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
Antique French Louis XV Fire Andirons, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th Century French Louis XV period andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons have spit hooks on which a spit can be put for cooking. The andirons are in a good condition and are ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
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
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Wrought Iron
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
19th Century French Iron Fireplace Plaque with Putti, Vertical Orientation
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This 19th century iron fireplace back channels a Classic romantic motif featuring putti with scrolling filigree in asymmetrical decoration. One putti carries a staff with two serpents...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Fireback / Backsplash with the Goddess Venus, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV fireback of Venus with her mirror and torch of Hestia.
Goddess of love, beauty and fertility. The torch is the symbol of Hestia, goddess of fire and mor...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Large French Fireback / Backsplash with Pillars and IHS Monogram, Dated 1780
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
The medieval IHS monogram stands for Iesus Hominum Salvator (Jezus the Savior of Humanity) or In Hoc Signo (In this sign will you win). The pillars stand for the club of Hercules and...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis XV Iron Andirons, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition and are fully functional.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Louis XV Arms of France Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV fireback with the arms of France. Coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe. It delive...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Fireback / Backsplash with Pillars and Fleur De Lys
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th Century French Louis XV fireback with pillars and a Fleur de Lys. The Fleur de Lys (French Lily) symbolized royalty and aristocracy throughout Europe. The pillars stand for the ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th-19th Century French
Abduction of Ganymede
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th-19th century French Louis XV fireback depicting the abduction of Ganymede.
Ganymede was the son of King Tros, the founder of Troy, and the shepherd of his father's cattle. H...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th-19th Century Dutch Fire Tongs, Pince
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th-19th century Dutch fireplace tongs made of wrought iron, with a polished brass handle. 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
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV andirons. The andirons are made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Louis XV Iron Fireplace Tools
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Antique 18th century French Louis XV period fireside companion set. The tool set consists of tongs, shovel and poker. Made of wrought iron. It is in a good condition and is fully fun...
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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
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Companion Set
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Antique 18th century French Louis XV period fireside companion set. The tool set consists of tongs 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
Hand Forged French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Louis XV, and they are from that period. They are in a good condition.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV andirons. The andirons are made of wrought iron. 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
Antique Dutch Louis XV
Rural Scene
Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century Dutch fireback with a rural scene. 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 patina. U...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Dutch Fireplace Tool Set, Fire Tools, 18th-19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th-19th century Dutch Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of a hanger and three different skimmers. Two skimmers are made of brass entirely and one skimmer is made of brass with...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Copper, Wrought Iron
Large French Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Large 18th century French Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of fireplace tongs and a shovel. The fire irons are made of wrought iron. They are in a good condition and are fully ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of fireplace tongs and a shovel. The fire irons are made of wrought iron. They are in a good condition and are fully functi...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Fireback / Backsplash
Pillars with Medieval IHS Monogram
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century Louis XV French fireback with pillars of Hercules, an IHS monogram, and the date of production 1780.
The monogram IHS stands for Iesus Hominum Salvator (Jesus the Savio...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Dutch Fireplace Tool Set, Fire Tools, 18th-19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th-19th century Dutch Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of a hanger and four fire irons and kitchen tools. From left to right is included a brass strainer with a wrought iron and wooden handle, a brass trivet, brass tongs...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique French Louis XV Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV period fireplace basket, fire basket made of wrought iron. The basket 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
18th Century French Louis XV
Cupid
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th Century French Louis XV period fireback with a cupid. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. The condition...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis XV
Pillars of Hercules
Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV fireback with two Pillars of Hercules. The pillar refers to the club of Hercules and symbolizes strength and the unknown. The date of production, 1780, i...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis XV
Pillars of Hercules
Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV fireback with two Pillars of Hercules. The pillar refers to the club of Hercules and symbolizes strength and the unknown.
The fireback has a natural ...
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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
18th century French Louis XV fireback with two pillars of Hercules decorated with flower pots and the arms of France. The date of production, 1780, is also cast in the fireback. This...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Louis XV style fireplace in Carrara marble, circa 1980
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in Carrara marble, circa 1980
hearth dimensions: 84 x 105 cm
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
18th Century Dutch Log Basket or Log Holder
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century Dutch log bin firewood bucket with lid made of polished brass. Dutch brass kettle, also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well and cook over an open fire. The c...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique Fireback / Backsplash Showing Poseidon
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Lovely tall and decorative fireback with a depiction of Poseidon holding trident, the sea, four horses and cherubs holding trumpet.
