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Louis XIV Figurative Sculptures

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
French Bronze Figures Allégorie du Printemps Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Newark, England
OPPOSING PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES Form our Bronze Sculpture collection, we are delighted to offer this French opposing pair of Bronze Figures Allégorie du Printemps by Ferdinand Barb...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

French Bronze Figures Allégorie du Printemps Barbedienne
French Bronze Figures Allégorie du Printemps Barbedienne

French Bronze Figures Allégorie du Printemps Barbedienne

A Large French Bronze Sculpture "Amalthea & Jupiter's Goat" after Pierre Julien
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large 19th century patinated bronze group titled: "Amalthea and Jupiter's Goat" after Pierre Julien (French 1731-1804) The goddess portrayed as nude but for drapery held across her breasts and falling to her lap, seated on the back of the goat with her right foot raised to rest on a rock outcrop. Signed: Julien Circa 1880. Height: 34" (86.3 cm) Width: 21" (53.3 cm) Depth: 15" (38.1 cm) Pierre Julien's model of Amalthée et la chèvre...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

A Large French Bronze Sculpture "Amalthea & Jupiter's Goat" after Pierre Julien
A Large French Bronze Sculpture "Amalthea & Jupiter's Goat" after Pierre Julien

A Large French Bronze Sculpture "Amalthea & Jupiter's Goat" after Pierre Julien

French Gilt Bronze Sculpture Statue on Marble Base, circa 19th C.
By Hippolyte François Moreau
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, small. French gilt bronze statue in the style of sculptor Hippolyte Francois Moreau, circa late-19th century, France. This gilt ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

French Gilt Bronze Sculpture Statue on Marble Base, circa 19th C.
French Gilt Bronze Sculpture Statue on Marble Base, circa 19th C.

French Gilt Bronze Sculpture Statue on Marble Base, circa 19th C.

Very Large Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Louis XIV after Girardon
Located in London, GB
Very large patinated bronze sculpture of Louis XIV after Girardon French, 19th Century Height 109cm, width 87cm, depth 53cm This very large sculpture depicts the famous King Louis ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Very Large Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Louis XIV after Girardon
Very Large Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Louis XIV after Girardon

Very Large Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Louis XIV after Girardon

FRENCH SCULPTOR 17TH CENTURY, Sculpture "Saint Mary Magdalene"
Located in Madrid, ES
FRENCH SCULPTOR 17TH CENTURY, Sculpture "Saint Mary Magdalene" Sculpture from the Louis XIV era in carved wood with a contemporary base 45 x 35 ...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

FRENCH SCULPTOR 17TH CENTURY, Sculpture "Saint Mary Magdalene"
FRENCH SCULPTOR 17TH CENTURY, Sculpture "Saint Mary Magdalene"

FRENCH SCULPTOR 17TH CENTURY, Sculpture "Saint Mary Magdalene"

French 19th c. Louis XIV St. Bronze, Ormolu, & Boulle Statue Of King Louis XIV
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive French 19th century Louis XIV st. patinated Bronze, Ormolu, and Boulle statue of King Louis XIV. This wonderful statue is modeled after the statue of Louis XIV in the middle of the Place des Victoires, Paris. The statue is raised on a rectangular stepped Boulle pedestal with its Brass inlays atop a Tortoiseshell background within an ebony frame. This wonderfully detailed pedestal is also decorated with an upped and lower Ormolu Coeur-de-Rai band that serves as the plinth and capital. Atop the Boulle designed pedestal is a patinated Bronze rearing horse...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th c. Louis XIV St. Bronze, Ormolu, & Boulle Statue Of King Louis XIV
French 19th c. Louis XIV St. Bronze, Ormolu, & Boulle Statue Of King Louis XIV

French 19th c. Louis XIV St. Bronze, Ormolu, & Boulle Statue Of King Louis XIV

CENTRAL ITALY SCHOOL Pair of Sculptures Louis XIV "Angels" late 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
CENTRAL ITALY SCHOOL Pair of Sculptures from the Louis XIV era "Angels" late 17th Century in carved and silver lacquered wood on contemporary bases lacquered with imitation red marb...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

CENTRAL ITALY SCHOOL Pair of Sculptures Louis XIV "Angels" late 17th Century
CENTRAL ITALY SCHOOL Pair of Sculptures Louis XIV "Angels" late 17th Century

CENTRAL ITALY SCHOOL Pair of Sculptures Louis XIV "Angels" late 17th Century

Italian 17th Century Louis XIV Period White Carrara Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent Italian 17th century Louis XIV period, circa 1680 white carrara marble statue of a man and his dog. The striking statue, carved out of one solid marble block, is raised on a rectangular base. The extremely well sculpted statue...
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17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Italian 17th Century Louis XIV Period White Carrara Marble Statue
Italian 17th Century Louis XIV Period White Carrara Marble Statue

Italian 17th Century Louis XIV Period White Carrara Marble Statue

Late 17th Century French Gilt Bronze Figure of Venus on Boulle Pedestal
Located in PARIS, FR
Late 17th century French Gilt Bronze Figure of a Crouching Venus Gilt bronze crouching Venus on a pedestal decorated with Boulle marquetry and...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Late 17th Century French Gilt Bronze Figure of Venus on Boulle Pedestal
Late 17th Century French Gilt Bronze Figure of Venus on Boulle Pedestal

Late 17th Century French Gilt Bronze Figure of Venus on Boulle Pedestal

Large Putti Sculpture In Lacquered Wood, Italy, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large sculpture in cream lacquered carved wood, representing 2 putti on a large vase, celebrating a bacchanal: one of them has a head surrounded by a crown of flowers and brandishes ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Large Putti Sculpture In Lacquered Wood, Italy, 19th Century
Large Putti Sculpture In Lacquered Wood, Italy, 19th Century

Large Putti Sculpture In Lacquered Wood, Italy, 19th Century

19th Century Pradier French Bronze Figure Signed
Located in Queens, NY
French (19th Cent) bronze of 17th century figure with book and quill sitting in chair (signed PRADIER)       
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century Pradier French Bronze Figure Signed
19th Century Pradier French Bronze Figure Signed

19th Century Pradier French Bronze Figure Signed

Pair of French Louis XIV Period 1690s Carved Cherub Appliques from Strasbourg
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XIV period late 17th century carved cherub appliques from Strasbourg, with scrolling design. Born in the Alsacien city of Strasbourg in 1690s (which was annexe...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of French Louis XIV Period 1690s Carved Cherub Appliques from Strasbourg
Pair of French Louis XIV Period 1690s Carved Cherub Appliques from Strasbourg

Pair of French Louis XIV Period 1690s Carved Cherub Appliques from Strasbourg

Christ 18 ° Century in Oak, France
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Christ from the 18th century in oak -France Very fine work of good quality Beautiful patina and in perfect condition.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Figurative Sculptures

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Oak

Christ 18 ° Century in Oak, France
Christ 18 ° Century in Oak, France

Christ 18 ° Century in Oak, France

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Apollo's Fountain, a Unique Bronze Copy after the Original Group in Versailles

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