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Louis XIV Vases

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
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 Vases

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Terracotta

19th Century French Monumental Terracotta Cobalt Blue Glazed Vase-Urn
19th Century French Monumental Terracotta Cobalt Blue Glazed Vase-Urn

19th Century French Monumental Terracotta Cobalt Blue Glazed Vase-Urn

Pair of Breccia Marble and Gilt Bronze Cassolettes, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of breccia marble and gilt bronze cassolettes, France, mid-19th century.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Vases

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Breccia Marble, Bronze

Pair of Breccia Marble and Gilt Bronze Cassolettes, France, Mid-19th Century
Pair of Breccia Marble and Gilt Bronze Cassolettes, France, Mid-19th Century

Pair of Breccia Marble and Gilt Bronze Cassolettes, France, Mid-19th Century

Patinated Bronze Vase With Handles Topped With Two-headed Busts 19th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Patinated bronze vase with handles topped with two-headed busts. Reduction of a vase forming part of the decoration of the North Parterre of the Palace of Versailles. Made in 1665 af...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Vases

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Bronze

Patinated Bronze Vase With Handles Topped With Two-headed Busts 19th Century
Patinated Bronze Vase With Handles Topped With Two-headed Busts 19th Century

Patinated Bronze Vase With Handles Topped With Two-headed Busts 19th Century

Rare Pair of 19th Century Sèvres Style Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
An important pair of Louis XIV Sèvres style vases, hand-decorated with cartouches of the king, his family and mistresses. The lids are moulded into crowns; wit moulded porcelain swag...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Vases

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Ormolu

Rare Pair of 19th Century Sèvres Style Vases
Rare Pair of 19th Century Sèvres Style Vases

Rare Pair of 19th Century Sèvres Style Vases

Pair of extremely rare Alabaster vases, Italy, 1st half of 18th century
Located in Walkertshofen, BY
The vases have a baluster shape and are richly decorated with foliage and acanthus. The foot is multiple and decorated, the shoulder has a band of peripheral foliage with mounted and...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Vases

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Alabaster, Bronze

Pair of extremely rare Alabaster vases, Italy, 1st half of 18th century
Pair of extremely rare Alabaster vases, Italy, 1st half of 18th century

Pair of extremely rare Alabaster vases, Italy, 1st half of 18th century

20th Century Louis XIV Sèvre Pompe Lidded Vase
Located in Berlin, DE
Engraved and patinated bronze mountings, colored representation. (Q-Ks-7).  
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20th Century Louis XIV Vases

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Bronze

20th Century Louis XIV Sèvre Pompe Lidded Vase
20th Century Louis XIV Sèvre Pompe Lidded Vase

20th Century Louis XIV Sèvre Pompe Lidded Vase

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17th Century Louis XIV Period French Bronze Holy Water Vessel, circa 1680

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Antique Chinese Oxblood Flambe Porcelain Bottle Vase

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An Exceptional Pair of French 19th Century Imari Porcelain and Ormolu Lidded Urns

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