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.
-
Sold
Stock: 15946
An antique bolection fireplace in boldly veined green verde antico marble.
English, c.1930.
View our collection of: Antique Baroque Chimneypieces inc English, Italian, French, Flemish Bolection fireplace mantels.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
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.
Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
Stock: 15932
A compact Louis XVI carrara marble fireplace with beautiful carved details. The moulded breakfront shelf rests on a panelled frieze which is centred by an acanthus rosette and flanked by acanthus paterae endblocks. These in turn rest on beautifully carved acanthus console jambs.
French, c.1880.
View our collection of: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.
|
Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
53 1⁄8"
135 cms |
42 1⁄8"
107 cms |
15 3⁄16"
38.5 cms |
| Internal |
37"
94 cms |
33 1⁄8"
84 cms |
|
-
Sold
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.
View our collection of: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
Stock: 15893
A very finely carved Louis XVI fireplace is softly veined Carrara marble. The moulded shelf sits above a beautifully carved frieze, depicting a bound quiver and sprigs of laurel. This is flanked by acanthus paterae endblocks, which in turn rest above acanthus console jambs.
French, late 19th century.
Photo before restoration
Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.
|
Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
58 11⁄16"
149 cms |
43 1⁄4"
110 cms |
15 7⁄8"
40.5 cms |
| Internal |
41 1⁄4"
105 cms |
33 7⁄8"
86 cms |
|
-
Sold
Stock: 12435
An antique marble Louis XVI chimneypiece in softly veined Carrara marble. The moulded shelf sits above a panelled acanthus frieze which rests on fluted, angled jambs.
French, c.1880.
Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.
|
Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
53 1⁄2"
136 cms |
41 11⁄16"
106 cms |
15"
38 cms |
| Internal |
38"
96.5 cms |
32 1⁄4"
82 cms |
|
-
Sold
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.
View our collection of: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
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.
View our collection of: Antique English Regency chimneypieces inc. George IV fireplace mantels.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
Stock: 15857
A Victorian corbel fireplace in rich rouge royale marble. The plain and deep shelf is supported by boldly carved acanthus corbels on plain jambs.
English, c.1880.
View our collection of: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
|
Width |
Height |
Depth |
|
74 3⁄16"
188.5 cms |
47 5⁄8"
121 cms |
12 3⁄16"
31 cms |
|
36 3⁄16"
92 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
|
-
Sold
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
Link to: Antique English Regency chimneypieces inc. George IV fireplace mantels.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
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.
View our collection of: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
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.
View our collection of: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
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.
View our collection of: Antique Baroque Chimneypieces inc English, Italian, French, Flemish Bolection fireplace mantels.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
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.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
Stock: 15651
A beautifully veined carrara marble Regency bullseye chimneypiece, with a crisply reeded frieze and reeded jambs.
English, c.1820.
View our collection of: Antique English Regency chimneypieces inc. George IV fireplace mantels.
|
Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
50 3⁄16"
127.6 cms |
44 1⁄4"
112.6 cms |
7 13⁄16"
19.8 cms |
| Internal |
30"
76.3 cms |
37 5⁄8"
95.4 cms |
|
-
Sold
Stock: 15789
An elegant neoclassical revival statuary marble chimneypiece, with Connemara marble inlay. The stepped shelf rests above a Connemara marble frieze, which is mounted with a floral tablet, beautifully carved with ribbon tied swags of flowers. Either side of the frieze,the endblocks are carved with urns after the antique, and these stand above the jambs, with tapered pilasters which are finely inlaid with Connemara volutes.
English, c. 1920.
View our section showing full range of neo-classical chimneypieces
|
Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
60 5⁄8"
154 cms |
47 11⁄16"
121.2 cms |
6"
15.2 cms |
| Internal |
38 1⁄2"
97.7 cms |
36 1⁄2"
92.7 cms |
|
-
Sold
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
Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
Stock: 15675
Victorian Eccentricity
This whimsical fireplace embodies the Victorian period. It is a celebration of marble in its infinite variety, featuring five different marbles, namely, breccia marrone, verde antico, Cornish serpentine, Belgian black and arabescato marble.
