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
Pair of 19th c. Bronze Dore Sphinx Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of nineteenth century French Louis XV style andirons composed of bronze dore in the form of adapted Egyptian sphinxes.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
$9,500 / set
XXL Antique White Surround Mantel Carrara Marble
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Royal-sized antique surround mantel in white Carrara marble. This unique, large mantelpiece has a strong imperial appearance.
The stately consoles are sharply lined, giving this surr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Pair of "Cupids" Andirons, France, circa 1760
Located in PARIS, FR
Height : 22 cm (8,6 in.) ; Width : 23 cm (9 in.) ; Depth : 8 cm (3,1 in.)
With the bar – Width : 26,5 cm (10,4 in.) ; Depth : 55 cm (21,6 in.)
Charming pair of Rocaille andirons dec...
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1760s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
$4,505 / set
Louis XVI side table or chest of drawers in veneered wood, brass gallery
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI side table or chest of drawers in veneered wood, brass gallery, late 18th century
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XV Style White Carrara Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent French 19th century Louis XV st. white Carrara marble mantel. This exquisitely carved mantel is raised by volute jambs with r...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
French Louise XV Style Carrara Marble Antique Circulation Fireplace
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
This special antique fireplace, characterized by the many details. The well-known lily pattern sustained around the frame. The console in the middle is decorated with various floral ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century Verde Tinos Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A Nineteenth century Verde Tinos fireplace, French or Italian, the frieze centred with cartouche and trails of flowers carved in relief, raised on scrolled jambs.
Restored, polished...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Notary Secretary Cabinet In Veneer, Stamped With Nicolas Petit 18th Cen
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Notary Secretary Cabinet In Veneer, Stamped With Nicolas Petit 18th Century
Louis XV mahogany, amaranth and rosewood veneered notary's secretary, stamped Nicolas Petit, sec...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Marvelous Pair of Chinoiserie Louis XV Dore Bronze Chenets
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of period Louis XV dore bronze Chenets. Depicting male and female chinoiserie figures.
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in Zedelgem, BE
French Limestone Fireplace Mantel, dating from the 19th Century.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Large Wrought-Iron Fireplace Fire Dogs
Located in London, GB
A large pair of wrought-iron polished fireplace fire dogs with shaped collared standards supported on wide scrolled feet. The rear log-supports can be adjusted to fit the fire openi...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$3,221 / set
Antique Marble Fireplace, 18th Century, Style of Louis XV
Located in Made, NL
Title: 18th Century Louis XV Marble de St Remy Fireplace
Step back in time with our exquisite 18th-century Louis XV Marble de St Remy fireplace, a true masterpiece of craftsmanship ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
$16,599 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique Fireplace
Located in Made, NL
Very special antique fireplace of bi-color marble stone. This marble stone gives a unique color to the fireplace. It is a unique fireplace in our col...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Other
$10,220 Sale Price
20% Off
French Nineteenth century Louis XV Style Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A nineteenth century Louis XV style fireplace, French, carved in Carrara Marble, the frieze centred by carved shell with delicate trails of flowers to either side, the out-turned scr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
Lois Xv Magnificent Rich Antique Marble Mantelpiece
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Step into the lush world of antique grandeur with this enchanting fireplace surround in the refined Louis XVI style. Carved from precious Carrara marble, this centerpiece exudes time...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Pair of French Louis XV Style Ormolu Chenets, 19th Century
By Charles Cressent
Located in London, GB
A pair of French Louis XV style ormolu chenets, nineteenth century, after the eighteenth century originals by Charles Cressent, each with sphinx on a c-scroll rococo base, one holdin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ormolu
A 19th Century Louis XV Style Fireplace Chimneypiece in Breche d'Alep Marble
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French Louis XV style chimneypiece carved from Breche d’Alep marble. The frieze with central shell detail and foliage, panelled curved jambs with plinths and carved sc...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Luxurious French Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel in Carrara Marble with Rich Ornament
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
This monumental and richly decorated French antique fireplace mantel is crafted from finely veined white Carrara marble and exudes the classical grandeur of the Louis XVI style. The ...
