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Original marble mantelpieces are buffed to a high shine, and two Venetian glass chandeliers predate Nickey Kehoe.
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Craig Kellogg Ashok Sinha, New York Times, 16 May 2025
This luxurious five-wick candle smells like roses and blackcurrant berry leaves and is the perfect mantelpiece companion.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 13 Apr. 2025
The mantelpiece is full of photographs of deceased relatives, but one in particular stands out: the body of a little girl, propped up on a sofa with a doll.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Every surface was carefully considered, from the navy-and-black ceramic tiles in the open kitchen to the sculptural plaster mantelpiece in the upstairs living room, where a raked ceiling reaches skyward to grasp at the scant rays of northern sun.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
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Craig Kellogg Ashok Sinha, New York Times, 16 May 2025
This luxurious five-wick candle smells like roses and blackcurrant berry leaves and is the perfect mantelpiece companion.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 13 Apr. 2025
The mantelpiece is full of photographs of deceased relatives, but one in particular stands out: the body of a little girl, propped up on a sofa with a doll.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Every surface was carefully considered, from the navy-and-black ceramic tiles in the open kitchen to the sculptural plaster mantelpiece in the upstairs living room, where a raked ceiling reaches skyward to grasp at the scant rays of northern sun.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Mantelpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mantelpiece. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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mantelpiece
noun
man·tel·piece
-ˌpēs 
1
: a mantel with its side elements
2
: the shelf of a mantel
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