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Louis XIV Mirrors

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
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in COLMAR, FR
A fabulous, antique wall mirror sourced in France offering a majestic visual impact. The frame is made of solid wood and molded, gilded stuck. It is decorated with striking, voluptuo...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Hardwood, Plaster

Pair, French 18th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Looking Glass Mirrors
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, Circa 1780. This magnificent pair of Louis XVI giltwood looking glass mirrors, originating from France in the 18th century, exemplifies the opulence and refinement of the Lo...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Antique Large French Giltwood Wall Mirror 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a large impressive antique French Louis XIV carved giltwood and gesso wall mirror, Circa 1760 in date. The frame is surmounted with an elaborate carved and pierced giltwood ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Giltwood, Gesso

Italian, Toscana, Louis XIV Style Carved Giltwood Mirror, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This rare frame is of rectangular form with an arched top, the top and sides surmounted by angel masks, leaf and floral forms, scrolls and a shell-form finial, the sides and bottom are adorned with scrollwork and stylized shell-form carved feet, the frame retains two antique mirror...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Giltwood

Italian Late Baroque Period Mecca Concave Oval Wall Mirror, ca. 1700
Located in Atlanta, GA
of oval form with molded interior and outer edges, the body having a pronounced "scoop", covered in patinated silver gilding, aka Mecca, now fitted with a modern mirrorplate
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Early 1700s Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Silver Leaf

17th Century Gold Leaf Carved Wood and Mercury Mirror, circa 1600
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exceptional 17th-Century French Louis XIV Silver-Gilt Mirror A masterwork of the French ornamental arts, this rare 17th-century carved oak mirror exemplifies the grandeur and refinem...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

Italian Rectangular Carved and Gilded Mirror Louis XIV Style 18th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Gilded Cornice Del 1700, splendid Italian Louis XIV style mirror in carved wood, rectangular shape centered by modern mirror, richly carved with deep scrollwork decorated with folia...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

Early 19th Century Louis XIV style French painted gold mirror
Located in Houston, US
Grand Louis XV style French mirror with original mercury glass. Style is characterized by the Rococo style's elegant curves, intricate scrollwork and ornate detailing, typical of the...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Glass, Plaster, Wood

Louis XIV Style Franklin Mint Gilt Mirror By Vincenzo Fancelli
Located in Germantown, MD
A Louis XIV Style Franklin Mint Gilt Mirror By Vincenzo Fancelli. Measures 21" in width, 2" in depth and 37" in height.
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20th Century American Louis XIV Mirrors

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Composition

19th Century French Regence Style Silver and Gold Leaf Mirror "a Parcloses"
Located in Dallas, TX
This stunning silver and gold gilt wall mirror has eight side mirrored panels separated and held in place from the main center mirror by giltwood or...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

Early 19th Century Gilded Wall Mirror French Mirror
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0176 Attractive early XIXth century giltwood wall mirror of diminutive proportions, which can be positioned horizontally or vertically, having original mercury glass with sparkle an...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Gesso

Central Italian Small Shaped and Painted Walnut Mirror, late 18th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
The walnut frame constructed with a series of moldings and retaining some of its previous painted finish, fitted with a modern 1/4” mirrorplate
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Late 18th Century Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Walnut

Italian 17th Century Louis XIV Period Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare and extremely high quality Italian late 17th/early 18th century Louis XIV period double framed giltwood mirror, from the famous Palazzo Borghese...
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17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Louis XIV Style Carved Gilt Foliate Frame Wall Mirror, Circa 1920s
Located in Germantown, MD
Louis XIV Style solid Carved Giltwood Foliate Crest Frame Wall Mirror, Circa 1920s Measures 46" in width, 2.25" in depth x 35" in height and 41.5" in height to the top of the crest.
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Early 20th Century American Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Mahogany, Paint

Antique 19th C. French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Wall Mirror, Carved Details
Located in Madrid, ES
At two meters (or over six and a half feet) tall, this beautifully carved Louis XIV style giltwood mirror is a dramatic reminder of how luxurious French chateaus and palaces of the 1...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Wood

