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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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Listed Price: £5,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15440
A Victorian black slate fireplace with corbels beneath a wide shelf. An abundant festoon of painted summer flowers adorns the frieze and more trail down each jamb. As with fireplace SNo 15441 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.
English, circa 1870.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
61 7⁄8"
157.3 cms |
44 7⁄8"
114.1 cms |
11"
28 cms |
| Internal |
36 13⁄16"
93.5 cms |
35 5⁄8"
90.5 cms |
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Stock: 15421
A Regency Welsh Heather slate chimneypiece in an aubergine hue. The moulded shelf above a cushioned frieze, centred by a rosette panel, flanked by large acanthus corbels above cushion moulded jambs.
English, circa 1830.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
60 3⁄16"
153 cms |
44 1⁄8"
112.1 cms |
9 1⁄8"
23.2 cms |
| Internal |
34 11⁄16"
88.1 cms |
35 11⁄16"
90.8 cms |
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Stock: 15404
A traditional Victorian Statuary marble fire surround. The moulded shelf rests above a plain frieze flanked by large corbels, with shell detail skirts, on wide jambs raised on large footblocks. Similar to but smaller than fireplace SNo 15185. English, circa 1860.
Shown here with firegrate SNo 15243 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
65 11⁄16"
167 cms |
44 1⁄2"
113 cms |
11 3⁄8"
29 cms |
| Internal |
36 3⁄8"
92.5 cms |
36 3⁄16"
92 cms |
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Stock: 15231
An Edwardian, Arts and Crafts oak fire surround. The crenelated cornice, supported by a pair of turned columns, rests above a recessed frieze and mantle shelf. The frieze is set with five painted panels depicting Medieval York including the ‘bar’ or city walls, streets and gateways; the ruins of St Mary's Abbey and York Minster itself. A Tudor style arch frames the fireplace opening flanked by a pair of simple tapering columns on the jambs. English, circa 1910.
Photos before cleaning and polishing.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
62 3⁄16"
158 cms |
75 5⁄8"
192 cms |
8 1⁄2"
21.6 cms |
| Internal |
41 1⁄2"
105.5 cms |
38 13⁄16"
98.5 cms |
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Stock: 15142
A Victorian, Neoclassical style cast iron fire surround with ornate enriched bands and edgings beneath the wide shelf and around the opening. The linked palmette frieze is centred by an urn and scrolling acanthus panel flanked by trophy roundels on the endblocks above foliate pilaster panels on the jambs. English, circa 1870.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
67 5⁄8"
171.8 cms |
55 1⁄2"
141 cms |
10 7⁄8"
27.6 cms |
| Internal |
38 5⁄8"
98 cms |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
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Stock: 13248
THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH PAINTING:
An Aesthetic Movement Register Grate and Walnut Fire Surround.
The fire surround has a breakfront shelf above a frieze with alternating rosette panelled designs, curiously the left set differs from those on the right, the frieze is centred by the initials EC and the date 1875, and the opening is set with Ashburton marble slips. The integral Register Grate has ten hand painted tiles, four of which depict 17th century Dutch Painters, who were of the Dutch Realist School of Genre Painting in Utrecht, Delft & Leiden or Amsterdam.
The Integral Register Grate has ten hand painted tiles, four of which depict 17th century Dutch Painters, all of whom were of the Dutch Realist School of Genre Painting in Utrecht, Delft and Leiden or Amsterdam.
The painters are from the bottom left:
WOUTER CRABET(H) (1594 – 1644) The School of Delft and the most important Dutch Golden Age artist in the town of Gouda.
LEONARD BRAMER (1596 – 1667) The School of Delft an established painter of note who had studied in Italy & who later became a pupil of Rembrandt.
REMBRANDT Harmensz van Rijn (1606 – 1669) whose artistic ability could not be contained within the confines of Dutch Realism. A grand manner artist in his depictions of the drama of the Bible and an acute portraitist, including many famous portraits of himself, capturing the complete range of human emotions.
