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
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
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.
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1710s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
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
Louis XIV Style Silver Gilt Bench
Located in New York, NY
Louis XIV style silver gilt bench. The bench has ultra-suede fabric with a solid wooden silver gilded frame. The chair also has a finished back.
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1960s Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ultrasuede, Wood
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 ...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Louis XIV Parquet Desk ~ Dining Table in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XIV Parquet Desk ~ Dining Table in Stripped Oak is a jewel of the cabinetmaker's art! The top features an unusual contour that resem...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Early 18th Century French Chimneypiece, Mantelpiece with Trumeau
Located in Vosselaar, BE
This 18th century French chimneypiece is made from sandstone and has its original Trumeau or upper piece. It’s a fine example of the Louis XIV style w...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Specimen Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and very unique Italian early 18th century Louis XIV period ebonized Fruitwood, bone, giltwood, and gilt metal specimen cabinet. The three door thirteen drawer cabinet...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Metal
18th Century, French, Louis XIV Carved Oak Buffet Deux Corps from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
Display your fine Quimper or China collection in this museum quality antique display cabinet. Crafted in Normandy circa 1760, the exceptional buffet...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wire
$9,600 Sale Price
31% Off
Italian 19th Century Louis XIV Style Ebony Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome Italian mid-19th century Louis XIV style ebony desk. The desk is raised by eight square tapered leg with mottled designs and bone inlays of winged figures above foliate designs. The legs are joined by a triple H designed stretcher with a central upholstered footrest...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ebony
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
Materials
Metal
$5,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XIV by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 91 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Louis XIV by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 91 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/4",
12 forks, 7 1/4",
12 salad forks, 6 1/4",
12 ...
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1920s American Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Louis XIV Antique Style Tufted Loveseat
Located in New York, NY
Louis XIV antique style tufted loveseat. The loveseat has solid walnut legs, a down cushioned seat with gold upholstery.
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1940s Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Italian 17th Century Painted and Parcel-Gilt Console Table
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Italian 17th century light blue painted and parcel-gilt console tables with a marble top.
Provenience from a Tuscany aristocratic estate.
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17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Louis XIV Style Gold Painted Wood Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XIV-style (19th Century) wood & gesso gold painted 8 arm chandelier with swirl cornucopia design arms.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Pair of Italian 19th Century Walnut Carved Armchairs
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of elegant Italian 19th century walnut finely carved armchairs with a white striped upholstery.
Measures: 130 x 60 x 50.
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
$5,613 Sale Price
20% Off
Created by Nature French Vintage Fireplace Surround in Limestone
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a nicely waxed original French antique fireplace surround in a Louis XIV style of the 19th century. The hard stone/marble has red and honey color veining and from the village...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Louis XIV by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 70 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Celebrate all of your meals in style with this Louis XIV by Towle sterling silver flatware set. Founded in 1690 in Massachusetts, the elite artisans...
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1920s American Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of 19th Century French Carved Walnut Chairs with Needlepoint Upholstery
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a bedroom or study with this elegant pair of antique side chairs. Crafted in southern France circa 1870, each chairs stands on turned legs ending with bun feet over a carved...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
$1,120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry "Le Cheval Fondu" by J.B. Huet
By Jean-Baptiste Huet
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful antique tapestry was woven in Aubusson, France, circa 1760. Square in shape, the colorful piece depicts a French game scene with young boys playing "Le Cheval Fondu", ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Tapestry
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XIV Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XIV painted commode is as functional as it is visually appealing! The wonderfully contoured facade embraces four spacious drawers that are fitted with brass pulls and carved with stylized foliate motifs. The rounded cornerposts have received the attentions of the sculptor's hand, as well, with scrollwork and foliates leading the eye down to the massive lion's paw feet below, all set at 45 degrees to enhance the look. The multi-hued gray patinaed painted...
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1890s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair 19th Century French D'ore Bronze and Marble Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Pair 19th century French D'ore bronze and marble candelabras.
The candelabras weigh approximately 40 pounds each.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XIV Beechwood and Needlework-Lined Occasional Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lovely Louis XIV period occasional table with later needle-work top and raised on ring-turned baluster legs joined by an X-form stretcher.
