Antique 17th C Louis XIV Venetian Painted Glass Top Side Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 17th C Louis XIV Venetian Painted Glass Top Side Table.
17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Wood
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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Antique 17th C Louis XIV Venetian Painted Glass Top Side Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 17th C Louis XIV Venetian Painted Glass Top Side Table.
Wood
Italian, Bologna, Louis XIV Walnut 2-Door Credenza, 1st Half 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Constructed entirely of blond walnut and having a serpentine shaped top with molded edge resting upon a conforming case with two shaped doors, the interior fitted with shelving, the ...
Walnut
Antique French Sideboard, Louis XIV Style, Solid Wood
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This French Long Louis XIV style painted sideboard is made of plain wood, probably oak. It is a narrow and tall sideboard. The color is a creme sand color.
Oak
Antique Victorian Tortoiseshell & Gold Pique Calling Card Case
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A beautiful example of an antique Victorian calling card case crafted with premium gold piqué work. The case was most probably made in Paris France, due to the gold work. The foca...
Gold
Exceptional Italian, Venezia, LXIV Period Carved Walnut Writing Table, ca. 1735
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top with rounded and notched corners atop a case housing a writing slide and a single drawer, the opposite side with a faux paneled drawer, raised on slight cab...
Walnut
French Louis XIV Period Fireplace Andirons or Fire Grate, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th century French Louis XIV period andirons made of bronze and forged iron with a newly forged grate. The condition is good.
Wrought Iron, Bronze
17th Century Fine Antique Flemish Tapestry Depicting a Mythological Scene
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven antique wool and silk tapestry, designed and crafted in Flemish tapestry workshop, depicting a mythological scene. Impeccably designed with a masterful use of lin...
Wool, Silk
$41,014 / item
Rare Set of 14 French Antique Louis XIV Style Chairs
Located in Rome, IT
Exceptional set of fourteen French Louis XIV style dining chairs, distinguished by their characteristic “os de mouton”cabriole legs and richly sculpted walnut frames. The chairs feat...
Wood, Velvet, Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Painted Full Size Bed or Daybed, C.1880.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This bed features a gorgeous arched silhouette perfectly framing vibrant Chinoiserie-style upholstery. The fluted columnar posts and rails are painted white and ready to be displayed...
Upholstery, Wood
French Louis XIV Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 20th century French Louis XIV style fireback with a coat of arms. The fireback is made of cast iron. It can be made black / pewter upon request at no extra cost. It is in...
Iron
Château Fireplace Dated 1712 with Latin Inscription and Louis XIII Influence
Located in Beervelde, BE
Monumental French Louis XIV Period Château Fireplace Dated 1712 with Latin Inscription and Louis XIII Influence. This monumental French château fireplace surround in sandstone, date...
Sandstone
17th-18th Century Dutch Fortuna Fireback
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th-18th Dutch fireback of Fortuna, goddess of fortune and fate. The style of the fireback is Louis XIV and it is from that period. Fortuna stands on a sphere, symbolizing the unce...
Iron
17th Century French Fireplace Trammel or Pot Hanger
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th century French Louis XIV period fireplace trammel. The trammel is hand forged of wrought iron. It is beautifully decorated and carved. The trammel was used for cooking to regul...
Wrought Iron
Louis XVI Style Marble Top Buffet with Reeded Doors and Brass Galleries
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this marble-topped buffet cabinet dates from the 1890s. Walnut cabinet features a top drawer with functional lock and open corner shelves on both sides with brass ga...
Marble, Brass
French Louis XIV Style Walnut and Upholstered Fireside Chair, mid 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
designed specifically to be low to the ground but with ample seat and comfort level it was used to warm oneself at the hearth of a fireplace, the open back with turned finials with a...
Walnut
A Rare Set of Four Louis XIV Brass Candlesticks c. 1690
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare set of four brass French Louis XIV candlesticks with glowing patina having fluted vasiform shape with turned and hexagonal portions of shafts peaned to wide ripple molded bases....
