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Louis XIV Cabinets

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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Style: Louis XIV
Dutch Marquetry Art Cabinet with Theater And Trompe l'Oeil 17th century style
Dutch Marquetry Art Cabinet with Theater And Trompe l'Oeil 17th century style

Dutch Marquetry Art Cabinet with Theater And Trompe l'Oeil 17th century style

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

An exceptional art cabinet crafted in the 18th century, conceived as a tribute to the opulence and refinement of the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age. Made from an oak base venereed wit...

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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Bronze

Pair of Notable Parquetry Marble Top Sideboard Cabinet
Pair of Notable Parquetry Marble Top Sideboard Cabinet

Pair of Notable Parquetry Marble Top Sideboard Cabinet

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Extraordinary pair of stone top cabinets with bronze mounts. Elegant and fine construction in pale walnut parquetry for the frieze drawers and door f...

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20th Century Louis XIV Cabinets

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Wood

20th Century Louis XIV Style Cabinet
20th Century Louis XIV Style Cabinet

20th Century Louis XIV Style Cabinet

Located in Berlin, DE

20th century Louis XIV style cabinet Cabinet in the style of Louis 14th. tulip wood on solid pinewood. The fittings are pronounced and of exceptionally ...

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20th Century French Louis XIV Cabinets

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Wood, Tulipwood

French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Boulle Cabinet
French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Boulle Cabinet

French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Boulle Cabinet

By André-Charles Boulle

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A spectacular French 19th century Louis XIV st. ebony, brass and ormolu cabinet, in the manner of A.C. Boulle. The exquisite cabinet is raised by elegant arched shaped supports with ...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Brass, Ormolu

Beautiful Louis XIV Walnut Armoire
Beautiful Louis XIV Walnut Armoire

Beautiful Louis XIV Walnut Armoire

Located in New Orleans, LA

Beautifully carved 18th century. Walnut armoire.

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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Walnut

French 18th Century Louis XIV Period Boulle Specimen Cabinet
French 18th Century Louis XIV Period Boulle Specimen Cabinet

French 18th Century Louis XIV Period Boulle Specimen Cabinet

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A spectacular and high quality French 18th century Louis XIV period Boulle specimen cabinet. The cabinet is raised by four square tapered supports with ormolu sabots and top ormolu m...

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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Brass

Pair of English Louis XIV Style Breakfront Side Cabinets Attributed to Gillows
Pair of English Louis XIV Style Breakfront Side Cabinets Attributed to Gillows

Pair of English Louis XIV Style Breakfront Side Cabinets Attributed to Gillows

By Gillows of Lancaster & London

Located in Dublin, IE

A pair of Louis XIV style gilt-bronze mounted calamander breakfront side cabinets, the Algerian brèche sanguine marble tops above a cupboard door incorporating Japanese lacquer panels, Edo period 17th century, opening to reveal a single adjustable shelf, on later spiral fluted tapering feet. Circa 1830 English Footnote: These opulent English cabinets, conceived in the Louis XIV style, employ an array of exotic materials which when coupled with the finely chased gilt-bronze mounts point to a commission of some importance. The vivid brèche sanguine marble tops were mined in Algeria - a source of exceptional marbles championed by British diplomat and naturalist Sir Lambert Playfair (1828 –1899) following a visit in 1880 – and the highly prized Japanese lacquer panels would have originally formed part of an Edo period chest...

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19th Century English Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Marble, Ormolu

Late 17th Century Monumental  French Louis XIV Walnut Armoire
Late 17th Century Monumental  French Louis XIV Walnut Armoire

Late 17th Century Monumental French Louis XIV Walnut Armoire

Located in Troy, NY

Very large Louis XIV Armoire of extraordinary quality and size. The two massive doors featuring a beautiful, intricate steel locking mechanism. The lower part fitted with drawers, th...

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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Walnut

Fine Louis XVI Tulipwood Marquetry Cabinet , France, Late 18th Century
Fine Louis XVI Tulipwood Marquetry Cabinet , France, Late 18th Century

Fine Louis XVI Tulipwood Marquetry Cabinet , France, Late 18th Century

Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB

Tulipwood Marquetry Cabinet  A superb and elegant French Louis XVI tulipwood marquetry cabinet, crafted in the late 18th century (signed by cabinetmaker) and raised on an oak carcas...

