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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
The Montague Armchair eight-way hand tied and upholstered in stripe silk
Located in London, GB
Drawing inspiration from a multitude of classical references, the Montague Armchair is endlessly comfortable and has been used again and again in Samantha Todhunter Design projects, ...
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2010s Portuguese Louis XIV Furniture

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Upholstery, Foam, Wood, Down, Feathers, Silk

19th Century Louis XIV Boulle Style Ebonized Side Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional antique (late 19th century) ebonized side cabinet in the French Louis XIV style with brass marquetry in the manner of André-Charles Boulle. With black granite top and fi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

Pair of Louis XIV Style High Back Armchairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Pair of Louis XIV style carved walnut armchairs, circa 1900. With upholstered rectangular shaped backs, acanthus carved serpentine shaped arms and arm supports, serpentine shaped leg...
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Early 1900s European Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

Specchiera veneziana del Settecento in legno laccato e con intarsi in madreperla
Located in Vicenza, IT
Straordinaria specchiera in legno intagliato, laccato e dorato. Fascia leggermente bombata con decorazioni fogliacee in lacca policroma e intarsi in madreperla, fregi intagliati e fo...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Mother-of-Pearl, Giltwood

18th Century French Antique Paravent Screen with Three Leaves
Located in NICE, FR
Presenting you this 18th-century antique three-leaf folding screen with oil-on-canvas paintings on the front and oil-on-paper paintings on the back. Some tears consistent with the ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wood

Antique Marble Fireplace of Nero Marquita Marble, 19th Century, Louis XIV Style
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful antique marble fireplace from Nero Marquina marble. This type of marble comes from the North of Spain. In this marble type you see white veins, in contrast to Noir de Mazy ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble

Antique Giltwood Louis XIV Style Mirror
Located in London, GB
The frame of this fine, Italian, antique giltwood mirror references a style that was often used in designs for marquetry that was popular late in the reign of Louis XIV and pioneered...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wood, Giltwood, Glass

Fine Quality Antique Boulle Style Side Cabinet
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality French Louis XIV style Boulle inlaid bow fronted side cabinet, having a marble top, open shelves either side of the finely inlaid central door. A single frieze drawer with a gilded ormolu mount depicting the bust of Louis XIV...
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Brass

Louis XIV Style Silver-Plated Table Mirror
Located in New York, NY
French silver-plated copper mirror in the Louis XIV taste with foliate decoration, 19th c. or later, monogrammed, maker's mark present on underside, possibly a galvanoplastic or elec...
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20th Century Louis XIV Furniture

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Copper

Italian Venetian Louis XIV Rococo Walnut Burl Veneer Credenza circa 1880
Located in Encinitas, CA
Italian Venetian Louis XIV Rococo Walnut Burl Veneer Credenza, circa 1880. Lovely and striking two-tone serpentine shaped credenzino commode of carved walnut solids, gorgeous matching burled veneers and inlays, featuring 1 upper smaller and 2 larger lower drawers with antique hardware. Late 19th century Louis XIV Baroque Rococo Revival. Perfect Bombay cabinet as bedside stand or hallway commode...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Walnut

Antique French Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and impressive antique French marble top coffee table. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1930’s. The quality is superb, the frame is made from solid birc...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

An Early 18th Century French Rance Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An early eighteenth century French Rance marble fireplace - a transitional Louis XIV/Louis XV surround - the moulded Belgian Black marble shelf above boldly shaped and moulded frieze...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble, Belgian Black Marble

Exceptional marble fireplace in Regency style “ Salon d’Hercule” Versaille.
Located in Brussel, BE
This exceptional Regency style fireplace model was made for the "Salon d'Hercule " in the Versailles palace . The center of the frieze is ornated by a Hercules' head wearing the skin...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble

Antique French Louis XIV Style Kingwood Two-Door Curio Wardrobe C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Ask About Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Reliable Professional Service & Fully Insured*** An antique French Louis XIV style curio Wardrobe offers kingwood construction with arc...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Kingwood, Glass

Exceptional marble fireplace in Regency style “ Salon d’Hercule” Versaille.
Located in Brussel, BE
This exceptional Regency style fireplace model was made for the "Salon d'Hercule " in the Versailles palace . The center of the frieze is ornated by a Hercules' head wearing the skin...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble

Fine quality French Louis XV style Sarrancolin fireplace reproduction
Located in Brussel, BE
Fine quality French Louis XV style Sarrancolin "Framboisié" fireplace
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble

Pair of Italian Louis XIV Period Dark Walnut & Upholstered Poltrone, ca. 1700
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having slightly leaning rectangular backrests, one curiously with two very small iron rings on its back, with shaped arms and downturned handles with turned arm supports, the tight u...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Walnut

Fine quality French Regency style small marble fireplace
Located in Brussel, BE
Small and beautiful reproduction of a regency fireplace made in old "brecccia capitolini" (antique marble). The serpentine paneled frieze is centered by classical french regency car...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble

