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
Italian 19th Century Louis XIV St. Scagliola Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Louis XIV st. Walnut and Scagliola coffee table. The rectangular table is raised by four elegant turned legs with lovely mott...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Scagliola, Walnut
18th Century French Louis XIV Campan Melange Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A period 18th century French Louis XIV Campan Melange marble fireplace. The paneled jambs with scrolls to top, surmounted by frieze featuring carved cartouche to centre. Shaped shelf...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
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
Decorative French Carved Wood Mirror, Early 19th C.
Located in Houston, US
Late 18th C./early 19th C. French Louis XIV decorative mirror, probably at one time a barometer. All carved wood, gold gilt applied.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Italian Early 19th Century Louis XIV St. Giltwood And Grey Marble Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and large scale Italian early 19th century Louis XIV st. Giltwood and grey marble center table. The rectangular table is finished on all sides and is raised on fine top...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Stunning Early French Louis XIV Armchair Beautifully Carved
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A sophisticated French Louis XIV antique armchair having beautiful hand carved arm rests of scrolling acanthus leaves. New crisp linen upholstery and original casters on feet. Pillow...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$1,680 Sale Price
30% Off
20th Century Louis XIV Style French Library Bookcase
Located in Berlin, DE
Imposing French bibliotheque library bookcase in Louis XIV style
Solid beechwood, ebonized. Highly rectangular corpus flanked with figures in the form of feminine masks on sweeping ...
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20th Century Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Beech
Antique Mantel Piece of French Limestone from the 19th Century
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful antique fireplace in the style of Louis XIV. The original patina of this fireplace from the 19th century is still present with this mantel (fireplace). A characteristic fir...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Limestone
$12,908 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Parquetry Inlaid Side Table, after Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style parquetry inlaid side table, having a hinged top, opening to reveal a compartment within. Three drawers beneath, raised o...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century Louis XIV Style Cabinet
Located in Berlin, DE
solidwood. The fittings are pronounced and of exceptionally good quality.
(D-Sam-99).
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20th Century Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Pine
Large Old Louis XIV Style Giltwood Sunburst with Convex Mirror, circa 1900-1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large old Louis XIV style giltwood sun burst with convex mirror, circa 1900-1930.
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
A French 19th century Louis XIV st. Giltwood and Needlepoint freestanding screen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most unique French 19th century Louis XIV st. Giltwood and Needlepoint freestanding screen. This wonderful fire screen is raised by a trio of Giltwood scrolled foliate legs on cast...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wool, Giltwood
4 Large Old Louis XIV Chairs in Walnut, 19th Century, from a Castle
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
4 large old Louis XIV chairs in walnut, 19th century, from the Loire Valley castle.
Original tapestry, worn, but with a beautiful patina.
The chairs have been recently refurbished, ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Louis XIV-Style Painted Venetian Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
An early Louis XIV-style painted Venetian commode. Faux painted top above two drawers painted with fanciful flowers on the front. The sides of the commode are painted with birds and ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Orsay Chandelier with 12 lights in Silver Bronze and Crystal
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
This chandelier is inspired by models made by Charles André Boulle at the beginning of the 18th century, like the chandelier dating from 1700 kept in the Mathieu Museum or the one from 1710 in the castle of Champs sur Marne.
A central shaft, decorated in its center with bronze rosette-shaped pendants and crystal drops, supports twelve curved, finely chiseled arms of light.
The latter, covered with plant ornaments and arabesques, are also decorated with pendants.
The plant theme...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Antique French Marble Top Pedestal Column
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French style pedestal column, this was made in France and dates from around the 1960s-1970s.
It is of great quality and is very useful as a plant stand or as a pe...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Clodion Signed Very Large and Heavy Bronze Clock, the Bronze is Gilded 19th Cent
Located in Madrid, ES
Very large and heavy bronze clock,the bronze is gilded and patinated.
The work of the bronze i very fine quality.
Signed:CLODION.
