Louis XIV Religious Items
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
17th Century Italian Rare Carved Walnut Antique Kneeler
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare antique Italian kneeler, Mid-17th Century Louis XIV. Made of solid walnut with relief decoration carved into the wood. In the part dedicated to the knees there is a compartment. Of great value all the hand forged iron part of the escutcheons and fantastic large antique keys...
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Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
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Walnut
$7,668 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian 17th Century Giltwood Altarpiece Sculpture Hand Carved in High Relief
Located in Firenze, IT
This antique 17th century Louis XIV period Italian architectural altarpiece fragment is made of a masterfully sculpted rectangular solid wood panel...
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17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
Oak Panel Carved In High Relief Representing Saint Luke, Circa 1700
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Oak Panel Carved In High Relief Representing Saint Luke, Circa 1700"
France or Southern Netherlands, circa 1700
Dimensions: 25.5 × 54.5 cm
Material: Oak
Technique: Deep relief carvi...
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Early 1700s Belgian Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
Materials
Wood
17thC Church cattedra
Located in Livorno, IT
Louis XIV era church cattedra. At the centre the profile of a cleric, wearing the black doctoral biretta with four flaps , typical for doctorates of pontifical universities and depar...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
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Wood, Nutwood, Walnut, Giltwood, Lacquer
$10,783
Italian 18th Century Gilt Bronze Reliefs Christ and Virgin Mary after Girardon
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of Gilt bronze reliefs of early 18th century, after François Girardon (1628-1715) The original model for these two profiles of the Virgin and Christ dates from 1691. These works...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
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Bronze
$3,354 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Louis XIV Style Pair of Church / Altar Candlesticks in Silver Metal / Lamp
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very nice pair of church or altar candlesticks in silver metal.
The wear of the silver gives them a magnificent patina.
Louis XIV-style
Nineteenth century.
These pretty candlehol...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
Materials
Silver Plate
French Louis XIV Oratory - Crucifixion Scene in Marquetry, circa 1700 France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Superb oratory in oak from the Louis XIV period. The lower part forming a drop-leaf desk, has a door with its original hinges and rests on a platform. In the upper part, the pediment...
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1690s French Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Christ 18 ° Century in Oak, France
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Christ from the 18th century in oak -France
Very fine work of good quality
Beautiful patina and in perfect condition.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
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Oak
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Religious icon with three chosen Saints, ca. 1700
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Altarpiece Representing The Annunciation, North of Portugal, circa 1600
Located in Brussels, Brussels
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17th Century Italian Baroque Architectural Bases Carved Giltwood Elements Pair
Located in Milano, MI
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19th C. Spanish Colonial Carved Giltwood Triptych of Virgin Mary & Christ Child
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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19th Century French Leather Bound and Gilt Book of The Virgin Mary
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf or a library with this beautiful antique red book named "La Sainte Vierge"; crafted in Paris, France, circa 1877, the religious book dep...
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Antique Continental Renaissance Church Lavabo
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent medieval Renaissance period architectural holy water font lavabo. Born in a Christian church in Continental Europe during the middle ages, likely Italian 16th or 17th century, exquisitely hand-crafted by a highly skilled artisan, with exceptional craftsmanship, ornate and finely detailed, the rare and one of a kind forged bronze and brass upper presenting with gothic shaped palm frond back, domed lid with tall finial decorated in relief, the fountain reservoir is decorated with central mounted Star of Bethlehem four pointed pentagram star embellishment as well as other applied ormolu adornments, a narrow elongated spigot with valve dispenses the holy water below.
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French 19th Century Brass Altar Candlestick Lamp and Shade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An antique brass altar candlestick from 19th century France, that has been converted into an electrified lamp. This gorgeous fixture i...
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Gothic Revival Oak Fireplace Mantel with Carved Church Window Panels & Guards
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful Gothic Revival fire-place mantle surround with an amazing presence and patina.
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Renaissance Period Hand Carved Oak Panels, 16th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
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Mid-19th Century French Carved Giltwood and Polychromed Virgin Mary Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful, antique sculpture of the Virgin Mary in prayers was created in Pyrenees of France, circa 1860. Embellished with gold leaf and polychrome finish, the Classic religious...
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H 22 in W 8 in D 7 in
18th Century Russian Carved Oak Figure of a Saint
Located in Stamford, CT
A very interesting Baroque period carved oak figure of a saint or prophet said to come from a demolished Russian Orthodox church. This compelling figure is ...
