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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Item Ships From: France
Style: Louis XIV
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in COLMAR, FR
A fabulous, antique wall mirror sourced in France offering a majestic visual impact. The frame is made of solid wood and molded, gilded stuck. It is decorated with striking, voluptuo...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Plaster
Pair of Louis XIII Revival Open Armchairs French, Late 19th Century to Recover
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of French fauteuils, open armchairs side or desk chairs Louis XIII revival,
To be recovered.
circa 1880.
Good condition.
Frames sound and solid.
Shipping:
L146 P 68 H 12...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut
French Louis XIV Messenger Box - Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent Louis XIV period messenger box, late 17th early 18th century.
This pretty box is made of leather-covered wood decorated with copper nails on the front and top of the box....
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Louis XIV Style Carved Giltwood Tapestry Upholstered Armchair
Located in Doha, QA
This is an absolutely beautiful and unusual Louis XIV style Throne armchair with original tapestry upholstery. The hight is very rare as well -140 cm which makes this exceptional cha...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Tapestry, Wood, Giltwood
French Pair of Armchairs Louis XIV style - 1800 19th - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Nice pair of Louis 14 style armchairs dating from the 19th century.
Very beautiful pair of Louis XIII style armchairs, with high backs.
Each armchair rests on four legs connected tog...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
17th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting of a French Nobleman
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this incredible oiled portrait painting rendered in the regency style of Louis XIV. It depicts a French man of high social standing, framed in an oval gilded wooden frame with fine floral details. The man is attired in a rich, purplish-red velvet coat featuring delicate lace cuffs...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Canvas
17th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting of a French Noblewoman
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this wonderful late 17th-century circular portrait in the regency style of Louis XIV, rendered in oil on canvas. It represents a Fren...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Louis XIV Style, Os de Mouton, Walnut Wingback Fauteuils
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Striking pair of antique French Louis XIV style, walnut wingback fauteuils with carved armrests, standing on 'os de mouton' legs joined by H-shaped stretcher base, upholstered with a...
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1980s English Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
Materials
Bronze
Large French Pirate Corsair's Chest - Safe - Louis XIV Period - France XVIIth
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Exceptional and extremely rare privateer/pirate chest in solid oak.
The wood is richly carved with rosettes.
The bottom of the trunk is pierced with holes...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Six Dining Chairs High Back Upholstered to Recover French, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
Set of six French dining chairs circa 1920 to recover
Carved oak with griffin eagle feet
The backs are recovered of leather and need to be changed. The seat...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak, Upholstery
Blackened And Gilded Wooden Mirror, 17th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large mirror in blackened wood with gilded rods, Louis XIV period, but reworked in the 19th century
Wear of time on the wood, wear on the mirror's tin
Height 98 cm
79 x 9 cm
Category
17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of stone flower baskets
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This pair of stone sculptures made in the mid-18th century represents a woven basket filled with flowers, fruits and plants.
Among the element...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Stone
Important Boulle Marquetry Clock, 19th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This exceptional cartel presents a remarkable work of bronze and an ornamentation resuming the Boulle marquetry that can be attributed to Alfred-Emmanuel Beurdeley (1847-1919), a great Parisian cabinetmaker of the second half of the 19th century. The mechanism of our astronomical clock...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Fireback with Louis XIV monogram and French coat of arms
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This beautiful cast iron fireback made around 1700 is adorned with a rare and rich decoration.
Its shape is characteristic of the 18th century beginning, the top in an arc of a circl...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
French Louis XIV Messenger Box - Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent Louis XIV period messenger box, late 17th and early 18th centuries.
This pretty box is made of leather-covered wood decorated with copper nails forming diamonds on the to...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk
By Pierre Gole
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk called “bureau Mazarin” attributed to Pierre Gole (1620 – 1684)
Dimensi...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Pewter
French Louis XIV Messenger Box in Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wonderful messenger box from the Louis XIV period, late 17th early 18th century.
This pretty box is made of leather-wrapped wood decorated with copper nails forming scrolls and flowe...
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1690s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Large Antique Carved Gilt Wood Mirror, Louis XIV Style, circa 1965
Located in Paris, FR
Large antique French mirror of Louis XIV style, circa 1965. Antique carved gilt wood frame (width: 8 cm / 3.14 in.) with French decor Louis...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Louis XIV Style Mirror With Glazing Beads, 136 X 86cm, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Elegant Louis XIV style 19th century mirror with beading: it consists of a large central mirror surrounded by 4 mirrors on each side. The mirrors are separated by a double frame, bla...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Late 18th Century or Early 19th Century Regence Style Giltwood Mirror.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A late 18th century or early 19th century Regence style giltwood and carved mirror.
