ART NOUVEAU, ART DECO AND ARTS & CRAFTS ANTIQUE FIREPLACES
Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Arts & Crafts antique fireplaces, chimneypieces and mantels with examples in a range of marble, wood, cast iron and other metals and including ceramic and mosaic pieces.
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Stock: 16311
Antique cast iron fireplace with beautiful green Art Nouveau tiles with a peacock feather pattern. One of a pair.
English, c.1910.
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Height |
Depth |
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49 3⁄16"
125 cms |
50 13⁄16"
129 cms |
9 1⁄4"
23.5 cms |
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Stock: 15173
A rare and beautifully carved Art Nouveau walnut fireplace surround attributed to Louis Majorelle (1859 – 1926). The moulded shelf, with podium to either side, rests on dramatic angled, naturalistic styled columns fronting the jambs fashioned as slender tree trunks entwined with climbing vines and raised on large round footblocks. The frieze, inner surround and side returns are profusely embellished with delightful, finely carved floral tendrils. French, circa 1900.
Notes: Louis Majorelle was a French decorator and furniture designer who manufactured his own designs. He was one of the outstanding French designers of furniture in the Art Nouveau style at the turn of the 19th century.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
61 3⁄8"
156 cms |
44 1⁄2"
113 cms |
23 3⁄16"
59 cms |
| Internal |
40 7⁄8"
104 cms |
35"
89 cms |
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Stock: 10836
A small Art Deco cream glazed stoneware fireplace surround, with a double domed feature above the fireplace opening, together with its integral hearth.
English, circa 1930.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
41 1⁄4"
105 cms |
37 3⁄8"
95 cms |
6 1⁄8"
15.5 cms |
| Internal |
16 7⁄8"
43 cms |
24 3⁄8"
62 cms |
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Stock: 14597
A rather smart, low and wide typically 1930's, Onyx and Portoro Marble Art Deco fireplace surround with the original reeded bronze insert. The curved and fluted Portoro jambs flank Onyx panels either side of the opening above the Onyx hearth.
English circa 1930.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
73 5⁄8"
187 cms |
33 7⁄8"
86 cms |
7 7⁄8"
20 cms |
| Internal |
38 5⁄8"
98 cms |
31 1⁄2"
80 cms |
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Stock: 12089
A pleasingly simple early 20th century mahogany fireplace mantel with fine inlaid marquetry Art Nouveau detail on the frieze.
Edwardian, early 20th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
64 13⁄16"
164.5 cms |
54 7⁄8"
139.5 cms |
9 3⁄8"
24 cms |
| Internal |
41 7⁄8"
106.5 cms |
39 1⁄8"
99.4 cms |
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Stock: 14430
A most attractive and tall Arts & Crafts Ash fireplace mantel with three inset repousse copper panels on the overmantel in the style of CFA Voysey, flanked by a pair of demi lune shelves and with slim free standing tapering columns supporting the high pediment resting on pedestal mounted footblocks. The Design Number 25732091 is stamped on the back. Photographed before cleaning and shown together with fire basket SNo 12594 not included in the price. English, possibly Scottish, circa 1910.
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height |
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63 3⁄8"
161 cms |
68 7⁄8"
175 cms |
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40 3⁄16"
102 cms |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
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Stock: 13843
A tall and elegant walnut antique Art Nouveau fireplace in the manner of Charles Harrison Townsend (1851 - 1928), architect and designer of the 1901 Horniman Museum and the 1895 Bishopsgate Institute, both in London. Carved in relief in a design typical of the Art Nouveau period with a pair of tall stylised trees with slender trunks and sinuous roots flanking the high set columned podium.
English late 19th century.
