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
Color: Gray
Pair of French Early 20th Century Painted Cast Iron Planters
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Two incredible French cast iron planters that have been painted, circa 1920. The rectilinear planters are perched atop decorative scrolled feet, done with great influence from Louis ...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Fireback / Backsplash Showing Poseidon
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Lovely tall and decorative fireback with a depiction of Poseidon holding trident, the sea, four horses and cherubs holding trumpet.
Bottom is rough and has a repair, overall great...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Dutch Polished Brass Firewood Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century Dutch log basket. The firewood basket is made of polished brass and has a wrought iron handle. Also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well and cook over an open...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
18th Century Antique Dutch Polished Brass Firewood Basket
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century Dutch log basket. The firewood basket is made of polished brass and has a wrought iron handle. Also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well and Cook over an open...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Louis XV Style Fireplace in Carrara Marble
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in Carrara marble fireplace dimensions 83.5 x 119cm.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Antique Grey Marble Fireplace
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Beautiful French grey marble Louis XV style fireplace mantel.
The serpentine breakfront shelf rests above a paneled freeze centered by a large...
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Large French Antique Louis XV Carrara Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A well proportioned and finely carved Louis XV style fireplace in Italian Carrara marble. The carved panelled jambs with stiff acanthus at the bottom, descending flowers and foliage surmounted by C-scrolls and shells. The panelled side returns retaining their original brass vents...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Carrara Marble
19th Century Bleu Turquin Original Antique Fireplace Mantel
Located in Beervelde, BE
The fine carving gives this antique fireplace surround a very romantic antique twist. The mantel has side panels on the jambs. It was installed in a big house in Paris. Side vents ar...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
A 19th Century French Carrara Marble Fireplace in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French Carrara marble fireplace in the Louis XV style. The shaped, fluted jambs surmounted by panels and scrollwork, with carved leaves above. The shaped frieze with c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique Garden, Architectural Salvage Stones, French Limestone 18th Century
Located in Forte Dei Marmi, IT
Antique Garden, Architectural Salvage LimeStones, Reclaimed 18th Century,
This Is the Perimeter of Reclaimed Garden from Antique Villas of the 18th Century, height 12 cm ( 4.5 inc ) ...
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18th Century European Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Antique Fireplace of Carrara Marble in Style of Louis XV from the 19th Century
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful antique fireplace of white Carrara marble from the 19th century. The fireplace is in Louis XV style and has a scallop in the middle and on the sides, also called 'trois sca...
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19th Century French Antique 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 Circa 1980 dimensions of the hearth 81 x 97cm
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
18th Century Antique Dutch Polished Brass Firewood Basket
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century Dutch log basket. The firewood basket is made of polished brass and has a wrought iron handle. Also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well and cook over an open...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass
18th Century Louis XV period Fireback / Backsplash with Diana bathing
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV period fireback with the Goddess Diana bathing.
Diana, Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especia...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV 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 dynast...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century Antique Dutch Polished Brass Firewood Basket
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century Dutch log basket. The firewood basket is made of polished brass and has a wrought iron handle. Also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well and cook over an open...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
French Carrara Marble Louis XV Style Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A very well carved Carrara marble Louis XV fireplace, the panelled frieze with carved shell and scrolls to centre with trailing foliage and rosettes. Shaped panelled jambs with carve...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
French Louis XV Style Fireplace in Italian Carrara
Located in London, GB
A Carrara marble fireplace in the Louis XVI manner. The shaped, stop fluted jambs surmounted by swirling carved paterae. The bowed frieze with matching flutes and moulded shelf above...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of 19th C. French Cast Iron & Painted Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of 19th century French cast iron painted garden urn planters, with weathered paint and rusted patina. Nicely cast scrolled details on the double handles.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Brass
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Louis XV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash, Dated 1773
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV fireback with the arms of France, dated 1773. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Antique French Fireplace Tools, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French fireplace tool set. The tool set consists of tongs, shovel, and a fire fork. The tools are made of wrought iron. The set is in a good con...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Louis XV Fireplace Mantel in French Limestone
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Antique French Limestone Fireplace Mantel, dating from the 18th Century
Inside dimensions : 129cm wide & 104cm high
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
18th Century French Louis XV 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash, Dated 1779
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV fireback with an unknown coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black patina. It is in a good condition, no cracks.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th C. French Louis XV Fireback / Backsplash with Pillars and Fleurs De Lys
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV fireback with pillars and Fleurs de Lys. The Fleur de Lys (French Lily) symbolized royalty and aristocracy throughout Europe. The pillars stand...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel from around the Year 1800
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Louis XV fireplace mantel in Burgundian stone, and dating from the 19th century
Inside dimensions : 120cm wide & 92cm high
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Early 1800s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
18th Century French Louis XV 'Scylla and Charybdis' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback.
