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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
Large Antique French Plaster Pot A Feu Urn on Faux Marble Pedestal, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Dating to the 1800s, this imposing French plaster pot a feu (“fire pot”) has been paired with a wooden pedestal that features a well-done orange and brown ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Plaster, Wood, Paint

A Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An elegant pair of Louis VXI style Bronze and marble diminutive table lamps with oval marble body with three gilt bronze legs attached to a round base. The lamps are 21 inches tall,...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

‘View Of An Animated Port’ Oil On Canvas And Frame, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
‘View Of An Animated Port’ Oil On Canvas And Frame, 18th Century
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Canvas

Versailles Hall Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Exquisite Gilt Bronze Lantern. Original gilding. Having individual beveled glass panels. Based on the lantern at Versailles. France, circa 1910. 1 light. Dimensions: Height 21" ...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

Louis XIV by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service, Huge 146 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Louis XIV by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 146 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9 1/4", 12 forks, 7 1/4", 12 salad forks, 6 1/4", 12 teaspoons, 5 7/8", 12 flat han...
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1920s American Vintage Louis XIV Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Unusual Antique French Hard Limestone Oval Outdoor Water Bassin
Located in Beervelde, BE
Formal French bicolor hard stone ice container. One in its kind. A great element to create a fountain, flower pot, hand washer or even to be used as wine cooler. A great original ant...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Limestone

18th Century Commode from the Louis XIV Regency Period
Located in NICE, FR
We present you with this rare chest of drawers hailing from the Louis XIV Regency era in the 18th century. It has a gracefully curved facade which unfolds with four drawers arranged ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble

Long Upholstered Os de Mouton Bench, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous cushioned bench from the late 18th century is crafted in the Louis XIV style with an upholstered top and beautifully carved legs and stre...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wool, Walnut

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

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XIV Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XIV commode or chest of drawers is a study in the French masculine form, rendered from oak to last for generation...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Brass

Pair of 18th Century French Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
Cast in France during the 1700s, this pair of gilt bronze candlesticks feature highly contoured and curved bases are mirrored by the recessed lobes that embellish the shafts and capi...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

Exceptional 18th Century French Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in COULLONS, FR
Magnificent natural stone fireplace in the Louis XIV style. Interior dimensions are 140cm wide and 100cm high. The depth of the lintel alone is approximately 33cm. There has been a s...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Stone, Limestone

17th Century Original Antique Fireplace Mantel
Located in Beervelde, BE
This again is a fabulous original antique fireplace surround in limestone. The central cartouche on the front holds a family crest of a nobi...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Limestone

Coffee table in 17th century Versailles parquet and black wrought iron - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful and decorative wrought iron coffee table with a magnificent top in old Versailles parquet from the late 17th - early 18th century. Versailles parquet (or “Versailles-s...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Early 20th Century Gilt-Metal and Glass "Versailles" Style Hanging Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French early 20th century gilt-metal paneled beveled glass "Versailles" style hanging twin-light lantern. The elongated body topped with a crown-shaped design among floral shields....
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Metal

18th Century Italian Louis XIV Ebonized Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century Italian Louis XIV Ebonized Center Table. Our handsome rectangular period 18th century Tuscan ebonized fruitwood table, side table or center table has turned legs, a beau...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Fruitwood

Louis XIV Antique Ebonized Brass-Inlaid Display Cabinet Bookcase Vitrine
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS XIV EBONIZED AND BRASS-INLAID DISPLAY CABINET ON STAND France upper portion composed of 18th century materials, stand crafted of 19th century materials, interior covered with ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Brass

Louis XVI Fruitwood Rafraîchissoir,
Located in Vista, CA
Louis XVI Fruitwood Rafraîchissoir, late 18th century, inset marble top fitted with wine coolers, stop-fluted stiles and tapered legs, stretcher shelf, h. 24 in., w. 23 3/4 in., d. 2...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble

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...
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1730s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Giltwood

Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Carved Oak "Encoignure" or Corner Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring elegance and storage to any corner with this beautiful antique corner cabinet. Crafted in France circa 1920 and built of solid oak, the wide cabinet sits on plinth feet over a ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Oak