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Height |
Depth |
| External |
46 7⁄8"
119 cms |
75 3⁄16"
191 cms |
18 1⁄8"
46 cms |
| Internal |
29 7⁄8"
76 cms |
38 5⁄8"
98 cms |
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Stock: 13917
A rare and elegant Arts and Crafts antique fireplace bolection in strikingly veined Irish Connemara marble. The arched frieze, flanked by two panelled spandrels beneath a small moulded central shelf, is supported on bolection moulded jambs resting on simple footblocks. etc
English, circa 1910.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
60"
152.3 cms |
46 1⁄4"
117.5 cms |
5 11⁄16"
14.5 cms |
| Internal |
47 13⁄16"
121.5 cms |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
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Stock: 13405
A Grand Repousse Copper antique Fireplace Surround.
Attributed to John Pearson (1859—1930) Master Coppersmith and founder member of the Guild of Handicrafts.
This elaborately decorated fireplace on its mahogany ground follows a maritime theme depicting mythical sea creatures in the deep and Galleons riding the waves in rolling seas all typical of Pearson's work.
English circa 1900.
Notes: In early life John Pearson worked with William de Morgan developing his trademark designs and creations of mythological animals, birds, sea creatures, dragons and galleons, fanciful trees & fruit, all to be very evident throughout his life in his repousse copper work. In 1888 C R Ashbee, the designer and social idealist, offered him the chance to be a founder member of the Guild of Handicraft, a co-operative of Craftsmen being set up in Whitechapel, London and he accepted the offer. He resigned some years later following a dispute with his colleagues but continued to work independently mostly in repousse copper metalware, producing chargers, vases, firescreens, mirror frames and the like.
Both Liberty and Morris sold his work in this period. In 1929, he closed his workshop and retired to Canvey Island in Essex where, a few months later, he died. At his death, his occupation was described as 'art connoisseur'.
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Height |
Depth |
| External |
70 1⁄8"
178 cms |
61"
155 cms |
13 5⁄8"
34.5 cms |
| Internal |
43 11⁄16"
111 cms |
42 1⁄8"
107 cms |
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Stock: 13838
ART NOUVEAU BEAUTY
An exceptional and rare carved oak Art Nouveau chimneypiece with
an integral decorative cast iron hooded insert set between two red tiled panels beneath the centred embossed copper plaque. The carved athemion detail echoed on the insert and tiles, together with the graceful sweep of the arch framing the opening, flanked by twin slim reeded columns, is very typical of the designs of this period. English, circa 1900.
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width |
height |
depth |
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60 3⁄16"
153 cms |
70 7⁄8"
180 cms |
10 13⁄16"
27.5 cms |
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17 11⁄16"
45 cms |
23 5⁄8"
60 cms |
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Stock: 12526
A substantial oak Fireplace Surround in the Arts & Crafts manner with richly carved sunflower adorrnnent in the panelled jambs which support the large shelf, carved frieze and other linear carved elements.
(Shown with andirons SNo 12417, now sold, and a swan basket.)
Circa 1880s.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
76 3⁄16"
193.5 cms |
53 1⁄2"
136 cms |
9 13⁄16"
25 cms |
| Internal |
37 3⁄8"
95 cms |
36 5⁄8"
93 cms |
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Stock: 13657
A stylish low and wide Onyx 1930's Art Deco fireplace surround with Belgian black marble detailing and wide rounded fluted corners.
English circa 1930.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
72 3⁄16"
183.5 cms |
36 3⁄16"
92 cms |
8 11⁄16"
22 cms |
| Internal |
22 3⁄16"
56.5 cms |
25 3⁄8"
64.5 cms |
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Stock: 13395
A rare and unusual Art Nouveau polished cast iron chimneypiece very much in the
manner of the Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist
Charles Rennie Mackintosh (7 June 1868 – 10 December 1928).
This chimneypiece is identical to and made in the same series as our chimneypiece SNo 12624 now sold, but without the original woodgrain finish. It was built in two sections in the early 1900s by Wilson & Mathieson at their ironworks 'The Scotch Foundry' in Leeds. The foundry marks, Rd No. 393149, Design No. 100, can be seen on the back of the plaque please see image below
The two gently arched mirrors on the overmantle are framed by three pairs of tall lotus topped trees themselves framing three further tall slender stylised trees.
