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: 15170
A small ornate combination cast iron Victorian fireplace with a moulded shelf and an integral grate. The highly decorative panels on the frieze are embellished with floral and foliate motifs. These fireplaces were very popular in smaller rooms or bedrooms from the mid-19th Century. They were made in cast iron and constructed as one unit.
English, circa 1880.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
37 3⁄16"
94.5 cms |
40 3⁄16"
102 cms |
13 3⁄8"
34 cms |
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Stock: 14787
A large and grand Victorian walnut fireplace surround. The corniced, breakfront shelf resting on a plain frieze, beneath a dentil border, is centred by a carved plaque of mythical beasts. The large cartouche endblocks above tall ornately carved panels topped by ancone brackets fronting the jambs. The plain frame around the fireplace opening is centred by a carving of vases, frond and fruits amid acanthus foliage and a pair of intriguing, playful putti.
English, circa 1880.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
87 13⁄16"
223 cms |
65 3⁄8"
166 cms |
9 13⁄16"
24.9 cms |
| Internal |
50 13⁄16"
129 cms |
48 13⁄16"
124 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: 14206
An Aesthetic Movement cast iron Victorian fireplace surround.
English, circa 1890.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
48 5⁄8"
123.5 cms |
53 1⁄4"
135.5 cms |
6 7⁄8"
17.5 cms |
| internal |
35 3⁄8"
90 cms |
37 13⁄16"
96 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: 15110
A boldly veined, white English Marble fire surround in the traditional late Victorian style with large corbels on substantial jambs beneath the wide shelf.
English, c.1860.
Shown with register grate 15093 ot included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
68 7⁄8"
175 cms |
45 1⁄8"
114.5 cms |
12"
30.5 cms |
| Internal |
36 3⁄16"
92 cms |
35 13⁄16"
91 cms |
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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: 14992
A large arched Victorian chimneypiece in pure white Statuary Marble. The wide moulded shelf rests above an arched opening set with a central floral keystone flanked by carved spandrels of birds perched on stylised fern sprays with descending buds and tendrils.
English circa 1860.
Shown here with firegrate SNo 14370 not included and not yet on the web.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
76 3⁄8"
194 cms |
49"
124.5 cms |
14 3⁄8"
36.5 cms |
| Internal |
40 3⁄16"
102 cms |
35 5⁄8"
90.5 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: 14314
An attractive Victorian arched white marble antique fireplace surround with a central foliate keystone flanked by large profusely carved floral panelled spandrels set over rectangular moulded foot blocks. One of a pair with SNo 14639
English late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
75 5⁄8"
192 cms |
48 1⁄4"
122.8 cms |
14 3⁄16"
36 cms |
| Internal |
37"
94 cms |
40 3⁄16"
102 cms |
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Stock: 14223
A large Victorian Gothic style antique chimneypiece boldly carved in English Yorkstone. The wide moulded shelf, resting above the gently arched opening with carved stylised foliate detail on the spandrels, is supported by twin carved pillars fronting the jambs which sit on large sturdy footblocks.
English, circa 1870.
(Shown with fire grate SNo 14551 not yet on the web)
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
76 3⁄16"
193.5 cms |
47 13⁄16"
121.5 cms |
15"
38 cms |
| internal |
42 3⁄16"
107.2 cms |
35 7⁄8"
91.2 cms |
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Stock: 14833
A typical early Victorian White Statuary Marble antique fireplace surround with a panelled frieze and large corbels above panelled jambs.
English, circa 1850.
Shown here with insert SNo 14344 not included.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
65 1⁄4"
165.8 cms |
46 7⁄8"
119 cms |
11"
28 cms |
| internal |
36"
91.5 cms |
38 13⁄16"
98.5 cms |
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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: 14643
A small and most attractive Victorian cast iron fireplace surround with finely drawn Art Nouveau motifs of scrolling flowers and tendrils. Most probably meant for a bedroom. English, late 19th early 20th century.
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Height |
Depth |
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41 1⁄4"
105 cms |
42 1⁄8"
107 cms |
4 7⁄8"
12.5 cms |
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Stock: 14642
A small antique Victorian cast iron bow barred fireplace surround in the Neoclassical style. English late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
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44 3⁄16"
112.2 cms |
41 7⁄8"
106.5 cms |
6 1⁄2"
16.5 cms |
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Stock: 14639
An attractive Victorian arched white marble antique fireplace surround with a central foliate keystone flanked by large profusely carved floral panelled spandrels set over rectangular moulded foot blocks. One of a pair with SNo 14314.
