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Louis XIV Furniture

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
Set of Four Eighteenth Century French Engravings in Magnificent Custom Frames
Located in San Francisco, CA
A grouping of 4 French early 18th century engravings after Francesco Albani (Italian 1578-1660) engraved by Benoit Audran the Elder (French 1661-1721) circa 1700. These highly detail...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wood, Paper

French gilt bronze Louis XIV figured antique clock with library design
Located in Milano, IT
Imagine stepping back in time to the opulent 19th century, where a magnificent French clock in gilded bronze takes center stage, a breathtaking tribute to the Sun King himself, Louis...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

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 Furniture

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Mirror, Wood, Paint

Antique Carved Oak and Bluestone Regence Style Console from Flanders, Circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved circa 1850 in the northern reaches of France, known as French Flanders, this oak console or “table a Gibier” has a lovely black bluestone top with white and gray veining. The 1 ½ inch thick top, which has an inverted quarter-round molding, is supported by four long, cabriole legs adorned with elements inspired by nature, such as roquillards, rosettes, floral and foliate margents, and hoof feet. Horizontal margents on the front belt are overshadowed by the elaborate embellishments below. A central carving depicts an Apolline mascaron set within an attenuated leaf wreath, evoking a sense of classical elegance. Below the medallion is a sprawling pierced foliate apron, which is also seen on the sides, but less grand in scale. The stretcher, as is customary with Regence-style furniture, has a modified, serpentine X-stretcher with a center rosette. Given the transitional nature of the Regence period in French history, our bluestone top console...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Stone

1970s French Style Italian Burlwood And Brass Commodes / Chest Of Drawers - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of Italian burlwood serpentine chests with French styling. They have paper lined drawers, and are marked on the backs. They are in very good condition. My shipping is...
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Late 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Furniture

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Brass

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 scene. The mirror's re...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Giltwood

French Louis XIV Style Carved Wood Bow & Medallion Painted Dining Chairs - S/8
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a set of eight French Louis XIV style dining chairs with carved ribbon and medallion backs. They have a painted ebonized finish. The paisley upholstery is welted in gimp and ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

19th Century French Bergere Rosewood Arm Chair
Located in Nashville, TN
Featured is an exquisite Louis XVI Rosewood Bergère Chair, a true masterpiece of craftsmanship and style. This chair is not just a piece of furniture; it's a work of art that will el...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Rosewood

The Holy Trinity in Oil on Copper, 17th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Miniature on copper depicting the Holy Trinity in oil modelled after a painting by a Spanish painter, Fernando Yanez de la Almedina who was active between 1506 and 1531. His painting...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Copper

18th Century Oil Painting of Dauphin of France
Located in NICE, FR
An 18th-century oil portrait painting on canvas representing the Dauphin of France, Louis XV, in his official ceremonial attire. It has undergone restoration and re-canvasing. The ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Giltwood, Paint

Antique English wooden chest of drawers, 18th century
Located in PUTTEN, NL
Offered this antique English chest of drawers full of allure and history! This stylish wooden chest of drawers/chest of drawers from the early 18th century has beautiful decorated f...
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18th Century British Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Hardwood

Exquisite 17th Century Flemish Tapestry, after Charles le Brun
By Charles Le Brun
Located in London, GB
''For the enemy pressed upon him with loud and warlike outcries; and charging horse against horse, with their lances, after they had broken and spent these, they fell to it with thei...
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Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wool

Period Regence Walnut Wood Buffet de Boiserie, 1715-1723
Located in Dallas, TX
Known in France as a buffet de boiserie, this magnificent period Regence buffet would have been built in the early 1700s. The thick and luscious moldings of this unique piece of furn...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze

An 18th century Louis XVI blue painted table
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1780 A late eighteenth century Louis XVI table with scrolling legs, the top with scalloped corners and with single drawer to the frieze, the legs terminating in hoof f...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wood

Fireback with the arms of Phillipe II of Spain dated 1608
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Fireback with the coat of arms of Phillipe II of Spain dated 1608. It bears the motto: "DOMINUS MIHI ADJUTOR". A similar fireback, bearing the same date, is kept in the Arlon Museum ...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

French Louis XIV Kingwood, Mahogany, Ormolu & Satinwood Bureau Plat Desk 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A French Louis XIV style writing desk offers kingwood and mahogany construction with satinwood scroll and foliate marquetry throughout, three upper drawers, cast ormolu mounts and r...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood

18th Centiry golden altar console
Located in Firenze, FI
Refined altar and shelf console, made of carved and gilded wood. The central space is also made of carved and painted wood with a classic Louis XIV style golden decoration depicted i...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Carrara Marble

