Very heat resistant it is a perfect material for gas wood and electric fireplace surrounds.
Antique marble fireplace surround for sale.
Marble mantels for sale from many eras.
Antique combination fireplace mantels commonly come with matching components that make the design more cohesive.
Today antique lovers will use marble for bar tops bathrooms flooring and back splashes.
Exotic marble french mantel white and black marble 67 mantle hand carved 4 150 00.
We offer a professional installation service to fit either original or reproduction antique pieces in any material.
We also buy antique fireplaces and surrounds.
Made mantels in stock that date from around 1800 to 1920.
How should an antique fireplace be maintained.
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The type of care your antique fireplace needs depends on what it is made out of.
Mantelpieces originated in medieval times as a simple hood that was placed over a fire grate to catch smoke.
Pictured with an original victorian cast iron insert sold separately.
We specialise in marble slate stone timber and cast iron fireplace restoration.
Oley valley antiques has the largest selection of antique fireplace mantels in the u s a.
For example an oak fireplace surround will require a wood polish designed specifically for oak.
We have over 400 u s a.
Most of our mantels come from pennsylvania but others come from all over the world.
Antique victorian carrara marble fireplace surround of simple construction circa 1880.