Brass
Exquisite Louis XVI English Style Expanding Mahogany &.Leather Top Desk
By Theodore Alexander, Maitland Smith, Jonathan Charles
Located in Bensalem, PA
Very nice Maitland Smith desk with expanding sides, authentic leather top and shiny brass detail, feel free to reach out with any questions
Leather
$6,495 / set
Pair of Italian Giltwood & Linen Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Luxurious, pair of early 20th century Italian carved giltwood armchairs in the Louis XIV style. These exquisitely carved chairs have been newly upholstered in a linen fabric which is soft to the touch and rich in texture. Antiqued brass nailhead trim...
Fabric, Giltwood
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
Large French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Framed Beveled Wall Mirror C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Large French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Framed Beveled Wall Mirror C1900 Measures - 38.5"H x 54"W x 5"D
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Lyonaise Walnut Armoire Bonnetiere 1710
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & rare early 18th century antique French Louis XIV period walnut armoire bonnetiere, Lyon, circa 1710. Rare & difficult to find solid walnut Louis XIV period chateau bonnetier...
Walnut
Late 17th Century Louis XIV Solid Walnut Antique Wardrobe or Armoire with Secret
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and important italian antique wardrobe in solid walnut made in the late 17th century of the period Louis XIV. The line is in fact typical of this period of high period that want...
Walnut
French Louis XIV Style Turned Walnut & Upholstered Bench, mid 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
the rectangular top upholstered in patterned needlepoint atop a frame of turned walnut legs joined by an h-form stretcher, raised on flattened ball feet
Walnut
French Louis XV Style Ormolu Bronze Mantel Clock
By A.D. Mougin
Located in New York, NY
Antique (19th century) ormolu bronze mantel clock in the Louis XV/XVI style, finely modeled and cast, depicting Roman goddess and cherub with garland, standing on circular platform s...
Bronze
$1,560Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Louis XIV Style Vernis Martin Decorated Vitrine with Ormolu c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XIV style vitrine offers Vernis Martin decorated case with shaped crest having central cast foliate mount surmounting case with single curved glass door openi...
Ormolu
17th Century Gold Leaf Carved Wood and Mercury Mirror, circa 1600
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exceptional 17th-Century French Louis XIV Silver-Gilt Mirror A masterwork of the French ornamental arts, this rare 17th-century carved oak mirror exemplifies the grandeur and refinem...
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
$4,800 / set
18th Century French Chateau Fauteuils
Located in New York, NY
Stylish antique pair of hand carved and gilded fauteuils with tattered silk tapestry upholstery. Structurally sound, may or may not need reupholstered depending on your outlook. We'v...
Wood
A French Louis XIV Style Antique Statuary White Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
An incredibly well carved Baroque chimney piece executed in Italian Statuary white marble, in the Louis XIV manner circa 1850. The Jambs with left and right facing scrolled console l...
Statuary Marble
Dutch Marquetry Art Cabinet with Theater And Trompe l'Oeil 17th century style
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
An exceptional art cabinet crafted in the 18th century, conceived as a tribute to the opulence and refinement of the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age. Made from an oak base venereed wit...
Bronze
$1,468Sale Price|20% Off
Boulle ta Table Clock in Wood and Brass from the Second Half of the 20th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Boulle Table Clock, with red background and brass inlays, brass dial with white enamel cartouches and black Roman numerals, crowned with rocailles and pendulum movement. Ø 31.5 cm ...
Brass
Extremely Rare Pair of Carved Oak Louis XIV Style French Oak Vitrines C1890
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
An exceptionally rare and imposing pair of French carved oak display cabinets, executed in the grand Louis XIV taste and dating to the late nineteenth century or, at the latest, the very beginning of the twentieth century. Monumental in scale and extraordinarily decorative, these cabinets are particularly remarkable for having survived as a true matching pair. Individual examples of this type occasionally appear on the market; finding two corresponding cabinets—the “twins”—together is exceedingly unusual and transforms the ensemble from impressive furniture into a genuinely exceptional decorative statement. Each cabinet is conceived architecturally in two sections. The substantial lower body incorporates a pair of paneled doors beneath drawers, while the upper display cabinet is fitted with three glazed doors and flanking glazed panels. The glass-fronted upper sections provide generous space for displaying porcelain, silver, crystal, books, or collections of objets d’art while preserving the imposing character of the cabinetry itself. The oak has developed a handsome, warm honey-brown coloration, with the natural grain remaining visible beneath an abundance of deeply modeled carving. The façades are animated by scrolling foliage, flowers, shells, cartouches and vigorous acanthus ornament. Particularly striking are the carved crests crowning the broken, undulating cornices. These sculptural compositions give each cabinet a commanding silhouette and establish the strong vertical emphasis characteristic of French Baroque furniture...
