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
19th Century French Louis XIV Giltwood Vanity Bench with Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Giltwood Vanity Bench with Tapestry is a special find, indeed! Sculpted in the bold scrollwork and prominent carved ...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood
Rare Pair of Louis XIV Gilt Bronze Andirons 'Chenets'
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each with a different flying dragon raised on a scrolling base ending in a flaming urn.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$6,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of French Candelabra Lamps Made from Hand Wrought Iron and Antique Elements
Located in Dallas, TX
Made from hand wrought iron and repurposed antique elements, this pair of French candelabra lamps has a total of six sockets and a total height ...
Category
20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Late 17th century Louis XIV Period patinated Wood and Giltwood chandeliers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A decorative and most unique pair of Italian late 17th century Louis XIV Period patinated Wood and Giltwood chandeliers. Each beautiful six arm six light chandelier has a bottom foli...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
‘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
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Pair 17th Century Candlesticks Candleholder Light in Brass Gift Object Antiques
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair 17th Century Candlesticks Candleholder Light in Brass Gift Object Antiques. A Very beautiful Simple pair circa 1600’s Louis XIV Period Ca...
Category
17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Napoleon III Ormolu Boulle Mirror
Located in Tarrytown, NY
In the Louis XIV style, circa 1860. Rectangular beveled mirror with Boulle frame.
In 1999 the identical mirror sold at Christies in London for $ 7573.
In 2007, again the identica...
Category
1860s Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Antique French Marble Top Side Table
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique French marble top side table, dating from around the 1890-1900 period.
It is of very fine quality, with beautifully fluted legs joined by a shapely stretchered b...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair Satinwood Pier Cabinets, circa 1880.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of late 19th-century Satinwood pier cabinets, with ormolu mounts and intricate design. Each cabinet features inset hand-painted Sevres-style porcelain plaques, b...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
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...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Versailles Gardens Sculpture And Mythology By Jacques Girard 1st Ed. 1985 Book
By Vendome
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Versailles Gardens Sculpture And Mythology By Jacques Girard 1985.
Discover the artistic splendor of the gardens of Versailles with the book "Versailles Gardens: Sculpture And Mythology" by Jacques Girard, 1st edition published in 1985. Large heavy collectible coffee table hardcover book
A renowned photographer captures the grandeur, fantasy, history, and artwork of Louis XIV's spectacular gardens of Versailles.
A beautiful book that explains fully the symbolic and historic gardens of Versailles, France. It was published in 1985 and 30 years later the photographic plates stand up to the test of time although there probably are more recent publications. The concept of Louis XIV and created by Le Notre, the greatest landscape architect, the gardens are a lasting tribute to the gods, nature and the marrying of these elements to architecture and design.
“In 1664 a festival was held in the gardens which marked the beginning of the glorious era of Versailles”.
The book has a complete and detailed map of the gardens and extensive commentary on the photographic plates and a full list of the sculptures and the artists.
Published by The Vendome Press...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Liegoise Louis XIV Armchairs in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Liegoise Louis XIV Armchairs in Stripped Oak are an excellent example of the fine craftsmanship for which the region is so well known. Artisans developed their trades for ce...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Louis XVI Style Marble Top Buffet with Reeded Doors and Brass Galleries
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this marble-topped buffet cabinet dates from the 1890s. Walnut cabinet features a top drawer with functional lock and open corner shelves on both sides with brass ga...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair 19th Century French Silvered Bronze Sconces Style of Andre Charles Boulle
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French 19th century silvered bronze wall appliques after the original Louis XIV period designs by Andre Charles Boulle.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Tin Candelsticks
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Louis XVI tin candlesticks, dated 1795.
Detachable light cuffs. Supported on large circular bases.
Condition: There are slight signs of wear, gentle surface scratches and...
Category
Mid-18th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Tin
French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and high quality French 19th century Louis XIV st. Ormolu chandelier. The eight arm eight light chandelier is centered by a bottom foliate final below a lovely mottle s...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of 18th Century Silvered Red Copper Candlesticks from France
Located in Dallas, TX
At over three feet tall, this pair of silvered copper candlesticks would make impressive decorative accessories. Dating to the 1700s, these French candlesticks have a unique patinati...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Metal, Copper
Antique French Inlaid Walnut Ormolu Mounted Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning and early antique French inlaid walnut ormolu mounted desk / writing table. This dates from around the 1800-1820 period.
It is of exceptionally fine quality, ...
