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
19th Century Fine European Antique Fireplace Mantle
Located in Beervelde, BE
A quite special original antique fireplace surround in Burgundy bicolor marble hard stone with porfierstone inlay. The different colors and straight lines makes that this could perfe...
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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
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
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
Tall, Elegant Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Tall, elegant Louis XVI fireplace mantel.
This lovely mantelpiece wears its patina with grace, the leftover paint, missing chips and minor dings all add to it.
Perfect to be buil...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Limestone
Vintage Classy White Fireplace Surround in Limestone
Located in Beervelde, BE
French Classic 18th century period limestone fireplace surround. This reclaimed delicate Louis XVI style fits different timeless interior design concepts. The wear on the surface com...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Limestone
Louis XVI Style Statuary marble and Ormolu Mounted Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A mid-nineteenth century Louis XVI style Statuary marble and ormolu mounted fireplace, the frieze with guilloche banding inset with flowerhead bosses, each volute jambs mounted by a ...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Statuary Marble, Ormolu
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
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 of Wrought Iron Andirons. France, 18th century
Located in Munster, NRW
Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons. France, 18th century
A pair of tall andirons, or firedogs, completely restored. Made of wrought iron in France du...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
Antique French Louis XVI Style Urn Flame Brass Bronze Ormolu Andirons - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Urn Flame Brass Bronze Ormolu Andirons - a Pair. Item features an urn tassel and flame form, cast iron fire dogs, classic French design. Circa Early 20...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Brass
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
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...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze, Iron
18th Century French Country Bicolor Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a very unusual limestone original antique fireplace surround. The bicolor stone is a great match for different interior design. This mantel has very deep legs and can be buil...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Limestone
Rare 18th Century Italian Antique Fireplace Surround with Columns
Located in Beervelde, BE
Absolute exquisite fireplace mantel in marble.
It's a one-of-a-kind piece made from a stunning combination of Bleu Turquin marble and Blanc de Carrara marble.
The craftsmanship is tr...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
19th Century Burgundy Honey Color Antique Fireplace Mantel
Located in Beervelde, BE
Burgundy marble stone fireplace surround with elegant jambs. The mantel has a nice patina. Almost a wood look.
Measures:
112 cm EW 44.09",
97 cm EH 38.18",
89 cm IW 35....
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Stone
Louis XVI Style Fireplace in Yellow Siena Marble and Gilt Bronzes
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI style fireplace in yellow Sienna marble garnished with gilt bronze dimensions of the hearth 87x122cm.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
Antique Louis Style Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Louis style carved pine fireplace. This fire surround is decorated in composition detailing painted in a bright white, while the waxed finish of this fireplace gives it a ...
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Early 20th Century English Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Wood, Pine
A Nice Pair of Onyx and Silvered Bronze Ornamental Vases
Located in Antwerp, BE
A good pair of antique marble cassolette.
A nice pair of onyx and silvered bronze ornamental vases in the Robert Adam style.
The three feet resting on circu...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Marble, Onyx, Metal, Bronze
Rare Pair of Louis the 16th Style Bronze & Wrought Iron Andirons, 19th Century
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare pair of Louis the 16th style andirons are made of chiseled bronze and wrought iron. This is a nice and Fine French work, from 19th century.
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1850s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron, Bronze
Antique Fireback or Backsplash Showing a Three Star Commander
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
A nice sized cast iron fireback showing a three star commander surrounded with clovers.
Great original patina, nice condition.
Ready to be installed i...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Berlin Iron
Large Antique Breche d'Alep Marble French Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
An unusual and imposing French Louis XVI style fireplace Breche d'Alep marble and Statuary white marbles. The carved fluted and scrolled console jambs with carved stars to corner blo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
Vintage French Louis XVI Style Carved Ribbon Drape Wooden Column Pedestal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XVI style carved ribbon and drape wooden 39" column pedestal. Item features a ribbon and drape design, green painted finish, rectangular shape, great style and f...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Wood
French Louis XVI Style Antique Carved Fire Screen with Tapestry, circa 1900
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH LOUIS XVI STYLE GILTWOOD FIRESCREEN
With original needlepoint tapestry; circa 1900
Item # 809VPY25
A striking decorative element from the Belle époque period, this beautiful...
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20th Century Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Tapestry, Giltwood
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Walnut Doors
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Louis XVI style (20th Century) stained walnut doors with each panel cornered by rosettes (PRICED AS PAIR).
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20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
21st Century white porcelain and decorated porcelain glass
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century white decorated porcelain glass. This glass is simple and elegance in the same time. It's avaible to combine this glass with its dispenser, soap holder and jar.
Each ob...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Porcelain
21st Century silvered brass jar
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century silvered brass jar. This box is simple and elegance in the same time. The fusions in the base and on the cover are in lost-wax casting : ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Brass
Carved Wood Wall Bracket, Patina In Shades Of Green, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Carved Wood Wall Bracket, Patina In Shades Of Green, 18th Century
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Wood
Golden Bronze Andirons, Louis XVI Style, France, 19th c.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of antique French Louis XVI golden bronze andirons. The casting and chasing on this pair is superb. The unusual egg shaped finials with a beaded border supported by vertical leaves...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze
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
21st Century silvered brass soap dish
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century silvered brass soap dish. This soap dish is simple and elegance in the same time. The fusions in the base are in lost-wax casting : "Flowers".
