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Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

LOUIS XVI STYLE

Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.

Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.

Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.

The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.

Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Louis XVI
Monumental Dutch Black Marble Fireplace Mantel with Green Details
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Monumental Dutch mantelpiece from the 19th century. Beautiful deep black Belgian marble with green ("vert de mere") details, very decorative. Great usable dimensions.  
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19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Belgian Black Marble

Antique 19th Century French Chateau Oak Paneled Salon Room "Boiserie" circa 1865
Located in New Orleans, LA
A complete boiseries from the French country estate: "Chateau de Quatres Barbes." The antique 19th century French Louis XVI style grand oak paneled salon room...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Onyx and Ormolu fire fender
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stately and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Onyx and Ormolu fire fender. This exceptional U shaped fire guard is raised by a mottled Ormolu base below an egg and dar...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Onyx, Ormolu

21st Century crystal waste-bin with cover
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century hand-carved clear crystal waste-bin with burnished bronze cover and pedal for lid opening. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item uniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Crystal, Bronze

pair of French 18th century Louis XVI Period white Carrara marble pedestals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely pair of French 18th century Louis XVI Period white Carrara marble pedestals. Each pedestal is raised on a square base adorned on all four sides with two tiers of laurel and ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Rare Solid Brass French Rococo Style TriFold Ribbons Birds Fireplace Screen
Located in Portsmouth, VA
Elevate your fireplace with the romantic elegance of this vintage Rococo-style trifold fireplace screen, crafted in the 1930s. Made from solid lacquered brass and standing on regal ...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Brass

Louis XVI Antique Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A period piece from the late 18th century, unusual in design with raised carved fluted panels with a classical urn to centre of the frieze and fluted end blocks. The flute jambs whic...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Small Marble Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Small and elegant white marble Louis XVI fireplace mantel. Lovely original conditions with some dicoloring in the topsheld. Would be perfect for a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Carrara Marble

Louis XVI Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI style fireplace in Carrara marble circa 1880 Dimensions of hearth 86 x 105 cm
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Classic French White Limestone Fireplace From A Bastide In Provence
Located in Beervelde, BE
Rare French hard limestone fireplace surround. The surface has an unusual beautiful texture. 18th century period for contemporary timeless living with a French touch. Dimensions: 158...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

A Large Antique French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A large `Louis XVI style antique 19th century fireplace executed in lightly veined Calacatta marble. The jambs with cantered, tapered and flute carved semi detached columns, stood on...
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1840s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

1920s Ferguson Bros Louis XVI French Carved Mahogany Plant Stand with Gallery
Located in Germantown, MD
Rare 1920s Ferguson Brothers Furniture (1878-1945) French Louis XVI Carved Mahogany Plant Stand with Gallery. Measures 9 inches in diameter at...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Metal

Antique Fireback, Showing Poseidon "God of the Seas"
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Beautifully detailed and square antique cast iron fireback. This fireback shows Poseidon standing on a big shell in between of his sea horses while holdi...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Two 18th Century Architectural Fragment Panels With Putties
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of 18th Century painted architectural fragment panels with putties, one of the panels has Louis Seize decorations The panels were ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

Pair 18th C. Hand Carved Stone Finials Architectural Element Urn Center Pieces
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair 18th C. Hand Carved Stone Finials Architectural Element Urn Center Pieces . Late 18th Century louis XVI Hand Carved Stone Decorative Elements to mount on garden posts by a gate ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone, Limestone

White Statuary Marble Mantle Piece For Luxury Palace Design
Located in Beervelde, BE
Very fine European antique White Statuary marble fireplace surround. The detail of the carving is unusual fine. It is a Louis XVI style from the early 19th century. Exceptional mantl...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Statuary Marble

21st Century white porcelain and decorated porcelain bathroom set
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century white decorated porcelain bathroom set is simple and elegance in the same time. This set includes tray, dispenser, tumbler and soap dish with the same decorations. Eac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Porcelain

Louis XVI Style Paneling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This Louis XVI style paneled room is composed of two shelves and cupboards with double doors made of wood painted in light green in the 20th century. They frame a Louis XVI period mantel sculpted in Saint-Anne grey marble with a fluted decor on the header and the jambs. The mantel is accompanied by its trumeau also from the same period, made of sculpted woodn painted in the same colors as the rest of the room. The decor are risen up with gold painting such as the beautiful Love allegory recognizable thanks to the kissing birds...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

A large Antique French Carrara Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A large and impressive Louis XVI style fireplace mantel in Italian Carrara marble. The scrolled console legs, with decorative carved ribbon twist, carved acanthus to top, carved scro...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Carrara Marble