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19th Century French Two-Tone Silvered and Bronze Catholic Monstrance "Ostensoir"
Located in Dallas, TX
Make an old world statement in your home with this important antique two-tone "Ostensoir," (or monstrance in English). Crafted in France, circa 1860, this impressive religious relic ...
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Pair Of Terracotta Busts, Mary And Saint John, Italy 17th Centuryflag
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Terracotta Busts, Mary And Saint John,
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Virgin and Child, 17th century
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Louis XIV period, walnut wood, France late 17th century
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18th Century French Carved Walnut Oratoire Prayer Kneeler Cabinet from Burgundy
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique fruit wood "Prie-Dieu" prayer kneeler was crafted in the wine region of Burgundy, France, circa 1780. The prayer chair with arched top over a stepped cornice, is dressed with a back panel decorated with a blessed crucifix. The cabinet features a slant front Bible stand with raised stop; lifting the top, it reveals inside storage usually used for bibles, rosaries, missals or other biblical items...
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H 66.75 in W 22 in D 21 in
Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Carved Walnut Oratory Cabinet from Lyon
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique Arma Christi "Oratoire" in an entry or bedroom. Crafted in France, circa 1760, the fruitwood cabinet stands on short square front legs. The Provincial confiturier, features a slant lectern top with hinged front and raised book stop, decorated with hand carved two-tone star motif; lifting the top, it reveals inside storage usually reserved for bibles, rosaries, missals or other biblical items...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
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Walnut
H 34.75 in W 27.25 in D 18 in
19th Century French Silvered Bronze Catholic Monstrance "Ostensoir"
Located in Dallas, TX
Make an old world statement in your home with this important, antique "Ostensoir," or monstrance in English; crafted in France, circa 1860, this impressive religious relic rests on f...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
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17th Century Giltwood Tabernacle from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful giltwood tabernacle or reliquary was made in Italy during the 1600’s. Our tabernacle has a stepped crown molding and an arched top that is typically indicative of Catholic cabinets (as opposed to other Christian churches).
The front façade is adorned with a diapered background beneath a series of scrolls, flowers, and curled leaves. Beneath the crown, a large cherub head, carved in low relief, sits atop a pair of wings and a curled ribbon. The eyes are directed down towards the tabernacle door. The door has a pair of nestling birds on top of an angular sunburst, known as “Vergina Sun”. The door opens on iron hinges to reveal a small interior cabinet, which was most likely used to store relics.
Both sides have arched panels embellished with different décor. The right side of the tabernacle has a lozenge diaper background beneath a leaved grapevine. The opposite side has similar diaper underneath a bundle of wheat that stands on top of a book.
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Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Carved Walnut Prie-Dieu Prayer Kneeler
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique Arma Christi prayer chair in a bedroom or study for daily devotions. Crafted in France, circa 1820, the fruitwood "Oratoire" cabinet stands on short cabriole legs over a knee resting platform base with hinged top compartment storage. The Provincial Prie-Dieu (Pray God in French), features a slant lectern top with hinged front and scalloped raised book stop, decorated with hand carved hatch, dot and floral motifs; raising the top, it reveals inside storage for bibles, rosaries, missals or other biblical items. The religious kneeler...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
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Walnut
H 43.75 in W 23.75 in D 24.5 in
18th Century French Louis XIV Carved Oak Reliquary with Monstrance Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant and petite antique church cabinet was crafted in France, circa 1780; the cabinet stands on small bun feet and features a single door with arched top decorated with hand carved catholic motifs including a center monstrance with grape, wheat and sun. The religious reliquary...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
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Oak
19th Century French Bronze Silvered Catholic Monstrance with Cross & Shining Sun
Located in Dallas, TX
Make an old world statement in your home with this important, antique "ostensoir," or monstrance; crafted in France, circa 1860, this impressive religious relic rests on four paw fee...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
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Silver Plate, Bronze
H 18.25 in W 8 in D 4.25 in
18th Century French Carved Chestnut Prayer Chair with Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique fruitwood Prie-Dieu (or prayer chair), was crafted in France, circa 1790; the bench features four nicely carved turned legs with a bottom stretcher and a platform to res...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
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Tapestry, Chestnut, Oak
Italian Louis XIV Style Walnut Locking Alms Box, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The collections box with a locking door, raised on a columnar support atop a square pedestal base.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
Louis Xiv religious items for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XIV religious items for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 19th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage religious items created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, case pieces and storage cabinets, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XIV religious items 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 religious items differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $721 and tops out at $13,350 while the average work can sell for $3,019.
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