Oak
LAUWERS 17th Etching Engraving Jupiter & Mercury & Zeus Hermes JORDAENS - Framed
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Large and beautiful etching, engraving by Nicolaes Lauwers after Jacob Jordaens. Flanders, 17th century. Representing Zeus and Hermes (Jupiter and Mercury) in the house of Philemon a...
Paper
Italian, Genovese, Louis XIV Walnut & Inlaid 4-Drawer Commode, early 18th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a reverse plinth-form rectangular top above a conforming case housing 4 drawers all with horizontal lozenge-form inlay, retaining original hardware and raised on bracket feet
Walnut
Louis XIV Style Grisaille Painted Console Table with Belgium Marble Top
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XIV style grisaille painted console table with a Belgium marble top, circa 1920's. With a rectangular Belgium marble top, the frieze with floral carvings, resting on 8 legs all...
Marble
18th Century French Walnut Community Buffet, Louis XIV Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small Walnut Community Buffet From The 18th Century "Louis XIV community buffet in walnut, Burgundy 18th century. A refined French walnut community buffet dating from the first half ...
Walnut
An Important French Louis XV Period Musical Wall Cartel Clock, circa 1750
Located in SEDLEC-PRČICE, CZ
This magnificent Swiss musical cartel clock with its original matching wall bracket is an investment-grade masterpiece of eighteenth-century European horology. Masterfully crafted ci...
Brass, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XIV Revival Brass Fire Screen19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb and very decorative French Louis XIV revival gilded brass fire-screen, circa 1880 in date. The adjustable fireguard two flaps features gilded floral garlands with s...
Brass
Mid 19thC Continental Giltwood Threefold Vanity Screen
Located in Altrincham, GB
Mid 19thC Continental Giltwood Threefold Vanity Screen - with glass panelled top and white upholstered lower panels - 19.5" wide (each panel) x 72"h (tallest)
Giltwood
French Louis XIV Style Walnut Fauteuil with Carved Arms and Scrolling Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut Louis XIV style armchair from the 19th century with rectangular slanted back, large scrolling arms, carved acanthus leaves motifs, scrolling legs and carved cross str...
Upholstery, Walnut
French Fireback / Backsplash with the Arms of France, Louis XIV Style
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Reminder plate that says Seul contre Tous, or "all against one". It symbolizes the French battle against the European coalition at the end of the 17th century. The coalition tried to...
Iron
Set of Four French Louis XIV Style Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular set of four bespoke dining chairs crafted from walnut in the grand French Louis XIV baroque taste. The handsome walnut frames have a ...
Brass
Louis XIV Style Franklin Mint Gilt Mirror By Vincenzo Fancelli
Located in Germantown, MD
A Louis XIV Style Franklin Mint Gilt Mirror By Vincenzo Fancelli. Measures 21" in width, 2" in depth and 37" in height.
Composition
Mid-20th Century Mughal Style Arabesque Large Room Size Carpet in Marsala
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Indian Lahore large room size rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a Shah Jahan Persian Mughal style arabesque design over a marsala red ...
Wool
Pair Of Chinoiserie Upholstered Louis XIV Walnut Benches
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elegant and colorful pair of Louis XIV-style seats, crafted in rich walnut and impeccably upholstered in crisp floral fabric having three Asian figures. The classic design featur...
Fabric, Walnut
$38,950Sale Price / set|48% Off
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Empire Ormolu Clock Garniture, Raingo Frers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XIV style Empire figural ormolu three-piece clock and candelabra garniture suite, comprising of a gilt-bronze clock and a pair of t...
Bronze
$4,000 / set
Set of 8 - Ralph Lauren Louis XIV Dining Chairs
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A contemporary take on the classic Louis XIV Os De Mouton Chair, with a more ergonomic and comfortable sizing. Beautiful serpentine curves to the arms and crossbars mimicking the "mouton" sheep bones. The signature RL men's suit style upholstery gives it a decidedly Ralph Lauren American feel. Extremely roomy and comfortable chair designed with longterm dining in mind. Ships from Philadelphia...
