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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French Louis XIV Style Carved and Custom Painted Console Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a show stopper! This is a 20th century French style heavily carved mahogany console table with an amazing custom painted finish in a distressed French gray and ivory. It is u...
Mahogany, Paint
Late 18th Century French Carved Giltwood Marble Top Console Table
Located in Charlottesville, VA
An elegant and solidly built carved giltwood French console with a variegated rouge marble top. The deep apron is carved throughout with scrolling acanthus and foliate strapwork fram...
Marble
Mid-Century French Louis XiV Style Carved Pine Console Table W/ Pink Marble Top
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Louis XIV heavily carved pine console table with a pink marble top. It is wall mounted. The piece is Italian and most likely dates to the 60s. My shipping is running from...
Marble
Exceptional Italian, Venezia, LXIV Period Carved Walnut Writing Table, ca. 1735
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top with rounded and notched corners atop a case housing a writing slide and a single drawer, the opposite side with a faux paneled drawer, raised on slight cab...
Walnut
Late 17th Century Italian Giltwood Console Table with Inset Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This Italian giltwood console is from the late 1600’s to the turn of the 18th century. It has a cream and beige colored inset marble top. This type of piece, with cabriole legs and s...
Marble
$1,851Sale Price|20% Off
Ladies' Writing Desk From the Early 20th Century in the Style of Louis XV
Located in Opole, PL
Ladies' Writing Desk From the Early 20th Century in the Style of Louis XV A ladies' writing desk inspired by the Louis XV style, dating back to before 1939. The furniture stands on ...
Wood, Rosewood
$957Sale Price|50% Off
Vintage Desk in Neoclassical Style
Located in Manzano, IT
elegant center desk (bureau plat) of fine Italian manufacture circa 1950. The cabinet recalls the lines of Louis XVI taste and features beautiful fishbone parqueterie work that conve...
Wood
$2,778Sale Price|37% Off
Heavily Carved Vintage Louis XIV Style Giltwood Console Table
Located in Nantwich, GB
Heavily carved Vintage Louis XIV style Giltwood Console table. This very attractive piece came from a European Consulate where it was in daily use for 30 years.
Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Style Coffee Table in Solid Walnut
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We offer this unique Italian coffee table from the early 20th century, crafted from solid walnut. This coffee table is inspired by the antique Louis XIV style. It features curved le...
Walnut
Rare Large Antique Boulle Marquetry Centre Table Henry Dasson Wallace Collection
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
Rare Large Antique Boulle Marquetry Centre Table Henry Dasson Wallace Collection French, 1878 Height 99cm, width 269cm, depth 134cm This outstanding centre table, dated 1878, is a r...
Granite, Brass, Ormolu
Bleached oak French-Provincial console table
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Beautiful French-Provincial oak console. Curvy hand-carved Louis XIV Rocco-style legs with French-country floral motifs and a pale worn-in patina, sun-drenched and bleached by salty ...
Wood, Oak
Louis XIV Style Grisaille Painted Console Table with Belgium Marble Top
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XIV style grisaille painted console table with a Belgium marble top, circa 1920's. With a rectangular Belgium marble top, the frieze with floral carvings, resting on 8 legs all...
Marble
French Louis XIV Period Walnut 1-Drawer Side Table, early 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with a molded and raised gallery edge atop a conforming case housing one drawer, the top supported by turned legs joined by a stylized x-form stretcher and t...
Walnut
French Empire Side Table in Carved Wood, circa 1850
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1850 / side table / wood / Empire / Antique An exquisite mid-19th-century French Empire side table, crafted circa 1850, showcasing the refined grandeur and sculptural elega...
Wood
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...
Marble
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk
By Pierre Gole
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk called “bureau Mazarin” attributed to Pierre Gole (1620 – 1684) Dimensi...
Bronze, Pewter
$1,492 / set
Pair French Marble Side Lamp Tables
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A good pair of French painted lamp tables with grey verigated marble tops surrounded by brass galleries, brass tipped legs, in overall very good condition. 17.75" high 19.5" x 13" ...
Marble
Louis XIV style carved giltwood rectangular console table
Located in London, GB
Louis XIV style carved giltwood rectangular console table Italian, Late 19th Century Height 90cm, width 142cm, depth 65cm This Belle Epoque table t...
Marble
French Painted and Parcel Gilt Console Table
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very good French console table, painted in dark cream with parcel gilding, in very good overall condiiton. 29"high 47" wide 22" depth You are welcome to view this item at our sh...
Mahogany
$2,608Sale Price|20% Off
Rare 18th Century Italian Tuscany Solid Walnut Antique Nightstand
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this rare and valuable Italian antique bedside table dating back to the first decades of the 18th Century. Made of solid walnut wood and featuring a front with decorative...