Pair of Louis XIV Night Tables with Marquetry and Bronze Mounts on all sides
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and beautiful pair of Louis XIV style night tables in Satinwood with Marquetry and inlay & bronze mounts. Two drawers upfront and a little writing desk that slides out. Has ...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

18th Century Gilded Louis XIV Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Extravagant 18th Century Gilded Louis XIV Chandelier. Gilded wood bobeche atop flowing iron arms. Elegant over a dining or breakfast table. Wired.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Giltwood

Large Louis XIV Upholstered Oak Bench
Located in Houston, TX
Large Louis XIV upholstered oak bench dating to mid-18th century. Can serve as a bench, ottoman or coffee table. Currently covered in off-white ticking and ready to be recovered in y...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Cotton, Upholstery, Oak

Antique Louis XIV Style Kingwood & Satinwood Parquetry Marble Top Commode c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XIV style commode offers shaped and beveled marble top over bombe chest having allover kingwood and satinwood parquetry inly, cast foliate ormolu mounts, two...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French Cast Iron Painted Garden Urn Planter
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Cast Iron Classical Urn Planter with Handles, France Exceptional and substantial cast iron piece featuring faces and a relief garland decoration. Wonderful patina and statement piec...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

Louis XIV Style Fireplace In Purplish Brocatelle Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XIV style fireplace in purplish brocatelle marble hearth dimensions: 86 x 91cm
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble

French Regence Period Walnut Serpentine Shaped Brass Mounted 3-Drawer Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Constructed entirely of walnut and having a serpentine shaped top above a conforming case housing three drawers with bracket feet, having later solid brass hardware
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1710s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Walnut

18th Century French Fireback with Pillars and Fleurs de Lys
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XIV fireback with pillars and Fleurs de Lys. Fleurs de Lys (French Lillies) symbolizes royalty and aristocracy throughout Europe. The pillars stand for the ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

Exceptional L XVI Style Regulator-Wardrobe by Maison Forest, France, Circa 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed Forest à Paris A rare Louis XIV style wardrobe with a break-fronted ogee pediment. Opening with two side cupboards flanking a regulator clock, richly decorated with marquet...
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1890s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

Massive Louis XIV Style Parquet Dining Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large, substantial and very decorative Dining Table with a striking presentation. The exquisite banded top with a large parquet harlequin diamond pattern in darker figured wood and...
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20th Century Louis XIV Furniture

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Hardwood

Antique Louis XIV Kingwood And Satinwood Ormolu Marble Top Commode C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Louis XIV style bombe commode offers kingwood and satinwood construction in bombe form with two drawers, ormolu mounts and raised on cabriole legs, c1920 Measures- 34.75'...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Iron Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Iron Chandelier. The Hexagonal hand hammered frame issuing six "S" shaped arms with lights suspended by six chains. The top crown having a pierced circle. France, circa 1...
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1890s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

Antique Louis XIV Style Kingwood, Satinwood, Marble & Ormolu Lingerie Case 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XIV style lingerie chest offers kingwood and satinwood construction in bombe form and having five drawers, marble top and cast ormolu mounts throughout, 19th ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble

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 Furniture

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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 Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

French Double Caned & Carved White Twin Bed with Rose Swags
Located in Malibu, CA
Stunning French Antique Cane long twin beds featuring caned headboard embellished with floral swags & a central medallion with rare circular caning. The footboards in Berger style wi...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Cane, Hardwood

Sideboard in Louis- XIV style
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This Louis XIV-style sideboard is a unique and stylish piece of furniture that takes any interior to the next level. It is inspired by the French king who was known for his luxurious...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Louis XIV Furniture

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Wood

Sideboard in Louis XIV-style
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This Louis XIV-style sideboard is a unique and stylish piece of furniture that takes any interior to the next level. It is inspired by the French king who was known for his luxurious...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Louis XIV Furniture

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Wood

19th Century Country French Secretary ~ Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Country French Secretary ~ Desk combines fine craftsmanship with an efficient, space-saving design. Providing a work surface that folds out of the traffic pattern, plus...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Brass

Antique Country French Secretary ~ Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Secretary ~ Desk is a wonderful example of the combination of fine craftsmanship with an efficient, space-saving design. Perfect for providing a convenient wo...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Oak

Antique bronze Mazarin chandelier. Gilt
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
Antique bronze Mazarin chandelier. Gilt Nine-arm Mazarin chandelier in gilded bronze. Top quality that was produced for luxury mansions and residences. Detailed processing in the st...
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1890s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XIV style Armchairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Pair of Louis XIV style oak armchairs, circa 1930's. With cupid's bow crest rail, serpentine shaped arms and os du muton legs. Recently re upholstered in red cotton fabric with brass...
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1930s European Vintage Louis XIV Furniture

