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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Antique French late 19th century bronze study of a prowling lion circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This superbly detailed fine bronze study depicts a male prowling lion. His body ripples with his muscular physique as he moves forward on large clawed paws. His head is framed with a...
Bronze
French Figural Cherub Gilt Bronze & Marble Candelabra Clock Set, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French figural cherub gilt bronze and marble three piece clock set flanked by gilt bronze marble sphere six light candelabras, central clock fla...
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Animal Bronze Henri Alfred Jacquemart Hound and Tortoise Auguste Delafontaine
By Henri Alfred Marie Jacquemart
Located in Lausanne, CH
A fine mid-19th Century French bronze "Chien et Tortue", depicting a hound observing a tortoise with an inquisitive look. Bronze depictions of animals in the first part of the 19th...
Bronze
Pair of French Gilt Carved Wood & Gesso Foliage Gadrooned Wall Brackets, C. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French gilt wood and gesso decorative carved foliage and gadrooned hanging wall brackets, Early 19th century.
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood
French Heavy Cast Figural Bronze Elephant Vase After Antoine Barye, Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
French heavy cast figural bronze elephant vase after Antoine-Louis Barye, Signed A. Barye, Late 19th Century. Approximately 25lbs in weight.
Bronze
$588Sale Price|37% Off
Mid-19th Century Handmade Rocking Horse Papier-Mâché Metal and Wood Italy 1840s
Located in Palermo, IT
Beautiful handmade rocking horse with metal rod frame covered with a painted and hand-decorated papier-mâché shape. The base is in shaped wood, decorated by hand. Valuable Italian...
Metal
Pair Of Marble Spheres On Bronze Tripods, 19th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Spheres In White Carrara Marble And Green On Two Bronze Tripods, 19th Century
Marble, Bronze
$8,197Sale Price|20% Off
Hippolyte Heizler, Iconic Bronze Sculpture of Two Dogs Chasing a Hare, 19th Cent
By Hippolyte Heizler
Located in Bochum, NRW
Hippolyte Heizler (1828–1871). Two dogs standing in front of a hare hiding under the leaves. Large bronze statuette with brown medal patina. Molded oval ...
Bronze
$280Sale Price|49% Off
Erotic Copper Repoussé Relief of an Orgy with French Soldiers, Mid- 19th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This rare and damaged copper repoussé relief 18 people in erotic play involving French soldiers of various rank and state of undress. The artwork has a horizontal crack across the center of the scene. The relief is backed by a sold bronze...
Copper
A pair of French bronze caricature figures of theatrical birds, circa 1880
Located in Central England, GB
A most unusual pair of late 19th century bronze figures depicting caricatures of a heron and mallard duck, each with human bodies including torso, legs and arms, and tail feathers w...
Marble, Bronze
$9,850Sale Price|20% Off
French 19th Century Bronze Military Figure of "Blandan" after Jean Gautherin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century patinated bronze figure of the French hero of the Algerian conquest, Jean-Pierre Hippolyte Blandan (1819-1842) after the French Sculptor Jean Gautheri...
Bronze
Magnificent 19th Century French Bust
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Magnificent 19th century French bust, signed and dated.
Terracotta
Serpentine Green Marble Sculpture, The Lion Of Lucerne
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Serpentine Green Marble Sculpture, The Lion Of Lucerne After Bertel Thorvaldsen Circa 1880
Marble
Pair of French Lead Figural Boy and Girl Foliage Garden Statues on Bases, C 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French lead figural boy and girl foliage garden statues standing on circular molded bases. Early 19th century.
Lead
Very Decorative 19th Century Bronze Patinated and Dore' Incense Burner
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Decorative patinated and bronze doré lidded incense censor burner with tripodia phoenix bird supports set against a fluted bowl with dense floral wreath beneath a multi-cloud mounte...
Bronze
Horse. Patinated metal. 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Horse. Patinated metal. 19th century. Figure of a walking horse with a bronze base and a patinated iron animal. It shows a strong influence from the animal figures common in the 19...
Bronze, Iron
Pair Of Italian Carved And Giltwood Wall Brackets
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of Italian carved and giltwood wall brackets. Beautifully carved with acanthus leaves and scrollwork. Nice wide shelf atop a base that cumulates into a pineapple-like shape at b...
Giltwood
$1,466Sale Price / item|23% Off
H 5.91 in W 12.21 in D 4.73 in
Antique Bronze Lion Sculpture 19th Century Brown Patinated Roaring Lion Statue
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique 19th Century Bronze Lion Sculpture, European Animalier Naturalist Style Decorative Bronze Figure for Luxury Home & Interior Décor This exceptional 19th-century antique br...
Gold Plate, Brass
$14,950Sale Price|21% Off
H 20 in W 19.13 in D 8 in
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cherubs & Rooster Mantel Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and white marble figural mantel clock. The finely chased ormolu body, with its original two-tone mercury gilt, centered with a circular enameled porcelain clock face with Roman and Arabic numeral dials and inscribed 'A. Thomas - Fabt de Bronze - 56, Rue de Turenne - Paris', surmounted with a pair of playful seated cherubs amidst clouds and wreaths, the case crowned with a figure of a Gallic Rooster (Coq Gaulois...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Painted Metal Horse Head
Located in Austin, TX
Fine metal painted head horse on horseshoe, circa 1890.
