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: 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 |
| External |
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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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
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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Listed Price: £5,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16646
A dramatic French bolection fireplace in a boldly veined verde antico marble, with a cushion moulding around the opening.
Unlike English bolections, this fireplace has the useful addition of a shelf making it a practical choice when you are looking to decorate a mantelpiece.
French, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
57 1⁄2"
146 cms |
42 1⁄2"
107.9 cms |
9 11⁄16"
24.6 cms |
| Internal |
41 13⁄16"
106.2 cms |
34 13⁄16"
88.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £6,300 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 6620
A bold and very grand Louis XV Rococo fireplace in a buttery yellow Siena marble. This fireplace is truly a statement piece, with a wonderfully ornate frieze, centred by a mask of Hercules wearing the Nemean lionskin. This cartouche is framed with foliate scrollwork which is echoed on the corners of the panelled frieze, and also on the canted, console jambs.
French, mid-20th century.
Notes: This fireplace was clearly influenced by the Salon de Hercules in The Palace of Versailles. After Antoine Vassé.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
79 1⁄8"
201 cms |
51 5⁄8"
131 cms |
23 13⁄16"
60.5 cms |
| Internal |
51 11⁄16"
131.3 cms |
41 1⁄8"
104.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £36,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 6613
An exceptional Louis XV Rococo fireplace in dramatically figured breche violette marble of grand proportions. This is perhaps one of the most magnificent French Rococo chimneypieces we have had in our collection. The moulded serpentine shelf rests on the wide frieze, also of serpentine from, and is boldly carved with a central rocaille motif and panels. This carving is echoed in the endblocks, which are mounted above beautifully bold Rococo jambs.
French, 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
79 11⁄16"
202.5 cms |
51 3⁄16"
130 cms |
15 11⁄16"
40 cms |
| Internal |
59 1⁄8"
150 cms |
42 1⁄4"
107.5 cms |
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Stock: 16480
A fine Louis XVI chimneypiece in a beautiful breche d'Aleppe marble. Simple in form, this fireplace has a panelled frieze centred by an integral paterae tablet, which is echoed on the endblocks, which in turn are mounted over panelled jambs.
French, late 19th century.
Outside to outside footblock 150.4cm
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
60 1⁄8"
152.7 cms |
46 1⁄4"
117.5 cms |
15 7⁄8"
40.5 cms |
| Internal |
40 5⁄8"
103.2 cms |
35 3⁄16"
89.5 cms |
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Stock: 16644
A beautiful French Empire period fireplace in an unusual, deep breccia marble. The marble has a deep red hue and incorporates grey brown and even yellow tones, with some sparse white veining. The moulded shelf sits over the plain frieze, which is supported on corbels over flat jambs.
A fireplace that showcases the marble with its simplicity of design.
French, early 19th century.
Outside footblock to outside footblock measurement: 151.5cm
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
62"
157.5 cms |
41 1⁄4"
105 cms |
15 5⁄8"
39.5 cms |
| Internal |
45"
114.4 cms |
30 11⁄16"
78 cms |
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Listed Price: £5,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 6619
An ornately carved Louis XVI , Rococo style fireplace surround in white Carrara Marble, with panelled returns and circular hinged gilt brass ventilation ports.
French late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
59 3⁄8"
151 cms |
41 1⁄2"
105.5 cms |
17 1⁄4"
44 cms |
| Internal |
45 1⁄8"
114.5 cms |
31 7⁄8"
81 cms |
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Listed Price: £9,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14883
A starkly elegant Regency chimneypiece in black Kilkenny marble. The plain shelf rests over a frieze that is simply decorated with a tablet carved with an ovoid design. This motif is echoed in the endblocks which rest on reeded jambs.
Scottish, c.1810.