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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Tulipwood

French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Ebony, Walnut and Brass Boulle Cabinet
French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Ebony, Walnut and Brass Boulle Cabinet

French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Ebony, Walnut and Brass Boulle Cabinet

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A sensational and extremely decorative French 19th century Louis XIV st. Napoleon III period Ebony, Walnut and brass Boulle cabinet vitrine. The two door vitrine is raised by a strai...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Brass

Pair of Exceptional Antique French Marble Top Figured Wood Cabinets
Pair of Exceptional Antique French Marble Top Figured Wood Cabinets

Pair of Exceptional Antique French Marble Top Figured Wood Cabinets

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Late 19th c. Notable figured wood cabinets, with rounded front corners and double doors with arch shaped banded panels opening to a single shelf. With keys. Overall brass decorative ...

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19th Century Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Marble

FIRST HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY VENETIAN WALNUT FOLDING CABINET
FIRST HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY VENETIAN WALNUT FOLDING CABINET

FIRST HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY VENETIAN WALNUT FOLDING CABINET

Located in Firenze, FI

Elegant and sumptuous Venetian folding cabinet, entirely veneered in walnut and burl wood, embellished with refined geometric motifs. The structure is distinguished by a wavy front, ...

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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Bronze

French Boulle Style Display Pier Cabinet, circa 1900
French Boulle Style Display Pier Cabinet, circa 1900

French Boulle Style Display Pier Cabinet, circa 1900

Located in Surrey, BC

A hand painted, red-and-black lacquered cabinet with ornate, Ormolu accents (gilded, cast metal). Beautifully detailed throughout, with its high gloss finish intact. Display shelves ...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Wood

Mid-Century French Louis XIV Oak Confiturier Cabinet from Normandy
Mid-Century French Louis XIV Oak Confiturier Cabinet from Normandy

Mid-Century French Louis XIV Oak Confiturier Cabinet from Normandy

Located in Dallas, TX

Crafted in France, circa 1970, this antique Normandy confiturier cabinet is a charming example of provincial Louis XIV style rendered in solid oak. The compact form features a molded...

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Late 20th Century French Louis XIV Cabinets

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Oak

Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Régence Trellis Marquetry Armoire Wardrobe
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Régence Trellis Marquetry Armoire Wardrobe

Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Régence Trellis Marquetry Armoire Wardrobe

By Etienne Doirat

Located in Berlin, DE

Early 18th Century French Louis XIV / Régence Marquetry Armoire or Wardrobe The rectangular Louis XIV Régence armoire or wardrobe with rounded corners standing on a short base with bracket feet and curved apron with gilt-bronze Apollo head mount; the two doors can be opened by a Pasquil lock to reveal the inside with four removable shelves. The doors decorated with gilt-bronze framed rectangular cartouches displaying elaborate trellis pattern marquetry and gilt-bronze paterea mounts at the corners; the inner sides of the doors each with a large marqueted rhomb motif; the sides of the armoire with quatre-foil mirrored marquetry. Rich gilt-bronze banding, the upper corners and the bracket feet at the front with Louis XIV style gilt- bronze foliage appliques. Although this exceptional Louis XIV / Régence armoire or wardrobe does not bear a stamp (stamping furniture only became commonplace after 1745), its shape, its quality of manufacture and its luxurious yet well-balanced use of Louis XIV/Régence gilt-bronze mounts on an elaborate geometrical marquetry all lead to the workshop of the important cabinet maker Etienne Doirat (1675-1732). Étienne Doirat came from a family of cabinet makers that had been established in Paris from the beginning of the 1600s. Doirat only began to stamp his furniture at the end of his career, and accordingly only few pieces bear his stamp and can serve as comparison pieces for newly discovered pieces of furniture. He constructed various furniture forms, including commodes, armoires, corner cupboards, and tables, often veneered with simple marquetry in exotic woods. Although he did not do the casting, chasing and gilding, Doirat tried to keep exclusive control over the models for his bronze furniture mounts...

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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Bronze, Iron

17th c French Louis XIV Baroque Flame Walnut Two Part Cupboard
17th c French Louis XIV Baroque Flame Walnut Two Part Cupboard

17th c French Louis XIV Baroque Flame Walnut Two Part Cupboard

Located in Milford, NH

This is an example of a 17th century French Louis XIV Baroque flame walnut two part cupboard. Restoration for later conversion to an entertainment center.

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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Walnut

Fine Quality Antique Boulle Style Side Cabinet
Fine Quality Antique Boulle Style Side Cabinet

Fine Quality Antique Boulle Style Side Cabinet

By André-Charles Boulle

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A fine quality French Louis XIV style Boulle inlaid bow fronted side cabinet, having a marble top, open shelves either side of the finely inlaid central door. A single frieze drawer with a gilded ormolu mount depicting the bust of Louis XIV...

