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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
18th Century Classic Chic French Fireplace Mantel With Carrara Marble
Located in Beervelde, BE
Straight lined French reclaimed fireplace surround. Special color in the abondance of the fossil stone. 18th century LXVI Style. Measureme...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone, Carrara Marble

18th Century Exceptional European Original Antique Fireplace Mantle
Located in Beervelde, BE
Exceptional original Louis XVI period, 18th century, antique fireplace surround in a Yellow Italian marble. Exceptional little jewel. Easy on the eye which will catch everyone's atte...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Timeless French Antique Fireplace Surround in Limestone
Located in Beervelde, BE
This refined Louis XVI period antique fireplace mantle from the Burgundy region has been built in hard stone with Brêche Violet marble inlay. Measurements: 145 cm EW 57.08", 105 ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone, Marble

18th Century French Cosy Library Vintage Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is original Louis XVI period antique fireplace mantel (fireplace) has straight lines and a great patina. Perfect to create a cosy room. This fits in a country as well as in a mo...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Fireguard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu fireguard. The fireguard is raised by its original casters under handsome paw feet and scrolled legs. Above are beautiful pierced ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Ormolu

French Wrought Iron 19th Century Rose Basket Ornament with Gray Painted Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French wrought iron decorative basket from the 19th century with Louis XVI ribbon, roses and rustic character. This 19th-century French wrought iron decorative basket is a beautifu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron

Fine 18th Century French White Statuary Marble Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
Unique original antique fireplace mantel (fireplace) in white statuary marble with much detailed work. A real bijoux. One of a pair. This exquisite element fits both Classic French t...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Statuary Marble

French 19th Century Louis XVI Pedestal
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Very interesting pedestal by its dimensions and form, very decorative inside a home.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Brass

Antique French Louis XVI Limestone Fireplace with Geometric Carvings
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful French fireplace is carved from hard limestone. The frieze is decorated with an ancient geometrical Greek Meander pattern. Meander of mean...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

18th Century Original Antique French Country Fireplace Mantel
Located in Beervelde, BE
This one is a real treasure. The burgundy hard stone has been very nicely waxed. Like the French saying goes "dans son jus" Touching it brings...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

Fine European Antique Stone Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This Bicolor Corton marble stone fireplace surround is from the center of the French Burgundy region. A small Classic and fine decorative elem...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

18th Century Fine French Antique Fireplace Surround in Marble and Stone
Located in Beervelde, BE
Fantastic vintage fireplace mantle in deep red burgundy hard stone with statuary marble inlay. Very fine details on the fronton. Perfect for a warm and cosy interior. Elegant and chi...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone, Statuary Marble

18th Century Fine European Vintage Bicolor Stone Wide Fireplace Mantle
Located in Beervelde, BE
A wide French Louis XVI period, 18th century original stylish fireplace surround. The Burgundy bicolor hard stone/marble reflects the light in the room. The surround has quite unique...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

Raingo Frères, Pair of Andirons, France, circa 1870
Located in PARIS, FR
Maximal length : 150 cm (59 in.) / Minimum length : 101 cm (39,7 in.) Large pair of Louis XVI style andirons and its fender in patinated and gilded chiseled bronze, attributed to Ra...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Fine Classic Vintage Fireplace Surround in White Carrara Marble
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a quite small antique fireplace mantle in Carrara marble for a classic, modernistic interior design with lots of light coming into the ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Carrara Marble

18Th Century French Grand Interior Marble Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This museum quality mantel in griotte marble is one of a kind. Its exceptional condition. The rich color will make it the focal point of any room. A great piece for a connoisseur of ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Griotte Marble

Classic Louis XVI French Bicolor Stone Fireplace From Dijon City Appartement
Located in Beervelde, BE
Classic French Louis XVI style fireplace mantle in multi color hard stone from the Dijon Region. This is a 19th century period timeless decorative element for authentic interior desi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

Fine European Rustic Antique Fireplace Surround with Marble Inlays
Located in Beervelde, BE
One of a kind Italian antique fireplace surround with statuary and Brocatelle marble inlay. This is a statement piece! Great for a country l...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone, Marble

Antique Noir de Mazy marble mantel surround in style of XVI, the 19th century
Located in Made, NL
This exceptional 19th century mantelpiece, made from the rare Noir de Mazy marble, exudes the refined elegance of the Louis XVI style. With its rich black glossy surface and refined ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

18th Century Burgundy Hardstone Antique Fireplace Mantel
Located in Beervelde, BE
A fine burgundy honey color hardstone antique fireplace surround. Measures; 141 cm EW 55,51" 103 cm EH 40,55" 115 cm IW 45,28" 89 cm IH 35,04" 27 cm S 10,63" 55 cm L 21,65" ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

Pair of Louis XVI Style Figural Brass and Iron Ribbon Decorated Andirons
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Louis XVI Style Figural Brass and Iron parcel Ebonized and Ribbon Decorated Andirons Measures 7.5" in width, 25.5" in depth and 16.5" tall.
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Brass, Iron

