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.
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Style: Louis XVI
20th Century Louis XVI Style Pedestal after Jean Henri Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Berlin, DE
Podest. Sides with paneled parquet engraved with grid forming, broken through, wide brass strips. Conical body, ending in Lion's paws on three sided retracted plinth, ending in “toup...
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20th Century Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Set of Tall Antique Louis XVI Style Room Dividing Doors
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
These tall antique Louis XVI style room dividing doors are one of various sets reclaimed from the American Embassy in Paris.
Dating from circa 1870, these antique doors are generous...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Wood, Oak, Pine
A fine 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze and patinated bronze firebox
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze and patinated bronze firebox. Fine gilt bronze casting .
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Mahogany Console, 18th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI Mahogany Console, 18th century
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Mahogany
Very Fine Quality French Louis XV Style Marble Fireplace in Light Carrara
Located in London, GB
A very fine quality French Louis XV style marble fireplace in light Carrara. The panelled frieze with carved shell to centre flanked by foliage and belldrop below. The shaped jambs w...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
Louis XVI Style Fireplace In Turquin Blue Marble Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI style turquin blue marble fireplace Fireplace dimensions: 92.5cm x 90cm
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
A pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st Belle Époque Green marble urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Ancient Green marble and Ormolu urns, signed F. Barbedienne. Each exquisite urn is raised by a square marble base with a bottom Ormolu plate and an Ormolu berried wreath band. Above the socle pedestal are finely chased foliate movements and striking Ormolu mounts leading up each side. Two charming young boys are holding draped berried laurel garlands...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Table à La Tronchin, mahogany and mahogany veneer
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Table à La Tronchin, mahogany and mahogany veneer,
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Fireplace Screen
Located in Essex, MA
With arched middle section with handle and two hinged ends all with finials.
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Waldorf Astoria Louis XVI French Regency Marble Mantel
Located in New York, NY
This Louis XVI style mantel was carved from Rouge Royal marble with striking gray and white veining. A simple recessed panel spans the apron, while classically carved floral motifs s...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Very Fine Louis XVI Breche Violette Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A very fine Louis XVI Breche Violette marble fireplace. The carved frieze with c-scrolls throughout, with carved bellflower to centre. The ja...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble birdbath/planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most elegant Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble birdbath/planter. This impressive birdbath/planter is raised by a circular mottled edge base which...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Noir De Mazy Marble Fireplace from the 19th Century in Style of Louis XVI
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful antique fireplace of Noir de Mazy marble! Noir de Mazy marble is an exclusive black Belgian marble that comes from the quarries in Mazy - Belgium. The black marble is also ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Antique French Louis XVI Brass / Bronze Flame Finial Pair of Andirons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI brass / bronze flame finial pair of andirons with adjustable fender. Item features pair of urn and flame finial andirons, pi...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Brass, Bronze
Fireplace Bellows in Embossed Brass Representing a Woman
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare fireplace bellows is made of embossed brass on wood; The embossed brass represents a woman. This is a French work in Louis the 16th style. Circa 1900
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Period French Louis XVI Giltwood Firescreen, circa 1780
Located in Dallas, TX
This Louis XVI period giltwood firescreen is a rather unique find. Typically firescreens from this period (the late 1700’s) were produced with a tapestry or needlepoint body; this particular piece has a solid colored (gold) silk upholstery screen which meshes well with the giltwood frame. Firescreens were used during warmer months to cover the opening of the fireplace.
