Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
LOUIS XV STYLE
The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.
Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.
Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.
During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.
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Style: Louis XV
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fire Andirons
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th Century French Louis XV period andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons have spit hooks on which a spit can be put for cooking. The andirons are in a good condition and are ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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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
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
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
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Wrought Iron
A Louis XV style Rococo Chimneypiece in Rosso Antico Marble
Located in London, GB
A Louis XV style Rococo chimneypiece in Rosso Antico marble with an elegant, moulded shelf. The fine asymmetric serpentine frieze presents a central cartouche in the shape of a styli...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
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
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
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 have spit hooks on which a spit can be put for cooking. The andirons are in a good condition and are ...
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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
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Wrought Iron
A 19th Century Rococo Chimneypiece in Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
An elaborate 19th century Rococo chimneypiece in Louis XV style with an elegant, moulded shelf. The fine asymmetric serpentine frieze presents a central cartouche in the shape of a s...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Statuary 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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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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
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
18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Log Grate
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireplace grate, made of wrought iron and bronze. The basket is in a good condition and is fully functional. Some minor damages are highlighted in the pi...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze, Wrought 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
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
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
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Marble
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
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Brass, Wrought Iron
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
Noir De Mazy Marble Mantle Surround, Fireplace in Style of Louis XV, 19th Cent
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful antique fireplace of Noir de Mazy marble, also called the 'black gold'! This beautiful fireplace is in the style of Louis XV and dates from the 19th century. A very chic ma...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble, circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in carrara marble.
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
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Marble
18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Log Grate
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireplace grate, made of wrought iron. The basket is in a good condition and is fully functional.
The width at the front is 70.5 cm (27.8 inches)
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
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
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Iron
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
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Bronze
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
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
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
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Iron
Fireback from the 19th Century with a Shield Decorated with a Sunflower
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Fireback from the 19th century with a shield decorated with a sunflower.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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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
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Iron
French Louis XV Style Ciel de Lit or Bed Canopy, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XV style 19th century Chapeau de gendarme bed canopy, was formerly the top of a Provencal armoire.
This beautifully carved piece has...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wood
Small 19th Century Antique Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This nice Pompadour antique fireplace mantel-surround, in a very rich marble, was original installed in a corner in a panelled room in Bruges. Fine architectural element from the 19t...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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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
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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
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Iron
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
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Iron
17th Century Cast Iron Fireback with Dat and Family Shield
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Fireback, dating from the 18th century.
To the Arms of Alliance of Louis-Alexandre Comte de Salles, Baron de Rorté, cavalry captain in the Orléans regimen...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique French Gilt Bronze Fire Place Screen 19th Century Cherub Louis XV Style
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Amazing 19th Century French antique gilt bronze free standing ormolu fire place screen in Louis XV Rococo Style with floral handle, flanking scrolled acanthus motif, highlighted with...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze
Louis XV Style Polychrome Sparkler
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This very elegant and usual firescreen is made out iron, then hand painted the actual patina is not damaged.
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Black Marble Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique French fireplace in deep black Belgian marble
Lovely petite Louis XV style fireplace great deep black coloring and friendly decorations.
Nice sculpted shelf...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Marble, Belgian Black Marble
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
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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
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Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
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 dynasty in Europ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique Marble Fireplace Carrara Marble 19th Century
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful compact and antique fireplace of Carrara marble from Italy! This fireplace is in the style of Louis XV and has 'trois coquilles', a large shell in the middle of the front p...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Carrara Marble
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
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Marble
French Louis XV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
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 dynasty in Europ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
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
Elegant Antique French Bardiglio Marble Pompadour Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An elegant and well formed French Bardiglio Pompadour chimneypiece, late 19th century, suitably sized for the bedroom, the shaped shelf above panelled frieze centred by cabochon, wit...
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Late 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
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Marble, Bronze
Antique Dutch Louis XV Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful 18th century Dutch Louis XV period fireplace toolset made of wrought iron and cast iron. The toolset consists of three fire irons and a stand. The condition is good.
...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron, Wrought Iron
Boar Bronze & Iron Chenet Andirons / Fireplace Decoration
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A 19th century French bronze gilt boar head. The boar with inlaid Glass eyes.
D'ore (Gilt) bronze chenets, cast with the figure of a boar head.
Boar Bronze...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze, Iron
20th Century Marble Pillar/Column in Antique Louis XV Style Bronzed
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century marble pillar/column in Louis XV style green marble with bronze bases and capitals. Rectangular, profiled cover plate. Partially turned column shaft extremely decorative...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
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
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Wood
Louis XV Style Fireplace in Rance Marble, Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in Rance marble fireplace dimensions 92 x 105.5 cm.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
20th Century French Walnut Hand Carved Fireplace Screen with Silk Upholstery
Located in Sofia, BG
20th Century large hand carved wooden fire-screen upholstered in red silk fabric in front and light beige silk at the back. The frame has a centre decorati...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Silk, Walnut
Antique Louis XV Fireplace
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Very nice French Louis XV style fireplace in brown and black "Stinkal" Marble.
The profiles top sits on a paneled frieze with a stylish central cartouche, the frieze rests on pane...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
Small French Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Small French Louis XV Fireplace Mantel.
Unique little Louis XV Fireplace mantel in Corton Violine limestone from the area of Burgundy in France. The soft and warm tones makes this...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Limestone
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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