19th Century Italian Carrara Marble Pedestal, Neoclassical Carvings, Figural
Located in Manhasset, NY
19th Century Italian Carrara Marble Pedestal, Neoclassical Carvings, A highly Unusual carved white marble hexagonal pedestal; pedestal sides decorated with differing figural relief,...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Fine European Original Antique Fireplace Surround in Grey Marble
Located in Beervelde, BE
A fine Gris St Anne marble vintage fireplace mantle with white statuary inlay from the Louis XVI period second half of the 18th century. It was salvaged from a nobles house in the ci...
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18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

19th Century Fine Petite European Antique French Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a unusual petite French vintage fireplace mantel in bicolor hard stone in Louis XVI style. The straight lines and small makes it easy ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Antique Fireback / Backsplash, Coat of Arms Dated 1603
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique fireback / backsplash, coat of arms dated 1603. Nice cast iron antique fireback displaying the coat of arms. Great condition, can be used in a real gas or log fire. Very...
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15th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Antique Fireback / Backsplash, Woman Holding Mirror
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique fireback / backsplash, woman holding mirror. Nice square cast iron antique fireback displaying a woman admiring herself in a mirror. Great condition, can be used in a rea...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Elegant 19th Century Vintage French Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
A delicate Louis XVI style, 19th century vintage fireplace surround in a bicolor Burgundy hard stone/marble. Quite an elegant mantle. Measures: ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

19th Century Grand Louis XVI Style Royal Sarancolin Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in Beervelde, BE
Antique fireplace surround in the bespoke Royal Saracolin marble. Once installed in a Parisian appartement it is perfect for a grand interior or even a contemporary interior design w...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

1970s Vintage Carved Fruitwood Tripod Planter on Stand
Located in Germantown, MD
1970s Vintage Fruitwood tripod planter on stand. Carved fruitwood. Hand woven wood planter. Measures 16 inches in diameter and stands 36 inches tall. Op...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Fruitwood

Petite Small Classic Antique Fireplace Surround in Belgian Marble
Located in Beervelde, BE
Original antique fireplace mantle in a Belgian brown color marble with brass bijouterie. A little jewel of its time period. The fronton is coming into the room. Perfect for a small F...
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18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Fine French White 18th Century Carrara Marble Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a bespoke original antique French fireplace mantel (fireplace) in white statuary marble from the Louis XVI period, 18th century. Exquisite carving. It is still in great condition and ready to be installed. A vintage mantlepiece...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Carrara Marble

18th Century Fine European Antique Fireplace Surround in Marble from Bruges
Located in Beervelde, BE
This unique original vintage fireplace surround is composed of Bleu Turquin marble with White Statuary marble. Its provenance is a Bruges Patrician house. It is off the end of the 18...
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Late 18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Statuary Marble

19th Century Classic Rich French Antique Fireplace Surround in Marble
Located in Beervelde, BE
A wild eyecatcher. The marble is very colored, royal and rich. The fireplace surround is in perfect condition! It is in the Louis XVI style. Measures: 136 cm EW 53,54" 109 cm EH 4...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

19th Century Elegant Antique Fine French Hard Stone Fireplace Mantle
Located in Beervelde, BE
This Louis XVI style fireplace is in burgundy hard stone; it has a very nice patina and is in top condition. It has a wood acajou look. The hardness and the polish of the stone refle...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

18th Century French Classic Library Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
A original library fireplace mantel out of a wood pannel room in a porfier stone/marble from the Louis XVI period. Straight lines for a timely interior. Th...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

Louis XVI Style Carrara Marble and Ormolu Mounted Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A Louis XVI style Carrara marble and ormolu mounted fireplace, the shaped and moulded shelf above frieze centred by fluted panel adorned with trails of foliage and ribbons, the pater...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

18th Century Period French Timely Grey Hard Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a very strong, phenomenal and grand fireplace surround in burgundy color marble stone. It is museum worthy. Three solid blocks reflecting the light of the room. Works with a ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

French Country Original Antique Fireplace Surround in Limestone
Located in Beervelde, BE
This yellow limestone is sometimes called "la pierre d'or". It was used in a lot of French Provence charming interiors. This vintage mantel is from the ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

18th Century Red Stone Chique Classic Vintage Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
A fine French Louis XVI period chimneypiece with marble inlay from the 18th century. The little shade difference on jambs gives it a rustic look. Measures: 161 cm exterior width ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

Antique French Fireplace in Sandstone
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Very nice and subtle pinkish French Louis XVI fireplace mantel. The mantel is made from Sandstone from the “Massif de Vosges” called Grès Rose, pink sandstone. One of its unique characters it that the color changes during the day and the way it is lit. It’s unusual shape and nice paneling combined with the leaf decorations make this a modest yet strong decorative piece. It is unrestored, it has some chips and imperfections but this only adds to its beautiful pantina. This mantel can be supplied with returns or can be made to be flush fitted against a wall. Sold by Schermerhorn Antique Fireplaces Don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have, we are happy to help! Our vast collection of antique fireplaces and mantels...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Sandstone