90 cm high and 50 kg aprox
19th century
very go...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Freestanding Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality Italian late 17th century early 18th century Louis XIV Period giltwood and marble freestanding console from Rome. This superb console is raised by hand...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
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
Fireplace Plate with Heraldic Emblem
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/3399 - Antique and rare cast iron fireplace plate with Louis XIV heraldic emblem: "fleur de lys" - end '600!
It's beautiful also on the wal...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
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
Large Louis XVI Carved Trumeau Mirror
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Large Louis XVI period pale gray painted and parcel-gilt finished trumeau with upper central carved wood panel; "trophy of amour," showing a crossed basket of quills and flamed torch...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
19th Century Impressive Pair of Giltwood Mirror Style Louis XIV
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impresive late 19 century match pair of Louis XIV style mirror in giltwood and gesso, the quality of the carving is top quality, the mirror have a little difference in the witdh
M...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
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
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Louis XVI style Two tier side table 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th Century Louis XVI style marble top, kidney shaped side table, having a a brass gallery to the top, a frieze drawer, an under tier and raised on cabriole supp...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century, Italian Louis XIV Lacquered and Giltwood Console
Located in IT
18th Century, Italian Louis XIV Lacquered and Giltwood Console
Measurements: cm W max 107 (W front 100) x D 56 x H 73
This elegant baroque console was made in the early 18th century, in the Louis XIV era. Said "a ¾" has particular dimensions, as it is slightly lower than traditional consoles...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century Louis XIV Sèvre Pompe Lidded Vase
Located in Berlin, DE
Engraved and patinated bronze mountings, colored representation.
(Q-Ks-7).
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20th Century Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XIV Style Twin-Light Wall-Appliques
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Louis XIV Style Gilt-Bronze Twin-Light Wall-Appliques. In the Manner of André-Charles Boulle.
Each modelled as a cherubic herm holding aloft spiral branches. Wired for el...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Glass Display Vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most unique French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu and glass display vitrine. The vitrine is raised by fine scrolled beaded feet joined by an X stretcher. The base displays a most decorative and superbly curved design with scrolled foliate movements centering a lovely reeded bowl...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Period 18th Century French Louis XIV Stone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A period 18th century French Louis XIV stone fireplace. The moulded jambs surmounted by elegantly shaped frieze and shelf. Still at original depth, but could be reduced if necessary....
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Stone
18th Century Italian Polychrome Console Table
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very elegant Italian console table, entirely hand-painted with a marble trompe-l'œil. The top is of trapezoidal shape, with the corners jutting out. The square, tapering baluster leg...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
French 19th century Louis XIV st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu floor lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XIV st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu floor lamp. This exceptional lamp is raised by three fluted topie shaped feet supporting...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Louis XIV Style Side Tables
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of Louis XIV marquetry inlaid, ormolu-mounted side tables, having inset marble tops, three drawers, raised on cabriole legs, united by an inlaid shelve below.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Kingwood
$5,711 / set
Old Louis XIV Style Giltwood Sun Burst with Convex Mirror, circa 1900-1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Old Louis XIV style giltwood sun burst with convex mirror, circa 1900-1930.
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
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
A Period French Louis XIV Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A substantial French Louis XIV limestone fireplace. The shaped jambs with panelling to front, surmounted by arched frieze. Unusually tall for this style of fireplace. French, 18th ce...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Limestone
20th Century Louis XIV Style Piano-Black Cabinet
Located in Berlin, DE
Piano black polished veneer on solid pinewood. The figurines are pronounced and of exceptionally good quality.
(D-Sam-235).
Category
20th Century Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine
French Transitional Louis XIV/XV Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A good quality copy of an 18th century French transitional Louis XIV/XV marble fireplace. The shaped frieze with cartouche centre with scrolls and l...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Important Louis XIV Style Miror with Parecloses
Located in Paris, FR
Large Louis XIV style mirror with mirror bars in blackened wood and rich gilded and embossed copper decoration. The pediment is adorned with a motif of a basket of overflowing flower...
