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
Period: 20th Century
German Louis XV Style 'Horse' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th Century German Louis XV style fireback with a horse.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. It is in a good condition and does not have cracks.
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20th Century German Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
French Louis XV Style Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century French Louis XV style fireback with two pillars and a decoration.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / ...
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
French Louis XV Style Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century French Louis XV style fireback with a typical Louis XV decoration.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black /...
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Louis XV Style Pine & Composition Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking Louis XV style fire mantel, made in pine and elaborately decorated with ornate composition moulding. This impressive, reclaimed fire surround is quite the statement piece ...
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Early 20th Century English Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Composition
Large marble mantel in the Louis XV style
Located in Brussel, BE
Important and massive arabescato marble Louis XV fireplace model.
With serpentine-shaped shelf and bowed frieze, decorated by spring flowers in the center of the frieze and on both ...
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20th Century Belgian Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble
20th Century French Louis XV Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century French Louis XV style fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty i...
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Antique French Carrara Marble Louis XV Style Fireplace Mantel
Located in Miami, FL
Antique French Carrara Marble Louis XV Style Fireplace Mantel
Offered for sale is an antique French Louis XV style whi...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Carrara Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Gray Ardennes Marble Circa 1940
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Gray Ardennes Marble Circa 1940
Hearth dimensions : 90 x 105,5cm
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Mid-20th Century European Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Gray White Carrara Marble Circa 1980
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Gray White Carrara Marble
Hearth dimensions : 88 x 131 cm
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Carrara Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble
Dimensions of the hearth: 93 x 93 cm
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Early 20th Century European Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1940
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1940
Dimension of the Hearth 93 x 108.5 cm
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1980
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble
Hearth dimensions: 77 x 101.5 cm
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In White Carrara Marble, Circa 1980
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In White Carrara Marble, Circa 1980
Dimensions of the hearth: 79 x 101.5cm
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1980
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble
Hearth dimensions: 80 x 93.5cm
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Rance Marble Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Rance Marble
Dimensions of the hearth: 86 x 82cm
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble
Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel in Wood
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Very nice and pleasant wooden Louis XVI fireplace.
This fireplace comes with loads of patina and beautifully well aged gilded details.
The nice straight profiled topshelf rest on a ...
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Early 20th Century European Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Wood
20th Century French Louis XV Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful 20th century French Louis XV style fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major ...
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1980
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1980 dimensions of the hearth 81 x 97cm
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Limestone Fireplace Mantel, Early 20st Century
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Louis XV Limestone Fireplace Mantel, dating from around the year 1920.
Inside dimensions : 108cm wide & 94cm high
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Limestone
20th Century Magnificent French marble fireplace with gilded bronze.
Located in Berlin, DE
Magnificent French marble fireplace with gilded bronze.
Multiple and elegantly curved white marble with black mottle. Tall and very elegant structure in classic French style, adorne...
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Louis XV Style Arms of France Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful 20th century French Louis XV Style fireback.
The fireback has a black / pewter patina. It is in a good condition and does not have cracks. It can be used in an open firep...
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1980
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace, restoration on one leg. fireplace dimensions: 80 x 101 cm
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Pink Marble Circa 1980
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in pink marble fireplace dimensions: 79cm x 94cm
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Orange Pink Marble Circa 1980
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace fireplace dimensions: 80.5 x 90.5 cm
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble
French Louis XV Style 'the Vintage' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
French Louis XV style fireback made in the 20th century.
The fireback is made of cast iron. It has a natural brown patina and can be made black / pewter upon request at no extra cos...
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20th Century Dutch Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Louis XV Hand Carved French Marble Mantel Rouge Royale
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century French hand carved mantel made of Rouge Royale marble. Done in a Louis XV style in simple lines. Front undulating serpentine breast shows a sea shell with leaves a...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Style 'Allegory of Love' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
French Louis XV style fireback with an allegory of love.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request, it can be made black/pewter at no extra c...
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Louis XVI Style Carved Mantle, Fireplace Surround, Solid Wood Carved, Oak
Located in Stamford, CT
A Louis XVI style carved mantle, fireplace surround, solid wood carved.
This stunning Solid Oak Fireplace Surround is wonderfully carved having been ...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Wood
German Louis XV Style 'Flower Basket' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century German Louis XV style fireback with a flower basket
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. The ...
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20th Century German Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
French Louis XV Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
Coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe. It delivered kings for Spain (Navarra), France, both Sicilies and Parma....
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
German Louis XV Style 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
German Louis XV style fireback with an unknown coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good. It does not have cracks.
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20th Century German Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Elegant Walnut French Louis XV Style Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An elegant walnut French Louis XV style fireplace, the centre with carved motif with panelled arbalete frieze, shaped jambs with carved...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Walnut
NYC Waldorf Astoria Hotel Limestone Mantel Louis XV Hand Carved
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV carved limestone mantel with faux Sienna marble finish and Crema Marfil marble hearth. Made in France. This mantel was one of a group of antique mantels imported from Europe...
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Limestone
Sumptuous Emperador Louis XV Style Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A very fine quality French Louis XV style marble fireplace in rich brown Emperador marble. The panelled frieze with carved shell to cen...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble
20th Century Louis XV Decorative Fireplace
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Louis XV decorative fireplace
Solid beechwood, gold frame. In the center as well as on the flanking Rocaille-carving.
High quality and decorative fireplace.
Delivery ti...
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Beech
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
Materials
Bronze
Large Sienna Marble Chimneypiece in Louis XV Manner
Located in Bagshot, GB
A mid-20th century French Chimneypiece composed of pale Siena marble in the Louis XV manner. The jambs formed of elongated acanthus consoles below triglyph corner blocks above. The serpentine panelled frieze has a central classical mask with a lion trophy...
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Mid-20th Century European Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Siena Marble
Ornately Carved Louis XV Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A richly carved Louis XV style fireplace in white marble. The flowing frieze with carved shell, flowers and foliage, shaped jambs with scroll and shell to top, leading the floral dro...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble
20th Century Louis XV Style Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A 20th century Louis XV style limestone fireplace, with shell and scrolls to shaped frieze, shaped panelled and fluted jambs, surmounted by serpentine moulded shelf.
Shelf Width: 16...
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Limestone
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1980
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1980
Dimensions of the hearth: 80 x 89.5 cm
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Late 20th Century European Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Louis XV Style Italian Marble Fireplace Mantle, Surround 19th/20th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XV Style Italian Marble Fireplace Mantle. 19th/20th Century,
A timeless classic. This three piece, two sides and the top fireplace surround is simply stunning. having a tan, o...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble
French Louis XV Style 'Lady' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
Louis XV Style French 'Lady' fireback. 20th century.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at no extra cost. The co...
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20th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
Pompadour in French Rouge Royale Marble
Located in New York, NY
Pompadour in French rouge royale marble
Opening dimensions: 30" W x 34 1/2" H.
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble
Louis Xv fireplaces and mantels for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV fireplaces and mantels for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage fireplaces and mantels created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, more furniture and collectibles, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with stone, marble and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV fireplaces and mantels made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Belgium pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original fireplaces and mantels, popular names associated with this style include Bouhon Frères, and Luneville. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for fireplaces and mantels differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $380 and tops out at $544,434 while the average work can sell for $9,174.
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