Fine French Classic Room Fireplace Surround in Bicolor Hard Limestone
Located in Beervelde, BE
A fine 18th century French chimney piece. This is a fine Louis XVI period small bourguignon original antique fireplace surround from the Dijon region. It was installed in a paneled r...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

French Limestone Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Very happy to offer this bi-color French Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel. Coming from the Burgundy area this warm colored limestone fireplace is unrestored and still has its original pat...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Rustic French Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel in Limestone
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Rustic French Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel in Limestone. This lovely mantel, made from an open structured French limestone, has an r...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

18th Century Original Extra Wide Antique Fireplace Surround in Red Marble
Located in Beervelde, BE
This antique Belgian fireplace surround is very graceful and has unusually wide proportions. Perfect for a French interior deco with a wide firebox. ...
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18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

18th Century French Country Vintage Fireplace in Grez Stone with Patina
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a museum quality piece! This amazing grez-stone Louis XVI period fireplace surround with rounded corner has unusual patina. This mantel dates from the 18th century. It is spl...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

18th Century Fine Original Antique Fireplace Mantle in Black Fossil Stone
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a unique original antique fireplace surround in fossil stone with Brocatelle de Spain marble inlay. The diamond points are giving this chimney piece an extra dimension. The d...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone, Marble

Pair of Carved Giltwood Sphinx and Griffin Form in Neoclassical Caricature
Located in Nashville, TN
Probably Mdme. Pompadour and Mdme. DuBarry caricatures, popular motif in the 19th century. On coral colored marble bases, and probably of architectural origin. Great color contrast b...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

Louis XVI Gilded Fernery
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19/20th Cent) gilded cane round planter/fernery with ram heads and cane stretcher.
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Cane

Pair of Louis XVI Grey Marble Column Pedestals
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style (19/20th Cent) grey marble fluted column pedestals with square top.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Superbe Pair of French 19th Century Iron Gates
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Superbe pair of French 19th century iron gates.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Diminutive Pair of Chenets
Located in New York, NY
Pair late 19th C chenets, original condition, finish shows some cosmetic wear, normal and consistent with age. Classical design, ready to use antique andirons in cast brass, or bronze.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Brass

Early 20th Century French Wall Gilt Wood Ornament
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Early 20th century French wall gilt wood ornament.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Giltwood

Italian Neoclassical Style Painted and Giltwood Architectural Pilaster Columns
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Neoclassical style painted and giltwood architectural pilaster columns. Lovely pair of 19th century Italian Louis XVI style hand carved, paint...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Giltwood

Antique Cast Iron Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Beautifully detailed and large antique cast iron fireback. This fireback shows very well detailed architectural columns with decorative finials. Excellent condition, very usabl...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

French Louis XVI Green Marble Bronze Pedestal Column ca. 1880s
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH LOUIS XVI STYLE GREEN MARBLE AND BRONZE PEDESTAL Circa 1880-1900 Item # 407SKP10Q This fabulous angular column features a series of perfectly matched cove moldings embellishe...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Gilt and Patinated Bronze Sphinx Chenets
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each with a recumbent winged sphinx with scrolling foliate arabesques to their back, upon a bow-ended rectangular gadrooned plinth, the frieze with a panel applied with entrelacs, on fluted toupie feet. Several models of chenets with sphinx exist, dating from the 1780s. An example with winged sphinxes with headresses and with female mask centering the frieze, attributed to either Pierre Gouthière or Pierre-Philippe Thomire, exists in several versions in the Louvre, Versailles and the Cleveland Museum of Art (see H. Ottomeyer/P. Pröschel et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, vol.I, p.276, fig. 4.11.14.). This model is based on a drawing by the architect François-Joseph Bélanger in the Bibliothèque Nationale, illustrated op. cit., fig. 4.11.13. Another type of sphinx chenet...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Antique Fireback / Backsplash, Woman Holding Mirror
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique fireback / backsplash, woman holding mirror. Nice square cast iron antique fireback displaying a woman holding her mirror. Great condition, can be used in a real gas or l...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Antique Fireback / Backsplash, Louis XVI "Louis The Last"
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique fireback / backsplash, Louis XVI "Louis The Last". Nice square cast iron antique fireback displaying the last king of France, Louis XVI, also known as Louis The Last. Gre...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Antique Fireback with Two Cupids in a Circle
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Nice square and decorative cast iron fireback with cupids throwing "lovebirds". 19th century Excellent condition, to be used in a fireplace or as a backsplash. Can be supplied...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Antique Fireback / Backsplash, Woman Holding Mirror
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique fireback / backsplash showing a woman holding mirror. Nice square cast iron antique fireback displaying a woman holding her mirror. Great condition, can be used in a real...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

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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