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19th 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.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
NYC Waldorf Astoria Hotel Limestone Mantel Louis XV Hand Carved
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV carved limestone mantel with faux Sienna marble finish and Crema Marfil marble hearth. Made in France. This mantel was one of a group of antique mantels imported from Europe...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
French Gray Marble Mantel Louis XV Hand Carved Pompadour Motif
Located in New York, NY
This gray marble mantel features striking Brèche marble inlays on the frieze and jambs. Carved in the Louis XV style, designs of this time period can be broken into three distinct ca...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
$8,400 Sale Price
20% Off
NYC Waldorf Astoria Hotel Limestone Mantel Louis XV Hand Carved French
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV carved limestone mantel with its hearth. This mantel was imported from Europe and installed in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel of Park Avenue, New York City in the early 1930s. Th...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Statuary Carrara Marble Mantel
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
An antique French figurative Statuary Carara marble mantel in the Louis XV style. This rare and remarkable French chimneypiece features boldly carved female terms and an intricately ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Rosso Merlino Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XV st. Rosso Merlino marble fireplace mantel. The mantel is raised by elegant fluted jambs with fine mottled feet and a most decorative scrolled...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
18th C Louis XV Mantel Hand Carved Rouge Royale Marble Brown
Located in New York, NY
This large scale mantel is hand carved out of 300 lbs. of rouge royal marble - a marble characterized by the presence of white calcite veins. This mantel was imported from Europe by ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
French Late 18th Century Louis XV Period Sarrancolin Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French late 18th century Louis XV Period Sarancolin marble mantel. The volute jambs supporting a swept frieze with a heavily carved Rocaille shell central reserve ami...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Country French 19th Century Louis XV Style Oak Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very decorative 19th century Country French Louis XV st. hand carved honey colored and patinated oak mantel. The scalloped bandeau with a lattice design and moulded edge has a cent...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Oak
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
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Pair of Louis XV Ormolu Chenets
Located in New York, NY
Each sculpted with a bird perched on foliate C-scrolls.
Provenance: The estate of Samuel P. Reed.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ormolu
$4,800 / set
Luxurious French Antique Front Fireplace – Richly Detailed in Carrara Marble
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
This stunning French antique front fireplace, crafted from high-quality Carrara marble, exudes pure elegance and craftsmanship. Likely originating from a grand French residence, thi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Pair of French Ormolu Andirons Louis XV Style Rococo
Located in Toledo, OH
One pair of gold French ormolu andirons in Louis XV style. Made of bronze with gold dora finish on the ornate scrollwork, iron supports. Each andiron is 16" high x 28" deep x 19" wid...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Other, Iron
Antique Fireplace
Located in Made, NL
Discover a Timeless Masterpiece: Our 19th Century French Antique Limestone Fireplace. Immerse yourself in the elegance of the past with this exquisite, hand-carved masterpiece from 1...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
$14,821
Pair of Andirons in Gilt Bronze, Louis XV Style
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Louis XV style andirons with rocaille decoration. They are decorated with ormolu and chased putti sitting on a moving base. One putto wearing a crown of wheat is holding a sh...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
$5,454 / set
19th Century, Cast Iron & Marble Fireplace at the Greek Muses
Located in Beaune, FR
Exceptional cast iron fireplace and black marble top decorated with Greek Muses.
On the left is represented the muse "Thalia". She is crowned with ivy and...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Iron
$23,651 Sale Price
30% Off
Louis XV oak chest of drawers, black patina, 18th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV oak chest of drawers, black patina, 18th century
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
French 18th century Louis XV Period Limestone fireplace mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most impressive French 18th century Louis XV Period Limestone fireplace mantel. This wonderful mantel is raised by elegant jambs each displaying fine recessed mottled...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Early 20th century Pair of Chenette in bronze Louis XV
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice pair of louis XV style bronze and irons in their original condition
can go in any fireplace
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1910s French Vintage Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Fireback with the Coat of Arms of France from the 17th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Fireback with the coat of arms of France from the 18th century reproduced in the book "Plaques de Cheminées" by Henri Carpentier, page 206.
