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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
Grey Marble Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Happy to offer this wonderful French Louis XVI in grey marble. The shallowness and subtle decoration make this mantel suitable for a variety of applications. The rectangular tops...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Large French Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
A very nice proportioned beige colored Louis XVI fireplace mantel from France. Rectangular profiled shelf sit above a panelled frieze centred by a red marble elliptical inlay with o...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Elegant Mid-19th Century Stamped Gilt Bronze Andirons, France, Around 1850
Located in Brussels, BE
Fine gilt bronze andirons both stamped "Sechers -Castelle" and the number 754. France around 1850.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Grand Louis XVI Period French Vintage Stone Fireplace
Located in Beervelde, BE
Exceptionally grand 18th century period fireplace surround. The structure of this stone out of the French Ardêche area is so special that it is fit for a high-end interior design. ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone, Marble

Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI gold bronze fire screen, circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Antique French Country Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
A French country in limestone original antique fireplace mantle. It has remains of the original patina. The Greek key carving is from The Louis XVI period, 18th century. The shelf ca...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Antique Marble Fireplace Surround Carrara Marble Louis XVI 19th Century
Located in Made, NL
Very exclusive mantel of Carrara marble from Italy! A beautifully decorated fireplace in the style of Louis XVI with various ornaments in the front part of the fireplace and on the l...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Louis XVI Fireplace in Carrara Marble
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Carrara marble fireplace, early 19th century fireplace dimensions: 96 x 141cm.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Fireplace Screen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu fireplace screen. The screen is raised by four elegant scrolled feet with richly chased large acanthus leaves. T...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Ormolu

Perfect Petite Antique Fireplace Mantel in White Marble
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Perfect Petite Antique Fireplace Mantel in White Marble. Very exited to offer this unique little gem, perfect proportioned French Louis XVI fireplace mantel in beautiful Carrara white marble. A very nice trick stepped and profiled topshelf sits above a slightly curved frieze with a finely carved central foliate paterae flanked by the split paneled frieze. The paterae endblocks are of the same acanthus form, and are supported by curved, angled and fluted jambs, which rest on rounded plain footblocks. Left from corner of the topshelf shows some minor discoloration. Very nice and small decorative piece, second pictures shows it size and potential. The interior dimensions are: Height: 24.40 in. (62 cm) Width: 32.28 in. (82cm) This mantel is ready to be packed, shipped and adorned. Would make the ultimate (small) bedroom mantel...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Fireplace Louis XVI Style Marble Campan
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Campan marble fireplace Louis XVI style interior dimensions: 101x 85cm.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. Giltwood Pedestal Columns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most elegant pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated and giltwood pedestal columns. Each pedestal is raised by its original concealed casters with an eleg...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood, Giltwood

Monumental Black Marble Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Monumental black marble Louis XVI fireplace mantel Very impressive 19th century Louis XVI fireplace mantel in Belgian black marble....
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Belgian Black 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

Louis XVI Mahogany Jardiniere 'Planter', Attributed to Canabas
By Joseph Canabas
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular moulded surround with a zinc liner with a pierced ormolu gallery, above a panelled frieze with a fluted edge, with later handles to the side, raised on turned taperin...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Adjustable Bronze Fireplace Fender
Located in Sofia, BG
French mid-19th century Louis XVI style adjustable bronze fire fender with rich decoration. France, circa 1870.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

19th Century Monumental Black Marble Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Made, NL
Monumental Louis XVI black marble mantle in excellent condition. A true masterpiece. The carving is of such a high quality showing the true art of ...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Belgian Black Marble

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze and Ormolu Cherub Busts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and ormolu cherub bust on their original Coquiller de Bilbao marble ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century, French Bronze Planter or Gueridon
Located in IT
19th century, French bronze planter or Gueridon Measures: cm W 56 x maximum diameter 51 x H 90. H on the floor of the wide 81 cm This refined planter was made in France towards the end of the nineteenth century in the style of «Retour d'Egypte». It consists of a tripod structure in finely chiselled gilded bronze and lacquered in tones. Each leg originates with scroll decorations and phytomorphic elements with golden details, supported by a sphinx with hairstyle, tail and golden wings. This sits on a curvilinear and wavy element decorated with golden ramage and a man’s head with a long beard of classic taste. The legs end with an injured foot and rest on a tripartite base that connects them. In the middle of each leg there is a bronze junction with curls and volutes that converges towards the others in the center, where a vertical element contributes to the momentum and gracefulness of the whole. The basin of the planter is in lacquered tin, with gold edges and reserves. The rising part of the tub has some holes that allow the breathability of the space. This tripod is inspired, with variations, to a famous model of the brothers Luigi and Antonio Manfredini, active in Milan at the beginning of the nineteenth century, financed by the viceroy of Italy Eugenio de Beauharnais, adopted son of Napoleon Bonaparte, for the opening of the real manufacture of Eugenia. The Retour d'Egypte style was widely echoed in France and Europe and originated from General Bonaparte’s military campaign in Egypt in 1799. The fashion of the Egyptians had already in Italy found a previous interpreter in the engraver Giovan Battista Piranesi, but the vast diffusion that also had in the furniture the Egyptian ornament...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Metal, Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique French Louis XVI fireplace Mantel A nice wide and decorative French Louis XVI executed in grey Saint Anne marble with Carr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Antique Louis XVI Style Fireplace Mantle in Blue Turquin & Statuary Marbles
Located in London, GB
A 19th century Louis XVI style chimney piece of blue turquin and white statuary marbles. The white frieze with a central vase of flowers flanked by suspen...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone, Marble, Statuary Marble