Large Period Louis XVI French Painted Overdoor or Headboard, circa 1790
Located in Dallas, TX
Originally an overdoor from a boiserie room at a French chateau, this large architectural was hand-carved during the Louis XVI period, circa 1790. The overdoor is roughly rectangular, with the exception of the stepped bottom molding, which would have been necessary to fit over the door frame. In the center of the overdoor is a classical urn adorned with imbricated disks and gadrooning and topped with a pinecone finial. The vessel is surrounded by an ovate border embellished with bead and reel, an oval floret, scrolls, and foliage. Two bundled leaf swags emanate from the top of the medallion, flowing in opposite directions, with crinkled ribbon loosely twirled around the greenery. An additional crinkled ribbon is wrapped around the garland just before the swag feeds through a hoop and turns downwards. Prominent molding with several thick layers surrounds the low-relief carvings, providing a nice border to the architectural panel. The wood has been painted a grayish-green color, sometimes referred to as “French gray”, which is a very neutral color that can be paired with many interior color palettes. Our Louis XVI painted overdoor...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood, Paint

Wood Paneled Room with Trompe L'oeil Library Decoration, Late 20th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This piece of woodwork was made at the extreme end of the 20th century, around 1985 and comes from a Parisian mansion. It presents a grey paneled decoration enhanced with gold, composed of empty shelves surmounted by cupboards opening with a leaf, or filled with trompe l'oeil books by great authors with old bindings. The shelves are punctuated by protruding ionic columns on rudent pedestals. Three doors give access to the room, two of which are trompe l'oeil, taking up the library decor...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI gold bronze fire screen, circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Panelling with Fireplace and a Marine Scene, Oil on Canvas
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This paneled room is composed of a stone fireplace, a large glass door with four leaves, a single door (both with their frame) and a large oil on canv...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

French Provencal Limestone Fireplace Surround With Exceptional Artempo Wear
Located in Beervelde, BE
Wide and very unique French Louis XVI period country limestone fireplace surround, 18th century from Provence. The ancient surfaces have been waxed and polished and the artempo wear ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Antique Victorian French Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A rare and very pleasing antique Louis XVI Brocatelle marble fireplace surround, now fully restored and polished- ready for installation.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

21st Century equipped pedestal in burnished bronze and porcelain
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century equipped pedestal with a small table in burnished bronze and the part of porcelain with platinum decorations. this pedestal has ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Monumental 18th Century French Louis XVI Terracotta Urn
Located in Houston, TX
Monumental 18th century French Louis XVI terracotta urn. This stunning 18th century French Louis XVI terra cotta garden urn, garden ornament, ja...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Terracotta

Waldorf Astoria Louis XVI French Limestone Mantel Painted
Located in New York, NY
This limestone Louis XVI French Regency style mantel was reclaimed from the Waldorf Astoria, and has been painted a pale yellow color. A floral frame decorates the apron, and floral ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Grand Vintage Fine European Antique Fireplace Surround in Grey Marble
Located in Beervelde, BE
A state of the art antique mantle in Gris St-Anne marble from the Louis XVI period transition, 18th century. The fronton and jambs are decorated with its original bijouterie in bras...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Brass

Two Large 1870s Louis XVI Style Bronze Firedogs
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large pair of chiseled and gilt bronze fire dogs, Louis XVI style. The upright, adorned with stylized waves frieze, is linked to the front part by a ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Antique French, Louis XVI bronze fireplace set (outils de cheminée)
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French, Louis XVI bronze fireplace set. Was found in a castle in France, Normandy. Very nice piece with the four tools, log pick and tongs, shovel and ash brooms. The bronze...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Vert de Patricia Marble Pedestal Column
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine French 19th century Louis XVI St. Vert de Patricia marble pedestal column. The pedestal is raised by an octagonal base below a socle pedestal with an elegant mottled border. T...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Regulateur after antique Jean-Henri Riesener in the Style of the 18th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Piano black polished veneer on solid pinewood. Exceptionally fine floral, bronze. It takes place in a magnificent gilt decor of three winged children playing with garlands on clouds.
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20th Century Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Beech

Pair of French Monumental Brass & Painted Urn Foliage Fire Place Chenets, C 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French Monumental brass and painted urn foliage fire place chenets, Late 18th century.
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Brass

Large Antique Hand-Wrought Iron Fireplace Fire Screen Circa 1800
Located in London, GB
A large antique hand-wrought iron fireplace fire screen with central-access doors. The stylised flower finial above heavy uprights with twist detail standing on arched feet. The fire...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

18th Century French Louis XVI Period Ecran Fire Screen
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce period Louis XVI hand carved wooden fire screen (Écran de Cheminée) in the manner of important Parisian menuisiers Georges Jacob (French, 17...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Silk, Beech

Pair of Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Patinated and Gilt Torchieres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most elegant pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI period patinated and giltwood Torchière pedestals. Each Torchière is raised by a fine faux painted triangular base...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood, Giltwood

Antique French Louis XV Cast Brass Fire Screen, Circa 1880
Located in Germantown, MD
Antique French Louis XV Cast Brass Fire Screen, Circa 1880. Measures 28" in width, 5" in depth and 27" in height.
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze, Wire

Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble Pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble pedestal. This exquisite circular pedestal is raised by a three level stepped plinth. The shaft is wonderfully desi...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

White Carrara Marble Louis XVI Mantel circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
White Carrara Marble Louis XVI Mantel circa 1880
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

21st Century equipped pedestal in golden bronze and porcelain
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century equipped pedestal in golden bronze and the part of porcelain with pure gold decorations. This pedestal has got a brush-holder and the toilet roll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Antique Limestone Fireplace
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
This exquisite Louis XVI-style paneled limestone fireplace mantel from France is a timeless masterpiece that exudes elegance and sophistication. Crafted from warm-toned limestone, th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Fireplace Bellows in Embossed Brass Representing a Woman
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare fireplace bellows is made of embossed brass on wood; The embossed brass represents a woman. This is a French work in Louis the 16th style. Circa 1900
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Brass

Pair of 18th Century French Communication Doors Circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite pair of French communication doors from the late 18th century, circa 1790, showcase the refined craftsmanship typical of the period. The doors are made from rich, dark...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron

- Monumental - Antique French Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel in Carrara White Marble
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
A beautifully carved and unique French Louis XVI style fireplace in Carrara white marble, 19th century. Perfect, pristine condition. Ready to be installed. Opening measurements: ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Carrara Marble

18th Century French Louis XVI Musical Trophy Boiserie Panel in Carved Oak Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved during the reign of Louis XVI, this linden wood and oak plaque was originally a boiserie panel that would have adorned the wall of a French manor...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood, Oak

21st Century, Golden Bronze Fireplace Tools
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century patinated gold bronze fireplace tools. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind....
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Superb Antique Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Spectacular French Louis XVI style fireplace mantel in beautiful Italian Carrara white marble. This mantel is decorated with exquisite and exuberant carvings. It is in a lovely cond...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Carrara Marble

French Empire Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mottled Marble & Satinwood Pedestals, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
An elegant pair French 19th century Empire style ormolu mounted with marble top inset and 4 side corner mounted veined green marble columns over conforming tapered base and fine chis...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

18th Century French Louis XVI Statement Fireplace From Paris
Located in Beervelde, BE
18th Century French classic statement fireplace from Paris. The limestone has the original colour. Louis XVI style for timeless high-end interior design creation. Measurements: 142 c...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone, Soapstone

21st Century Clothshanger in golden bronze and porcelain
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century clothshanger in golden bronze and the part of porcelain with pure gold decorations. This pedestal has got a towel-holder, soap-dish and clothes hanger. Each object is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Pair of Large Wooden Blue and White Louis XVI Style Trophy Panels
Located in Dallas, TX
Carvings with a military, musical, hunting, or agricultural theme, known as trophies, became popular during the period of Louis XVI. This pair of large trophy panels have Neoclassica...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood, Paint

Antique Fireplace Mantel In Limestone With Patina For Elegant Homedecor
Located in Beervelde, BE
French country style stone fireplace surround with original green patina. 18th century period. LXVI style transition directoire. Imagine this- a crisp winter evening, a glass of champagne in hand, and the warm glow of a fire dancing in an antique stone fireplace surround...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone, Limestone, Sandstone

18th Century French Classic Fireplace Mantelpiece In Marble Stone
Located in Beervelde, BE
This 18th-century French marble stone fireplace surround is truly a statement piece. With its ivory and pink rose coloration, it exudes an elegant charm that would enhance any grand ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone, Marble

patinated Bronze, Verde Antico and Rouge Griotte marble statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most decorative pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze, Verde Antico and Rouge Griotte marble statues. Each charming Bacchanalian statue is ra...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Monumental Black Marble Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Made, NL
Monumental Louis XVI black marble mantle in excellent condition. A true masterpiece. The carving is of such a high quality showing the true art of ...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Belgian Black Marble

Fine Antique French Louis XVI Period White Statuary Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This small vintage fireplace surround in white statuary marble is a very unique piece. This mantel would perfectly fit in American colonial sty...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Statuary Marble

Antique French Louis XVI Mottled Rouge Marble Mantel, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Mottled Rouge Marble Mantel, Circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Antique French Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique French Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel. A nice style correct Louis XVI Fireplace from Paris in France. The profiled topshelf h...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble Original Antique Fireplace Mantel
Located in Beervelde, BE
A fine original antique fireplace surround in the Louis XVI style of the 19th century. In perfect condition from Paris and executed in Skyros de Grèce Marble Measures: 145 cm Exterio...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Louis Xvi building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI 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 stone, marble and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI building and garden elements made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy 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 Oggetti D'Arte, Henry Dasson, François Linke, and Bouhon Frères. 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 $3 and tops out at $500,000 while the average work can sell for $9,909.

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