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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 st. patinated Wood and Giltwood pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Wood and Giltwood pedestal. This striking patinated black pedestal is raised on a square base with cut out corn...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Mahogany, Giltwood

Fluted column in blackened wood in Corinthian shape - Louis XVI - 19th France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent column forming a saddle in blackened wood with a corinthian-shaped fluted shaft in the Louis XVI style. This fantastic straight shaped pedestal is carved from solid beech...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Pedestal Column in Marble and Ormolu
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. pedestal column in marble and ormolu. The pedestal is raised by a square two tier Vert de Patricia marble base elega...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique Louis XVI Style Red Marble Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An elegant late 19th century antique Louis XVI style fireplace made from Rojo Bilbao marble. This type of red marble derives from Spain and is typically considered as a high-quality ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Period 18th Century Louis XVI Stone Mantel with Greek Key Motif
Located in London, GB
An attractive period 18th century Louis XVI stone fireplace. The fluted frieze with Greek key centre panel, beneath moulded shelf. The bracket shaped j...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Patinated Bronze Jardinière
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and large scaled French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze Jardinière vase signed Christofle et Cie Orfevres. This unique jardiniere is position...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze, Ormolu

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 column is raised by a square Rouge Griotte marble base with an Ormolu upper edge wit...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Ormolu

Gilt Bronze Chenets, France, circa 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
A superb pair of gilt bronze chenets. Very fine detail. France, circa 1860 Dimensions: Height 20 1/4", width 11 1/2", depth 6 1/2" CW4487.
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

A Pair of Unusually Large Louis XVI Pure Statuary Marble Chimneypieces
Located in London, GB
A pair of unusually large and impressive Louis XVI pure statuary marble chimneypieces Height 46in (117cm) width 72½in (184cm) Internal height 36⅝in (93cm) width 54½in (138.5cm) Foot...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Statuary Marble

Large Belgian Black Marble Louis XVI Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A large and imposing Louis XVI chimneypiece in Belgian black marble, with the frieze and endblocks carved in red Languedoc marble, together with its original brass insert. The steppe...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Belgian Black Marble

Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Giltwood Three Graces Planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational Italian 18th century Louis XVI period giltwood plater with the three graces. The planter is raised by a triangular base with concave sides below beautiful scrolled supp...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Giltwood

A pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XVI st. Terra Cotta urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and finely detailed pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XVI st. Terra Cotta urns. Each attractive urn from Tuscany is raised on a circular socle shaped base with mot...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Terracotta

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

A Spectacular Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted and Gilt Columnar Pedestals
Located in New York, NY
A Spectacular Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted and Gilt Columnar Pedestals. This pair of Louis XVI-style painted and gilt wooden columns features rounded, fluted tops with gilt f...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

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

Pair of French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Giltwood & Patinated Wood Pedestals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most elegant pair of French 18th century Louis XVI period giltwood and patinated wood pedestals/plant stands. Each pedestal is raised by a circular giltwood base with...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood, Giltwood

Dramatic Belgian Black Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An imposing and striking large fireplace in highly polished Belgian Black Marble. The wide and deep moulded shelf sits above a panelled frieze with a crisply carved central tablet, which is flanked by two lion mask endblocks over wide panelled...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Belgian Black Marble

Palatial Antique French Louis XVI Style White Marble and Gilt Bronze Mantle
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and large palatial antique French Louis XVI style white marble and gilt bronze mantle. The structure is composed of rectangular white marble blocks with a stepped corni...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Bronze

Period Louis XVI Fireplace Surround in Bicolor Hard Stone For Eclectic Design
Located in Beervelde, BE
This exceptional period Louis XVI fireplace surround, meticulously sculpted in bicolor hard stone, embodies the refined artistry of the late 18th century. Its harmonious blend of con...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

French Louis XVI style Carrara Marble Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A French Louis XVI style Carrara marble chimneypiece, nineteenth century, the frieze carved in relief with branches of laurel lied with a ribbon, the curved and stop-fluted jambs sur...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Carrara Marble

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

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Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu

Breche Violette Fireplace with Decorative Ormolu
Located in London, GB
A good quality French Louis XVI style fireplace in Breche Violette marble. The scrolled, stop-fluted jambs adorned with acanthus leaf Ormolu, surmounte...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Breccia Marble

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Paloma Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Paloma marble fireplace mantel. The mantel is raised by beautiful straight fluted jamb suppor...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

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

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Bronze

Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble Fountain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble fountain. The fountain displays a charming half round basin with a finely sculpted foliate...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Carrara Marble

Pair of Antique French Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Pedestals
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant pair of early 20th century French Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted pedestals. Constructed in parquetry wood with gilt bronze mounts, rising from stepped rectangular pli...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Classy Chic 18th Century Limestone Fireplace For Exclusive Interior Project
Located in Beervelde, BE
Unusual exceptional French limestone fireplace surround from the Louis XVI period. 18th century building element with some exceptional Artempo wear. This decorative element is the pr...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Continental 19th century Louis XVI st. Burl Wood, Fruitwood and Ormolu pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and most decorative Continental 19th century Louis XVI st. Burl Redwood, Ebonized Fruitwood and Ormolu pedestal. This stunning pedestal is raised by an Ebonized Fruitwood pl...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Ormolu

