Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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
Leroy Auguste Et Cie (1912/1935) -Cruet Vinegar Cruet In Solid Silver Regency 19
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Solid silver vinegar cruet in Regency style, octagonal in shape with sides, bordered at the top and bottom with a line of gadroons. The sockets are mascaron heads. Two overlay blue g...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Silver
A.Aucoc – Solid Silver Sprinkler 19th Century Circa 1880
By A. Aucoc
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Important 19th century solid silver shaker in LOUIS The upper part is chiseled and pierced, it fits together with a bayonet system and ends with an exploded acorn on the terrace.
Di...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Sterling Silver
A Pair of French Christofle "Trianon" Silver Plate Candelabra
By Christofle
Located in Atlanta, GA
Christofle (French, founded 1830), L 20th century.
Each silver plate candelabrum with a convertible candlestick column with knopped stem on a swirled rocaille base issuing five radi...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Silver Plate
Limoges France Dish in Royal Blue with Fragonard Couple and Fine Gold Metal Trim
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Limoges France Dish in Royal Blue with Fragonard Couple and Fine Gold Metal Trim.
Elegant fine vintage Limoges porcelain with 22-karat gold painted trinket small dish vide poche catchall.
French vintage Limoges dish in cobalt royal blue with fine gold trim and handles.
The cobalt blue, rectangular shaped dish features a country scene with a courting couple after the Fragonard 19th...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Gold Plate, Brass
Limoges France Porcelain Dish Ashtray Souvenir of Paris Cobalt Blue and 24K Gold
By Limoges
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-Painted Cobalt Blue and Gold Limoges France Porcelain Ashtray.
Vintage Limoges France porcelain round ashtray cobalt blue and 24 karat gold.
Elegant precious porcelain ashtray hand painted with a scene Souvenir of Paris, the monuments are The Tour Eiffel, the Arc de Triumphe, Le Sacre Coeur, The Notre Dame, L'opera.
Use it as an ashtray or for decorative accent dish.
Limoges made in France...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
19th Century French Louis XIV Style Gigot Lamb Silver Plated Carving Set
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A superbly presented Louis XIV style three piece 'Gigot' lamb carving set, comprising a carving knife, carving fork and leg-bone holder, or 'manche à gigot'. The leg-bone holder is a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Silver Plate
Porcelain Ashtray Limoges Paris Arc de Triomphe Hand-Painted Dish France 1960s
By Limoges
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Limoges Porcelain Ashtray The Paris "Arc de Triomphe" Hand-Painted Dish France 1960s.
Limoges porcelain Vintage Ashtray Dish with The Paris ...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Limoges Porcelain Ashtray Mont Saint Michel Hand-Painted Dish France 1960s
By Limoges
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Limoges porcelain Vintage Ashtray Dish with The "Mont Saint Michel" Hand-Painted Limoges France Dish by G Rogier.
1960s Limoges France Eiffe...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
'De Grieksche A', Pieter Kocx - Dutch Delft plate with flower basket
By Pieter Adriaensz Kocx
Located in DELFT, NL
Beautiful 18th century Dutch Delft plate, made by Pieter Kocx, owner of 'De Grieksche A', 1701-1722.
This decor with a flower basket and flying birds was very beloved and mostly kno...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Earthenware, Delft, Faience
Faïence plate from Moustiers 18th century
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
Very pretty 18th century Moustier earthenware plate with central decoration of a coat of arms in blue monochrome. The scalloped edge is decorated with a “Bérain” frieze. Perfect cond...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Faience
large faience plate from Moustiers 18th century
By Moustiers
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
Large 18th century Moustier earthenware dish with polychrome decoration of potato flowers. The scrolled edge is decorated with a frieze with stylized decoration of water leaves.
Per...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Antique English Sheffield Silver Plate Hnd Chsd Louis XIV Tipping Kettle & Stand
Located in Charleston, SC
The FINEST Antique English Sheffield Silver Plate Louis Quatorze (XVI) Style Large Size Tipping Kettle on Stand. The Kettle retains its original pins and c...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Snuffbox Pocket Sterling Silver Gold Paillons Lilies of France Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular oval shape pocket snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent blue fired enamel on guillochè and with the insertion of p...
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1960s Italian Vintage Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
Louis XIV by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 70 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Celebrate all of your meals in style with this Louis XIV by Towle sterling silver flatware set. Founded in 1690 in Massachusetts, the elite artisans...
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1920s American Vintage Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Sterling Silver
Louvois by Puiforcat France Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 104 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
The Parisian silversmith Puiforcat is regarded as one of the legendary names in European silver craftsmanship.
Superb Dinner Size Louvois by Puiforcat sterling silver flatware set,...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Puiforcat, Set of Elysée Vermeil Gold Sterling Silver Serving Dishes, 7 Pieces
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Suite of 7 (seven) "Elysée" serving dishes made in vermeil (gold-plated solid sterling silver) by Puiforcat.
