Mantlepiece Collection

Young boy and hot fat fryers - Fish & Chip Shop, Morecambe
Young boy (the son of the owner) standing next to the hot fat fryers - Fish & Chip Shop, Morecambe, Lancashire. Date: circa 1901

Ping Pong at Denham Court
A game of ping pong (table tennis) in progress inside Denham Court, Denham, Buckinghamshire. Date: circa 1904

Stoking the fire before heading to bed on Christmas Eve
A young boy in nightshirt and nightcap stokes the fire with his Mother before heading to bed on Christmas Eve, to dream of the joy, fun and raft of surprises the morrow may bring... Date: 1912

Father Christmas - selecting gift from his sack
A terrific Edwardian postcard depicting Father Christmas - selecting gifts from his sack to add to the childrens stockings hanging on the Fireplace

Smart People at Home
A smart group of young people relax at home whilst a seated chap roasts chestnuts at the fire. Date: 1930s

Christmas 1930S
A little boy sits in front of the fireplace surrounded by toys and books, watched by his parents and grandfather. The mantlepiece is full of cards and has balloons round it. Date: 1930s

Rome, Italy - The Mammertine Prison
Black and white. Low-ceilinged room with a carving and mantlepiece to one side. There is a hole in the floor with a low ridge around it (possibly a well or some kind of drainage device?)

Interior of H. L. Oakleys silhouette studio
Interior of the studio of silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley, with examples of his work on the mantlepiece and hanging on the walls including his famous First World War portrait of the Prince of

A boy ties a large basket to the mantle-piece
A small boy ties a huge basket to the mantle-piece, instead of the traditional stocking, in the hope that Father Christmas will fill it up with presents. Date: c. 1910

Chorus Gentlemen by Howard K. Elcock
A lady in evening dress plays a grand piano, while a gentleman in white tie contemplates a group of framed portraits on the mantlepiece. Note the copy of The Bystander on the grand piano. Date: 1927

Beagle Waits for Santa
A beagle puppy sleeps on a sofa beside the fire, with his Christmas stocking hanging over the mantlepiece in aniticipation of a visit by Father Christmas. Date: early 1930s

Christmas Puppies
A puppy is not just for Christmas... two puppies standing either side of a mantlepiece, which has stockings hanging from it, waiting for Santa. Date: early 1930s

Three women in dinner frocks by Lucien Lelong
1930s Women wearing Dinner frocks with short sleeves. An illustration of three women in dinner frocks by Lucien Lelong (French couturier who was prominent from the 1920s to the 1940s). Date: 1932

House interior at Landes, France
The interior of a house in Landes a departement in south western France, where the livestock can join in the evenings discussion round the fire and tuck into the large basket of grass

Victorian interior - Hubert Congreve
The room in which Hubert Congreve shot himself. A young Edward Lear was infatuated with the young Congreve. A fine example of a Victorian interior, with heavily-stocked mantlepiece and fine fireplace

Dinning Room
The dining room: furniture in coromandel and walnut, giving a keynote of black and yellow. A black marble mantlepiece and lighting urns on pedestals

Ladies Afternoon Tea
Ladies enjoy a tea party indoors, sitting around the fireplace for warmth

Modern Mantlepiece / 1873
An open fireplace with metal screen, ornate mantelshelf, fender and fire tools - the archetypal Victorian hearth

Woman Sits by Fire / 1867
A woman sits before the fire, warming her toes

A Log on the Fire / 1856
Putting a log on the fire

Man Cowering by Fireside
A man cowering in a pensive mood

Advert for Zebo 1929
A woman stands back to admire her fireplace which she has just cleaned with ZEBO

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