Fireplace Friezes

Walter S. Arnold, Sculptor / Stone Carver
Chicago, U.S.A.

Limestone center panel, fireplace 75-B

These are the center panels of fireplaces which I have carved. I can carve something similar, or modify any of the designs, for your fireplace.

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Oak leaves, fireplace 66-&

Naturalistic oak leaves from a version of fireplace 66-Y

Most of the fireplaces you see on this site are original creative designs © Walter S. Arnold and are not to be reproduced without permission.

My fireplace pages:

Introduction to my fireplaces
Hand Carved Fireplaces in limestone and marble - learn about their variety
Fireplace Gallery - traditional fireplaces
Modern Fireplaces - contemporary designs
Marble Fireplaces - Carved in Italian and Portuguese marble.
Affordable Fireplaces - simple and elegant
Available Fireplaces - ready now for installation in your home
New Fireplaces - My most recent fireplaces
The story of a fireplace - from design through carving to installation.
Fireplace in 3D - Progress drawings and photos of a large fireplace
Friezes - Examples of center relief panels from my fireplaces
Keystones - Keystones for fireplaces, entryways and windows.

Unless otherwise specified these fireplaces are carved in Indiana limestone. I work in a variety of different limestones and marbles. Since my work is custom, hand carved to order, the prices depend on factors such as design, size, detailing, and type of stone or marble. Therefore I do not have a standard catalog or price list.

Venetian renaissance design

This is from another version I carved of my fireplace model 66-Y.
The carving is based on a 16th century panel in the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, Italy.

Limestone vines and leaves, 58-O

Vines and foliage from fireplace 58-O

Renaissance scrollwork and a masque, fireplace 65-R

Art deco panel with birds in Kansas limestone, 55-C

Art deco birds and clouds in Kansas limestone, from fireplace 55C

Simple classic shell design, fireplace 43-R

Baroque fireplace in antiqued white Carrara marble

Griffins and a crest on an ornate Baroque fireplace in antiqued white Carrara marble, WR-01.

Simple French limestone fireplace, 21-F

Simple French fireplace with Deco/Liberty style foliage, 21-F

Bouquet of roses carved in marble, fireplace LC-P1

Bouquet of carved marble roses from fireplace LC-P1

Carved for a 1907 Prairie style home in Chicago, fireplace 2-K

This design was based on the original 1907 terra cotta prairie style ornament of a landmark Chicago home where the fireplace was installed. 2-K

From an early 19th c. Flaxman design - LC-V1

From the Wickham House, Valentine Museum - LC-V2

From two marble classical revival fireplaces carved for the restoration of the Wickham House at the Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA. LC-V1 and LC-V2

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