Known as the “Citizen King,” Louis Philippe reigned from 1830 to the Revolution of 1848 with the support of the upper bourgeoisie. Whereas the monarchs of 18th-century France, including Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI, dictated aesthetics through the decadence of the aristocratic court, Louis Philippe had a more down-to-earth presence. He could be seen walking the streets like an ordinary person, carrying his own umbrella and shaking hands with subjects. Antique Louis Philippe–style furniture reflects a sense of simplicity and the sovereign’s passion for the country’s history, such as his establishment of a Museum of the History of France at Versailles, which had been mostly disused since the French Revolution.
Middle Ages, Gothic and Renaissance design informed a nationalist style that celebrated this heritage, with the hodgepodge of influences becoming prevalent in the homes of the bourgeoisie. Cabinetmakers Guillaume and Jean-Michel Grohé created reproductions of historic pieces for the king as well as royal houses abroad. Louis Philippe commissioned sculptor François Rude to create patriotic monuments that paid tribute to military heroes, while designs for furniture published by Claude-Aimé Chenavard, an ornamentalist who conceived widely loved objects for the Sèvres manufactory, further helped spread a revival of Renaissance style.
The rounded profiles of authentic Louis Philippe tables and chairs were preferred in the apartments rather than palaces being furnished by the affluent middle and upper classes. Ornamentation was minimal on the finely crafted pieces, such as large rectangular mirrors adorned with gold and silver leaf finishes and subdued carvings. The popular Louis Philippe commodes were solidly made with clean lines that showed off the grain of the wood and were often topped with marble surfaces.
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19th Century Louis Phillipe Ebonised Console Table with Marble Top
Located in London, GB
A very smart French 19th Century Louis Phillipe ebonised console table. With its original Carrera marble top sitting on shapely fluted legs above a serpentine platform. A very el...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Massive Finely Carved Vitrine in Antique Louis Quince Style Beechwood
Located in Berlin, DE
Massive, finely carved beechwood, colored and gilt gilded. High-rectangular, half-round and one-door cambered body, glazed from three sides. The entire showcase can be dismantled. On...
Wood
French Bronze and Siena Marble Antique Inkwell
Located in Paris, FR
19th century inkstand with three jars crafted of patinated bronze, serving as inkwells. They are decorated with acanthus leaf and small flowers....
Siena Marble, Bronze
C1830 French Louis Philippe Console with Saint Anne Marble
Located in Phoenix, AZ
C1830 French Louis Philippe Console with Saint Anne Marble Beautiful piece, see photos.
Marble
French 19th century Louis Philippe Period Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu fountain
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality French 19th century Louis Philippe Period Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu water fountain. This most elegant fountain is raised by a square Ormolu base with a top decorative band of palmettes all below the cut diamond shaped Crystal support. The elongated Baccarat Crystal dispenser...
Crystal, Ormolu
Louis Philippe Style Antique Marble Fireplace
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
This Louis Philippe fireplace comes straight from a Utrecht canal house. The allure radiates from it and the Noir de Mazy version makes it a showpiece. The heavy solid consoles...
Belgian Black Marble
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Period Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis Philippe period patinated bronze and ormolu bouillotte lamp. The four arm lamp is raised by an elegant circular pati...
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Louis Phillipe Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in GB
Are 19th century antique French Louis Phillipe marble fireplace mantel. Hand carved in unusual rouge grey Italian marble. Simple with rec...
Marble
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis Philippe Period Crystal Candlestick Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis Philippe period Patinated Bronze, Ormolu and Crystal candlestick lamps. Each candlestick mounted into a lamp is raise...
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Tall Louis Philippe Style Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Asheville, NC
Monumental carved mahogany and flame mahogany veneer chest of drawers, bookmatched veneer on the curved drawer fronts, carved sunflower motifs flank the broken pediment top and casca...
Mahogany
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Style Mahogany and Black Stone Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French 19th century Louis Philippe st. flamed mahogany and black stone freestanding console. The console is raised by elegant scrolled supports with fine foliate desi...
Stone
Large Pair Mounted Gilt Bronze Sevres Style Porcelain Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large pair mounted gilt bronze Sevres style porcelain vases. The decorations of these vases is magnificent the front is depicted mythological scenes and behind depicted scenes with...
Bronze
French 19th Century Desk Chair
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Handsome 19th century desk chair raised on turned front legs, on original brass casters and saber back legs. Upholstered in original antique faux-le...
Wood
$3,184Sale Price|20% Off
A Boy and His Dog, 19th Century French Fire-Gilt Bronze Clock
Located in 263-0031, JP
A French fire-gilt bronze clock depicting a boy and his dog, Louis Philippe Era, 1830-48. The silk-thread mechanism is in good working condition with key and pendulum.
Bronze
Louis Philippe Gilded and Patinated Bronze Lamp Base with Carrara Marble
Located in Ljungby, SE
A lamp base in gilded and patinated bronze from the Louis Philippe period. The sculpture depicts a putto holding a basket above its head, standing on a half-column that is richly dec...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
French Officer Portrait Oil-On-Copper c. 1830
Located in 263-0031, JP
A very rare oil-on-copper portrait of a French officer from Louis Philippe period of 1830-48. Paintings on copper sheeting are typically found only among the genre of small devotiona...
Copper
$3,656Sale Price / set|20% Off
19th Century Set of 6 Chairs from the Krieger House, Paris
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this beautiful set of six carved mahogany chairs crafted by the renowned La Maison Krieger in Paris. Each chair featur...
Wood, Mahogany
Early 19th Century French Oil-On-Canvas Portrait of Boy
Located in 263-0031, JP
French oil-on-canvas portrait of boy. Dating from the Louis Philippe Era of 1830-45, this charming portrait is done in a naive manner that evokes American portraiture from the same p...
Canvas
Set of four chairs and two armchairs Charles X - Veneto, ca. 1830
Located in Vicenza, IT
Refined group consisting of four chairs and two armchairs in the Charles X style, made in the Veneto region around 1830.The cabinetry is of excellent quality, with a solid walnut ven...
Fabric, Wood
Madonna and Child - Embroidery on silk, late 19th/early 20th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
Delightful devotional embroidery on ivory silk, depicting the Madonna and Child. The subject, taken from traditional iconographic patterns, is rendered with great sensitivity through...
Fabric
19th Century Louis Philippe Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Louis Philippe Fireplace Mantel, dating from the 19th Century. Inside dimensions : 108cm wide x 83cm high.
Limestone
C1830 French Louis Philippe Mahogany & Saint Anne's Marble Console
Located in Phoenix, AZ
C1830 French Louis Philippe Mahogany & Saint Anne's Marble Console Unique piece purchased in France. Excellent condition, see detailed photos.
Marble
Russian 19th Century Mahogany Table
Located in New York, NY
Every contour and plane of this exquisite tray-top, mahogany table on wheels is outlined with glinting brass stringing — a hallmark of Russian cabinetry in the late 18th and early 19...
Brass
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis Philippe Period Bronze And Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis Philippe period patinated bronze, ormolu and Sienna marble lamps. Each candlestick lamp is raised by a...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Large 19th Century Elaborate French Ormolu on Brass Fire Fender
Located in GB
A large elaborate French ormolu on brass fire fender with fire urns in the centre moving to the heads of Bacchus on each side of the outer urns set upon pilla...
Brass