RIGAUD (after) - 19th Drawing signed Portrait of Marie Nemours Orleans - France
By Hyacinthe Rigaud 1
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Superb, rare and large drawing representing a Portrait of Marie d'Orléans-Longueville, Duchess of Nemours, Princess of France. The drawing is perfectly done. Wonderful work of light on the lace in particular which seems to come out of the painting thanks to its bluish tint. The shadow play is magnificent. On thick marked paper. Drawing Dated 1891 and signed. The Signature is probably “Sieur Duval”. Very good Made from the magnificent painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743), painter of the 18th century model dated 1707. The engraver Pierre Drevet (1663-1738) also engraved this work. The work is “Mary by the grace of God, sovereign of Neufchâtel and Vallangin, duchess of Nemours” / « Marie par la grâce de Dieu, souveraine de Neufchâtel et Vallangin, duchesse de Nemours » Description of the work: Half-legged, seated, turned three-quarters to the left, looking straight on, the princess, whose left arm is folded across her chest, holds her crown placed on the table with her right hand. She is dressed in dark court attire, her head covered with a headdress whose tails are tied on the chest. A curtain and the base of a column constituting the second plan. Marie de Nemours, born in 1625 and died on June 16, 1707, is sovereign princess of Neuchâtel and Valangin. Daughter of Henri II of Orléans-Longueville and Louise de Bourbon-Condé, Mademoiselle de Soissons, she was known until her marriage under the name Marie d'Orléans, Mademoiselle de Longueville. Marie d'Orléans, only daughter of the Duke of Bourbon and Longueville, married Henri II of Savoy, last Duke of Nemours, in 1657. The court was surprised that the richest heiress in France agreed to marry this duke without possessions and without consideration, staid and boring. The Duke of Nemours suddenly fell ill and died on January 2, 1659. The Duchess of Nemours survived him for a long time. In 1694, she was recognized as sovereign of the principality of Neuchâtel and Vallangin (Switzerland), by the states of the country, to the exclusion of the Prince of Conti. She died in Paris on June 16, 1707, at the age of 82. Five months later, despite claims of misconduct by the suitors, the court of these same states awarded this small sovereignty to the King of Prussia. The Duchess of Nemours was said to be miserly and carefully hid her rank under cheap clothes. She was devout but suspicious and often changed her confessor. She left Memoirs, recognized to be remarkable for their accuracy, fidelity and charm of style. Hyacinthe Rigaud, famous painter to King Louis XIV, was born in 1659 and died in 1743. He was the major portraitist of the king and his Court at Versailles. Rigaud fixed for three centuries the image of the official portrait of European courts. On the advice of Le Brun, he devoted himself to portraiture, a genre which he elevated to its highest expression. He attracted the attention of the king and the Court with the portrait of Monsieur...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Paper, Crayon

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

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Iron

Fine Small French Carrara Marble Classic Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
A very beautiful decorative original Parisian Appartement vintage fireplace Mantle in Carrara marble. It has been executed in the Louis XIV style i...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Carrara Marble

Bicolor French Vintage Fireplace Surround in Limestone
Located in Beervelde, BE
Different bicolor Louis XIV period mantel in Burgundy hard stone. Interesting is the different color, shades in the mantel. The shelf shows the detail of the work of the maker. It or...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Limestone

French Early 20th Century Louis XIV Style Gilt Bronze "Versailles" Style Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming French, early 20th century, Louis XIV style gilt bronze and gilt metal molded glass "Versailles" Style three-light hanging hall lantern. The elongated blown glass body sur...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze, Metal

Circa 1870 French Walnut Wood Center Table with Rams' Heads and Fleur De Lys
Located in Dallas, TX
This unusual and interesting center table was produced in France, during the middle of the latter half of the 19th century. It was during this time that French furniture makers, desi...
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1870s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wood, Walnut

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

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Silver Plate

Antique Liegoise Writing Table with 2 Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Liegoise writing table with 2 drawers is a splendid example of the time-honored traditions of quality craftsmanship for which the region is so well known for the past centuri...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XIV Furniture

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Oak

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

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Iron

Canterano in carved walnut wood, Lombardy, late 17th early 18th century
Located in Brescia, IT
Description Solid walnut canterano of Bergamo provenance attributable to the Fantoni workshop, dating from the late 17th to early 18th centuries. Solid walnut top with elegant owl's ...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Nutwood

Pair 19th Century French Cherub candelabra
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French 19th Century gilded ormolu, patinated bronze and white marble, three branch candelabra. Each with a playful cherub holding the lights, mounted on white ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Bouillotte Side Table Lamp Mood Light Gilt Bronze Antique Dealer Los Angeles CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Bouillotte Side Table Lamp Mood Light Gilt Bronze Antique Dealer Los Angeles CA . VERY LARGE Louis XIV style bouillotte table lamp in fine gold color on bronze With a beautiful detai...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Metal, Tin, Bronze

