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Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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
Boulle ta Table Clock in Wood and Brass from the Second Half of the 20th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Boulle Table Clock, with red background and brass inlays, brass dial with white enamel cartouches and black Roman numerals, crowned with rocailles and pendulum movement. Ø 31.5 cm ...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Brass

French Louis XIV Messenger Box - Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent Louis XIV period messenger box, late 17th early 18th century. This pretty box is made of leather-covered wood decorated with copper nails on the front and top of the box....
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Leather, Wood

17th Century Iron Lock & Key
Located in Huntington, NY
17th century lock & key. Probably form a large cabinet or a door.  
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Iron

17th Century Iron Lock & Key
17th Century Iron Lock & Key
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Monumental Louis XIV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Boulle Marquetry Casket Box
Located in Queens, NY
A Monumental Louis XIV style French gilt-bronze mounted wood boulle marquetry casket box, circa 1895 Known in French as a carré de toilette, this casket has canted corners with lavi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Brass, Bronze

Very Large Antique English Bronze Sculpture Equestrian Louis XIV Elkington & Co
Located in London, GB
Very Large Antique English Bronze Sculpture Equestrian Louis XIV Elkington & Co English, 19th Century Sculpture: Height 108cm, width 86cm, depth 43cm Base: Height 26cm, width 92cm,...
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19th Century English Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

18th Century French Giltwood Frame
Located in Roma, IT
Important, beautiful gilded and carved wooden frame with typical 18th century French motifs Excellent condition Internal dimensions cm 20.8 x 26.8 This artwork, never before on the...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Wood

Antique 19th century bronze gilded inkwell with malachite
Located in Bilzen, BE
A richly engraved gilded bronze inkwell decorated with cabochon polished malachite stones Fully engraved in Louis XIV style 19th century both glass inside inkholders missing 11.5 x ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Malachite, Bronze

19th Century French Boulle Mantle Clock In The Louis XIV Style
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine 19th century Louis XIV style ormolu and brass Boulle style mantel clock, in the manner of Martinot of Paris, the eight day movement striking the half hours on a bell, with key...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Brass, Ormolu

Vintage King of Spades Porcelain Coaster Dish 1960s by Gloria Bavaria Germany
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage King of Spades Porcelain Coaster Dish 1960s by Gloria Bavaria Germany. This porcelain plate coaster is perfect for any collector or love...
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Mid-20th Century German Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Louis XIV Style Bouillotte Table Lamp in Fine Silver on Bronze mood light LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Louis XIV Style Bouillotte Table Lamp in Fine Silver on Bronze mood light LA CA . A very high end, large Side table lamp in fine silver on bronze. This table lamp has a center pipe...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Silver Plate, Bronze, Tin

French Bronze Figures Allégorie du Printemps 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 Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Green Marble Lidded Urns
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Green Marble Lidded Urns Superb and most elegant pair of Louis XVI style ormolu mounted Verde Antico Marble lidded urns. Flanking the m...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

French Bronze Sculpture of Youth Wrangling a Horse by Guillaume Coustou
Located in Middleburg, VA
French Bronze Sculpture of Youth Wrangling a Horse by Guillaume Coustou (1677-1746). Best known for his monumental statues of horses, Coustou was the royal sculptor for Louis XIV an...
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16th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Large Scale Period Louis XIV Boulle Cartel Clock with Matching Plinth/Bracket
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Grand scale boulle Cartel clock and matching plinth, the ebonized wood case is embellished all-over with gilded bronze mounts (re-gilt). The medall...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Brass, Bronze

Antique French Cartel Clock of Venus with Cherubs
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in London, GB
Antique French cartel clock of Venus with cherubs French, Late 19th Century Height 120cm, width 55cm, depth 20cm This remarkable cartel clock is inspired by an 18th-century desi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Enamel, Ormolu

Small French Bronze Mortar and Pestle with Fleur De Lys and Crown, Circa 1700
Located in Dallas, TX
This small bronze mortar and pestle are from France, circa 1700. The circular opening has several layers of molding, with the bottom three interrupted by a pair of open crowns on opp...
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Early 1700s French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Antique French Brass Cachepot (circa 1700s)
Located in London, GB
Antique three-legged French brass cachepot (circa 1700s). This piece has a fascinating connection with historical figures. The crest on the side is a version of one belonging to the ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Brass

Antique Pair of French Louis XIV Style Carved Mahogany Mirrors, circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced Delivery Rates - See Below or Click “Ask The Seller” to Request a Quote*** An antique matching pair of French Louis XIV style wall mirrors offer mahogany construction wit...
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Early 20th Century Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Mirror, Mahogany