French 18th century Louis XIV Period Giltwood mirror
By Jean Bérain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and monumentally scaled French 18th century Louis XIV Period Giltwood mirror, in the manner of Jean Berain. The central beveled mirror plate of this stunning mirror is...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Large Oval Louis XIV Mirror may be for a Modern House
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Large oval Louis XIV mirror, simple and severe, also rare. Interesting if placed in a modern house: the gilding is now worn away and has no ornamental friezes. I can say "minimal tas...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Fruitwood

Pair of French Bronze Dore Mirrors with Mascarons and Floral Motifs, circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
This pair of small bronze doré mirrors are from France, circa 1880, and were made in the style of Louis XIV. The intricate bronze doré frames have a large cartouche at the top of the frame that depicts a mascaron with a floral headband...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XIV Mantel Mirror in Stripped oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XIV Mantel Mirror in Stripped Oak will make a perfect finishing touch over the mantel or any surface. Meticulously hand-crafted from dense, old-growth oak, it f...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Oak

Large Régence Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
Large and fine French Régence period giltwood mirror, the lobed crest with maiden's head mask flanked by foliate and scroll carvi...
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1710s French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mercury Glass, Giltwood

Very Rare French Boulle Marquetry Inlay Cheval Mirror
Located in London, GB
An extraordinary Boulle Marquetry inlaid cheval mirror in the Louis XIV Manner Constructed from bois noirci and dressed with fire gilded bronze mounts throughout, the surfaces de...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Brass, Ormolu

Italian, Tuscany, Louis XIV Period Molded Walnut Wall Mirror, early 18th c
Located in Atlanta, GA
constructed entirely of walnut and having multi level molded edges this frame features a gilt painted Fleur de Lis at bottom left, now with a modern mirrorplate
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Walnut

Pair of Large Scale Italian 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular pair of large scale Italian 19th Century Louis XV st. giltwood mirrors. Each mirror has a straight bottom border and top rounded corner moulded giltwood frame. The fram...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Large Venetian carved and gilded frieze, 18th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
Suggestive decorative frieze from the Veneto or Veneto-Emilian area, datable to the 18th century. Entirely hand-carved in solid wood, it features polychrome lacquered decoration in b...
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18th Century European Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Glass, Wood

18th Century, Sweden Mirror with Carved and Gilt Wood Frame Cobalt Blue Glass
By Burchard Precht
Located in IT
18th Century, Sweden Mirror with Carved and Gilded Wood Frame and Cobalt Blue Glass This distinctive mirror was crafted in Sweden around the mid-18th century, inspired by the famous...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Glass, Mirror, Giltwood

Italian, Late Baroque Period, Shaped Giltwood Wall Mirror, ca. 1700
Located in Atlanta, GA
Of rectangular shape and having three distinct molded sections of graduated form, now fitted with a modern mirror plate
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Early 1700s Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Giltwood

Midcentury French Large Gilded Convex Wall Hanging Mirror
Located in Torquay, GB
Midcentury French convex wall mirror circa 1970s. Large sized, with a gilded cast plaster surround. Shows some nice age patina. Very decorative. Will add a fabulous accent to mos...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Plaster, Wood

Rare French Brass Repousse Three-Dimensional Cushion Mirror Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Rare French Brass Repousse Three-Dimensional Cushion Mirror, dating back to circa 1920, is an exceptional example of French craftsmanship and elegance from the early 20th centur...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XIV Mirrors

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Brass

Period Louis XIV Giltwood Mirror, circa 1700 Venice, Andrea Brustolon School
By Andrea Brustolon
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Abuot this mirror Mirror attributable to the school of Andrea Brustolon This Louis XIV period mirror features rich and diffuse elegantly carved moti...
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Early 18th Century Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Giltwood

