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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 213849, member: 25"]I'd call it a fire surround and overmantel. You might find more comparables using the correct spelling of mantel. A mantle is a lady's cape.</p><p><br /></p><p>Architectural salvage yards are the sort of places you'd find similar. The demand is likely to be fairly limited so I'd not expect more than $100-$200.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not think the maker is all that important, it is the look people pay for. If it is in your house, why do you want to get rid of it. In place, it counts as a 'period feature to help sell the house, and would be more valuable in situ than sold apart.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 213849, member: 25"]I'd call it a fire surround and overmantel. You might find more comparables using the correct spelling of mantel. A mantle is a lady's cape. Architectural salvage yards are the sort of places you'd find similar. The demand is likely to be fairly limited so I'd not expect more than $100-$200. I do not think the maker is all that important, it is the look people pay for. If it is in your house, why do you want to get rid of it. In place, it counts as a 'period feature to help sell the house, and would be more valuable in situ than sold apart.[/QUOTE]
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