Fireplace Mantels
Prior to the advent of mechanized heating, each major room in a house depended on its own fireplace for heat. Fireboxes were traditionally adorned with stone, brick or ceramics. The fireplace mantel not only provides aesthetic quality to a room, it also provides a practical display shelf. Demand for period details has revived interest in antique fireplace mantels.
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Iron Fireplace MantelsThe neoclassical style of architecture was popular in Great Britain beginning early in the 18th century and lasted a century. The federal style dominated formal neoclassic architecture in the United States, evolving from the popularity of Georgian architecture during the late 18th century. Characteristics of the federal style include delicate moldings, tapered columns, framed oval capitals, and distinctive crown moldings.
Masonry MantelsDetailed carvings and overlays on the legs and frieze board characterize the French period fireplace mantel. Skillful artisans were necessary to produce the complex designs, elegant lines and exact proportions. Recently experiencing a renaissance in the popularity, period fireplace mantels are in high demand in architectural salvage shops across the country.
Wood Fireplace MantelsAdam wood fireplace mantels were designed in eighteenth century England by the Adam brothers, and are characterized by the use of highly decorated scrolls, frets, festoons, bows and swags. Colonial wood fireplace mantles are similar in design to the Adam mantels but do not have the elaborate ornamentation.