Louis XIV Paraclose Giltwood Mirror, c.1700
Located in Savannah, GA
A Louis XIV paraclose giltwood mirror, c.1700. Carved wood and gesso Bérainesque design with shell crest. 22 ½ inches wide by 33 ¾ by 3 ½ inches deep
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Early 18th Century Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Antique French Louis XIV Style Gold Gilt Mirror with Flower Basket
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Louis XIV-style reproduction mirror in gold gilt beautifully echoes the opulent grandeur of 17th-century French design. The frame, finished in a rich gold gilt, showcases a p...
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1890s French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Glass, Wood, Giltwood

19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Trumeau
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Painted Trumeau features classically inspired architecture and elaborate bas relief and molded detail highlighted in gold to complement the warm beige p...
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Wood, Giltwood, Mirror

Louis XIV Mirror
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant mirror with parecloses in blackened wood and embossed copper from the 18th century Very beautiful mirror which has an interesting dimension since not too large decorated wit...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror

Louis XIV Style Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique giltwood mirror in the Louis XIV style, dating from the 19th century, with flowers and detail encircling the frame and two angels on the bottom and two on top.
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19th Century Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Giltwood

Louis XIV Style Mirror
Louis XIV Style Mirror
$7,800 Sale Price
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Fine Large 19th Century Regence Gilded and Hand Carved Large Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Regence gilded and hand carved large mirror. Finely detailed. Original gilding.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Giltwood

18th Century Spanish Rare Antique Louis XIV/XV Gilded Mirror
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exceptional and rare Spanish Louis XIV mirror featuring a boldly carved giltwood frame with dramatic scrollwork, foliate motifs, and rich patina. All topped by a pair of birds. Th...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

A Large Louis XIV Period Giltwood Pediment Mirror, Early 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A large Louis XIV period giltwood pediment mirror, early 18th century. A carved and gilded wood pediment mirror from the Louis XIV period, early ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Giltwood

A Late 18th Century or Early 19th Century Regence Style Giltwood Mirror.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A late 18th century or early 19th century Regence style giltwood and carved mirror. A late 18th century or early 19th century gilt and carved wood Regency style mirror. H: 178 cm, W...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Giltwood

Eighteenth-century Venetian mirror in lacquered wood and with mother-of-pearl in
Located in Vicenza, IT
Extraordinary venetian mirror in carved, lacquered and gilded wood. Slightly rounded band with foliate decorations in polychrome lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlays, carved and foliat...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mother-of-Pearl, Giltwood

Red Painted & Parcel Gilt Louis XIV Style Mirror
Located in Kent, Dover
A French Mid-Century red painted and parcel gilt mirror in the Louis XIV style.
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1950s French Vintage Louis XIV Mirrors

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Fruitwood

Vintage Louis XIV Gilded Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage Louis XIV Gilded Mirror will make a great choice for most any decor! With a width to height proportion of roughly two to one, it can either be mounted vertically or horizont...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Louis XIV Mirrors

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Synthetic, Wood, Paint

Pair of Louis XIV Carved Baroque Giltwood Mirrors
Located in Dallas, TX
An elegant pair of Louis XIV carved baroque giltwood mirrors,. Highly skilled organically carved floral ornamentation with a crown molding on the top of each mirror. Plywood on back ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Glass, Giltwood

Louis XVI Carved And Gilded Wood Mantelpiece, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI Carved And Gilded Wood Mantelpiece, 18th Century
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Glass, Giltwood

Large Antique Carved Gilt Wood Mirror, Louis XIV Style, circa 1965
Located in Paris, FR
Large antique French mirror of Louis XIV style, circa 1965. Antique carved gilt wood frame (width: 8 cm / 3.14 in.) with French decor Louis...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XIV Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Grand Trumeau with French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Grand Trumeau with French Aubusson Tapestry is a splendid way to add timeless elegance to your room, while adding a dash of color, texture, ...
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1870s French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Tapestry, Mirror, Wood

French early 19th century Louis XIV st. Giltwood mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and monumentally scaled French early 19th century Louis XIV st. Giltwood mirror. This impressive double framed mirror, with all original gilding throughout, stands on two ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Antique Louis XIV Style Mirror in Carton-Pierre, circa 1900
Located in Paris, FR
Rare, french antique Louis XIV style mirror, late 19th century. Antique frame Louis XIV style in carton-pierre (Pulped paper and glue invented in 19th century as a substitute for stu...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Wood, Mirror

