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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$8,240Sale 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
Louis XIV Style French Marble Coffee Table Regency Neoclassical Greek Revival
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Louis IV Style Marble Top Coffee Table with Bronze Hardware, French, at least circa 1940s, possibly much earlier. Retains its warm original patina.
Marble, Brass
Louis XIV Style Center Table Painted by Artist Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic French Louis XIV style center table featuring a faux-marble top with a painted bust by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). T...
Wood
Fine Neoclassical Style Tiered Dore Bronze Marble Top Gueridon
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and impressive Bronze Gueridon with handsome veined deep brown Marble. The elegant tripod table with tall curved decorated legs with leafy tops and bottoms ending in Cloven H...
Marble, Bronze
$2,395Sale Price|50% Off
Louis XIV Style Giltwood Centre Table.
Located in Nantwich, GB
This exceptionally large, heavily carved Gilt wood centre table in the style of Louis XIV is truly magnificent. Both the front and back are deco...
Wood
Late 19th Century French Oak Louis XIV Side Table, Hand-Carved Design
Located in Viterbo, VT
Side table hand-made in France in the late 1800s using oak. The table has beautiful proportions and color and because it is finished on all sides it will look great as a center table...
Oak
Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Giltwood and Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational Italian early 18th century Louis XIV period giltwood and marble console. The console is raised by foliate feet below opulent scrolled legs adorned with large richly car...
Marble
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
19th Century French Louis XIV Marble Top End Table ~ Display Case
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XIV Marble Top End Table ~ Display Case is the perfect choice to provide a carefree yet elegant table top with a display case for cherished family heirlooms...
Marble
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
French Gold Gilt Fine Carved 48" Walnut Oval Top Dining Center Table Stunning!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
French Gold Gilt Fine Carved 48" Walnut Oval Top Dining Center Table Stunning!
Walnut
French Mid-19th Century Louis XIV Style Marble Console and Matching Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and palatially scaled French mid 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu, giltwood, Campan Rubané, Rose Vif and Fleur de Pêcher marble console and matching mirror. Standing over...
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Carved Oak and Bluestone Regence Style Console from Flanders, Circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved circa 1850 in the northern reaches of France, known as French Flanders, this oak console or “table a Gibier” has a lovely black bluestone top with white and gray veining. The 1 ½ inch thick top, which has an inverted quarter-round molding, is supported by four long, cabriole legs adorned with elements inspired by nature, such as roquillards, rosettes, floral and foliate margents, and hoof feet. Horizontal margents on the front belt are overshadowed by the elaborate embellishments below. A central carving depicts an Apolline mascaron set within an attenuated leaf wreath, evoking a sense of classical elegance. Below the medallion is a sprawling pierced foliate apron, which is also seen on the sides, but less grand in scale. The stretcher, as is customary with Regence-style furniture, has a modified, serpentine X-stretcher with a center rosette. Given the transitional nature of the Regence period in French history, our bluestone top console...
Stone
$8,234 / item
Outstanding Pair of Red Laquered Bureau Plat Desks
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A wonderful pair of French red laquered partners bureau platt desk, with outstanding ormolu mounts, three opening drawers to one side and dummy drawers to the opposite side, dark bro...
Oak
A pair of Italian 18th century patinated, Giltwood and marble consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and important pair of Italian 18th century Louis XIV Period patinated, Giltwood and marble consoles. This impressive pair of freestanding consoles is originally from th...
Marble
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
Antique French Inlaid Walnut Ormolu Mounted Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning and early antique French inlaid walnut ormolu mounted desk / writing table. This dates from around the 1800-1820 period. It is of exceptionally fine quality, ...
Ormolu, Bronze
Louis XVI style Two tier side table 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th Century Louis XVI style marble top, kidney shaped side table, having a a brass gallery to the top, a frieze drawer, an under tier and raised on cabriole supp...
Mahogany
18th-century inlaid console table with spindle legs
Located in Vicenza, IT
A distinctive console table from the Lombardy region, dating from the second half of the 18th century. This piece stands out for its elongated proportions and shallow depth, features...
Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique French Gilt Wood Marble Top Nest of Tables
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique French gilt wood marble top nest of tables, dating from around the 1930’s. They have a stunning design, the gilt frames are made from solid wood with ornate gess...
