Portrait of a Gentleman holding a snuffbox, France circa 1730
Located in PARIS, FR
portrait. Unsigned, but undoubtedly by a painter from the south of France. Louis XIV period frame in gilded
Canvas
$17,500
H 75.25 in W 44 in D 7.5 in
Italian 18th Century Louis XIV Period Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian 18th century Louis XIV period double framed giltwood mirror. The original mirror
Mirror, Giltwood
$28,900
H 74 in W 41.5 in D 2.75 in
Italian 18th Century Louis XIV Period Giltwood Double Framed Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality Italian 18th century Louis XIV period giltwood double framed mirror
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian 17th Century Louis XIV Period Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare and extremely high quality Italian late 17th/early 18th century Louis XIV period double
Mirror, Giltwood
$2,950
H 45.5 in W 26 in D 32 in
17th-Century French Baroque Walnut Spool Armchair with Petit Point Tapestry
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Baroque spool armchair in walnut, dating to the 17th century during the Louis XIV period
Walnut
Unavailable
H 30.71 in W 30.71 in D 2.76 in
Fabulous Louis XIV Period Frame, Mirror with Flower Corners, France 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Fabulous Louis XIV period hand-carved giltwood frame - mirror with flower corners, France, late
Giltwood
Unavailable
H 35.25 in W 24.75 in D 2.5 in
Exceptional Louis XIV Period Burl Walnut and Bronze Mirror, circa 1710
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional early 18th century French Louis XIV period mirror with burl walnut frame surmounted by
Bronze
Louis XIV Walnut Lyon Cabinet
Located in Antibes, FR
Beautiful Lyon walnut cabinet carved and molded from the early 18th century. Louis XIV period
Walnut
French 17th Century Louis XIV Period Frame Now as a Mirror
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome 17th century French Louis XIV period frame now as a mirror. Beautifully carved from
Oak
French 17th Century Louis XIV Silver Leaf Parclose Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant 17th-Century hand-carved oak wall mirror. High-quality Louis XIV period framing with silver
Silver Leaf
Louis XIV Period Tortoiseshell Mirror
Located in New Orleans, LA
This magnificent and very rare Louis XIV period mirror boasts a frame of solid tortoiseshell veneer
Ormolu
Louis XIV Period Faux Marble Painted Frame with New Glass
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand carved, shaped, and faux marble painted with new mirrored glass.
Pine
Period Louis XIV Giltwood Mirror, circa 1700, Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
. This Louis XIV Period, giltwood framed mirror dates to circa 1700. It is ornamented with all the motifs
Giltwood, Glass
Sold
H 18 in W 15 in D 0.75 in
Northern Italian Oil On Canvas of The Madonna in Period Walnut Frame, ca. 1700
Located in Atlanta, GA
unrestored, in period and likely original walnut frame
Canvas, Walnut, Paint
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H 57.5 in W 45.5 in D 2 in
Italian, Piemonte, LXIV Period Faceted Multi-Panel Mirror, Gilt Frame, ca. 1735
Located in Atlanta, GA
set within a giltwood frame
Mirror, Giltwood
Hand Carved Louis XIV Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
Elegant 17th century hand carved oak wall mirror. High-quality Louis XIV period framing with gold
Gold Leaf
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H 20.48 in W 17.72 in D 2.37 in
French Fine 17th Century Louis XIV Silver Leaf and Carved Oak Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
Museum quality elegant 17th century hand-carved oak frame. High quality Louis XIV period frame with
Silver Leaf
Period Giltwood Italian Salvator Rosa Frame
Located in Roma, IT
Salvator Rosa last 17th century giltwood frame. Internal measurements cm 32.x 40.8 Pure example of
Wood
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H 18.9 in W 18.9 in D 3.15 in
Fabulous Louis XIV Period Frame Mounted as Mirror, France, Early 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Fabulous Louis XIV period frame mounted as mirror, France, 18th century. Carved giltwood
Giltwood
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H 33.47 in W 27.56 in D 3.94 in
Portrait of a Blood Princess During the Reign of Louis XIV Entourage P. Mignard
By Pierre Mignard
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
. The frames are very similar to ours in some ways. Oval Louis XIV period frame in gilded and carved
Canvas
Bacchus and Ariadne, Oil on Panel, Flemish School, 16th Century
Located in Paris, FR
figure of Ariadne is the constellation of stars which will become the Corona Borealis. Louis XIV
Wool
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H 208.67 in W 157.49 in D 19.69 in
Louis XIV Period Pair of Stone Gate Framing Wrought Iron Gate, 18th Century
Located in Richebourg, Yvelines
Dated from the 18th century, rare set of the Louis XIV period including a pair of frames decors
Stone, Iron
$450,000
H 62.5 in W 82 in D 41 in
French 19th-Century Louis XV Style Figural Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Palatial French 19th-Century Louis XV style figural gilt bronze mounted tulipwood marquetry three-drawer bureau-plat cartonnier with Dual clock-works by Lenoir, Paris, surmounted wit...
