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
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
Materials
Glass, 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
$40,000 / set
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
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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
Materials
Mirror, 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...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Wood
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
Italian, Emiliana, Late LXIV Period Carved Giltwood & Ebonized Mirror, ca. 1740
Located in Atlanta, GA
expertly carved fruit and leaf pattern with a combination of ebonized and gilded surfaces, now fitted with a modern 1/4" mirrorplate
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1740s Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Italian, Emiliana, Late Louis XIV Period Carved Giltwood MIrror, ca. 1740
Located in Atlanta, GA
carved in the early rococo style and covered in gold leaf, now fitted with a modern 1/4" mirrorplate
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1740s Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$1,871 Sale Price
25% Off
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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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
Materials
Silver Leaf
Italian, Emiliana, Louis XIV Period Faux Marble Painted Mirror, early 18th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
of rectangular form with a molded edge and retaining its original faux marble painting, now fitted with a modern mirroplate
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Paint
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
Materials
Giltwood
Italian, Tuscany, Shaped Walnut Giltwood & Painted Mirror, ca. 1700
Located in Atlanta, GA
of rectangular form and having a double molded construction, the uppers gilded with the lower retaining its original paint, now fitted with a modern mirrorplate
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Early 1700s Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
LATE 17th CENTURY LOUIS XIV MIRROR
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful medium-small mirror, made of carved wood and gilded with gold leaf, and painted in fake marble. The frame has vegetal curls that give a touch of refinement and class to the...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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
Materials
Walnut
$7,196 Sale Price
20% Off
French Painted and Gilt Figural and Cherub Beaded Trumeau Mirror, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
French painted and gilt figural trumeau mirror with a caved molded cornice oval beading and adorning cherubs. Mirror retains the original glass and wood backing. Late 18th century
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1780s French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, 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
Materials
Giltwood
Gold Accented Driftwood 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
Materials
Hardwood
$1,196 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Louis XIV Carved Wood Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Louis XIV Carved Wood Wall Mirror is a magnificent representation of the wood sculptor's art! A bold, intricate crest overlooks the oval framework, counterbalanced by a styl...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Oak
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
Materials
Giltwood
French Mahogany Paladin Ormolu Cheval Mirror. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
French mahogany paladin cheval mirror with gilt ormolu mounts, side columns, and terminating on scrolled legs with the original brass casters, Late 18th Century. Mirror retains the ...
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1790s French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
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
French Gilt Marginal Mirror
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very good 19th century French cushion gilt marginal mirror, in very good original condition with original backboards.
2.5" depth
41" high
27" wide
You are welcome to view this i...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Gesso
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
Materials
Mirror
Pair of French Louis XV Style Gilt and Beige Painted Wall Mirrors
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (19th Century) gold and beige painted wall mirrors with carved square-shaped frames (Priced as pair).
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19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
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Wood
French Louis XIV Style White Painted Wooden Acanthus Wall Mirror Frame
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XIV-style (21st Century) rectangular mirror frame with a white painted and lacquered finish and carved acanthus design.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Napoleon III Ormolu Boulle Mirror
Located in Tarrytown, NY
In the Louis XIV style, circa 1860. Rectangular beveled mirror with Boulle frame.
In 1999 the identical mirror sold at Christies in London for $ 7573.
In 2007, again the identica...
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1860s Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
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 ...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Large Louis XIV mirror decorated with shells, foliage and masks
Located in Paris, FR
Large Louis XIV period carved and gilded wood mirror with parecloses. Large-format, richly carved and gilded wood-framed mirror with mercury-glass parecloses. The exquisitely execute...
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1730s French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
1820-1850 Mirror St Louis XIV has Pareclose Tain Mercury
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror in the style of Louis XIV, all the parts are in the Mercury, good condition, circa 1820-1850
Measures: 140 x 96.
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1820s French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Glass
An Italian 18th century Louis XIV Period Giltwood mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most decorative Italian 18th century Louis XIV Period Giltwood mirror. This stunning double framed mirror, with original mirror plate, is raised on finely scrolled...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
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
Materials
Synthetic, Wood, Paint
Miroir Louis XIV
Located in VILLENEUVE-LÈS-AVIGNON, FR
Miroir d'époque Louis XIV
Origine Italie - Toscane
Cadre en bois doré et miroir d'origine
Dimensions : 150x85
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$8,701
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
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Glass
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and powerful mid 19th century French Louis xiv st. Giltwood mirror. The Fluted sides and bottom with all original Watergilt burnished gold leaf balances a Wonderfully deco...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Regency Carved Oak Frame, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Regency Carved Oak Frame, 18th Century
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, 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
17th Century, Italian Carved Giltwood Mirror with Small Stones
Located in IT
17th century, Italian carved giltwood mirror with small stones
This important mirror, made in Italy in the 17th century, has a rare, if not unique, processing. Rectangular in shap...
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Early 17th Century Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Stone
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
Materials
Copper
19th Century French Giltwood Octagonal Mirror in Louis XIV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Mirror with glazing ornaments in wood and octagonal gilded stucco. The pediment with broad plume of acanthus flowers. The reserves of mirrors staples lined with gordons.
Louis XIV s...
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Late 19th Century French Antique 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
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
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...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Platinum, Gold Leaf
LATE 17th CENTURY LOUIS XIV MIRROR IN WALNUT
Located in Firenze, FI
Refined mirror in solid walnut, hand-carved. The frame stands out for its elegance, embellished by the carving of plant motifs with spirals and small fruits that enhance its refineme...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
18thc wooden mirror Tuscany
Located in PARIS, FR
Impressive wooden mirror with gilt decoration Tuscany 18eme
Mercury mirror
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1780s Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Hardwood
Large Louis XVI Carved Trumeau Mirror
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Large Louis XVI period pale gray painted and parcel-gilt finished trumeau with upper central carved wood panel; "trophy of amour," showing a crossed basket of quills and flamed torch...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Polychrome and Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb French 19th century Louis XIV st. polychrome and giltwood mirror. The original beveled mirror plate is framed within a most decorative twisted rope designed band and Fine mo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
French Mid 19th Century Louis XIV St. Boulle Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and most impressive large scale French mid 19th century Louis XIV st. Boulle mirror. The original beveled mirror plate is within a frame th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
$4,083 Sale Price
29% Off
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.
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Mirrors
$2,200 Sale Price
26% Off
Italian 18th Century Louis XIV St. Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant Italian 18th century Louis XIV st. giltwood mirror. The central mirror plate is set within a beautiful mottled giltwood frame with finely detailed scrolled foliate designs...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Large Old Louis XIV Style Giltwood Sunburst with Convex Mirror, circa 1900-1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large old Louis XIV style giltwood sun burst with convex mirror, circa 1900-1930.
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1920s French Vintage Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Old Louis XIV Style Giltwood Sun Burst with Convex Mirror, circa 1900-1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Old Louis XIV style giltwood sun burst with convex mirror, circa 1900-1930.
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1930s French Vintage Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
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
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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
Materials
Giltwood
Italian 19th Century Louis XIV St. Rectangular Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large scale Italian 19th century Louis XIV st. rectangular giltwood mirror. The finely carved mirror has a twisted ribbon inner and outer border, accented at each corner and sides ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Mirrors
Materials
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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