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
Color: Brown
French Louis XIV Style 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century French Louis XIV style fireback with an unknown coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pe...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Spanish Louis XIV Style Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Heavily influenced by his grandfather, Louis XIV, and his Italian wife, Elizabeth Farnese, Philip V of Spain spent exorbitant sums on commissioned Parisian fu...
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20th Century Spanish Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Palisander
Antique French Beauvais Tapestry from the Late 17th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a large, horizontal fragment of a late 17th century Beauvais tapestry. Beauvais tapestry manufacture was one of the most well-known tapestry workshops in France. Beauvais was...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
French School, circa 1700 Judith and Her Handmaiden with the Head of Holofernes
Located in London, by appointment only
French School, circa 1700 Judith and her handmaiden with the head of Holofernes, with sleeping guards in an architectural setting; and Alexander holding Parmenio's letter, defiantly ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Paper, Oak
French Louis XIV Walnut Table, Early 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 18th century Louis XIV walnut table with rectangular molded top, long drawer in frieze with intricate wrought iron center pull, and tur...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Louis XIV Style 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century French Louis XIV style fireback with an unknown coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pe...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
20th Century Louis XIV Style French Library Bookcase
Located in Berlin, DE
Imposing French bibliotheque library bookcase in Louis XIV style
Solid beechwood, ebonized. Highly rectangular corpus flanked with figures in the form of feminine masks on sweeping ...
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20th Century Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Beech
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 Furniture
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Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Dark Stain Beechwood Throne Chair
Located in Casteren, NL
This late 19th century tall back French throne chair is made in solid beechwood.
It has the original upholstery. The armrests have acanthus leave ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Beech
Sheraton Style Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard Server Buffet with Brass Gallery
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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20th Century Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Framed French 19th Century Watercolor of Louis XIV Chair
Located in New York, NY
Great framed French 19th century watercolor of a Louis XIV chair covered in a red velvet fabric.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
20th Century Louis XIV Style French Piano-Black Writing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Imposing French writing table in style of Louis XIV.
Piano black polished veneer on solid pinewood. Three part, straight border. Narrow overlapping, wide framed writing plate, middl...
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20th Century Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
17th Century French Louis XIV Walnut Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Louis XIV writing table with fine form and having a Sotheby's New York auction house label. The table with a rectangular plank top over a long frieze drawer with carved knob pulls an...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century Louis XIV Style Chest of Drawers / Sideboard
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Louis XIV style chest of drawers / sideboard
solid beech wood. The fittings are pronounced and of exceptionally good quality.
(D-Sam-237).
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20th Century Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Louis XIV Style French Library Bookcase
Located in Berlin, DE
Imposing French Bibliotech Library bookcase in the style of Louis XIV.
Royal tulip wood on pinewood. Highly right angled body flanked by figures in ...
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20th Century Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Louis XIV Style French Bibliotheque Bookcase
Located in Berlin, DE
Imposing French Bibliotheque in Louis 14th style
Solid beechwood, ebonized. Highly right angled body flanked with figures in the form of feminine masks on ...
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20th Century Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chiavari High Back Chairs by Gaetano Descalzi, Italy in Mahogany
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Original elegant early 20th century pair of Chiavari high back chairs, " Chiavarine" , by Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi , Italy, mahogany ebonized. Restored and re-upholstered
Measure i...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Furniture
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Mahogany
Louis XIV Beechwood and Needlework-Lined Occasional Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lovely Louis XIV period occasional table with later needle-work top and raised on ring-turned baluster legs joined by an X-form stretcher.
Measures: 25" H x 27 3/4" W x 16 1/2" D
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Beech
Italian 17th Century Painted and Parcel-Gilt Console Table
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Italian 17th century light blue painted and parcel-gilt console tables with a marble top.
Provenience from a Tuscany aristocratic estate.
...
