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Courting Flute

Lovely Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted German K.P.M. Porcelain Desk
By KPM Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
with porcelain plaques painted with scenes of courting couples, the upper section with a central
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Antique Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

A finely three pieces gilt bronze mounted Sevres style vase and center pieces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
yellow reserve depicting a courting couple in the manner of Watteau famed fete galante.The coupe is
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Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Garniture

Materials

Bronze

Pair 19th C. French Paint and Gilt Decorated Fauteuils
Located in Bridgeport, CT
tapering fluted cylindrical legs. Upholstered in fine pale tone petit point featuring a courting couple in
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Antique Late 19th Century Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Wool

Pair of French 19th-20th Century Baroque Style Carved Thrones Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
throne armchairs with raised carved armrests and fluted conjoint legs. The tapestries each depicting
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Antique 1890s French Baroque Armchairs

Materials

Wool, Walnut

Fine Louis XVI Revival Console Table by Harry & Lou Epstein
By Harry & Lou Epstein Furniture Co, (After) Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Located in Forney, TX
and chiseled gilt bronze mounts and eleven Sevres style hand painted medallions depicting courting
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Mid-20th Century English Louis XVI Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

Posy Holder of Silver from France
Located in Austin, TX
A rare 19th century French posy holder or tussy-mussy of silver, featuring a six-sided flute and
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Antique 19th Century French Vases and Vessels

Materials

Silver

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
man is sitting beside her, courting her while playing a flute. The lamp to the right depicts a young
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of French 18th Century Louis XV Period Cartel Clock and Barometer
By Julien Le Roy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
design while above are period scenes of a gentleman courting a maiden. The young man stands above the
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set
Located in London, GB
case. The gilt bronze case features fluted pilasters on its corners, which are draped with garlands
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Vintage French giltwood and marble top coffee table Limoges plaques 20th C
Located in London, GB
tapering fluted legs. The frieze features stunning circular porcelain Limoges plaques that depict various
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Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of Large Gilt-Bronze Mounted Sèvres-style Porcelain Vases with Pedestals
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
is formed from an acanthus leaf wrapped fluted column, upon which, as a capital, sits a lyre, the
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair French Ormolu Mounted Pink Sevres Lidded Vases, 19th C
Located in London, GB
1860 in date. With domed lids and fluted bodies, they are superbly decorated with hand painted
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Antique 1860s French Porcelain

Materials

Ormolu

Set of Three Large Sèvres Style Porcelain Vases with Gilt Bronze Pedestals
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
bases beow: the handle is formed from an acanthus leaf wrapped fluted column, upon which, as a capital
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Garniture

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu

Victorian Burr Walnut Sevres Plaque Mirror Back Credenza Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
superbly painted with a Watteauesque courting couple on a bleu celeste ground with gilt highlights, flanked
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Ormolu

Fine French Belle Epoque 19th Century Vernis Martin Vitrine by Louis Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
depicting a garden courting scene surmounted with ormolu wreaths and a banded frame. The top with a pierced
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Vitrines

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

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Pair of Louis XVI Style Carved and Laqué Gilded Bergère Settees or Loveseats
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Louis XVI Loveseats

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Set of Six French Louis XVI Style Painted Dining Chairs
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Distinctive set of six midcentury French dining chairs made in the grand Louis XVI taste. The chairs feature carved and painted frames in a lovely off-white color. The frames have ov...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs

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Stamped early 18th Century Louis XVI Duchesse Brisee Longue Chair French Bergère
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extremely rare French Louis XVI Duchesse Brisee (Chaise Longue or Lounge chair) by Nicolas-Jean Marchand, circa 1730s. Beautifully hand carved oak wood, newly restored and reupholste...
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Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Paulding Farnham., Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum qua...
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French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Giltwood Upholstered Canapé en Corbeille
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style giltwood canapé en corbeille from the 19th century, with carved flowers and new upholstery. Created in France during the 19th century, this gilded canapé fea...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Canapes

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Louis Comfort Tiffany Pastel Favrile Glass Dinnerware
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exuding the elegance of Art Nouveau design, this dinnerware service for 12 from Tiffany Studios is composed of pastel-hued, opalescent green Favrile glass. The plates, bowls and glas...
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Glass

