18th Century Country Fireplaces

18th century french country and antique fireplace mantle.

18th century country fireplaces. The detail of the carving is fine. The stone has a gloss shine reflecting the light in a room. A mantel from a provence bastille. The hand carved piece and the polished surface is a great feeling.

While colonial houses of the 18th century needed big chimneys to support multiple fireplaces houses built in the later half of the 19th century only needed ventilation space for stove pipes. Magnificent one of a kind french antique fireplace mantle in limestone with original patina. The special design is from the louis xiv period 18th century. This french country fireplace surround is from the louis xvi period in a bicolor limestone.

Category antique early 18th century french louis xv. This example has the surviving pot cradle and built in side seat and salt store with later added cornice mantel. Antique limestone fireplace 18th century louis xv france. 18th century french country antique fireplace mantle.

As the hub of the house a burning hearth provided heat housed multiple fires for cooking and baking and served as the nucleus of family gatherings. 18th century french country hard limestone antique fireplace surround. Most of the fireplace bellows made of wood leather and brass that we find in antiques shops today are rarely earlier than 18th century and most are no older than the 19th. And in america surviving inventories from 1634 tell us that bellows were included among listings of pots trivets and other fireplace equipment.

Copyright the heritage directory www theheritagedirectory co uk 2009. Category antique late 18th century french louis xvi. The adam brothers advocated an integrated style for architecture and interiors with walls. 18th century french country antique fireplace mantle.

In the 1600s and early 1700s the typical fireplace was a walk in. A wide deep open recess generally with only the briefest semblance of a mantel or no mantel at all. The mantel is in great shape. The adam style or adamesque and style of the brothers adam is an 18th century neoclassical style of interior design and architecture as practised by the three scottish brothers robert adam 1728 1792 james adam 1732 1794 and william adam of whom robert and james were the most widely known.

As heating technology shifted in the 18th to 19th centuries the architecture of the homes in the united states also changed. This type of fireplace design known as the rumford fireplace was a success and is still popular today.