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
Regency Carved Oak Frame, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Regency Carved Oak Frame, 18th Century
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XVI Style Gilt Frame About 1900, 135x115.5cm
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI Style Gilt Frame About 1900, 135x115.5cm
Category
20th Century French Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Baroque Wood Carved, Stuccoed and Gilded Mirror, Vienna Around 1700
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Baroque Wood Carved, Stuccoed and Gilded Mirror, Vienna Around 1700
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
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...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Carved Giltwood Triptych Form Mirror
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Love this! This is a 19th century French carved giltwood triptych form mirror. Although adapted to be wall mounted, at one point, it was more than likely stood on a commode. The mirr...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique French Louis XV Rococo Style Gold Giltwood Pierce Carved Oval Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Rococo style gold giltwood pierce carved oval wall mirror. Item features gold gilt finish, solid wood frame, nicely carved details, great style and form. Wood...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique French Giltwood Mirror, 17th Century Style Ornaments, circa 1930
By Berain
Located in Paris, FR
Antique French mirror, circa 1930. Giltwood frame with ornaments in the "Berain" style, famous French 17th century ornamentalist (Jean Berain, 1640-1711). Re-gilding to the leaf pati...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
French Modern Neoclassical Gilt Lead Sunburst Mirror Attributed to Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Rare French Modern Neoclassical, Louis XIV Style sunburst wall mirror composed of gilt lead attributed to Maison Jansen.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Mirrors
19th Century French Louis XVI Cushion Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous French Louis XVI octagonal cushion mirror with lovely gilt and gesso finish. Having amazingly detailed hand-carved cherub form cartouche, original beveled and etched mirrore...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
Spanish Louis XIV Style Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Heavily influenced by his grandfather, Louis XIV, and his Italian wife, Elizabeth Farnese, Philip V of Spain spent exorbitant sums on commissioned Parisian fu...
Category
20th Century Spanish Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Palisander
Antique 19th Century Gilt Oval Mirror in the Style of Louis XVI
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Antique 19th century gilt, oval girandole mirror in the style of Louis XVI. Beautifully carved gilded frame with a facet cut mirror.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Antique Giltwood Louis XIV Style Mirror
Located in London, GB
The frame of this fine, Italian, antique giltwood mirror references a style that was often used in designs for marquetry that was popular late in the reign of Louis XIV and pioneered...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Glass
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...
Category
1960s French Vintage Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
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...
Category
1710s French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
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...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
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
Category
Early 1700s Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
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...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, 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...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Wood French Trumeau
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A large and finely carved 19th century? louis XV st. Gilt wood French trumeaux. The piece has all its original gilt, mirror and painted central horseback rider...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
18thc wooden mirror Tuscany
Located in PARIS, FR
Impressive wooden mirror with gilt decoration Tuscany 18eme
Mercury mirror
Category
1780s Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Hardwood
Late 19th-C. French Louis XIV Style Carved Giltwood Mirror With Birds
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love this mirror because it is so unusual with its carved giltwood garland that concludes with two doves. It is a late 19th century French carved giltwood mirror in very good condi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century, Italian Louis XIV Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in IT
18th century, Italian Louis XIV carved giltwood mirror
The baroque mirror, made in Italy in the first half of the 18th century, has a rectangular frame in carved and gilded wood. Th...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Paper
Antique French Louis XIV Giltwood Triptych Foliate Form Over Mantle Mirror 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique French Louis XIV Giltwood Triptych Foliate Form Over Mantle Mirror 19thC
Measures- 49"...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
18th Century, Large Italian Rocaille Lacquered and Giltwood Mirror
Located in IT
18th century, large Italian lacquered and giltwood mirror with rocaille motifs
The large mirror in finely carved wood, gilded and lacquered, was made in the northern of Italy (Ven...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
18th C. Louis XIV Style Segmented Carved And Gilt Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An 18th century segmented mirror with gilt gesso carved wood composition, circa 1720 - 1730. The mirror with arched top and surrounded by rectangular segments. Pierced crest with aca...
Category
18th Century Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Regence Style Large Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Montreal, QC
This highly decorative large mirror has a carved central crested pediment flanked by griffins. The open mirrored side panels, combined with the large central shaped plate give a grea...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
Louis XIV Style French Sun God Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Hudson, NY
French Louis XIV style Sun God carved giltwood wall mirror. The mirror showcases an ornate giltwood frame, meticulously carved with rich detailing that includes scrolling acanthus le...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Pair of French Louis XIV Style Carved Mahogany Mirrors, circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
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An antique matching pair of French Louis XIV style wall mirrors offer mahogany construction wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
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...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Antique French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Oval Panier de Fleurs Wall Mirror C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Oval Panier de Fleurs Wall Mirror C1930
Measures - 45....
