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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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Item Ships From: France
Style: Louis XIV
French Censer / incense burner / Church clock / perfume burner - Bronze - 17th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful baluster censer decorated with gadroons from the Louis XIV period. This censer / incense burner / church clock / perfume burner in openwo...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

Large Framed Seascape In The Style Of Vernet, Late 17th/early 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large framed seascape in the style of Vernet: a stormy landscape with men pulling a boat towards the beach, waves crashing on the rocks, and in the background a lighthouse and a smal...
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Late 17th Century Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Stucco, Paint

Pair of Crackled Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Cassolettes — Wong Lee 1895
Located in NICE, FR
Pair of crackled porcelain cassolettes, decorated in underglaze blue and mounted in finely chased gilt bronze. The vases bear the “WL 1895” Wong Lee hal...
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20th Century Chinese Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

Louis XIV Style Carved Giltwood Tapestry Upholstered Armchair
Located in Doha, QA
This is an absolutely beautiful and unusual Louis XIV style Throne armchair with original tapestry upholstery. The hight is very rare as well -140 cm which makes this exceptional cha...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Tapestry, Wood, Giltwood

Lacquered Wooden Frame In The Style Of The 17th Century, Italy, Late 19th/early
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Lacquered and gilded wooden frame, in the 17th-century style. Wear and chips consistent with age. Ideal for a mirror (sold as a frame, no mirror included). Late 19th/early...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Softwood

Large French Pirate Corsair s Chest - Safe - Louis XIV Period - France XVIIth
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Exceptional and extremely rare privateer/pirate chest in solid oak. The wood is richly carved with rosettes. The bottom of the trunk is pierced with holes...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Carved Wood Mirror with Colonnades from the 17th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mirror from the XVIIth century in carved wood, colonnaded decorations, beveled mirror, ( bag of small elements to glue ). H: 70cm, W: 52cm, D: 8cm Please contact us before ordering...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wood

A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk
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...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze, Pewter

Latin Manuscript “Tractatus moralis de actibus humanis” – Theology Circa 1700
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Important Latin manuscript in quarto format on moral theology, titled “Tractatus moralis de actibus humanis” – A Moral Treatise on Human Acts. Written in brown ink on laid paper, pro...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Paper, Parchment Paper

Blackened And Gilded Wooden Mirror, 17th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large mirror in blackened wood with gilded rods, Louis XIV period, but reworked in the 19th century Wear of time on the wood, wear on the mirror's tin Height 98 cm 79 x 9 cm
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wood

Wrought Iron Castle Lantern with Scroll Decoration
Located in Marseille, FR
Wrought iron lantern decorated with scrolls and acanthus leaves. Made in the purest tradition of forge masters of the 19th century without welding or screws. These lanterns have been...
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1990s Russian Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

Large Gilt Mirror / Looking Glass with Double Frame Louis XIV St. France Xxth
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Gorgeous Louis XIV style glazing bead mirror in golden wood. In the style of Italian mirrors, baroque style. Decor of intertwined foliage and flowers. Pediment decorated with shells....
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20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture

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Mirror

French Louis XIV Messenger Box - Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent Louis XIV period messenger box, late 17th early 18th century. This pretty box is made of leather-covered wood decorated with copper nails on the front and top of the box....
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Leather, Wood

Oil on Canvas — The Return from Egypt - France, 17th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Elegant 17th-century oil on canvas depicting the Return from Egypt, a deeply spiritual and tender representation of the Holy Family. At the heart of the composition, the Virgin Mary...
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Mid-17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Canvas

Lacquered Wooden Frame In The Style Of The 17th Century, Italy, Late 19th/early
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Lacquered, gilded, and marble-effect painted wooden frame in the 17th-century style. Wear and chips consistent with age. Ideal for a mirror (sold as a frame, without mirror) ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Softwood

Suite of 4 Armchairs Louis XV Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very rare suite of 4 armchairs Louis XV style, the carving, the hand painting of this 4 armchairs are stunning sold as is.
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1930s Vintage Louis XIV Furniture

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Wood

Fireback with the arms of Phillipe II of Spain dated 1608
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Fireback with the coat of arms of Phillipe II of Spain dated 1608. It bears the motto: "DOMINUS MIHI ADJUTOR". A similar fireback, bearing the same date, is kept in the Arlon Museum and is reproduced in the book "Plaques de cheminées...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

French Norman sideboard in molded and carved oak – late 17th early 18th France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wonderful Norman buffet in molded and carved oak opening with four leaves separated by drawers. The doors have a panel decorated with a polylobed reserve surrounded by rocaille motif...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wood

Lacquered Wooden Frame In The Style Of The 17th Century, Italy, Late 19th/early
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Lacquered, gilded, and marble-effect painted wooden frame in the 17th-century style. Wear and chips consistent with age. Ideal for a mirror (sold as a frame, without mirror) ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Softwood

Painted Two-door Sideboard, Italy, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large two-door sideboard in the 17th-century style, made of wood painted in yellow/ochre tones with a stylized foliage design highlighted in green on the doors and sides. Italian...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wood