Marble
Finely Carved Louis XIV/Regence Style Giltwood Centre Table
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Finely Carved Louis XIV/Regence Style Giltwood Centre Table with A Rare Patricia Green Italian Marble Top, After the Model by Jules Degoullons. This impressive centre table is after the celebrated giltwood table a gibier or double-sided console table made circa 1713 for the Château de Bercy by Jules Degoullons (ca. 1671–1737) now in the Louvre, Paris (Louvre Accession No. OA 5049). French, Circa 1890. The Château de Bercy, east of Paris, was built by François Le Vau...
Marble
Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and most impressive large-scale Italian early 18th century Louis XIV period patinated wood, giltwood, faux painted marble, and scagliola console. The freestanding conso...
Scagliola, Wood
20th Century Louis XIV Style French Piano-Black Writing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Imposing French writing table in style of Louis XIV. Piano black polished veneer on solid pinewood. Three part, straight border. Narrow overlapping, wide framed writing plate, middl...
Bronze
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
Italian late 19th century Louis XIV st. Wood and Faux Painted Marble table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most unique Italian late 19th century Louis XIV st. patinated Wood and faux painted marble center table. This stunning patinated blue rectangular table is raised on a...
Wood, Paint
French inlaid side table, circa 1880.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French marquetry inlaid oval side table. The top having this wonderful inlaid basket of flowers, a brass pierced gallery, a candle slide and sin...
Mahogany
Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Marble Plateau Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and rare Italian early 18th century Louis XIV period marble plateau coffee table. The rectangular plateau is raised by striking 19th...
Marble
Louis XVI Fruitwood Rafraîchissoir,
Located in Vista, CA
Louis XVI Fruitwood Rafraîchissoir, late 18th century, inset marble top fitted with wine coolers, stop-fluted stiles and tapered legs, stretcher shelf, h. 24 in., w. 23 3/4 in., d. 2...
Marble
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
Giltwood French Louis XIV Style Console Made By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
A French Louis XVI style console by master furniture makers - La Maison London. The hand-carved console, designed to sit against a wall, showcases beautiful fine-carving across its ...
Marble
PAIR OF ANTiQUE FRENCH LOUIS XVI BRASS RAMS HEAD GUERIDON MARBLE TOP TABLES
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of early 19th century French Louis XVI style Gilt brass framed depicting rams head and paw Gueridon...
Marble, Brass
Gorgeous 18th Century Tin Marquetry Writing Desk/ Cabinet
Located in Brussels, BE
18th century tin marquetry writing desk.
Tin
Small Table, the Top Inset with 17th Century Italian Fresco-Fragment of Diana
Located in Troy, NY
Small occasional table, the top inset with a 17th century Fresco-Fragment featuring a sensuous portrait of the Hunting Goddess Diana, attributed to a Follower of Annibale Carracci. The walnut and fruit wood table of early 20th century manufacture...
Wood, Plaster
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
French Louis XIV St. Boulle Two-Tier Rectangular Ebony Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and most impressive French 19th century Louis XIV st. ebony, pewter, and copper Boulle console. The two-tiered freestanding console is raised by fine bun feet below an ...
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Pair French Louis XVI style side tables, signed F. Linke.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Fine quality pair of French Louis XVI style side tables, having inset marble tops, gilded ormolu mouldings and mounts, single frieze drawers and raised on elegant cabriole legs. One ...
Ormolu
Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Freestanding Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality Italian late 17th century early 18th century Louis XIV Period giltwood and marble freestanding console from Rome. This superb console is raised by hand...
Marble
Louis XVI Style Side Table, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century parquetry inlaid side table, having a hinged top, opening to reveal compartments within, gilded ormolu mounts and raised on elegant cabriole leg...
19th Century Parquetry Inlaid Side Table, after Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style parquetry inlaid side table, having a hinged top, opening to reveal a compartment within. Three drawers beneath, raised o...
Mahogany
$5,768 / set
Pair of Louis XIV Style Side Tables
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of Louis XIV kingwood marquetry inlaid, ormolu-mounted side tables, having inset marble tops, three drawers, raised on cabriole legs, united by an inlaid shelve b...
Kingwood
Pair of Italian Louis XIV Period 17th Century Pedestal Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and most impressive pair of Italian Louis XIV period 17th century pedestal tables. The pair of tables are handsomely raised by square Rosso Levanto marble bases with co...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Giltwood and Faux Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking Italian early 18th century Louis XIV period giltwood and faux marble console. The freestanding console is raised by four elegant slender cabriole legs with handsome hoof f...
