Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
LOUIS XIV STYLE
As opposed to the styles that would follow from the other 18th-century French kings, Louis XV and Louis XVI, antique Louis XIV furniture is rigid and imposing. It expresses opulence — even its armchairs, with their upright backs, straight legs and lavish ornamentation, look like thrones. Authentic Louis XIV sofas, a then newly emerging iteration of seating, are fully upholstered and often feature decoratively carved frames of walnut, chestnut or oak.
When French King Louis XIV established his royal court at Versailles in 1682, he transformed what was once a hunting lodge into a palace that declared his wealth and power through its design. Until his death in 1715, he reigned with a spirit of excess and absolute political dominance. The “Sun King,” as he called himself, believed that France revolved around him as planets do the sun. Louis XIV adopted the sun as his emblem, decorating the grounds with symbols of the sun and Apollo, the Greek god of the sun. As he stated, “There is nothing that indicates more clearly the magnificence of great princes than their superb palaces and their precious furniture.” He was a child when he became king in 1643, only shaping his style after he became absolute monarch in 1661.
Reflecting trends in French Baroque art, Louis XIV furniture characteristics included exuberant decoration. There were gilded bronze details including shells, suns, grotesques, lions and classical references like acanthus leaves. The years of growth in the country’s manufacturing, such as the tapestries and cabinets made at Gobelins, led to design innovations. The commode replaced the chest as a storage device, with drawers and a surface that could double as a desk.
The materials were luxurious, such as the popular tortoiseshell veneer technique that leading cabinetmaker Pierre Golle used in his designs. André-Charles Boulle, who became royal cabinetmaker in 1672, was a masterful artist of marquetry, using inlays of ebony, exotic woods and mother-of-pearl.
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Style: Louis XIV
Antique Fireplace Surround From Dijon In Luxury Corton Stone
Located in Beervelde, BE
Antique stone fireplace surround. This colourful fireplace was reclaimed from a french country style home in Dijon. The capital city of Burgundy.
Timeless and unique small fireplace surround...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Limestone
French Louis XIV Period 'Horses' Fireback / Backsplash, 17th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French Louis XIV period fireback with horses, two pillars of Hercules, and the date of production of the fireback, 1691. The pillars stand for the club of Hercules and s...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique Fireplace In Brown Belgian Marble Unique And Exceptional Rare 18Th Centu
Located in Beervelde, BE
This original Belgian beautiful antique chimney piece in Rochefort Abbey marble (Belgian Trappist Beer) is from the Louis XIV period, 18th century. It ...
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18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Boulle Style Pedestals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XIV st. Ebony, brass, giltwood and ormolu Boulle st. pedestals. Each pedestal is raised by fine giltwood feet b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Brass, Ormolu
Early 18th Century French 'Arms of Lorraine' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
Early 18th century French Louis XIV Period fireback with the arms of Leopold I, Duke of Lorraine. The arms are surrounded by a chain of the Golden Fleece. The symbol of this order is...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French Louis XIV Period 'Pillars of Hercules' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th C.
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XIV Period fireback with two pillars of Hercules topped with Gallic Cocks. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and symbolize strength and the unknown....
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique French Louis XIV Period Fireplace Grate, 17th Century
Located in Soest, NL
French 17th century fireplace basket or fire grate from the Louis XIV period. The fireplace grate is hand forged of wrought iron. The condition is good.
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Fireback / Backsplash with Fleurs De Lys
Located in Soest, NL
Early 18th century French Louis XIV period fireback with Fleur de Lys. Symbol for purity and aristocracy throughout Europe.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black patina.
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
17th-18th Century Louis XIV Period Manual Turnspit
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful early 18th century manual turnspit made of wrought iron. The condition is good. Louis XIV Period. Origin: France.
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
French Fireback / Backsplash with Pillars of Hercules, 17th-18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th- 18th century French Louis XV fireback with pillars of Hercules. The pillar refers to the club of Hercules, his favorite weapon. It symbolizes power. Since antiquity, the ‘Pilla...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
18th Century French Fireback / Backsplash with Pillars and Fleurs de Lys
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XIV period fireback with pillars and Fleurs de Lys. The Fleur de Lys (French Lily) symbolized royalty and aristocracy throughout Europe. The pillars stand f...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
18th Century French Fireback / Backsplash Pillars with Medieval IHS Monograms
Located in Soest, NL
18th century Louis XIV Period French fireback with pillars, an IHS monogram, and the date of production 1780.
The monogram IHS stands for Iesus Hominum Salvator (Jesus the Savior of...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
17th-18th Century French Louis XIV 'Saint Andrew's Cross' Fireback / Backsplash.
