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
French Louis XV Style 'Street Musician' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Louis V style fireback with a street musician.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at no...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
18th Century French Louis XV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynast...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
18th C. French Louis XV Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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
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Wrought Iron
French Louis XV Style 'Apollo with Lyre' Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French fireback with the god Apollo driving horses. God of light, sun, truth, prophecy, music, joy and horses. Also the saving God, both in emergency caused by an epidem...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
18th Century Louis XV period Fireback / Backsplash with Diana Bathing
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV period fireback with the Goddess Diana bathing.
Diana, Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals. She ex...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Late 18th or Early 19th Century Dutch Fireplace Tools of Fire Tools
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Late 18th or early 19th century Dutch fireplace tool set. It is made of wrought iron and polished brass. The tool set is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
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 Period Fire Andirons, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th Century French Louis XV Period andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons are in good condition and are fully functional.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Dutch Fire Tongs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 19th-century Dutch fireplace tongs made of wrought iron, with a polished brass top. The tongs are in good condition and fit for use in the fireplace.
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
Rustic French Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, Early 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV Period fireplace tool set. The fire irons are made of wrought iron. They are in good condition and fully functional.
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
Large French 18th Century Louis XV Period Trivet
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV period trivet.
It is used for heating up a pan or to keep it warm in front of the fire. In a good working condition.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian Louis XV Style Gilt & White Painted Metal And Marble Top Pedestal
Located in Germantown, MD
An Italian Louis XV Style Gilt & White Painted Metal And Marble Top Pedestal for your consideration. Meaures 12" in diameter and stands 34" tall.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Metal
18th Century French 'Pillars with Decoration' Fireback / Backsplash, Louis XV
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French Louis XV period fireback with two pillars, branches of the olive tree (symbolizing peace) and the date of production 1788.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black p...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Period Manual Roasting Jack
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Functional and beautiful 18th Century French Louis XV Period roasting jack made of wrought iron and a wooden handle. It is used for cooking in a kitchen fireplace. The condition is g...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
20th Century French Louis XV Style Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th Century French Louis XV Style Fireback / Backsplash with a natural brown patina. Upon request, it can be made black/pewter colored at no extra cost. The fireback is in good cond...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis XV Fire Andirons, 18th Century Period
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th Century French Louis XV Period andirons. Made of cast iron. The andirons are in good condition and are fully functional.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French 'Cupids' Fireback / Backsplash, Louis XV Style
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French fireback with cupids. Louis XV Style. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request, it can be made black/pewter at no extra cost...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
20th Century French Louis XV Style Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Louis XV style fireback / backsplash.
The fireback has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter colored at no extra cost. The fireback...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis XV Period 'Flower Baskets' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th Century French Louis XV Period fireback with flower baskets. The date of production, 1779, is also cast in the fireback
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Period 'The Vintage' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French fireback symbolizing the Vintage. The style of the fireback is Louis XV and it is from that period.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown pa...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
German Louis XV Period 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century German Louis XV period fireback with a coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. It is in a good condition and does not have crac...
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18th Century German Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis XV Period 'Allegory of Love' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV period fireback with an allegory of love.
The fireback is made of cast iron. It has a brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at no ex...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French Louis XV Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe. It delivered kings for Spain (Navarra), France, both Sicilies and Parma....
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
18th Century French Fireback / Backsplash 'Pillars with Medieval IHS Monogram'
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century Louis XV period French fireback with pillars, two IHS monograms, and the date of production 1776.
The monogram IHS stands for Iesus Hominum Salvator (Jesus the Savior o...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Louis XV Period Fire Andirons, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th Century French Louis XV period andirons. Hand forged 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
French Louis XV Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Louis XV style 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...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
"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
French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French fireplace grate. It consists of Louis XV period andirons made of wrought iron and a recently forged grate. The condition is good.
The total width at the front is...
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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 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV fireback with an unknown coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. It can be made black / pewter upon request a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynast...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique Dutch Louis XV Period Blow Poker, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century, Dutch Louis XV period blow poker. The blow poke is made of wrought iron. It is in a good working condition.
