Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
LOUIS XV STYLE
The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.
Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.
Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.
During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.
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Style: Louis XV
Pair of French Early 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Andirons
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality true pair of French early 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu andirons. Each andiron is raised by beautiful and most decorative scrolled movements with captivating foliat...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
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Ormolu
19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Poker
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century English Victorian fireplace tongs made of wrought iron and polished brass.
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19th Century British Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Period Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV period fireback. The date of production, 1759, is cast in the fireback.
The fireback has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pew...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV
Arms of France
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynast...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs, 18th Century Period
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good. Style: Louis XV Period.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French fireplace grate. It consists of Louis XV period andirons made of wrought iron and a recently forged grate. The condition is good.
The total width at the front is...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian Period Louis XV Two-Winged Chapel Gate in Carved Walnut
Located in Milano, MI
Carved Wooden Gate Of The 1700s By Bottega Lombarda With Two Doors from a church altar carved and pierced with floral motifs with pomegranates and sunflowers. Rare Lombard balustrad...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Nutwood
French Louis XV 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 XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Early 19th Century French Firedogs or Andirons
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Style andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons are in good condition and are fully functional.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th-19th Century Dutch Fire Tongs, Louis XV Period
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th-19th century Dutch fireplace tongs made of wrought iron. The tongs are in good condition and fit for use in the fireplace. Louis XV Style.
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Flower Basket Fireback, France, 18th Century, Louis XV Period
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Heavy 18th century French Louis XV Period fireback with a flower basket.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black/pewter color. It is in good condition and does not have c...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of French Rococo Style Gilt Bronze and Iron Firedogs, Early 20th Century
Located in Barntrup, DE
A pair of antique Louis XV or Rococo style firedogs made of gilt bronze and iron, France, circa the 1910s.
These marvelous firedogs or andirons feature gilt bronze construction of t...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Pair of Louis XV style wrought iron plant stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A decorative pair of Louis XV-style wrought iron planters, richly adorned with hand-forged scrolls, acanthus leaves, and floral motifs. The craftsmanship showcases the elegance and f...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
$2,950 / set
Antique French
Adoration of the Magi
Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV period fireback with the three magi in adoration of the child Jezus.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. It is in a good ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
A 19th Century Rococo Chimneypiece in Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
An elaborate 19th century Rococo chimneypiece in Louis XV style with an elegant, moulded shelf. The fine asymmetric serpentine frieze presents a central cartouche in the shape of a s...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Statuary Marble
17th-18th Century French Louis XV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th - 18th Century French Louis XV rotating gridiron made of wrought iron. It was used to prepare small pieces of meat quickly over the fire. Sometimes they were put in the fire or ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Louis XV Siren Fire Dogs Wrought Iron Andirons, France, 18th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of andchers or andirons wrought iron and golden bronze.
Fire dogs in the style said "Marmousets"
This pair of andirons, which was made in the 18th century.
Good antique conditio...
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Louis XV Period
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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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Louis XV Period Blow Poker, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century, French Louis XV period blow poker. The blow poke is made of wrought iron and brass. It is in a good working condition.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Period Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV Period fireback with floral decorations.
The fireback has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black/pewter colored at no extra cost. The...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century Antique Dutch Polished Copper Firewood Basket
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century Dutch log basket. The firewood basket is made of polished copper with polished brass and has a wrought iron handle. Also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well ...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Copper, Wrought Iron
18th Century French Fireplace Trammel or Hanger
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV fireplace trammel made of wrought iron.
The trammel was used for cooking to regulate the distance between the pot an...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French firedogs, andirons made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Louis XV
Arms of France
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynast...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century Louis XV Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Very nice Louis XV Limestone Fireplace Mantel, dating from the 18th century.
Inside dimensions : 120cm wide & 95cm high
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Alluring 18th Century Dutch Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Alluring 18th century Dutch Louis XV fireplace mantel.
Very pleased to offer this alluring Dutch Louis XV fireplace mantel in striking Arabescato mar...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble, Marble
French Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, Louis XV Period, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
No description available
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Louis XV Style Soft Rouge Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Southall, GB
19th century Louis XV style beautiful fireplace sculpted in a soft colored Rouge Royal marble. The finely carved shelf rests on a serpentine front, with a rocaille shell framed by fl...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Rustic French Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV Period fireplace tool set. The fire irons are made of wrought iron. They are in a good condition and fully functional.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French
John the Baptist
Fireback
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French Louis XV period fireplace fireback with John the Baptist.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. The f...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Period Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV Period andirons. The andirons are made of wrought iron and are beautifully forged and carved. They have spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Louis XV
Scylla and Charybdis
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV fireback.