Notes: Kilkenny marble is a black, carboniferous limestone laced with ancient fossils which has been quarried in Ireland for centuries.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
64 5⁄8"
164 cms |
50"
127 cms |
8 1⁄8"
20.5 cms |
| Internal |
42 1⁄8"
107 cms |
40 3⁄8"
102.7 cms |
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Listed Price: £13,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 6609
A pair of reproduction Georgian chimneypieces in white marble with Azul Valverde Greek key inlay. Beautifully carved, these fireplaces have thick moulded shelves with acanthus leaf and dart carved in low relief, over friezes inlaid with a Greek key design. This is flanked by very slender Adam style corbels, over slender jambs.
20th century.
Outer footblock to footblock width 55 1/2" 141cms
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
63 7⁄8"
162.3 cms |
53 1⁄8"
135 cms |
7"
17.8 cms |
| Internal |
40"
101.5 cms |
40"
101.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £22,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16505
A most beautiful Louis XV chimneypiece in a dramatically veined campan mélange marble, in many ways surpassing the beauty of breche violette. The veining of khaki greens and deep violet ripples across the peachy base tone, it really is remarkably unique. The moulded shelf rests over a panelled serpentine frieze which is centred by a boldly carved Rococo shell cartouche. This is echoed on the endblocks which are mounted above the canted console jambs.
French, mid-19th century.
Campan marble comes from the high French Pyrenees, where it has been quarried since Antiquity. The area produces a variety of beautiful, richly veined coloured marbles, such as Campan Gran Mélange, Campan Vert, Ribbon Campan and the deep red Rouge Griotte. These were much prized and used in the apartments in Versailles during the reign of Louis XVI for chimney pieces and wall panels. Campan Vert and Campan Gran Mélange are extensively used on the walls of the Escalier de la Reine (the Queen’s stairs) Versailles.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
59 13⁄16"
152 cms |
46"
116.8 cms |
15 11⁄16"
40 cms |
| Internal |
41 7⁄8"
106.5 cms |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
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Listed Price: £11,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 6611
A large and grand bolection fireplace in the most beautifully dramaric red rouge royale marble. With a wide moulded shelf, this deep bolection fireplace has Greek corners and scrolls on the jambs, elevating it beyond the usual simplicity that typifies the style.
French, c.1850.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
65 7⁄8"
167.3 cms |
46 3⁄16"
117.4 cms |
16 1⁄4"
41.5 cms |
| Internal |
38 1⁄8"
96.7 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £12,000 (+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: 16506
A charming French Louis XVI Fireplace in a very softly mottled Carrara marble. The slender shelf sits over a fluted frieze, which is mounted with tablet carved with a ribbon tied garland of daises - this is a rare design! The acanthine paterae endblocks are mounted over fluted, console jambs.
French, late 19th century.
Outer footblock to footblock width 60" 152.5cms.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
61 3⁄8"
156 cms |
43 1⁄2"
110.4 cms |
15 3⁄8"
39 cms |
| Internal |
44 11⁄16"
113.6 cms |
34"
86.3 cms |
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Listed Price: £11,400 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16477
An antique Louis XV chimneypiece in carrara marble in the Rococo style. This fireplace has a serpentine shelf, which rests over the frieze, carved with a central Rocaille motif. The scallop endblocks are mounted over fluted console canted jambs.
French, late 19th century.
Outside footblook to outside footblock 55 1/4" 140cms
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
56 1⁄8"
142.5 cms |
43 5⁄8"
110.8 cms |
15 3⁄16"
38.5 cms |
| Internal |
40 3⁄8"
102.7 cms |
36 3⁄16"
92 cms |
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Listed Price: £8,900 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16562
A large and grand bolection fireplace in the most beautifully veined breche violette marble. With a wide moulded shelf, this deep bolection fireplace has Greek corners and scrolls on the jambs, elevating it beyond the usual simplicity that typifies the style.
French, c.1850.
Outer footblock to footblock width 63" 160cms
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
65"
165.2 cms |
43 1⁄2"
110.5 cms |
16 11⁄16"
42.5 cms |
| Internal |
41 1⁄4"
105 cms |
35 3⁄16"
89.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £18,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16561
A fine antique Louis XVI fireplace in a beautifully veined Seravezza marble. The fireplace has a moulded shelf which rests over a stop-fluted frieze, framed by acanthus paterae over elegant jambs.