Measures: 25" H x 27 3/4" W x 16 1/2" D
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Beech
$556 Sale Price
68% Off
END OF THE 17th CENTURY PAIR OF LOUIS XIV STOOLS
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant pair of stools in solid walnut, characterized by a smooth top and turned legs, typical of the Tuscan style of the late 17th century, which give them a touch of refinement. Or...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Nutwood
$3,157 / set
Pair of extremely rare Alabaster vases, Italy, 1st half of 18th century
Located in Walkertshofen, BY
The vases have a baluster shape and are richly decorated with foliage and acanthus. The foot is multiple and decorated, the shoulder has a band of peripheral foliage with mounted and...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
French inlaid side table, circa 1880.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French marquetry inlaid oval side table. The top having this wonderful inlaid basket of flowers, a brass pierced gallery, a candle slide and sin...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Jacques Laudin ii Enamel Plaques, circa 1665-1729
Located in Faversham, GB
A captivating pair of 17th-century Limoges enamel plaques by Jacques Laudin II of the renowned Laudin family dynasty of enamellers. Entitled ‘Jesus Amabilis’ and ‘Mater Amabilis’ fea...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
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Enamel
$4,321 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Louis XVI Style Carved Mahogany Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Louis XVI style, armchair features a beautifully carved mahogany frame with it's original patina and new underpinnings with muslin fabric. The chair can be used as is or upholstered ...
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1930s American Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Nord Italian Early 19th Century Walnut Center Table
Located in Rome, IT
A Nord Italian early 19th century Walnut Center Table
cm. 102x84x72
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
$5,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Mantel Clock 18th Century Louis XV Period by Lepine À Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
This exquisite mantel clock is a testament to the pinnacle of French horological artistry during the Louis XV period. Attributed to the renowned clockmaker Lépine, it showcases a har...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Writing Table
Located in Rome, IT
An early 20th century Italian writing table, with rectangular top.
Measures: 164 x 79 x 50 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Louis XIV Furniture
Fine quality French parquetry side table, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French Louis XIV style inlaid side cabinet / table. Having a three quarter brass gallery. The top and sides having this wonderful parquetry deco...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Louis XIV Style Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Louis XIV style armchairs. The chairs have a painted wood, carved frame with an off-white upholstered fabric.
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1960s Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$9,700 / set
18 Century French Cosy Grand Hard Limestone Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a strong original European fireplace surround in dark brown hard stone. The baguette details are a sign of wealth. The mantel (fire...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Stone
Italian 18th century Louis XIV Period Baroque st. Giltwood mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A truly impressive and high quality Italian 18th century Louis XIV Period Baroque st. Giltwood mirror. This wonderful mirror with its original mirror plate and gilding is framed with...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair Louis XIV Antique Style Oversized Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair Louis XIV antique style oversized chairs. The chairs have the original floral fabric with down seats with carved hardwood frames.
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1960s Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
$9,300 / set
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
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair French Louis XIV Period Brass & Wrought Iron Andirons, early 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
With turned brass finials, slender standards, and brass masks of King Louis XIV, raised on wrought iron legs, excellent fire-worn patina
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Louis XIV Style Fireplace In Purplish Brocatelle Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XIV style fireplace in purplish brocatelle marble hearth dimensions: 86 x 91cm
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Patinated Bronze Vase With Handles Topped With Two-headed Busts 19th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Patinated bronze vase with handles topped with two-headed busts. Reduction of a vase forming part of the decoration of the North Parterre of the Palace of Versailles. Made in 1665 af...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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 ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Pair of 18th Century Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette Commemorative Pewter Plates
Located in Central England, GB
A pair of 18th century Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette Commemorative Pewter Plates
This rare pair of 18th-century French pewter plates have been ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Pewter
French Kingwood and Floral Marquetry Inlaid Bedside Chest with Marble Top
Located in Crawley, GB
A beautiful 20th century French kingwood and floral marquetry inlaid bedside chest with marble top and oak-lined drawers
height 72cm
width 34cm
depth 27cm.
Don't hesita...