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XIV Breton Carved Oak Sofa Table Desk, 1890s
Located in BÉTERA, ES
19th Century French Breton Carved Oak Sofa Table or Desk, Louis XIV Style. Direct from France, a superb quality, highly carved antique oak sofa table or desk, with exceptional carvin...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Oak
Black Marble Mortar Graved Gp 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb 18th-century black marble mortar with its pestle.
The beautiful marble has a superb patina and is engraved "GP" underneath.
This mortar is quite rare as it is sculpted and inc...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Louis XIV Baroque Style Italian Carved Giltwood Pair of Sconces, circa 1930
Located in Encinitas, CA
Louis XIV Baroque style giltwood 2-light sconce pair. Fine Italian reproduction, grande scale, these sconce pieces are hand carved and ornately detailed, circa 1930. Professionally ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
$5,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Regency-style limestone fireplace, circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Regency-style limestone fireplace, circa 1880
fireplace dimensions: 102.5 x 131.5 cm
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
$8,384 / item
Fine quality French Louis XV style Sarrancolin fireplace reproduction
Located in Brussel, BE
Fine quality French Louis XV style Sarrancolin "Framboisié" fireplace
Category
17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair Louis XIV-Style Bronze Andirons
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a superb pair of mid-19th century French bronze andirons in the Baroque Louis XIV taste. These guys have a wonderful hefty ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$3,850 / set
18th C Style VENEZIA Italian Walnut Credenza to order interior & finish options
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our "Venezia" 3-door Credenza and Media Cabinet in old walnut! A lovely combination of Venetian carved details adorn this stylized yet simple credenza which offers custom sizing and ...
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2010s Italian Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Stunning Period Regence Armoire in Carved Oak, France, Circa 1720
Located in Dallas, TX
From the Regence period, this oak armoire was hand carved in France, circa 1720. Regence was the period of French history when the nation was governed by Philippe d’Orléans while the...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique French Louis XIV Brass & Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XIV Brass & Crystal Chandelier will make any room sparkle with opulence! Crafted from finely embossed and cast brass, it features an intricately designed body t...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
French Louis XIV Style White Painted Wooden Acanthus Wall Mirror Frame
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XIV-style (21st Century) rectangular mirror frame with a white painted and lacquered finish and carved acanthus design.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Liegoise Louis XIV Style Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Liegoise Louis XIV Table provides a surface with flourish! Hand-crafted from dense, old-growth oak by the master cabinetmakers of Liege, the storied region known for its fin...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak
PAIR OF 17th CENTURY FALDSTOOLS STOOLS
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant pair of faldstools in solid hand-carved walnut. The stools are distinguished by their ace-of-cups-shaped legs, joined by linear crosspieces. The design is completed by real f...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Fur, Walnut
$2,683 / set
19th Century Pradier French Bronze Figure Signed
Located in Queens, NY
French (19th Cent) bronze of 17th century figure with book and quill sitting in chair (signed PRADIER)
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French 19th-20th Century Gilt-Bronze and Molded Glass "Versailles" Style Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French, 19th-20th century gilt bronze and molded glass "Versailles" style single-light Hanging lantern. The elongated molded and glass body surmounted with a Royal Crown with ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Louis XV-Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Tables with Marque
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of French Louis XV-style gilt bronze mounted mahogany tables with marquetry inlay
Measures: 29 x 23 x 23 inches (73.7 x 58.4 x 58.4 cm).
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$5,520 Sale Price / set
20% Off
18th Century Country French Buffet ~ Cabinet in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Whitewashed Buffet ~ Cabinet was designed to serve a typically large family, and provide adequate storage for all china, flatware and glassware while simu...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
An 18th Century Louis XIV Period Giltwood Console w/ Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine Louis XIV Period Giltwood Console Table with Rouge Royale Marble Top and Cross Stretcher, dating from the first quarter of the 18th century and French in origin.
Category
1710s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
18th Century Louis XIV Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Beautiful Louis XIV limestone fireplace mantel, dating from the 18th century.
Inside dimensions : 98cm wide & 104cm high
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Early 18th Century Limoges Enamel Plaque
By Limoges
Located in Basildon, GB
Early 18th Century Limoges Enamel Plaque, painted with Saint Joseph being crowned by the Christ Child while an angel upholds a wreath towards the Child, the flowers in the corners ar...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Louis XIV Period Pewter Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Exemplifies the Classical Baroque period with its spiral fluting detail and contrasting patina.
