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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
Louis XV period stone mantel with carved overmantel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This stone mantel from the Louis XV period is distinguished by its rich decoration, borrowing from the ornamental vocabulary of the Rocaille style. The mantel's trumeau is also very ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

French 19th century Louis XV st. Grand Antique marble fireplace mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Louis XV st. Grand Antique marble fireplace mantel. This wonderful mantel is raised on carved volute jambs with scrolled top capitals and side brass ai...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Brass

Louis XV period fireplace in Panazeau marble with finely carved entablature
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This Louis XV period fireplace was made from Calacatta marble. Its lintel is decorated with an asymmetrical shell, typical of the Louis XV period . The central shell is surrounded b...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Nicely carved Louis XV 19th style marble fireplace reproduction
Located in Brussel, BE
Beautiful Louis XV fireplace model in « Rosso White » marble The serpentine shelf sits over a shaped frieze which is centered by a extremely fine carved central double shell cartouch...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Set of 3 ornate gilt bronze curtain hooks in the Louis XV style
Located in London, GB
A set of three late 19th century French very ornate gilt bronze curtain hooks in the Louis XV style. Foundry Mark: GH Projection from wall: 7 inches.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Brass, Bronze

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 18th century Louis XV period limestone fireplace mantel. The mantel is raised by elegant jambs each displaying fine recessed mottled designs. The arbalest shape...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Magnificent and imposing 18th century French marble fireplace
Located in Brussel, BE
Original reproduction of the 18th century French marble fireplace coming from the dining room of the « Chateau de Balleroy » , Louis XV style.
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18th Century European Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

18th Century Antique Dutch Polished Brass Firewood Basket
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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 ope...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Brass, Wrought Iron

Large Oak Fireplace in the Louis XV Style
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This antique fireplace from the 19th century is made from oak. The curved and graceful lines strewn throughout the piece are a classic attribute of the Louis XV style. Carvings of th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Wood, Oak

Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Quivers & Arrow Tall Andirons - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Quivers & Arrow Tall Andirons - Pair. Item features tall stately forms, stunning gilt bronze casting with drapes, quivers, and arrows, and ...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Antique Marble Fireplace
Located in Made, NL
Elegant mantelpiece made of warm Rouge Royal marble in the style of Louis XV from the 19th century! This charming and graceful mantelpiece has a beautiful scallop in the center and b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Early 19th Century French Walnut Door
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century Louis XV style walnut door from the Loire Valley. This two sided interior door is made of thick planks of solid walnut with hand carved scroll decoration typical of th...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Louis XV Style Bombé Form Marquetry Inlaid Pedestal by François Linke of Paris
Located in London, GB
A Marquetry-Inlaid Pedestal in the Louis XV Style Index no. 184 Of elegant bombé form with bookmatched kingwood crossbanding and floral marquetry to all sides on a bois satiné gr...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Breccia Marble, Ormolu

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

19th Century Bronze Fireplace Screen in French Louis XV/ XVI Style
Located in New York, NY
Antique (19th century) gilt bronze fireplace screen in the French Louis XV / XVI style, featuring cherubs tending to a flame and frame with organic motifs including connected scrolls...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

19th Century Antique French Marble Fireplace in Peach-Grey Colour
Located in Sofia, BG
This extraordinery 19th Century French marble fireplace has a molded frieze with a flower leaf center and cordons set adjacent to molded panels. The molded pillars with solid acanthu...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Antique Marble Fireplace, 19th century, Louis XV
Located in Made, NL
Very nice and exclusive marble fireplace in the style of Louis XV. The kind of marble is Griotte Rouge from Belgium.
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19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Magnificent 18th century Louis XV marble fireplace
Located in Brussel, BE
Reproduction of a 18th century Louis XV magnificent fireplace. The wide serpentine shelf sits on the shaped frieze which is centered by a very large shell cartouche, is flanked by sc...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Antique 19th Century Louis XV style French Marble Fireplace
Located in Ware, GB
This original heavily carved antique French Louis XV, 19th fireplace surround has been crafted from statuary marble. Cica 1840 The chimneypiece has a serpentine shelf, shaped openin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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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
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Putti Children Chenet, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt and patinated bronze figural chenets. Each cast as two patinated figures of amorini (Putti) growing out of leafy volute vi...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

18th Century Regence Grey Marble Mantel From the Ardennes
Located in Honnelles, WHT
18th Century Regence Grey Marble Mantel From the Ardennes
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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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

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Wood

Louis XV style Carrara marble mantel, circa 1980
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style Carrara marble mantel, circa 1980 Fireplace dimensions: 87 x 89 cm
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Antique fireplace of carrara marble in style of Louis XV
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful chic antique mantelpiece of Carrara marble from the 19th century. This mantelpiece is in the style of Louis XV and has a beautiful ornament in the middle of the front part....
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

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

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Marble

French Marble Fireplace in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
A French marble fireplace in the Louis XV manner. The shaped jambs with stiff acanthus leaves surmounted by carved bellflowers, scrollwork and foliage. The frieze with cartouche to c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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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

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Limestone

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
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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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
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Carrara Marble