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Brass

Antique French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Over Mantle Mirror c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XIV style over mantel mirror offers scroll and foliate form giltwood frame having stylized floral crest and flanking finials, c1920 Measures - 38"h x 47.25"w...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

Antique French Louis XIV Crystal Chandelier, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis IV chandelier offers gilt metal frame in scroll form with arms terminating in candle lights, strung and drop cut crystals throughout, professionally wired for...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Crystal, Wire, Metal

Louis XIV Style Bronze and Pink Onyx Table
Located in Toronto, CA
Beautiful Louis XIV style low pedestal table featuring a gilt bronze frame with concave legs terminating in rams' heads with rings, and elegant hoof feet. The inset top is made of p...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XIV Furniture

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Onyx, Bronze

Antique Louis XIV French Armchair Hand Carved
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering one of our recent Palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a antique Louis XIV style French armchair hand carved Coloration: Cotton fabric is a light gray with blue diamonds and gold dot accents, best shown in photo 12. Approximate measurements in inches 46" high at back 27" wide 33" deep (back to front) 19" high at seat 22" deep x 22" wide inside seat 28.5" high at arms Condition Report Chair is in good, structurally sound, and sturdy condition with no notable damage to the wood frame. The fabric has no stains or smells but has some light soiling on the back top as shown and which we have not tried to clean. We photograph our pieces in photography lights...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Cotton

18th Century Louis XIV Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Louis XIV Limestone Fireplace dating from the 18th century. Inside dimensions : 117cm wide & 98cm high Depth : 27cm ; Side depth : 58cm
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Limestone

Louis XIV style mantle surround of Arabescato marble from the 19th century
Located in Made, NL
Very nice compact marble fireplace of Arabescato marble from Italy in style of Louis XIV. Arabescato is a white to cream-colored marble type that is always veined and that occurs in ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble

18th Century Louis XIV Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Louis XIV limestone fireplace mantel, dating from the 18th century. Inside dimensions : 136cm wide & 100cm high
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Limestone

18th Century Louis XIV Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Beautiful Louis XIV limestone fireplace mantel, dating from the 18th century. Inside dimensions : 98cm wide & 104cm high
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Limestone

Mid-Century French Hand Carved Chestnut Piano Grotto Stool with Shell Motif
Located in Dallas, TX
This carved antique fruitwood grotto stool was created in France, circa 1950. Perfect as a piano stool or simply a statement piece, the bench, built of chestnut wood, stands on cabri...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Chestnut

Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Style Twelve Branch Ormolu Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This is a highly decorative French Louis XIV style twelve branch ormolu chandelier, circa 1900 in date. Emanating from a central column, the upper part is dressed with three female ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Ormolu

Gilded Louis XVI Hanging Wall Vitrine
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful wall hanging Vitrine in the style of Louis XVI. Elaborate decorative french Louis XVI style giltwood front with beveled glass and antiqued mirror interior and 2 glass shel...
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20th Century Unknown Louis XIV Furniture

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Glass, Mirror, Giltwood

18th-19th Century French Louis XIV 'Arms of France' Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful 18th-19th century French Louis XIV fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

19th Century French Louis XIV Wrought Iron Bombe Balcony Railing
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Wrought Iron Bombe Balcony Railing is a stunning work of the metal sculptor's art! Hand-forged during the heyday of the Napoleon III Period, it feature...
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1870s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wrought Iron

French Louis XIV Style 'Arms of Lorraine' Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century French Louis XIV style fireplace fireback with the arms of Lorraine. Coat of arms of Lorraine, a former dukedom in the North East of France. The fireback is made of cast...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

German Louis XIV Style Coat of Arms Fireback, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful German Louis XIV style fireback with an unknown coat of arms. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter with st...
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20th Century German Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

Louis XIV Period 18th Century Walnut Buffet with Carved Quatrefoil Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIV period walnut buffet from the 18th century with two drawers over two doors, carved X-Form and quatrefoil motifs. Indulge in the regal elegance of this 18th-century...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Walnut

French Louis XIV Style 'Arms of France' Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century French Louis XIV style fireback with the Arms of France. A coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe. ...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

French Louis XIV Style 'Arms of France' Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th-20th century French Louis XIV style fireback with the Arms of France. A coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Eur...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

French Louis XIV Style Coat of Arms Fireback, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
French Louis XIV style fireback with an unknown coat of arms. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter with stove polish...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

Louis Xiv furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XIV furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, case pieces and storage cabinets, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XIV furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Coduri of Lyon, France, La Maison London, Towle Silversmiths, and OMBRES ET FACETTES. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $135 and tops out at $1,205,954 while the average work can sell for $5,556.

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