Located in Soest, NL
Late 17th or early 18th century French fireback with a Saint Andrew's cross and two pillars of Hercules. Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on a cross in this shape. The cros...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
18th Century Louis XIV 'Pillars with Saint Andrew's Cross' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
18th century Louis XIV Period French fireback with a Saint Andrew's cross and two pillars of Hercules. Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on a cross in this shape. As a resul...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French Louis XIV Style 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Louis XIV style fireback with a coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter colore...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Buxy Stone Fireplace Surround Extra Large 18th Century
Located in Beervelde, BE
Large French fireplace surround in the famous Buxy stone. Buxy is a small village in the Beaujolais region. Unusual wide statement decor element from the 18th century.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Stone
Rare Limestone Fireplace From France With Exceptional Artempo Patina With Depth
Located in Beervelde, BE
Grand original Fine French LXIV Period Fireplace Surround in limestone with a fantastic original patina. This Chimney piece has a silky feeling when touching it and reflects the ligh...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Limestone
French Louis XIV Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
20th Century French Louis XIV style fireback with the Arms of France. A Coat of Arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that be...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
18th C. French 'Pillars with IHS Monograms' Fireback / Backsplash, Louis XIV
Located in Soest, NL
18th century Louis XIV Period French fireback with pillars, two IHS monograms, and the date of production 1719.
The monogram IHS stands for Iesus Hominum Salvator (Jesus the Savior ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique French Louis XIV 'Fleur De Lys' Fireback / Backsplash, 17th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French Louis XIV period fireback with Fleur de Lys. Symbol for purity and aristocracy throughout Europe.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patin...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis XIV Style 'Seul Contre Tous' Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Soest, NL
French Louis XIV style fireback with the arms of France and the inscription 'Seul contre Tous or 'All against One'. It symbolizes the French battle against the European coalition at ...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Vintage Neoclassical Cast Stone Statue of 'Harvest' on Pedestal Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Neoclassical Cast Stone Statue of 'Harvest' on Pedestal Base
This is a substantial sculpture in two parts, the 17th century dressed seated w...
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20th Century English Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Cast Stone
18th Century French 'Pillars with IHS Monograms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XIV fireback with two pillars, four IHS monograms and the date of production 1707. In the center is a coat of arms of a bishop or cardinal. The coat of arms...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French Louis XIV Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
French Louis XIV style fireback with the Arms of France. A coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe. The house del...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Louis XIV Period Fireplace Grate, 17th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful French 17th century fireplace basket or fire grate. The fireplace grate consists of Louis XIV period andirons made of bronze and wrought iron, with a recently forged grate ...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze, Wrought Iron
Hand Forged 17th - 18th Century French Rotating Gridiron
Located in Soest, NL
17th - 18th century French rotating gridiron hand forged, made of wrought iron. To grill small pieces of meat or other food quickly over the fire. Sometimes they were put in the fire...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
17th-18th Century Dutch Fortuna Fireback
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th Dutch fireback of Fortuna, goddess of fortune and fate. The style of the fireback is Louis XIV and it is from that period.
Fortuna stands on a sphere, symbolizing the unce...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Chique French Royal Brêche Violet Marble Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
Ready for either classic or timeless Chique interior design. The colors works well with contemporary and modern high end art work. This original fireplace surround has lots of charac...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Hand Forged 17th Century French Louis XIV Period Rotating Gridiron
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French rotating gridiron hand forged, made of wrought iron. To grill small pieces of meat or other food quickly over the fire. Sometimes they were put in the fire or els...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
Rustic French Antique Reclaimed Extra Small Fireplace Surround In Limestone
Located in Beervelde, BE
Extra small Louis XIV period fireplace surround in limestone. This reclaimed fireplace mantle with elegant jambs is unique its kind. It has some small artempo restorations and is rea...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Limestone
French Louis XIV Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Louis XIV style fireback with the Arms of France. A coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe. ...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French Louis XIV Style Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate
Located in Soest, NL
19th - 20th century French Louis XIV style fireplace basket - fire basket made of brass and wrought iron. The total width of the front is 27.8 inch (70.5 cm)
The basket is in a good...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Brass, Wrought Iron
17th Century French Louis XIV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Soest, NL
17th Century French Louis XIV rotating gridiron made of wrought iron. It was used to prepare small pieces of meat quickly over the fire. Sometimes they were put in the fire or else o...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th - 18th Century French Louis XIV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 17th - 18th century French Louis XIV 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 majo...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis XIV Style 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
French Louis XIV style fireback with a coat of arms. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good and does not have cracks.
