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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Louis XV
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Hand Painted Porcelain Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming and very decorative French 19th century Louis XV st. hand painted porcelain vase. The vase is raised by a lovely scrolled foliate base with gold accents. The lightly ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Porcelain
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Rouge Royal Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 18th century Louis XV Period Rouge Royal marble mantel. The volute jambs support a swept frieze with an extremely well carved central Rocaille shell reserve within ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
The Louis XV: A Classic French Stone Fireplace Evoking the Era of King Louis XV
Located in Chicago, IL
The Louis XV stone fireplace includes a curving top opening, typical of the 18th century Louis XV era in France. There are many variations of this fireplace style, but ours includes...
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2010s American Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Breche Violette Marble Fireplace c.1870
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A mid 19th century French Louis XV style fireplace in Breche Violette marble. The curved shaped, stop-fluted jambs surmounted by ormolu mounted carved paterae, frieze and moulded she...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Antique French Louis XV Tulipwood and Sèvres Porcelain Jardinières, circa 1870
Located in Portland, OR
Pair of antique French Louis XV Tulipwood and Sèvres Porcelain jardinières / Planters, circa 1870. The planters having bronze flame finials and Rococo gilded bronze mounts, each side...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Ormolu
French Style Marble Mantel in Cream Hue with Hand Carving
Located in Houston, TX
Large cream color marble mantel that is hand carved with floral and foliate designs. Petite flowers
Are carved in a horizontal line beneath the top piece and a vertical line down ea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
French Louis XV Period 1750s Blue Gray Painted and Carved Wooden Double Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XV period blue gray painted wood double doors from circa 1750 with blue gray painted finish and carved panels. These enchanting Louis XV period double doors, o...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Empire Louis XV Style Acorn and Swag Brass Andirons
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of French Empire Louis XV Style Acorn and Swag Brass Andirons. Measure 5" in width, 9.5" in depth and 13" in height.
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Brass, Iron
The Marie Antoinette: A Classical Stone Fireplace in the Style of Louis XV
Located in Chicago, IL
The Marie Antoinette is in the classical style of the Louis XV period, with its typical curving lintel piece. Although there are many variations of this style, The Marie Antoinette f...
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2010s American Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Circa 1750 Solid Walnut Façade or Cabinet Doors from Provence, France
Located in Dallas, TX
Dating to the period of Louis XV (circa 1750), this pair of walnut facades or cabinet doors were hand-carved in Provence, France. The beautiful doors, which have a golden brown patin...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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 Building and Garden Elements
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Carrara Marble
Antique Louis XV Rouge Royale Marble Serpentine Mantel Cast Iron Insert
Located in New York, NY
This piece was procured from an esteemed estate located in Greenwich, Connecticut. This rouge royale marble mantel features a serpentine design, showcasing unique and antique carving...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Iron
19th Century French Chimneypiece in Arabescato Orobico Rosso
Located in New York, NY
19th century French chimneypiece carved in Arabescato Orobico Rosso in the Louis XV style with serpentine frieze displaying a carved central cartouche and canted carved jambs.
Overa...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
18th Century Louis XV French Chimneypiece
Located in New York, NY
18th century Louis XV French chimneypiece in Breche Violete marble with serpentine frieze, central cartouche and canted jambs
Overall: 61 1/2"W x 43"H x 17"D
Opening: 45"W x 35...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
Set of 4 Antique French Carved Oak Double Sided Interior Doors, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful set of four French interior doors, both sides of these architecturals were hand-carved in the 1800s. All four doors have identical carvings, with an asymmetrical upper pa...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Metal, Iron
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
Pair of 19th Century French Andirons in Bronze With Putti Bacchanalia
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of French Louis XV style andirons, chenets in an old gilt bronze finish with patina from age. They are very fine quality and a nice larger size.
