Known as the “Citizen King,” Louis Philippe reigned from 1830 to the Revolution of 1848 with the support of the upper bourgeoisie. Whereas the monarchs of 18th-century France, including Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI, dictated aesthetics through the decadence of the aristocratic court, Louis Philippe had a more down-to-earth presence. He could be seen walking the streets like an ordinary person, carrying his own umbrella and shaking hands with subjects. Antique Louis Philippe–style furniture reflects a sense of simplicity and the sovereign’s passion for the country’s history, such as his establishment of a Museum of the History of France at Versailles, which had been mostly disused since the French Revolution.
Middle Ages, Gothic and Renaissance design informed a nationalist style that celebrated this heritage, with the hodgepodge of influences becoming prevalent in the homes of the bourgeoisie. Cabinetmakers Guillaume and Jean-Michel Grohé created reproductions of historic pieces for the king as well as royal houses abroad. Louis Philippe commissioned sculptor François Rude to create patriotic monuments that paid tribute to military heroes, while designs for furniture published by Claude-Aimé Chenavard, an ornamentalist who conceived widely loved objects for the Sèvres manufactory, further helped spread a revival of Renaissance style.
The rounded profiles of authentic Louis Philippe tables and chairs were preferred in the apartments rather than palaces being furnished by the affluent middle and upper classes. Ornamentation was minimal on the finely crafted pieces, such as large rectangular mirrors adorned with gold and silver leaf finishes and subdued carvings. The popular Louis Philippe commodes were solidly made with clean lines that showed off the grain of the wood and were often topped with marble surfaces.
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MID 19thCENTURY TRIPTYRY CLOCK AND CANDLESTICKS
Located in Firenze, FI
Triptych composed by a clock and two candlesticks in white statuary marble with gilded bronze finishes. The watch has a weekly winding, with hour and half hour chime, the disc can be...
Marble, Bronze
$3,184Sale Price|20% Off
A Boy and His Dog, 19th Century French Fire-Gilt Bronze Clock
Located in 263-0031, JP
A French fire-gilt bronze clock depicting a boy and his dog, Louis Philippe Era, 1830-48. The silk-thread mechanism is in good working condition with key and pendulum.
Bronze
Louis-Philippe Ormolu Clock, Esmeralda or Dancer with a Tambourine
Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Early 19th century Louis-Philippe figural Ormolu clock featuring an oriental woman playing tambourine. She wears a crown of flowers and a rich pearl jewelry displays. The dancer is Esmeralda, a 16 years old Gypsie girl in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Notre-Dame de Paris). The patinated bronze dial is composed of twelve, white enamel cartridges that mark the hours with Roman numerals. This antique desk clock...
Bronze
$43,316Sale Price|20% Off
H 88.59 in W 19.69 in D 11.82 in
French Louis XV Style Ormolu Grandfather Clock
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine 19th century french Louis XV style ormolu-mounted mahogany grandfather clock, having wonderful gilded ormolu mounts, with three cherubs in clouds around the white and black en...
Ormolu
Viennese Enamel and Gilt Brass Table Clock, Mid-19th Century
Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Small table clock in gilt brass richly decorated with openwork scrollwork, acanthus leaves, flowers, and masks in multicolored enamel. The main faces...
Enamel, Brass
19th Century French Cathedral Clock
Located in High Point, NC
19th century beautifully hand crafter cathedral clock in gilt bronze. This is a magnificent example of 19th century French craftsmanship. There are many beautiful details to this p...
Bronze
Mid 19th century Swedish pine long case mora clock
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Swedish pine long case mora clock circa 1850. Large Swedish long case mora clock, presented in scraped back paint. Scraped back down to reveal a partial colour of ...
Metal
A Louis XVI Style Ormolu Cartel Clock
Located in Sheffield, MA
With a circular white enamel dial, surmounted by swags and ending with a woman’s face. Morbiere Movement
A fine large 19th century French fire gilt bronze mantel clock.
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century Louis Philippe fire gilt large mantel clock. Depicting Louis XV and his wife Marie Leszczynska
Bronze
A very fine 19th century French gilt bronze clock
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze mantle clock . Signed by the clockmaker
Bronze
$3,750
H 12.5 in W 16.25 in D 5.5 in
French Louis XV style Bronze Ormolu Mantle Clock with Sevres Style Plaques
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Bring timeless elegance and museum-quality artistry into your interior with this exceptional French Louis XV style doré bronze figural mantel clock, exquisitely adorned with Sèvres s...
Bronze
19th Century Napoleon III Fire-Gilt Fireplace Clock
Located in Berlin, DE
Fire-gilt fireplace clock, Rokokodekor sign. Ansonia New York, 19th century. Bronze-gilt. Four-sided glazed housing on base with reliefed seed beads, leaves and flowers. Approved roof trim. Digits sheet email with Arabic numerals. Brocothemia. Steel filled, formerly mercury pendulum...
Bronze
Waterbury Wall Clock, USA, Mid 19th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique clock from the mid-nineteenth century. Dimensions: height 65 cm / width 39 cm / depth. 10.5 cm.
Walnut
$13,500
H 20 in W 16 in D 6 in
Fine 19th Century French Empire Gilt Bronze and Patinated Bronze Mantle Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century Empire gilt bronze figural mantle clock. Patinated bronze and gilt bronze fine details. Working condition.
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This neoclassical style French mantel clock is crafted from patinated and gilt bronze in addition to flecked black and grey marble. The clock body is formed from a lopsidedly mounted...
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Sold
H 6.11 in W 4.34 in D 3.75 in
19th Century Eight Day Gilt Brass Carriage Clock with Alarm by Orange, Paris
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A most unusual engraved gilt-brass French carriage clock by A. Orange, c. 1860. Case The attractive beautifully engraved gilt-brass clock of unusual shape has four shaped pillar...
Brass
Louis-Philippe Antique Clock in Bronze with Equestrian Statuette
Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Gilt and patinated bronze French antique clock decorated with an equestrian statuette depicting a young man wearing a helmet and armor, sitting on a...
Bronze
Three-Piece Clock Garniture by Raingo Frères, Paris
Located in London, by appointment only
A magnificent three-piece ormolu clock garniture of the finest quality. Spotless mercury gilding covers every visible space. Two female figures support the clock, two male figures su...
Ormolu
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H 23.5 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in
French Gilt Bronze and Marble Skeleton Clock, Huguenin, A Paris, Circa 1820
By Huguenin
Located in Charleston, SC
French gilt bronze and marble skeleton clock under glass dome terminating on a circular ebonized base. Clock has a single train open movement and in...