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 Decorative Objects

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Bronze

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

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Bronze

19th Century French Louis XIV Style Boulle Tea Caddy
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century French rectangular boulle tea caddy. Tea caddy has original double tea compartments with covers. Outer portion of tea caddy features beau...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Wood

Pair of Louis XIV Brass Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair Louis XIV brass candlesticks. Pair Italian Louis XIV period bulbous form candlesticks with weighted base on paw feet. Italy, circa 1700. Dimensions: 4.5" diameter x 5.5" H.
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Brass

French Louis XIV Messenger Box - Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent Louis XIV period messenger box, late 17th and early 18th centuries. This pretty box is made of leather-covered wood decorated with copper nails forming diamonds on the to...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Leather, Wood

Pair of Italian Brevettato Brass Marble Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Brevettato bronze and marble candelabras.
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20th Century Italian Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Large 19th Century French Gilt Bronze, Sevres Mounted Four - Glass Mantle Clock
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine large and impressive 19th century gilt bronze mantle clock, surmounted by a Sevres porcelain hand painted plaque finial, above a dome shaped structure, with a dome shaped beve...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

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 Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Large & Exceptional Equestrian Bronze of Louis XIV on Horseback after Girardon
By François Girardon
Located in London, GB
An Equestrian Statue of Louis XIV After François Girardon (1628-1715) Cast in a dark patinated bronze, the statue depicts the Sun King as a Roman Emperor, and is signed to the side ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Early 18th Century Italian Salvator Rosa Gilded Frame
Located in Roma, IT
Important “Salvator Rosa” gilded frame late 17th Century Frame with three rows of carvings Original gilding Central Italy Internal measurements Every item of our Gallery, upon ...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Wood

19th Century Pair of Gilt Bronze Candlesticks after a model by Meissonnier
By Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier
Located in NICE, FR
We present to you this superb pair of gilt bronze candlesticks, dating back to the early 19th century and inspired by a model designed by the renowned French goldsmith, painter, scul...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Cobalt Blue Porcelain Basket Vase with 22K Gold Encrustation and Romantic Scene
By (After) Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Limoges
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Large Cobalt Blue Porcelain Basket Vase with 22K Gold Encrustation and Romantic Scene in Limoges Style Elevate your decor with this exquisite large vintage porcelain basket v...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair of Louis XIV Period Pewter Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Exemplifies the Classical Baroque period with its spiral fluting detail and contrasting patina.
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Pewter

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 Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

19th Century French Rouge Marble & Ormolu Clock Garniture
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine 19th Century French Clock Garniture, the Clock with bronze solider surmounted on a domed top with urn finials on four rouge marble pillars, over pierced decorated base on a sh...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Griotte Marble, Ormolu

Large Patinated Bronze Group of Fame After the Model by Antoine Coysevox
By Coyzevox
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous and Large 19th Century French Patinated Bronze group of Fame After the Model by Antoine Coysevox. The sculpture depicts the allegorical figure of Fame seated side-saddle...
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1840s French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

H. Dasson, Pair of covered Vases « with Lions », France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful pair of green marble covered vases, set in an elegant chiseled and gilded bronze mount, decorated with lion heads alternating with garlands of flowers. The molded lid is to...
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Vintage Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone, Brass, Malachite & Amethyst Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage light brown tessellated stone box mounted with brass banding. The front hinge is adorned by a rectangular piece of carved malachite, and a finial with a deep amethyst color...
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20th Century Thai Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Stone, Malachite

Louis XIV Style Boulle Tea Caddy
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Louis XIV style boulle tea caddy. Beautiful boulle has inlaid red and gold design on black lacquered background.. Features a double caddy...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Wood

19th Century French Monumental Terracotta Cobalt Blue Glazed Vase-Urn
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century French monumental terracotta cobalt blue glazed vase-urn This elegant palace sized French cobalt blue glazed terracotta floor vase from the 19th century, is a stunn...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Terracotta

French gilt bronze Louis XIV figured antique clock with library design
Located in Milano, IT
Imagine stepping back in time to the opulent 19th century, where a magnificent French clock in gilded bronze takes center stage, a breathtaking tribute to the Sun King himself, Louis...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Fine Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Wall Lights, Not Electrified
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Wall Lights, Not Electrified France, circa 1900s This fine pair of Louis XVI-style ormolu wall lights is a stunning example of early 20th-century...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Antique 19th c. French Gilt Bronze Inkwell With Original Cobalt Blue Ink Pot
Located in New Orleans, LA
Unleash the Spirit of French Louis XVI: Antique gilt Bronze Inkwell Transport yourself to a time of artistic brilliance with this captivating antique gilt bronze inkwell, meticulousl...
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1870s French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

