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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19th Century Italian Antique Cupboard in Walnut Briar
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this antique Italian cupboard, crafted in walnut in the mid-19th century. The front features a fine walnut briar veneer. The briar, with its distinctive grain, creates a d...
Walnut
19th Century Louis Philippe Walnut Cabinet
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis Philippe cabinet made of solid walnut. Unusual form, in two parts, with three dovetailed drawers above a cabinet door, each with working locks and three k...
Walnut
Antique Louis Philippe Style Black Wooden Wall Hanging Key Cabinet, ca 1890
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique Louis Philippe style black wooden wall hanging key cabinet, ca 1890. An ornate wall-hanging key cabinet with beautiful brass decorative mounts. This wall cabinet features one door with central embroidery, opening to reveal eight metal hooks for key storage...
Metal, Brass
1850s Original Louis Philip Armoire Wardrobe Cupboard, Mirrored in Carved Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian 1850s original Louis Philip armoire wardrobe cupboard, bookcase , mirrored in carved walnut. Restored and polished to wax. On request, we can turn it into a wonderful display...
Mirror, Walnut
French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Small wardrobe
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Charming small Cupboard is made with a flamed walnut wood and a pastel color marble top. It has a drawer at the top and a big storage.
Marble
$3,184Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Louis Philippe Painted China Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis Philippe Painted China Buffet represents the epitome of form melded with functionality! The tailored architecture is enhanced by bold molding on the crown ...
Glass, Sycamore, Pine
Late 19th Century Credenza Piedmontese Display Cabinet , Solid Wood wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Late 19th century credenza Piedmontese with display cabinet in solid wood polished to wax Upper part with two doors with glasses printed in pyramids in relief; two internal shelves and turned columns. Lower part with two drawers, two doors, two internal shelves. Pyramidal front feet. History and curiosity of this credenza This piece of furniture with an exceptional ancient Patina, is the summoning evocator of romantic atmospheres of a bygone past. Decorate your kitchen with a piece of history and culture. Importance and origin of Piedmontese style furniture The Enlightenment brings with it important cultural innovations and among these also a reinterpretation of the furniture as known until then and brings the furniture to be more elegant, but also more functional. It is France with its royal court and with the emergence of a new bourgeoisie that becomes the first nation to implement these innovations, then influencing the main European courts. This is how the creation of new styles of chest of drawers, trumeau, console, corner furniture, mirrors and desks makes the furniture as a whole lighter and more elegant. In Italy there are production centers and workshops with expert craftsmen who fully interpret its style and elegance; one of the best Turin interpreters is Pietro Piffetti...
Chestnut
Antique French Louis Philippe Bookcase/Cupboard in Chestnut w/ Glass Panels
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very beautiful and expertly-crafted French Louis Philippe cupboard or bookcase in chestnut with mullioned glass panels. Made of solid chestnut with lovely graining and small burled...
Chestnut
19th Century Mahogany Toilet/ Lavabocabinet
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely 19th Century Mahogany Toilet/ lavaboCabinet Very beautiful model in mahogany topped with white marble The lower part is made up of 5 drawers. The three bottom drawers have th...
Mahogany
Provincial Louiis-Phillipe Fruitwood Vasselier
Located in Vista, CA
Provincial Louis-Phillipe Fruit wood Vosseller, mid 19th century, the ogee-molded cornice above three open shelves, the bottom section with a canted rectangular top above a conformin...
Fruitwood
$5,400
H 69.1 in W 46.07 in D 22.64 in
Stunning Antique Hungarian Hand Painted Housekeepers Linen Cupboard / Wardrobe
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very well made antique Hungarian hand painted Housekeepers pot cupboard circa 1880 Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers wi...
Pine
$4,386
H 71.26 in W 35.63 in D 15.36 in
19th Catalan Spanish Baroque Carved Walnut Tuscan Two Doors Wardrobe or Cabinet
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Introducing a remarkable 19th-century Catalan Spanish Baroque wardrobe, skillfully hand-carved from solid walnut and featuring Tuscan-inspired ...
Iron
Early 19th Century Mahogany Small Cupboard
Located in Brecht, BE
Unusual and quirky small sunkissed mahogany cupboard, made by cabinetmakers Spillman and Co from London, Britain at its best. Ideal as bedside table or cabinet. Great color !
Mahogany
$3,509
H 63.39 in W 46.07 in D 18.71 in
Louis Philippe Solid Walnut Armoire Wardrobe with a Single Draw
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
An antique French solid walnut wardrobe made around 1850. It is rustic in its structure and it is traditional to the furniture produced during the Louis Philippe period which reflect...
Wood, Walnut
$3,799Sale Price|20% Off
H 56.7 in W 37.41 in D 17.72 in
19th Century Louis Philippe Solid Walnut Antique Small Wardrobe
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this spectacular antique solid walnut wardrobe, made in the mid-19th century in Italy, during the Louis-Philippe period. This wardrobe is extremely rare due to its compac...