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Brass, Wrought Iron
French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV period fire grate made cast iron and wrought iron. The condition is good.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron, Iron
Antique Dutch Fireplace Tool Set, Fire Tools, 18th-19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th or early 19th century Dutch Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of a hanger and five fire irons and kitchen tools. The tools include a wrought iron poker, brass tongs, two wrought spoons and a wrought iron with brass skimmer...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Brass, Wrought Iron
Italian Period Louis XV Two-Winged Chapel Gate in Carved Walnut
Located in Milano, MI
Carved Wooden Gate Of The 1700s By Bottega Lombarda With Two Doors from a church altar carved and pierced with floral motifs with pomegranates and sunflowers. Rare Lombard balustrad...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Nutwood
Rustic French Louis XV Fireplace Tools, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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
Antique French 'Marriage' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French fireback produced in honor of the marriage of G and M. The fireback is furthermore decorated with two pillars of Hercules. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and stand ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French Louis XV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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
Materials
Iron
French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French fireplace grate. It consists of Louis XV period andirons made of wrought iron and a recently forged grate. The grate is beautifully carved. The condition is good....
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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 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynast...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Fireback / Backsplash with the Goddess Venus, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV fireback of Venus with her mirror and torch of Hestia.
Goddess of love, beauty and fertility. The torch is the symbol of Hestia, goddess of fire and mor...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique French Louis XV Period 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV period fireback with a coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter colore...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Large Antique French Louis XV Period Fire Andirons, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Large 18th Century French Louis XV period andirons. Hand forged of wrought iron. The andirons have spit hooks and are called landiers in France.
The andirons are in a good conditio...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
Exceptional and Rare Pair of French Ormolu Dragon-Form Chenets, Louis XV Period
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Unusual Pair of French Ormolu Dragon-Form Chenets, Louis XV Period, circa 1750. Each chenet is executed in the finest quality dore bronze, cast and chased in high relief,...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Ormolu
Louis XV Forged Iron and Cast Brass Andirons, Mid-18th Century
Located in valatie, NY
These exceptional andirons are made of forged iron and have cast brass finials and button mounts. The beds are wide and easily hold large or small logs. They have a scrolled profile ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Brass, Iron
18th Century French Louis XV 'Scylla and Charybdis' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV fireback.
In Greek mythology, the "Scylla and Charybdis" myth recounts the challenges faced by sailors. Scylla, a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique Tall Fireback or Backsplash
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Lovely decorative cast iron fireback or backsplash.
Has been used well during its live and this shows.
A lot of details have slowly faded and the bottom is missing some pieces.
Woul...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Amazing 18th C. Antique Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Amazing red/grey marble Louis XV fireplace.
This orifgingal Dutch mantel has an amzing shaped and pfoiled topshelf with original returns.
The frieze has a beatfiul swooping shape wit...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Marble, Breccia Marble
18th Century French Hanging Trivet
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French hanging trivet hand forged of wrought iron. The hanging trivet was used for cooking in the fireplace, to put a pot into. It was used...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
Large 18th Century French Fireplace Shovel or Fire Shovel
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Large 18th century French fireplace shovel, hand forged of wrought iron. The style is Louis XV and it is from that period. The shovel is in a good condition.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
Large 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Large 18th century French Louis XV fireplace toolset. The toolset is made of wrought iron. It is in a good condition and it is fully functional.
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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, Amerongen
18th - 19th century Dutch neoclassical fireplace tool set consisting of a fireplace tongs, three tasting forks, 3 spoons, a skimmer, a shovel, two spatulas and a hanger. The set is a...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron, Brass
Large French Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Large 18th century French Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of fireplace tongs and a shovel. The fire irons are made of wrought iron. The tongs have a brass top. They are in a g...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Brass, Wrought Iron
Earthenware stove Luneville Green Color Frane 18th century Louis XV Period
By Luneville
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
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Dutch Louis XV Fireplace Shovel
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century Dutch fireplace shovel made of wrought iron. The handle is decorated with polished brass. The item is fully functional and fit for use in...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Brass, Wrought Iron
Louis XVI drop-leaf secretary desk in rosewood and violet wood veneer, 18th cent
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI drop-leaf secretary desk in rosewood and violet wood veneer, 18th century
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wood
French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV period andirons made of wrought iron with a recently forged grate. The condition is good.
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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 Period Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV period fireback. The date of production, 1759, is cast in the fireback.
The fireback has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pew...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French 18th Century Louis XV 'Winter' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French fireback symbolizing the winter. The winter is represented as an old man warming his hands.
The fireback has a black / pewter patina. The condition of the fire...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
17th-18th Century French Louis XV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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
Antique French Louis XV Period 'Flower Baskets' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV fireback with flower baskets and two pillars. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and Stand for strength and the unknown. Towards the end...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
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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