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
Slate Sundial, Decorated And Dated 1704
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Slate sundial engraved and decorated with cornucopias, shells and a crown topped with the motto "In Hoc Signo Vinces", which can be translated as "by this sign you will overcome" and...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Slate
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...
Category
19th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Tobias The Fisherman And The Angel Raphael - French School, Late 17th Century
Located in BARSAC, FR
Tobias the Fisherman and the Angel Raphael,
French School,
Late 17th Century.
Later oak frame and gilded relief frieze.
Very good condition, relining and old restora...
Category
Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Large Louis XIV, Regency, Style Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Louis XIV, Regency, style armchair, 19th century.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair Of Louis XIV Style Bronze And Iron Andirons, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of bronze andirons, Louis XIV style, decorated with women's heads, flowers and grotesques
Wear from use, patina wear
Period 19th century
Height 66cm
29 x 56cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Putti Sculpture In Lacquered Wood, Italy, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large sculpture in cream lacquered carved wood, representing 2 putti on a large vase, celebrating a bacchanal: one of them has a head surrounded by a crown of flowers and brandishes ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
707 - 19th Century Brussels Handwoven Tapestry "The Wolf And The Horse"
Located in Paris, FR
Brussels tapestry handwoven in the 18th century. Representation of a wolf attacking a horse.
Contour of flowers and ornaments.
Oval shape. Reinforcement by a fabric on the back of t...
Category
1720s Belgian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
Large Pair of Louis the 14th Style Bronze and Mirror Wall Lights
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice large pair of 3 arms Louis the 14th wall lights is made of chiseled bronze with a mirror on its center. These sconces ar every impressive...
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Set of Eight french Upholstered Chairs in Golden Wood Louis XIV Style - 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful set of 8 Louis XIV style chairs with baluster base in gilded wood connected by a spacer. The set has been reupholstered in a very good quality beige fabric with rectangular...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Fabric Merchants In Venice, Framed Pastel, Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large framed pastel depicting silk merchants presenting their fabrics to wealthy clients in Venice.
Illegible signature in the lower left corner.
Pastel in good condition (pr...
Category
20th Century European Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
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 ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Gilded wooden frame
Located in VILLENEUVE-LÈS-AVIGNON, FR
Engraved and gilded wooden frame of rectangular shape with floral decoration.
Louis XIV era
Origin France
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
$5,631
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....
Category
20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mirror
18th Cent French L XIV Commode Marble Top Exotic Wood Veneer original hardwares
Located in Miami, FL
Exquisite small commode, beautifull LXIV original hardwares, excellent proportions.
Condition as is, needs few small restaurations in the veneer.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Wrought Iron Castle Lantern with Scroll Decoration
Located in Marseille, FR
Wrought iron lantern decorated with scrolls and acanthus leaves. Made in the purest tradition of forge masters of the 19th century without welding or screws. These lanterns have been...
Category
1990s Russian Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
$2,396 / item
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...
Category
1690s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of cast Iron Musketeers Andirons, French, circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of Musketeers andirons is made of cast iron. They are very unusual and decorative. These are a French work, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Court hunting scene, Flemish school of the late 17th century, Oil on canvas
Located in NICE, FR
This richly narrated painting probably takes us back to a hunting scene at court in the late 17th or early 18th century.
In the left foreground, two men on horseback are engaged in ...
Category
1690s Dutch Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Canvas
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...
Category
17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Paper
Large Louis XIV mirror decorated with shells, foliage and masks
Located in Paris, FR
Large Louis XIV period carved and gilded wood mirror with parecloses. Large-format, richly carved and gilded wood-framed mirror with mercury-glass parecloses. The exquisitely execute...
Category
1730s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XIV Coat Rack In Lacquered Wood And Wrought Iron
Located in BARSAC, FR
Lacquered wooden coat rack made based on a Louis XIV period wardrobe door decorated with wrought iron parterres and umbrella stand.
Early 20th century ironwork of superb quality.
Ver...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Hand-Painted Gold Leaf and Silver Plated Mirror - by Pierre Marie
By Pierre Marie
Located in PARIS, FR
Mirror with "fixé sous verre" technique and gold leaf made by Ateliers Duchemin in Paris, France.
The cartoon was designed by Pierre Marie Studio and manufactured by Ateliers Duchemi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Platinum, Gold Leaf
Italian Folding Stool
Located in VILLENEUVE-LÈS-AVIGNON, FR
Beautiful folding stool in carved and gilded wood with rosettes and acanthus leaves.
Late 17th century
Italy
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
$20,967
Miroir Louis XIV
Located in VILLENEUVE-LÈS-AVIGNON, FR
Miroir d'époque Louis XIV
Origine Italie - Toscane
Cadre en bois doré et miroir d'origine
Dimensions : 150x85
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$8,746
20th century French Louis XIV Style Resin and Velvet Bench, 1980s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful Louis XIV style bench in very good condition dating from the 80s. In patinated resin and cushion purple velvet with wave pattern and gold braid finish. The cushion is ...
Category
1980s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Resin
Tombeau chest of drawers in marquetry, Transition style – Part 1 of the 20th cen
Located in HÉRIC, FR
This kingwood chest of drawers opens with three drawers of identical dimensions, curved and rounded.
