FRENCH, LOUIS XVI, EMPIRE ANTIQUE FIREPLACES

Antique French fireplaces, chimneypieces and mantels including examples from the Directoire, French Louis XVI, and French Empire periods in marble, limestone and wood.

  • Stock: 9910

    A very small Louis XVI cheminee in light green Campan marble with a fluted bow fronted frieze, flanked by rectangular carved floral paterae over fluted jambs. French mid 19th century.

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    Width Height Depth
    External 35 38"
    90 cms
    39 58"
    100.5 cms
    11"
    28 cms
    Internal 23 316"
    59 cms
    34 14"
    87 cms
  • Stock: 9022

    A superbly carved Louis XVI fireplace in Carrara marble, the very sharp detail of four types of flowers on the frieze with pearl bead border, high relief floral central cartouche, and endblock paterae over rope-twist around the opening, the pretty scrolled jambs descending into very delicate florally decorated bottom scrolls.
    French early 19th century.

    Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.

    Width Height Depth
    External 58 14"
    148 cms
    42 12"
    108 cms
    17 18"
    43.5 cms
    Internal 40 58"
    103 cms
    32 18"
    81.5 cms
  • Stock: 8861

    A large Louis XVI cheminee in Carrara Grigio Curva marble. The moulded
    breakfronted shelf over the frieze which is decorated with gilt bronze
    floral decoration and rectangular floral paterae either side over console jambs richly decorated with acanthus leaf over descending laurel leaf
    and berry decoration.
    French mid 19th century.

    Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.

    width height depth
    External 67 18"
    170.5 cms
    43 14"
    110 cms
    15"
    38.2 cms
    Internal 47 1316"
    121.5 cms
    33 12"
    85 cms
  • Stock: 8839

    A very intricately carved Louis XVI chimneypiece in statuary marble with guilloche florally carved frieze decoration, centred by a shield cartouche, over acanthus scrolled brackets , with descending floral and pearl decoration on the jambs. Panelled side returns under a breakfronted shelf.
    French 19th century.

    Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.

    Width Height Depth
    External 66 18"
    168 cms
    43 1116"
    111 cms
    19 14"
    49 cms
    Internal 45 14"
    115 cms
    34 58"
    88 cms
  • Stock: 7844

    PIERRE GOUTHIERE BRONZE SATYRS : A remarkable Louis XVI antique mantle in white Statuary marble with bronze & gilt-bronze adornment. The bronze female satyrs attributed to Pierre Gouthiere (Maitre, 1758) after the model by Jean-Joseph Foucou, each satyress is lion-skin draped, gilded vine leaf crowned, with ivy leaves around the waist & is carrying a cymbal and a tambourine. The frieze with gilt bronze scrolled floral decoration centered by a mask of Bacchus.

    Provenance: Removed from 1 Connaught Place, London, headquarter’s of the Schweppes Company previously known as Marble Arch House, built in 1807 as the town house of Princess Caroline of Brunswick, tempestuous wife of the Prince Regent, later George IV. Similar examples in the Royal Closet at Buckingham Palace, The Throne Room at Carlton House and another at present in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Frick Collection New York and the Hotel Masseran in Paris...See images below..
    French, circa 1800.

    Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.

    width height depth
    external 68 316"
    173.3 cms
    46"
    116.8 cms
    20 18"
    51 cms
    internal 43 78"
    111.5 cms
    34 12"
    87.6 cms
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The Regency era (1790-1820) was seen as the period of undiluted pleasure seeking and opulence and was characterised by distinctive trends in architecture, literature, fashions and culture which is apparent in the intricate design of Antique Regency fireplaces and Regency chimneypieces.

Our collection of Antique Regency, Empire and Louis XVI fireplaces, whether you’re looking for a statement piece or adding Regency décor,  would fit in well with most modern room designs.