GERARD DOU (1613 – 1675) a pupil of Rembrandt & founder of the Painters Guild of Leiden another Dutch Golden Age painter he specialised in genre scenes & was noted for his trompe l’oeil and candlelit night-scenes.
English Dated 1875.
NOTE- The walnut surround was probably manufactured by Gillows of Lancaster as they manufactured the original furnishings for the property in Windemere from which this fireplace was removed.
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Width |
Height |
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79 1⁄2"
202 cms |
64 5⁄8"
164 cms |
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Listed Price: £9,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14164
A large Yorkstone Aesthetic Movement antique fireplace surround. The high moulded and generous shelf is decorated with fans alternating with stylised floral detail set above a frieze with eight rosettes centred with Cornish Serpentine marble, the whole is supported on columned jambs flanking its original Minton tiled insert register grate and is shown with integral fireplace kerb. English, circa 1870.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
64"
162.5 cms |
57 11⁄16"
146.5 cms |
13"
33 cms |
| Internal |
36"
91.5 cms |
36"
91.5 cms |
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Stock: 15223
A large arched Statuary Marble Victorian fireplace surround of simple design with Sienna Marble inlay. The wide stepped and moulded shelf sits above the arched opening with it's central paneled keystone and carved spandrels flanked by a pair of wide paneled inset jambs.
English, mid 19th century.
Shown here with firegrate SNo 15121 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
75 5⁄8"
192 cms |
46 1⁄2"
118 cms |
14 3⁄16"
36 cms |
| Internal |
40"
101.7 cms |
36"
91.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £9,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14321
A mid Victorian white Statuary Marble fireplace with boldly carved floral corbels flanking the plain frieze which is centred by a basket of summer flowers. English, circa 1860.
Shown here with insert Stock No 14341 not included in the price.
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Height |
Depth |
| External |
74"
188 cms |
48 1⁄4"
122.8 cms |
14 13⁄16"
37.6 cms |
| Internal |
40 3⁄16"
102.2 cms |
38 7⁄8"
98.8 cms |
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Listed Price: £14,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15149
A Victorian Neoclassical style cast iron fire surround with a fluted frieze and a central floral plaque. English, circa 1890.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
56 1⁄4"
143 cms |
55 1⁄8"
140 cms |
9 1⁄4"
23.5 cms |
| Internal |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
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Stock: 15185
A substantial lightly veined Statuary Marble mid Victorian chimneypiece. The wide moulded shelf above the plain frieze is supported by two large scrolled corbels on wide pilaster jambs.
English, circa 1850.
Shown here with register grate SNo 14837 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
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68 1⁄2"
174 cms |
47 3⁄16"
120 cms |
12 13⁄16"
32.5 cms |
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38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
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Listed Price: £11,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15109
A finely veined Carrara Marble Victorian corbel fireplace surround with large corbels supporting the wide moulded shelf. English, circa 1860.
Shown here with fire basket SNo 15069 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
71 1⁄8"
180.5 cms |
47 3⁄8"
120.5 cms |
13 1⁄8"
33.2 cms |
| Internal |
38"
96.5 cms |
37 11⁄16"
95.8 cms |
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Stock: 15154
A decorative Victorian cast iron fireplace surround with classically detailed panels on the frieze and jambs and lozenge shaped bosses surrounded by foliate detail on the endblocks. English, circa 1890.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
64 1⁄2"
163.8 cms |
49 5⁄8"
126 cms |
9 1⁄8"
23 cms |
| Internal |
35 13⁄16"
91 cms |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
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Stock: 15144
An attractive Victorian, Aesthetic Movement cast iron fire surround. Beneath the moulded shelf is a band of small rosettes and flutes above the frieze centred by a large panel with a spread winged eagle amid trailing oak sprigs flanked by with passion flower endblocks above artistic themed panels on the jambs. English, circa 1890.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
59 13⁄16"
152 cms |
52 3⁄8"
133 cms |
9 1⁄8"
23.2 cms |
| Internal |
35 5⁄8"
90.5 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Stock: 15084
A large and attractive antique cast iron fire surround in the Neoclassical style. The breakfront shelf, above dentil and foliate detailed bands, rests above the stop fluted frieze with its decorative central panel of an urn surrounded by scrolling foliage and flowers.The end blocks are set with rosette paterae and the opening is framed by strings of linked buds and ribboned flowers.