The fronts of these drawers are inlaid with kingwood veneer elements arranged vertically, horizontally, and diagonally, creating geometric yet symmetrical shapes.
Each drawer is adorned with a lock and key, a substantial rocaille-decorated doorway, and two large gilt bronze scroll handles.
This piece features a bronze acanthus leaf lamp base...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pair of Gilt Bronze Candlesticks after a model by Meissonnier
By Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier
Located in NICE, FR
We present to you this superb pair of gilt bronze candlesticks, dating back to the early 19th century and inspired by a model designed by the renowned French goldsmith, painter, scul...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Period Commode
Located in Marseille, FR
Beautifully carved French walnut commode (Louis XV period, circa 1720) with three drawers in arbalete form, all four carved snail feet, cartouche at th...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th CENTURY A PAIR OF ITALIAN MARBLE MEDICI VASES
Located in SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT, FR
ITEM: A PAIR OF ITALIAN MARBLE MEDICI VASES LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE
MATERIAL: MARBLE
SPECIAL FEATURES: EACH FRIEZE IS CARVED WITH A CLASSICAL FIGURE
DIMENSIONS: 28 1⁄4 ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
$123,408 / set
Pair Of Andirons In Bronze And Wrought Iron, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of bronze and wrought iron andirons, in the style of the 17th Century
19th century period
good condition
Height 57 cm
53 x 28 cm
Free shipping to Paris, to your place or to ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
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.
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
18th Century Versailles Chandelier with 12 Lights in Bronze and Silver
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This chandelier is directly inspired by the emblematic chandeliers of the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles.
It consists of a central shaft decorated with crystal beads ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Silver, Bronze
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...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
$25,161 Sale Price
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Basket of flowers - Jan Van KESSEL the Younger (1654-1708)
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 ...
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Copper
Pair or Louis XIV style andirons decorated with seated Muses
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Louis XIV style ormolu and chased mantel lights decorated with muses seated on gadrooned balls, the base scrolled and foliated. The muses are draped and appear to be conversi...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique cast iron fireback with the French coat of arms 18th century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This exceptionally large fireback with the French coat of arms was made in the 18th century century. In the centre of a frame are the main arms, azure with three golden fleurs-de-lys...
Category
18th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
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...
Category
17th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Old Louis XIV Style Giltwood Sun Burst with Convex Mirror, circa 1900-1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Old Louis XIV style giltwood sun burst with convex mirror, circa 1900-1930.
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
"Mazarin" Gilt Bronze Chandelier, France, circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful chiseled and gilded bronze chandelier with eight square section light-arms, attached to the shaft by female heads and adorned with acanthus leaves and ending with delicatel...
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Important Louis XIV Style Miror with Parecloses
Located in Paris, FR
Large Louis XIV style mirror with mirror bars in blackened wood and rich gilded and embossed copper decoration. The pediment is adorned with a motif of a basket of overflowing flower...
Category
1870s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Copper
19th Century Orsay Chandelier with 12 lights in Silver Bronze and Crystal
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This chandelier is inspired by models made by Charles André Boulle at the beginning of the 18th century, like the chandelier dating from 1700 kept in the Mathieu Museum or the one from 1710 in the castle of Champs sur Marne.
A central shaft, decorated in its center with bronze rosette-shaped pendants and crystal drops, supports twelve curved, finely chiseled arms of light.
The latter, covered with plant ornaments and arabesques, are also decorated with pendants.
The plant theme...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Silver, 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.
Category
1870s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Glass
A Galant Scene, Oil on Panel Attributed to Van Mieris, 17th century.
Located in PARIS, FR
A gallant scene portraying a man courting a seated young woman holding a glass in her hand.
A young dog in the foreground is watching two characters in the background, one of whom i...
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Bergere in Giltwood Style Louis XIV Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extremly rare bergere upholster with aubusson tapisterie louis XIV style in giltwood, very confortable, the carving of this bergere is whismical.,its very rare that the tapistery ...
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
4 Large Old Louis XIV Chairs in Walnut, 19th Century, from a Castle
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
4 large old Louis XIV chairs in walnut, 19th century, from the Loire Valley castle.
Original tapestry, worn, but with a beautiful patina.
The chairs have been recently refurbished, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Fireback of the Farewell of the King of Spain with the King of France
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This fireback illustrate the farewell between the King of Spain, Philip V and the King of France, Louis XIV. A ribbon with the inscription "The farewell ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Tripod Column 19th Century Gilded Wood in the Louis XIV Style
Located in Paris, FR
Important column tripod in carved and richly decorated gilded wood, forming a torch holder, in the Louis XIV style. The triangular shaft is flanked by a decoration of candelabras, fl...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique cast iron fireback with the French coat of arms 18th century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Antique cast iron fireback with the French coat of arms 18th century.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
1820-1850 Mirror St Louis XIV has Pareclose Tain Mercury
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror in the style of Louis XIV, all the parts are in the Mercury, good condition, circa 1820-1850
Measures: 140 x 96.
Category
1820s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Glass
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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