Walnut
Pair of Louis XIV Night Tables with Marquetry and Bronze Mounts on all sides
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and beautiful pair of Louis XIV style night tables in Satinwood with Marquetry and inlay & bronze mounts. Two drawers upfront and a little writing desk that slides out. ...
Brass, Bronze
1950s French Louis XIV Style Desk / Bureau Plat With Gilt Bronze Ormolu
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a French Louis XIV style desk that is in very good condition. The desk is marked. The antique hardware is gilt bronze and not original. Th...
Bronze
French brass inlaid centre table, by A. Beurdeley, C19th
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th Century French Plum pudding Mahogany, brass inlaid centre table, having four hinged compartments to the frieze, a frieze drawers with gilded ormolu mouldings, and...
Brass, Ormolu
Italian 18th Century Louis XIV Corner Fold Over Game Table Genoese
Located in Milano, MI
Exclusive Louis XIV Italian Genoese corner card table realized in rosewood and bois de rose, this elegant antique fold over game table dat...
Felt, Rosewood
Italian Early 19th Century Louis XIV St. Walnut and Fruitwood Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most decorative Italian early 19th century Louis XIV st. Walnut, Maplewood, ebonized fruitwood, and bone center table. The rectangular table is raised by exceptional a...
Bone, Fruitwood, Maple, Walnut
Italian, Tuscany, Louis XIV Walnut 2-Drawer Writing Table/Console, 1st q 18thc.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Constructed entirely of walnut and having a rectangular top with a serpentine front resting upon a conforming case with a lower molded edge and housing two drawers, the case raised o...
Walnut
$1,326Sale Price|30% Off
Louis XIV Style Gilt Metal Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Candle Stand Side Table
By Danby
Located in Germantown, MD
A Louis XIV Style Gilt Metal Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Candle Stand Side Table by Danby Furniture. Measures 13.5" in width, 13.5" in depth and 23" in height. Lower tier clearance i...
Mahogany
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. Very good original condition. Measurements: consoles Cm 80 x 50 x 95
Wood
18th C. French Louis XIV Bleached Walnut Console Table with Breccia Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique salon table was crafted in France circa 1780 in the grand Louis XIV style. The rectangular surface is fitted with a luxurious Brèche d’Ardèche marble top, admire...
Breccia Marble
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...
Wood, Giltwood
Impressive French Writing Desk in the Antique Style of Louis XIV Mahogany Bronze
Located in Berlin, DE
Royal palisander and tulip wood on softwood. Three-part straight frame base. Slightly protruding, broadly framed writing surface, inlaid with gold embossed leather surface, including...
Mahogany
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...
Marble
Antique French Inlaid Walnut Ormolu Mounted Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique French inlaid walnut ormolu mounted coffee table, dating from around the 1930’s. This is of wonderful quality, it is a useful size and has a gorgeous design. The...
Ormolu
Late 17th Century, Italian Carved Solid Walnut Refectory Table
Located in IT
Carved Solid Walnut Refectory Table, Northern Italy, Late 17th Century Dimensions: W 143.5 cm x D 89 cm x H 80 cm; top thickness: 4 cm This refectory table was crafted in Northern I...
Walnut
$2,373 / item
Early 20thC French Figured Mahogany Console Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early 20thC French Figured Mahogany Console Table - with white marble top above a frieze drawer and open mirrored back base with tapering column supports and plinth base - 27.5"w x 1...
Marble
$1,505Sale Price|30% Off
Pair of Mid-Century French Empire Style Carved Walnut and Marquetry Side Tables
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Mid-Century French Empire Style Carved Walnut and Marquetry Side Tables in good vintage and sturdy condition. Measure 17.5" wide, 17.5" deep and stand 25.5" tall.
Fruitwood, Satinwood, Walnut
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...
Hardwood, Oak
Rare 19th Century Louis XIV Style 'Boulle' Marquetry Console Table
Located in London, GB
A Louis XIV Style Brass-Inlaid Marquetry Console Table After the design by André-Charles Boulle Constructed from ebony, with excellent hand-chased and gilded bronze mounts, the shap...
Brass, Ormolu
18th Century Giltwood Console with Carrara Marble Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Console table, having a rectangular top of Carrara marble, on elaborately carved giltwood base, its pierced foliate apron carved with palmettes and anthemion, centered by plaque outc...
Carrara Marble
Large Center Table, L158cm, Piedmont, Louis XIV Period
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large center table in gilded and carved wood, with rich decoration typical of the Louis XIV period: the belt is a long frieze of scrolls and foliage, with a face/macaron in the cente...