Bottom is rough and has a repair, overall great...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis XV Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of fireplace tongs, a poker and a shovel. The fire irons are made of wrought iron. They are in a good condition and are ful...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Louis XV Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of fireplace tongs and a shovel. The fire irons are made of wrought iron. They are in a good condition and are fully functi...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Original 18th century French Louis XV firedogs made of cast iron. The condition is good.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$677 / set
18th Century French
Pillars with IHS Monogram
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French fireback with two pillars, the IHS monogram and the names of the couple who had the fireback casted. The medieval IHS monogram stands for Iesus Hominum Salvator (...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French
Pillars with Saint Andrew
s Cross
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV fireback with two pillars, a cross, and the date of production 1738. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and symbolize strength and the unknown. Th...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Fireplace Mantel in Rouge Royal Marble
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
This exquisite and large Belgian chateau fireplace is executed in gorgeous Rouge Royal, Louis XV style.
18th century.
Opening measurements: 40 x 58....
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18th Century and Earlier Belgian Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Fireback / Backsplash
Pillars with Flower Vases
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century Louis XV French fireback with pillars, flower vases and the date of production 1797. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and stand for strength and the unknown.
...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French
Marriage
Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French fireback produced in honor of the marriage of G and M. The fireback is furthermore decorated with two pillars of Hercules. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and stand ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Andirons - Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful and decorative andirons with female front. Louis XV period. Made of cast iron. They are in a good condition.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$445 / set
19th Century French
Marie Leszczyńska
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Louis XV style fireback with Marie Leszczynska, queen of France and wife of king Louis XV. The fireback is made of cast iron and ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis XV
Coat of Arms Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV fireback with an unknown coat of arms. The coat of arms is flanked by two Pillars of Hercules, which symbolize strength and the unknown. The da...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Impressive Antique French Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Beautiful soft toned sandstone Louis XV fireplace mantel from mid- France.
Subtle decorated frieze combined with perfectly executed elegant swooping lines make this 18th century mas...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Sandstone
18th Century French Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV period andirons made of wrought iron. The fire dogs 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
Iron
$350 / set
Antique Dutch Fireplace Tool Set, Fire Tools, 18th-19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th-19th century Dutch Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of a hanger and five fire irons and kitchen tools. From left to right is included a brass ladle with a wrought iron handle, a wrought iron spoon, a wrought iron ladle, brass tongs, and a brass skimmer...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Copper, Wrought Iron
French Louis XV
Arms of France
Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
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
18th Century French
Zeus and Leda
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV fireback with Zeus transforming himself into a swan to seduce the beautiful Leda.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. T...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV andirons. The andirons are made of cast iron. They have a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis XV
Pillars of Hercules
Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV fireback with two Pillars of Hercules. The pillar refers to the club of Hercules, his favorite weapon. It symbolizes power. Since antiquity the ‘Pillars ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th-19th Century French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th-19th century French Louis XV andirons made of wrought iron. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Impressive Carved Wood Mantel And Trumeau With Yellow Sienna Marble Accents
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Impressive Carved Wood Mantel And Trumeau With Yellow Sienna Marble Accents
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20th Century French Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV 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
Magnificent 18th C. Fireback / Backsplash with Five Coats of Arms of France
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century fireback coats of arms of France. Each coat of arms has a crown and three Fleurs-de-Lys, all indicating royalty. The design of the coats of ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV 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
19th Century French Walnut Door
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century Louis XV style walnut door from the Loire Valley. This two sided interior door is made of thick planks of solid walnut with hand carved scroll decoration typical of th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
18th Century Dutch Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century Dutch fireplace basket - fire grate made of wrought iron. Louis XV period. The condition of the grate is good.
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV fire dogs made of cast iron. The andirons have a natural brown patina. Upon request they can be made black. The condition of the andirons is good.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$326 / set
Regency fireplace in Rance marble, 18th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Regency fireplace in Rance marble, 18th century
dimensions du foyer : 92 x 145 cm
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
$8,314 / item
Italian Louis XV Style Gilt
White Painted Metal And Marble Top Pedestal
Located in Germantown, MD
An Italian Louis XV Style Gilt & White Painted Metal And Marble Top Pedestal for your consideration. Meaures 12" in diameter and stands 34" tall.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
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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