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 Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Vintage Ashtrays Bavaria Germany Set of Two Hand-Painted Fine Porcelain
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-Painted Square Porcelain Ashtrays Bavaria, Germany. Set of two Bavaria Germany fine porcelain ashtrays with 24 k gilt floral accent and rim. Vintage porcelain ashtrays with Frag...
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Mid-20th Century German Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Gilded wooden frame
Located in VILLENEUVE-LÈS-AVIGNON, FR
Engraved and gilded wooden frame of rectangular shape with floral decoration. Louis XIV era Origin France
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Wood

Victorian Kingwood and Gilt Metal Mounted Planter Jardinière Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
Victorian Kingwood and Gilt Metal Mounted Planter Jardinière Table, late 19th century, with removable cover opening to reveal a metal void, the waisted sides above a shaped apron, ra...
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1880s English Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Important Cartel in Green Horn Veneer Gille L Aine 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Cartel in green horn Veneer Gille L Aine 18th, gilded bronzes and brass inlays chiseled with foliage of flowers and natural patterns. The dial i...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Large Sevres style comport, circa 1880.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French Sevres style porcelain and pierced gilded ormolu comport. Having a turquoise ground, with gilded highlights and an inset hand painted pan...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

French Louis XIV Messenger Box in Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wonderful messenger box from the Louis XIV period, late 17th early 18th century. This pretty box is made of leather-wrapped wood decorated with copper nails forming scrolls and flowe...
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1690s French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Leather, Wood

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

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Brass

18th Century French Louis XIV Bronze Candlesticks or Candleholders
Located in Houston, TX
18th century French Louis XIV Bronze candlesticks or candleholders. Beautifully detailed rare pair of French Louis XIV bronze candleholde...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Carved Oak Wall Clock ~ Cartel
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Clock ~ Cartel was sculpted from solid old-growth quarter-sawn oak to create a work of art for your wall that was also originally designed to provi...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Brass

19th Century French Sevres style porcelain comport.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th Century French Sevres style porcelain comport, having scrolling foliate gilded ormolu handles, mouldings and base. The cobalt blue ground with gilt highlight...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Bouillotte Side Table Lamp Mood Light Gilt Bronze Antique Dealer Los Angeles CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Bouillotte Side Table Lamp Mood Light Gilt Bronze Antique Dealer Los Angeles CA . VERY LARGE Louis XIV style bouillotte table lamp in fine gold color on bronze With a beautiful detai...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Metal, Bronze, Tin

A 19th century marble bust of Corneille van Clève
Located in Wijnegem, BE
Marble bust of Corneille Van Cleve by Jean-Jacques Caffieri, France, 19th century.
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1850s French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Carrara Marble

Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Rose Garlands Photograph Frame
Located in New York, NY
Classic French Louis XVI style antique gilt bronze photograph frame 19th Century This beautiful French frame features a large, lovely ornate bow at the crest and rose garlands along ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Regulator Clock by Jean-Aimé Jacob and Adam Weisweiler
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important regulator clock beautifully demonstrates the heights of precision clockmaking. While regulator clocks are known for their incredible acc...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Ebony, Mahogany

Rare Silver Pocket Sundial and Compass by Michael Butterfield, Paris, circa 1700
By Butterfield Paris
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A beautiful, rare solid silver Anglo-French octagonal pocket sundial with compass by Michael Butterfield, circa 1700. The sundial is made for a latitude of 44° and could be used in places in the south of France such as Avignon and elsewhere along this parallel. The elaborately engraved base plate has a Roman chapter ring on which the gnomon (a triangular flap) casts its shadow. It is signed by the maker in the following manner: Butterfield A Paris. On one side is a glazed recessed compass with a blued steel hand to position the instrument in such a way that the time can be read. The hinged triangular gnomon is richly engraved and in the shape of a bird’s head. The folding gnomon and cut corners enable the dial to be carried in the pocket. The underside shows the latitudes of various Southern-French places in the relevant areas Its maker Michael Butterfield was an English instrument maker who based himself in 'Le Quay de l'Horloge' of Paris from circa 1685. These types of dials, often replicated by other makers, became known as Butterfield Dials...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Silver

18th Century French Louis XIV Carved Walnut Tall Case Clock with Rooster
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique long case clock was crafted in Lyon, France, circa 1780. The fruitwood grandfather clock built in two sections has beauti...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Brass, Iron

Carved Wood Frame with Guilloche Decoration 17th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Richly carved wooden frame with guilloché decoration, 17th century. Guilloché decoration is a decorative technique of engraving regular geometric patterns on wood; these patterns, o...
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17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Wood

Copper finial, Decorative Urn, About 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Copper finial, Decorative Urn, About 1880
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Decorative Objects

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Copper

Louis Xiv decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XIV decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Coduri of Lyon, France, Europa Antiques, Artisan-Craftsmen, Inc., and Butterfield Paris. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee.

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