Category
20th Century French Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
18th c. French Marginal Glass Louis XIV Period Giltwood Mirror
Located in Wichita, KS
A classic Louis XIV period mirror in the manner of Jean Bérain. Original mercury mirror plates, naturally aged to a soft pewter tone, still ret...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mercury Glass, Wood, Giltwood
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
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Hand-Painted Gold Leaf and Silver Plated Mirror - by Pierre Marie
By Pierre Marie
Located in PARIS, FR
Mirror with "fixé sous verre" technique and gold leaf made by Ateliers Duchemin in Paris, France.
The cartoon was designed by Pierre Marie Studio and manufactured by Ateliers Duchemi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Platinum, Gold Leaf
Antique Parcel Paint French Regence Mirror, Circa 1720
Located in Dallas, TX
Dating to circa 1720, this period Regence mirror has a wonderful parcel paint finish that highlights the delicately carved foliate frame. Topped by a large, parted leaf crest that is...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
3 Layered Sunburst Convex Mirror, Backlit, Exploding Gilt Wood 1960s, France
Located in Andernach, DE
Large impressive 3-layered gilt wood sunburst mirror with backlit ‘’sun petals'' and convex mirror plate.
The inner layer of beautifully carved sun rays are framing the mirror crown-...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Pine
Blackened And Gilded Wooden Mirror, 17th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large mirror in blackened wood with gilded rods, Louis XIV period, but reworked in the 19th century
Wear of time on the wood, wear on the mirror's tin
Height 98 cm
79 x 9 cm
Category
17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Large Mid-Century French Carved Giltwood Sunburst Convex Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a beautiful shine to your home with this large eye-catching sun mirror. Hand carved in France circa 1970, the sunburst frame radiates with bold, stylized sun rays, rendered in gi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Oval Giltwood Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
A exquisite 19th Century French Louis XVI oval giltwood beveled mirror. With beautiful carvings and a great size this mirror makes an impressive statement. Perfect over a fireplace o...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian Louis XIV Period Faux Marble Painted Mirror, early 1st quarter 18th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Of rectangular form and having an outer molded edge and a double molded inner edge, the central portion of the frame is hand painted to resemble marble, now fitted with a modern 1/4”...
Category
1710s Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Fir
19th Century french mirror
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant mirror with parecloses in embossed copper and tortoise shell from the Napoleon III period
Very beautiful mirror which has a beautiful proportion decorated with embossed and ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Copper
Red Painted & Parcel Gilt Louis XIV Style Mirror
Located in London, GB
A French Mid-Century red painted and parcel gilt mirror in the Louis XIV style.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Fruitwood
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...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Synthetic, Wood, Paint
Italian Louis XIV Period Carved & Polychrome Painted Mirror, ca. 1700
Located in Atlanta, GA
The rectangular frame with raised carvings of leaves, berries and flowers, with a later mirror plate
Category
Early 1700s Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Pine
Antique French Empire Figural Giltwood Over Mantle Mirror with Mask
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique French Empire over mantel mirror offers giltwood frame with figural pierced crest havin...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
French Louis XIV Style White Painted Wooden Acanthus Wall Mirror Frame
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XIV-style (21st Century) rectangular mirror frame with a white painted and lacquered finish and carved acanthus design.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Italian 18th Century Louis XIV Period Giltwood Double Framed Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality Italian 18th century Louis XIV period giltwood double framed mirror from the region of Piedmont, Turino. The e...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
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.
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
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...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Gesso
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 ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Louis XIV Style Golden Wood Mirror
Located in Beaune, FR
Louis XIV style mirror in gilded wood and polychromes dating from the early 20th century. Good general condition and mercury mirror.
Dimensions
Height 1m12
Width 70cm
Depth 4cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XIV Style Trumeau Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Louis XIV Style Trumeau Mirror with detailed carving, hand painted mural, and framed mirror. The arc at the top of the mirror is accented with shell and foliate details, and sits und...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Paint
French Mirror, Louis XIV Style
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French mirror, Louis XIV style.
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Antique French Giltwood Wall Mirror In The Louis XIV Style, circa 1940
Located in Paris, FR
Antique French Louis XIV style giltwood wall mirror, circa 1940. Gilded carved wood frame, decorated with stylized shells, re-gilding patinated with leaf. Frame width: 6.5 cm / 2.55 ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood, 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
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, 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
Materials
Terracotta
Louis Xiv mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.
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