French Small Antique Hard Limestone Designed by Nature Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This fireplace surround is from the town of Clos Vougeot in the Burgundy region of France. Its violet colored veins are very decorative and representative of the region. Designed by ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Stone

20th Century French Chandelier in Louis XIV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid, engraved bronze. 9 curved light arms. Very heavy.
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Brass

Louis XIV Style Ormolu Chenets
Located in London, GB
A pair of French nineteenth century gilt-bronze chenets, in the Louis XIV style, the flaming urn finials with inset medallions depicting Hadrian and Trajan. For further reading rela...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Ormolu

18th Century Original Antique Fireplace Mantel
Located in Beervelde, BE
This mantel is an original French Burgundy surround in a Rose Liseron hard stone. Front piece was broken and is restored. Even if a trained eye can hardly see the formal damage it ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Stone

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

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Giltwood

19th Century Vintage French Multi-Color Small Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
Elegant design fireplace surround in French multi-color stone. The surface of the tablet of this antique fireplace is raw and original. Louis XIV style from a 19th century Parisian a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Stone

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

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Mirror

18th Century Louis XIV Fine French Antique Fireplace Mantel in Hard Stone
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is an exceptional bicolor hard stone original antique fireplace surround from the south of France, near the Italian border. The ancient surfaces has a gloss like marble. This fi...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Stone

Vintage Neoclassical Cast Stone Statue of 'Harvest' on Pedestal Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Neoclassical Cast Stone Statue of 'Harvest' on Pedestal Base This is a substantial sculpture in two parts, the 17th century dressed seated w...
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20th Century English Louis XIV Furniture

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Cast Stone

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

French 17th Century Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 17th century desk, Louis XIV period. It was originally a trunk which has been transformed during the 19th century into a desk.
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Mid-17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Oak

Antique Limestone Fireplace from France, 19th Century
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
A stylish French Louis XIV Style fireplace mantel. The soft toned golden limestone and the simple lines makes this a true eyeca...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Limestone

Large 18th Century French Blue and White Delft Charger or Decorative Plate
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th Century French blue and white Delft style decorative plate or charger, Signed C.V. This beautiful antique plate is hand-crafted, hand-painted faience from Moustier (Fra...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Ceramic, Faience

17th Century Antique Fireplace Mantle in Burgundy Hard Stone
Located in Beervelde, BE
One of a kind. Fabulous fireplace surround in bicolor hard stone from the wine region of France. The details of the carving on the jambs and front are very Fine and unusual. Watch c...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Stone

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

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Paper

Louis XIV Wardrobe In Oak-18 Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
a fine and largewardrobe from the city Namur in Belgium from the 18th century in the Louis XIV style Very beautiful work in relief on the doors Rare Louis XIV wardrobe with a c...
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Early 18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Oak

Louis XVI Style Arm Chairs Maison Jansen Style, a Pair
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Ebonized mahogany frame with gold details; upholstered in sculpted or woven chenille checked pattern unmarked / in the manner of Maison Jansen or Baker Curbside to NYC/Philly avai...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XIV Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

French Country Style Limestone Fine Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
Original French antique fireplace surround in the hard Burgundy stone/marble. The jambs are nicely hammered and waxed. It was made in the 19th century in Louis XIV style. Measures:...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Stone

Louis XIV Period Antique Fine French Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a unique original antique French fireplace mantel in Comblanchien marble stone. Comblanchien is a small village close to Beaune. Louis XIV period transition Regency. The chi...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Stone

Fine 19th Century European Antique Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This Louis XIV style fireplace surround, in colored marble is a pre-Art Deco style. The straight line and round corner are typical of that period. Works...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble

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.
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1950s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

19th Century Black Belgian Marble Original Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This one of a kind original antique fireplace mantle is one of a collection of four that was reclaimed out of a Brussels great Maison de Maître house. The mantle is executed in the bespoke Black Belgian Marble. This strong piece is a perfect fit also for modern and timeless contemporary interior design concepts especially when the room will host most expensive art...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Belgian Black Marble

Mid-20th Century Mughal Style Arabesque Large Room Size Carpet in Marsala
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Indian Lahore large room size rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a Shah Jahan Persian Mughal style arabesque design over a marsala red ...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Louis XIV Furniture

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Wool

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

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Iron

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

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Iron

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

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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