In Greek mythology, the "Scylla and Charybdis" myth recounts the challenges faced by sailors. Scylla, a fearsome six-headed sea monster, an...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Louis XV Fire Andirons, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th Century French Louis XV period andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition and are fully functional.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble, circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in carrara marble.
Base of the left leg restored (see photos)
fireplace dimensions: 88 x 75 cm.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Antique French Fireback / Backsplash with the Goddess Venus, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback of Venus with her mirror and torch of Hestia.
Goddess of love, beauty and fertility. The torch is the symbol of Hestia, goddess of fire and mor...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Arabescato Marble XIXth Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Arabescato Carrara marble fireplace, broken and restored tablet (see photos) fireplace dimensions: 89
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Large 19th Century French Carrara Marble Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This superb large 19th century French Carrara marble mantel was reclaimed from a property in Baker Street, London UK. It is beautifully crafted in the Louis XV/XIV style and features...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Impressive Fountain Basin And Its Base In Gray Ardennes Marble, 18th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Fountain basin and its base in gray marble from the Ardennes. The two elements had to be integrated into the masonry of a facade and surmounted by a niche. gadrooned basin and base c...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Antique Dutch Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 18th/19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th - 19th century Dutch neoclassical fireplace tool set consisting of a fireplace tongs, three tasting forks, 3 spoons, a skimmer, a shovel, two spatulas and a hanger. The set is a...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
17th-18th Century French Louis XV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th Century French Louis XV 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 ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th-18th Century French Louis XV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th Century French Louis XV 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 ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rustic French Louis XV Fireplace Tools, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
Rustic 18th century French fireplace tool set. The tool set consists of fireplace tongs and a shovel. The tools are made of wrought iron. The set is in a good condition and fit for u...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th-18th Century French Louis XV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th Century French Louis XV 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 ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th-18th Century French Louis XV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th Century French Louis XV 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 ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th-18th Century French Louis XV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th Century French Louis XV 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 ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Dutch Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 18th/19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th - 19th century Dutch Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of two tasting forks, a poke, several shovels, a decorated spatula, several spoons (of which one is decorated) and a ...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th-18th Century French Louis XV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th Century French Louis XV 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 ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th-18th Century French Louis XV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th Century French Louis XV 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 ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Fireplace Toaster for Potatoes
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French fireplace toaster made of wrought iron to toast potatoes. The toaster is still functional for toasting in the fireplace.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th-18th Century French Louis XV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th Century French Louis XV 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 ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th-18th Century French Louis XV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th Century French Louis XV 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 ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Dutch Louis XV 'Flower Basket' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
Large, elegant 18th century French Louis XV fireback with a flower basket.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good. It does not have...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th century Fireplace of Carrara marble - Louis XV style
Located in Made, NL
Very beautiful fireplace of white Carrara marble from the 19th century. Carrara marble originally comes from Italy, from the town of Carrara. This city is also called the city of mar...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
17th-18th Century French Louis XV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th Century French Louis XV 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 ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Dutch Polished Brass Firewood Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th Century Dutch log basket. The firewood basket is made of polished copper and brass and has a wrought iron handle. Also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well and cook o...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Napoleon III Fireplace in Carrara Marble, circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Imposing fireplace in statuary white Carrara marble, lintel decorated with the number LG, it is restored on the right and on the left. fireplace dimensions: 74.5 x 124cm.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Antique Marble Fireplace of Breccia Violetta Marble from the 18 Cent. - Louis XV
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful colorful antique fireplace of the exclusive marble type Breccia Violetta. This fireplace dates from the 18th century and is in the style of Louis XV. A special mantle with ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
18th Century French 'Pillars with Medieval IHS Monograms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback with two pillars, a IHS monogram, a cross, and the date of production 1757.
The monogram IHS stands for Iesus Hominum Salvator (Jesus the Savio...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Louis XV Style Fireplace in Carrara Marble
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Carrara fireplace in Louis XV style circa 1880 fireplace dimensions 82x 100cm dimensions opening in the shelf or upper fireplace body 29.5x 93cm.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis Xv building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV 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 XV 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 Bouhon Frères, Frédéric - Eugène Piat, Joseph Reynés I Gurgui, and François Linke. 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 $158 and tops out at $845,000 while the average work can sell for $4,555.
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