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
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
17th - 18th Century French Fireplace Shovel or Fire Shovel
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th century French fireplace shovel made of wrought iron with a brass handle. Louis XIV period. The shovel is in a good condition.
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass
Italian 17th Century Giltwood Altarpiece Sculpture Hand Carved in High Relief
Located in Firenze, IT
This antique 17th century Louis XIV period Italian architectural altarpiece fragment is made of a masterfully sculpted rectangular solid wood panel...
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17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
French 18th Century Louis XIV Period Two Door Oak Armoire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 18th century Louis XIV period two-door Oak armoire with extremely fine carvings of flowers, garlands, and at the top, carvings of a face. All original hardware.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique German 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash, 17th-18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th Century German Louis XIV period fireback with an unknown coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The fireback is in a good con...
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Early 18th Century German Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Mantel Clock 18th Century Louis XV Period by Lepine À Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
The clock is in excellent and perfect working condition. In addition, it was recently cleaned and serviced by a professional clockmaker who specializes in maintaining museums.The eig...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
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
Materials
Oak
Antique Louis XIV Style Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century Louis XIV style fireplace in rich and highly variegated Sarrancolin Fantastico marble. The stepped shelf breaking back to follow the ret...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
17th Century French Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th century French gridiron made of wrought iron. To prepare small pieces of meat quickly over the fire. Sometimes they were put in the fire or el...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large 17th Century French Fireplace Trammel or Hanger
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th century French Louis XIV period fireplace trammel made of wrought iron.
The trammel was used for cooking to regulate the distance between th...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
White French Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
18th century french limestone fireplace Mantel. It features a rectangular shelf above and frieze with decorative flower on both side...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Limestone
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
18th Century Liegoise Armoire in Cherrywood
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Original 18th century Liège wardrobe. Rare version in cherry wood.
Dismountable corpus with sloping rounded pilasters and heavy cornice with cranked profile. Two doors hung on ext...
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18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Oak, Poplar
Early 18th Century Bleached French Walnut Armoire from the Île-de-France Region
Located in Dallas, TX
Typical of Ile-de-France furniture from the early 1700’s, this walnut armoire has unadorned panels, allowing the beautiful, curved moldings to take prominence. The walnut wood has be...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Large 17th - 18th Century French Fireplace Shovel or Fire Shovel
Located in Amerongen, NL
Large 17th - 18th century French fireplace shovel made of wrought iron. Louis XIV period. The shovel is in a good condition.
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th Century Italian Louis XIV Walnut Antique Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important antique Italian Louis XIV period chest of drawers 1680s. On the front four large and useful drawers. In the 17th century only important families...
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1680s Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
Materials
Paper
Italian 18th Century Louis XIV Period Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian 18th century Louis XIV period double framed giltwood mirror. The original mirror plate is framed within a carved band in a satin and burnished finish and an elegan...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
French Louis XIV Coat of France Fireback / Backsplash, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
French Louis XIV period fireback with a coat of arms.
The fireback has a / pewter patina. It is in a good condition and does not have cracks.
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Louis Seize Chest of Drawers Made In Mahogany With Inlaid Wood From 1790s
Located in Lejre, DK
The Louis Seize chest of drawers, crafted from mahogany and adorned with exquisite inlaid wood detailing, is a remarkable antique piece from the 1790s. This elegant chest showcases t...
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1790s Danish Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
17th Century Louis XIV Walnut Armoire Italian Renaissance Sculptures Brown
Located in Sanremo, IM
Italian, bergamasque wardrobe in solid walnut, made in the 17th century, measuring 240 x 165 x 65 cm, refined and elegant in every part including the superb construction of the hat.
...
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Exceptional Circa 1700 French Oak Buffet Deux Corps
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in France, circa 1700, this exceptional oak buffet deux corps offers ample storage space with eight doors, two drawers, and a pull-ou...