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20th Century French Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Large French Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 17th-18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French Louis XIV fireplace tool set. The fire irons are made of wrought iron. They are in a good condition and fully functional.
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Louis XIV Style Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Louis XIV style fireplace basket - fire basket made of brass and wrought iron. The total width of the front is 27.8 inch (70.5 cm)
The basket is in a good condit...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Brass, Wrought Iron
18th Century Regency Grey Ardennes Marble Mantelpiece
Located in Honnelles, WHT
18th Century Regency Grey Ardennes Marble Mantelpiece
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
French Louis XIV Style 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Louis XIV style fireback with a coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter colore...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis XIV Period Fireplace Andirons or Fire Grate, 17th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French Louis XIV period andirons made of bronze and forged iron with a newly forged grate. The condition is good.
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron, Bronze
French Louis XIV 'Pillars with Saint Andrew's Cross' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French fireback with a Saint Andrew's cross and two pillars of Hercules. Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on a cross in this shape. The cross is since the...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Dutch Louis XIV 'Shepherdess' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
17th - 18th century Dutch fireback with a shepherdess. The style of the fireback is Louis XIV.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request it can be made ...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th-19th Century French Louis XIV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 18th-19th century French Louis XIV 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 ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique cast iron fireback with Metz city coat of arms
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
With large dimensions, this antique fireback was made during the 18th century. Against a background of architectural ruins, the arms of the town of Metz are featured: "mid silver and...
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18th Century European Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
17th Century French Louis XIV 'Caritas' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French Louis XIV fireback with the goddess Caritas. Caritas (the care / love). 'Love' from the triptych faith, hope and love, the three theological virtues. The fireback...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique Dutch Louis XIV 'The Hope' Fireback / Backsplash, 17th - 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 17th century Dutch fireback with an allegory of Hope. Hope from the triptych faith, hope and love, the three theological virtues. The fireback is from the Louis XIV period....
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Large French 17th-18th Century Louis XIV Trivet
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French Louis XIV period trivet.
It is used for heating up a pan or to keep it warm in front of the fire. In a good working condition.
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th Century French 'Arms of Lorraine' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
17th Century French fireback with the arms of Lorraine. Surrounded by a chain of the Golden Fleece. The symbol of this Order is a small golden fleece of a ram's head and feet, taken ...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French 'Pillars of Hercules' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
French fireback with two pillars of Hercules, a cross and the date of production 1737.
The pillar refers to the club of Hercules, his favorite weapon. It symbolizes power. Since ant...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
17th-18th Century French 'Arms of Loraine' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French fireback with the arms of Leopold I, Duke of Lorraine.
We have a unique and specialized collection of antique and used fireplace accessories consisting of m...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XIV 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
French Louis XIV fireback with a coat of arms and two pillars. The pillar refers to the club of Hercules, his favorite weapon. It symbolizes power. The name of the owner and the year...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis XIV Coat of Arms Fireback / Backsplash, Early 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XIV fireback with an unknown coat of arms. The coat of arms is flanked by two Pillars of Hercules, which symbolize strength and the unknown. The d...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Dutch Fireplace Tool Set, Fire Tools, 17th-18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 17th-18th century Dutch Louis XIV fireplace tool set. The set consists of a hanger and four fire irons and kitchen tools, all made of wrought iron and hand forged. The spat...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze, Wrought Iron
18th C. Louis XIV 'Pillars with Saint Andrew's Cross' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
18th century Louis XIV period French fireback with a Saint Andrew's cross and two pillars of Hercules. Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on a cross in this shape. As a resul...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis XIV 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash, 17th-18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French Louis XIV fireback with an unknown coat of arms and two pillars of Hercules. The pillars of Hercules stand for strength and the unknown. The fireback is made...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
17th-18th Century French Louis XIV 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 17th-18th century French Louis XIV fireback with an unknown coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. It can be made black / pewter upon requ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Louis XIV Period Fireplace Grate, 17th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful French 17th century fireplace basket or fire grate from the Louis XIV period. The fireplace grate is made of wrought iron and bronze. The condition is good. The total width...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron, Bronze
18th Century French Louis XIV Fireback / Backsplash with the Arms of France
Located in Soest, 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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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Louis Xiv building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XIV building and garden elements 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 building and garden elements created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XIV building and garden elements made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Netherlands pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original building and garden elements, popular names associated with this style include and Jean-Charles Moreux. 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 building and garden elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $212 and tops out at $311,102 while the average work can sell for $2,080.