Whether we live in Paris or its region, a warm and energy saving fireplace lights up all homes and apartments.
Even if you do not have a chimney duct, you can put a chimney frame up against your wall and all that is needed to make it look authentic : a fireguard or fire screen, add some decoration and/or a beautiful engraved cast iron fireback.
For a house with a chimney duct, you can find superb log holders, fireplace sets (tongs and shovel) and why not make it look even nicer by adding an art deco chimney frame made of marble or, if you have the space, a giant fireplace. But perhaps you prefer to have heat without flame : take a cast iron or ceramic stove. This page will give you a non-exhaustive list of stands that propose fireplaces.
Camus Fils, specialists in fireplaces, is located at 2 rue Marceau in Saint-Ouen (opposite 107 rue des Rosiers and on the corner of Marché Malassis). Here you will find antique fireplaces and mantelpieces, mirrors, fireplace accessories, cast iron plates, etc.
MDRS Antiquité - Stalls 107, 108 and 109 – at Dauphine market where one can browse for clocks and watches, antiques but also what we call "mantel garniture" : a mantelpiece clock (or central object) with two candle holders or two statuettes.
Riconti Bernard, located on stand 134 allée 7 and expert on watchmaking in Vernaison market, can advise you on a type of mantel garniture and in particular, ones that come with a mantelpiece clock.
Marc Maison proposes antique garden objects, French architectural pieces, and a vast choice of fireplaces (made of wood or other materials), engraved themed firebacks, trumeaux. Stand 83, allée 6 in the heart of Paul Bert market.
Marché Paul Bert - Marc Bouchetard is located in aisle 4, stand 229, and in aisle 5, stands 220 and 222. He offers a variety of items such as pairs of andirons from different periods (Landier andirons and Marmousets andirons, for example), fireplace sets known as fireplace servants, mantelpieces, etc.
Come and discover surprising fireplace trimmings and vases at Samer's Club, located at Stands 52, 75ter, 76, 77, 193, and 194 in Aisles 1 and 2 of the Biron Market at the Saint-Ouen Flea Market. You will also find various items such as lamps, sculptures, mirrors, and rugs at this general store.
Stands 144 and 145 - aisle 2, Patrick Darchis offers antique fireplaces from 18th and 19th century Paris - in marble, complete or incomplete, to be placed against your wall or under a chimney as decoration.
Galerie Alexandra Antiques, located at Stands 36 and 37, Aisle 1 - BIRON market, offers a wide range of fireplace fittings, whether in bronze, crystal, etc. Second Empire two-light candelabras (polychrome and enamel, gilded bronze), 7-branch candelabras of all kinds. You can also place cups or vases (in biscuit porcelain, Sèvres porcelain and gilded bronze, crystal cups), Sèvres biscuit porcelain objects, and Art Nouveau-style biscuit porcelain plaques on your mantelpiece.
You will also find creations such as andirons that have been repurposed as lamps.
A andirons are accessories placed in pairs in a fireplace. They are used to hold logs slightly raised so that they do not smother the fire.
A fireplace trumeau is a mirror decorating the top of a fireplace, a carved wooden panel, or an ornamental painting.
Fireplace mantelpiece is a set of objects that adorn the top of a fireplace, such as clocks, vases, bowls, etc.
Biscuit - decorative object. Biscuit refers to statuettes of figures or groups of figures created from the mid-18th century to the present day. To recognize a biscuit statuette, look for a matte, non-glossy surface, often ivory white in color. The details are very intricate and precise.
Biscuit is either earthenware fired between 980 and 1,040°C without glaze (unglazed), or soft or hard porcelain fired without glaze at a high temperature between 1,200 and 1,400°C.
Depending on the period, use and size, the fire screen (fire guard) had several designations.
This is a small piece of furniture comprised of a fabric or painted panel mounted on supporting stands and placed in front of the fireplace. It was quite the fashion up to the beginning of the 20th century. The fire screen was in fact a very light and decorative screen that could be easily moved to avoid getting burnt by sparks from the fire.
Fire guard :
This screen is comprised mainly of one or several fine wire mesh, held by a steel or bronze metal frame. This fire guard is placed in front of the fire to stop sparks from the burning wood hitting the floor and at the same time letting the heat through. These wire mesh fire guards often come in the shape of a dome, embrace and retain the fire ; which thus does not need to be supervised.
More recent design, screens made from tempered glass, translucent or opaque, are more discreet and provide the same protection while at the same time leaving the fire visible.