Walnut
$3,112Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 80.71 in D 34.26 in
19th Century French Louis XV Period Carved Walnut Daybed
Located in Miami, FL
Magnificent 18th century French Louis XV period daybed. The bed needs a reupholstered , we can do it with the color velvet you choose.
Velvet, Walnut
$6,900
H 66.53 in W 38.58 in D 15.75 in
18th Century Cupboard or Cabinet, Walnut, Castillian Influence, Spain Restored
Located in Miami, FL
Grand 18th century Spanish armario or wardrobe armoire constructed from oak. Features a coffered case fronted by two large doors. This massive cabinet made in Spain features beautifu...
Oak
$995
H 31.75 in W 16 in D 14 in
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut and Marble Nightstand, Side Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Louis Philippe style nightstand or side table is constructed of solid walnut and features a Saint Anne marble top. Its single door is of book matc...
Marble, Brass
$14,000
H 84 in W 40 in D 24 in
Floral Wardrobe and Armoire in White Bronze Clad, Handcrafted in India
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
Antique wardrobe and armoire in floral white bronze clad, handcrafted in India is Inspired by the floral motifs used in the paintings of palaces of Rajasthan. One of the bestselling ...
Metal, Sheet Metal
19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century walnut buffet from France in the ever-popular Louis-Philippe style. The entire piece has wonderful graining, for a show-stopping look in any room or office! The top ha...
Walnut
$1,195
H 27.25 in W 14.25 in D 12 in
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Burl Walnut Nightstand, Side Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This nineteenth century French Louis Philippe period nightstand or side table is constructed of solid walnut and features a single door and upper drawer of book matched burl walnut. ...
Walnut, Burl
19th century Scandinavian painted cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Scandinavian painted cupboard circa 1870. Blue painted cupboard with multiple uses around the home. Offered with the original patina on the inside, but this could be s...
Pine, Paint
Pine One Door Lift-Top Dresser Base
Located in Baltimore, MD
We haven’t seen one of these lovely Louis-Philippe style bases in a quite a while. Originally used as a dry sink, the serpentine lid lifts on iron hinges to expose the well where a ...
Pine
Sold
H 32.09 in W 25.4 in D 14.57 in
French "Confiturier" Sideboard - Small cabinet - Louis Philippe - France 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming "Confiturier" Sideboard in varnished fir / pine from the Louis Philippe period, opening with one door. This pretty little piece of furniture has an ideal size and a simple e...
Pine
Vestiaire noyer blanchi Louis Philippe
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
Vestiaire ou portemanteau en noyer blanchi fin 19ème. Le quotidien est beaucoup plus agréable lorsque vous rentrez chez vous et vous trouvez des espaces bien rangés notamment au nive...
Walnut
French Louis Philippe Buffet à Deux Corps
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A charming solid oak buffet a deux corps crafted in France during the 19th century. A large molded cornice sits over the top of three paneled doors and are all fixed with shield shap...
Metal, Brass
19th Century Burl Walnut Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century burl walnut buffet from France with a gorgeously grained black marble top, following down to a simple case. The elegance is in i...
Marble
Display Cabinet Vitrine, Northern Europe, circa 1900
Located in Chorzów, PL
The beautiful Louis-style display cabinet comes from Northern Europe. A piece of furniture made of oak wood, all subtly decorated with delicate applications, supported on convertible...
Oak
Vintage Painted Pine Vertigo
Located in Baltimore, MD
This reproduction of a German Vertigo or Vertical cabinet, from the 1970s, is now vintage in its own right. It is constructed just like the old ones, which have become quite difficul...
Pine
French Cupboard, circa 1890
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique site cupboard, France, circa 1890. Very good condition. Wood: oak dimensions: height: 234 cm, width: 116 cm, depth: 37 cm.
Oak
19th C Louis Philippe Style Mahogany Buffet a Deux Corps
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1880s French Louis Philippe mahogany buffet a deux corps. Features include a top section with locking glazed doors and two adjustable internal shelves, a footed base with two l...
Glass, Mahogany
1880s Louis Philippe Curly Pine Vitrine
Located in High Point, NC
A beautiful pine vitrine, made in France, circa 1880. It houses a display cabinet with three shelves above a chest of four drawers. The interior of the display cabinet is stained blu...
Brass
Mahogany Display Case from Around 1890
Located in Chorzów, PL
A historic site from the end of the 19th century. Furniture in perfect condition, after professional renovation, polished to a high gloss. Dimensions: height 198 cm / width 105 cm...
Oak
Antique Vitrine from 1890s, France
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique site from the end of the 19th century. Very good condition. Wood: walnut Dimensions: H 165 cm / W 88 cm / D. 47 cm.
Walnut