Metal
Antoine Louis Barye Theseus Slaying the Centaur Bienor Bronze
Located in Dallas, TX
Antoine Louis Barye Theseus Slaying the Centaur Bienor Black Patinated Bronze Group. A French bronze group entitled 'Thesee combattant le centaure Bienor, esquisse' (Theseus slaying...
Bronze
$4,039Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 15.75 in W 17.33 in D 22.05 in
Pair of Marble Lions, French School, Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Marble lions is a pair of original sculptures by an anonymous artist of the French School realized during the 19th century. White marble sculptures representing a couple of lions ...
Marble
Pair of Italian Gold Gilt Wall Brackets
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Pair of Italian Rococo Style Gold Gilt Wall Brackets. Brackets feature impressive gold scrolling with floral motif. Top of shelf is painted black. Hangers in place on reverse side....
Resin
Boy and Girl, Bronze, Marble, After Auguste Moreau
Located in Madrid, ES
Lost wax bronze. Model of Auguste Moureau (1834-1917). marble base Patinated bronze with two children together, the boy holding some flowers. The piece that makes up this lot follows...
Marble, Bronze
$2,120
H 14.97 in W 25.6 in D 9.06 in
Bite, Panthers, Bronze, Marble, France, circa Late 19th Century, Masson
Located in Madrid, ES
Grip. Blued bronze, marble. France, towards the end of the 19th century. Blued bronze sculpture on an oval marble base veined in green tones that shows two lionesses or two panther...
Marble, Bronze
Magnificent Gilt Bronze and Marble Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze and marble clock featuring a lion. Marble case, ornate face with enameled Roman numerals. France, circa 1880 Dime...
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture - Hermes - France
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Elegant and finely cast bronze sculpture of Hermes, France circa 1890. Hermes, the messenger of the gods in classical mythology, is a symbol of communication, travel, intelligence, a...
Bronze
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H 14.97 in W 6.5 in D 4.34 in
Gilded and polychrome wooden Madonna and Child, late 19th - early 20th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
Wooden sculpture depicting the Madonna and Child, hand-carved and later gilded with gold leaf and lacquered. The work, probably made of basswood, measures 38 cm high, 16.5 cm wide an...
Gold Leaf
Two Louis Philippe Sicilian Wood Angels on Lacquered Wood Bases
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An exquisite pair of 19th-century Louis Philippe Sicilian wood angel figures. Each piece is meticulously hand-carved, capturing the serene and cherubic expressions of classic putti. ...
Fruitwood, Lacquer
19th Century Bronze Sculpture of a Young Female Gathering Hey
By Henri Godet
Located in Central England, GB
19th Century Bronze Sculpture of a Young Female Gathering Hey This superb 19th century large bronze figure was produced at the highly acclaimed French fo...
Bronze
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H 16.15 in W 13 in D 7.49 in
1870s Louis Philippe Hand-carved Italian Wood Fragment on an Iron Base
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An hand-carved wood fragment depicting an angel surmounted of floral decors, it was part of a big antique library and now it's a superb piece furnishing accessory for antique and modern house. The wood has an amazing stone effect. It exudes a sense of historical charm and craftsmanship, a piece that seamlessly blends the intricate detailing of Italian wood carving...
Walnut
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H 14.97 in W 13.39 in D 5.91 in
Large Pair of French 19th Century Bronze Marly Horses After Costou, circa 1870
By Guillame Costou
Located in Central England, GB
This fantastic pair of 19th century finely sculpted, large scale bronze figures are after Guillaume Costou (1677 – 1746. )They each depict a wild prancing horse being restrained by t...
Bronze
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H 9.85 in W 6.3 in D 3.15 in
1930s Original Patina Sicilian Plaster Sculpture depicting a Bust of Young Man
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A lovely plaster sculpture of a young man hand-crafted in Sicily in the first Hal of 20th century, the original patina gives it a great look.
Plaster
Late 19th Century Pair of Hand- Painted Majolica Italian Statues by Ginori
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Pair of Majolica statue in the shape of a boy and a woman with basket designed by Urbano Lucchesi for Ginori Doccia factory (Florence), around 1888-1889....
Ceramic
Late 19th Pair of Century, Hand-Carved Wood Sicilian Sculptures
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A pair of hand-carved Sicilian sculptures, probably parts of a big boiserie, they are blue and white painted and mounted on a black wood base.
Wood
19th Century Petrified Wood Italian Wood Sculpture of a Tropical Fish
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A wood sculpture of a fish hand-carved in Italy in the second part of 19th century, It's a lovely item to decor modern and classical ambients.
Wood
Bronze Sculpture "The Wrestlers" After Philippe Magnier
Located in Paris, FR
Patinated bronze sculpture after Philippe Magnier (1648-1715) made by the Barbedienne foundry using the Collas mechanical reproduction process. This sculpture represents two nude men...
Bronze
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H 7 in W 4.75 in D 4.5 in
Pair of French Bronze Lincoln Bookends with Step Back Plinths, Signed circa 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French bronze Lincoln bookends resting on step back squared plinths, Signed on reverso. Late 19th Century.
Bronze
Porcelain Bust of a Soldier
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain bust of a soldier. Few porcelain losses dimensions: Measures: H. 52 cm, W. 28 cm, D. 18 cm.
Porcelain