Louis Xiii Walnut Dining Table
Antique 17th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Early 2000s French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut, Pine
Vintage 1980s French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut, Elm
2010s American Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Slate
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut, Cherry, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut, Burl
Antique 1870s French Louis XIII Console Tables
Walnut
Antique 18th Century French Louis XIII Console Tables
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XIII Console Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Pedestals
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Oak, Chestnut
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Pedestals
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Pedestals
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Serving Tables
Marble, Metal
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Farm Tables
Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Sideboards
Walnut
Antique 1890s French Louis XIII Console Tables
Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Marble, Wrought Iron
Antique 17th Century French Louis XIII Stools
Bouclé, Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Louis XIII Console Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Louis XIII Console Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Chairs
Tapestry, Beech
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Chairs
Tapestry, Beech
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Center Tables
Walnut
Antique 17th Century Italian Louis XIII Console Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Pedestals
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Console Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Louis XIII Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Chestnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Oak, Pine
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Console Tables
Walnut
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Farm Tables
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Farm Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Chestnut, Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Oak, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Antique 1890s French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1930s French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
2010s American Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Iron
Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
2010s American Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut, Chestnut
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Early 2000s Italian Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Leather, Walnut
2010s American Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Chestnut, Walnut, Burl, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Oak, Walnut, Chestnut, Burl
Early 2000s French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Chestnut, Walnut
1990s French Louis XIII Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Chairs
Tapestry, Walnut
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A Close Look at louis-xiii Furniture
Antique Louis XIII furniture is not as lavish as that of his son Louis XIV, who transformed his father’s modest Versailles hunting lodge into a sumptuous palace. Yet the imposing forms of its chairs, dressers, tables and other pieces express grandeur and luxury.
When Henry IV was assassinated in the streets of Paris in 1610, his young son became the king of France. With Louis XIII too young to rule, the widowed Marie de' Medici — a native of Italy and member of the prominent House of Medici — became regent, instilling an Italian influence in the decorative arts. Even after Louis XIII exiled his mother and took power in 1617, this aesthetic informed his court style. As did the consolidation of power, established with his chief minister, Cardinal Richelieu, through his death in 1643.
From sturdy chests and tall cupboards to colossal four-poster beds, almost every piece of Louis XIII furniture was heavily carved or turned from dark-toned wood. Motifs of the period included scrollwork, foliage, fruits, grotesque masks and other images of abundance, often inlaid in marquetry of wood or tortoiseshell. Ornamental scenes, sometimes carved on cabinet panels and other pieces from rare ebony, oak or walnut, were borrowed from engravings by northern European masters like Peter Paul Rubens. Engravings also spread the Louis XIII style during the 17th century, particularly by printmaker Abraham Bosse, who depicted the popular Louis XIII chairs designed with upholstered seats and low, wide backs.
The lofty profiles of the French furniture complemented the architecture under the reign of Louis XIII, such as the Palais du Luxembourg by chief architect Salomon de Brosse and architect Jacques Lemercier’s chapel at the Sorbonne, which showcased the influence of Italian Baroque.
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