁄4"
21 cms |
| Internal |
43 11⁄16"
111 cms |
41 1⁄4"
105 cms |
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Stock: 15437
A French Carrara marble Louis XV style Rococo fireplace surround. The serpentine breakfront shelf rests above a fielded freeze centred by a large foliate cartouche echoed on the endblocks which sit above angled, panelled jambs supported on sturdy footblocks.
French, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
62 3⁄16"
158 cms |
42 3⁄8"
107.6 cms |
16 1⁄2"
42 cms |
| Internal |
45 1⁄8"
114.5 cms |
35 5⁄8"
90.5 cms |
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Stock: 15441
A Victorian black slate arched fireplace, painted with intertwining Ivy and white Jasmine. The symbolism of flowers was a popular theme in Victorian Britain, with flowers adopted as symbols across the decorative arts. The art of floriography as it was called, was used to convey messages through the language of flowers. Ivy for example, represented eternity, fidelity and friendship. White jasmine, purity and amiability.
Original hand painted decoration.
English, circa 1870.
Insert not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
61 13⁄16"
157 cms |
43 11⁄16"
111.1 cms |
11 13⁄16"
30 cms |
| Internal |
34 1⁄4"
87 cms |
33 11⁄16"
85.5 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.