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in COLMAR, FR
A fabulous, antique wall mirror sourced in France offering a majestic visual impact. The frame is made of solid wood and molded, gilded stuck. It is decorated with striking, voluptuo...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Hardwood, Plaster

Bureau Mazarin d époque Louis XIV
Located in PARIS, FR
Bureau Mazarin en marqueterie Boulle. II repose sur huit pieds réunis par deux entretoises en X, montants à pan en décrochement. Plateau marqueté cerclé d'une lingotière en bronze ci...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

Pair Of Louis XIV Style Bronze And Iron Andirons, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of bronze andirons, Louis XIV style, decorated with women's heads, flowers and grotesques Wear from use, patina wear Period 19th century Height 66cm 29 x 56cm
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

Pair Of Andirons In Bronze And Wrought Iron, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of bronze and wrought iron andirons, in the style of the 17th Century 19th century period good condition Height 57 cm 53 x 28 cm Free shipping to Paris, to your place or to ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze, Wrought Iron

Portrait Of A Child - Flemish School After Van Dyck
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in BARSAC, FR
Oil on canvas from the 18th century depicting the portrait of a young child. This portrait comes from the portrait of Rubens' brother painted in 1632 by Antoine Van Dyck. Possibly ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Canvas

Large 18th Century Tax Collector s Chest
Located in Charmes, FR
Tax collector's chest, in wrought iron and iron plates on a wooden core, 18th century, in good condition, does not have its key, was exhibited for a time at the Bruyère museum (Vosge...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

Still-life, attributed to Desportes A-F, oil on canvas, 18th century
Located in NICE, FR
Alexandre-François Desportes (1661–1743) Attributed to “Déjeuner Gras” (Still Life with Lavish Meal) Oil on canvas, 18th century This exceptional 18th-century still life, traditiona...
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1730s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Canvas

18th Century Commode from the Louis XIV Regency Period
Located in NICE, FR
We present you with this rare chest of drawers hailing from the Louis XIV Regency era in the 18th century. It has a gracefully curved facade which unfolds with four drawers arranged ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble

"Mazarin" Gilt Bronze Chandelier, France, circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful chiseled and gilded bronze chandelier with eight square section light-arms, attached to the shaft by female heads and adorned with acanthus leaves and ending with delicatel...
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

A French Louis XIV style 19th century pair of carved marbles pedestals
Located in PARIS, FR
A French 19th century Louis XIV style pair of carved marbles pedestals. The square moulded top and the base are in griotte red marble, the tapering body in Ribbon Campan marble with ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marble, Griotte Marble

Pair of stone flower baskets
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This pair of stone sculptures made in the mid-18th century represents a woven basket filled with flowers, fruits and plants. Among the element...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Stone

Pair of Louis XIV Style, Os de Mouton, Walnut Wingback Fauteuils
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Striking pair of antique French Louis XIV style, walnut wingback fauteuils with carved armrests, standing on 'os de mouton' legs joined by H-shaped stretcher base, upholstered with a...
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1980s English Vintage Louis XIV Furniture

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Brass

A Late 18th Century or Early 19th Century Regence Style Giltwood Mirror.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A late 18th century or early 19th century Regence style giltwood and carved mirror. A late 18th century or early 19th century gilt and carved wood Regency style mirror. H: 178 cm, W...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Giltwood

19th century Louis XIV Style Upholstered Bench
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful Louis XVI style bench completely upholstered by us (we are upholsterers) with a superb royal blue and gold fabric from the famous F...
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1850s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

Late 17th Century French Gilt Bronze Figure of Venus on Boulle Pedestal
Located in PARIS, FR
Late 17th century French Gilt Bronze Figure of a Crouching Venus Gilt bronze crouching Venus on a pedestal decorated with Boulle marquetry and...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

Early 18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Mirror Depicting Four Seasons
Located in PARIS, FR
Early 18th century richly and profusely carved giltwood mirror depicting personnified allegories of the four seasons. The giltwood frame is made of adjourned wood decorated with flowers and leaves forming acanthus leaves spandrels. The pediment is lavishly carved and adorned with scrolls, foliage and flowers. Four putti...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Giltwood

Louis XIV Style Chandelier Ormolu Bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
High end quality chandelier in bronze ormolu louis XIV style finely executed this model is very unsual
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

French Louis XV Period Commode
Located in Marseille, FR
Beautifully carved French walnut commode (Louis XV period, circa 1720) with three drawers in arbalete form, all four carved snail feet, cartouche at th...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Walnut

Bergere in Giltwood Style Louis XIV Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extremly rare bergere upholster with aubusson tapisterie louis XIV style in giltwood, very confortable, the carving of this bergere is whismical.,its very rare that the tapistery ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Giltwood

Pair of giltwood stools
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of regency style stools ,gilded wood, one of the most beautiful models of the regency elegant and refined ,cushions on the top decorated with pom-poms the quality and the workma...
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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Fabric, Giltwood

