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Louis XIV Pedestals and Columns

LOUIS XIV STYLE

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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Style: Louis XIV
18th Century Hand Carved Stone Garden Columns Architectural Elements Decorative
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th Century Hand Carved Stone Garden Column Architectural Elements Decorative . Nicely hand carved late 18th century single stone columns sitting on Square Base pedestal shape at th...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Pedestals and Columns

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18th Century Hand Carved Stone Garden Columns Architectural Elements Decorative
18th Century Hand Carved Stone Garden Columns Architectural Elements Decorative

18th Century Hand Carved Stone Garden Columns Architectural Elements Decorative

A French Louis XIV style 19th century pair of carved marbles pedestals
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A French 19th century Louis XIV style pair of carved marbles pedestals. The square moulded top and the base are in griotte red marble, the tapering body in Ribbon Campan marble with ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Pedestals and Columns

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A French Louis XIV style 19th century pair of carved marbles pedestals
A French Louis XIV style 19th century pair of carved marbles pedestals

A French Louis XIV style 19th century pair of carved marbles pedestals

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Boulle Style Pedestals
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An exceptional and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XIV st. Ebony, brass, giltwood and ormolu Boulle st. pedestals. Each pedestal is raised by fine giltwood feet b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Pedestals and Columns

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Pair of French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Boulle Style Pedestals
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Boulle Style Pedestals

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Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French style pedestal column, this was made in France and dates from around the 1960s-1970s. It is of great quality and is very useful as a plant stand or as a pe...
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Antique French Marble Top Pedestal Column
Antique French Marble Top Pedestal Column

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Tripod Column 19th Century Gilded Wood in the Louis XIV Style
Located in Paris, FR
Important column tripod in carved and richly decorated gilded wood, forming a torch holder, in the Louis XIV style. The triangular shaft is flanked by a decoration of candelabras, fl...
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