Fine quality French Regency style small marble fireplace
Located in Brussel, BE
Small and beautiful reproduction of a regency fireplace made in old Italian arabescato marble. The serpentine paneled frieze is centered by classical french regency cartouche and fla...
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18th Century Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble

Finely carved Italian marble fireplace
Located in Brussel, BE
Small and one of a kind attractive Louis XV carved fireplace. The serpentine shelf sit on a frieze centred by a nice scrolled cartouche flanked either side by panels and ended by pre...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble

Pair Italian Early 18th century Oil on Canvas Paintings, Harbor and Landscape
Located in Atlanta, GA
The paintings, respectively, of a harbor with a fortress and ships and a landscape with ruins and figures, in period giltwood frames
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1710s Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Paint

Louis XIV Style Fireplace In Rance Marble, Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XIV Style Fireplace In Rance Marble Dimensions of the hearth: 93 x 104cm
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Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble

old polychrome wooden coffered ceiling tiles dating from the 19th century
Located in Somme-Leuze, BE
magnificent and very rare ube slabs old residence from the south of France dating from the 19th century in polychrome wood set of 12 coffered ceiling tiles in polychrome woodwork wit...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Oak

Louvre Paris Great Museums of The World Hardcover 1986
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Louvre Paris Great Museums Of The World Hardcover by editor Ragghianti, Carlo Ludovico.Vintage 1967 'Louvre Paris: Great Museums of the World' Hardcover Book! This book was published...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Paper

Large Bust Of Corneille Van Cleve In Terracotta After Caffieri Jean-jacques
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent terracotta bust representing the sculptor Corneille Van Cleve (1645-1732) after a work by Jean-Jacques Caffieri (Paris, 04/29/1725 - Paris, 06/21/1792). Old work from th...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Terracotta

The Royal Boulle Marquetry Commode By Blake
By Robert Blake
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental Boulle commode was crafted by Robert Blake, one of the finest and most important English cabinetmakers of his time. It is modeled after the legendary pair of commodes...
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19th Century English Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique desk, Western Europe, around 1900.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique desk from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation. Dimensions: height 79 cm / width 131 cm / depth 7...
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Early 1900s German Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Walnut

Wall Fountain With Mask, Rance Marble, 19th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Mask Wall Fountain, Rance Marble. the three-piece fountain has been modified to be suitable as a sink. Modern evacuation and machine-cut rear.
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19th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble

18th Century Louis XIV Side Table. Stamped Etienne Avril
By Étienne Avril
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
A Important Louis XVI period gilt-metal mounted mahogany occasional table, by Etienne Avril, last quarter 18th century The shaped rectangular top with rounded corners and moulded edg...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of giltwood stools
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of regency style stools ,gilded wood, one of the most beautiful models of the regency elegant and refined ,cushions on the top decorated with pom-poms the quality and the workma...
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Fabric, Giltwood

Set of 4 Bavaria Germany Porcelain Dishes Coasters
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of 4 Bareuther Waldsassen Bavaria Germany, ceramic small dishes coasters. Dimensions: 3.5" Diameter. The Porcelain dishes are stamped Bavaria Germany they were produced in the 19...
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Mid-20th Century German Louis XIV Furniture

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Leather, Porcelain

French Louis XIV Style Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century French Louis XIV style fireplace basket - fire basket made of brass and wrought iron. The total width of the front is 30.7 inch (78.0 cm) The basket is in a good condit...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Brass, Wrought Iron

French Louis XIV Style Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century French Louis XIV style fireplace basket - fire basket made of brass and wrought iron. The total width of the front is 27.8 inch (70.5 cm) The basket is in a good condit...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Brass, Wrought Iron

French Louis XIV Style Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th - 20th century French Louis XIV style fireplace basket - fire basket made of brass and wrought iron. The total width of the front is 27.8 inch (70.5 cm) The basket is in a good...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Brass, Wrought Iron

Antique French Louis XIV Period Fireplace Grate, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful French 17th century fireplace basket or fire grate from the Louis XIV period. The fireplace grate is made of wrought iron and bronze. The condition is good. The total width...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wrought Iron, Bronze

Antique Louis XIV Style Pine Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Louis XIV style French pine fire mantel. Originally painted to simulate marble, this French fireplace is left with a desirable characterful weathered look. Crafted at the ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wood, Pine

19th Century French Louis XIV Walnut Sideboard
Located in San Antonio, TX
Step into the grandeur of the 19th Century with this exquisite French Louis XIV Sideboard, a testament to the opulence and splendor of the era. Crafted from luxurious burl walnut, th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Brass

Pair of Louis XIV Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Louis XIV candlesticks. Louis Quatorze heavy brass candlesticks in three parts, their smaller size indicative of their original use on...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Brass

Set Of Four Louis XIV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in London, GB
A set of four French Louis XV style gilt bronze, twin branch wall sconces. Newly electrified.
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1890s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

c. 1900 Louis XIV Style French Chandelier
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900 French cast bronze 12-light chandelier, Louis XIV style. Baroque influence C-scroll based form, the whole decorated with floret, acanthus leaves & bellflowers. Robustly de...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