Northern Italian LXIV Period Walnut and Ebonized Wall Mirror, 1stq 18th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
essentially a frame within a frame, the bold moldings of repeating stepped forms at the corners, the frame covered in alternating walnut and ebonized veneers, retaining its antique m...
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1710s Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Walnut

Cenral Italian Giltwood & Faux Tortoise Painted Mirror, 2nd quarter 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
the frame having a pronounced giltwood rabbet the majority of the remaining surfaces faux painted to resemble tortoise shell, now fitted with a modern 1/4" mirrorplate
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1730s Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Giltwood

18th Century Louis XIV Italian Gilt Frames Pair of Oval Small Frames From Rome
Located in Milano, MI
From Italy Rome, a unique Louis XIV Pair of 1700s Italian Giled Terracotta Frames, they are almost a pair of similar form and age but with slight differences. The two lovely small oval frames were probably made for framing oval miniatures, they are empty now, come from a private Italian collection and can be used as mirrors. They are in good condition consistent with age, they are older than 300 years, with old restorations and minor losses in a few curls and small felures. See, closed-up picture details. It is more common to find these kinds of antique small frames...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Terracotta

Very Rare early 18th Century Period French Louis XIV Giltwood Mirror with Birds
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional early 18th century French Louis XIV giltwood mirror is a rare and important example of regal Baroque craftsmanship. Exquisitely carved and richly decorated, the mirr...
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Early 1700s French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Walnut

Louis XIV Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, GB
A wonderful French early 18th Century Regence giltwood mirror. The heavily foxed original mercury glass plate with a soft shallow bevel. The carved frame with foliate strapwork and...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood

Pair Of Gilded Carved Wood Mirrors/sconces, 19th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A pair of 19th century carved wood gilt mirrors/wall sconces. Original gilding. Height 59 cm, width 33 cm.
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Wood

Impressive Pair of Giltwood Mirror Style Louis XIV
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impresive late 19 century match pair of Louis XIV style mirror in giltwood and gesso, the quality of the carving is top quality, the mirror have a little difference in the witdh M...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Gesso, Giltwood

Italian 18th century Louis XIV Period Baroque st. Giltwood mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A truly impressive and high quality Italian 18th century Louis XIV Period Baroque st. Giltwood mirror. This wonderful mirror with its original mirror plate and gilding is framed with...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Italian Early 18th century "Mecca" Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
of rectangular form and covered in patinated silver gilding, also known as "Mecca" in Italian, with a triple molded shape, now fitted with a modern "antiqued" mirrorplate
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Silver Leaf

Northern Italian Louis XIV Period Guilloché Carved Walnut Mirror, ca. 1700
Located in Atlanta, GA
Northern Italian, expertly hand carved walnut frame in the guilloche' manner with a modern mirrorplate
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Early 1700s Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Walnut

Carved Giltwood Marginal Frame Mirror
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XIV style carved giltwood marginal frame mirror. This finely carved giltwood and gesso mirror has an oval mirror plate within a beaded surround, framed by finely etched marginal mirror plates, within a re-entrant rectangular frame with acanthus and foliate carving. The mirror is surmounted by a pierced acanthus and 'C'- scroll cartouche flanked by recumbent sphinx...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Glass, Giltwood

Italian, Emiliana, Louis XIV Period Giltwood & Painted Mirror, ca. 1725
Located in Atlanta, GA
of rectangular form with reed-like moldings and outer layer of leaf form carvings, now fitted with a later mirrorplate
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1720s Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Giltwood

Italian 18th Century Louis XIV Period Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian 18th century Louis XIV period double framed giltwood mirror. The original mirror plate is framed within a carved band in a satin and burnished finish and an elegan...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Louis Xiv mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XIV mirrors for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage mirrors created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include mirrors, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XIV mirrors made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 mirrors differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $550 and tops out at $189,500 while the average work can sell for $5,600.

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