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Early 1700s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Italian 18th Century Louis XIV Period White Gold Mecca Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique Italian 18th century Louis XIV period white gold mecca mirror. The two scrolled feet are joined by a pieced acanthus leaf garland. The original mirror plate is framed w...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian 18th Century Louis XIV Period Mecca and Gilt Metal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and extremely decorative Italian 18th century Louis XIV period mecca and gilt metal chandelier. The fifteen arm chandelier is centered by a fine carved pear shaped bottom fi...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique French 'Arms of France and Navarre' Fireback / Backsplash, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th century French Louis XIV fireback with the Arms of France and Navarre.
Arms of the House of Bourbon from France, one of the major royal dynasties of Europe that produced mon...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Fine Pair of Italian 18th Century Painted Console Tables
Located in Rome, IT
A fine pair of Italian, 18th century painted and parcel-gilt console tables with a pair of mirrors.
Measurements: consoles Cm 80 x 50 x 95
Mirrors Cm 125 x 67.
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Giltwood and Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational Italian early 18th century Louis XIV period giltwood and marble console. The console is raised by foliate feet below opulent scrolled legs adorned with large richly car...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique French Louis XIV Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th century French Louis XIV period fireplace basket - fire basket made of bronze and wrought iron. The total width of the front of the grate is 75 cm (29.5 inch).
The basket is ...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron, Bronze
Antique French Louis XIV Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th century French Louis XIV period fireplace basket - fire basket made of bronze and wrought iron. The total width of the front of the grate is 64.5 cm (25.4 inch).
The basket is ...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron, Bronze
Fine 18th Century French Period Louis XIV Walnut Lyonnais Buffet
Located in Birmingham, AL
A beautiful 18th century French period Louis XIV buffet handcrafted by talented artisans in Lyon of solid walnut, circa 1700. Having a bevel...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Hand Forged and Decorated 17th-18th Century French Toaster
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th-18th century French toaster hand forged, made of wrought iron. To toast bread or other food next to the fire. The toaster is in a good working condition.
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Louis XIV Polished Wrought Iron Four-Light Candelabra
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a mantel or a buffet with this elegant antique four-arm candelabra. Crafted in southern France circa 1780, the large forged piece stands on an octagonal base over a central turned stem, and features four scrolled arms decorated with acanthus leaves and dressed with circular bobeches. The Louis XIV candelabra...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
French 18th Century Louis XIV Period Boulle Specimen Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and high quality French 18th century Louis XIV period Boulle specimen cabinet. The cabinet is raised by four square tapered supports with ormolu sabots and top ormolu m...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian 18th Century Gilt Bronze Reliefs Christ and Virgin Mary after Girardon
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of Gilt bronze reliefs of early 18th century, after François Girardon (1628-1715) The original model for these two profiles of the Virgin and Christ dates from 1691. These works...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Boulle Bureau Plat / Library Table, Late 18th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Exceptional French Boulle bureau plat has the English feel of a library table with the four rams head mounted bronze fluted legs terminating in a br...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Tall 17th C. Wool and Silk Tapestry with Colorful Cartouche and Trophy Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
Produced during the Louis XIV period, in the 1600’s, this colorful cartouche and trophy décor tapestry was hand-woven using wool and silk. Originally part of a much larger wall covering, the fragment has been placed over a linen backing and a navy-blue border now surrounds the scene.
The quality of the craftsmanship of the fragment is quite apparent. Vibrant gold, green and blue hues still shine brightly, which are offset by darker colors such as brown and deep red. If you look closely, you will see gradient colors being used to depict shadows and movement in clothing. The scene features a man with a walking stick in his hand talking to a woman standing behind a baluster railing. Both are clad in flowing garments, with the woman in blue and the man wearing a light pink tunic...
