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Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

LOUIS XIV STYLE

As opposed to the styles that would follow from the other 18th-century French kings, Louis XV and Louis XVI, antique Louis XIV furniture is rigid and imposing. It expresses opulence — even its armchairs, with their upright backs, straight legs and lavish ornamentation, look like thrones. Authentic Louis XIV sofas, a then newly emerging iteration of seating, are fully upholstered and often feature decoratively carved frames of walnut, chestnut or oak.

When French King Louis XIV established his royal court at Versailles in 1682, he transformed what was once a hunting lodge into a palace that declared his wealth and power through its design. Until his death in 1715, he reigned with a spirit of excess and absolute political dominance. The “Sun King,” as he called himself, believed that France revolved around him as planets do the sun. Louis XIV adopted the sun as his emblem, decorating the grounds with symbols of the sun and Apollo, the Greek god of the sun. As he stated, “There is nothing that indicates more clearly the magnificence of great princes than their superb palaces and their precious furniture.” He was a child when he became king in 1643, only shaping his style after he became absolute monarch in 1661.

Reflecting trends in French Baroque art, Louis XIV furniture characteristics included exuberant decoration. There were gilded bronze details including shells, suns, grotesques, lions and classical references like acanthus leaves. The years of growth in the country’s manufacturing, such as the tapestries and cabinets made at Gobelins, led to design innovations. The commode replaced the chest as a storage device, with drawers and a surface that could double as a desk.

The materials were luxurious, such as the popular tortoiseshell veneer technique that leading cabinetmaker Pierre Golle used in his designs. André-Charles Boulle, who became royal cabinetmaker in 1672, was a masterful artist of marquetry, using inlays of ebony, exotic woods and mother-of-pearl.

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Style: Louis XIV
17th-18th Century French Decorated Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th-18th Century French rotating gridiron made of decorated wrought iron. To prepare small pieces of meat quickly over the fire. Sometimes they were put in the fire or else on a tri...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron

French Louis XIV Style Coat of Arms Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French Louis XIV style fireback with a coat of arms. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good and does not have cracks.  
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20th Century French Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Antique Louis XIV Pillars with Saint Andrew s Cross Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French fireback with a Saint Andrew's cross and two pillars of Hercules. Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on a cross in this shape. The cross is since then a s...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Large 17th Century French Fireplace Trammel or Hanger
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th century French Louis XIV period fireplace trammel made of wrought iron. The trammel was used for cooking to regulate the distance between th...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron

17th Century French Louis XIV Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th century French Louis XIV style andirons made of bronze and wrought iron. The condition is good. The andirons are fit for use in the fireplace.
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron, Bronze

French Louis XIV Style Arms of France Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French Royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe. It delivered kings for Spain (Navarra), France, both Sicilies and Parma....
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20th Century French Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Antique French Fireback / Backsplash with Pillars of Hercules, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XIV fireback with pillars of Hercules. The pillar refers to the club of Hercules, his favorite weapon. It symbolizes power. Since antiquity the ‘Pillars of Hercules’ are also the name of the promontories at both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar. Hence they also symbolize the frontier between the known and unknown world (Nec Plus Ultra, "nothing further beyond"), and later they also became symbols for the opposite, i.e. taking risks and confronting the unknown (Plus Ultra, ‘further beyond’). In the Spanish royal...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

17th Century French Louis XIV Coat of Arms Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 17th century French Louis XIV period fireback with an unknown coat of arms. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. It can be made black / pewter upon re...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

French Louis XIV Style Coat of Arms Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Louis XIV style fireback with an unknown coat of arms. The fireback is made of cast iron. It has a black / pewter patina. It is in a good condition and does not h...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

17th-18th Century French Louis XIV Saint Andrew s Cross Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 17th - 18th century French fireback with a Saint Andrew's cross and two pillars of Hercules. Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on a cross in this shape. The cross ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

17th-18th Century French Louis XIV Saint Andrew s Cross Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 17th-18th century French fireback with a Saint Andrew's cross and two pillars of Hercules. Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on a cross in this shape. The cross is...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Antique German Judgement of Solomon Fireback / Backsplash, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th century German Louis XIV period fireback with a Judgement of Solomon. A solomon judgment is in most cases a judgment in which none of the opposing parties have an advantage in t...
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17th Century German Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Antique Fireplace In Brown Belgian Marble Unique And Exceptional Rare 18Th Centu
Located in Beervelde, BE
This original Belgian beautiful antique chimney piece in Rochefort Abbey marble (Belgian Trappist Beer) is from the Louis XIV period, 18th century. It ...
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18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Antique French Louis XIV Fleur De Lys Fireback / Backsplash, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th century French Louis XIV period fireback with Fleur de Lys. Symbol for purity and aristocracy throughout Europe. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown pat...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

18th Century French Fireback / Backsplash Pillars with Medieval IHS Monogram
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century Louis XIV French fireback with pillars, IHS monogram, angels and the date of production 1734. The monogram IHS stands for Iesus Hominum Salvator (Jesus the Savior of ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

