Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
LOUIS XVI STYLE
Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.
Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.
Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.
The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.
Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Louis XVI
Louis XVI Style Fireplace Mantel in St Anne Des Pyrenees Marble
Located in London, GB
A French Louis XVI fireplace in St Anne des Pyrenees marble. The stop-fluted jambs surmounted by carved Statuary marble rosette paterae. The panelled fr...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mantel Fireplace in Light Pavonazza Marble
Located in London, GB
A petite French Louis XVI style marble fireplace in light Pavonazza marble. The panelled jambs with finely carved bell drops with intertwined foliage, surmounted by scaled brackets. ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
Antique French Directoire Fireplace with an Egyptian Flavour
Located in London, GB
A very finely carved French Louis XVI limestone fireplace. The delicately carved frieze with diamond centre motif of rosette and husks, the jambs with leaves and foliage surmounted b...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Limestone
Architectural French Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An architectural French Louis XVI limestone fireplace. The breakfront shelf of stepped form, solid legs and plain frieze. A copy of an original 18th century piece. Could be antiqued ...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Limestone
Large French Louis XVI Style Marble Mantel Piece
Located in London, GB
An elegant French Louis XVI style Saint Anne des Pyrenees marble fireplace, with carved capitals in Statuary marble. The jambs with half round columns surmounted by carved acanthus l...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
French Stone Fireplace in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
A good quality French Louis XVI style limestone fireplace. The shaped, stop-fluted jambs surmounted by carved square paterae. The frieze with carved handed C-scroll surmounted by bre...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Stone
Antique Louis XVI Brocatelle Marble Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking 19th century French Regency Louis XVI style fire surround in Brocatelle marble, with a simple panelled frieze flanked by square paterae to...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
Rustic French Louis XVI Antique Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A quality 18th century French Louis XVI limestone fireplace. The fluted jambs surmounted by carved end blocking with rosette. The paneled frieze with carved shell to centre. Breakfro...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Limestone
French Louis XVI St. 19th Century Stone Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. small scale stone mantel with fluted jambs and a moulded shelf. Interior dimensions H: 32" L: 25" D: 10".
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Stone
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Gris St. Anne Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. Gris St. Anne marble mantel. The mantel is raised by elegant fluted jambs with fine mottled feet and beautiful circular mottled ormolu ai...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Gris St. Anne Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular French 19th century Louis XVI st. Gris St. Anne marble mantel. The jambs are both fluted below richly detailed rosettes. The bandeau is decorated with a central bulls e...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
French Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu-Mounted Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most attractive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Lumachelle de Lourdes marble and ormolu fireplace mantel. The mantel is raised by handsome jambs with a fine mottled ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style 'Rosso Merling' Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rosso Merling marble fireplace mantel. The mantel is raised by fine block supports below the straight jambs with most decorative mottled ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Fireplace Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Brèche d'Alep marble and ormolu fireplace mantel. The mantle is raised by fine block feet below elegant straight jambs. ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Rouge Catalan Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Catalan marble fireplace mantel. The mantel is raised by fine straight jambs with mottled feet and elegantly fluted designs leading...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Brocatelle D’Espagne Marble Mantle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Brocatelle d'Espagne marble mantle. The mantle is raised by two straight jambs, with a carved recessed decorative fillet extended across ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Brèche De Sciro Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular French Louis XVI st. 19th century Brèche de Sciro marble mantel with fluted sides and apron. With wonderful colors and proportions. Interior dimensions H 32.5", L 37.5"...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
Pair of Gilt Bronze Chenet Louis XVI Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of louis XVI french chenet in giltbronze of exquisite workmanship
embellished by a magnificent vase on the top of each chenet.
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Charming Louis XVI 'Parisienne' Fireplace Mantel, dating from the 19th century.
Inside dimensions : 101cm wide & 93cm high
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Limestone
Louis XVI Antique Regency Chimneypiece in Griotte Rouge Marble
Located in London, GB
Louis Xvi Antique Regency Chimneypiece in Griotte Rouge Marble
External width: 57? – 144.7 cm
External height 42” – 106.6 cm
Depth 12 3/4? – ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Griotte Marble
Antique 18th Century Louis XVI Marble Fireplace Surround with Ormolu Mounts
Located in London, GB
An antique 19th Century French Empire statuary marble fireplace of unusual design, decorated with Ormolu mounts. The rectangular shelf with rounded corners, the frieze with an inset ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Statuary Marble, Ormolu
A French Brocatello Marble Chimneypiece of Distinctive Tone & Elegant Proportion
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French Brocatello marble chimneypiece of good color of Louis XVI style. With rectangular shelf above the plain inset frieze, flanked by square blockings carved and dec...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
19th Century Mantel in Style of Louis XVI
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful antique fireplace made of Arabescato marble! Arabescato is a type of marble extracted from the Apennines mountains north of Carrara, Italy. Arabescato marble has always bee...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
Carved French Fireplace with Guilloche Frieze
Located in London, GB
A fine quality French Louis XVI style statuary marble fireplace. The guilloche frieze with carved rosettes, flowers and berries throughout, flanked by square paterae to end blocks. T...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
French Louis XVI Style Fireplace in Bourgogne Stone
Located in London, GB
A French Louis XVI style Bourgogne stone fireplace with white marble carved centre and side blockings.
Measures:
Shelf Width: 1355 mm 53 3/8 in...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Stone
Amazing Antique Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Spectacular and Amazing French Louis XVI style fireplace mantel in beautiful Italian Carrara white marble.
This mantel is decorated with exquisite and exuberant carvings, with a b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble, Carrara Marble
Superb Antique Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Spectacular French Louis XVI style fireplace mantel in beautiful Italian Carrara white marble.
This mantel is decorated with exquisite and exuberant carvings. It is in a lovely cond...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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Carrara Marble
Palatial Antique French Louis XVI Style White Marble and Gilt Bronze Mantle
Located in New York, NY
A palatial and magnificent large antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted carved white marble fireplace of exceptional workmanship embellished with superb gilt bronze mounts.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis Xvi fireplaces and mantels for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI 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, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with stone, marble and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI 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 and Bouhon Frères. 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 $410 and tops out at $247,470 while the average work can sell for $12,712.