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
French Louis XIV Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Louis XIV style fireback with the Arms of France. A coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe. ...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Regence mantel in Breche Violette marble, 18th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Regence mantel in Breche Violette marble, 18th century
dimensions of hearth : 90 x 112,5cm
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
French Louis XIV Style Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate
Located in Soest, 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
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
17th Century French Louis XIV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Soest, NL
17th Century French Louis XIV rotating gridiron made of wrought iron. It was used to prepare small pieces of meat quickly over the fire. Sometimes they were put in the fire or else o...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th - 18th Century French Louis XIV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 17th - 18th century French Louis XIV fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a majo...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
French Louis XIV Style 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
French Louis XIV style fireback with a coat of arms. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good and does not have cracks.
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Mid-18th Century Engraving in a Mid-19th Century Giltwood Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
displaying a king or nobleman seated on a throne
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
French Louis XIV Style 1790s Carved Walnut Fauteuil with Scrolling Arms and Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIV style carved walnut fauteuil from the late 18th century with large scrolling open arms, Flemish scroll legs, curving X-form stretcher and old upholstery. Created i...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Original Etching Head of a Sleeping Child by Baron Dominique Vivant Denon
Located in Miami, FL
Original Etching by Baron Dominique Vivant Denon
Title: Head of a Sleeping Child
Artist: Baron Dominique Vivant Denon (French, Givry 1747–1825 Paris)
...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Paper, Wood
Large French Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 17th-18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French Louis XIV fireplace tool set. The fire irons are made of wrought iron. They are in a good condition and fully functional.
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
Limoges Porcelain Ashtray Mont Saint Michel Hand-Painted Dish France 1960s
By Limoges
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Limoges porcelain Vintage Ashtray Dish with The "Mont Saint Michel" Hand-Painted Limoges France Dish by G Rogier.
1960s Limoges France Eiffe...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French Louis XIV Style Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate
Located in Soest, 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
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
French Louis XIV Style 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Louis XIV style fireback with a coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter colore...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
A Louis XIV Style Bureau Plat By Cueunières, Paris, After the Model by Cressent
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XIV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat, By Cueunières, Paris. After the Model by Charles Cressent.
Stamped to underside 'L. CUEUNIERES JNE / ÉBÉNISTE'
The orig...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
LATE 17th CENTURY PAIR OF LOUIS XIV WALNUT KNEELERS
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful pair of kneelers in solid walnut and walnut veneer, hand-carved. The kneelers have a trapezoidal shape with linear finishes. They also have a front door that opens with a k...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XIV Period Fireplace Andirons or Fire Grate, 17th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French Louis XIV period andirons made of bronze and forged iron with a newly forged grate. The condition is good.
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron, Bronze
French Louis XIV 'Pillars with Saint Andrew's Cross' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French fireback with a Saint Andrew's cross and two pillars of Hercules. Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on a cross in this shape. The cross is since the...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Dutch Louis XIV 'Shepherdess' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
17th - 18th century Dutch fireback with a shepherdess. The style of the fireback is Louis XIV.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request it can be made ...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
18th-19th Century French Louis XIV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 18th-19th century French Louis XIV style fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique cast iron fireback with Metz city coat of arms
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
With large dimensions, this antique fireback was made during the 18th century. Against a background of architectural ruins, the arms of the town of Metz are featured: "mid silver and...
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18th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Louis XIV Period 18th Century Walnut Buffet with Carved Quatrefoil Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIV period walnut buffet from the 18th century with two drawers over two doors, carved X-Form and quatrefoil motifs. Indulge in the regal elegance of this 18th-century...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Bronze Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine two-tiered bronze chandelier, France, circa 1930
Dimensions:
H 28"
D 26"
9 lights; 6 + 3
CW2985.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
17th Century French Louis XIV 'Caritas' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French Louis XIV fireback with the goddess Caritas. Caritas (the care / love). 'Love' from the triptych faith, hope and love, the three theological virtues. The fireback...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Period Louis XIV Giltwood Mirror, circa 1700 Venice, Andrea Brustolon School
By Andrea Brustolon
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Abuot this mirror
Mirror attributable to the school of Andrea Brustolon
This Louis XIV period mirror features rich and diffuse elegantly carved moti...
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Early 18th Century Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Dutch Louis XIV 'The Hope' Fireback / Backsplash, 17th - 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 17th century Dutch fireback with an allegory of Hope. Hope from the triptych faith, hope and love, the three theological virtues. The fireback is from the Louis XIV period....
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Large French 17th-18th Century Louis XIV Trivet
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French Louis XIV period trivet.
It is used for heating up a pan or to keep it warm in front of the fire. In a good working condition.
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Louis XIV Carved Wood Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XIV carved wood chandelier is a wonderful example of the style, featuring a boldly carved central shaft in an urn form with multiple tiered pendant below mounted to a large circular acanthus rosette. Just above the rosette is the main body of the central shaft, alternating between 8 pinwheel style rosettes and 8 scrolled arms which project the chandelles out away from the center, and are themselves lavishly carved with foliate motifs. Professionally electrified to standard US wiring, nothing adds ambiance like antique...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak
18th Century Louis XIV Period French Iron Fireback
Located in Austin, TX
Immerse yourself in the grandeur of the 18th Century with this exquisite Louis XIV Period French Iron Fireback. Adorned with the iconic symbol ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
17th Century French 'Arms of Lorraine' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
17th Century French fireback with the arms of Lorraine. Surrounded by a chain of the Golden Fleece. The symbol of this Order is a small golden fleece of a ram's head and feet, taken ...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
18th Century French 'Pillars of Hercules' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
French fireback with two pillars of Hercules, a cross and the date of production 1737.