A late 18th century or early 19th century gilt and carved wood Regency style mirror.
H: 178 cm, W...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Pheasant maker Daubiere Chaponniere -Bronze - Louis XIV - France 17th / 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Faisandiere or Daubiere or Chaponniere, Louis XIV, oval tripod in bronze, with a crenellated lid with a U-shaped handle, from the end of the 17th / beginning of the 18th century.
Su...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
17th Century Louis XIV Wall Lamp of 5 Lightning in Bronze and Oxidized Silver
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This model is composed of a light plate in the shape of a violin, decorated with geometric patterns and flowers in bas-relief.
The bottom of the plate is decorated with rocaille vegetal motifs, while the upper part is surmounted by a flower from which rays emerge. Reference to the sun king, we find these rays crowning the chandelier of Graux-Marly of the chapel of the castle of Versailles.
From the rocaille ornaments of the lower part emerge five arms of light finished by a flared cup and a chiseled bobèche.
The ensemble offers a condensed version of the magnificence and opulence of the Louis XIV style.
We have one wall lamp...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Bernard De Bailliu "Pitti Palace, Venus Room", Engraved, 17th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Nice pair of large engravings by Bernard Bailliu is a representation of the work done by Peter of Cortona on the ceiling of the Venus Room in the Pitti Palace...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Paper
A Large Louis XIV Period Giltwood Pediment Mirror, Early 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A large Louis XIV period giltwood pediment mirror, early 18th century.
A carved and gilded wood pediment mirror from the Louis XIV period, early ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
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
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Stone Well from the Louis XIV Period
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This circular well from the Louis XIV period is entirely carved in stone. The shaft of the well is composed of an eight pieces arrangement forming a "boudin" molding. The curbstone is marked by the patina of time and is thus irregular in shape. The base of the well is surmounted by a stone structure composed of two trapezoidal molded stones that hold a wooden winch and its chain. The whole base is topped by a one piece stone roof, the upper edge of which forms a four slope roof. While on one stone is engraved the date "1830", we believe that this stone well...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Stone
19th Century French Louis XIV Syle Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A magnificent Louis XIV style candlestick, dating from the 19th century, in finely chiseled and gilded bronze. Its baluster-shaped barrel is richly ornamented with swags and swirls, ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
Materials
Wood
Late 17th Century French Gilt Bronze Figure of Venus on Boulle Pedestal
Located in PARIS, FR
Late 17th century French Gilt Bronze Figure of a Crouching Venus
Gilt bronze crouching Venus on a pedestal decorated with Boulle marquetry and...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Wall Sconce in Carved Golden Wood, Tuscany Xixth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large wall lamp in carved gilded wood, with the motif of flowers and leaves, with three lights
Wear, old restorations and small gaps in the gilding
Tuscany, Period of the 19th ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th century Louis XIV Style Upholstered Bench
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful Louis XVI style bench completely upholstered by us (we are upholsterers) with a superb royal blue and gold fabric from the famous F...
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1850s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H. Dasson, Pair of covered Vases « with Lions », France, Circa 1880
By Henry Dasson
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful pair of green marble covered vases, set in an elegant chiseled and gilded bronze mount, decorated with lion heads alternating with garlands of flowers. The molded lid is to...
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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 and is reproduced in the book "Plaques de cheminées...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Regence Style Garden Fountain with Double Basin in Stone
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Regence style garden fountain with double basin in stone,
Very elegant construction, this sculpted fountain can be a central focus. It could be placed on a basin in a larger basin.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Stone
Early 18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Mirror Depicting Four Seasons
Located in PARIS, FR
Early 18th century richly and profusely carved giltwood mirror depicting personnified allegories of the four seasons.
The giltwood frame is made of adjourned wood decorated with flowers and leaves forming acanthus leaves spandrels. The pediment is lavishly carved and adorned with scrolls, foliage and flowers. Four putti...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Coffre dit de "mariage" d'époque Louis XIV
Located in PARIS, FR
Coffre en placage de bois de violette de forme rectangulaire. Il est orné de rinceaux feuillagés en laiton et repose sur un piètement à six pieds dont quatre sont terminés par des pa...
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17th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Execptional bench giltwood louis XIV style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent regence style giltwood, exeptional carved wood the fabric is silk and coming from the famous silkerie in LYON france who specialise in silk fabric since the 18th century....