Victorian, circa 1860.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
63 1⁄8"
160.3 cms |
53"
134.5 cms |
9 3⁄16"
23.4 cms |
| Internal |
37 3⁄16"
94.5 cms |
37 5⁄8"
95.5 cms |
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Stock: 15150
A decorative Victorian cast iron fire surround. The frieze with depictions of birds perched on branches and a central flower filled vase flanked by large floral paterae on the endblocks above foliate panelled jambs. English, circa 1880.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
63 3⁄16"
160.5 cms |
53 7⁄8"
137 cms |
10"
25.5 cms |
| Internal |
35 13⁄16"
91 cms |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
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Stock: 15080
A very large and fine example of a Victorian burnished cast iron Coalbrookdale chimney piece in the Georgian Neoclassical manner of Robert Adam. The decorative urn on the freeze beneath the wide shelf is flanked by swags which in turn are flanked by pairs on lidded urns on the end blocks above twin pilasters with descending foliate detail.
English, the Coalbrookdale foundry mark and the number 367840 are on the back as is shown in the last image and date it to 1881.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
78 7⁄8"
200.3 cms |
55 1⁄4"
140.5 cms |
8 11⁄16"
22 cms |
| Internal |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15083
A large decorative Adam style cast iron Victorian fire surround with wide moulded shelf above an egg and dart band.The central panel on the frieze with quivers and arrows is flanked by ribboned foliate swags. The sturdy panelled jambs embellished with ropes of descending bellflowers. English, circa 1870.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
70 11⁄16"
179.6 cms |
54 1⁄4"
138 cms |
11 1⁄8"
28.2 cms |
| Internal |
33 1⁄2"
85 cms |
33 1⁄2"
85 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15087
A small but delightfully ornate Victorian cast iron fireplace surround. The high moulded shelf, above a reeded panel, surmounts the shaoed frieze decorated with a profusion of birds, sprigs, stylised flowers and berries. The integral grate sits within an arched frame of cross hatching and paterae.English, circa 1870.
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Height |
Depth |
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37 3⁄16"
94.5 cms |
39 3⁄16"
99.5 cms |
6 1⁄2"
16.6 cms |
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Stock: 14903
A substantial cast iron Victorian fireplace surround in the Neoclassical style with a wide shelf above a fluted frieze centred by a floral panel. There are large roundels on the endblocks above jambs fronted by pairs of twin tapering, stop fluted pillars with ornate capitals either side of the egg and dart framed opening. The registration number for 1898 is cast to the back.
English, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
69 1⁄2"
176.5 cms |
54 7⁄8"
139.5 cms |
11 3⁄8"
29 cms |
| Internal |
37 3⁄8"
95 cms |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
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Stock: 15156
A good sized cast iron Victorian fireplace surround with a band of small decorative urns beneath the moulded shelf. The foliate detailed barrel frieze is centred with a stylised rosette flanked by acanthus endblocks and the barrel detail is repeated on the jambs. English, circa 1890.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
61 13⁄16"
157 cms |
51"
129.5 cms |
10 13⁄16"
27.5 cms |
| Internal |
37 5⁄8"
95.5 cms |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
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Stock: 15082
A Victorian cast iron fire surround in the Neoclassical style with a foliate band beneath the wide stepped and moulded shelf, an ornate floral central design on the frieze and with angled columned jamb. English, circa 1870.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
61 1⁄2"
156.2 cms |
53 7⁄8"
137 cms |
8 5⁄8"
21.8 cms |
| Internal |
35 3⁄16"
89.5 cms |
37 5⁄8"
95.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £3,400 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14536
An elegant and large Aesthetic Movement, bordering on Reformed Gothic, antique fireplace surround in Pencil Statuary Marble with a wide moulded shelf. The main body of the fireplace, set with bands of Tinos Verde Marble, is enhanced by finely cut and gilded motifs, two of which are inset with Tinos Verde Marble bosses. The gently arched opening is bordered with stylised anthemion detail. English, circa 1870.