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17th Century Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wool, Linen, Silk
Antique French Louis XIV 'Fleurs-de-Lys with Cupid' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th century French Louis XIV fireback with fleurs-de-lys (French Lillies) and a cupid. The fleur-de-lys is a symbol for purity and appeared on many coats of arms and flags throughout Europe. It is especially used by the house of Bourbon which provided kings for France and for Spain.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request it can be made black /pewter at no extra cost. The fireback has a small crack but is fit to be used in an open fireplace...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Italian 18th Century Louis XIV Period Giltwood and Patinated Wood Lombardi Conso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular Italian 18th century Louis XIV period giltwood and patinated wood Lombardi console. The freestanding console from Lombardi is raised by four most impressive tapered sup...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Italian 18th Century Louis XIV Period Venetian Giltwood Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very impressive and high quality Italian 18th century Louis XIV period Venetian giltwood console. This free standing console is raised on four handso...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
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
Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Giltwood and Faux Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking Italian early 18th century Louis XIV period giltwood and faux marble console. The freestanding console is raised by four elegant slender cabriole legs with handsome hoof f...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
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
18th Century French Carved Walnut Desk on Legs with Slant Top and Inside Storage
Located in Dallas, TX
Place a large book, architect plans, or even a Bible on this antique lectern cabinet; crafted in France circa 1790, the fruitwood piece stands on four s...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and most impressive large-scale Italian early 18th century Louis XIV period patinated wood, giltwood, faux painted marble, and scagliola console. The freestanding conso...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Scagliola, Wood
Set of Six Italian 18th Century Louis XIV Period Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and complete set of six Italian 18th century Louis XIV period walnut dining chairs. Each chair is raised by elegant ball feet below block reserves and lovely turned legs e...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian 18th Century Louis XIV Corner Fold Over Game Table Genoese
Located in Milan, IT
Exclusive Louis XIV Italian Genoese corner card table realized in rosewood and bois de rose, this elegant antique fold over game table dat...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood, Felt
North of Italy Walnut Commode, 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Louis XIV walnut chest of drawers from the North of Italy from the end of the 17th century-beginning of the 18th century
Very beautiful molding movements
Superb quality
It has...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Dutch Crown, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th century Dutch Louis XIV crown used for hanging game and birds. The crown is made of wrought iron and is in a good condition.
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17th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th Century French Louis XIV Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th century French fireback .The fireback is from the Louis XIV period. It has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. The condition is good, no cracks.
...
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17th Century German Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Rare 17th Century Italian Louis XIV Inlaid Walnut Antique Cabinet
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important antique Italian Louis XIV period cabinet 1680s in walnut wood. Rafined Inlaid decoration on each side. On the front in the upper part six small drawers and a small central ...
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1680s Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
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Walnut
Antique Dutch Fireplace Grate, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
Dutch 17th - 18th century fireplace basket or fire grate from the Louis XIV period. The fireplace grate is made of wrought iron and bronze. The condition is good.
...
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17th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Italian 17th Century Louis XIV Period Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare and extremely high quality Italian late 17th/early 18th century Louis XIV period double framed giltwood mirror, from the famous Palazzo Borghese...
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17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Oval Antique Frame in Silverleaf Wood and Another Rectangular Flemish
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
M/1395 - antique rare OVAL frame in silverleaf wood, not usual, from the XVII century.. Elegant in its simplicity ! with the price of 1.800 €.
Here it was photographed inside a large...
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Mid-17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
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Fruitwood
18th Century French Louis XIV Chest of Drawers, JME H. Hansen
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A mid-18th century French Louis XIV chest of drawers from Paris. Stamped “JME H. Hansen” for Hubert Hansen (master from 1747, died 1756).
Slightly trapezoidal, double-curved body wi...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Oak
18th Century Italian Louis XIV Walnut Chair
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Italian Louis XIV walnut chair.
Handsome 18th century northern Italian Louis XIV walnut chair. Our beautiful antique Italian walnut armchair was taken down to the frame...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
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Walnut
Louis XIV Period Buffet Deus-Corpes
Located in Vista, CA
Louis XIV period Buffet deus-corpes in Walnut from the region of Lyon circa 1680-90. Six original keys included with all working locks.
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
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Walnut
17th - 18th Century French Louis XIV 'Fleurs-de-Lys' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th century French Louis XIV fireback with fleurs-de-lys (French Lillies). The fleur-de-lys is a symbol for purity and appeared on many coats of arms and flags throughout Eur...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
French Louis XIV Period Mid 17th Century Circa 1660 Double Framed Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely elegant French Louis XIV period mid 17th century Circa. 1660 double framed mirror. The central mirror plate is bordered by slender filets of beveled mirror plates and gilt metal rosettes...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak
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