The wide shelf sits above the gently arched frieze, which is supported by pairs of Serpentine pilasters mounted on generous footblocks.
Original marble fender included. (Fender measurements: 171cms wide, 15.5cms high, 43cms deep, 72cms deep from wall.)
English, c.1860.
View our collection of: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
|
Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
78 1⁄8"
198.5 cms |
48 3⁄16"
122.5 cms |
15 1⁄8"
38.4 cms |
| Internal |
42 1⁄4"
107.5 cms |
35 3⁄8"
90 cms |
|
-
Sold
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.
View our collection of: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
Stock: 15672
A Victorian chimneypiece carved from a boldly veined rouge royale marble; the wide plain shelf is supported by two finely moulded corbels which frame the plain frieze and blank tablet.
English, c.1880.
View our collection of: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
|
Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
65"
165 cms |
47 3⁄16"
120 cms |
10 5⁄8"
27 cms |
| Internal |
36 13⁄16"
93.5 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
|
-
Sold
Stock: 15670
A small antique pompadour fireplace carved in Rouge Royale marble.
French, mid 19th century.
Link to: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.
|
Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
56 11⁄16"
144 cms |
48 1⁄4"
122.6 cms |
13 3⁄16"
33.5 cms |
| Internal |
39"
99 cms |
35 5⁄8"
90.5 cms |
|
-
Sold
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.
View our collection of: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
Stock: 15676
A large Gothic Revival Chimneypiece in Warm Red Languedoc marble. The moulded shelf sits over Gothic columned corbels.
English, c.1880.
View our collection of: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
|
Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
70 1⁄2"
179 cms |
50"
127 cms |
12 3⁄16"
31 cms |
| Internal |
38"
96.5 cms |
38 3⁄8"
97.5 cms |
|
-
Sold
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.
View our collection of: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
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.
View our collection of: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
Stock: 15472
A stunning Louis XV Rococo fireplace carved from Carrara marble. The deeply moulded serpentine shelf is set above a magnificent panelled frieze, its centre beautifully carved with flowers and foliate scrolls emanating from the central scallop shell. From the C scroll shell endblocks tumble a similar array of flowers over the panelled console jambs.
French, late 19th century.
View our collection of: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.
|
Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
57 1⁄4"
145.5 cms |
47"
119.5 cms |
15"
38.1 cms |
| Internal |
39 3⁄8"
100 cms |
40"
101.5 cms |
|
-
Sold
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.
View our collection of: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
Stock: 15469
An antique Louis XV chimneypiece carved from Arabescato marble. The serpentine moulded shelf rests above a panelled frieze which is centred by a rocaille decoration of a scallop shell bordered by stylised floral and foliate details. This is framed by c scroll shell endblocks which sit above angled panelled jambs. French, c.1880.
View our collection of: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.
|
Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
59 3⁄8"
151 cms |
47"
119.3 cms |
13"
32.9 cms |
| Internal |
41 1⁄8"
104.3 cms |
37"
93.9 cms |
|
-
Sold
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.
Link to: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
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.
View our section showing full range of neo-classical chimneypieces
|
Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
74"
188 cms |
62 5⁄8"
159 cms |
13"
33 cms |
| Internal |
46 7⁄8"
119 cms |
39"
99 cms |
|
-
Sold
Stock: 15502
A 19th century white marble fireplace with a moulded shelf over a panelled frieze, featuring a central acanthus patera and foliate endblocks. The stop fluted jambs rest on plain footblocks.
Belgian, c.1880.
View our collection of: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.
|
Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
73 7⁄8"
187.7 cms |
49 7⁄8"
126.7 cms |
13 1⁄8"
33.2 cms |
| Internal |
40 3⁄16"
102 cms |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
|
-
Sold
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.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
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.
|
Width |
Height |
Depth |
|
61"
155 cms |
47"
119.5 cms |
3"
7.6 cms |
|
|
|
|
-
Sold
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.
|
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 |
|
-
Sold
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.
Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.
|
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 |
|
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.