19th Century Ormolu Mounted Pedestal after Jean Henri Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wall-side gilt bronze mounted pedestal with stepped veined marble top with canted front corners, above the rectangular upper section centred by a Mercury mask and sunburst with crossed lower branches, the angles with an acanthus-cast scrolled volute hung with foliate festoons, the sides inset with foliate swags, above the tapering upright, the paneled front cast with a flower-filled vase flanked by scrolling foliage and floral swags, with paneled parquetry sides, on lion-paw feet and shaped plinth, on toupie feet. This pedestal is a copy of the celebrated model made circa 1785 by Jean-Henri Riesener...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Period Gilt Bronze Andirons Chenets
Located in New York, NY
A striking and superbly cast pair of Louis XVI period gilt bronze fireplace andirons (chenets), dating to circa 1780 and attributed to Parisian workshops of the highest caliber. Thes...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Mahogany and Ormolu pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Epoque Period Mahogany and Ormolu pedestal. This beautiful pedestal is supported on squared topie shaped Mahogany l...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Onyx and Ormolu Pedestal Columns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. onyx and ormolu pedestal columns. Each pedestal is raised by fine ormolu supports below the square onyx bas...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Onyx, Ormolu

19th Century French Inlaid Pedestal After Francoise Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century Breche Violette marble top, bombe shaped pedestal, with wonderful scrolling foliate gilded ormolu mounts, Marquetry inlaid classical decoration to th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Mahogany

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

Grand Paladium Antique Fireplace Surround in Rouge Languedoc Marble
Located in Beervelde, BE
A state of the art original antique fireplace surround in Rouge Languedoc and white statuary marble inlay. It was built in a Louis XVI period palace. Reclaimed in Belgium. This chimn...
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18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Statuary Marble

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive large scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze planter. The planter is raised by a most decorative tripod ormolu support with elegantly curved legs, superb hoof feet and a triangular concave stretcher with fine scrolls. Above each leg are striking richly chased ormolu rams heads...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze, Ormolu

Marble pedestal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pedestal in Allepo breccia marble two colors,elegant and refined ,it can be in any modern and tradition style
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

21st Century Golden Bronze Fireguard
Located in Calenzano, FI
21-st century Patinated golden bronze Fireguard. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of this Fireguard is contempor...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

20th Century Louis XVI Style Pedestal after Jean Henri Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Berlin, DE
Piano black polished veneer on solid pinewood. Sides engraved with wide brass strips. Deck plate with graduated veined marble. Conical body ending in lion's paws, on three sided, ret...
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20th Century Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Brass

Royal French Louis XVI Rouge de Languedoc & Carrara Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
A truly distinguished example of early 19th century French neoclassicism, this Louis XVI-style mantelpiece showcases the rare and richly veined Rouge de Languedoc marble, elegantly a...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Carrara Marble, Griotte Marble

Antique Victorian French Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A petite and beautiful Ashburton French antique Victorian fireplace of charm, well carved corbels adorned simple jambs, great depth of colo...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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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

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style, Two-Toned Carrera and Grey Marble Pedestals
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical pair of palatial antique French Louis XVI style hand-carved Carrera white and grey marble pedestals of unusual form embellished with raised three dimensional neoclassica...
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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. Gris St. Anne marble and Ormolu urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Gris St. Anne marble and Ormolu urns. Each beautiful urn is raised by a circular marble column with a square p...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Ormolu

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

Fireback Depicting a Vase with Fire Framed by Two Chimeras, 19th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Fireback of the 19th century depicting a vase on a tripod with fire framed by two chimeras supporting baskets of fruit.
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1760s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

18th Century Fine French Antique Fireplace in Opulent Marble
Located in Beervelde, BE
The deep color of the marble reflect the wealth and power of the original owner. This original antique fireplace surround is from the Louis XVI period. This is a very unique and comm...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Antique French Louis XVI Carrara Marble Mantel, Circa 1860-1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Carrara Marble Mantel, Circa 1860-1880.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Carrara Marble

Elegant French Rustic Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
Antique French country limestone decorative fireplace surround from the Louis XVI period, 18th century. A classic architectural element f...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

A Large Pair of 19th C. Louis XVI Style Ormolu Chenets/Andirons
Located in New York, NY
A Large Pair of French 19th C. Louis XVI Style Ormolu Chenets/Andirons. Designed for use in a formal fireplace, each chenet comprises a prominent architectural front fitted with a ca...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Style Bronze D' Ore Firescreen, circa 1880's
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI style bronze d' ore fire screen, Circa 1880's.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

19th Century Ormolu and Specimen Wood Pedestal after Riesener
By E. Kahn, Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
A Pedestal by E. Kahn of Paris After a model by Jean-Henri Riesener Constructed in the Neo-Classical manner in fine specimen woods and high quality ormolu work; the incurved base, ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge de Languedoc marble pedestals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and impressive pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge de Languedoc marble pedestal columns. Each column is raised by a square base with a fine mottled b...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

French Louis XVI Fireplace in Serravezza Breccia Marble
Located in London, GB
A fine quality French Louis XVI marble fireplace in striking Serravezza Breccia marble. The fluted frieze with carved square paterae to end blocks, the jambs with finely carved acant...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Breccia Marble

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

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Marble, Ormolu

Period Louis XVI Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
An attractive petite period Louis XVI stone fireplace. The shaped jambs with stop flutes to base, the panelled frieze with cartouche to centre with carved square rosette end blocks. ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

Antique Fireback "the Weeping Woman"
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Nice small and very decorative antique cast iron fireback displaying a "weeping women". This fireback is in excellent condition it can...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Pedestal Column
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Vert Antique marble pedestal column. The pedestal is raised by a square ormolu ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Ormolu

18th Century French Louis XVI Dove Grey Marble Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
An 18th century French Louis XVI dove grey marble fireplace, with carved husks to flutes, fluted jambs surmounted by pateras, and carved egg and dart moulding under shelf. Measure: ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Pair of Small Scale 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Columns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative pair of small scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Griotte marble and ormolu columns. Each column is raised by a fine square base with stepped...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Ormolu

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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