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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
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style 'Rosso Merling' Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rosso Merling marble fireplace mantel. The mantel is raised by fine block supports below the straight jambs with most decorative mottled ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Antique French Louis XVI Bronze D'Ore Chenet Andirons, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Magnificent Antique French Louis XVI Bronze D'Ore Chenet Andirons, Circa 1880.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

An Exceptional, Highly Carved 18th Century Louis XVI Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
An exceptional, highly carved 18th century Louis XVI chimneypiece in statuary white marble of generous proportions. The bowed frieze carved with running oak leaves bordered with deli...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Statuary Marble

Rustic French Limestone Fireplace in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
A rustic and imposing limestone fireplace in the French Louis XVI style. The frieze with carved centre urn and beaded side panels with foliage decoration. The carved, panelled jambs ...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

An Exquisitely Executed Louis XVI Style Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
An exquisitely executed Louis XVI style chimneypiece in Italian Bardiglio marble, the running guilloche frieze flanked by filled fluted column jambs capped by Acanthus capitals. Hei...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Petite French Limestone Fireplace in the Louis XVI Manner
Located in London, GB
A petite French limestone fireplace in the Louis XVI manner. The jambs with tapering stop-fluted pilasters, the frieze with central panel flanked by carved paterae. Scalloped shelf...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

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

Louis XVI Style Fireplace in Carrara Marble
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French Carrara marble fireplace in the Louis XVI style. The shaped, fluted jambs with carved inlaid husks, surmounted by carved square paterae. The panelled frieze wit...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Large Louis XVI style mantel in yellow Sienna marble
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This large Louis XVI style mantelpiece was carved in Sienna yellow marble in the 19th century. The lintel is adorned with a rich and delicate low relief sculpture: in the centre, a h...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Siena Marble

Louis XVI Style Marble Fireplace with Tapering Columns
Located in London, GB
A good quality French Louis XVI style fireplace in white marble. The carved frieze with leaves bound by ribbons, the jambs with half rounded columns with delicate carving to flutes, ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

French Stone Fireplace in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
A good quality French Louis XVI style limestone fireplace. The shaped, stop-fluted jambs surmounted by carved square paterae. The frieze with carved handed C-scroll surmounted by bre...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

Louis XVI Style Limestone Antique Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French Louis XVI style stone fireplace. The stop-fluted jambs surmounted by carved frieze featuring tied leaves. Moulded shelf above. Shelf Width: 1335 mm 52 1/...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

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

Unusual 19th Century, French XVI Style Carrara Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An unusual and nicely carved 19th century (circa 1840) French XVI style Carrara marble fireplace. The frieze with scrolled foliage. The shaped jambs with ac...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Carrara Marble

French Louis XVI Style Fireplace in Bourgogne Stone
Located in London, GB
A French Louis XVI style Bourgogne stone fireplace with white marble carved centre and side blockings. Measures: Shelf Width: 1355 mm 53 3/8 in...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

18th Century French Louis XVI Brocatelle Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An 18th century (circa 1770) French Louis XVI Brocatelle marble fireplace with panelled frieze with circle to centre, fluted jambs surmounted by s...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Rustic Louis XVI Style Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A French Louis XVI limestone fireplace. The frieze with centre patera to panelled frieze, the tapering panelled jambs with carved leaf and berry decoration with flower to centre. Sun...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Black Belgian marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Black Belgian marble and Ormolu Urns. Each beautiful urn is raised on a squared stepped marble pedestal with ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu

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

Rustic Limestone Louis XVI Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An 18th century French Louis XVI limestone fireplace. The frieze with fluting to centre panel, flanked by Greek key pattern and carved rosettes. Stop-fluted jambs below. An attractiv...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

French Louis XVI Statuary Marble Antique Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A particularly fine quality late 18th French Louis XVI Statuary marble fireplace. The frieze delicately carved with leaves and foliage, full round tapered and carved columns to jambs...
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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 St. Verte Marble Pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Verte marble pedestal. The central column is supported by a circular mottled base below an elongated circular column. All below the recta...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

A Louis XVI Style Chimneypiece in Statuary Marble with Original Cast Iron Slips
Located in London, GB
A 19th Century Louis XVI Style Chimneypiece in Statuary Marble with Original Cast Iron Slips Acanthus leaves wrap around circular cornerblocks, supported by tapered fluted jambs. Th...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Statuary Marble

Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A very finely carved French Louis XVI in Carrara marble. The panelled frieze with delicate pearl and string beading, scrolled ionic capitals and leafwork to end blockings. The jambs ...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Carrara Marble

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Statuary Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An elegant late 18th century period Louis XVI Statuary marble fireplace. The panelled frieze and jambs with trailing vine leaves, the frieze with centre motif of scrolls and leaves, ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Statuary Marble

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

Rustic French Louis XVI Antique Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A quality 18th century French Louis XVI limestone fireplace. The fluted jambs surmounted by carved end blocking with rosette. The paneled frieze with carved shell to centre. Breakfro...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

White Marble Fireplace in the Louis XVI Manner
Located in London, GB
An elegant French Louis XVI style white marble fireplace, with panelled and beaded frieze, tapering half round fluted columns with carved acanthus leaf capitals. A copy of an earlier...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

