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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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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Style: Louis XVI
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Carved Giltwood Altar Pedestal
Located in Birmingham, AL
Wonderful 18th century French Louis period XVI carved tabletop giltwood altar pedestal with garland and foliate motifs. Used for the display of a saint...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Giltwood

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

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

19th Century French Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A finely carved French Louis XVI limestone fireplace. The delicately carved frieze with foliage to centre panel flanked by diamond motif with rosette to centre, and end blocks of flo...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Fine European Antique Fireplace Surround in Carrara Marble
Located in Beervelde, BE
An elegant original vintage fireplace mantel (fireplace) with some nice and discrete carving on front and jambs. Measures: 150 cm EW 59.06”....
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Carrara Marble

Antique Stone Floors, Original Dalle De Bourgogne, Reclaimed Flooring from France
Located in Forte Dei Marmi, IT
Antique Stone Floors,Original Dalle De Bourgogne, Reclaimed Flooring from France. We have available the best Stock of Authentic Reclaimed French S...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

Pair of French 18th Century Brass and Iron Fireplace Andirons
Located in Buchanan, NY
A handsome pair of late 18th-early 19th century French andirons with double iron polished supports and cast brass or bronze decorative fronts. The andirons have recently been polishe...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Brass, Iron

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

Pair 19th Century French Ormolu mounted Marble Cassolettes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite pair of Louis XVI style 19th century French ormolu bronze and marble Cassolettes. Each mounted with top quality ormolu grapes, grape leaves, flanked by two Dionysus head...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Pavonazzo Marble Antique Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A good quality Louis XVI style antique fireplace in Italian Pavonazzo marble. The stop fluted jambs surmounted by carved panels with flowers and tied ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

French Regency Carved Marble Mantel Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Located in New York, NY
Hearth not included. Carved earth tone dark brown and grey marble Louis XVI French Regency mantel from the early 20th century. This petite mantel was one...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Louis XVI Style French Limestone Antique Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French Louis XVI style stone fireplace. The stop-fluted jambs surmounted by frieze with carved arrow and musical instrument. Moulded shelf above. Measurements: Shelf ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Chiseled Bronze Andirons Representing Mars Holding Helmet and Vulcan an Anvil
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
These Beautiful chiseled bronze andirons are representing Mars holding helmet and Vulcan an anvil. These are listed in the french national furniture inventory. They are French, begin...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze, Iron

Petite Louis XVI Style Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A petite Louis XVI style fireplace in a variegated sienna marble. The shaped jambs with flutes inlaid with brass ormolu, surmounted by square ormolu paterae. The frieze with fluting,...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Siena Marble

French Louis XVI Style Rouge Royale Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French Louis XVI Rouge Royale and inlaid dark green marble fireplace, with panelled tapering jambs, surmounted by scroll capitals and mould...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

French Original Created by Nature Color Stone Vintage Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
A fine French, Burgundy bicolor hard stone vintage mantle in Louis XVI style of the 19th century. A fine little mantle for a timeless interior with a tw...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

18th Century Original French Country Fireplace Mantle
Located in Beervelde, BE
This original fireplace surround in French Burgundy Rose liseron hardstone, sometimes called French burgundy marble since a lot of historical landmarks carry this kind of hard stone. Used by Belgian interior decorator Gert Voorjans...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

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 Louis XVI Style Marble Fireplace with Guilloche Frieze
Located in London, GB
An antique 19th century, French Louis XVI style, veined white marble fireplace with simple rectangular shelf. The panelled frieze decorated with intertwining guilloche centred with f...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone, Marble, Statuary Marble

Waldorf Astoria Marble Mantel Louis XVI Style Regency Carved Brown Marble
Located in New York, NY
Hearth not included. This mantel, original to the M Suite on the 28th Floor of the Waldorf Astoria Towers is carved in a Louis XVI Regency style from earth tone brown marble. Floral ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Quality French Louis XVI Directoire Stone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A fine quality Louis XVI Directoire limestone fireplace. The fluted frieze with carved rosette to centre, flanked by finely carved end paterae. The fluted jambs with diamond motif be...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

French Late 19th Century White Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century Louis XVI style fireplace in white marble, with delicately tapering and fluted fully disengaged columns terminating in Acanthus leaf, and capped with egg and dart...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Statuary Marble

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

2 Important Cast Iron Garden Vases, End of the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
2 Important cast iron garden vases in the style of Louis XVI, end of 19th century. Antique-style vases adorned with female medallions, fluting, Greek-style handles, laurel garlands,...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Architectural French Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An architectural French Louis XVI limestone fireplace. The breakfront shelf of stepped form, solid legs and plain frieze. A copy of an original 18th century piece. Could be antiqued ...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Louis XVI Style French Classic Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
A petite fine and delicate vintage fireplace surround in Louis XVI style of the early 19th century. The Burgundy honey color hard limestone is polished and has a silky feeling when t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Pair of French Louis XVI Walnut Railings
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style (19th Century) walnut and gilt trimmed filigree railing with gilt cupid holding torch and wreath back (PRICED AS Pair).
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Walnut