They both have a putti with...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
French Early 20th Century Jardiniere
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Charming iron Planter lacquered white/cream with garlands and flowers.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Stone, Marble
Antique Painted French Cast Iron Jardiniere, Early 20th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Standing on four small volute feet, this painted cast iron jardiniere has a shapely presence highlighted by the undulating opening comprised of volutes and rosettes. From France in t...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Metal, Iron
French Louis XV Palace Size Fire Screen With Embroidered Rooster and Hen Motif
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful French Louis XV palace size fire screen with embroidered rooster and hen motif. Amazing scale and hand carved wood details. Original finish and original textiles. Beautiful...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Ornate Louis XV-Style Fireplace Hand-Carved in Carrara Marble
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautifully ornate fireplace, hand-carved in the Louis XV style, is made from semi-polished White Carrara marble. It features delicately-carved floral details on both the lintel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Carrara Marble
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Fireplace Screen in French Louis XV / XVI Style
Located in New York, NY
Antique French 19th century gilt bronze fireplace screen in Louis XV / XVI style.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chateau Column Base or Architectural from Dijon, France, Circa 1750
Located in Dallas, TX
Truly a one-of-a-kind offering, this chateau column base was hand-carved in Dijon, France, circa 1750, making it a Louis XV period architectural. Carved from a single block of limest...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Antique French Louis XV Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XV Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze
Antique French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Figural Lyre Harp Andirons - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Neoclassical Style Bronze Figural Lyre Harp Andirons - a Pair. Item featured has a remarkable cast bronze detail with flame and torch accents, floral drapes, ce...
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Early 1900s Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Highly Carved 18th Century Rocaille Overdoor from France
Located in Dallas, TX
With its elaborate Rocaille style, this period Louis XV overdoor was hand-carved in France during the 1700s. Rocaille pieces featured dramatic movements that drew inspiration from na...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood, Oak
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
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Iron
19th century French Louis XV style Set of 5 cast brass fireplace tools
Located in Germantown, MD
19th century French Louis XV style Set of 5 cast brass fireplace tools
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Brass, 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...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Pine
Pair of Large Ormolu Mounted Pedestals After François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of ormolu mounted marquetry pedestals. After a model by Francois Linke.
Each with a marble top above bombé sides inlaid with loose floral bouquets, the angles mounted with lion-pelts suspending laurel swags and drapery, on short foliate-clasped cabriole legs with paw-cast sabots.
François Linke: ‘Modèle Tête De Lion’
Laurel-festooned in celebration of 'abundance through labor' and hung with lion-pelts recalling Hercules's labors , there is perhaps no greater admired nor more frequently imitated master work of French furniture than Jean-François Oeben's and Jean-Henri Riesener's celebrated Bureau du Roi...
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20th Century European Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Ormolu
Pair of 18th Century Louis XV French Provincial Andirons.
Located in Middleburg, VA
Pair of 18th Century Louis XV French Provincial Andirons. Large finials made of patinated bronze over scrolled iron feet. South of France, circa 1760.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze
Period French Régence Firescreen with Needlepoint Inset, circa 1720
Located in Dallas, TX
Used during warm months to cover the opening of a fireplace, this French period Regence firescreen with needlepoint inset is from circa 1720. The hand-carved wood frame has motifs in...
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1720s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Textile, Silk, Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Rococo Bronze Dore Fireplace Screen
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate your fireplace with this elegant antique Parisian screen. Crafted in France circa 1870, the rectangular shaped screen sits on scroll feet decorated with acanthus leaf motifs over a carved and pierced floral apron. With mesh wire on the facade, the fire place essential features Louis XV style motifs including and a center medallion decorated with the traditional Louis XVI ribbon bow...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Rouge Royal Marble Mantel
Located in New York, NY
Original 18th Century Louis XV hand carved rouge royal marble mantel featuring white and grey veining. The serpentine front apron has a unique heavily carved center design and a shar...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
1800s Louis XV Style Rouge Royal Marble Mantel France
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV style 19th century antique fireplace surround with a unique, deeply carved, scrolled relief at the center of the serpentine apron. Detailed lines highlight the curved panels...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Bronze Doré Rococo Fireplace Screen
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate your fireplace with this elegant antique screen. Crafted in France circa 1870 and made of bronze, the shaped screen sits on four scrolled and leaf form feet; the screen features a central medallion with traditional Louis XV motifs including asymmetrical foliage swaths, love birds, vine and grapes, and a vase with torch lit up in the center. The decorative fireplace essential is dressed with a protective mesh wire on the front, and is further embellished by a center intricate handle for easy handling. The Rococo screen...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Iron Fireplace Plaque with Putti, Vertical Orientation
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This 19th century iron fireplace back channels a Classic romantic motif featuring putti with scrolling filigree in asymmetrical decoration. One putti carries a staff with two serpents...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French Louis XV Hand Carved Rouge Royal Marble Mantel
Located in New York, NY
Late 1800s antique Louis XV period mantle. Hand carved out of rouge royal marble. Features a scrolled fleur di lis design in the apron center. Slightly angled vertical sides. Polishe...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Pair Patinated Gilt Bronze Cherub Fireplace Andirons, Chenets Antique Louis XV
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Louis XV Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Cherub Fireplace Andirons or Chenets
A pair of stunning opposing Cherub Louis XV Style Gilt and P...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Pair Bronze Chenets, French 19th Century
Located in El Monte, CA
A fine opposing 19th century French pair of Louis XV style patinated and dore bronze figural chenets.
