Marble Top Louis Xiv
Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XIV Buffets
Marble
Antique 1780s French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 1890s French Louis XIV Buffets
Marble, Brass
Antique 1720s French Louis XIV Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Buffets
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Buffets
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Console Tables
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Console Tables
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century Louis XIV Center Tables
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1890s French Louis XIV Buffets
Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Buffets
Marble, Steel
Antique 1890s French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Center Tables
Marble
Antique 1880s French Louis XIV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Marble
Antique 1710s French Louis XIV Console Tables
Marble
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Buffets
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV End Tables
Marble
Antique 1890s French Louis XIV End Tables
Marble
Antique 17th Century Console Tables
Marble
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XIV Console Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XIV Console Tables
Marble
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Console Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary British Louis XIV Side Tables
Marble, Gold, Gold Leaf
Antique 1710s Italian Louis XIV Console Tables
Pine
Antique 19th Century French Center Tables
Siena Marble
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Console Tables
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
20th Century French Louis XIV Side Tables
Marble
Antique 1890s French Louis XIV Side Tables
Marble
Antique 1890s French Louis XIV Side Tables
Marble, Brass
Vintage 1930s French Louis XIV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Ormolu
Vintage 1960s French Louis XIV Pedestals and Columns
Marble
Antique 19th Century Louis XIV Cabinets
Marble
Antique 1870s French Louis XIV Cabinets
Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Wrought Iron
20th Century Louis XIV Cabinets
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Buffets
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century British Louis XIV Night Stands
Marble
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Console Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Console Tables
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century Louis XIV Gueridon
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XIV Candle Stands
Marble, Iron
Mid-20th Century Swedish Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine
20th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Fruitwood
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Console Tables
Marble
Antique 16th Century French Console Tables
Stone, Marble
Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Louis XIV Bedroom Sets
Marble
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XIV Buffets
Pewter
Antique 17th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Console Tables
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
20th Century French Louis XIV Side Tables
Kingwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Centerpieces
Marble, Bronze
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of...
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Center Tables
Marble
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A Close Look at Louis-xiv Furniture
As opposed to the styles that would follow from the other 18th-century French kings, Louis XV and Louis XVI, antique Louis XIV furniture is rigid and imposing. It expresses opulence — even its armchairs, with their upright backs, straight legs and lavish ornamentation, look like thrones. Authentic Louis XIV sofas, a then newly emerging iteration of seating, are fully upholstered and often feature decoratively carved frames of walnut, chestnut or oak.
When French King Louis XIV established his royal court at Versailles in 1682, he transformed what was once a hunting lodge into a palace that declared his wealth and power through its design. Until his death in 1715, he reigned with a spirit of excess and absolute political dominance. The “Sun King,” as he called himself, believed that France revolved around him as planets do the sun. Louis XIV adopted the sun as his emblem, decorating the grounds with symbols of the sun and Apollo, the Greek god of the sun. As he stated, “There is nothing that indicates more clearly the magnificence of great princes than their superb palaces and their precious furniture.” He was a child when he became king in 1643, only shaping his style after he became absolute monarch in 1661.
Reflecting trends in French Baroque art, Louis XIV furniture characteristics included exuberant decoration. There were gilded bronze details including shells, suns, grotesques, lions and classical references like acanthus leaves. The years of growth in the country’s manufacturing, such as the tapestries and cabinets made at Gobelins, led to design innovations. The commode replaced the chest as a storage device, with drawers and a surface that could double as a desk.
The materials were luxurious, such as the popular tortoiseshell veneer technique that leading cabinetmaker Pierre Golle used in his designs. André-Charles Boulle, who became royal cabinetmaker in 1672, was a masterful artist of marquetry, using inlays of ebony, exotic woods and mother-of-pearl.
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