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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 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...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Wood, Giltwood, Glass

Antique French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Triptych Over Mantle Mirror C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Ask About Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Reliable Professional Service & Fully Insured*** Antique French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Triptych Beveled Over Mantle Mirror with Folia...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

Louis XIV Style Silver-Plated Table Mirror
Located in New York, NY
French silver-plated copper mirror in the Louis XIV taste with foliate decoration, 19th c. or later, monogrammed, maker's mark present on underside, possibly a galvanoplastic or elec...
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20th Century Louis XIV Mirrors

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Copper

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
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Giltwood

18th c. French carved and gilded mirror
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
A magnificent carved and gilded French mirror, period Louis XIV. The crest and the frame decorated with flowers and acanthus leaf. Original mercury glass. Very beautiful piece and ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mercury Glass, Wood

Italian, Piemonte, LXIV Period Faceted Multi-Panel Mirror, Gilt Frame, ca. 1735
Located in Atlanta, GA
Retaining original mirrored surfaces, the central rectangular mirror plate surrounded by three distinct levels of smaller mirrored panels, a flat, an ascending, and a descending, wit...
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1730s Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Antique French Louis XIV Giltwood Scroll & Foliate Form Shaped Wall Mirror C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Louis XIV Giltwood Scroll & Foliate Form Shaped Wall Mirror, C1920 Measures- 48''H x 24.5''W x 2.25''D; 24''W x 34.5'' sight
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

18th Century French Louis XIV Giltwood Wall Glass Mirror - Antique Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique 18th Century double framed French Giltwood wall mirror, hand carved in wood with the original mirror plate, in good condition. Decorated with an elegant floral border. Min...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Italian Louis XIV Period Carved Giltwood Mirror, early 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The original mirror plate of silvered mercury glass surmounted by a giltwood frame consisting of varying scrolls and leaf-forms the upper middle with a shell carving below carved gar...
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1720s Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Giltwood

Louis XIV Mirror In Carved And Gilded Wood, France Late 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XIV Mirror In Carved And Gilded Wood, France Late 18th Century
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Wood, Giltwood

French 17th Century Louis XIV Silver Leaf Wall Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
This museum-quality elegant hand-carved oak wall mirror was crafted in France in the 17th century. The piece boasts a high-quality Louis XIV period framing with silver leaf gilding i...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

Antique French Rococo Style Carved Walnut & Marble Mirrored Console, c1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Ask About Discounted In-House Shipping*** An antique French Rococo style console offers oversized mirror having mahogany frame with carved cartouche, gadroon and foliate elements; matching marble...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Marble

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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Paint

Very Rare early 18th Century Period French Louis XIV Giltwood Mirror with Birds
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a special and rare find. This Louis XIV period 1700-1720s era mirror is done in a gorgeous original gold leaf finish and intricately carved with birds, floral arangements and...
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Early 1700s French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Walnut

Incredible Antique Italian Pair of Luigi XIV 17th Century Gilded Mirrors
Located in Encinitas, CA
Incredible Antique Italian Pair of Luigi XIV 17th Century Gold leaf Gilded Mirrors with original Mercury glasses. The tops are decorated each with a golden cornucopia, from which a...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Fruitwood

19th Century French Louis XIV Painted and Gilded Trumeau Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Painted and Gilded Trumeau Mirror is a splendid example of the Rococo style, and features elaborate bas relief and molded detail highlighted in gold to ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Canvas, Mirror, Hardwood

Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Style Carved, Painted and Giltwood Ornate Mirror
Located in Charleston, SC
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Carved, painted and Giltwood ornate Mirror. Ready to hang. Stunning mirror! Wood backing.
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood, Paint

Italian, Piemonte, Rococo Period Carved Giltwood 2-Piece Mirror, 1stq 18th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Of ornate design this mirror is in a fantastic state of preservation and features an inner rectangular frame with a series of moldings and the outer mirrored surface punctuated by gi...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Giltwood

Antique French Louis XIV Giltwood & Plaster Wall Mirror 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XIV style wall mirror offers giltwood and gilt plaster construction in foliate form with exaggerated foliate form cartouche, 19th century Measures - 46.5"h x...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Plaster, Giltwood