Vintage French Louis XVI Style Carved Ribbon Drape Wooden Column Pedestal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XVI style carved ribbon and drape wooden 39" column pedestal. Item features a ribbon and drape design, green painted finish, rectangular shape, great style and f...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

Antique French Louis XVI Bronze D'Ore Chenet Andirons, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Magnificent Antique French Louis XVI Bronze D'Ore Chenet Andirons, Circa 1880.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

19th Century Fireplace of Belgian Bluestone in Style of Louis XVI
Located in Made, NL
Beautifully decorated fireplace of Belgian bluestone from the 19th century with a width of no less than 208 cm. This fireplace is in the style of Louis XVI. A beautiful striking fire...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Other

Pair of Louis XVI Style French Gilt Bronze Lyre Chenets/Andirons, Signed V.B.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Louis XVI style French gilt bronze Lyre chenets/andirons, Signed V.B. France, Circa 1890s A fine pair of Louis XVI Neoclassical style Chenets/Andirons, Each one with fine...
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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 And Marble Pedestal Columns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most impressive Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara and Vert Maurin marble pedestal columns. Each column is raised by an elegant and unique stepped mottle...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Vert Patricia Marble Pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert Patricia marble pedestal. The pedestal is raised by an octagonal base below a circular mottled socle pedestal. The central support d...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Antique Dalle De Bourgogne, Reclaimed Flooring, From France, Age 17th Century
Located in Forte Dei Marmi, IT
Antique Dalle De Bourgogne, Reclaimed Limestone Flooring, From France, Age 17th Century Antique Dalle de Bourgogne, ( Rare )French stone flooring, Opus Roman, 17th century.Great Stock of Antique Dalle de Bourgogne, cut to 5 cm thickness ( 2 inc ) Large Random Size, Reclaimed from French farm Houses, Vintage Stone Floors, Antique Dalle de Bourgogne, Antique Stone Flooring...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

19th Century Louis XVI Lion Paw Fireplace Mantel, French circa 1850
Located in London, GB
An Antique Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel finely carved in elegantly veined light green Campan marble, with richly carved Lion Paw feet, acanthus leaf scrolled tops and sided, French Cir...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Louis XVI Style Fireplace in Antique Red Marble, France, circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI style fireplace in antique red marble, hearth dimensions: 81 x 93 cm.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Pair of French Louis XVI Gilt Columns
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI gilt swirl column pedestals.  
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Giltwood

Louis XVI Style Bronze Fender
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI style bronze fender cast with ignipotent putti. French, circa 1860.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

French Empire Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mottled Marble & Satinwood Pedestals, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
An elegant pair French 19th century Empire style ormolu mounted with marble top inset and 4 side corner mounted veined green marble columns over conforming tapered base and fine chis...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Fireback Displaying Venus, Goddess of Love Beauty and Fertility
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Beautifully detailed cast iron fireback showing Venus the Goddess of love, beauty and fertility. This fireback is in great condition, to be used an ...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Antique French Limestone Floors "Dalle De Bourgogne" 17th Century
Located in Forte Dei Marmi, IT
We have available the best Stock of Authentic Reclaimed French Stone Flooring, famous "Dalle de Bourgogne",age 15th - 16th - 17th Century ( 5 and 3 cm thick ) 1,2 and 2 inc. Large Op...
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Early 17th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

Pair of Andirons with Lions in Gilded and Chiseled Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Large pair of gilt and finely chiselled bronze andirons in the Louis XVI style. They are surmounted by laying lions on a drape decorated with trimmings facing fire pots...
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1850s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Louis XVI Antique Regency Chimneypiece in Griotte Rouge Marble
Located in London, GB
Louis Xvi Antique Regency Chimneypiece in Griotte Rouge Marble External width: 57? – 144.7 cm External height 42” – 106.6 cm Depth 12 3/4? – ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Griotte Marble