The frieze of the fire surround has an elaborately designed inset central plaque depicting a romantic landscape with a sickle moon rising over a distant mountain range, a north star, and a symbolic river entwining the trees. A bluebird, butterfly and dragonfly are in flight above a lake which is gently lapping against a shore in the foreground. Peering over the mountains to the right is the sleepy face of a setting sun. The plaque is framed by three Tulip Trees, there are two further trees set within niches on the frieze on either side and yet two more very tall variations on the tapering jambs.
English circa 1900.
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Height |
Depth |
| External |
71 1⁄4"
181 cms |
86 5⁄8"
220 cms |
13"
33 cms |
| Internal |
41 7⁄8"
106.5 cms |
40"
101.5 cms |
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Stock: 13152
A sturdy fairly tall burnished cast iron Art Nouveau style chimneypiece, with a pierced barrel frieze above an arched panel of Lotus Blossom.
The English Registration Number 367693 dates the design at 1901. This chimneypiece was probably made shortly after.
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Height |
Depth |
| External |
59 13⁄16"
152 cms |
53 1⁄4"
135.5 cms |
10 3⁄16"
26 cms |
| Internal |
37 3⁄8"
95 cms |
38 3⁄8"
97.5 cms |
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Stock: 13286
An Arts & Crafts Specimen Marble Chimneypiece inlaid with Rouge Griotte, Biuxcarro Rosa, Belgian Black, White Statuary, Yellow Sienna, Grey Bardiglio and Green Connemara in strongly accented geometric designs on the end blocks and hints of Gothic tracery carving throughout.
English, circa1890.
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Height |
Depth |
| External |
69 11⁄16"
177 cms |
51 5⁄8"
131 cms |
12 3⁄16"
31 cms |
| Internal |
38"
96.5 cms |
39"
99 cms |
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Stock: 13285
An Arts and Crafts Gothic Revival stye blue grey Bardiglio Marble fireplace surround with pleasant glass mosaic detail on the spandrels, an arched opening and plain moulded jambs.
English, c.1850.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
56 13⁄16"
144.2 cms |
45 5⁄8"
115.7 cms |
5 1⁄8"
13 cms |
| Internal |
46 11⁄16"
118.7 cms |
40"
101.6 cms |
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Stock: 7498
A Victorian polished cast iron fire surround with an integral grate fluted brackets flanking a large central medallion cartouche, over a hooded grate inset with ten Art Nouveau Tiles.
English, Registration Number 575075 for 1911.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
44 11⁄16"
113.5 cms |
46 3⁄16"
117.4 cms |
7 1⁄4"
18.5 cms |
| Internal |
26"
66 cms |
32 11⁄16"
83 cms |
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Stock: 12625
Antique Art Nouveau Cast Iron Fireplace, dated 1902. With flying swallows and typical Art Nouveau decoration below the demi-lune mirror and along the jambs. English.
With pockmarked original bevelled mirror plate which could be re-silvered.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
52 3⁄8"
133 cms |
83 7⁄8"
213 cms |
12 3⁄16"
31 cms |
| Internal |
35 3⁄8"
90 cms |
42 1⁄8"
107 cms |
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Stock: 12801
A large white marble Art Deco very smart fireplace mantel. The lightly veined and figured ivory white bolection surround has a Belgian Black Marble trim and stainless steel inserts together with a fireside fender.
English circa 1930.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
72"
183 cms |
41 7⁄8"
106.5 cms |
7 1⁄4"
18.5 cms |
| Internal |
20 7⁄8"
53 cms |
20 7⁄8"
53 cms |
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Stock: 12796
A substantial satinwood inlaid mahogany Edwardian fireplace the substantial shelf supported on scrolled brackets, the frieze decorated with inlaid satinwood bellflower and ribbon swags, the jambs with descending inlaid satinwood bellflowers.
