If a room needs one move to feel finished, it’s the mantel. Ancient Surfaces sources and restores antique limestone mantels that bring real history into today’s homes, carved by hand, worn by time, and ready for daily life. Each surround is reclaimed, recut where needed, and installed with craft. Below are a few characters from our collection.
Thick moldings and hand-carved details give this limestone mantel a timeless grace that complements the room’s warm, tailored design. The soft patina of the reclaimed stone harmonizes beautifully with the neutral tones and elegant drapery, creating a sense of calm sophistication. Centered beneath a striking portrait, the fireplace anchors the space effortlessly proof that an antique limestone piece can lend both warmth and quiet strength to a refined modern interior.
A sculpted overmantel and generous shelf crown this installed limestone surround. Inside, herringbone firebrick nods to tradition while the stone frame keeps the scale generous yet welcoming. This is the kind of piece Ancient Surfaces is known for: museum-level stonework made livable.
Renaissance motifs wrap the frieze, vines, shields, and curled leaves supported by scrolling legs. With overall dimensions around 68.5″ x 60.5″, this antique limestone mantel suits dining rooms and formal salons that ask for detail without clutter.
A softened arched aperture meets a band of acanthus medallions. Subtle profiles and rounded pilasters give this carved limestone fireplace surround a graceful stance. The warm, lived in surface reads authentic from the first glance because it is.
Shells, volutes, and a lively serpentine lintel create motion across a wide span. Place it in a primary suite or salon and the architecture suddenly feels collected, not contrived.
Ready to curate your own fireplace? Tell us about your room and firebox size. We’ll recommend antique limestone mantels that fit the architecture and your life, pieces with real provenance, restored and prepared by Ancient Surfaces.
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