mantelshelf

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Nine years away from the West End stage, frolicsome Actress Sarah Churchill buckled down for her mantelshelf solo as the protagonist in a forthcoming production of Sir James Barrie's Peter Pan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Indeed, one could hardly believe two whole hours had elapsed when Miss Kenton looked up at the clock on the mantelshelf and said she would have to be returning home.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

You came downstairs in the dark, took the key from the mantelshelf, and went out into the garden and locked it.

From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

Now and then he poured himself out a cup of strong coffee from a little cafetière which stood upon the mantelshelf.

From Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger

He broke from his trance, took the lamp out of her hold, set it on the mantelshelf, and returned to her without a word.

From "Persons Unknown" by Tracy, Virginia