A patinated male and female figure in reclining position surmounted on beautifu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze
Impressive Pair of circa 1850 French Bronze Chenets with Putti and Dragons
Located in Dallas, TX
This dynamic pair of French bronze chenets with putti and sea dragons was crafted circa 1850. The dore Rococo bases are full of life, with golden ...
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1850s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chenets Fire Fender
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous French antique gilt-bronze adjustable (33" to 45" long) three-piece suite fireguard dating to the 19th century.
Finished in refined, elegant and luxurious Louis XV style,...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Metal, Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Style Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XV style gold bronze fire screen, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Brass Louis XV Style Rococo Expandable Fireplace Chenet
Located in Charleston, SC
Fabulous quality antique French heavy cast brass Louis XV style Rococo expandable fireplace chenet. Exquisitely and professionally hand-polished to perfection. Retaining original loc...
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1840s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Gilt Bronze French Chenets
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a stunning pair of French fireplace bronze doré chenets from the 1800’s. Each chenet has a putto standing on a large cluster of curled acanthus leaves. Beneath the leaves are thick bases with cavetto molding adorned with a series of C-scrolls. Grapevines and wheat husks emanate upwards from the leaves, giving the chenets some additional height. One of the putti is pulling a grapevine over his shoulder, while the other one has a sickle in his hand.
French chenets...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze
Louis XVI Style Mantel in Violet Jura Brocatella
Located in New York, NY
**Shelf is broken**
Louis XVI style mantel in Violet Jura Brocatella
Opening Dimensions: 47”w x 36”h
Overall Dimensions: 64”w x 46 ½”h
Shelf Dimensions: 66” x 15 ½”.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
French Louis XV Period 1750s Walnut Communication Doors with Iron Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XV period walnut communication doors from the mid 18th century, with raised panels and iron hardware. Created in France in the 18th century during the reign of...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Louis XV Style Antique Upholstered Fireplace Screen
Located in Hopewell, NJ
19th century French beechwood fireplace screen, once used to soften the heat from a roaring fire in the hearth of a grand Maison in France. It can serve a home today as a beautiful d...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Pair of French Louis XV Period 1750s Painted Communication Doors with Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XV period painted communication doors from the mid 18th century, with molded panels and iron hardware. Created in France during the reign of Louis XV le Bien-A...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Set of Pine Etched Glass Doors, circa 1900
Located in Evergreen, CO
This beautiful set of doors is pictured with a black background behind the etched glass to showcase the detail. The glass on the two outer doors features a decanter, glass, and fruit...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Pine, Glass
Monumental One of a Kind 19th Century Architectural Fragment Wall Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A strikingly large and ornate fantastic 19th century one of a kind architectural fragment from a French monastery having red painted weathered background and sculptural 3 dimensional...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century French Armoire Doors
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming pair of French Regence/Louis XV pine armoire doors. The doors appear to retain their original waxed surface and steel hardware. The minimally carved doors can be easily adapted or incorporated into custom interior doors.
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Pine
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Pair French Antique Louis XV Bronze Chenets Cherub Design
Located in New York, NY
Antique French chenets finely cast out of bronze. These feature baby cherubs, floral swags, and torches with flames. Great condition. Priced as a pair. Please note, this item is loca...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1865-1875
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XV gold bronze fire screen, Circa 1865-1875.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis XV White and Grey Marble Mantel, Circa 1860-1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XV white and grey marble mantel, Circa 1860-1880.
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Late 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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