Known as the “Citizen King,” Louis Philippe reigned from 1830 to the Revolution of 1848 with the support of the upper bourgeoisie. Whereas the monarchs of 18th-century France, including Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI, dictated aesthetics through the decadence of the aristocratic court, Louis Philippe had a more down-to-earth presence. He could be seen walking the streets like an ordinary person, carrying his own umbrella and shaking hands with subjects. Antique Louis Philippe–style furniture reflects a sense of simplicity and the sovereign’s passion for the country’s history, such as his establishment of a Museum of the History of France at Versailles, which had been mostly disused since the French Revolution.
Middle Ages, Gothic and Renaissance design informed a nationalist style that celebrated this heritage, with the hodgepodge of influences becoming prevalent in the homes of the bourgeoisie. Cabinetmakers Guillaume and Jean-Michel Grohé created reproductions of historic pieces for the king as well as royal houses abroad. Louis Philippe commissioned sculptor François Rude to create patriotic monuments that paid tribute to military heroes, while designs for furniture published by Claude-Aimé Chenavard, an ornamentalist who conceived widely loved objects for the Sèvres manufactory, further helped spread a revival of Renaissance style.
The rounded profiles of authentic Louis Philippe tables and chairs were preferred in the apartments rather than palaces being furnished by the affluent middle and upper classes. Ornamentation was minimal on the finely crafted pieces, such as large rectangular mirrors adorned with gold and silver leaf finishes and subdued carvings. The popular Louis Philippe commodes were solidly made with clean lines that showed off the grain of the wood and were often topped with marble surfaces.
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French Cherrywood Table Louis Philippe Period, Mid 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
This cherrywood and oak dining table of the Louis Philippe period was made in France in the first half of the 19th century. The top is ok cherrywood and the legs are of oak. The turn...
Cherry, Oak
19th Century French Louis Philippe Carrara Marble Top Mahogany Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Mahogany Center Table with Original Carrara Marble Top was elegantly crafted from richly toned mahogany, reflecting the refined restraint th...
Carrara Marble
19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Til Top Table in Walnut Inlaid
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present an elegant Italian antique round table dating back to the mid-19th century. The table features typical features of the Louis Philippe period. The round tabletop is embell...
Walnut
19th Century Louis Philippe Sorrento Walnut Parquetry Center Table
Located in Grythyttan, SE
A beautiful 19th Century Louis Philippe Northern Italian (Sorrento) walnut center table featuring a superb parquetry top. The table is characterized by a refined inlaid decoration made using small pieces of different precious woods. In the center of the top, there is a large elaborate parquetry star with outer triangular inlaid band and an edge with checked string inlays. This classic center table...
Wood, Walnut
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Walnut Long Dining / Center / Console Table
Located in Troy, NY
Large 19th century Louis Philippe Period French walnut table, with a extraordinary two-plank, 2inch+ thick top, with rounded corners, supported by six simply turned legs, joined by d...
Walnut
Mid 19th century English Mahogany Round Table Raised on Three Turned Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English mid 19th century mahogany center table with a round planked top raised on three elegant baluster-turned legs ending in toupie feet. The plain round apron is only interrupt...
Mahogany
$4,697Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Inlaid Walnut Antique Round Center Table
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful important Louis Philippe antique round center table, 1845s. The large and solid central stem in turned walnut. The walnut inlay t...
Walnut
A French 19th century Mahogany and Vert de Patricia marble center table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis Philippe Period Mahogany and Vert de Patricia marble center table. This wonderful circular table is raise by a square base with rounded corners a...
Marble
Antique French Louis Philippe Marble-Top Mahogany Center Table, Circa 1830-1840
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis Philippe Mahogany center table with marble top, Circa 1830-1840
Marble
Louis Philippe Center Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Louis Philippe Center Table with original marble top.
Marble
19th Century French Louis Philippe Flame Mahogany Gueridon
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French Louis Philippe period flame mahogany gueridon or centre table. With a superb Portoro gold marble top.
Marble
Louis Philippe Mahogany Center Table with Marble Top, Belgium, 1840
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis Philippe period mahogany center table with original shaped conforming marble top, with beaded frieze, raised on turned, beaded and gadrooned urn-form pedestal, on acanthus car...
Marble
19th Century English Regency Mahogany Window Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Regency flame mahogany centre table/ window table. The top of the table has a nicely banded edge, surrounding a flame mahogany ...
Mahogany
$1,495
H 27 in Dm 22 in
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Cherrywood Pedestal Table, Tilt Top Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Constructed of cherry wood, this nineteenth century French Louis Philippe period gueridon or pedestal side table features a multi beveled tilt top. The top rests on a central turned ...
Cherry
English Round Mahogany Table
Located in Marbella, ES
English round mahogany table.
Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Mahogany Dining Table with Gilt Claw Feet
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency mahogany round dining table with a molded edge supported on a pedestal base with 4 gilt claw legs and green painted trim.