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17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century 'Sormani' Ormolu Inkwell
By Paul Somani
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century gilded ormolu desk inkwell, stamped; Sormani, Paris. Having wonderful stylized scrolling foliate and shell like decoration, with a hinged central lid...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Mantel Piece of French Limestone from the 19th Century
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful antique fireplace in the style of Louis XIV. The original patina of this fireplace from the 19th century is still present with this mantel (fireplace). A characteristic fir...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Limestone
French Gilt Mirror
By French Royal Exchange London
Located in Dallas, TX
French gilt Louis XVI style carved wood, in excellent conditions, some wear but is minor due to aging other than that in great condition.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Giltwood Console with Carrara Marble Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Console table, having a rectangular top of Carrara marble, on elaborately carved giltwood base, its pierced foliate apron carved with palmettes and anthemion, centered by plaque outc...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
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Carrara Marble
18th C. Louis XIV Style Commode with Ormolu Bronze Mounts attrib. Etienne Doirat
Located in Miami, FL
Important Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Commode or Louis XIV Regence commode or chest of drawers attributed to l'ébéniste Etienne Doirat (1675-1732 - French mastercraftsman).
...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
French 17th Century Louis XIV Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 17th century Louis XIV commode.
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Casket Boulle,
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
We present casket boulle 19th century
Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the end is subjected to manual renovation, so as to restore its original condition from many years ago (It has been cleaned to bare veneer, disinfected and finished by hand with high gloss shellac polish).
Highly recommended especially for the connoisseurs of beauty and elegance.
Opportunity to sell furniture...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XIV Fireback / Backsplash with Pillars of Hercules
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th-18th century French Louis XIV fireback with pillars of Hercules. The pillars stand for the club of Hercules and symbolize strength and t...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
17th Century Italian Louis XIV Walnut Carved Wardrobe or Armoire
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and important antique wardrobe in solid walnut made in the late seventeenth century in the seventeenth century Italian Baroque Louis XIV. The line is in fact typical of this per...
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17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XIV Style Gold Painted Wood Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XIV-style (19th Century) wood & gesso gold painted 8 arm chandelier with swirl cornucopia design arms.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
A Fine Louis XIV Verdure Tapestry, Aubousson
Located in Rome, IT
, woven with a wooded river landscape with view of neighboring chateaux, in good four-side floral border.
Measure: cm 200 x 300.
France, second half of the 17th century.
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Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wool
Stunning Early French Louis XIV Armchair Beautifully Carved
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A sophisticated French Louis XIV antique armchair having beautiful hand carved arm rests of scrolling acanthus leaves. New crisp linen upholstery and original casters on feet. Pillow...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Louis XIV Baroque Style Italian Carved Giltwood Pair of Sconces, circa 1930
Located in Encinitas, CA
Louis XIV Baroque style giltwood 2-light sconce pair. Fine Italian reproduction, grande scale, these sconce pieces are hand carved and ornately detailed, circa 1930. Professionally ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century French Regence Carved Bombe Two-Tone Painted "Buffet Deux Corps"
Located in Dallas, TX
Make a statement of beauty in your home with this grand Regence period "buffet deux-corps"! Crafted in Paris, France, circa 1730 and almost 12 feet tall, the monumental antique oak buffet sits on a wide bottom plinth, and has reverse serpentine...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak, Paint
French Giltwood Center Table "À Gibier" with Black Marble Top
By Mis en Demeure
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French 20th century Louis XIV style, giltwood and plaster center table with black marble top. This high French "Table à gibier", also known as a pedesta...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Italian Writing Table, Early 20th Century
Located in Rome, IT
An early 20th century Italian writing table, with rectangular top.
Measures: 164 x 79 x 50 cm.
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Mid-20th Century European Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Side Tables
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th century Louis XVI style parquetry inlaid side tables, each with gilded ormolu mounts, a single oak lined frieze drawer, raised on elegant cabriole le...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Kingwood
Small Table, the Top Inset with 17th Century Italian Fresco-Fragment of Diana
Located in Troy, NY
Small occasional table, the top inset with a 17th century Fresco-Fragment featuring a sensuous portrait of the Hunting Goddess Diana, attributed to a Follower of Annibale Carracci.
The walnut and fruit wood table of early 20th century manufacture...
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17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Plaster
Pair of Boulle Marquetry Inlaid Corner Cabinets by Béfort Jeune, circa 1870
By Befort Jeune
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of Louis XIV style gilt bronze mounted and boulle marquetry inlaid corner cabinets depicting the Four Seasons, in the manner of Andre-charles boulle, by Béfort Jeune.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French 17th Century Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 17th century desk, Louis XIV period. It was originally a trunk which has been transformed during the 19th century into a desk.
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Mid-17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Late 19th Century Italian Walnut Burl Inlaid Louis XIV Secretary Drop Leaf Desk
Located in Encinitas, CA
Late 19th Century Italian Walnut Burl Inlaid Louis XIV Secretary Drop Leaf Desk.