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French Handmade Louis XVI Style Armchairs in Black Leather Side Chairs Available
Located in Chicago, IL
From the Old Plank Collection, comes a Louis XVI style dining chair, made in France, by an elderly gentleman, who has been crafting French dining chairs his entire life. Our French L...
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2010s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs

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Set of Four Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils
Located in London, GB
A set of four Louis XVI style giltwood fauteuils French, Early 20th century Measures: Height 92cm, width 60cm, depth 55cm These beautiful fauteuils - armchairs with open sides a...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Chairs

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Set of Four Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils
Set of Four Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils
H 36.23 in W 23.63 in D 21.66 in
Two Louis XVI Style Giltwood Upholstered Fauteuil Armchairs
Located in London, GB
These beautiful late 19th-century fauteuils (armchairs) are designed in the style of furniture crafted in France in the Louis XVI period (1774-92). The chairs’ frames are crafted...
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French Louis XVI Style Bergère
Located in Westwood, NJ
A finely carved fauteuil, the paper twist carved, arched top rail and downswept padded arms with scroll terminals enclosing an upholstered back and cushion seat, on a finely carved s...
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Pair of Antique Italian Upholstered Fauteuils, Dennis & Leen
By Dennis & Leen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
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Louis XV Style Mahogany Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
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Fantastic Pair of Late 19th Century Vitrines by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic pair of late 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted demilune vitrine. By Paul Sormani. Each with balustrade galleries and raised on spiral decorated legs ...
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Antique Chinese Butterfly Cabinet with Mother-of-Pearl
Located in SOMIS, CA
Beautiful cabinet features four finely carved panels depicting a courting couple. Mother-of-pearl
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Antique Conversation Sofa, English, Fruitwood, Loveseat, Tete-a-Tete, Courting
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique conversation sofa. A English, fruitwood loveseat, tête-à-tête or courting bench
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MICHAEL TAYLOR PAIR OF STANDING LAMPS
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Louis XVI Revival Console Table and Mirror by H & L Epstein
Located in Cheshire, GB
freeze having gilt metal mounts, and enamel plaques decorated with scenes of courting couples, raised up
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Early 20th Century British Console Tables

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Louis XVI Revival Breakfront Console Table and Wall Mirror by H & L Epstein
By Harry & Lou Epstein Furniture Co
Located in Cheshire, GB
metal mounts, and enamel plaques decorated with scenes of courting couples, raised up on fluted tapering
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Early 20th Century English Louis XVI Console Tables

Pair of French 19th Century Rosewood Armchairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
rest with fluted supports which continue down the legs. Carved acanthus leaf to the arm. Tapestry
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Armchairs

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Chinese Antique Cabinet with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in Somis, CA
Beautiful cabinet features 4 finely carved panels depicting a courting couple. The trees indicate 4
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19th Century, French, Louis XV Silvered Bronze Centrepiece with Reverse Painting
Located in Dallas, TX
illustrates a playful courting scene with a girl fishing and a young man playing the flute. A fixe sous verre
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Centerpieces

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Rococo Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Matched Clock Set
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
and mounted with rosettes and foliate motifs. This base is set on four fluted and waisted block-like
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Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Mantel Clocks

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Vintage Meuble Francais Ormolu Mounted Marble Top, Mid-20th Century
Located in London, GB
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Vintage 1960s English Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases

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Bronze, Ormolu

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Located in London, GB
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By Harry & Lou Epstein Furniture Co
Located in London, GB
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Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Sevres Plaque Credenza Side Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
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Located in Wilson, NC
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Located in Fayetteville, AR
fluted giltwood border and detailed carvings of scrolled acanthus leaves and scalloped shells around the
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Located in Salt Lake City, UT
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Courting Flute For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the courting flute you’re looking for. Each courting flute for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, ceramic and porcelain. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer courting flute, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A courting flute is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XVI, neoclassical and Baroque styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one courting flute that is appealing in its simplicity, but KPM Porcelain produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Courting Flute?

Prices for a courting flute start at $695 and top out at $437,297 with the average selling for $12,681.