English late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
78"
198 cms |
48 3⁄8"
123 cms |
15 11⁄16"
40 cms |
| Internal |
39 13⁄16"
101 cms |
37"
94 cms |
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Stock: 10649
A pleasingly simple Edwardian, carved oak antique fireplace surround raised on tall footblocks and with trailing foliate detail carving around the opening.
English, circa 1910.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
56 3⁄16"
142.7 cms |
47 1⁄8"
119.7 cms |
6"
15.3 cms |
| Internal |
44 1⁄4"
112.5 cms |
41 1⁄8"
104.5 cms |
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Stock: 14641
A late Victorian White and Crema Valencia antique marble fireplace mantel of a pleasingly simple design with a moulded shelf above a plain frieze flanked by stop fluted jambs, together with the original white marble fire kerb.
English, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
72 3⁄16"
183.5 cms |
50 3⁄16"
127.5 cms |
13 3⁄16"
33.5 cms |
| Internal |
38"
96.5 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Stock: 14398
A superb, tall and elegant twin columned Gothic Revival antique chimneypiece in finely figured, softly dark grey Saint Anne Marble. This is a wonderful fireplace imposing in its simplicity and one of a kind. The wide moulded shelf rests on twin pairs of attached octagonal columns, each with moulded capitals, supported on sturdy footblocks. The plain frieze is centred by a simple shield above the slow arch of the opening set with quatrefoil carvings on the spandrels.
English, possibly Scottish circa 1860.
Shown here together with firegrate SNo 11882 now sold.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
82 1⁄2"
209.5 cms |
54 5⁄8"
138.6 cms |
15 3⁄16"
38.5 cms |
| Internal |
43 11⁄16"
111 cms |
39 3⁄16"
99.5 cms |
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Stock: 14568
A richly veined large Belgian Griotte Rouge Marble antique Victorian fireplace, the panelled frieze, centred by a panel of three akroter, is flanked by floral paterae on the endblocks above jambs fronted by tapering panels topped by small akroter with trailing foliate detail above neat footblocks.
Belgian, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
68 11⁄16"
174.5 cms |
49 3⁄16"
125 cms |
16 1⁄8"
41 cms |
| Internal |
46 11⁄16"
118.5 cms |
37"
94 cms |
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Stock: 14550
A Victorian chimneypiece in beautifully toned pink and grey variegated Ashburton Marble. The simple wide shelf rests above an oval panelled frieze flanked by small fielded panels on the endblocks supported on sturdy arcaded jambs raised on plain footblocks. English, mid 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
66 7⁄8"
170 cms |
47"
119.5 cms |
11 13⁄16"
30 cms |
| Internal |
39"
99 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Stock: 14247
An antique tall polished cast iron Victorian fireplace surround with an imposing overmantel surmounted by a broken pediment framing a mounted vase above a large mirror flanked by a pair of canopied panels.The ornate fire surround with a plain moulded shelf above a split frieze of swagged and rosette detail and floral paterae on
the endblocks, the jambs embellished with fine classical Greek designs.
English, mid 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
60 7⁄8"
154.7 cms |
87 5⁄8"
222.5 cms |
9 1⁄8"
23 cms |
| Internal |
35 13⁄16"
91 cms |
36 3⁄16"
92 cms |
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Stock: 14624
A simple Derby fossil antique Victorian marble fireplace surround with twin corbels supporting the moulded shelf. This particular marble holds an abundance of fine fossils of great variety there are so many if fact it would be impossible to count them. English, mid 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
61 3⁄8"
156 cms |
46 1⁄4"
117.5 cms |
8 11⁄16"
22 cms |
| Internal |
36 1⁄8"
91.8 cms |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
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Stock: 14640
A late Victorian fireplace in richly veined and variegated Languedoc Marble with Belgian Black marble detail of a pleasingly simple design with a moulded shelf above a plain frieze flanked by stop fluted jambs.
English, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
72 3⁄16"
183.5 cms |
50 3⁄16"
127.5 cms |
12 5⁄8"
32 cms |
| Internal |
38"
96.5 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Stock: 14456
An Arts & Crafts oak fireplace surround in the manner of the Cheshire designer George Faulkner Armitage (1849-1937), with a deep moulded shelf above a pair of cupboards with stained and leaded glass doors set either side of the open lower shelf above panelled jambs flanked by protruding, leaf-carved uprights.