Set of 7 serving dishes including :
- 1 round plate 27.5 cm diameter (excellent condition)
- 2 rectangular dishes 22 cm x 28.5 cm (very good condition - some very slight scratches)
- 2 round cups of 20, 5 cm diameter (very good condition - some very slight scratches)
- 2 oval dishes of 42 cm x 29 cm (one in very good condition with some very slight scratches - one in used condition with scratches)
All pieces are signed and stamped.
Puiforcat still offers this model for sale, only on request. The price changes every month depending on the price of gold...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Plate, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Louis XIV by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service Dinner 65 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Celebrate all of your meals in style with this Louis XIV by Towle sterling silver flatware set. Founded in 1690 in Massachusetts, the elite artisans at Towle Silversmiths handcrafted...
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1920s American Vintage Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Period Louis XVI Sterling Table Spoon, Paris, 1789
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Period Louis XVI sterling table spoon, Paris, 1789
A tour de force of the Louis XVI style with applied medallion handle. The oval flat edge gold-...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Louis XIV Combined Retractable Silver Spoon with Two Tine Fork, 1592
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Louis XIV combined retractable silver spoon with two tine fork, 1592.
Very rare French Louis XIV combined retractable silver spoon with two tine fork 1592, traveling utensil. We are proud to offer this exceptional and unusual museum piece to the market. This rare traveling utensil set consists of a combined spoon and retractable fork from the 16th century. It was introduced by Catherine de Medici who brought them from Italy to France in 1553, upon her marriage to the future king, Henry II. Up to this time forks had only two tine. In the late 17th century forks became three pronged. A combined silver flatware set was a personal item, carried by wealthy owners when dining out. Once sacrilegious and controversial, fork and spoon are among the most important inventions in the history of Western culture. In 1633 King Charles I of England declared them, “decent to use” and so the fork, slowly but surely, gained acceptance at the table.
This beautiful solid silver piece has a figural finial and a small seal similar to the Apostle spoons...
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16th Century French Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Sterling Silver
Set of 6 Silver Plate Knife Rests Style Louis XVI, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant set of 6 silver plate knife rests style Louis XVI, circa 1900.
Laurel leaves.
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Early 1900s European Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Antique Porquier Beau French Faience Pottery Cruet Set with Base, Ewers & Lids
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine antique French Porquier Beau faience cruet stand.
Complete with the original base, ewers or small pitchers, and conforming lids.
Decorated ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Delft, Faience
Pair of Russian Ormolu Mounted Fluted White Opaline Crystal Covered Bottles
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of 19th century Louis XVI style Russian hand diamond-cut white opalescent crystal and ormolu-mounted perfume bottles. This pair of hand diamond-cut crystal perfume bottle...
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19th Century Russian Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Victorian Louis XIV Style Centrepiece by Barnard & Sons
Located in London, GB
Antique Victorian Louis XIV style centrepiece by Barnard & Sons
English, 1850-53
Dimensions: height 63cm, width 132cm, depth 87cm.
This magnificent centrepiece is wrought from s...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Louis XIV by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 110 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental LOUIS XIV by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 110 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 3/8"
12 forks, 7 1/4"
12 salad forks, 6 1/4"
12 teaspoons, 5 7/8"
12 place so...
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1920s American Vintage Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fine and Decorative Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Decanter Set, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine and decorative gilt-bronze and cut-glass decanter set.
French, circa 1890.
This fine and decorative decanter set has a gilt-bronze box with glass panels and an 'up and...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Silver Louis XIV Écuelle / Bowl / Porringer c. 1705 18th Century
By Rene Briceau
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Antique French Louis XIV Silver Écuelle Bowl or two handled Porringer. The Écuelle has two impressive handles with a fluted and scrolled pattern. The Écuelle has a cres...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Louis XIV by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 91 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Louis XIV by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 91 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/4",
12 forks, 7 1/4",
12 salad forks, 6 1/4",
12 ...
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1920s American Vintage Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Louis XIV by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service, Huge 146 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Louis XIV by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 146 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/4",
12 forks, 7 1/4",
12 salad forks, 6 1/4",
12 teaspoons, 5 7/8",
12 flat han...
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1920s American Vintage Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Louis XIV by Towle Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set for 8 Service 78 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Louis XIV by Towle dinner size sterling silver flatware set of 78 pieces. This set includes:
Eight dinner size knives, 9 1/2",
eight dinner size forks, 7 7/8",
eight salad forks,...
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1920s Vintage Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large 18th Century French Blue and White Delft Charger or Decorative Plate
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th century French blue and white Delft style decorative plate or Chinoiserie style charger.
This beautiful antique plate is hand-crafted, hand-painted faience from Moustie...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Delft - Pair of dishes - 18th century
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
Excellent pair of mid 18th century Delftware plates with a rare geometrical decoration of a stylized flower with foliate scrolls.
Border adorn...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
Louis Xiv serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XIV serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage serveware, ceramics, silver and glass created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XIV serveware, ceramics, silver and glass made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, popular names associated with this style include Towle Silversmiths, Emile Puiforcat, Limoges, and Puiforcat. 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. Prices for serveware, ceramics, silver and glass differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $125 and tops out at $1,176,864 while the average work can sell for $4,225.
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