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Pewter
$3,000 / item
17th Century Tapestry Fragment from Brussels
Located in Dallas, TX
Fountain and Architecture
This narrow silk and wool tapestry fragment dates to the 1600s and is from Brussels. It is depicting a statue of the Greek God, Hermes (Mercury to the Ro...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
Pair of French 17th Century Louis XIV Walnut Armchairs
Located in Troy, NY
Of generous proportions, beautiful turned front legs and stretchers, scrolling arms, Antique faded and worn Needlepoint, not of the period, the legs have additions of 2" at the botto...
Category
Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Bust of the Child Jesus Polychrome Italian sculpture of the 18th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Spledido polychrome plaster bust of the Child Jesus, Italy, Tuscany, 18th century. Made entirely by hand, with facial features painted in a joyful expression.
Very good condition, o...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Gesso
Copy of "Capture of the Fort of Saint-Jean D'Ullioa" Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a seascape painting titled "Capture of the Fort of Saint-Jean D'Ullioa, November 23, 1838" showing siege of burning fort by tall ships
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Paint
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV/Régence Carved Oak Stool or Tabouret
Located in Berlin, DE
Early 18th Century Louis XIV/Régence Carved Oak stool or Tabouret
Square and upholstered seat resting on a shaped apron with c-scrolls, leafs and central shell motifs. The four legs are carved as square balusters decorated with flower garland carving and joined by a x-shaped stretcher with curvy braces and a central square with a paterae motif. Carved oak. Upholstered with modern gobelin fabric...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak
$2,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Notable Parquetry Marble Top Sideboard Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Extraordinary pair of stone top cabinets with bronze mounts. Elegant and fine construction in pale walnut parquetry for the frieze drawers and door f...
Category
20th Century Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Gilt Mirror
By French Royal Exchange London
Located in Dallas, TX
French gilt Louis XVI style carved wood, in excellent conditions, some wear but is minor due to aging other than that in great condition.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Mahogany & Brass Inlay Secretary Boulle Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and rare French 19th century Louis XIV style mahogany and brass inlaid drop-front freestanding secretary desk in the manner of André-Charles Boulle. The slender mahogany body ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Early 18th Century Brabant Brussels Tapestry Fragment with Swag and Rams Heads
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-woven by a workshop in the early 1700’s, this tapestry fragment features a lush fruit and floral display with swag and rams’ heads. The rams’ heads are located in the upper corn...
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Early 18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Textile, Wool, Silk
Pair of French 19th C. Hand Tooled Brass Candlesticks
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Pair of French 19th C. hand-tooled brass candlesticks.
Size: 12" H x 5" diameter.
Nice very heavy handcrafted and hammered with some designs.
Great brass decorative art objects.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Giltwood Octagonal Mirror in Louis XIV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Mirror with glazing ornaments in wood and octagonal gilded stucco. The pediment with broad plume of acanthus flowers. The reserves of mirrors staples lined with gordons.
Louis XIV s...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
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
Materials
Bronze
$4,250 / item
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Carved Oak Console Buffet Server Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large French 19th century Louis XIV style carved oak console or buffet with marble top. The tall and slender carved apron with serpentine sides raised with two front square-tapered...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
$18,950 Sale Price
24% Off
19th Century French Regence Carved Oak Tall Glass Vitrine Display Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring charm and height to your display with this tall and narrow antique vitrine cabinet. Crafted in Normandy, France circa 1880 and built in two sections of solid oak, the elegant d...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Glass, Oak
Rare Reclining Chair Louis XIV
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Reclining Chair Louis XIV is a stunning example of 17th Century French country furniture design and a very rare find. The chair's metal m...
Category
18th Century Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Louis XIV Style 19th Century Reclining Armchair with Turned Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIV style walnut reclining armchair from the 19th century, with large scrolling arms and turned base. Created in France during the 19th cent...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Ferrarese walnut console dresser, 18th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
Rare 18th-century Italian console chest of drawers from the Ferrara area.Strongly distinctive piece of furniture, with fir internal structure and walnut burl veneer with a marked and...
Category
1730s Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Nutwood
Christ 18 ° Century in Oak, France
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Christ from the 18th century in oak -France
Very fine work of good quality
Beautiful patina and in perfect condition.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique French Louis XIV Walnut Hexagonal Center Table ~ End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XIV Walnut Hexagonal Center Table ~ End Table is certainly an uncommon design, with a boldly gadrooned six-sided top. Such a top performs like a round table, bu...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XIV Style Gibier Table in Carved Oak, circa 1870
Located in Dallas, TX
This amazingly detailed oak and marble table à gibier (game presentation table) hails from France, circa 1870, and was produced in the Louis XIV style. ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
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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