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

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

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

Carved Louis XVI Style Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A well-proportioned French Louis XVI style fireplace carved in Portland stone. The carved frieze of guilloche and paterae, shaped jambs of reeded form with carved rope moulding, surm...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

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

An Exquisitely Executed Louis XVI Style Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A very elegant Louis XVI style fireplace carved in Carrara marble, the running guilloche frieze flanked by paterae cornerblocks, supported by filled fluted column. Height 43¾in (111...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. Scagliola and Rouge Griotte Marble Pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant Italian 19th century Louis XVI St. Scagliola and Rouge Griotte marble pedestal. The pedestal is raised by an octagonal base with a fine mottled border below the wonderfull...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

True Pair Of French 19th c. Louis XVI St. Ormolu & Patinated Bronze Andirons
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and finely detailed true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze andirons. Each andiron displays a seated cherub wearing oversized garments i...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st Ormolu, patinated Bronze & Granite urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu, patinated Bronze and Granite urns. Each urn is raised by a square Granite base with a foliate wrap around patinated Bronz...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Granite, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Veined Statuary Marble Mantel Piece
Located in London, GB
A good quality French Louis XVI style fireplace in veined Statuary marble. The jambs with half rounded column, surmounted by carved acanthus leaf capitals. The frieze with beaded pan...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Statuary Marble

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Porcelain De Paris Planters
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Porcelain de Paris centerpiece planters. Each planter is ra...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Ormolu

Pair Exceptional France Bronze Andirons, Fire dogs
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Pair of exceptional French antique andirons. This pair is in perfect condition. The details both on the front and the side of the andirons are...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Marble and Bronze D'ore Chenets
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of antique French Louis XVI marble and bronze d'ore chenets.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Gris St. Anne Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. Gris St. Anne marble mantel. The mantel is raised by elegant fluted jambs with fine mottled feet and beautiful circular mottled ormolu ai...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A tall and elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany pedestal.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Mahogany

19th Century French Breche Fireplace
Located in London, GB
19th century French Breche fire surround, in the Louis XVI style, the paneled frieze centred by foliate boss, the paterae corner-blocks above stop-fluted console...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Breccia Marble

Italian 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mecca and Faux Painted Marble Planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Mecca and faux painted marble freestanding planter. The planter is raised by a beautiful faux painted Vert de Patricia marble base with ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Pewter

Chenets
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine pair of gilt bronze chenets depicting a boy and a little girl warming up their hands by the fire. Exquisite quality. Dimensions: Height 12", width 10", depth 5" CW4720.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Chenets
Chenets
$1,875
Antique French Louis XVI Ormolu Andirons with Classical "Putti", Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Ormolu Andirons with Classical "Putti", Circa 1880. A charming pair of gold bronze andirons. One putti is holding a bow, the other a torch. The andirons ar...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Petite Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chenets
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of petite Louis XVI Style gilt and patinated bronze chenets. Each modelled as a seated winged putto with outstretched arms raised on a pierced acanthus cast gilt-bronze st...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of Italian Turn of the Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Faux Marble Pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of Italian turn of the century Louis XVI st. patinated faux marble pedestals. Each pedestal is raised by a square base with a most decorative black Antico like faux p...
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Pedestal Columns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and monumentally scaled pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Brèche Verte marble and ormolu pedestal columns. Each pedestal is raised by an elegant square base with a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Fruitwood, Ormolu and Marble Pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI st. ebonized fruit wood, ormolu and marble pedestal column, signed L'Hoste. The column is raised on a square base with a large molded socle a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Ormolu

French Louis XVI St. 19th Century Stone Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. small scale stone mantel with fluted jambs and a moulded shelf. Interior dimensions H: 32" L: 25" D: 10".  
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

French Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French early 19th century Louis XVI st. limestone fireplace mantel. The mantel is raised by Fine fluted jambs with richly sculpted corner block rosettes. The straight ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Wood Pedestal Columns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated wood pedestal columns. Each octagonal pedestal is raised by a fine mottled band with an elegant stepped design ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

French Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French early 19th century Louis XVI st. Sarrancolin marble fireplace mantel. The mantel is raised by fine straight jambs with beautiful and uniquely designed fluted pa...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Plaster Columns with a Faux Marble Finish
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of beautiful French 19th Century Louis XVI st. plaster columns with a faux marble finish. Each superb column/pedestal is raised on a circular base with moulded borders. The co...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Plaster

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Brocatelle D’Espagne Marble Mantle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Brocatelle d'Espagne marble mantle. The mantle is raised by two straight jambs, with a carved recessed decorative fillet extended across ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

18th Century Louis XVI St Anne's Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in Southall, GB
Very rare 18th century antique French Louis XVI marble fireplace mantel. Hand carved in desirable St Anne's marble. Fluted recess pan...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

An Impressive 19th Century Louis XVI Style Fireplace in Veined Statuary Marble
Located in London, GB
A 19th century, Louis XVI style chimneypiece in veined statuary marble with impressive and well-cast gilt bronze mounts. The rectangular shelf with rounded ends. The frieze with well...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Statuary Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Bronze Fender
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI style bronze fender cast with ignipotent putti. French, circa 1860.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

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