The detachable crest (which can be removed to replace or reupholster the screen) has bell shaped finials on the shoulders that are connected by a raised carving. These elements are surrounded by slightly spiral gadrooning. Beneath the crest is a repeating laurel leaf motif that runs all the way around the border. The ornamentation is double sided. Louis XVI firescreens...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Silk, Wood
Impressive Pair of French Glazed Earthenware Urns, Signed 'Emile Muller, Paris'
By Emile Müller
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each of impressive size with short everted laurel leaf mouth flanked by scrolled handles with bold acanthus leaf decoration; the compressed bulbous body with overlapping foliate ring...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Earthenware
19th century fireplace in style of Louis XVI of Noir de Mazy marble
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful antique mantelpiece made of Noir de Mazy marble with beautiful curves and ornaments. This mantelpiece dates from the 19th century and is in the style of Louis XVI. A black ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Marble
Antique French Louis XVI Styled Ebonized Jardinière Table with Inset Plaque Top
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique jardinière table is unmarked, but presumed to have been made in England or France is circa 1890 in a Louis XVI style. The table is composed of wood which has been painte...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Waldorf Astoria Hotel Regency Louis XVI Marble Mantel Rouge Royal French
Located in New York, NY
Heath not available. 19th Century Louis XVI French Regency marble mantel. This mantel has modest details with classic floral motifs and fluted carvings along the very slightly angled...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
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
Materials
Marble
Pair of 19th Century Ormolu Chenets in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
A pair of Louis XVI Style Chenets
Constructed from finely cast and chased gilt bronze, these decorative firedogs with attenuated rectangular plinths are supported on oblate toupie feet, the corners dressed with rosettes flanking pierced panels...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style White Carrara Marble Mantel
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XVI style white Carrara marble mantel (fireplace) with semi columns and olive palm motifs.
Interior dimensions: H 33...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
White and Grey Louis XVI Style Marble Mantel
Located in Montreal, QC
White and grey Calacata Louis XVI style marble mantel. Interior dimensions: W: 40.25" W: 33.75"
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Rouge Griotte Marble & Ormolu Pedestal Column
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Griotte marble and Ormolu pedestal column. The pedestal is raised by a square base below a mottled border, a superb mirrored Coeur-...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Marble Fireplace in Carrara Marble
Located in London, GB
An unusually high mid 19th century French Louis XVI style fireplace in Carrara marble. The delicately carved shaped frieze with floral guilloche pattern, oval patera to centre and sw...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century Rich Sculpted Louis XVI White Carrara Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in Southall, GB
A rich and beautiful 19th century antique French sculpted Louis XVI white Carrara marble fireplace mantel. Hand carved with a serpentine shelf with, detailed frieze which is powerful...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Maple
pair of French 18th century Louis XVI Period white Carrara marble pedestals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely pair of French 18th century Louis XVI Period white Carrara marble pedestals. Each pedestal is raised on a square base adorned on all four sides with two tiers of laurel and ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XVI Style Fireplace In Yellow Siena Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI Style Fireplace In Yellow Siena Marble
Inner dimensions : 99 x 78 cm
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Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Siena Marble
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
Materials
Bronze
True Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Bronze Andirons
By Henry Vian
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An adorable true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze andirons, after a model by Caffieri and signed H. Vian. Each high quality andiron is raised by four topie shaped legs decorated with draping acanthus leaves. The Ormolu support above is decorated with concave sides and a pierced interlocking wrapped around foliate band. Atop the support is the Ormolu dog bed with tassels on each corner and scrolled designs along the edge. Standing on the bed are charming patinated Bronze dogs, one with their paw lifted and both displaying wonderful expressions.
Henry Vian (1860-1905) was a celebrated bronzier who specialized in the production of bronzes in the eighteenth century style, particularly light fittings, cases with bronze mounts and chandeliers of great quality. He participated in the Great Exhibition of 1878, 1889 and 1900 and received a Gold Medal in 1889. His workshop was based at 5 rue de Thorigny in Paris. His wife and son ran the business after his death in 1905 until 1944, when the city of Paris took over the premises for the Ecole des Métiers d'Art.
Philippe Caffiéri...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century Louis XVI French White Marble Fireplace with Porphyry Insert
Located in Rome, IT
A fine French Louis XVI white marble fireplace shaped frieze
paneled with porphyry marble.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Late 19th Century Brass Andirons
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A smartly styled pair of andirons, brass, late 19th century, Louis XVI style, torchieres with flame finials. 20" h., 8 1/2" d.
Whitehall Antiques is a family business that has been ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Iron Topiary Representing a House Front, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Iron topiary representing a classical style house front. Architectural front with a two floors elevation. Central projection part, welcoming a door topp...