English, circa 1900.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
66 1⁄4"
168.5 cms |
63 13⁄16"
162 cms |
12"
30.5 cms |
| internal |
39 1⁄2"
100.3 cms |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
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Stock: 14159
A tall antique Victorian fireplace surround in finely veined English marble the moulded shelf set above a plain frieze, the arched opening with a central keystone is flanked by a pair of inset circular panels framing carved ribbon tied floral wreaths. English, circa 1860.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
76"
193 cms |
56 1⁄4"
143 cms |
12 3⁄16"
31 cms |
| Internal |
36"
91.5 cms |
40 5⁄8"
103 cms |
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Stock: 13929
An antique Victorian fireplace surround in finely veined Carrara Marble the shelf supported on plain jambs surmounted by a pair of plain corbels. Shown with insert SNo 10314 not included in the price. English Circa 1840.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
64 13⁄16"
164.5 cms |
46 1⁄4"
117.5 cms |
9 5⁄8"
24.5 cms |
| Internal |
36 3⁄16"
92 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Stock: 11265
An elegantly simple early Victorian dove grey Italian Bardiglio Marble antique chimneypiece.
English, circa 1840.
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Width |
height |
depth |
| External |
72"
183 cms |
45 1⁄4"
115 cms |
11 7⁄8"
30.2 cms |
| Internal |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
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Stock: 14345
A pleasingly simple antique Victorian fireplace surround in warm Brocatelle Marble. The panelled frieze set beneath a plain shelf is flanked by a pair of large corbels on the jambs which rest on substantial footblocks. English late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
66 1⁄4"
168.5 cms |
47"
119.5 cms |
11 3⁄8"
29 cms |
| Internal |
40"
101.5 cms |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
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Stock: 14315
A very large and finely carved Victorian antique marble fireplace surround. The wide moulded shelf rests above a broad arched fireplace opening centred by a foliate keystone and framed by a finely carved laurel and berry torus moulding. The whole is supported on large shaped footblocks.
English, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
92 1⁄8"
234 cms |
49 13⁄16"
126.5 cms |
17 5⁄8"
44.8 cms |
| Internal |
43 1⁄4"
110 cms |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
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Stock: 14388
A very fine Portoro Marble antique Victorian arched chimneypiece. The moulded shelf is set above a simple panelled frieze centred by a plain panel above a keystone linking the panelled gently arched surround which rests on wide footblocks.
English, circa 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 fine quality and almost certainly came 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 the high quality and the distinctive black and gold veining.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
77 5⁄8"
197 cms |
49"
124.5 cms |
10 3⁄16"
26 cms |
| Internal |
37"
94 cms |
36 3⁄8"
92.5 cms |
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Stock: 14381
An exceptional Edwardian Chinese Chippendale style, burnished cast iron antique fireplace surround and integral overmantel. The overmantel, with a pierced fretwork crest, is set above an oval shaped recess probably meant to frame a mirror or a painting. The recess is surrounded by a blind fretwork geometric decoration with a shelf to either side over a further mantel shelf supported on a central demi-lune bracket above ribbon tied floral swag detail. The jambs are fronted by a pair of tall, slim fluted pilaster columns.
English circa 1910.
Notes: There is a model number to the back 'No: 342' .
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
58 7⁄8"
149.5 cms |
79 7⁄8"
203 cms |
9 3⁄8"
24 cms |
| Internal |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Stock: 14312
A large Victorian white marble fireplace with a simple moulded shelf above an egg and dart undershelf and with a finely carved architrave around the opening. The guilloche frieze pattern is echoed on the paneled jambs which are set beneath large scrolled corbels.
English late nineteenth century.
Shown with insert SNo.14313 not included in the price
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
74 7⁄8"
190.3 cms |
51"
129.5 cms |
13 7⁄8"
35.3 cms |
| Internal |
42 1⁄8"
107 cms |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
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Stock: 14245
A smart 19th century white Statuary Marble antique chimneypiece with a simple bevelled edged shelf above a linked rosette panel on the frieze flanked by scrolled cartouche on the endblocks set above panelled jambs, each centred by a rosette, resting on plain footblocks.
English, mid 19th century.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
75 3⁄16"
191 cms |
48 11⁄16"
123.7 cms |
10 3⁄16"
26 cms |
| internal |
39 5⁄8"
100.7 cms |
35 11⁄16"
90.7 cms |
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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.