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1880s French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Brass

17th Century Italian Louis XIV Pair of Antique Corner Cupboards RESTORED
17th Century Italian Louis XIV Pair of Antique Corner Cupboards RESTORED

17th Century Italian Louis XIV Pair of Antique Corner Cupboards RESTORED

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

These exquisite Italian corner sideboards from the Louis XIV period, dating back to the second half of the 17th century, bring a unique historical ch...

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17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Walnut

Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Specimen Cabinet
Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Specimen Cabinet

Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Specimen Cabinet

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An exceptional and very unique Italian early 18th century Louis XIV period ebonized Fruitwood, bone, giltwood, and gilt metal specimen cabinet. The three door thirteen drawer cabinet...

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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Metal

A French late 19th century Louis XIV st. Rosewood and Ormolu vitrine cabinet
A French late 19th century Louis XIV st. Rosewood and Ormolu vitrine cabinet

A French late 19th century Louis XIV st. Rosewood and Ormolu vitrine cabinet

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A very attractive French late 19th century Louis XIV st. Rosewood and Ormolu vitrine cabinet. The vitrine is raised on a scalloped apron with rounded corners. The sides have a quarte...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Ormolu

20th Century Louis XIV Style Cabinet
20th Century Louis XIV Style Cabinet

20th Century Louis XIV Style Cabinet

Located in Berlin, DE

solidwood. The fittings are pronounced and of exceptionally good quality. (D-Sam-99).

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20th Century Louis XIV Cabinets

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Pine

Antique French Boulle Display Cabinet
Antique French Boulle Display Cabinet

Antique French Boulle Display Cabinet

Located in Suffolk, GB

A magnificent 19th-century French ebonised and brass-inlaid Boulle display cabinet of exceptional quality and presence. The serpentine-fronted cabinet features intricate boulle and b...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Brass

Fine quality French parquetry side table, circa 1890
Fine quality French parquetry side table, circa 1890

Fine quality French parquetry side table, circa 1890

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality late 19th Century French Louis XIV style inlaid side cabinet / table. Having a three quarter brass gallery. The top and sides having this wonderful parquetry deco...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Mahogany

20th Century Louis XIV Style Piano-Black Cabinet
20th Century Louis XIV Style Piano-Black Cabinet

20th Century Louis XIV Style Piano-Black Cabinet

Located in Berlin, DE

Piano black polished veneer on solid pinewood. The figurines are pronounced and of exceptionally good quality. (D-Sam-235).

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20th Century Louis XIV Cabinets

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Wood, Pine

19th Century French Exhibition Display Cabinet by Joseph Cremer, Paris
19th Century French Exhibition Display Cabinet by Joseph Cremer, Paris

19th Century French Exhibition Display Cabinet by Joseph Cremer, Paris

By Joseph Cremer

Located in Dublin, IE

An exceptional 19th century ormolu mounted ebonised and amaranth vitrine. The domed cresting surmounted by a festoon of oak leaves above a frieze of garlands including a drawer with a ribbon-tied cartouche, the glazed lower part with turned columns and a single door enclosing a walnut interior with a shelf, on a moulded plinth with laurel decorated mounts, on bun feet, stamped: CREMER MARQUETEUR. Circa 1852 French Artists Biography: Joseph Cremer...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XIV st. Mahogany, Kingwood, Palisander, Brass, cabinet
French 19th century Louis XIV st. Mahogany, Kingwood, Palisander, Brass, cabinet

French 19th century Louis XIV st. Mahogany, Kingwood, Palisander, Brass, cabinet

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and very high quality French 19th century Louis XIV st. Mahogany, Kingwood, Palisander, Brass, Ormolu, and Campan Rubané marble cabinet. This exquisite two door two shelf ...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Marble, Brass, Ormolu

Louis XIV Inspired French Linen Press
Louis XIV Inspired French Linen Press

Louis XIV Inspired French Linen Press

Located in New Orleans, LA

Enveloped in sumptuous parquetry and doré bronze, this majestic Louis XIV inspired French linen press displays the characteristics of superior craftsmanship and luxurious design seen in the creations of the iconic Françios Linke. Crafted of sumptuous kingwood, the glorious parquetry door opens to reveal six compartments used to store linens, such as those for the bedroom or even the dining table. The masterful woodwork is flawlessly balanced by intricate doré bronze mounts in the form of Neoclassical floral swags, garlands, plumes and acanthus scrolls. The delicately spiraled doré bronze feet give the cabinet a sense of lightness and balance. Enhanced by a beautiful rouge marble top, this elegant linen press is an excellent example of late 19th century French furniture...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Bronze