A Galant Scene, Oil on Panel Attributed to Van Mieris, 17th century.
Located in PARIS, FR
A gallant scene portraying a man courting a seated young woman holding a glass in her hand. A young dog in the foreground is watching two characters in the background, one of whom i...
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17th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wood

17th Century Time Clock Cartel Louis XIV André Boulle Marquetry
By Gilles Martinot
Located in Marseille, FR
Pendulum cartel Louis XIV Boulle marquetry seventeenth and bronze Ormolu with its matching pedestal. baby decor mower by Martinot watchmaker in Paris. Good ...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Marine turtle

Louis XIV Style Armchair with High Back Covered with Tapestry, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XIV style armchair with high back covered with tapestry, circa 1930.
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1930s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture

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Walnut

Pair or Louis XIV style andirons decorated with seated Muses
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Louis XIV style ormolu and chased mantel lights decorated with muses seated on gadrooned balls, the base scrolled and foliated. The muses are draped and appear to be conversi...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

Important Louis XIV Style Miror with Parecloses
Located in Paris, FR
Large Louis XIV style mirror with mirror bars in blackened wood and rich gilded and embossed copper decoration. The pediment is adorned with a motif of a basket of overflowing flower...
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1870s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Copper

Antique cast iron fireback with the French coat of arms 18th century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Antique cast iron fireback with the French coat of arms 18th century.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

Fireback of the Farewell of the King of Spain with the King of France
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This fireback illustrate the farewell between the King of Spain, Philip V and the King of France, Louis XIV. A ribbon with the inscription "The farewell ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Iron

Large Louis XIV, Regency, Style Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Louis XIV, Regency, style armchair, 19th century.   
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Walnut

Execptional bench giltwood louis XIV style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent regence style giltwood, exeptional carved wood the fabric is silk and coming from the famous silkerie in LYON france who specialise in silk fabric since the 18th century....
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Fabric, Giltwood, Silk

Stone Well from the Louis XIV Period
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This circular well from the Louis XIV period is entirely carved in stone. The shaft of the well is composed of an eight pieces arrangement forming a "boudin" molding. The curbstone is marked by the patina of time and is thus irregular in shape. The base of the well is surmounted by a stone structure composed of two trapezoidal molded stones that hold a wooden winch and its chain. The whole base is topped by a one piece stone roof, the upper edge of which forms a four slope roof. While on one stone is engraved the date "1830", we believe that this stone well...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Stone

19th Louis XIV Style Pair of Church / Altar Candlesticks in Silver Metal / Lamp
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very nice pair of church or altar candlesticks in silver metal. The wear of the silver gives them a magnificent patina. Louis XIV-style Nineteenth century. These pretty candlehol...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Silver Plate

Lacquered Wooden Frame In The Style Of The 17th Century, Italy, Late 19th/early
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Lacquered, gilded, and marble-effect painted wooden frame in the 17th-century style. Wear and chips consistent with age. Ideal for a mirror (sold as a frame, without mirror) ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Softwood

Pheasant maker Daubiere Chaponniere -Bronze - Louis XIV - France 17th / 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Faisandiere or Daubiere or Chaponniere, Louis XIV, oval tripod in bronze, with a crenellated lid with a U-shaped handle, from the end of the 17th / beginning of the 18th century. Su...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Impressive Pair of Giltwood Mirror Style Louis XIV
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impresive late 19 century match pair of Louis XIV style mirror in giltwood and gesso, the quality of the carving is top quality, the mirror have a little difference in the witdh M...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Gesso, Giltwood

French Pair of Armchairs Louis XIV style - 1800 19th - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Nice pair of Louis 14 style armchairs dating from the 19th century. Very beautiful pair of Louis XIII style armchairs, with high backs. Each armchair rests on four legs connected tog...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

Battle Scene in the taste of G. Zais, Oil on canvas, gilt frame, 18th century
By Giuseppe Zais
Located in NICE, FR
Thiscomposition is deeply rooted in the tradition of the 18th-century Venetian masters, particularly in the spirit of Giuseppe Zais (1709–1774). Renowned for his lively landscapes an...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Canvas

Carved wooden bust of a woman, France, Louis XIV period, circa 1700
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Elegant carved wooden female bust dating from the Louis XIV period (late 17th – early 18th century). This decorative work depicts a young woman wearing a veil that falls gracefully o...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wood

Lacquered Wooden Frame In The Style Of The 17th Century, Italy, Late 19th/early
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Lacquered, gilded, and carved wooden frame in the 17th-century style, made from antique elements. Significant wear to the gilding (some traces remain) / patina. Minor chips to ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Softwood

Pair of Louis XIV Bronze Wrought Iron Dolphin Andirons, France, Late 17th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of andirons of the period Louis XIV, wrought iron and bronze. During the reign of Louis XIV (1651-1715), a lavish lifestyle developed in France and then spread to all the Europ...
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Late 17th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Wrought Iron, Bronze

French Louis XIV Messenger Box in Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wonderful messenger box from the Louis XIV period, late 17th early 18th century. This pretty box is made of leather-wrapped wood decorated with copper nails forming scrolls and flowe...
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1690s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture

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Leather, Wood

Louis Xiv furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

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