French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Napoleon III Period Center Table

A stunning French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Napoleon III period exotic wood and ormolu center table. The two drawer scallop shaped table is ...

A striking French 19th century Louis XV st. Napoleon III period exotic wood marquetry and ormolu center table. The table is raised by elegant cabriole legs with beautiful pierced wra...

A magnificent French mid 19th century Napoleon III period Boulle center table. The table is raised on cabriole legs with a wrap around ormolu sabots. At the top of each leg is a fine...

A superb French 19th century Louis XVI style Napoleon III Period Boulle cabinet vitrine. The ebony cabinet is raised on a scroll carved base, with an ormolu top border, centered by a...

A most elegant pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. Napoleon III period ebony, ormolu and black Belgian marble pedestals. The pair are raised by square bases with 'X' shaped...

A magnificent French 19th century Napoleon III period ebony, brass, ormolu and semi precious stone inlaid side table. The table is raised by a tripod base with elegant scrolled ormol...

Very nice game table on high legs style Louis XV from the Napoleon 3 period of the 19th century. The wood is finely inlaid with floral and vegetal motifs. The legs are curved, the tips of the legs are in metal, while metal decorations are present on the tops of the legs. The table opens to the depth and rotates to the length. The game board, once opened, is held in place by a drawer that opens on the right side (also serving as storage for the games). The table top measures 116cm (45.6 inch) x 58cm (22.8 inch) Very fine and sophisticated work, this table will give elegance to any type of interior decoration. The Louis XIV style is a furnishing style covering more or less the period of the reign of Louis XIV (1661 to 1715). This style is characterized by the majesty and richness of its furnishings. The Louis XIV style follows the Louis XIII style. The furniture is increasingly luxurious, but unlike previous styles, it is almost no longer inspired by architecture. There are two kinds of furniture: ceremonial furniture richly decorated with veneers and inlays (especially with André-Charles Boulle), solid giltwood and bourgeois furniture in solid wood. The style is characterized above all by its absolute symmetry and an important and ostentatious Dimension. The Louis XIV style is of Italian and ancient inspiration. The style emerged with the advent of the reign of Louis XIV in 1661 and lasted until the end of the 17th century. In 1690, on the death of Lebrun, decorator to the King, the style declined and was gradually replaced by the Regency style. The Palace of Versailles is obviously extremely and lastingly marked by the Louis XIV style. His long reign made it possible to impose the unique style of the Grand...

Important French wooden blackened pedestal table. The rocking tray of animated form, receiving in its middle an important decoration of flowers painted and underlined by gilded nets....

19th century pedestal table in papier mâché blackened and enhanced with gilding. The mother of pearl checkered tray resting on a central frame turned an...

A fine late 19th century French Napoleon III folding table. A rectangular marquetry top made up of several light woods and mahogany inlays, surrounded by a moulded blackened wooden e...

This beautiful oval table is of the Napoleon III period, black lacquered. The top is held by four sculpted scrolled legs, joined by an "X" shaped spacer which is itself scrolled. The...

French 19th Century Napoleon III / Louis XVI Style Giltwood Center Table A rectangular table made of gilded wood is resting on four slender richly sculpted spindle shaped legs with lanceolate leaf decration. The front and both sides decorated with laurel leaf friezes between stylized floral paterae which surmount the legs. The table is topped by a red and grey marble slab which is framed by a neoclassical Lesbian leafs and darts frieze. Charming small center table...