French, mid 19th century.
Notes: Seravezza marble has been one of the most sought after since antiquity. Widely used by the Etruscans, the Tuscan quarries were later purchased by the Medici family, who used the marble for many of the buildings in Florence. Michelangelo was sent to open the quarry and improve access to it, but it has since closed, making fireplaces in this marble particularly sought after.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
64 11⁄16"
164.3 cms |
45"
114.3 cms |
13 11⁄16"
34.7 cms |
| Internal |
48 11⁄16"
123.7 cms |
35 5⁄8"
90.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £12,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 6605
A fine neoclassical chimneypiece in pure white statuary marble, inlaid with a warm Sicilian jasper. The moulded shelf rests over the frieze of crisply reeded inlay, which is centred by an urnular tablet, and supported by paterae endblocks. These decorative features are echoed again in the jambs.
A beautifully drawn Georgian fireplace, that almost anticipates the restraint of the Regency. the
English, c.1780 with restorations.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
66 1⁄8"
168 cms |
56 1⁄4"
143 cms |
6 11⁄16"
17 cms |
| Internal |
45 1⁄4"
115 cms |
45 11⁄16"
116 cms |
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Listed Price: £32,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 6604
A fine and large Neoclassical fireplace in statuary and Siena marble. The thick moulded shelf of this fireplace rests on a frieze set with a generous panel of richly veined, yellow Siena marble, which is centred by a wreath and lyre tablet. Paterae endblocks over elegant jambs, which are also mounted with wide bands of Siena.
English, late 18th century, with restorations.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
70 7⁄8"
180 cms |
53"
134.7 cms |
6 11⁄16"
17 cms |
| Internal |
46 1⁄8"
117 cms |
42 3⁄16"
107.2 cms |
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Listed Price: £32,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16566
A rare pair of very fine Louis XV marble fireplaces in a beautifully veined breche voilette marble. On each, the serpentine shelf is mounted over the serpentine frieze, beautifully carved with a central acanthine cartouche, which in turns rests on generous console jambs, their side returns fitted with fine brass vents.
It is extraordinarily rare to have an original pair of fireplaces of such quality.
French, mid-19th century.
Provenance: A fine house in Italy.
Outer footblock to footblock width 61" 155cms
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
63 13⁄16"
162 cms |
44 1⁄8"
112 cms |
17 1⁄4"
44 cms |
| Internal |
48 7⁄8"
124.3 cms |
36 7⁄8"
93.8 cms |
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Stock: 16564
An extremely striking French Pompadour Rococo fireplace in a boldly veined dove grey Bardiglio Fiorito marble. The serpentine panelled frieze is flanked by scrolling endblocks and supported on angled panelled jambs over plain footblocks. Small but perfectly formed, and an ideal size for a small room.
French, late 19th century.
Outer footblock to footblock 120cms.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
49 5⁄8"
126 cms |
39 3⁄8"
100 cms |
14 7⁄8"
37.8 cms |
| Internal |
34 13⁄16"
88.5 cms |
32 11⁄16"
83 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,500 (+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 |
| External |
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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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
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: 16550
A wide and low Empire fireplace in a buttery crema Valencia marble. The moulded shelf rests on a panelled frieze, with deep scrolling console jambs.
French, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
60 13⁄16"
154.5 cms |
40 3⁄16"
102 cms |
14 13⁄16"
37.5 cms |
| Internal |
46 7⁄8"
119 cms |
32 5⁄8"
82.7 cms |
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Listed Price: £5,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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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: 6597
A small French chimneypiece in an unusual, creamy orange marble with coral veining. The softly rounded opening is surrounded by a panelled frieze and jambs, the simplicity of which lets the marble sing.
French, late 19th century.