Shown here with fire grate 14703.
The Aesthetic Movement flourished in Britain in the 1870s and 1880s and was a reaction against and in stark contrast to the perceived fussy, overbearing and conservative Victorian artistic traditions. Those championing the Movement believed that " art exists for the sake of its beauty alone, and that it need serve no political, didactic, or other purpose. "
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
83 7⁄8"
213 cms |
51 3⁄16"
130 cms |
15 3⁄16"
38.7 cms |
| Internal |
43 7⁄8"
111.5 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £14,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15081
A large Neoclassical style cast iron Victorian fire surround. The central stylised urn with scrolling foliate fronds and a pair of rod and bead edged panels on the frieze are flanked by oval paterae on the endblocks. The stop fluted jambs are topped by long leaf capitals and the opening is framed with egg and dart banding. English, mid 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
67 3⁄8"
171.2 cms |
55 1⁄4"
140.5 cms |
11 3⁄16"
28.5 cms |
| Internal |
37 5⁄8"
95.5 cms |
37 5⁄8"
95.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £3,400 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15151
A substantial Victorian cast iron fireplace surround in the Neoclassical style. The central plaque on the panelled frieze set with quiver and arrows flanked by garlands. The panelled jambs with decorated with descending bellflowers English, circa 1890.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
66 11⁄16"
169.5 cms |
54 1⁄4"
138 cms |
13"
33 cms |
| Internal |
37 3⁄16"
94.5 cms |
37 11⁄16"
95.7 cms |
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Listed Price: £3,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14777
A very large and majestic arched Victorian antique fireplace mantel in lightly veined Carrara Marble. The wide moulded shelf rests above the broad arched fireplace opening, centred by a panelled keystone, is framed by finely carved, bound laurel torus moulding flanked by a pair of carved laurel wreaths on the panelled spandrels. The whole is supported on large shaped footblocks.
English, mid 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
87 5⁄8"
222.5 cms |
50 3⁄8"
128 cms |
15 5⁄8"
39.5 cms |
| Internal |
42 1⁄2"
108 cms |
36 5⁄8"
93 cms |
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Stock: 14766
A large and handsome Victorian fireplace mantel carved in a beautiful deep red example of Griotte Rouge Marble. The panelled frieze is flanked by square endblocks resting above similar arched panelling on the jambs supported by large footblocks. English, mid 19th century.
Shown here with firegrate SNo 14352 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
74 3⁄8"
189 cms |
51 13⁄16"
131.5 cms |
13 1⁄4"
33.7 cms |
| Internal |
42 1⁄8"
107 cms |
38 1⁄4"
97.3 cms |
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Listed Price: £14,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14734
A 19th century Victorian period Statuary and Siena Marble antique fireplace surround in the Neoclassical style. The panelled sienna frieze is centred by a floral and foliate tablet flanked by rosette paterae on the endblocks above siena panelled jambs raised on plain footblocks. Belgian, late 19th century.
(Shown with fire grate SNo 14703 not included in the price)
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
65 11⁄16"
166.8 cms |
45 3⁄8"
115.3 cms |
10"
25.5 cms |
| Internal |
48 1⁄2"
123.3 cms |
36 3⁄16"
92 cms |
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Listed Price: £10,400 (+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.