Wood, Giltwood
Italian Walnut Louis XIV Side Table With Bobbin Legs
Located in Viterbo, VT
Side table hand-crafted in Italy in the mid 1700s using walnut. The table has fantastic character and patina, as well as beautiful proportions and small decorative elements that make...
Walnut
Pair of Louis XIV Style Giltwood Side Table Made by La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Pair of Louis XIV style Giltwood end tables or side tables with a Crema Marfill Marble top with a honed finish . Gilded with 23.75 K gold In Stock and available immediately.
Marble
Antique French Side Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century French marquetry inlaid side table, having swag and foliate decoration, gilded ormolu mounts and raised on cabriole legs. The top hinged to reveal a stora...
Kingwood
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
18th Century, Italian Louis XIV Lacquered and Giltwood Console
Located in IT
18th Century, Italian Louis XIV Lacquered and Giltwood Console Measurements: cm W max 107 (W front 100) x D 56 x H 73 This elegant baroque console was made in the early 18th century, in the Louis XIV era. Said "a ¾" has particular dimensions, as it is slightly lower than traditional consoles...
Wood
French Walnut & Galleried Marble Top Bouillotte Candle Stand / Wine Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Louis XVI Style Fruitwood (walnut) and Marble Inset Low Wine Table. Early 20th Century French Walnut & Galleried Marble Top Bouillotte Candle Stand. Measures 13.5" in width, 13.5" in...
Marble, Iron
Italian Walnut and Lozenge-Form Inlaid Side Table, early 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
the rectangular top inlaid completely in a repeating lozenge-form, the case housing a single drawer and having matched molding at top and bottom and retaining its bronze pull, the tu...
Walnut
$6,160Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Louis XIV Style Gilt Wood Console Table with Faux Marble Top
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage French Louis XIV Style Gilt Wood Console Large scale French Louis XIV style gilded console with faux marble top. This exceptional console is characterized by its classical a...
Wood
$793Sale Price|20% Off
Coffee table in 17th century Versailles parquet and black wrought iron - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful and decorative wrought iron coffee table with a magnificent top in old Versailles parquet from the late 17th - early 18th century. Versailles parquet (or “Versailles-s...
Wrought Iron
$4,422Sale Price|30% Off
An 18th century Louis XVI blue painted table
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1780 A late eighteenth century Louis XVI table with scrolling legs, the top with scalloped corners and with single drawer to the frieze, the legs terminating in hoof f...
Wood
Italian, Naples, Louis XIV Period Carved Mecca-Wood Marble Top Console, ca. 1715
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Verona Antica serpentine shaped marble top resting atop a conforming frame of carved wood and covered in Mecca (silver gilt) with a time acquired gilt patina, the carvings of she...
Pine
French Louis XIV Period Walnut & Marble-Top Table, 1stq 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
retaining its original shaped marble tray top this table is constructed entirely of walnut featuring skillfully turned legs supporting the veneered case, the legs joined by a flat h-...
Marble
Continental 19th Century Louis XIV St. Bronze, Marble, and Ormolu Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Continental 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu, patinated bronze, Alabastro and black Belgian marble coffee table. The rectangular coffee table is raised by six elegant an...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Louis XIV Style Leather Top Desk with Brass Mounts
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Made in France. A Louis XV style desk with brown tooled leather shaped top and brass banded edge with shell form mounts on the corners. The dark wood frame with lighter wood for the ...
Brass
Diminutive French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century French writing table or desk made in a diminutive scale or ladies bureau plat size. Crafted in the grand Louis XIV taste from walnu...
Brass
$1,978Sale Price|20% Off
Half moon table with green leather openable luigi XIV
Located in Guazzora, IT
1. **Shape and Design**: - **Closed shape**: Crescent-shaped, with the straight side to rest against a wall, which saves space when not in use. - **Open form**: When the table ...
Hardwood
$3,835Sale Price / set|35% Off
Pair of Louis XVI Jensen Style of White Painted Side Tables
Located in Huntington, NY
Pair of Louis XVI Jensen style of white painted side tables, spray matte was used for photo purposes.
Glass, Wood
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century, Italian Louis XIV Style Ebonized Desk W/ Brass & Important Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
This remarkable 19th-century Italian desk, crafted in the opulent Louis XIV style, embodies the grandeur and precision of Italian craftsmanship of the period. The desk’s form is anch...
Brass