Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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
Antique Louis XV Carved Oak Dark Tone Fireplace Mantel
Located in New York, NY
Antique Louis XV style fireplace mantel made of oak with dark wood tone finish. It features a centered carved shell motif and a black marble surround. Good condition with appropriate...
Category
Early 20th Century American Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Oak
Louis XV Style Carved And Gilt Wood Carrara Marble Console, 19th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Carved And Gilt Wood Carrara Marble Console, 19th Century
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Peach Blossom Marble Mantel, circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Peach Blossom Marble Mantel, circa 1880
Dimension of the heart : 90 x 108 cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style White Carrara Marble Fireplace Circa 1980
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style white Carrara marble fireplace circa 1980,
Hearth dimensions: 79 x 94 cm
Restoration on the top shelf
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in Carrara marble circa 1880
Hearth dimensions: 83 x 105.5 cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble, Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in Carrara marble, circa 1880
Hearth dimensions: 79.5 x 115cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Remarkable Louis XV Style Fireplace, In Carrara Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Imposing Louis XV style fireplace, in Carrara marble circa 1880
Dimensions of the hearth: 83 x 129.5 cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Rance Marble, Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Rance Marble, Circa 1880
Dimensions of the hearth: 84.5 x 108.5 cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Remarkable Louis XV Style Fireplace In White Carrara Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In white Carrara marble, very high quality sculpture, double molding panels on the sides.
Dimensions of the fireplace: 78.5 x 107.5 cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Red Verona Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in red Verona marble circa 1880
Hearth dimensions: 92 x 109 cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Impressive Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in Carrara marble circa 1880
Dimensions of the hearth: 90 x 116cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in Carrara marble circa 1880
Superb quality of sculpture
Dimensions of the hearth: 87.5 x 105.5 cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In White Carrara Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In White Carrara Marble Circa 1880
Dimensions of the hearth 85.5 x 87.5 cm
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Belgian Black Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in black Belgian marble circa 1880
Hearth dimensions: 100.5 x 92 cm
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in Carrara marble
Hearth dimensions: 85 x 85 cm
Circa 1880
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
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...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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
Category
Mid-20th Century European Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
Louis XV Pompadour Style Fireplace In Red Rance Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Pompadour Style Fireplace In Red Rance Marble fireplace
Dimensions of the hearth: 84 x 80cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
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
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In White Carrara Marble, Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In White Carrara Marble
Hearth dimensions: 96 x 94.5 cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
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
Category
Early 20th Century European Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Carrara 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
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Antique Louis XV Style Rouge de France Marble Fireplace Mantel, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Originating in the 1800s in France, this stunning fireplace mantel was hand-carved from rouge de France marble. The marble has a wonderful red and brown palette with white and gray v...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Arabescato Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Arabescato Marble
Hearth dimensions: 90 x 101 cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
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
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In White Carrara Marble Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In White Carrara Marble
Hearth dimensions: 78.5 x 127cm
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV style opulent fireplace sculpted out of Fleur de Pêcher marble
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Very beautiful antique Louis XV style opulent fireplace made out of Fleur de Pêcher marble.
This imposing antique Louis XV style fireplace was made out of Fleur de Pêcher marble dur...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV style paneled room with 18th century stone fireplace
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This Louis XV style paneled room was made in the early 20th century. The Louis XV era stone fireplace was made in the 18th century. The woodwork may be likened to the work of Jansen....
Category
1860s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
18th Century French Weight-Driven Roasting Spit Jack
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French weight-driven roasting jack made of wrought iron, wood, rope and its leaden weight. It was used for cooking in a kitchen fireplace. T...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Wrought Iron
Two Large Rooms of French Louis XV 18th Century Wall Paneling
Located in Troy, NY
French Louis XV Period Wall Paneling consisting of two different, large rooms, removed from a French Chateau. The design and dimensions are slightly different, the first room has a h...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Pine
Louis XV Style Polychrome Sparkler
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This very elegant and usual firescreen is made out iron, then hand painted the actual patina is not damaged.