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1970s European Vintage Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th Century, Pair of French Gilt Bronze Fireplace Chenets
Located in IT
19th Century, pair of French gilt bronze fireplace chenets.
This valuable pair of Fireplace Chenets was made in France in the early ninetee...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Red Marble Demi-Lune Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
19th Century French Louis XVI Red Marble Demi-Lune Fireplace Mantel from Paris
Elevate your interior with the timeless sophistication of this 19th century Louis XVI demi-lune firepl...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Griotte Marble
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Urn Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze andirons/chenets with centered urn having festoons through each side handle with a flame finial top. (PRICED AS Pair)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
A Fine 18th Century Continental German Porcelain Decorated Urn
Located in Queens, 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
Materials
Porcelain
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Onyx and Ormolu pedestal column
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and extremely elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Onyx and Ormolu pedestal column. This stunning pedestal is raised by a square Onyx base with a stepped design and d...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
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
Materials
Marble
French Louis XVI Style Carved Wood Pedestal
Located in Dallas, TX
A large French Louis XVI style carved wood pedestal with a faux marble and gilded finish. This is a very decorative piece that can hold a...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique fireplace in style of Louis XVI, noir de mazy marble, 19th century
Located in Made, NL
This timeless elegant 19th century fireplace is made of the rare marble Noir de Mazy marble, the deep black Belgian marble known for its luxurious appearance. Executed in the refined...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
19th Century Pair of Putti Andirons in Gilt Bronze
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this wonderful pair of 19th-century andirons in gilt bronze. They represent cherubic figures, also known as putti, gazing at each another. These andirons have been met...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
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
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique Painted French Timber Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A rustic, French fire mantel in the Louis XVI style.
Additional dimensions
Opening height 83 cm
Opening width 103.5 cm
Width across the foot...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood, Pine
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
Materials
Brass, Iron
French Cast Iron Fireback
Located in Pembroke, MA
Nice French cast iron fireback with King's crown, fleur de lis on shield and Maltese cross framed by laurel leaves. Please note that since th...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Louis XVI Style Limestone Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Antique Louis XVI Style limestone fireplace dating back to circa 1900. The cream shade with warm tones works well with the smooth surface and curved inner edges, giving off a classic...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Limestone
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
Materials
Limestone
Antique Marble Fireplace Arabescato Marble 19th Century Style Louis XVI
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful antique fireplace of Arabescato marble from the 19th century in style of Louis XVI. This fireplace has a beautiful ornament in the middle of the front part and at the top o...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
1920s Louis XVI Style Mantel Tan Grey Brown White Shades
Located in New York, NY
This mantel was recovered from a 1926 well heeled apartment at 950 5th Avenue and East 76th Street on the upper east side of NYC. Hand carved stone featuring various shades of tan, g...
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1920s Vintage Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
White Carrara Marble Louis XVI Mantel circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
White Carrara Marble Louis XVI Mantel circa 1880
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Rosso Verona marble and Bronze planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and most impressive Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Rosso Verona marble and Verdigris Bronze birdbath/planter. This beautiful planter is raised by a squared marble s...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bold Belgian Black Fireplace with Ormolu
Located in London, GB
A large and imposing fireplace in Belgian black marble. This striking fireplace has a very deep shelf which rests on freestanding fluted columns which are mounted with ormolu capital...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
Antique Louis XVI Style Oak Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A handsome antique Louis XVI style oak fire mantel. At over 130 years old, this antique fireplace has stood the test of time. It displays styling evocative of the Victorian period wi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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Wood, Oak
Pair Of Louis XVI Black And Gold Lacquer Semainiers, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Louis XVI Black And Gold Lacquer Semainiers, 18th Century
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Half-moon Louis XVI Style Fireplace In Turquin Blue Marble Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI style half-moon fireplace in turquin blue marble
Hearth dimensions: 94 x 96 cm
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Antique French Carrara Marble Mantelpiece
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
An antique French Carrara marble mantelpiece in the Louis XVI style. The swags of drapes frieze, centered by a plaque that is carved with a classical urn and arabesques. The square f...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
Louis Xvi building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
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