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Natural Gogotte Specimen Formation
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
their aesthetic, indeed Louis XIV (The Sun King) was hugely enamoured and requested more to be found in
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Natural Gogotte Specimen Formation
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
their aesthetic, indeed Louis XIV (The Sun King) was hugely enamoured and requested more to be found in
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Natural Gogotte Specimen Formation
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
their aesthetic, indeed Louis XIV (The Sun King) was hugely enamoured and requested more to be found in
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Large Natural Gogotte Formation
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
their aesthetic, indeed Louis XIV (The Sun King) was hugely enamoured and requested more to be found in
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
French Late 18th Century Régence Style Carved Mirror with Floral Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
way a smooth transition between the rigor of the sun king’s lines and the coming triumph of the curves
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XIV Wall Lamp of 5 Lightning in Bronze and Oxidized Silver
By OMBRES ET FACETTES
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
the upper part is surmounted by a flower from which rays emerge. Reference to the sun king, we find
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XIV Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Handcolored Engraving Marie Angélique de Scorailles, Duchess of Fontanges, 1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Charlotte, Princess Palatine, the Duchess of Orléans, she caught the attention of the Sun King and began an
Category
Early 20th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
$123 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 20th C. French Louis XV Burl Walnut “Horloge Bressane” Grandfather Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
radiant Sun King mask—traditional emblems of abundance and light.
The longcase retains its original
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Burl
19th Century French Louis XV Gilded Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
popularized by the Rococo movement which was embraced by the grandson of The Sun King, namely Louis XV. Note
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Very Impressive French 19th Century Neoclassical Lyre-Form Clock
By Etienne LeNoir
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
of time and also refers to the Sun King, Louis XIV.
The white Carrara and yellow marble body is set
Category
Antique 1850s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
$7,133 Sale Price
52% Off
19th Century French Louis XIV Marble Top Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
architecture and hand-carved embellishment inspired by the reign of the Sun King. Hand-crafted from solid oak
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XIV Buffets
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair Antique French Louis XIV Hand-Carved Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair antique French Louis XIV hand-carved armchairs recall the glory years of the Sun King, and
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Sycamore
Gae Aulenti for Kartell "KIng Sun" Table Lamp, Italy 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Kartell
Located in Naples, IT
This 'King Sun' lighting object was created by Gae Aulenti for Kartell in 1967. The lamp was
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Wall Bracket Console with Gilt Bronze Mask and Satyrs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
reviving the grandeur of the Sun King’s decorative arts.
The façade features elaborate arabesques in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Console Tables
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Italian Carved Giltwood Sunburst Mirror with Two-Tier Rays
Located in Dallas, TX
, it later became synonymous with the grandeur of Louis XIV, the Sun King, who famously embraced the
Category
2010s Italian Sunburst Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
French urn made of marble and lead, Louis XIV period. France 17th century.
Located in Milan, IT
, typical of the Louis XIV period and associated with the "Sun King."Along the front of the urn are the Sun
Category
Antique 17th Century French Urns
Materials
Marble
Boulle Style Cabinet , Credenza 19th century, from a Venetian Countryside Villa
Located in Vigonza, Padua
developed by André-Charles Boulle, royal cabinetmaker to the Sun King.
The front features a large oval
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Credenzas
Materials
Brass
Gae Aulenti for Kartell ‘King Sun’ in Perspex and Red-Orange Aluminum
By Gae Aulenti, Kartell
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gae Aulenti for Kartell, ‘King Sun’ lamp, Perspex, enameled aluminum, Italy, 1967
This ‘King Sun
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Entry of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa into Douai, 1667 - In the War of Devolution
Located in Langweer, NL
court during the reign of Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King. The attention to detail in the attire
Category
Antique 1860s Prints
Materials
Paper
Natural Gogotte Specimen Formation
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
seventeenth century Louis XIV "the Sun King" of France (r. 1643-1715) was so enamoured by these formations
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
King Sun Enamelled Aluminum Italian 1960s White Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gae Aulenti
Table lamp model “King Sun”
Manufactured by Kartell
Italy, 1967.