17th / 18th C. French Louis XIV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th / 18th century French Louis XIV period 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 ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

French Louis XIV Style Gilt Bronze Foliate Form Inkwell 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
French Louis XIV Style Gilt Bronze Foliate Form Inkwell 20thC Measures- 2.75''H x 7.5''W x 5.75''D
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20th Century Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

Oversized Francois Linke Signed Louis XIV Kingwood, Mahogany & Ormolu Vitrine
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Ask About Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Reliable Professional Service & Fully Insured*** Oversized Francois Linke (1855-1946) Signed Parisian Louis XIV vitrine offers kingwood...
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Early 20th Century Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XIV Style Bronze Mirrored Candle Sconces C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair of French Louis XIV Style Bronze Mirrored Double Candle Sconces C1930 Measures- 11.25''H x 10.25''W x 5''D
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Early 20th Century Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century French Wall Clock In Lapis Lazuli By Paul Sormani
Located in Southall, GB
Elegant wall clock by Paul Sormani, in blue lapis lazuli and gilt bronze ormolu. Paul Sormani was a famed French 19th century cabinetmaker, renown for his production of magnificent...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Lapis Lazuli

Antique French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Triptych Over Mantle Mirror C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Ask About Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Reliable Professional Service & Fully Insured*** Antique French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Triptych Beveled Over Mantle Mirror with Folia...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

French Louis XIV Style Parlor Print “Mozart At The Court Of Marie Antionette"
Located in Big Flats, NY
French Louis XIV Style Framed Parlor Print “Mozart At The Court Of Marie Antionette” 20thC Measures- 28.5''H x 33.5''W x 1.25''D; 20.25'' x 19.5'' sight
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20th Century Louis XIV Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Antique French Mazarin Bronze Chandelier
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
Antique French Mazarin Bronze Chandelier A heavy eight-armed bronze chandelier in the style of Louis XIV. The upper part decorated with cherub heads on an acanthus leaf and the lowe...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

Antique French Mazarin Bronze Chandelier
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
Antique French Mazarin Bronze Chandelier A heavy eight-armed bronze chandelier in the style of Louis XIV. The upper part decorated with cherub heads on an acanthus leaf and the lowe...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

Massive Mazarin bronze chandelier
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
Massive Mazarin bronze chandelier A heavy six-armed bronze chandelier in the style of Louis XIV. Elaborated in detail. The chandelier was made in France, probably by a workshop in A...
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1890s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

Antique Mazarin gilt bronze chandelier
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
Antique Mazarin gilt bronze chandelier Six-arm luxury chandelier made of gilded bronze after total restoration. - completely new electrical installation: new wiring, new sheaths and...
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Os de Mouton Louis XIV Oak Stools New Upholstered in French Linen
Located in Barcelona, ES
French Os de Mouton Oak Stools, Pair Os de Mouton Louis XIV Pair of Oak Stools / Benches with French Linen Upholstery Pair of Louis XIV style Os de Mouton legs stools in french vintage linen upholstery, France, 1930s An early 20th century backless Louis XIV style benches or stools raised on four Os de Mouton hand carved oak wood legs with stretcher. These stylish banquettes have scrolled accents on the legs. These benches are in fully restored condition, structurally sound. Re-upholstered with a vintage french linen fabric...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Fabric, Wood, Walnut, Linen

Louis XIV Style Commode with Rosewood Marquetry Décor and Red Griotte Marble
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIV style commode from circa 1950 with rosewood marquetry décor, four drawers, red griotte marble top and gilt bronze hardware. Crafted in the timeless French Louis XI...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Griotte Marble, Ormolu

Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Transition Commode in Walnut
Located in Houston, US
Generously sized French walnut commode in a transition style from the earlier Louis XIII and Louis XIV style with heavier look, bun feet to the lighter style of Louis XV with decorat...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Brass

Large 17th Century French Louis XIV Period Painted Buffet Deux Corps
Located in Birmingham, AL
A superb 17th-century Louis XIV period buffet à deux corps expertly handcrafted in walnut by skilled ébénistes near Lyon, circa 1680s. Having a captivating patinated bluish-gray pain...
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1680s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

Pair of Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Style Oak Nightstands
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Found in the region of Normandy, France, this pair of early twentieth century rustic oak nightstands or bedside cabinets features solid hand pegged paneled sides in the Louis XIV sty...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Oak

Pair Of Antique Carved Oak Louis XV Style Fauteuil
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of vintage carved oak Louis XV style fauteuil with serpentine front, carved apron, beaded carvings and surmounted with carved shell motif. The chairs with manchettes, the uphols...
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Early 20th Century Louis XIV Furniture

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Fabric, Oak

Boulle ta Table Clock in Wood and Brass from the Second Half of the 20th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Boulle Table Clock, with red background and brass inlays, brass dial with white enamel cartouches and black Roman numerals, crowned with rocailles and pendulum movement. Ø 31.5 cm ...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture

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Brass

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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