Trim three-drawer bureau chest featuring secretary drop lid with lock and key revealing small drawers and compartments. Beautiful walnut veneers and solids with rosewood inlaid detail. Handsome hardware, hinges and pulls. Lock and key.
Due to the curved shape of the desk and components, some measures are a close approximation.
Exterior measures of the desk: 39" W x 20.5" D x 40.75" H
99.1 cm W x 52 cm D x 103.5 cm H
Opened drop lid desk...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French Boulle Style Display Pier Cabinet, circa 1900
Located in Surrey, BC
A hand painted, red-and-black lacquered cabinet with ornate, Ormolu accents (gilded, cast metal). Beautifully detailed throughout, with its high gloss finish intact. Display shelves ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Victorian Fruitwood and Parquetry Chest with Cupid Figures and Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian 20th century fruitwood and parquetry inlaid chest with a single front door and bronze trim with cupid figures and a beige marble top.
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
18th Century French Louis XIV Bookcase, Vitrine
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XIV Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque is resplendent with artfully sculpted bas relief across its entire facade! This superlative instant family heirloom is sized to sufficiently display almost any prized heirlooms, collection, or library! Hand-crafted from solid old-growth quarter-sawn oak, it boasts a reverse contoured crown with four distinctive tiers. The top tier was carved in French egg...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Glass, Oak
Louis XIV Arbalette Chest of Drawers
Located in London, Park Royal
Hand-carved Louis XIV style Arbelette chest of drawers. Hand finished in a textured two tone patina of distressed paint work over silver gilding.
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2010s British Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Louis XIV by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 110 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental LOUIS XIV by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 110 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 3/8"
12 forks, 7 1/4"
12 salad forks, 6 1/4"
12 teaspoons, 5 7/8"
12 place so...
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1920s American Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
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 Furniture
Materials
Wood
Louis XIV 'Saint Andrew's Cross' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century French
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XIV fireback with two pillars of Hercules and a Saint Andrew's cross. The pillar refers to the club of Hercules, his favourite weapon. It symbolizes power. ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Louis XVI Jensen Style of White Painted Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Louis XVI Jensen style of white painted side tables, spray matte was used for photo purposes.
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Late 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Glass
Pair of Italian Early 18th Century Painted Armchairs
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of Italian 18th century parcel-gilt and pale green painted armchairs with a shaped back, scrolling armrests on a baluster legs.
Covered with white silk upholstery.
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique French Side Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century French marquetry inlaid side table, having swag and foliate decoration, gilded ormolu mounts and raised on cabriole legs. The top hinged to reveal a stora...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Kingwood
18th Century Vintage Louis XIV Style Dining Chairs with Leather & Toile
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Set of 6 Louis XIV style dining chairs with square seat backs upholstered in Scalamandre toile and seats upholstered in weathered leather, trimmed with nail heads to accentuate their...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Leather
19th Century Louis XVI Style Bombe Commode
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century marquetry inlaid kingwood commode, having its original marble-top, two large drawers, ormolu mounts and handles and raised on out swept legs.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Kingwood
19th Century French Louis XIV Stripped Oak Console
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XIV stripped oak console features a single elaborately scrolled and hand carved leg and a diminutive size making it perf...
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of Italian 19th Century Walnut Carved Armchairs
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of elegant Italian 19th century walnut finely carved armchairs with a white striped upholstery.
Measures: 130 x 60 x 50.
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Louis XIV, Regency, Style Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Louis XIV, Regency, style armchair, 19th century.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Elegant French Showcase in Louis XVI Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid beech, gilded. Rectangular, three-sided, faceted beveled, one-door body on conical legs. The door is partially provided with wickerwork. The front, corners and sides are decora...
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20th Century Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Beech
19th Century Linke Influenced Display Cabinet
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French parquetry inlaid vitrine / display cabinet.
Having its original Carrera marble top, wonderful gilded ormolu mounts of scrolling foliate ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XIV Style Walnut Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XIV style walnut center table.
Handsome 19th century French Louis XIII-Louis XIV style walnut center table with the original marble top. This beautiful and...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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 La Maison London, Towle Silversmiths, Coduri of Lyon, France, 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 $65 and tops out at $1,176,864 while the average work can sell for $4,995.
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