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood, Silk
Set of four Louis XIV style armchairs. 20th century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of four Louis XIV-style armchairs, with their baluster-shaped legs joined by a spacer bar, covered in a rustic-style linen fabric reproducing a lampas from the second half of the...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Linen, 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
A French Louis XIV style 19th century pair of carved marbles pedestals
Located in PARIS, FR
A French 19th century Louis XIV style pair of carved marbles pedestals.
The square moulded top and the base are in griotte red marble, the tapering body in Ribbon Campan marble with ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Griotte Marble
French Norman sideboard in molded and carved oak – late 17th early 18th France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wonderful Norman buffet in molded and carved oak opening with four leaves separated by drawers. The doors have a panel decorated with a polylobed reserve surrounded by rocaille motif...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XIV Style Silvered Bronze Candelabras, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of Louis XIV style five-light candelabras. Chiseled and silvered bronze. Ornamented with palmettes, medallions and feminine masks. Central stem with guilloche motifs, resting on...
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Basket of flowers - Jan Van KESSEL the Younger (1654-1708)
By Jan van Kessel
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil on copper depicting a basket of flowers made up of roses, tulips and irises, with small florets fleshing out the larger buds carefully arranged in the basket.
Jan Van KESSEL the ...
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17th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Copper
Impressive Pair of Giltwood Mirror Style Louis XIV
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impresive late 19 century match pair of Louis XIV style mirror in giltwood and gesso, the quality of the carving is top quality, the mirror have a little difference in the witdh
M...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
Suite of 4 Armchairs Louis XV Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very rare suite of 4 armchairs Louis XV style, the carving, the hand painting of this 4 armchairs are stunning sold as is.
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1930s Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Lapparra - Vegetable Dish And Sauce Boat In Solid Silver Circa 19th Century
By Lapparra - Gabriel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of solid silver sauce boats, oblong in shape, adorned with a frieze of gadroons on the neck, the pinched ribbed body is engraved with a Bérain decoration on a matte background, ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Louis XIV Style Armchair with High Back Covered with Tapestry, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XIV style armchair with high back covered with tapestry, circa 1930.
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1930s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
18thc wooden mirror Tuscany
Located in PARIS, FR
Impressive wooden mirror with gilt decoration Tuscany 18eme
Mercury mirror
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1780s Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Large Gilt Mirror / Looking Glass with Double Frame Louis XIV St. France Xxth
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Gorgeous Louis XIV style glazing bead mirror in golden wood.
In the style of Italian mirrors, baroque style.
Decor of intertwined foliage and flowers.
Pediment decorated with shells....
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Fireback with the France Coat of Arms and Louis XIV's Mascaron and Motto
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This exceptional fireback was cast in the 17th century.
It is adorned by the France's coat of arms crowned with the Royal crown put in front of flags and war weapons...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Louis XIV Style Pair of Church / Altar Candlesticks in Silver Metal / Lamp
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very nice pair of church or altar candlesticks in silver metal.
The wear of the silver gives them a magnificent patina.
Louis XIV-style
Nineteenth century.
These pretty candlehol...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
18th Century Italian Polychrome Console Table
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very elegant Italian console table, entirely hand-painted with a marble trompe-l'œil. The top is of trapezoidal shape, with the corners jutting out. The square, tapering baluster leg...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antoine Coypel Engraving "Amor and Psyche" by Jean Audran, 18th Century
By Charles Coypel
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This beautiful engraving of "Cupido and Psyche" by Jean Audran after a work by Antoine Coypel.
Inspired directly by Greek mythology. Psyche is a young ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century Gilt Bronze Lantern as Palace of Versailles Model
Located in Marseille, FR
Beautiful lantern gilded bronze Napoleon III period faceted glass beveled. Superb quality and impeccable condition. Model inspired by a lantern of the Palace of Versailles...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Censer / incense burner / Church clock / perfume burner - Bronze - 17th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful baluster censer decorated with gadroons from the Louis XIV period.
This censer / incense burner / church clock / perfume burner in openwo...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
1880 Mirror Venice Octagonal has Front Wall Silvering Mercury Oxyded
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror Venice octagonal silvering mercury, center is beveled, good condition, circa 19th century.
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1870s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Glass
Large still life painting, Italian School, oil on canvas, 18th century
Located in NICE, FR
This monumental architectural painting depicts a stone fountain topped by a large bronze basin, from which an impressive floral arrangement unfurls. The ground is strewn with grapes,...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Canvas
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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