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1870s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Copper
Large Gilded Bronze Clock with Louis XIV Figure, 18th Century
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
Large gilded bronze clock with Louis XIV figure.
Mechanism working with a pendulum and original key
End 18th century beginning 19th century...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Marble bust of Madame Récamier.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality classical 19th Century French marble sculpture of Madame Récamier.
Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Récamier, known ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Gilt Bronze and Glass Attributed to Maison Jansen, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt Bronze and glass attributed to Maison Jansen. France, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and very high quality French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a fine bottom acorn finial below the mottled topie shaped body enc...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
A Pair of Louis XIV Style Gilt-Bronze Twin-Light Wall-Appliques
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Louis XIV Style Gilt-Bronze Twin-Light Wall-Appliques.
Each modelled as a cherubic herm emerging from bracket with foliate swags and holding an 'S'-shaped branch. Wired fo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French 19th c. Louis XIV St. Bronze, Ormolu, & Boulle Statue Of King Louis XIV
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive French 19th century Louis XIV st. patinated Bronze, Ormolu, and Boulle statue of King Louis XIV. This wonderful statue is modeled after the statue of Louis XIV in the middle of the Place des Victoires, Paris. The statue is raised on a rectangular stepped Boulle pedestal with its Brass inlays atop a Tortoiseshell background within an ebony frame. This wonderfully detailed pedestal is also decorated with an upped and lower Ormolu Coeur-de-Rai band that serves as the plinth and capital. Atop the Boulle designed pedestal is a patinated Bronze rearing horse...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XIV style giltwood stool
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XIV Style giltwood Stool with foliage baluster feet joined by stretchers with Acanthus leaves
Upholstered with a white Coton.
Can be recovered with customer own fabric on request
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2010s English Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Louis XIV Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Louis XIV Limestone Fireplace dating from the 18th century.
Inside dimensions : 117cm wide & 98cm high
Depth : 27cm ; Side depth : 58cm
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Cut Rock Crystal Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and cut rock crystal double light wall sconces embellished with a central cut rock crystal vase embellis...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Louis XIV Regence Commode Painted Ox Blood Red
Located in Vista, CA
A rare Louis XIV/Regence commode newly painted in ox blood red, with three convex and concave scrolled molded panels with beveled molding and central brass pulls on the drawers, with...
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Early 18th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
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
19th Century Breakfront Display Vitrine / China Cabinet, Decorative Wood Inlay
Located in Madrid, ES
A beautiful 19th century Louis XIV style breakfront vitrine, decorated with a variety of geometric veneer patterns of contrasting shades and grains,...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Chandelier, Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Versailles style lantern of gilt bronze and crystal.
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Louis XIV Style Giltwood folding stool made by La Maison London
By Francois I Foliot
Located in London, Park Royal
Giltwood Folding stool (Ployant) in the manner of Foliot .
the original is a model found in Versailles .
We have pairs available if needed.
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2010s English Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
Pair Of Italian 17th Century Louis XIV Period Giltwood Chandeliers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely decorative and unique pair of Italian late 17th century Louis XIV Period patinated wood and Giltwood chandeliers. Each beautiful six arm six light chandelier is centered...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
French 19th Century Side Cabinet, Signed Paul Sormani
By Paul Somani
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style marble topped side cabinet. Having wonderful quality gilded ormolu mounts depicting swags, drapes and buffalo heads. Parquetry...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XIV Style Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Louis XIV style gilt bronze and rock crystal sconce by Gherardo degli Albizzi. This seven lights sconce features a gilt bronze backplate and two branches of arms, respectively with f...
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2010s Italian Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Crystal, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Ormolu Cartel Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and high quality French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu cartel clock. The clock is raised on its original wall mounting stand with a lovely foliate bottom finial ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
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
Materials
Brass
A pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XIV burl Walnut grey marble consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most elegant pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XIV st. burl Walnut and grey marble consoles. Each beautiful console is raised by two mottled front legs supporte...
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19th Century Italian 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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