Wood
$8,138Sale Price|20% Off
French 19th Century Louis XVI style bureau plat.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French parquetry inlaid Louis XVI style bureau plat. Having an inset leather tooled top, gilded ormolu mouldings and classical monopodia mounts ...
Ormolu
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. ...
Wood
Italian Coffee Table with 18th Century Marble Top and Carved Giltwood Base
Located in IT
Italian coffee table with 18th century marble top and carved giltwood base. Measurements: cm W 91 x D 49 x H 52, top thickness 4 cm. This coffee table, from the center, was made in I...
Marble
Italian Micro Mosaic and 17th century Rosso Verona marble coffee table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Micro Mosaic and 17th century Rosso Verona marble coffee table. This impressive coffee table is raised by four 17th centur...
Marble
Louis XIV Style Mercury Glass Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Louis XIV style mercury glass side table. Vintage Venetian style silvered wood and mercury glass covered night stand side table with small drawer below shaped top with inlaid design ...
Mirror, Wood
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 ...
Brass, Bronze
A French Louis XVI style three drawer mahogany bureau plat desk C 1930
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Louis XVI style French three drawer mahogany bureau plat desk having extensive bronze decoration, finished rear and gilt embossed leather top circa 1930. Kneehole Dimensions: 26" X...
Bronze
Italian Louis XIV Period Brocatelle D'Espagne marble coffee table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stately and most impressive Italian 18th/19th century Louis XIV Period Brocatelle D'Espagne marble coffee table. This stunning coffee table is raised by four Louis XIV st. 18th cen...
Marble
$960Sale Price|20% Off
French Louis XIV Rosewood, Kingwood & Ormolu Rouge Marble Side Table 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** French Louis XIV Rosewood, Kingwood and Ormolu Rouge Marble Top Side Table with Floral Marquetry and...
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XIV Walnut Writing Table Or Occasional Table From The17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb walnut table from the 17th century Louis XIV period and style Good quality table resting on a very elegant base with turned legs connected by spacers and ending with balls. Th...
Walnut
Antique French Louis XIV Walnut Dining Table with 2 Leaves
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XIV Walnut Dining Table with 2 Leaves combines elegance with versatility creating a table your family will enjoy for generations! Hand-crafted from sumptuous Fr...
Walnut
Louis XVI Style Breakfast Table by Maison Jansen
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
The the oval dining table with a highly polished ebonized surface and clad in doré bronze mounts. Can open of a Leaf. Stamped: JANSEN
Bronze
Huge Console Or Table In The Middle Of A Château After A Model From The Château
Located in Charmes, FR
important console, middle table ( carved on all sides ) rectangular carved wood resting on eight openwork legs joined by a double brace. the belt decorated with large shells, foliage...
Marble
18th Century Italian Louis XIV Ebonized Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century Italian Louis XIV Ebonized Center Table. Our handsome rectangular period 18th century Tuscan ebonized fruitwood table, side table or center table has turned legs, a beau...
Fruitwood
Hand Painted Italian Wrought Iron with Wood Top Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
This table is hand painted and has a wrought iron base. The cabriolet style legs are connected by Iron bars. The top is hand painted with a floral decoration..
Metal
20th Century Bureau Plat Desk According to the Style of Andre Charles Boulle
Located in Berlin, DE
Piano black polished veneer on solid beech and oak. Extremely finely chiselled bronze. Slightly protruding, profiled tabletop and gold-embossed leather insert, flanked by a grotesque...
Beech
$18,000Sale Price|20% Off
Early 18th Century Louis XIV Wrought Iron Console w/ Royal Sun King/Fleur-de-Lis
Located in Miami, FL
Palatial Early 18th Century Louis XIV Wrought Iron Console with Royal Sun King & Fleur-de-Lis, 18th Century Louis XIV Wrought Iron Console with Sun King Symbol & Marble Top, Rare Lou...
Breccia Marble, Wrought Iron, Iron
Antique Desk With Glass Top & Drawer In Gustavian/Louis XVI Style From 1850s
Located in Lejre, DK
Antique desk from the 1850s in Gustavian/Louis XVI style, gilded wood, glass top and drawer. — Style: Gustavian / Louis XVI — Period: 1850s — Material: Gilded wood with glass top — ...
Wood
Mid-Century Louis XIV Brass & Onyx Pedestal ~ End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-Century Louis XIV Brass & Onyx Pedestal ~ End Table will make the perfect platform for your special statue, vase or objet d'art. Crafted from solid cast brass in intricate detai...
Onyx, Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Oak Parquetry Extending Dining Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring architectural presence and versatility to your interior with this antique extending dining table crafted in France, circa 1920. Built in solid oak, the piece features a richly ...
Oak