Gold Leaf
$4,912Sale Price|25% Off
H 30.52 in W 81.11 in D 39.38 in
Late 19th Spanish Walnut Dining Fratino Table with Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
A Spanish Fratino dining table with hand made wrought-iron stretcher from the late 19th century. This Spanish wooden table features a sturdy recta...
Iron
19th Century Walnut Tilt- Top Breakfast Table
Located in High Point, NC
Fantastic 19th century tilt-top breakfast table from England. The table is made from wonderfully grained burl walnut and walnut timber. The top has a beveled edge, surrounding the ...
Walnut, Burl
19th Century Rosewood Regency Pedestal Table Base Only
Located in Sheffield, MA
Early 19th century English Regency rosewood tripod pedestal base. Listing does not include marble top as shown in photo.
Rosewood
19th century carved walnut marquetry center table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century carved walnut center table with inlay circa 1870. We are pleased to offer this stunning center table of generous proportions. Circular top with scalloped moulded edge....
Walnut
$3,000
H 28.25 in W 43.25 in D 28.25 in
Antique French Louis Philippe Style Walnut Tilt-Top Gueridon Center Table
Located in Astoria, NY
French tilt-top guéridon table crafted in the Louis-Philippe style, sourced in Provence and dating to the early 20th century. The table features an oval walnut top with strong grain ...
Walnut
$8,231
H 29.14 in W 57.49 in D 50.79 in
19th Century French Antique Oak Oval Dining Hunt Table Black Forest Hunt Trophy
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Exquisite 19th century French antique hunting table / beast table in black forest style, large oval model. Amazing Trophy model with 4 differen...
Oak
$3,008Sale Price|49% Off
H 29.93 in W 50.01 in D 76.78 in
19th Century Louis Philippe Oval Dining Table in Fruitwood
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite oval dining table is a prime example of French craftsmanship from the late 19th century. A stunning embodiment of the Louis Philippe style, this piece features the era...
Fruitwood
19th Century English Inlaid Tilt-Top Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century tilt-top table from England made from mahogany and rosewood. The top has a beveled edge around a band of rosewood with inlaid patterns of florals, vines and fruits. The ...
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
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H 29.93 in Dm 34.85 in
Mid 19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Round Table in Inlaid Walnut
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present an elegant antique Italian round table dating back to the mid-19th century. The table features typical Louis Philippe period features. This walnut table is distinguished ...
Walnut
19th Century French Scrubbed and Bleached Mahogany Guéridon
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fine 19th Century French mahogany guéridon or centre table with marble top. Top quality carving with an original marble top. Having been washed, scrubbed and bleached to give it a co...
Marble
19th Century French Louis Philippe X Frame Mahogany Gueridon
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An unusual 19th Century French Louis Philippe mahogany gueridon. With an attractive X frame base and dark grey veined intricately dished marble.
Marble
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H 30.5 in W 46.5 in D 36.75 in
Italian, Tuscany, Late Neoclassic Shaped Walnut Center Table, ca. 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
constructed entirely of walnut and having an elongated quadrifolium shaped top raised on a turned standard atop a quadripartite base issuing four underscrolled legs
Walnut
French Louis Philippe Period Light Turned Walnut Tilt-Top Table, ca. 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a circular top with molded edge the top able to tilt vertically and held in place horizontally with a shaped pin, the top raised on a boldly turned standard above a tripartite...
Walnut
Louis Philippe Mahogany Center table
Located in Essex, MA
Circular St Ann grey and white dished marble top and conforming frieze raised on a vase form support and tripartite base with carved vitruvian scrolls and paw feet.
Marble
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H 28 in Dm 27.5 in
French Louis Philippe Turned Light Walnut Center Table, 2nd quarter 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a circular top with a detailed molded edge atop a nicely turned standard supported by a tripartite base issuing curved legs
Walnut
Oval Coffe Table Light Blue
Located in Vo', Veneto
Italian light blue lacquered coffee table, oval shape with shaped legs. This table comes from Venice and was used in Venetian living rooms to...
Fir
19th Century French Pedestal Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak and elm table from France. The top is 1.75 inches thick and is made from oak planks. It is supported on a hand turned pedestal. The pedestal and tripod shaped base a...
Elm, Oak
Louis Philippe Mahogany Center Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis Philippe mahogany center table with marble top, circa 1840. With a black marble top with a grooved outer border, a flame mah...
Marble
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H 26 in Dm 38 in
Antique French Louis Philippe Marble Top Carved Mahogany Round Tripod Table 1850
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique French carved mahogany & marble topped Louis Philippe center table, circa 1850. The table having a variegated round marble top over a carved pedestal base, the table raised on a tripod base with carved lion's paw feet. Condition is very good. Bloomsbury fine Art...
Marble
Louis Philippe Mahogany And Marble Top Center Table
Located in Essex, MA
With circular antico verde marble top and shaped columnar support, tripartite base with carved volutes.
Marble