We have a large marble surround fireplace. At least I thought it was marble until my son pulled out a piece, and it turns out it’s grey slate. It is black with gold and white ‘marble’ effects. The ...

Anyone want to guess the date of this slate fireplace? Looks Eastlake/Neo-Grec to me. Also, I’m putting it up here as a good example of the original faux-marble painting on these fireplaces. I’ve seen ...