Hardwood
$524Sale Price|20% Off
Gilt Wood Sunburst Mirror from Italy, 1960s, Antique Louis XIV Style
Located in Andernach, DE
Impressive gilt wood sunburst mirror with original label from Italy. Fantastic 1960s Italian gilt wood, hand carved. A radiant gold finished rays, kept in a partially darkened antiq...
Glass, Pine
Italian, Modena, LXIV Period Walnut 1-Drawer Writing Table, 2ndq. 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top above a conforming case housing one drawer, the drawer retaining original pulls and escutcheon, the case raised on baluster turned legs ending in block suppo...
Walnut
Louis XIV Style Carved Giltwood Tapestry Upholstered Armchair
Located in Doha, QA
This is an absolutely beautiful and unusual Louis XIV style Throne armchair with original tapestry upholstery. The hight is very rare as well -140 cm which makes this exceptional cha...
Tapestry, Wood, Giltwood
Italian Louis XIV Period Walnut 1-Drawer Occasional Table, early 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top with molded edges above a one drawer case raised on turned legs joined by an h-form stretcher, the legs terminating in flattened ball feet
Walnut
Antique Dutch Louis XIV 'Shepherdess' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th - 18th century Dutch fireback with a shepherdess. The style of the fireback is Louis XIV. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request it can be made ...
Iron
French Louis XIV Style Carved and Custom Painted Console Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a show stopper! This is a 20th century French style heavily carved mahogany console table with an amazing custom painted finish in a distressed French gray and ivory. It is u...
Mahogany, Paint
19th Century French Limestone Wall Fountain Chateau Grandeur
Located in Beervelde, BE
One of a kind French wall fountain in limestone. Typical LXIV style of the 19th century. Amazing and grand fountain for a bespoke luxury lifestyle design. The head stone measures: 7...
Limestone
An Important Louis XIV Marquetry Italian Bureau Cabinet
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This extraordinary early 18th-century Italian Bureau Cabinet is a masterful representation of the refined Louis XIV style and regional craftsmanship, combining the functions of a com...
Fruitwood, Maple, Walnut
$2,782Sale Price|37% Off
Heavily Carved Vintage Louis XIV Style Giltwood Console Table
Located in Nantwich, GB
Heavily carved Vintage Louis XIV style Giltwood Console table. This very attractive piece came from a European Consulate where it was in daily use for 30 years.
Marble
Fine & Palatial French 19th/20th Century Louis XIV Style Gilt-Bronze Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Palatial French Belle Epoque 19th/20th Century Louis XIV Style Twelve-Light Gilt-bronze Figural Chandelier with frosted glass shades. The ovoid shaped body with scrol...
Bronze
$1,865Sale Price|20% Off
Ladies' Writing Desk From the Early 20th Century in the Style of Louis XV
Located in Opole, PL
Ladies' Writing Desk From the Early 20th Century in the Style of Louis XV A ladies' writing desk inspired by the Louis XV style, dating back to before 1939. The furniture stands on ...
Wood, Rosewood
17th Century French 'Arms of Lorraine' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th Century French fireback with the arms of Lorraine. Surrounded by a chain of the Golden Fleece. The symbol of this Order is a small golden fleece of a ram's head and feet, taken ...
Iron
Antique French Beauvais Tapestry from the Late 17th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a large, horizontal fragment of a late 17th century Beauvais tapestry. Beauvais tapestry manufacture was one of the most well-known tapestry workshops in France. Beauvais was...
Wool, Silk
$4,900
Quebecois Armoire
Located in Greenwich, CT
A French-Canadian armoire in pine having two doors on a narrow case with an overhanging molded cornice, the doors each featuring rebated full door X-crosses in a rectangular surround...
Pine
$8,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 10 - Ralph Lauren Louis XIV Dining Chairs
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful set of vintage Ralph Lauren Dining Chairs. Set of 10 chairs--eight armless, two with arms. Spectacular construction--features anti...
Fabric