English, early 20th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
65 11⁄16"
167 cms |
47 3⁄8"
120.5 cms |
10 3⁄8"
26.5 cms |
| Internal |
45 7⁄8"
116.5 cms |
36"
91.5 cms |
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Stock: 12828
A substantial Art Deco Fireplace in honey coloured English Horton Stone with it’s original insert and hearthstone. The central under-shelf carved with a stylised rosette echoed on the spandrels.
Shown with fire basket SNo 12474.
English late 1920s.
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Height |
Depth |
| External |
60"
152.5 cms |
44 1⁄4"
112.5 cms |
6 3⁄16"
15.7 cms |
| Internal |
40 7⁄8"
104 cms |
37 3⁄16"
94.5 cms |
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Stock: 12624
A rare and unusual Art Nouveau fireplace mantel in the manner of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Built in two sections in the early 1900s in cast iron
with the original well-executed and detailed faux woodgrain, painted pattern,
it features classic slender and intricate, Art Nouveau tree and plant detail which is also somewhat reminiscent of the style of artist illustrator, Aubrey Beardsley. The central plaque, fitted separately, is also cast iron, but patinated dark bronze. It shows three Tulip trees with a double ribbon threading through them, against a detailed background showing left to right -.a rising quarter moon over a distant mountain range, in the midground the top of a pyramid and stylised North Star; to the right is a setting sun with human facial features; in the foreground the sea laps against the shore with a bluebird, butterfly and dragonfly in flight above. Research is ongoing but the styling and features are clearly derived from The Glasgow School of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. See notes below.
NOTES : CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH. Throughout his life, Mackintosh displayed a singular style, one that ran closely with those of his contemporaries, but still had its own flair. One of his signature elements was a highly stylized rose. You can find it on a number of his pieces, whether architecturally or in paintings. He utilized vertical lines in long succession, peaceful symmetry, and tone saturation in paint and materials. The lines, textures, and figures were a pleasing hybrid of nouveau and deco. His less architectural work still maintained a bone of structure that was very Mackintosh. Human figures and flower stems were long and lean, curving like ceiling trusses.
On the back of the plaque are the moulded marks for Wilson and Mathieson, The Scotch Foundry, Leeds, Registered No. 393149, Design No. 100.
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height |
depth |
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71 1⁄2"
181.5 cms |
86 5⁄8"
220 cms |
13"
33 cms |
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41 7⁄8"
106.5 cms |
40"
101.5 cms |
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Stock: 12520
A tall, slender and elegant burnished cast iron antique Art Nouveau fireplace surround with typical asymetric stylised floral motifs under the shelf and on the central hood and the jambs. English, circa 1920.
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width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
42 7⁄8"
109 cms |
54"
137.2 cms |
9 3⁄8"
24 cms |
| Internal |
16 1⁄2"
42 cms |
23 5⁄8"
60 cms |
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Stock: 12018
An Art Deco ceramic fireplace by Bast, with integral hearth. English, 1930s.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
61 3⁄8"
156 cms |
39"
99 cms |
6 7⁄8"
17.5 cms |
| Internal |
18 11⁄16"
47.5 cms |
25 3⁄16"
64 cms |
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Stock: 11287
A period Art Nouveau Ceramic fireplace surround with overmantel with a "Sang de Boeuf" - Bulls Blood coloured glaze. Somewhat rare and from the Alsace region of France in the vicinity of Mulhouse. French Circa 1900
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
58 1⁄4"
148 cms |
63 13⁄16"
162 cms |
11 13⁄16"
30 cms |
| Internal |
30 1⁄4"
77 cms |
33 7⁄8"
86 cms |
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Stock: 11057
A PAINTED AND LACQUERED CHINOISERIE CHIMNEYPIECE, with four panels depicting Chinese Folkloric landsapes with exotic birds and a male figure. Image before cleaning and restoration. English ca 1930.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
57 1⁄2"
146 cms |
50 13⁄16"
129 cms |
7 7⁄8"
20 cms |
| Internal |
41 7⁄8"
106.5 cms |
34 1⁄8"
86.5 cms |
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Stock: 10295
A delicately carved period Art Nouveau walnut fireplace with the orginal imitation mother of pearl inlay either side of the stylised vineleaf carved frieze which vine continues down the jambs and is echoed in the original wrought iron decorative two door grille. French circa 1900.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
51"
129.5 cms |
40 1⁄2"
102.8 cms |
17"
43.2 cms |
| Internal |
33 1⁄4"
84.5 cms |
30 1⁄2"
77.5 cms |
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Stock: 9883
An elegant, understated mahogany Art Deco chimneypiece in the Baroque manner. The shaped mantelpiece and curved frieze above the minimal central leaf and scroll cresting with rounded jambs. Photo before revival of polish.