Enameled
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Portrait Louis XIV Child King 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas French school
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
to the throne at the age of 16, and later known as the Sun King.
The “child king” Louis XIV
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$6,058 Sale Price
20% Off
Sunburst Mirror in High-Gloss Black
Gold Lacquer
Located in Stamford, CT
back to 17th-century France, where King Louis XIV—known as the “Sun King”—adopted the radiant sun as
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Lacquer, Paint
19th Century French Louis XIV Marble Top Walnut Display Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
! Styled in the manner of the Sun King, its timeless lines were rendered in hand-select sumptuous French
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XIV Buffets
Materials
Marble
Original poster from around 1900 by Job - Louis XIV dans le parc de Versailles
Located in PARIS, FR
romanticism, it captures the pageantry and control of the Sun King in his legendary domain.
At the heart of
Category
Early 1900s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Saint Gobain Glass Gueridon, Circa 1950, France
By Saint Gobain
Located in Girona, Spain
multinational corporation founded by Louis XIV, the Sun King, in 1665 in Paris and headquartered on the
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gueridon
Materials
Chrome
17th Century Gold Leaf Carved Wood and Mercury Mirror, circa 1600
By Travail Francais
Located in Atlanta, GA
the visual language of the Sun King's court.
The surface is finished in luminous silver and gold leaf
Category
Antique 17th Century French Louis XIV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Original National Florida
s Westcoast vintage airline poster, linen-backed
Located in Spokane, WA
“Sun King” logo, National Airlines eventually merged with Pan Am in 1980, but its legacy endures
Category
1960s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Offset
Louis XIV period carved wood fireplace mantel with humanized moon decoration
Located in Argenteuil, IDF
mascaron (Louis XIV not yet the "Sun King"?) and the humanized moon symbolizing the light of the night
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century French Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Wood
Cheminées du Louvre – Architectural Engraving by Louis-Pierre Baltard, ca.1803
Located in Langweer, NL
representing Apollo, the Sun King—an emblem closely associated with Louis XIV. Surrounding medallions, garlands
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
Pair of Mid-Century Louis XV Boulle Style Blackened and Brass Inlay Side Tables
By Ecole Boulle
Located in Dallas, TX
Colbert (1619-1683) recommended him to Louis XIV of France, the "Sun King" ( 1643-1715), as "the most
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Large
Exceptional Equestrian Bronze of Louis XIV on Horseback after Girardon
By François Girardon
Located in London, GB
bronze, the statue depicts the Sun King as a Roman Emperor, and is signed to the side 'Girardon.'
French
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Tortoiseshell
Brass Inlaid Boulle Ormolu 8 Day Clock Paris 1880
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Portland, OR
France, the "Sun King" (r. 1643–1715), as "the most skilled craftsman in his profession". Over the
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
French gilt bronze Louis XIV figured antique clock with library design
Located in Milano, IT
gilded bronze takes center stage, a breathtaking tribute to the Sun King himself, Louis XIV. This
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
$4,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Lafaiette L Wall Lamp in Brass
By Colé
Located in Milan, Lombardy
exception. It is a refined lamp-sculpture and a homage to the France of the Sun King and to 19th century
Category
2010s Polish Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
$2,235 / item
Contemporary Lafaiette S Wall Light Sconce Lamp Abstract Sculptures Brass Radar
By Colé
Located in Milan, Lombardy
exception. It is a refined lamp-sculpture and a homage to the France of the Sun King and to 19th century
Category
2010s Polish Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Lafayette Brass Chandelier, Large by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
.
The Lafayette wall lamp, designed by Bastien Taillard, is a tribute to the France of the Sun King and
Category
2010s French Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,272 / item
“Solid Gold Toilet”, Contemporary, Politics, Orange, Pink, Acrylic Painting
By Sandra Cohen
Located in Franklin, MA
dots and intersected by faint lines, draws attention and radiates as a 'sun king' weilding power. This
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Japanese Sumida-Gawa sculpture of a man distributing peaches to its monkeys
Located in PARIS, FR
used by the Japanese.