18th Century French Louis XV Period 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV Period 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...
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18th 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
This Rouge Royal Louis XV marble mantel was imported from Europe by Danny Alessandro & Edwin Jackson Mantel Company - a fine mantel dealer that specialized in fireplaces and mantels ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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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
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Pair of Brass and Wrought Iron Andirons, France, 18th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of andchers or andirons wrought iron and brass. Fire dogs in the style Grandy Fils 18th century. Good antique condition Shipping: 47 / 43 / 24 cm 7 kg.     
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Brass, Bronze

18th Century Louis XV Parisian Marble Fireplace Mantelpiece and Interior
Located in Southall, GB
Beautiful late 18th century Louis XV Parisian rouge marble fireplace mantelpiece and cast-iron interior. This French fireplace mantel boas...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

A Magnificent Nineteenth Century Chimneypiece in Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
A grand French mid-19th century chimneypiece carved in Carrara marble, the simple moulded shelf is supported by a frieze carved with sumptuous laurel garlands, an elegant cartouche a...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Carrara Marble

Meissen style porcelain and gilt bronze table fountain by Samson
Located in London, GB
This colourful porcelain table fountain, fashioned in the German Meissen style, was crafted in the 19th Century by the French porcelain company Samson et Cie. The table fountain co...
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19th Century German Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Ormolu

Exclusive Versailles Antique Marble Fireplace - Campan Rubané Elegance
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Discover the timeless beauty of our exclusive antique marble fireplace, crafted from the rare Campan Rubané marble that can be found in the royal chambers of the Palace of Versailles...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

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

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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
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Carrara 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

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Wood

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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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

18th Century French Louis XV Rouge Royal Marble Mantel
Located in New York, NY
This mantel is an 18th century Louis XV rouge royal marble mantel with white and gray veining. Hand carved, this piece features a serpentine apron with an unusually deeply carved cen...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Antique 19th Century Louis XV Carved Oak Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique mid 19th century French oak fireplace in the manner of Louis XV. This fire surround showcases the elegant Louis style with a characterful time worn look, making it a perf...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Wood, Oak

Antique Marble Fireplace Carrara Marble 19th Century Monumental
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful exclusive antique fireplace made of Carrara marble from Italy! This 19th century fireplace is in the style of Louis XV and richly decorated with various ornaments in the fr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Carrara Marble

"The Tea", Fireback After François Boucher, 18th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This fireback is 18th century period. A Chinese character serves tea with a small monkey. The decoration is inspired by a drawing by François Boucher (1703-1770). A fireback of the ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

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

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Figural Fireplace Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th/20th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze figural fireplace screen. The whimsical ornate ormolu frame with scrolled and rounded corners, detailed with flowers and ac...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Metal, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French Patinated and Silvered Bronze Torchères Floor Lamps
Located in London, GB
Important Pair of Antique Torchères in the Louis XV Manner Constructed in patinated and silvered bronze, and rouge brecciated marble; rising from serpentine marble bases, trimmed with silvered bronze tied cannelures, the tripartite scrolled legs issue columns incorporating addorsed syrinxes, holding reeded Pan pipes...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Bronze

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
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Carrara Marble

19th C. French Louis XV Cast Iron Planters with Original Polychrome Paint
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1870, this pair of cast iron planters reflects the graceful curves and ornate foliate motifs characteristic of the Louis XV style. Each features a shapely bom...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Antique Louis XV Black Marble Fireplace
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Antique Louis XV style fireplace in Belgian black marble The deep moulded mantelpiece rests above a panelled serpentine frieze, which is centred by a carved Rococo style clam shell ...
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Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Belgian Black Marble

Large marble mantel in the Louis XV style
Located in Brussel, BE
Important and massive arabescato marble Louis XV fireplace model. With serpentine-shaped shelf and bowed frieze, decorated by spring flowers in the center of the frieze and on both ...
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20th Century Belgian Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

French 19th Century Carved White Marble Allegorical Garden Fountain with Putti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and charming French 19th century carved white marble allegorical garden fountain group of two playful putti seated on a rocky outcrop with an upturned amphora supporting a stylized fish, drilled for water, together with a Rosso Verona marble "D" shell-shaped scalloped basin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

French Louis XV Period 'Diana' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
28th century French Louis XV period fireback with the goddess Diana. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals. She experienced great ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

An Imposing and Important antique Louis XV Period Statuary Marble Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
An imposing and highly important antique Louis XV period statuary marble chimneypiece of exceptional quality and generous proportion, the serpentine opening centred with an elaborate...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Statuary Marble

Earthenware stove Luneville Green Color Frane 18th century Louis XV Period
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a Earthenware stove made in Luneville, France.The Color is Green. It has been made during 18th century .Louis XV Period
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Earthenware

Louis XV Gilt Bronze Chenets Andirons
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XV gilt bronze chenets. Illustrated with flame finials on top of urns and balustrade. Garland draped with leafage. Original flange support. Featuring images of Louis VI...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze, Iron

Antique Dutch Fireplace Tool Set, Kitchen Tools, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century Dutch Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of a hanger and seven irons and kitchen tools. From left to right is included a brass ladle with copper handle, a wrought ir...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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Brass, Copper, Wrought Iron

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
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements

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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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