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
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
Materials
Wood, Nutwood, Walnut, Giltwood, Lacquer
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
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
Materials
Walnut
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
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
Materials
Oak
Italian 18th Century Gilt Bronze Reliefs Christ and Virgin Mary after Girardon
Located in Milan, IT
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
Materials
Bronze
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
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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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
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19th Century French Leather Bound and Gilt Book of The Virgin Mary
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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 Tile in Frame with Devout Singing Angelic Children Sculptures in Relief
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Bronze Weight, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Weight of the 18th century. Bronze.
Bronze weight, incomplete, with the container glass and two of the smallest, all decorated in cold with incised and...
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18th Century Parisian Giltwood Barometer Thermometer
Located in Dallas, TX
This lovely giltwood barometer and thermometer was hand-carved during the Louis XVI period in Paris, France. During the late 1700’s, barometers were typically only owned by wealthy f...
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18th Century Carved Oak Statue Depicting St. Bartholomew
Located in Dallas, TX
This tall French statue of St. Bartholomew was hand-carved from oak in the 1700’s. This depiction of St. Bartholomew is not often seen in art, except for one of the most well known r...
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17th Century Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine Carved Santo
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce 17th century Spanish Colonial carved wood santo with provenance from the National Museum of the Philippines Manila.
circa late 1600s
A large part of what makes this example so very rare is not just the age and condition, but the saint depicted, San Roque.
The Hispano-Philippine (Spanish-Filipinos) hand carved hard wood religious altar figure presents splendidly, with scattered remnants of original gesso and polychrome pigments, the exceptionally sculpted religious folk art depicting San Roque (Saint Roch or Rocco), the 14th century Catholic patron saint frequently invoked against the plaque, various infectious disease, as well as patron saint of dogs, invalids, of falsely accused people, and of bachelors, amongst others.
Provenance / Acquisition:
Retaining registration - identification label to verso from The Republic of the Philippines (RP) National Museum of the Philippines Manila with hand written registration number.
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, est. 1982, Austin, Texas. February 2022 catalog.
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Overall: 15.75" High, 5" Wide, 4" Deep.
Figure: 14" High
1.5lbs
Great original antique condition, especially considering it's around 350 years old. Nicely aged patina over the whole. Presented on a later wood plinth base. Typical loss to right arm, minor finish losses, old tiny metal plate added to prevent age related splitting, all wear consistent with age, and only adds to the overall sophisticated character, authenticity, and charming rustic warmth that can only be acquired over long periods of time.
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19th Century Italian Relief Bronze Plaque of Jesus Christ
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Well crafted with a beautiful patina, 1890's bronze relief plaque of Jesus from Italy measuring 10" x 7.5" x .75".
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18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Christ Crucified Altar Sculpture
By Juan De Mesa
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Baroque Period Spanish altarpiece retablo / reredo, by (attributed) Luis Salvador Carmona (1708-1767), depicting thorn crowned Christ crucified / Cristo crucificado hand carved, polychromed wood with forged iron nails, mounted on later plaque.
This rare antique religious work / object of art, circa 1750, most likely commissioned by the Catholic Church of Spain, destined to be prominently displayed as an altarpiece / retablo or as part of a much larger reredo, directly behind the main altar at a Spanish or Continental European Catholic Church (French, Italian, Iberian, Portuguese)
The Crucified Christ, displayed mounted on a later faded red fabric upholstered shaped backboard plaque with textured gilt border. The exceptional hand sculpted, carved, gessoed, polychrome painted figure depicting bloodied Jesus, with crown of thorns atop his head, only wearing a undulating shaped cloth around his loin, arms extended and feet crossed, spear head form iron nails through both. The verso covered in an old paper printed backing with metal hook hardware at top for wall hanging.
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Traditional Religious Jesus Christ Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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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,
Italy 17th Century
Height is 50cm alone or 62 with the metal pedestal
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17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
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Terracotta
H 24.41 in W 17.72 in D 7.88 in
Virgin and Child, 17th century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Virgin and Child, 17th century
Louis XIV period, walnut wood, France late 17th century
Reliquary place
Height: 38 cm
ref 3239
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
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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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Bronze
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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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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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
Materials
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
Materials
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
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
H 18.25 in W 8 in D 4.25 in
17th Century Louis XIV Walnut Italian Faldstool Religious Lombard, 1690s
Located in Roma, RM
Faldstool Lombardo, northern Italy, in walnut wood, very large in size, late 17th century. In excellent structural condition.
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1690s Antique Louis XIV Religious Items
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Walnut
H 34.26 in W 23.23 in D 20.48 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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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.
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