Original Louis Xiv Furniture

The rising cost of louis xiv s unsuccessful military campaigns which forced the king to order the destruction of his silver furniture in 1689 caused a drastic retrenchment in his expenditures for the arts.

Original louis xiv furniture.

Shop louis xiv furniture decor and art at great prices on chairish. Louis xvi furniture is characterized by elegance and neoclassicism a return to ancient greek and roman models much of it was designed and made for queen marie antoinette for the new apartments she created in the palace of versailles palace of fontainebleau the tuileries palace and other royal residences the finest craftsmen of the time including jean henri riesener georges jacob martin. Browse thousands of unique items and make an offer on the perfect piece today. The furniture of the louis xv period 1715 1774 is characterized by curved forms lightness comfort and asymmetry.

Due to extraordinarily high volume of requests our responses may be delayed. Pair century french louis xiv open arm fauteuil open arm chairs 23906e. André charles boulle 11 november 1642 29 february 1732 le joailler du meuble the furniture jeweller became the most famous french cabinetmaker and the preeminent artist in the field of marquetry also known as inlay. After about 1690 thanks in large part to the furniture designer andré charles boulle a more original and delicate style appeared sometimes known as boulle work it was based on the use of marquetry the inlay of.

Category 18th century italian antique louis xiv furniture. French louis xiv style paint decorated granite top commode 1 095 00. A fine quality hand carved increasingly rare all original chateau bedroom suite in the louis xiii style circa 1890. It replaced the more formal boxlike and massive furniture of the style louis xiv it employed marquetry using inlays of exotic woods of different colors as well as ivory and mother of pearl.

Every aspect of furniture production was affected. Restrictions were imposed on the gilding of wall paneling and furniture and the. Boulle was the most remarkable of all french cabinetmakers. Original art prints.

Antique french louis xiv style mahogany ormolu vitrine side stand 19th century 1 237 50 make offer antique french louis xiv style mahogany ormolu vitrine side stand 19th century. The style had three distinct periods. Thank you for your patience. Shop louis xiv furniture at 1stdibs the world s largest source of louis xiv and other authentic period furniture.

During the early years 1715 1730 called the. Louis xiv furniture was massive and lavishly covered with sculpture and ornament of gilded bronze in the earlier part of the personal rule of king louis xiv of france 1660 1690. Consisting of a grand bed bedside cabinet an imposing armoire. Jean baptiste colbert 29 august 1619 6 september 1683 recommended him to louis xiv of france.