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 Style Noir De Mazy Black Marble Antique Fireplace
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
A magnificent marble fireplace wrapped in black marble: “Noir de Mazy”. An elegant combination of craftsmanship and distinctive styles. Everything about this mantelpiece is right, th...
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Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Belgian Black Marble
Antique Dutch Louis XV Period Blow Poker, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
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
Pair of Italian Andirons in Gilt Bronze and Iron in Louis XV style, Italy 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Precious pair of andirons in gilded bronze and forged iron in Louis XV style. These stunning firedogs were made in Italy in the 1940s.
The front of these andirons is made in forged ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze, Iron, Metal
18th C. French Louis XV Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Soest, 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
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Wrought Iron
Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Jardinière by Maison Alphonse Giroux, French
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV style gilt bronze Jardinière by Maison Alphonse Giroux.
Stamped 'Maison Alph GIROUX' a Paris'.
This elegant jardinière is in the form of an oval basket suspended between ropes by two finely cast putti. The jardinière retains its original painted metal liner.
Giroux (House of Alphonse Giroux et Cie)
Maison Giroux was founded by Francois-Simon-Alphonse Giroux in 1799 at 7 rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré, Paris. The store, specializing in small luxury goods and curiosities, expanded rapidly in the first half of the 19th century,
Francois oversaw the manufacture and design of small items of furniture until his death in 1848. He won the 'Prix de Rome' in 1825, and a silver medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1834.
Under the direction of Giroux's sons, Alphonse-Gustave and André, the company flourished and became by the late 1860s one of the most pre-eminent Parisian Maison de Haute Luxe (luxury stores).
In 1867, Ferdinand Duvinage...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze
Imposing Louis XV Style White Carrara Marble Mantel circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Imposing Louis XV Style White Carrara Marble Mantel circa 1880
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
French Louis XV Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Soest, NL
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
18th Century French Louis XV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, 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 French Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 17th-18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of fireplace tongs and a shovel. The fire irons are made of wrought iron. They are in a good condition and are fully f...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
18th Century French 'John the Baptist' Fireback
Located in Soest, NL
French Louis XV period fireplace fireback with John the Baptist.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. The f...
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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 Soest, NL
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
French Louis XV Style Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Louis XV style fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. It can be made black / pewter upon request at no extra costs. It is in a good...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century Dutch Louis XV Fireplace Shovel
Located in Soest, NL
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
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
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
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Louis XV Fireback / Backsplash with Fleurs De Lys
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV period fireback with four Fleurs de Lys. The Fleur de Lys (French Lily) symbolized purity and aristocracy throughout Europe.
The fireback has a natural...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Pair Patinated Gilt Bronze Cherub Fireplace Andirons, Chenets Antique Louis XV
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Louis XV Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Cherub Fireplace Andirons or Chenets
A pair of stunning opposing Cherub Louis XV Style Gilt and P...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze
18th Century Louis XV period Fireback / Backsplash with Diana bathing
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV period fireback with the Goddess Diana bathing.
Diana, Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especia...
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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 Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV period andirons made of wrought iron with a recently forged grate. The condition is good.
The total width at the front is 81 cm / 31,9 inches.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
German Louis XV Period 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
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
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Iron
Large Antique French Wrought Iron Blow Poker, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Large 18th century, French Louis XV blow poker. The blow poke is made of wrought iron. It is in a good working condition.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
Antique French Louis XV Period Blow Poker, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th century, French Louis XV period blow poker. The blow poke is made of wrought iron and brass. It is in a good working condition.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass
French 18th Century Louis XV 'Winter' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
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
18th Century French Louis XV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback with two pillars of Hercules decorated with flower pots and the arms of France. The date of production, 1780, is also cast in the fireback. This...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French Louis XV Style 'the Vintage' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, 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
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
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 Century French Louis XV Fireplace Log Grate
Located in Soest, 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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Wrought Iron, Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Period Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV period fireback. The decoration consists of three flower pots.
The fireback has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter color...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Louis XV Style Carrara Marble Mantel , Circa 1980
Located in Honnelles, WHT
‘Louis XV style Carrara Marble Mantel, circa 1980 ’
Louis XV style mantel in Carrara marble , circa 1980
shelf broken and repaired
dimensions of hearth : 79 x 94 cm
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Large French 18th Century Andirons or Landiers
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French andirons - fire dogs made of wrought iron. These French andirons are called 'landiers' in France. This dates from the times the andirons were the main cooking equ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
French Louis XV Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
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 i...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Large 18th Century French Fireplace Shovel or Fire Shovel
Located in Soest, NL
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
18th Century French Hanging Trivet
Located in Soest, NL
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
18th Century French Louis XV 'Fruits of the Summer' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
18th Century French Louis XV period 'Fruits of the Summer' fireplace fireback. With two horns of plenty, a sunflower and other greenery.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a ...
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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 'Religious Theme' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV period fireback with a religious theme. The fireback is also decorated with two pillars of Hercules. The pillars stand for strength and the unknown. The ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique fireplace of carrara marble in style of Louis XV
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful exclusive mantelpiece made of the serene marble Carrara from Italy. This 19th century fireplace in Louis XV style is a real eye-catcher. With graceful lines and detailed fi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
18th Century LXV Classic French Country Antique Limestone Fireplace Mantle
Located in Beervelde, BE
This fireplace surround has a very nice central LXV motif and a richly carved front. A classic Louis XV decorative country fireplace. The limestone is a bicolor from the Burgundy reg...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
18th Century French Louis XV 'Cupid' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
18th Century French Louis XV period fireback with a cupid. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. The condition...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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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
Antique French Louis XV Period Fire Andirons, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th Century French Louis XV period andirons. Hand forged of wrought iron. The andirons have spit hooks.
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
Large Antique French Louis XV Period Fire Andirons, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
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
Antique French 'Marriage' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
French fireback produced in honor of the marriage of Francois Mourot and Marie Tapounot. The fireback is furthermore decorated with two pillars of Hercules. The pillars refer to the ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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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
Antique French Louis XV 'Pillars with Fleur De Lys' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV period fireback with Pillars with a Fleur de Lys. Symbol for purity and aristocracy throughout Europe. The Fleur de Lys (lily) has been partially truncat...
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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 Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV period andirons made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century German Louis XV 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
18th century German Louis XV fireback with a coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good, no cracks.
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18th Century German Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique Dutch Polished Brass Firewood Basket, 18th Century
Located in Soest, 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
Antique French Louis XV Arms of France Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback with the arms of France. Coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe. It delive...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique Dutch Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 18th/19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
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
Fireback from the 18th Century Featuring a Love Playing with a Goat
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Very unusual and rare 18th century fireback, figuring a love playing with a goat..
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique French Louis XV Arms of France Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback with the arms of France. Coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe. It delive...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
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
Materials
Metal
French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV period andirons made of wrought iron with a recently forged grate. The condition is good.
The total width at the front is 78 cm / 30.7 inches.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
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 Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Small and elegant 18th century French Louis XV fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good. It does not have cracks.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
18th Century French Louis XV 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash, Dated 1779
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV fireback with an unknown coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black patina. It is in a good condition, no cracks.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Dutch Louis XV 'Rural Scene' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th Century Dutch fireback with a rural scene. 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 patina....
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique French Louis XV Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th Century French Louis XV fireplace basket. The fire basket is made of wrought iron. The basket is in a good condition and is fully functional. The total width of the front of the...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
Rustic French Antique Fireplace Shovel, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Rustic 18th century French fireplace shovel made of wrought iron. The shovel is in a good condition and fit for use in the fireplace.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought 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.