17th Century French Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th century French gridiron made of wrought iron. To prepare small pieces of meat quickly over the fire. Sometimes they were put in the fire or el...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron

French Bronze Louis XIV Andirons, 17th Century, with Marmosets
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
A pair of medium-sized 17th century French Louis XIV fire dogs made of polished bronze and wrought iron. The faces on the andirons are so-called marmosets. A marmoset is an ornamenta...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron, Bronze

19th Century Original Antique Fireplace Surround in Marble
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is an antique fireplace surround from the south of the Burgundy region. The marble was used in lots of historical landmarks. Measures: 121 cm EW 47.63 Inch 100 cm EH 39.37 Inch ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

Antique French Louis XIV Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th century French Louis XIV period fireplace basket - fire basket made of bronze and wrought iron. The total width of the front of the grate is 64.5 cm (25.4 inch). The basket is ...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron, Bronze

French Louis XIV Coat of France Fireback / Backsplash, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French Louis XIV period fireback with a coat of arms. The fireback has a / pewter patina. It is in a good condition and does not have cracks.
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

18th Century French Louis XIV Fireback / Backsplash with the Arms of France
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe. It delivered kings for Spain (Navarra), France, both Sicilies and Parma....
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

18th Century Grand French Original Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This original antique fireplace mantel in a bicolor Burgundy marble hard stone is very unique in proportions and carving details. A grand piece and never seen something similar in pe...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Antique French Arms of France and Navarre Fireback / Backsplash, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th century French Louis XIV fireback with the Arms of France and Navarre. Arms of the House of Bourbon from France, one of the major royal dynasties of Europe that produced mon...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

French Louis XV Arms of France Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XIV fireback with a coat of arms. The coat of arms is flanked by two Pillars of Hercules, which symbolize strength and the unknown. The date of pr...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

18th Century French Pillars of Hercules Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French fireback with two pillars of Hercules, a cross and the date of production 1737. The pillar refers to the club of Hercules, his favorite weapon. It symbolizes power. Since ant...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

19th Century French Louis XIV Style Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Louis XIV style fire dogs made of polished bronze and wrought iron. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron, Bronze

17th Century French Louis XIV Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th century French fireback .The fireback is from the Louis XIV period. It has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. The condition is good, no cracks. ...
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17th Century German Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

17th-18th Century Arms of Loraine Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th-18th century French Louis XIV fireback with the arms of Leopold I, Duke of Lorraine. The arms are surrounded by a chain of the Golden Fleece. The symbol of this order is a small...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

18th Century Pillars with Saint Andrew s Cross Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French fireback with pillars, the cross of Saint Andrew and the date of production 1732. Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on a cross in this sh...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

17th-18th Century French Louis XIV Saint Andrew s Cross Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 17th-18th century French fireback with a Saint Andrew's cross and two pillars of Hercules. Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on a cross in this shape. The cross is...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

18th Century French Fireback / Backsplash Pillars with Medieval IHS Monograms
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century Louis XIV French fireback with pillars, two IHS monograms, and the date of production 1741. The monogram IHS stands for Iesus Hominum Salvator (Jesus the Savior of Huma...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

18th Century French Louis XIV Saint Andrew s Cross Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th century French fireback with a Saint Andrew's cross and two pillars of Hercules. Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on a cross in this shape. The cross is sinc...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

French Riviera Style Limestone Fireplace Surround With Patina
Located in Beervelde, BE
18th century period fireplace surround in limestone. The patina is original from the multi-century layers. Authentic size and touch likely reflecting the light into the room. Measure...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

18th Century Country Bicolor Original Antique Fireplace Mantle
Located in Beervelde, BE
Bicolor marble stone fireplace surround with a country touch. Can be used in various interior design. Measures: 153 cm EW 60.23". 104 cm EW+ 40.94". 105 cm EH 40.94&quo...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

Antique French Louis XIV Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 17th century French Louis XIV andirons made of polished brass and wrought iron. The condition is good.    
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Brass, Wrought Iron

18th Century French Fireback / Backsplash Pillars with Medieval IHS Monograms
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century Louis XIV French fireback with pillars, three IHS monograms, and the date of production 1736. The monogram IHS stands for Iesus Hominum Salvator (Jesus the Savior of Hu...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

18th Century French Allegory of Love Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th century French fireback with an Allegory of Love. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. It is in a good condition and does not have cracks. This p...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

18th Century French Arms of Burgundy Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century fireback with coat of arms of Burgundy. Louis XIV period. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good, no cracks.  
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

French Louis XIV Period Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th century French Louis XIV andirons. The andirons are made of bronze and wrought iron. They have a typical Louis XIV design which was popular during the 17th century. In France th...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze, Wrought Iron

Small Antique French Louis XIV Fireplace In Sandstone 18th Century Period
Located in Beervelde, BE
Small Louis XIV period fireplace surround in limestone with beautiful patina. This reclaimed fireplace mantel has elegant jambs and is rare in its kind. It has some small artempo res...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Stone, Limestone, Sandstone