Rare 17th Century Oak and Brass 4-Door Buffet from Saint-Malo, France, C. 1690
Rare 17th Century Oak and Brass 4-Door Buffet from Saint-Malo, France, C. 1690

Rare 17th Century Oak and Brass 4-Door Buffet from Saint-Malo, France, C. 1690

Located in Dallas, TX

This grand and distinctive piece of furniture from Northern Brittany is known as a “buffet malouin” and was created in the late 17th century. These types of cabinets were created for important homes in the historic port city of Saint-Malo. The design, with large octagonal molded panels, double colonettes, and finely cut brass fittings, is unique to other French furniture of the period. The design was directly influenced by the Dutch mariner carpenters living in Saint-Malo at the time (the Dutch beeldenkast cabinet shows similarities) The large four-door cabinet was carved in oak, as was most of the other “malouin” furniture pieces. It is an imposing and impressive piece, standing over 7 feet tall and nearly 7 feet wide. The front of the piece has twisted, double colonettes, multi-profiled cushion-shaped octagonal panels, and finely cut brass key hole escutcheons, drawer pulls, and lozenge plates. There are 3 drawers, 2 of which are full sized, with a smaller drawer in the center. 3 large bun feet along the front hold up the entire piece, while 2 block feet support the rear. Each door has its own functioning key and lock, with a yet another key for the center drawer. Door and drawer panels are solid and impressive old pieces of oak, which still open and close with ease, indicating the quality of construction and great care that this piece has received over the centuries. The “meuble malouin” in the form of a large 4 door buffet is not often easily found. Research shows photos of several models in various states that have come to surface, but they were not nearly pervasive as French case...

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1690s French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Brass

French Louis XIV Oratory - Crucifixion Scene in Marquetry, circa 1700 France
French Louis XIV Oratory - Crucifixion Scene in Marquetry, circa 1700 France

French Louis XIV Oratory - Crucifixion Scene in Marquetry, circa 1700 France

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Superb oratory in oak from the Louis XIV period. The lower part forming a drop-leaf desk, has a door with its original hinges and rests on a platform. In the upper part, the pediment...

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1690s French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Wood

Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Walnut Buffet à Deux Corps
Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Walnut Buffet à Deux Corps

Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Walnut Buffet à Deux Corps

Located in Dusseldorf, DE

French buffet à deux corps or cabinet in Louis XIV style. Early 19th century. Made from solid walnut. Two-part side-coffered walnut body consisting of a base cabinet with a slightly...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Walnut, Oak

Oratory With A Secret Louis XIV Period From The Early 18th Century From France
Oratory With A Secret Louis XIV Period From The Early 18th Century From France

Oratory With A Secret Louis XIV Period From The Early 18th Century From France

Located in Brussels, Brussels

Elegant and rare Louis XIV period oratory in marquetry and walnut wood from the early 18th century Very beautiful Louis XIV period piece of furniture composed of a door with its lock...

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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Walnut

Louis Seize Chest of Drawers Made In Mahogany With Inlaid Wood From 1790s
Louis Seize Chest of Drawers Made In Mahogany With Inlaid Wood From 1790s

Louis Seize Chest of Drawers Made In Mahogany With Inlaid Wood From 1790s

Located in Lejre, DK

The Louis Seize chest of drawers, crafted from mahogany and adorned with exquisite inlaid wood detailing, is a remarkable antique piece from the 1790s. This elegant chest showcases t...

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1790s Danish Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Mahogany

Fine Early 18th Century French Cabinet on Stand in Walnut and Oak
Fine Early 18th Century French Cabinet on Stand in Walnut and Oak

Fine Early 18th Century French Cabinet on Stand in Walnut and Oak

Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR

Fine Early 18th Century French Cabinet on Stand in Walnut and Oak, with Carved Frieze and Barley-Twist Columns An exceptional early 18th-century French cabinet on stand, masterfully...

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1720s French Antique Louis XIV Cabinets

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Oak, Walnut

20th Century Louis XIV Black Piano Veneer Cabinet
20th Century Louis XIV Black Piano Veneer Cabinet

20th Century Louis XIV Black Piano Veneer Cabinet

Located in Berlin, DE

20th Century Louis XIV Black Piano Veneer Cabinet Piano black polished veneer on solid pinewood. The figurines are pronounced and of exceptionally good qua...

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20th Century Louis XIV Cabinets

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Marble, Bronze

Louis Xiv cabinets for sale on 1stDibs.

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