The pillar refers to the club of Hercules, his favorite weapon. It symbolizes power. Since ant...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Dennis & Leen Louis XIV Os de Mouton Hall Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing near of pair of French Os de Mouton hall chairs or side chairs crafted by Dennis and Leen Hollywood, CA. Known as Louis XIV chairs they feature a whimsical walnut...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
17th-18th Century French 'Arms of Loraine' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French fireback with the arms of Leopold I, Duke of Lorraine.
We have a unique and specialized collection of antique and used fireplace accessories consisting of m...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
French Mirror, Louis XIV Style
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French mirror, Louis XIV style.
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Late 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
1950s French Louis XIV Style Carved Pine Chest / Commode
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love this! You don’t often see pine with such elaborate carving! It is a French pine three drawer chest with Louis XIV styling. The drawers are lined with paper. The only condition...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XIV 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
French Louis XIV fireback with a coat of arms and two pillars. The pillar refers to the club of Hercules, his favorite weapon. It symbolizes power. The name of the owner and the year...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Oil On Canvas - Dutch School Of The 18th Century - The Approach Of The Storm
Located in BARSAC, FR
Oil on canvas Dutch school of the 18th century
Animated scene - scene of life as a storm approaches on a bay probably in the North Sea in Holland, a fisherman moors his boat, a peas...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Louis XIV Versailles Print Aquatinte Original by Israel Silvestre, France 1662
By Israel Silvestre
Located in La xara, VC
Original print with aquatinte ! exceptional ... Indian american
Restrike from a series of 106 plates by Israel Silvestre and François Chauveau, with ...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Paper
French Louis XIV Coat of Arms Fireback / Backsplash, Early 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XIV fireback with an unknown coat of arms. The coat of arms is flanked by two Pillars of Hercules, which symbolize strength and the unknown. The d...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Dutch Fireplace Tool Set, Fire Tools, 17th-18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 17th-18th century Dutch Louis XIV fireplace tool set. The set consists of a hanger and four fire irons and kitchen tools, all made of wrought iron and hand forged. The spat...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Matched Pair French Louis XIV Period Walnut Hallway Armchairs, early 18th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
each chair having a solid walnut backrest with turned arms with turned arms, arm supports, legs, and h-form stretchers, with antique needlepoint cushions, the slightly smaller mate 3...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
18th C. Louis XIV 'Pillars with Saint Andrew's Cross' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
18th century Louis XIV period French fireback with a Saint Andrew's cross and two pillars of Hercules. Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on a cross in this shape. As a resul...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Set of 4 Floral Tapestry Style Upholstery Oval Back Louis XIV Dining Chairs MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of 4 Floral Tapestry Style Upholstery Oval Back Louis XIV Dining Chairs MINT
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20th Century Unknown Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
French Louis XIV 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash, 17th-18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French Louis XIV fireback with an unknown coat of arms and two pillars of Hercules. The pillars of Hercules stand for strength and the unknown. The fireback is made...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
17th-18th Century French Louis XIV 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 17th-18th century French Louis XIV fireback with an unknown coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. It can be made black / pewter upon requ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique French Louis XIV Period Fireplace Grate, 17th Century
Located in Soest, 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
Materials
Wrought Iron, Bronze
18th Century French Louis XIV Fireback / Backsplash with the Arms of France
Located in Soest, NL
Coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe. It delivered kings for Spain (Navarra), France, both Sicilies and Parma....
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Set of 10 High Back Chairs with Carved Wooden Frames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of 10 high back chairs from the early 1900s, the frames are made out of solid wood and heavily carved, the set consist of 8 side chairs and 2 armchairs. The pieces were...
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Early 1900s North American Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French 17th-18th Century Louis XIV Trivet
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French Louis XIV period trivet.
It is used for heating up a pan or to keep it warm in front of the fire. In a good working condition.
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Louis XIV Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate, 17th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French Louis XIV period fireplace basket - fire basket made of brass and wrought iron.
The basket is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass
Antique French Fireback / Backsplash with Arms of France, 17th-18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe. It delivered kings for Spain (Navarra), France, both Sicilies and Parma....
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Rare Pair of 19th Century Sèvres Style Vases
Located in London, GB
An important pair of Louis XIV Sèvres style vases, hand-decorated with cartouches of the king, his family and mistresses. The lids are moulded into crowns; wit moulded porcelain swag...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
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
Materials
Iron
Large 17th Century French Fireplace Trammel or Hanger
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French Louis XIV period fireplace trammel made of wrought iron.
The trammel was used for cooking to regulate the distance between the pot and the fire. The trammel is ...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Louis XIV Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate, 17th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French Louis XIV period fireplace basket - fire basket made of bronze and wrought iron.
The basket is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
17th Century Fine French Original Antique Fireplace Surround in Limestone
Located in Beervelde, BE
When you admire the images you'll see that this vintage fireplace mantle is one of a kind with her great patina. The patina gives this one a country aspect although it can be used in...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
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Limestone
French Louis XIV Style 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, 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
18th Century French Fireback / Backsplash with Pillars of Hercules, Dated 1751
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XIV fireback with pillars of Hercules. The pillars stand for the club of Hercules and symbolize strength and the unknown. The date of production, 1751, is a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Louis Xiv furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
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