According to the legend the monkey Sun, king of monkeys, upset that he was not
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
French Louis XIV Messenger Box Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
leather with a radiant sun motif.
This solar decoration is certainly a reference to the "Sun King", "Roi
Category
Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
$903 Sale Price
20% Off
Lafayette Brass Chandelier, Small by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
.
The Lafayette wall lamp, designed by Bastien Taillard, is a tribute to the France of the Sun King and
Category
2010s French Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
$891 / item
Lafayette Wall Lamp, Large by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
wall lamp, designed by Bastien Taillard, is a tribute to the France of the Sun King and to Paris in the
Category
2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,236 / item
Lafayette Wall Lamp, Small by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
wall lamp, designed by Bastien Taillard, is a tribute to the France of the Sun King and to Paris in the
Category
2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
$856 / item
French Louis XIV Boulle Marquetry Tortoiseshell Gilt Bronze Inkwell Desk Stand
Located in Forney, TX
Sun King (1643–1715) styling, highlighted with nods to the refined, elegant and ultra luxurious 18th
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu, Brass
Monumental Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra by Beurdeley
By Maison Beurdeley
Located in London, GB
or royal commission, there is no recorded patron. Beurdeley was evoking the opulence of the Sun King
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Study of a horse lying on its right side seen from the front
By Adam Frans van der Meulen
Located in Stockholm, SE
propagandist for Louis XIV, contributing to the Sun King’s iconic image.
This drawing highlights van der
Category
17th Century Old Masters Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Important 19th Century Bronze Mounted Fireplace - “Salon d’Hercules” Versailles
Located in Long Island City, NY
due to the death of the Sun King for ten years, the works on the Hercules salon lasted until 1736
Category
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Reclaimed Antique Carved Stone Fireplace Mantle chimney surround Los Angeles CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
motifs, new canons of beauty and new architectural rules.
Under the reign of the Sun King, in the middle
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Stone, Limestone
$32,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Louis XIV Style Gibier Table in Carved Oak, circa 1870
Located in Dallas, TX
century, it incorporates elements that are even older than that.
Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Console Tables
Materials
Marble
17th C Louis XIV Hand Carved Stone Chateau Fireplace Mantle surround Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
decorative motifs, new canons of beauty and new architectural rules.
Under the reign of the Sun King, in the
Category
Antique 17th Century French Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Monumental 19th C. French Louis XIV Style Gilt Bronze
Cut Glass Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
fitting tribute in a design language so closely tied to the legacy of the Sun King. The mechanism is
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
The Emperor’s Banquet: A Handwoven Beauvais-Style Tapestry of Imperial Splendor
By Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, Beauvais Royal Manufactory
Located in Dallas, TX
garlands cascade through the design, culminating in the crowned arms of the Sun King at the top, a reminder
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Aubusson Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
$5,034 Sale Price
22% Off
Reclaimed Antique Carved Stone Fireplace Mantle Chimney Surround Los Angeles CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
motifs, new canons of beauty and new architectural rules.
Under the reign of the Sun King, in the middle
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Antique French Neoclassical
The Sun
Fireback / Backsplash, 18th - 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Late 18th or early 19th century French neoclassical period fireback with the sun. The sun is symbol
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Fireplace Tools and Chimn...
Materials
Iron
Girardon’s Equestrian Portrait of Louis XIV
Located in New Orleans, LA
this bronze equestrian statue. The extraordinary work is a reduction of the portrait of the Sun King by
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Royal Vista: Louis XIV Gobelins-Style Tapestry of Château Neuf Saint-Germain
By Gobelins Royal Manufactory, Charles Le Brun
Located in Dallas, TX
legendary Gobelins Workshop for the Sun King himself, this piece channels the vision of Charles Le Brun, the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Louis XIV Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Portrait of Lady, Maria Therese of Spain, Queen of France, 17th Century Panel
Located in London, GB
Elisabeth of France. As Queen consort of France and wife to King Louis XIV—the famed “Sun King”—she occupied
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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