Italian 18th Century Louis XIV Period Giltwood And Silvered Mecca Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Italian 18th century Louis XIV period Giltwood and silvered Mecca mirror. The mirror is raised on pierced tapering triangular shaped feet decorated by leaves and scrolled...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Antique Large French Giltwood Wall Mirror 18th Century - 171x101cm
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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1760s French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Giltwood

Gold Accented Greige Carved Italian Framed Beveled Mirror
Located in Malibu, CA
Italian hand painted mirror, incorporating both gold and antique white, this mirror is simple & elegant. The gold trims the leaf edges. Ita...
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20th Century Italian Louis XIV Mirrors

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Hardwood

Pair of Mid-Century French Carved and Painted Trumeaux Mirrors from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room, or an entry with this elegant pair of colorful antique trumeaux mirrors. Crafted in France, circa 1950, each tall trumeau is dressed at the pediment with a thick crown. Each wall piece features a hand carved heraldic...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Mirrors

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Wood, Paint

Large French Louis XIV Style Gilt Syroco Wall Mirror 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A large French Louis XIV style wall mirror offers gilt syroco construction with elaborate foliate frame, 20th century Measures- 56.5''H x 35.75''W x 2.25''D.
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20th Century Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

Important Louis XIV Style Trumeau In Lacquered And Gilded Wood
Located in BARSAC, FR
Large Louis XIV style trumeau in white lacquered wood with gold accents. Richly carved set of Louis XIV-inspired motifs with acanthus leaves, garlands of flowers and palmettes, a mas...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Wood

A most attractive French early 18th century Louis XIV Period Giltwood mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 18th century Louis XIV Period finely carved giltwood mirror. This oval mirror has an interior scrolled designed border and large protruding carved foliate frame wit...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Giltwood

Period Louis XIV Giltwood Mirror from Provence, France, circa 1700
Located in Dallas, TX
This Period Louis XIV mirror has some of the most elegantly carved motifs. They are motifs such as the lambrequin, the acanthus leaf, martial attributes, palmettes, patterned grounds...
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Early 1700s French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood, Wood

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...
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Late 19th Century French 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 Milan, IT
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

Antique Pair of French Louis XIV Style Carved Mahogany Mirrors, circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique matching pair of French Louis XIV style wall mirrors offer mahogany construction with shaped form with carved crests having foliate and scroll design, circa 1930. Meas...
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Early 20th Century Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mahogany, 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...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Plaster, Wood

Large Gilt Mirror / Looking Glass with Double Frame Louis XIV St. France Xxth
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Gorgeous Louis XIV style glazing bead mirror in golden wood. In the style of Italian mirrors, baroque style. Decor of intertwined foliage and flowers. Pediment decorated with shells....
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20th Century French Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror

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

Italian Late Baroque Period Ebonized and Pewter Inlaid Wall Mirror, circa 1700
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a guilloche carved outer edge with an inwardly stepped series of thin guilloche levels , the main flattened level with inlaid pewter decorations of leaves and rosettes, the in...
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Early 1700s Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Pine

Early 18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Mirror Depicting Four Seasons
Located in PARIS, FR
Early 18th century richly and profusely carved giltwood mirror depicting personnified allegories of the four seasons. The giltwood frame is made of adjourned wood decorated with flowers and leaves forming acanthus leaves spandrels. The pediment is lavishly carved and adorned with scrolls, foliage and flowers. Four putti...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Giltwood

Regency Gilded Wood Mirror, Violin Shape-Shells and Scrolls, Period 18th Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Magnificent Regency gilded wood mirror, violin shape, with shell and scroll decorations. It has two small curved legs, its mercury mirror, its gilding and its parquet floor are original. Period : 18th century Dimensions : height : 120cm x width : 69cm Dimensions of the mirror : height : 65cm x width : 46cm When Louis XIV died, the heir Louis XV was too young, it was Philippe Duc d'Orléans (1674-1723), nephew of Louis XIV called "the Regent" who shared the power of the Regency with the high nobility and the parliamentarians. This was a period of transition of great artistic interest for a new, more intimate society with smaller, more varied and more soberly decorated homes. The craftsmen and artists of the time, ornamentalists and cabinetmakers, created less for the monarch and his court. They created for the rich bourgeoisie, financiers and the new nobility. They took on lighter decorative themes such as hunting, fishing and love. This is the birth of a so-called transitional style, the Regency style. It was during this period that large mirrors appeared for decorative purposes above fireplaces, as well as mirrors with closed panels decorated with five-pointed shells or plumes. The carved wood or gilded wood mouldings...
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18th Century Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Wood