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17th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Fabulous Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style D'ore Bronze Chenets
Located in Stamford, CT
Fabulous pair of Louis XV style d'ore bronze chenets; one cast with the figure of a seated boar, the other a running stag, each amidst oak branches and acanthus, above pierced scroll...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Fireplace in Gray Ardennes Marble
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style fireplace in gray Ardennes marble.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
19th Century Fireplace of Burgundy Marble Stone in Style of Louis XV
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful antique fireplace of Burgundian marble stone. This fireplace is in the style of Louis XV and dates from the 19th century and features a beautiful scallop in the middle of t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Other
$12,947 Sale Price / item
27% Off
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
Materials
Marble
Period 18th Century French Louis XV Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A good quality period 18th century Louis XV limestone fireplace. The paneled jambs with stiff leaves to bases, the carved frieze with flow...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
French Louis XIV/XV Transitional Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
An 18th century, French transitional Louis XIV/XV marble fireplace. The shaped frieze with cartouche centre with scrolls and leaves, juxtaposed by moulded panels. The shaped jambs wi...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Beautiful Wide Antique Circular Fireplace Black Marble
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Crafted from deep black marble, this stunning antique fireplace exudes unparalleled elegance in the refined Louis XI style.
With its impressive wide format and detailed finish, this ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Carrara French White Marble Antique Fireplace
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Antique full surround fireplace in Louis XVI style. Made from Carrara marble, this fireplace radiates luxury. This particularly beautiful model comes from a stately Brussels building...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Carrara Marble
Unique Richly Detailed Antique Shell Mantelpiece
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
This antique front model mantelpiece is a stunning example of French craftsmanship. The detailed front is adorned with a luxurious shell motif and features consoles at a 45-degree an...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Limestone Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Louis XV Fireplace Mantel, dating from the 19th Century.
Inside dimensions : 122cm wide & 90 cm high
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
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
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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Marble Fireplace, Noir De Mazy, Louis XV, 19th Century
Located in Made, NL
A beautiful 'Noir de Mazy' fireplace. Noir de Mazy is black marble and comes from Belgium. This type of marble is becoming increasingly rare, because the quarries in Belgium are almo...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
$26,227 Sale Price
27% Off
French Louis XVI Style Carrara Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French Louis XV style fireplace in Carrara marble. The jambs with stiff acanthus leaves to base, surmounted by carved shell and scroll work. The panelled frieze with c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Carrara Marble
19th Century Louis XV Pompadour Loire French Breche Marble Mantelpiece
Located in Southall, GB
19th century Louis XV Pompadour Loire Breche marble mantelpiece A French Pompadour style fireplace with delicately carved features from a Parisian home.
...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Breccia Marble
$7,515 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 18th Century Louis XV Carved Oak Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique early 18th century French painted oak fireplace in the manner of Louis XV. The shaped panelled frieze and jambs of this fireplace are surmounted by a serpentine shaped she...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Oak, Wood
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
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Carrara Marble
Refined Louis XV Style: Antique Marble Front Fireplace in Noir de Mazy Marble
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Enter a world of luxury with our unique Louis XV Style Noir de Mazy Antique Marble Front Fireplace. This piece exudes decadence and luxury, and its equal is rare to find. The firepla...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
Oak fireplace with portrait of a gentleman
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oak fireplace with overmantel mirror. In an elegant Louis XV style, the mantel is decorated with finely carved ornaments: a central shell is ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Oak
French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Sarrancolin Marble Fireplace Mantle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Sarrancolin marble fireplace mantle. The mantel is raised by two elegantly scrolled jambs with mottled feet and beau...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Fireback Representing the Queen of France Marie Leczinska
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
19th century Louis XV style fireback depicting the French Queen Marie Leczinska. Three similar firebacks are reproduced in Henri Carpentier's book "Plaques...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Gold Plated Louis XV Style Andiron Set, Cherub Motif
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French bronze gold plated Louis XV style Andiron set with Cherub Motif.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
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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