Each object is handcraf...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Brass
21st Century silvered brass glass
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century silvered brass bathroom's glass. This glass is simple and elegance in the same time. The fusions in the base are in lost-wax casting : "Flowers".
Each object is handc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Brass
French Louis XV XVI Style Bronze Verdigris Figural Garden Planters, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XV XVI style bronze Verdigris 43" Figural Garden planters - a Pair. Item features heavy cast bronze construction, green verdigris weathered finish, maiden heads...
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Late 20th Century Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Fireplace in Carrara Marble
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Carrara marble fireplace, early 19th century fireplace dimensions: 96 x 141cm.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
Cheminée Louis XVI
Located in COULLONS, FR
Magnifique cheminée ancienne en pierre jaune, parfaitement préservée, style Louis XVI. Avec son élégance classique et ses lignes pures, cette pièce m...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Stone
Fine French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Fireplace Screen Urn Bow Instrument Medallion
Located in Roslyn, NY
A fine French Louis XVI gilt bronze fireplace screen with urns and bow / instrument center medallion.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Bronze Dore Urn Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze dore urn and festoon andirons with small urn at one end with ring handles. (PRICED AS PAIR).
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Petite and Fine French Louis XVI style Carrara Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A French Louis XVI style Carrara marble fireplace, mid-nineteenth century, well-carved throughout, the frieze centred by oval paterae flanked by panels with beaded borders, with furt...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Carrara Marble
Pair of 19 Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Cherub Motif Figural and
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19 century French Louis XVI style gilt bronze cherub motif figural andirons / chenets.
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI XV Style Carved Giltwood Green Oval Fireplace Screen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI / XV Style Carved Giltwood Green Oval Fireplace Screen with Tapestry. Item features beautiful carved floral accents, carved ped...
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Early 1900s Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Style Marble Mantel Circa 1880 With Gilded Bronze
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI style marble mantel circa 1880
inner dimensions 81 x 108cm
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
French 19th century gilded bronze chimney wing with 2 putti Louis XVI style
By OTHR
Located in Zemst, BE
French 19th century gilded bronze chimney wing with 2 putti
Louis XVI style
Cast bronze with gilding.
Original patina, which has not been repolished.
Good condition.
Consist of 2...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Wall-Side Pedestal, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
A Louis XVI style wall-side veneered wood pedestal, mounted with fine gilt-bronze ornaments. Topped with “Brèche” marble.
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique fireplace in style of Louis XVI, 19th century, carrara marble
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful antique fireplace from the 19th century in Louis XVI style, made of high-quality Carrara marble. This antique fireplace is straight in shape, characterized by its straight ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Marble, Carrara Marble
Neoclassical Imperial White Marble Fireplace, Italy, 1790
Located in Rome, IT
A finely carved Italian Carrara white marble fireplace with shaped frieze, centered with griffons and elegant acanthus leaves decoration. On the sides two ovals representing Julius C...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
A 19th Century Louis XVI Style Chimneypiece in Portoro Nero Marble
Located in London, GB
A dominant 19th century chimneypiece carved entirely in Portoro Nero marble. The extraction of this extravagant marble began at the time of the Roman Empire and is still quarried to ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
A 19th Century Louis XVI Style Chimneypiece in Carrara Marble
Located in London, GB
An Imperial 19th century chimneypiece of good proportions carved in well preserved Carrara marble. The statuesque piece has canted jambs carved with flutes filled with Campanula, oth...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Carrara Marble
18th Century, Pair of French Gilt Bronze Fireplace Chenets
Located in IT
18th century, pair of French gilt bronze fireplace chenets
This valuable pair of fireplace chenets was made circa end of the 18th century in ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
French Wrought Iron Fire Place Guard with Flanking Candle Holders, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, 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
Petite Louis XVI Stone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A rustic yet charming French Louis XVI stone fireplace. The delicately carved frieze and jambs with foliage throughout. Directoire period, early 19th c...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Stone
Stele, Selette in Carved and Gilded Wood, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stele, Selette in carved and gilded wood, 19th century.
Carved and gilded wood column in the Louis XVI style, 19th century.
H: 110cm , D: 41cm, D: 35cm
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19/20th Century) gilt bronze andirons with a lyre centered between two acorn finials (with a double iron shank) (PRICED AS Pair)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Gold Leaf, Bronze, Iron
Pair of Louis XVI Style '19th Century' Bronze Doré Urn and Festoon Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style '19th Century' bronze doré urn and festoon andirons with small urn at one end with ring handles.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
19th century French inlaid pedestal after Francoise Linke
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Rare and Beautiful 19th century French inlaid pedestal after Francoise Linke
around 1900
very good conditions
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French Louis XVI Gilt Columns
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI gilt swirl column pedestals.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Giltwood
Pair of Ornate French Patinated and Gilt Bronze Figural Chenets or Andirons
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
These very large and substantial pair of figural patinated and gilt bronze chenets are unsigned, but presumed to have been made in France in circa 1850 in the Louis XVI style. These ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Bronze
Elegant Mid-19th Century Stamped Gilt Bronze Andirons, France, Around 1850
Located in Brussels, BE
Fine gilt bronze andirons both stamped "Sechers -Castelle" and the number 754.
France around 1850.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Table with a marble top, France, around 1910.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Table with a marble top, France, circa 1910.
Wood: walnut
dimensions: height 75 cm diameter 48 cm
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
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