Mid-Century Italian Carved Giltwood with French Louis XIV Styling
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian carved giltwood mirror with French styling. It is in very good condition. The mirror is unmarked. The style is in the manner of an antique Louis XIV piece.
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1960s Italian Vintage Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

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

Italian Piemonte LXIV Period Carved Giltwood & Ebonized Mirror Early 18thCentury
Located in Atlanta, GA
The rectangular ebonized frame having an outer molded edge, the interior adorned with giltwood carvings in circular scroll forms, the inner molding also giltwood, mirror plate is mod...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Giltwood

French Louis XIV Style Bronze and Brass Faceted Desktop Mirror
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Louis XIV Style bronze and brass faceted desktop mirror from the 1920s Adorned with typical Louis XIV-style symbols, allegorical figures, floral...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XIV Mirrors

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Brass, Bronze

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...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood, Paper

1870s Eclectic Lacquered and Gilded Wood Huge Sicilian Floor Mirror
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An amazing floor mirror hand-crafted in Sicily in the second half of 19th century, light green lacquer it's in original condition as the gilding, probably it was used in a big dining...
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Late 19th Century Sicilian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer

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

Carved Giltwood Sunburst Mirror
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finely detailed small gilt sunburst mirror in Louis XIV style with a small central glass and eleven radiating points. Inspired by a 17th century original. Dimensions: 40.25" W x ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XIV Mirrors

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Wood

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XIV Rococo Carved Pine Wall Mirrors
Located in Dallas, TX
Place these elegant antique mirrors over a pair of consoles or chests in entryway! Crafted in France circa 1880 and made of pine wood, each rectangular wall mirror features hand carv...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Glass, Pine

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

19th Century Antique French Carved Oak Pier Mantel Mirror Renaissance Louis XIV
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century antique French carved oak pier mantel mirror renaissance Louis XIV ~ Direct from France ~ A large and lovely antique French wall mirro...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Oak

Antique 19th Century Oval Gold Leaf Gilt Gadrooned Louis Quinze Mirror
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful antique gold leaf gilt oval mirror was made in southern France in the late 19th century. The top ornament is centered upon an acanthus pediment flanked by C-scrolls, a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

Early 19th Century Gilded Wall Mirror
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
P0176 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

Portuguese 17th C Pier Mirror, Two Available
Located in East Hampton, NY
Museum Quality elegant 17th-Century mirrors with remnants of the original gesso and blue paint over a detailed pine frame. Note: mIrror glass in center has been replaced at one point...
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17th Century Portuguese Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Pine, Mirror, Gesso

Important Louis XIV Style Miror with Parecloses
Located in Paris, FR
Large Louis XIV style mirror with mirror bars in blackened wood and rich gilded and embossed copper decoration. The pediment is adorned with a motif of a basket of overflowing flower...
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1870s French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Copper

French Antique Louis XIV Style ‘Pareclose’ Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Mirror from France in the Louis XIV style. This “Pareclose” mirror is covered in rich 23 carat gold leafing throughout and features interlacing designs of flowers and leaves througho...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

Period Giltwood Italian Salvator Rosa Frame
Located in Roma, IT
Salvator Rosa last 17th century giltwood frame. Internal measurements cm 32.x 40.8 Pure example of Italian Salvator Rosa gild wood frame of 17th century. "Salvator Rosa" is the famo...
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Late 17th 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

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 18th Century Louis XIV Period White Gold Mecca Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique Italian 18th century Louis XIV period white gold mecca mirror. The two scrolled feet are joined by a pieced acanthus leaf garland. The original mirror plate is framed w...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

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

19th Century French Louis XIV Marble Top Console with Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV marble top console with mirror is a magnificent collaboration between expert and talented artisans from th...
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors

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Marble

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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