In Greek mythology, the "Scylla and Charybdis" myth recounts the challenges faced by sailors. Scylla, a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Period Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV Period andirons. The andirons are made of wrought iron and are beautifully forged and carved. They have spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Louis XV Style Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century Louis XV Style fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. It can be made black / pewter upon request at no extra costs. It is in a good conditi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Period Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV Period fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request, it can be made black/pewter colored with stove polish a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Period
Arms of France
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV Period fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Louis XV Jardinière Stand With Vernis Martin Panels, Ormolu, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Louis XV-style ormolu-mounted jardinière pedestal, crafted in the early 20th century with exquisite attention to decorative detail. This refined piece features four hand-painted Ve...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$2,922 Sale Price
20% Off
Decorative French Andirons or Firedogs, Louis XV Period
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautifully crafted 18th Century, French Louis XV period fire dogs made of wrought iron. They are in a good condition.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Louis XV Period Fireplace Log Grate, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV period fireplace grate. The holders are made of wrought iron. The grate is in good condition and is fully functional.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Fireplace Mantel
Located in Made, NL
Authentic French Louis XV Fireplace Mantel – 19th Century
This magnificent French Louis XV fireplace mantel is a fine example of 19th-century craftsmanship. Made from French limesto...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
$14,883
Antique Fireback / Backsplash Showing the Goddess Diana Bathing
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Lovely French cast iron Louis XV / Rococo fireback showing Goddess Diana bathing.
Diana is the Goddess of modest hunting, she only kills what she can ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$576 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century French Louis XV
Pillars of Hercules
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV period fireback with two pillars of Hercules topped with Fleurs de Lys and a floral decoration. The pillars stand for strength and the unknown. They refe...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Late 18th or Early 19th Century Dutch Fireplace Tools of Fire Tools
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Late 18th or early 19th century Dutch fireplace tool set. It is made of wrought iron and polished brass. The tool set is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Louis XV Period Fire Andirons, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th Century French Louis XV Period andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons are in good condition and are fully functional.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Dutch Fire Tongs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 19th-century Dutch fireplace tongs made of wrought iron, with a polished brass top. The tongs are in good condition and fit for use in the fireplace.
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rustic French Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, Early 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV Period fireplace tool set. The fire irons are made of wrought iron. They are in good condition and fully functional.
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large French 18th Century Louis XV Period Trivet
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV period trivet.
It is used for heating up a pan or to keep it warm in front of the fire. In a good working condition.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th - 19th Century French Fireplace Chimney Crane
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th-19th century French fireplace crane made of wrought iron. The crane is still functional for cooking in the fireplace.
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Period
Religious Theme
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV period fireback with a religious theme. The fireback is also decorated with two pillars of Hercules. The pillars stand for strength and the unknown. The ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Period Manual Roasting Jack
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Functional and beautiful 18th Century French Louis XV Period roasting jack made of wrought iron and a wooden handle. It is used for cooking in a kitchen fireplace. The condition is g...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
20th Century French Louis XV Style Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th Century French Louis XV Style Fireback / Backsplash with a natural brown patina. Upon request, it can be made black/pewter colored at no extra cost. The fireback is in good cond...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Fireplace In Black Marble From Belgium And Gray From The Ardennes, XVIIIth
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Large castle fireplace in black Mazi and gray Ardennes marble. Shelf ends reported. fireplace dimensions 111x 181cm
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Beechwood Fireplace Mantel - 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb 19th-century beechwood fireplace mantel louis XV style
This mantel stands out by its beautiful patina and blond color, which is unusual and very elegant.
The two uprights an...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style
Arms of France
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 20th-century French Louis XV Style fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major ...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
20th Century French Louis XV Style Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Louis XV style fireback / backsplash.
The fireback has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter colored at no extra cost. The fireback...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV
Arms of France
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynast...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis XV Period
Flower Baskets
Fireback / Backsplash, 18th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th Century French Louis XV Period fireback with flower baskets. The date of production, 1779, is also cast in the fireback
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis XV Style
Apollo with Lyre
Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French fireback with the god Apollo driving horses. God of light, sun, truth, prophecy, music, joy and horses. Also the saving God, both in emergency caused by an epidem...
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Period
The Vintage
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French fireback symbolizing the Vintage. The style of the fireback is Louis XV and it is from that period.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown pa...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th C. French Wrought Iron Louis XV Fireplace Tool Set
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th Century French Louis XV companion set. The tool set consists of thongs and shovel. Made of wrought iron. It is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Louis Xv building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV 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 XV 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 Bouhon Frères, Frédéric - Eugène Piat, Joseph Reynés I Gurgui, and François Linke. 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 $158 and tops out at $845,000 while the average work can sell for $4,555.
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