17th Century French Louis XIV Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 17th century French Louis XIV andirons made of bronze and wrought iron. The condition of the andirons is good. They are fit for use in the fireplace.
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze, Wrought Iron

French Pillars with Crosses Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century Louis XIV fireplace fireback with two pillars and three crosses. This product weighs more than 65 kg / 143 lbs. All our products that weigh 66 kg / 146 lbs or more are ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

19th Century French Arms of France Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French fireplace fireback with the arms of France. Louis XIV style. We have a unique and specialized collection of antique and used fireplace accessories consisting of ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

18th Century French Name Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French fireback with a name. Louis XIV period. The condition is good no cracks. The fireback has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. We ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

18th Century French Fleurs de Lys Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French fireback with fleurs de lys, a cross, and the date of production 1765. The fleurs de lys (lilies) were partially truncated after the French Revolution as fleurs de lys were u...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Magnificent French Coat of Arms Fireback / Backsplash, Dated 1720
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Magnificent fireback in excellent condition. The fireback is produced in 1720. The style if Louis XIV and it is from that period. This product weighs more than 65 kg / 143 lbs. All ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

18th Century French Fireback / Backsplash with Pillars of Hercules
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French fireback with Pillars of Hercules. The pillar refers to the club of Hercules, his favorite weapon. It symbolizes power. Since antiquity the ‘Pillars of Hercules’ ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Louis XIV Style Bolection Fire Surround
Located in Kent, Dover
A French, Louis XIV style bolection fire surround in cherry red Griotte marble. Can be reduced. Measures: 149cm wide x 122cm high x 113cm wide x 105cm high (opening)
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1830s French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Griotte Marble

Antique Fireplace Surround From Dijon In Luxury Corton Stone
Located in Beervelde, BE
Antique stone fireplace surround. This colourful fireplace was reclaimed from a french country style home in Dijon. The capital city of Burgundy. Timeless and unique small fireplace surround...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

19th Century Louis XIV Style French Honey Limestone Antique Fireplace Mantle
Located in Beervelde, BE
A small and nice French fireplace surround made out of Corton hard limestone, from Vougeot, A small village in Burgundy, France. Perfect for a cosy timeless chique interior. Measure...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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19th Century Belgian Rochefort Marble Original Antique Fireplace Mantle
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a typical Belgian vintage fireplace surround in Louis XIV style, 19th century. The marble is a Rochefort marble from the abbey the Rochefort. (well known for the Belgian Trap...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Monumental 18th Century Dutch Louis XIV Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
A large and imposing Dutch mantelpiece in beautiful Rouge Royal marble. This 18th century masterpiece was created for one of Amsterdam´s historical canal houses Subtle shaped and...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

19th Century Burgundy Honey Color Antique Fireplace Mantel
Located in Beervelde, BE
This Louis XIV style honey color burgundy hard stone with original patina fireplace surround marries very well with wood. Measures: 132 cm EW 51.96", 120 cm EH 47.24", ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

Buxy Stone Fireplace Surround Extra Large 18th Century
Located in Beervelde, BE
Large French fireplace surround in the famous Buxy stone. Buxy is a small village in the Beaujolais region. Unusual wide statement decor element from the 18th century. Dimensions: 19...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

19th Century Black Belgian Marble Original Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This one of a kind original antique fireplace mantle is one of a collection of four that was reclaimed out of a Brussels great Maison de Maître house. The mantle is executed in the bespoke Black Belgian Marble. This strong piece is a perfect fit also for modern and timeless contemporary interior design concepts especially when the room will host most expensive art...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Belgian Black Marble

18th Century Antique Fireplace Mantel
Located in Beervelde, BE
This antique fireplace surround in Burgundy reddish marble stone has a naive rustic touch. Waxing can make this piece having a richer look, more to porfire. The legs are very elegant...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Pair of Large French 18th Century Louis XIV Brass Andirons
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A striking pair of large-scale French 18th century Louis XIV brass andirons. Crowned with flickering flame finials, these larger than life andirons are not only bold and commanding, ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Fireplace Mantel with Trumeau
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Very nice warm colored antique French Louis XIV from the 18th century. The monumental trumeau mantel came from a modest Chateau in the middle of France, during the end of the 19th...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

19th Century Fine Hard Limestone Antique Fireplace Surround for Cosy Interior
Located in Beervelde, BE
Warm color hard stone vintage French fireplace mantel from the city of Beaune in the Louis XIV manner of the 19th century. This is a perfect piece to create a cosy corner. The back c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

Small 17th French Country Louis XIV Period Antique Fireplace Mantel
Located in Beervelde, BE
This vintage fireplace surround was salvaged from under a window. The mantle is very nice with some original patina remaining. It has a nice simple country look. Suitable for a small...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

Louis Xiv building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XIV 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 metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XIV building and garden elements made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Netherlands 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 and Jean-Charles Moreux. 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 $212 and tops out at $311,102 while the average work can sell for $2,080.

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