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Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

LOUIS XV STYLE

The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.

Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.

Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.

During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.

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Style: Louis XV
Color:  Gold
French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century Dutch Louis XV period fire grate. Made of beautifully forged wrought iron and bronze. The condition is good.   
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

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Bronze, Wrought Iron

French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century

French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century

French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV period fire grate made of wrought iron. The condition is good. Width at front is 68.5 cm (27.0 inches).   
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Bronze, Wrought Iron

French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century

French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century

19th Century French Louis XV Style Adjustable Bronze Fireplace Fender
Located in Sofia, BG
French late 19th century Louis XV style adjustable between 90 and 110 cm bronze fire fender with richly decorated fire dogs. France, circa 1870.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

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Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Style Adjustable Bronze Fireplace Fender
19th Century French Louis XV Style Adjustable Bronze Fireplace Fender

19th Century French Louis XV Style Adjustable Bronze Fireplace Fender

French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Putti Children Chenet, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt and patinated bronze figural chenets. Each cast as two patinated figures of amorini (Putti) growing out of leafy volute vi...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

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Bronze

French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Putti Children Chenet, Pair
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Putti Children Chenet, Pair

French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Putti Children Chenet, Pair

French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Figural Fireplace Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th/20th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze figural fireplace screen. The whimsical ornate ormolu frame with scrolled and rounded corners, detailed with flowers and ac...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

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Metal, Bronze

French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Figural Fireplace Screen
French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Figural Fireplace Screen

French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Figural Fireplace Screen

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chenets by Bouhon Frers
By Bouhon Frères 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze figural chenets (Andirons), each depicting a classically draped reclining figure, one male holding a Hammer and the othe...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chenets by Bouhon Frers
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chenets by Bouhon Frers

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chenets by Bouhon Frers

Louis XV Style Bronze-Mounted Marble Fireplace after Caffieri, circa 1860
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine louis XV style gilt and patinated bronze-mounted marble fireplace with mounts depicting Flora and Zephyr, after the model by Verberckt and Caff...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XV Style Bronze-Mounted Marble Fireplace after Caffieri, circa 1860
Louis XV Style Bronze-Mounted Marble Fireplace after Caffieri, circa 1860

Louis XV Style Bronze-Mounted Marble Fireplace after Caffieri, circa 1860

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Chenets Andirons with Putti, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted figural chenets. The ornately decorated andirons, each with a figure of a resting Putto (Children) holding a tor...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Chenets Andirons with Putti, Pair
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Chenets Andirons with Putti, Pair

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Chenets Andirons with Putti, Pair

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chenet with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and charming pair of French 19th century Louis XV style figural gilt and patinated bronze chenets, each surmounted with a seated patinated bronze putto holding on to a br...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chenet with Children
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chenet with Children

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chenet with Children

Louis XV Bronze Chenets
Located in New Haven, CT
This is an extremely rare pair of large French Chenets from the Louis XV period. They are cast in finely chased bronze. The sphinxes are in original patinated bronze.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

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Bronze

Louis XV Bronze Chenets
Louis XV Bronze Chenets

Louis XV Bronze Chenets

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Louis Xv fireplaces and mantels for sale on 1stDibs.

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