The depth can be reduced if desired.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
47 3⁄16"
120 cms |
39 3⁄8"
100 cms |
15 11⁄16"
39.8 cms |
| Internal |
30 11⁄16"
78 cms |
33 1⁄8"
84 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16551
A Louis XVI fireplace in a salmon coloured Buixcarro Crema Marble. The red hued marble is highlighted with decorative ormolu mounts.
French, c.1900.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
57 11⁄16"
146.6 cms |
42 13⁄16"
108.6 cms |
14 3⁄16"
36 cms |
| Internal |
41 1⁄8"
104.3 cms |
33 1⁄4"
84.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £3,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15648
An elegant chimneypiece of a good size in a pure white statuary marble with Siena marble ingrounds. The inverse breakfronted shelf rests over a crisply fluted frieze, which is mounted with a tablet, deftly carved with a reclining figure holding a harp. This detail is echoed on the endblocks, which are decorated with a foliate lyre and trumpets. These are mounted over the slender scrolling console jambs.
An interesting chimneypiece, spanning the stylistic gap between the Georgian and Regency periods.
English, c.1810, with restorations.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
67 3⁄8"
171.3 cms |
52 7⁄8"
134.4 cms |
6 1⁄8"
15.5 cms |
| Internal |
42 7⁄8"
109 cms |
40 11⁄16"
103.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £18,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16387
The most charming Regency bullseye fireplace in slate, which has been cut across the grain to make a feature of the natural striations in the stone. Ordinarily slate fireplaces of this period were painted, but this one was carefully made to showcase the beauty of the stone.
The slender, moulded shelf, sits over a cushion moulded frieze and jambs.
English, c.1820.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
54 1⁄2"
138.5 cms |
42 1⁄4"
107.5 cms |
7 11⁄16"
19.6 cms |
| Internal |
33 1⁄8"
84 cms |
35 13⁄16"
91 cms |
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Stock: 15218
A very fine and grand 19th century arched fireplace in a pure white Bianco P marble. Perhaps the best feature of this fireplace is the exceptional carving; the moulded shelf rests on an underfrieze carved with an egg and dart moulding, which in turn sits above the beautifully carved stop-fluted freize, with a central ribboned garland of laurel leaves. The beautifully stepped and panelled jambs are also decorated with deftly carved ribboned laurel. These substantial jambs enclose an arched opening with very decorative foliate spandrels.
Belgian, mid-19th century.
Outside footblock to outside footblock 182.3cm
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
76 3⁄8"
194 cms |
47 7⁄8"
121.7 cms |
16 1⁄8"
41 cms |
| Internal |
39 3⁄8"
100 cms |
32 1⁄2"
82.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £22,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15895
A fine Louis XVI fireplace in boldly veined green and violet Breche Violette marble, with floral endblock paterae either side of the low fluted frieze, supported on acanthus leaf adorned jambs. Cast iron insert not available.
French, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
52 13⁄16"
134.2 cms |
42 1⁄4"
107.5 cms |
14 5⁄8"
37 cms |
| Internal |
38"
96.5 cms |
33 1⁄4"
84.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £12,000 (+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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Width |
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: 14168
An antique Louis XIV Chimneypiece in exceptionally beautiful, richly veined Ribbon Campan marble. The generously moulded bolection opening with rounded corners is set within a simple moulded frame with concave corners, all set below the nicely moulded break front shelf.
French, Late 19th century.
Campan marble comes from the high French Pyrenees, were it has been quarried since Antiquity. The area produces a variety of beautiful, richly veined coloured marbles, such as Campan Gran Mélange, Campan Vert, Ribbon Campan and the deep red Rouge Griotte. These were much prized and used in the apartments in Versailles during the reign of Louis XVI for chimneypieces and wall panels. Campan Vert and Campan Gran Mélange are extensively used on the walls of the Escalier de la Reine (the Queen’s stairs) Versailles.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| external |
57 1⁄2"
146 cms |
45 3⁄8"
115.4 cms |
15 1⁄2"
39.3 cms |
| internal |
39"
99 cms |
36 1⁄2"
92.7 cms |
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Listed Price: £6,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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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.