What are antique mantel ornaments?

These pieces comprise decorative objects designed for display on fireplace ledges, ranging from ceramic Staffordshire dogs to bronze sculptures and glass lustres. They reflect aesthetic trends spanning the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries.

How were mantel ornaments used?

Homeowners placed these items on mantelpieces to decorate principal rooms, often arranging them symmetrically around a central clock or mirror. Some ceramic variants, such as spill vases, served the practical purpose of holding tapers for lighting hearth fires.

How do I identify Victorian pieces?

Victorian examples frequently include Staffordshire pottery figures of animals or historical portraits, alongside cut-glass lustres with hanging prisms. Material choices like earthenware with lead glaze or cast bronze on marble bases point towards nineteenth-century manufacturing methods.

What defines Art Deco ornaments?

Art Deco mantel pieces typically feature streamlined figurative dancers, animal sculptures, and materials such as spelter or patinated bronze dating to around nineteen-thirty. The styling departs from nineteenth-century ornamentation in favour of dynamic modern lines.

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These antique mantel ornaments range from earthenware Staffordshire dogs to French bronze figures, selected to sit upon a fireplace surround.

Signed Bronze Sculpture of a Stag Standing on a Rock Set on a Marble Plinth

19th century

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Signed Bronze Sculpture of a Stag Standing on a Rock Set on a Marble Plinth

From Elmgarden

£500

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19th century

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A Pair of 19th Century Bronze Classical Figures on Marble Bases

From Beech and Springs Antiques

£550

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C. 1910, Emile Carlier (1849 - 1927), Faun with Goat - French

1900 - 1920

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C. 1910, Emile Carlier (1849 - 1927), Faun with Goat - French

From White Space Antiques

£620

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1940 - 1960

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Pair of Bronze Cherub Musicians

From Sale Antiques

£2,000

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19th century

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E Villanis 19th Century Sculpture ‘L Esclave’

From Sussex Antiques and Interiors

£1,250

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Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Portrait Figures ~ "Moody & Sankey"

19th century

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Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Portrait Figures ~ "Moody & Sankey"

From Antiques4EU

£1,250

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Elegant Antique Victorian Glass Lustre & Glass Dome

19th century

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Elegant Antique Victorian Glass Lustre & Glass Dome

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£595

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Pair Staffordshire Pottery Greyhounds, C. 1860.

19th century

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Pair Staffordshire Pottery Greyhounds, C. 1860.

From Philip Carrol Antiques

£480

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1920 - 1940

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Art Deco Sculpture of a Seagull

From Poirot Art Deco

£345

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Art Deco Spelter Figurine by Josef Lorenzl, C1930

1920 - 1940

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Art Deco Spelter Figurine by Josef Lorenzl, C1930

From Art Deco World

£595

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Staffordshire potters immortalised nineteenth-century current affairs by issuing portrait figures of contemporary evangelists Moody and Sankey alongside royalty.

Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Poodles with Pups

19th century

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Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Poodles with Pups

From Antiques4EU

£465

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A Rare Pair of Nineteenth Century Staffordshire Pottery Maltese Terriers

19th century

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A Rare Pair of Nineteenth Century Staffordshire Pottery Maltese Terriers

From Gertrude Antiques

£110

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Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Portrait Figure "John Anderson, My Jo"

19th century

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Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Portrait Figure "John Anderson, My Jo"

From Antiques4EU

£395

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Large Japanese Bronze Okimono by Masaaki

19th century

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Large Japanese Bronze Okimono by Masaaki

From Donald Allison Antiques

£8,500

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Large Antique Victorian Robin Hood Staffordshire Figure

19th century

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Large Antique Victorian Robin Hood Staffordshire Figure

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£345

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19th century

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Pair 19th Century Painted Signed Bronzes

From Heavenly Antiques

£475

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Antique Mantel Ornaments

Signed Bronze Sculpture of a Stag Standing on a Rock Set on a Marble Plinth

A Pair of 19th Century Bronze Classical Figures on Marble Bases

C. 1910, Emile Carlier (1849 - 1927), Faun with Goat - French

Pair of Bronze Cherub Musicians

E Villanis 19th Century Sculpture ‘L Esclave’

Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Portrait Figures ~ "Moody & Sankey"

Elegant Antique Victorian Glass Lustre & Glass Dome

Pair Staffordshire Pottery Greyhounds, C. 1860.

Art Deco Sculpture of a Seagull

Art Deco Spelter Figurine by Josef Lorenzl, C1930

Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Poodles with Pups

A Rare Pair of Nineteenth Century Staffordshire Pottery Maltese Terriers

Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Portrait Figure "John Anderson, My Jo"

Large Japanese Bronze Okimono by Masaaki

Large Antique Victorian Robin Hood Staffordshire Figure

Pair 19th Century Painted Signed Bronzes

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