French Copper Lavabo with Brass Accents on Later Board, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
18th century French copper lavabo with brass accents on later board.  
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18th Century Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Copper

Quality Carrara French Louis XVI Style Fireplace Mantel Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French Louis XVI style Carrara marble fireplace. The panelled frieze with torch and quiver to centre, carved wreaths and draped flowers. ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Carrara Marble

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

Antique Spanish Carved Limestone Garden Vases
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
18th century carved limestone garden vases with original patina of the period. A beautiful addition to any landscape design.  
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18th Century Spanish Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

18th Century Fine Royal French Saracolin Marble Vintage Fireplace Mantel
Located in Beervelde, BE
This original 18th century Royal French Saracolin marble fireplace surround is from the Louis XVI period. It has rounded corners and an exceptionally rich...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Antique Sandstone Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique Sandstone Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel A nice soft toned French Louis XVI Fireplace mantel in a Fine quality sandstone. The paneled frieze is ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Sandstone

Limestone Antique Fireplace in Style of Louis XVI
Located in Made, NL
Nice antique fireplace of limestone in the style of Louis XVI.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Italian Statuario Marble Fireplace with Carved Rams Heads
Located in London, GB
An 18th century Italian fireplace in white Statuario marble. The panelled jambs with carved cascading foliage, surmounted by finely carved rams heads...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Statuary Marble

Pair Louis XVI Ormolu Patinated Bronze Dog and Cat Chenets
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Pair of Large Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Two-Tone Patinated and Dore Bronze Dog and Cat Form Chenets/Andirons Modeled after Jacques Caffieri...
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1850s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

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

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

19th Century French Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A French Louis XVI style Carrara marble fireplace. The frieze with carved foliage and swirling paterae throughout, with winged beasts and urn to centre. The jambs with shaped panel s...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Pair of Louis XVI Bronze Cupid Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze dore flame top andirons with winged cupid. (PRICED AS Pair)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Carved French Fireplace with Guilloche Frieze
Located in London, GB
A fine quality French Louis XVI style statuary marble fireplace. The guilloche frieze with carved rosettes, flowers and berries throughout, flanked by square paterae to end blocks. T...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Large Painted and Carved Wood Neoclassical Planter
Located in Pembroke, MA
An unusually large, and deeply sculpted and painted wood planter or jardinière, in the Louis XVI style (late 19th century). The planter appears to have been stripped of some coats of...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood, Gesso

A Pair of Louis XVI Doré and Patinated Bronze Chenets
Located in Norwood, NJ
A pair of Louis XVI style gilt and patinated bronze Chenets/Andirons. Fine quality pair of 19th century Louis XVI Style French chenets. Doré and patinated bronze. Fine casting. Found...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Gold Plate, Bronze

Louis XVI Statuary Marble Chimneypiece with Ormolu
Located in London, GB
A small finely carved statuary marble Louis XVI antique chimneypiece with a gently curved bow fronted shelf and frieze adorned with applied ormolu ornamentation in the form of laurel...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Statuary Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Mantel Waldorf Astoria Hotel Marble French Regency
Located in New York, NY
1890s French Regency Louis XVI style burgundy marble mantel with heavy gray and white veining and decorative carvings along the header. This mantel was one of a group of antique mant...
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1890s French 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

Louis XVI Style White and Green Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
18th century Louis XVI style white and green marble fireplace mantel.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

French Wrought Iron Fire Place Guard with Flanking Candle Holders, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
French wrought iron fire place guard with flanking candleholders, spiral columns, scrolled flanking spades with a centered flu-de-lee, two faceted decorative spikes, and terminating ...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron

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

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

Veined Statuario French Marble Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A fine quality 19th century, circa 1830 French Louis XVI fireplace in veined Statuario marble. The frieze carved with flutes, exquisitely carved to the centre with fruit, flowers and...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Statuary Marble

Louis XVI Gray Marble French Regency Mantel Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Located in New York, NY
Hearth not included. From the 1931 NYC Waldorf Astoria Hotel. 1880s dark gray with white veining marble mantel done in a French Regency style. This mantel was one of a group of antiq...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

A Fine 18th Century Continental German Porcelain Decorated Urn
Located in New York, NY
Continental German (Berlin, late 18th Cent) porcelain pink and white decorated urn with a finial top cover and ram head sides, signed on bottom
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Late 18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Porcelain

Louis XVI Marble Mantel
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XVI style white Carrara marble mantel. Interior dimensions H: 32" W: 33"
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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

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

Finely Carved French Louis XVI Antique Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
An 18th century French Louis XVI statuary marble fireplace. The carved frieze with arrangement of fruit and drapery to centre, flanked by finely carved foliage. The jambs with tied f...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Statuary Marble

18th Century Petite Grez Stone French Country Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This 18th century Grez stone fireplace mantel (fireplace) with remains of the polychrome and original patina consists of 3 solid blocks. This mantel is from the Louis XVI period. It ...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

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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