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Marble Fireplace Arabescato Marble 19th Century Monumental
Located in Made, NL
Exceptional, impressive and monumental 19th century antique fireplace surround in beautiful Arabescato marble.
The carving is in superb quality showing the high standard and exceptional craftsmanship of its sculpturer. This unique antique chimneypiece mantle is a one in its kind
The style of this antique mantle...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace in Rance Marble, Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in Rance marble fireplace dimensions 92 x 105.5 cm.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace in Rance Marble
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in Rance marble fireplace dimensions 100.5 x 101cm.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace in Carrara Marble
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in Carrara marble fireplace dimensions 83.5 x 119cm.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace in Rance Marble circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV fireplace in Rance marble dimensions of the hearth 96x108cm.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Fireplace in De Waulsort Marble, Levanto and Statuary White, XVIIIth
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Waulsort marble fireplace, levanto marble sides and shelf, fireplace dimensions 87.5 cm x 136 cm.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace in Gray Ardennes Marble
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style fireplace in gray Ardennes marble.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Fireplace in Rances Marble XVIIIth Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV fireplace in Rances Marble XVIIIth Century.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Fireplace in Grey Marble of the Ardennes Louis XV Style Early Xixth Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Fireplace in grey Ardennes marble late 18th century, early 19th century hearth dimensions 96x150cm.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Fireplace In Black Marble From Belgium And Gray From The Ardennes, XVIIIth
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Large castle fireplace in black Mazi and gray Ardennes marble. Shelf ends reported. fireplace dimensions 111x 181cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Fireplace in Grey Ardennes Marble Late Eighteenth Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV fireplace in grey marble from the Ardennes
Fireplace dimensions: 87.5 x 117cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Pedestals With Black Paint In Louis Seize Style From 1980s
Located in Lejre, DK
The pedestals with black paint, designed in the Louis Seize style from around the 1980s, are a striking fusion of classic elegance and contemporary flair. Inspired by the opulent aes...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Paint, Wood
Large French Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Large 18th century French Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of fireplace tongs and a shovel. The fire irons are made of wrought iron. The tongs have a brass top. They are in a g...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique French Louis XV Arms of France Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback with the arms of France. Coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe. It delive...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback with a typical Louis XV decoration.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has black / pewter patina. The fir...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Dutch Fireplace Tool Set, Fire Tools, 18th-19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th or early 19th century Dutch Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of a hanger and five fire irons and kitchen tools. The tools include a wrought iron poker, brass tongs, two wrought spoons and a wrought iron with brass skimmer...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Hand Forged French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Louis XV, and they are from that period. They are in a good condition.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Hand Forged French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Louis XV, and they are from that period. They are in a good condition.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century French 'Marie Leszczyńska' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Louis XV style fireback with Marie Leszczynska, queen of France and wife of king Louis XV. The fireback is made of cast iron and ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Marriage' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
French fireback produced in honor of the marriage of G and M. The fireback is furthermore decorated with two pillars of Hercules. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and stand ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Large Antique French Wrought Iron Blow Poker, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Large 18th century, French Louis XV blow poker. The blow poke is made of wrought iron. It is in a good working condition.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French 'Marriage' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
French fireback produced in honor of the marriage of Francois and Marie in 1772. The style of the fireback is Louis XV and it is from that period.
The fireback is made of cast iron ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Mahogany, Kingwood, Ormolu, and Marble Pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative French 19th century Louis XV st. mahogany, kingwood, ormolu, and Rouge Royale marble pedestal column. The pedestal is raised by elegant scrolled feet with impressiv...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Dutch Fireplace Tool Set, Fire Tools, 18th-19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th-19th century Dutch Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of a hanger and five fire irons and kitchen tools. From left to right is included a brass ladle with a wrought iron handle, a wrought iron spoon, a wrought iron ladle, brass tongs, and a brass skimmer...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Copper, Wrought Iron
Antique French Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of fireplace tongs and a shovel. The fire irons are made of wrought iron. They are in a good condition and are fully functi...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French 'Pillars with Saint Andrew's Cross' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback with two pillars, a cross, and the date of production 1738. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and symbolize strength and the unknown. Th...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Louis Xv building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
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