Louis XVI Style Chimney Mantelpiece, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful Louis XVI-inspired chimney mantelpiece, made in white "Carrara" marble. The molded lintel is decorated with a central flower motif, and square rosettes on the sides. The ru...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Carrara Marble

19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Bronze Dore Urn Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze dore urn and festoon andirons with small urn at one end with ring handles. (PRICED AS PAIR).  
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze, Iron

Louis XVI Painted Tole Lavabo
Located in Essex, MA
Urn form with a ball finial with domed cover flanked by scrolled handles, square base with brass spigot.
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1760s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Tin

19th Century Fireplace in Style of Louis XVI of Blue Fleuri Marble
Located in Made, NL
A beautiful 19th century Blue Fleuri marble fireplace in the style of Louis XVI. A straight model with many fluting in the front part and continuous on the legs! The dimensions are a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Rosso Levanto Andirons
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Rosso Levanto andirons. Each andiron is raised by ormolu topie shaped legs below the rectangular base w...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Ormolu

Elegant Louis Xvi Style Fireplace Surround, French, Mid 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An Elegant Louis Xvi Style Fireplace Surround, Finely Carved In White And Pink Marble, Adorned With Scrolling Foliate And Floral Ormolu Decoratio...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble, Brass

Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze Lyre Form Andirons/Chennets
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of antique Louis XVI style French dore bronze lyre form Andirons/Chennets. Each is exceptionally cast, hand-chased, and chiseled with great precision and quality. The...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Architectural Corinthian Columns, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style carved walnut and gilt-cast Gesso Architectural Corinthian columns. The slender carved walnut column resting on a square plin...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Gesso, Walnut

Set of Louis XVI Style Bronze Chenets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish set of Louis XVI revival bronze chenets date to the latter part of the 19th century. Note: On each Chenet one of the bronze mounting screws is a darker patinated colo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

Antique French Double Interior Doors
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique French double doors, newly painted light grey, though made in the 19th century, the paneling is elaborate in the neoclassical style of the late 18th century. Wonderful French Cremone hardware...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Metal

Reclaimed "Dalles de Bourgogne" Stone Flooring 17th Century
Located in Forte Dei Marmi, IT
Antique Reclaimed Dalles de Bourgogne Recycled Stone Flooring, Excellent Condition, Perfectly and Restored , reduced thickness of 2 inch ( 5 cm ) , ready to be mounted, Stock For...
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Mid-17th Century European Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Stone

French Louis XVI Style Fireplace Mantel, 19th Century
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
A very nice and decorative French Louis VI Fireplace mantel in soft toned limestone. The mantel has a lovely rectangular and profiled top shelf above a panel...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

Antique Reclaimed stone floors, Antique dalle de Bourgogne limestone flooring
Located in Forte Dei Marmi, IT
Antique Dalle De Bourgogne, Reclaimed Limestone Flooring, From France, Age 17th Century Antique Dalle de Bourgogne, ( Rare )French stone flooring, Opus Roman, 17th century.Great Stock of Antique Dalle de Bourgogne, cut to 3 cm thickness ( 1.2 inc ) Large Random Size, Reclaimed from French farm Houses, Vintage Stone Floors, Antique Dalle de Bourgogne, Antique Stone Flooring...
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1850s European Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Limestone

18th Century Pair of Tall Louis XVI Style Doors
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Set of two 18th century tall doors in pine. The given dimensions are for each door. Together the two doors are 92cm / 36 inches wide. Please note! Because S...
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1790s Swedish Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Pine

Pair of Louis XVI Style Campana Urns on Pedestals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish pair of hand-carved wood campara urns on stands date to the 1930s and were acquired from a home decorated by the iconic interior designer and antiuqe dealer John Regas. ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

Italian Wood Pedestal
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Mid-century Italian gold painted finish wooden pedestal in the style of Louis XVI.
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1960s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Wood

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Onyx, Ormolu, and Cloisonné Pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. onyx, ormolu, and Cloisonné pedestal. The column is raised by a square base wi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Onyx, Ormolu

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

Exclusive Portoro Marble Black and Gold Antique Louis XVI Fireplace
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Very Exclusive circulation fireplace executed in Portoro marble. This unique fireplace exudes luxury and grandeur. Not only the overwhelming luxury stone type but also the beautifull...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Marble

Louis XVI Style Bronze Dore Chenets with Urn, Swag, & Ram’s Head Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XVI style bronze dore chenets with urn, swag & Ram’s head detail, 19th century.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements

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Bronze

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

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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