English, circa 1930.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
69 3⁄8"
176.4 cms |
58 1⁄4"
148.2 cms |
10"
25.5 cms |
| Internal |
42 3⁄16"
107.2 cms |
40 5⁄8"
103 cms |
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Stock: 9754
A very interesting large wood Arts and Crafts Oak chimneypiece with overmantel.The carved features most attractively conceved and executed, and the overmantle inset with a copper embossed panel of a coastal scene with ship and
lighthouse, Ionic capitals over strapwork decorated lower columns with typical period carved and high and low relief detail.
English, late 19th century.
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width |
height |
depth |
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79"
200.6 cms |
98"
248.9 cms |
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Stock: 4776
An unusual polychrome Art Nouveau chimneypiece and overmantel, somewhat in the manner of the French architect and interior designer, Hector Guimard, designer of the Paris Metro entrances.
French, circa 1900 (photo before restoration).
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External Max |
52 1⁄2"
133.3 cms |
99"
251.5 cms |
13 3⁄16"
33.5 cms |
| Internal |
26"
66 cms |
33"
83.8 cms |
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Stock: 9292
PLAIN JANE BUT: A plain and simple but charming Victorian Arts and Crafts ( bordering on Aesthetic movement ) Neo Gothic chimneypiece in statuary marble. The plain moulded shelf over a plain frieze, with pretty Venetian Gothic style tracery carving along the lintel bordered by stylised quatrefoil motifs over the plain moulded jambs.
North of England circa 1880.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
72 3⁄16"
183.5 cms |
51 13⁄16"
131.5 cms |
11"
28 cms |
| Internal |
37 3⁄16"
94.5 cms |
38 13⁄16"
98.5 cms |
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Stock: 9005
An atrractive antique Art Nouveau cast iron fireplace surround in the manner of Voysey.
Glasgow, circa 1900.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
55 11⁄16"
141.5 cms |
50 13⁄16"
129 cms |
7 7⁄8"
20 cms |
| Internal |
29 1⁄8"
74 cms |
34 1⁄8"
86.5 cms |
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Stock: 8929
An elegant tall Art Nouveau fireplace mantel in Statuary marble. The Italianate influence of the shelf blending into the delightfully subtle Art Nouveau carved detail of the central scroll, the canted undershelf scrolls descending to the understated button scrolls resting on the footblocks.
Provenance: From High Calfide, a large house in Paisley near Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, demolished in 2006, architect William David McLellan, RIBA, 1872 - 1940 famed for bold interpretation of Art Nouveau variations on the perpendicular Gothic.
