After having a lot of routes and problems spelled out for you in the opening hours of 007 First Light, the fireplace puzzle late into the Carpathian Hotel level comes as a surprise. Not to mention, you're kind of in the middle of an active chase scene when it comes up, so stopping to try and work out a symbol-based puzzle is not really where your head's at.
Just in case you still want a chance to work this out for yourself, I'll start with a quick hint to solving the fireplace puzzle. If you really just want the answer though, scroll on down to the numbered list to get the solution.
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