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Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

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
Important Boulle Marquetry Clock, 19th Century
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This exceptional cartel presents a remarkable work of bronze and an ornamentation resuming the Boulle marquetry that can be attributed to Alfred-Emmanuel Beurdeley (1847-1919), a great Parisian cabinetmaker of the second half of the 19th century. The mechanism of our astronomical clock...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

Important Boulle Marquetry Clock, 19th Century
Important Boulle Marquetry Clock, 19th Century

Important Boulle Marquetry Clock, 19th Century

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Ormolu Three-Piece Garniture Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extraordinary and high quality French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu three piece clock and candelabras garniture set. Each raised by square tapered fluted feet with fine acanth...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Ormolu Three-Piece Garniture Set
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Ormolu Three-Piece Garniture Set

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Ormolu Three-Piece Garniture Set

Louis XVI Boulle mantel clock, 19th Century.
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th Century French Louis XVI style Boulle mantel clock, having Father Time perched above the brass inlaid dome, scrolling foliate ormolu mounts, white enamel Rom...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

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Brass

Louis XVI Boulle mantel clock, 19th Century.
Louis XVI Boulle mantel clock, 19th Century.

Louis XVI Boulle mantel clock, 19th Century.

Miniature French Inlaid Religieuse Clock
By Dent
Located in Amersham, GB
Miniature Ebonised Religieuse or Bracket Clock originally sold by Dent. With engraved bone inlay, brass finials and balustrading. In the manner of a 17th century baroque clock with b...
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1870s French Antique Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

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Silver, Brass

Miniature French Inlaid Religieuse Clock
Miniature French Inlaid Religieuse Clock

Miniature French Inlaid Religieuse Clock

French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Ormolu Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality mid-19th century French Louis XIV st. ormolu clock. The clock is raised by four tapered fluted legs decorated with acanthus leaves. The scalloped shaped c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Ormolu Clock
French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Ormolu Clock

French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Ormolu Clock

Barbedienne French Mantel Clock, circa 1890
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality Louis XVI style French gilded ormolu mantel clock, signed Barbedienne. Having shield and foliate decoration to the top, white enamel roman numerals, a lyre shaped pend...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

Barbedienne French Mantel Clock, circa 1890
Barbedienne French Mantel Clock, circa 1890

Barbedienne French Mantel Clock, circa 1890

Louis XIV Clock & Candelabra In Gilt Bronze Signed Emile Colin & Cie Paris
By Colin, Paris
Located in BARSAC, FR
Superb set in very finely chiseled gilded bronze composed of a clock and two candelabras. Set very richly decorated with motifs inspired by Louis XIV and the Regency, signed on the ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

Louis XIV Clock & Candelabra In Gilt Bronze Signed Emile Colin & Cie Paris
Louis XIV Clock & Candelabra In Gilt Bronze Signed Emile Colin & Cie Paris

Louis XIV Clock & Candelabra In Gilt Bronze Signed Emile Colin & Cie Paris

Gilt Bronze Fireplace Trim Signed G.philippe Palais Royal In Paris
By G. Philippe
Located in BARSAC, FR
Beautiful gilded and chiseled bronze fireplace set in the Louis XIV / Regency style composed of two candelabra with six light arms and a large clock. Beautiful model richly decorated...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze Fireplace Trim Signed G.philippe Palais Royal In Paris
Gilt Bronze Fireplace Trim Signed G.philippe Palais Royal In Paris

Gilt Bronze Fireplace Trim Signed G.philippe Palais Royal In Paris

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Figural Ormolu Clock Garniture, Raingo Frers
By Raingo Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XIV style figural ormolu three-piece clock and candelabra garniture suite, comprising of a gilt-bronze clock and a pair of ten-ligh...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Figural Ormolu Clock Garniture, Raingo Frers
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Figural Ormolu Clock Garniture, Raingo Frers

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Figural Ormolu Clock Garniture, Raingo Frers

Mantel Clock 18th Century Louis XV Period by Lepine À Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
This exquisite mantel clock is a testament to the pinnacle of French horological artistry during the Louis XV period. Attributed to the renowned clockmaker Lépine, it showcases a har...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

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Marble

Mantel Clock 18th Century Louis XV Period by Lepine À Paris
Mantel Clock 18th Century Louis XV Period by Lepine À Paris

Mantel Clock 18th Century Louis XV Period by Lepine À Paris

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Revolving Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful late 19th century French Annular Louis XVI style gilded ormolu revolving mantel clock, depicting putti representing the arts and music, either side of a rotating tole urn...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Revolving Mantel Clock
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Revolving Mantel Clock

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Revolving Mantel Clock

Large 19th Century Gilded Ormolu and Bronze Clock Set, by Deniere, Paris
By Maison Deniere
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large and impressive 19th century gilded ormolu and bronze Louis XVI style clock garniture, having a reclined classical lady reading, next to a white enamel clock face with an eigh...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Large 19th Century Gilded Ormolu and Bronze Clock Set, by Deniere, Paris
Large 19th Century Gilded Ormolu and Bronze Clock Set, by Deniere, Paris

Large 19th Century Gilded Ormolu and Bronze Clock Set, by Deniere, Paris

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