Scottish, circa 1900.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
74"
188 cms |
53 1⁄4"
135.4 cms |
13"
33 cms |
| internal |
48 3⁄8"
123 cms |
45 7⁄8"
116.5 cms |
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Stock: 7714
TENNYSON IDYLLS: An Arts & Crafts oak chimneypiece with original Arts & Crafts Minton tiles, ‘Tennyson Idylls’ designed by John Moyr Smith, 19th century freelance designer, depicting winged fairies nymphs and elves.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
48"
121.9 cms |
48"
121.9 cms |
6 11⁄16"
17.1 cms |
| internal |
18"
45.7 cms |
32"
81.3 cms |
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Stock: 7494
An antique Arts & Crafts 'specimen marble' fireplace in Carrara marble with inlaid geometric decoration in Alabaster, Connemara & Rosso marble. Provenance: Upper Chine House, Isle of Wight.
English, circa 1870.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
74"
188 cms |
52"
132.1 cms |
12"
30.5 cms |
| internal |
38"
96.5 cms |
36 1⁄8"
91.6 cms |
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Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Arts & Crafts fireplaces
Our collection of antique Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Arts & Crafts fireplaces features chimneypieces in marble, wood, metal and ceramic. Any of our antique fireplaces would bring fresh design and a unique focal point to both period and modern rooms.
Art Nouveau: an entirely new style
Art Nouveau emerged in the early 1890s as a reaction to the academic art of the 19th Century. Decorative, sensual, and entirely new, it took inspiration from the natural world, particularly the curved forms of flowers and plants. Characteristic motifs include swirling lines, delicate tendrils, exotic figures and elaborate geometry.
Art Nouveau furniture tended to feature complex designs with curved shapes, and a high-quality finish, like varnishing or polishing, was considered essential. It didn’t replace other styles of furniture, but was regarded as an expensive ‘art furniture’ category. Art Nouveau remained popular until the First World War, but then fell out of style in favour of Art Deco and Modernism.
Art Nouveau fireplaces
Art Nouveau fireplaces had their own unique style. They often featured organic elements, such as stylised flowers and swooping, swirling vines, giving the impression they were ‘growing’ up the sides of chimneys. As well as these natural flourishes, Art Nouveau fireplaces tended to accentuate geometric shapes and vertical lines. Tile inserts were another common element, and ‘tube lining’, a technique which created raised lines on the surface of a tile, was used to make the decorative, whimsical designs appear more prominent.
The arrival of Art Deco
Art Deco first appeared in France just before the First World War, and lasted throughout the roaring 20s and the Depression-worn 30s. It was characterised by an energetic eclecticism, simultaneously drawing on tradition and celebrating modernity. It was influenced by the vibrant colours of Fauvism, the geometric shapes of Cubism and the artistic stylings of Japan, China, India, Persia, ancient Egypt and the Maya civilisation.
Art Deco furniture combined exotic and rare materials, like ebony, mahogany and mother of pearl, with fine craftsmanship, and represented luxury, exuberance and glamour. It featured bold geometric shapes, clean lines and rich colours. Furniture was usually polished to a very high sheen, which added to its opulence.
Art Deco fireplaces
Art Deco fireplaces were no exception to the trend for luxurious, extravagant design, combining understated lines with spectacular flourishes. In the 1930s new materials came into use, including stainless steel and chrome. These materials were redolent of the modern, mechanised world that Art Deco celebrated. Many Art Deco fireplaces made use of these sleek, reflective materials, combining them with highly lacquered wood to striking effect. The 1930s also heralded new mass production techniques, which brought Art Deco fireplaces and furniture to the middle classes instead of just the fabulously wealthy.
The Arts & Crafts movement
The Arts & Crafts movement began in Britain around 1880 and became popular in Europe and North America until 1920, before emerging in Japan as the Mingei movement. It was one of the most far-reaching and influential design movements in modern history. It developed in response to the effects of industrialisation and the perceived impoverished state of the decorative arts.
Arts & Crafts fireplaces
The Arts & Crafts movement championed traditional craftsmanship and simple forms, and often featured romantic, medieval or folk-inspired decoration. As such, many Arts & Crafts fireplaces were handcrafted, and, like the Art Nouveau fireplaces that came after them, were influenced by natural forms. They featured a variety of different materials, including brick, stone, cast iron, terracotta and tile.