Ormolu
$34,373
H 35.04 in W 30.32 in D 43.9 in
Museum Quality Antique William Birch Adolf Loos Knieschwimmer Lounge Armchair
By William Birch
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this important Museum quality William Birch made and stamped, retailed through Hampton & Son’s, designed by Adolf Loos Knieschwimmer lounge armchai...
Hardwood
$62,800Sale Price|60% Off
H 72 in W 57 in D 29 in
Rare and Important Renaissance "Judaica" Carved Oak Wood Cabinet
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Rare and Important Renaissance "Judaica" Carved Oak Wood Cabinet, circa 1680 We are pleased to present a rare and important Renaissance Judaica carved oak wood cabinet. This exq...
Mother-of-Pearl, Oak
$170,000
H 47.25 in W 38.59 in D 19.69 in
Jumbo Collection Antique Italian Ormolu-Mounted and Lacquered Cabinet
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
An important and richly decorated Italian ormolu-mounted and lacquered cabinet, ca. 1930. The cabinet structural frame is in hardwood, darkened by painting. The bombé case has its s...
Wood
$225,000
H 12.5 in W 27.5 in D 2 in
A Fine and Large Egyptian Limestone Relief Carved in Shallow Relief
Located in London, GB
A Fine and Large Egyptian Limestone Relief Carved in Shallow Relief Traces of original polychrome Old Kingdom / 5th Dynasty / 2454 - 2311 B.C Size: 32cm high, 70cm wide, 5cm deep...
Limestone
At the Yacht Club
By Edward Cucuel
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Artist Edward Cucuel and his wife Clara Lotte von Marcard spent their first two decades together in Germany, mostly in a villa on Lake Ammersee in Holzhausen near Munich. It is the w...
Canvas, Oil
$124,500 / set
H 35 in W 44.75 in D 18.75 in
Pair French 19th Century Louis XV/XVI Style Transitional Commodes, Linke Manner
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th/20th century Louis XV/XVI style Transitional Style Satinwood Parquetry and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commodes with Brêche d'Alep marble-tops, in the manner ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of English Gilt Bronze and Ebonised Wood Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Pair of English gilt bronze and ebonised wood mirrors English, c. 1860 Height 74cm, width 59cm, depth 7cm Magnificently crafted in around 1860 by English craftsmen, this pair of m...
Ormolu
$130,586
H 10.63 in W 18.9 in D 9.45 in
Incredible Pair of George III Period Sterling Silver Wine Coolers, London, 1804
By Joseph Preedy
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1804 by Joseph Preedy, this remarkable pair of Antique Sterling Silver Wine Coolers are richly decorated, featuring a sculptural Bacchanalian frieze depicting...
Sterling Silver
Chrysanthemum Silver Gilt Tazze by Tiffany & Co.
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This impressive set of four Tiffany & Co. silver gilt tazze displays the highly popular and distinctive Chrysanthemum pattern. Sheer brilliance of workmanship is what truly sets ...
Sterling Silver
$65,654
H 4.73 in Dm 9.85 in
400 Oz Edwardian Sterling Silver Set of 12 Plates & 12 Soup Plates London 1910
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1910 by Sydney Bellamy Harman, this wonderful, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Set of Plates, comprises 12 dinner plates and 12 soup plates, all with gadro...
Sterling Silver
$95,000
H 60 in W 37 in D 21 in
A Fine Louis XVI-Style Japanese Lacquer and Ebony Marble-Top Commode à Vantaux
By Martin Carlin
Located in New York, NY
A Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Japanese Lacquer and Ebony Marble-Top Commode à Vantaux After the Model by Martin Carlin, Paris, Circa 1890 Height 37 x width 60 x depth 21 inc...
Bronze
$192,494 / set
H 64.57 in W 59.85 in D 27.56 in
Near Pair of Mahogany Consoles Dessertes by Maison Grohé, French, circa 1860
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A near pair of mahogany consoles Dessertes with exceptional gilt bronze Ram’s Head Mounts, by Maison Grohé. Stamped ‘GROHÉ / A PARIS’. Grohé, Guillaume & Jean Michel Guilla...
Bronze
Early 19th Century Wooden and Paper Model of York Minster
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century wooden and paper model of York Minster. Housed within its original mahogany and glass case on stand, English, circa 1835.
Glass, Wood, Paper
$112,000
H 44.25 in W 32 in D 3 in
Aurora in white toga smelling a flower. Goddess of Dawn Mythology scene
By Jean Louis Hamon
Located in Miami, FL
Jean Louis Hamon artfully presents the mythological subject: Aurora the Goddess of Dawn. She is dressed in a flowing toga, standing on a large leaf and smelling the sweetness of a fl...
Oil
$23,800
H 31 in W 33.5 in D 22 in
A Italian late 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood and Walnut side table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very decorative Italian late 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood and Walnut side table. This beautiful side table is raised by a scallop shaped mottled Giltwood base wit...
Walnut, Giltwood
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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