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Early 20th Century British Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
$1,526 Sale Price
37% Off
18th Century French Regence Carved Bombe Two-Tone Painted "Buffet Deux Corps"
Located in Dallas, TX
Make a statement of beauty in your home with this grand Regence period "buffet deux-corps"! Crafted in Paris, France, circa 1730 and almost 12 feet tall, the monumental antique oak buffet sits on a wide bottom plinth, and has reverse serpentine...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak, Paint
$27,200 Sale Price
44% Off
French Boulle Style Display Pier Cabinet, circa 1900
Located in Surrey, BC
A hand painted, red-and-black lacquered cabinet with ornate, Ormolu accents (gilded, cast metal). Beautifully detailed throughout, with its high gloss finish intact. Display shelves ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Finely carved gold side table with marble top, Louis XV white/gold
Located in Berlin, DE
Finely carved gold side table with marble top, Louis XV white/gold
Excellent French Louis XV style table.
High-quality, solid beech wo...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
$1,963 Sale Price / item
20% Off
18th Century, Italian Carved and Silvered Wood Consolle
Located in IT
Italian carved and silvered wood consolle
Naples, Italy, early 18th century
This finely carved and silvered wooden console table is a remarkable example of the decorative reperto...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Continental 19th Century Louis XIV St. Bronze, Marble, and Ormolu Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Continental 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu, patinated bronze, Alabastro and black Belgian marble coffee table. The rectangular coffee table is raised by six elegant an...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Rare Louis XVI Style French Gilt Wood Salon Suite, 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A rare and impressive late 19th Century French carved giltwood Salon suite, comprising of a Sofa, fire screen, window seat and six arm chairs.
The show wood having wonderful scrolli...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XIV Bronze Chandelier with 12 Lights
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Bronze Chandelier with 12 Lights features stunning foliate motifs expressed in a variety of forms, appearing from the tips of the bobeches to the pendan...
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Coffre dit de "mariage" d'époque Louis XIV
Located in PARIS, FR
Coffre en placage de bois de violette de forme rectangulaire. Il est orné de rinceaux feuillagés en laiton et repose sur un piètement à six pieds dont quatre sont terminés par des pa...
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17th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Exhibition Display Cabinet by Joseph Cremer, Paris
By Joseph Cremer
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional 19th century ormolu mounted ebonised and amaranth vitrine.
The domed cresting surmounted by a festoon of oak leaves above a frieze of garlands including a drawer with a ribbon-tied cartouche, the glazed lower part with turned columns and a single door enclosing a walnut interior with a shelf, on a moulded plinth with laurel decorated mounts, on bun feet, stamped: CREMER MARQUETEUR.
Circa 1852
French
Artists Biography:
Joseph Cremer...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XIV by Towle Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set for 8 Service 78 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Louis XIV by Towle dinner size sterling silver flatware set of 78 pieces. This set includes:
Eight dinner size knives, 9 1/2",
eight dinner size forks, 7 7/8",
eight salad forks,...
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1920s Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cabinet 19th Century Styl Boulle Blue Turtle Shell
Located in Warsaw, PL
This cabinet is a stunning example of Boulle marquetry, a technique renowned for its intricate and visually striking patterns. The cabinet features a combination of brass and ebony v...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Louis XIV Style Armchair in Emerald Silk
Located in Kent, Dover
A French Louis XIV style armchair in nicely carved pickled oak. Newly upholstered in textured emerald silk.
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Grande e antico camino in marmo Bardiglio grigio scuro, Italia XVIII secolo
Located in Milano, IT
Grande ed elegante camino antico italiano in marmo Bardiglio grigio scuro con piastra in ghisa originale. Composto da tre elementi : mensola superiore che si appoggia alle due lesene...
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Early 18th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
French Modern Neoclassical Gilt Lead Sunburst Mirror Attributed to Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Rare French Modern Neoclassical, Louis XIV Style sunburst wall mirror composed of gilt lead attributed to Maison Jansen.
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
$2,200 Sale Price
26% Off
"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...
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Mid 19th Century Louis XIV St. Boulle Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and most impressive large scale French mid 19th century Louis XIV st. Boulle mirror. The original beveled mirror plate is within a frame th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XIV Carved Walnut Stool with Silk Fabric
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a den, living room or master bedroom with this elegant antique stool. Crafted in southern France circa 1870 and almost square in shape, the elegant ottoman stands on turned ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Silk, Walnut
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
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.