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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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Style Coffee Table in Solid Walnut
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We offer this unique Italian coffee table from the early 20th century, crafted from solid walnut. This coffee table is inspired by the antique Louis XIV style. It features curved le...
Walnut
Antique 17th C Louis XIV Venetian Painted Glass Top Side Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 17th C Louis XIV Venetian Painted Glass Top Side Table.
Wood
Antique French Inlaid Walnut Ormolu Mounted Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique French inlaid walnut ormolu mounted coffee table, dating from around the 1930’s. This is of wonderful quality, it is a useful size and has a gorgeous design. The...
Ormolu
Italian Micro Mosaic and 17th century Rosso Verona marble coffee table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Micro Mosaic and 17th century Rosso Verona marble coffee table. This impressive coffee table is raised by four 17th centur...
Marble
Italian Coffee Table with 18th Century Marble Top and Carved Giltwood Base
Located in IT
Italian coffee table with 18th century marble top and carved giltwood base. Measurements: cm W 91 x D 49 x H 52, top thickness 4 cm. This coffee table, from the center, was made in I...
Marble
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
Hand Painted Italian Wrought Iron with Wood Top Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
This table is hand painted and has a wrought iron base. The cabriolet style legs are connected by Iron bars. The top is hand painted with a floral decoration..
Metal
Antique Italian Painted Wrought Iron Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Italian Painted Wrought Iron Marble Top Coffee Table will bring a taste of the splendor of Louis XIV style to your room! Topped with luxuriously veined marble that mixes ala...
Marble, Wrought Iron
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
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
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
$794Sale 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
Louis XIV Style Salon Table In Carved And Lacquered Walnut
Located in BARSAC, FR
Large Louis XIV style salon table in solid carved and lacquered walnut. The richly carved base consists of four tapered legs joined by a shaped X-shaped stretcher; a large drawer ...
Walnut
$1,871Sale Price|25% Off
Louis XlV Metal & Glass Coffee Cocktail Table
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and handle all the shipping details. However, if you let us know what 1st Dibs is quoting you and give us your zip code, we can sometimes ship it for less and get it to you faster. For a shipping quote, click on "ASK THE SELLER" under the purchase button and provide your zip code. Offering one of our recent Palm Beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a Midcentury Louis XlV Style Cast Metal Coffee Table...
Metal
Antique Italian Painted Wrought Iron Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Italian Painted Wrought Iron Marble Top Coffee Table will bring a taste of the splendor of Louis XIV style to your room! Topped with luxuriously veined marble that mixes ala...
Marble, Wrought Iron
Italian 19th Century Louis XIV St. Scagliola Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Louis XIV st. Walnut and Scagliola coffee table. The rectangular table is raised by four elegant turned legs with lovely mott...
Scagliola, Walnut
Italian Turn of the Century Louis XIV Style Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative Italian turn of the century Louis XIV style patinated faux painted marble and polychrome coffee table. The table is raised by hand...
Glass, Wood
$3,700
H 12.2 in W 31.4 in D 47.2 in
Rosso Levanto Red 3 Ball Marble Coffee Table - Round Glass Marble Coffee Table
Located in İnegöl, TR
ROSSO LEVANTO MARBLE ROUND COFFEE TABLE (RED MARBLE) Type of Marble: Rosso Levanto Dimensions: 47" x 31" x 12" Leg Model: Rosso Levanto Customizable: Available! Production Time: 3-4...
Stone, Marble
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
H 17 in W 40 in D 40 in
Vintage Italian Coffee Table with Rosso Levanto Marble, 20th Century
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Italian Solid Rosso Levanto Marble Coffee Table Massive square coffee table made from the most beautiful Rosso Levanto Italian marble. Strong color in burgundy, white and da...
Marble
"Teoca" Coffee Table with Marble Top
By ADN Studio
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
The "Teoca" coffee table is part of ADN Studio´s Volcan collection. This collection seeks to go back to basics. It is a subtle and refined interpretation of the archetypical modern f...
Hardwood
Cipollino Verde Rosso Marble Coffee Tables - Set of 2
Located in London, GB
Carefully curated and sourced by Banda Design Studio which forms the Banda Gallery antique, archive collection, a set of 2 coffee tables fabricated in Cipollino Verde Rosso marble, I...
Marble
$1,200
H 20.87 in Dm 28.35 in
Danish Modern Round Coffee Table in Solid Pine, Rainer Daumiller Style, 1970s
By Rainer Daumiller, Hirtshals Savvaerk
Located in Odense, DK
A fine Danish Modern round coffee table in solid pine, made in the style of Rainer Daumiller in the 1970s by a Danish Cabinetmaker. This sculptural coffee / side table will complem...
Pine
Sculptural Rosso Levanto Marble Coffee Table – Collectible Red Marble Table
Located in İnegöl, TR
osso Levanto Marble Coffee Table – Sculptural Italian Designer Piece in Deep Red Marble Material: Authentic Italian Rosso Levanto Marble Color: Deep burgundy red with natural white ...
Stone, Marble
$3,960Sale Price|20% Off
H 12 in Dm 40 in
Round Rosso Levanto Marble Coffee Table - Red Marble Center Table
Located in İnegöl, TR
ROSSO LEVANTO MARBLE COFFEE TABLE Type of Marble: Rosso Levanto Dimensions: 40" Diameter Leg Model: Rosso Levanto Customizable: Available! Production Time: 3-4 Weeks Shipping Cost: ...
Stone, Marble
$1,531Sale Price|59% Off
H 19.69 in W 33.47 in D 18.9 in
Mid-Century Italian Coffee Table with Marble Top, 'circa 1950s'
By Ico Parisi
Located in London, GB
Mid-century Italian coffee table with marble top in the style of Ico Parisi (1950s). A tan with white highlights, rectangular (with curved ends) marble top sits upon a very stylish b...
Marble
Beautiful Artempo Coffee Table Made from 17th Century Oak
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Beautiful Artempo coffee table made from 18th century oak. The top one solid heavy board of 17th century oak. Perfect patina. This is a mto article. After you have placed the order, we will contact you and select the antique wooden boards...
Oak
Rosso Levanto Glass Marble Coffee Table - Handmade Coffee Table
Located in İnegöl, TR
ROSSO LEVANTO GLASS SQUARE COFFEE TABLE Type of Marble: Rosso Levanto Dimensions: 36" x 36" x 15" Leg Model: Rosso Levanto Marble Customizable: Available! Production Time: 3-4 Weeks...
Stone, Marble
$1,580
H 19.69 in W 51.19 in D 27.17 in
Mid Century Large Solid Rectangular Coffee Table in Pine, Danish Modern, 1960s
By Roland Wilhelmsson, Sven Larsson
Located in Odense, DK
A striking and generously proportioned rectangular coffee table in solid pine, crafted by a Danish cabinet maker in the 1960s. The design combines simplicity and strength, with a thi...
Pine
1970s Italian Marble Coffee Table
Located in Palermo, IT
1970s Italian Marble Coffee Table Intact and in good condition, very elegant and particular.
Marble
Italian, Emilia, Walnut Bench or Table, Early 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with molded edges and raised on splayed and turned legs joined by box-from turned stretchers, top measures 16.25” by 11”
Walnut
Antique French Gilt Wood Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique French gilt wood marble top coffee table, dating from around the 1930’s. This has a stunning design, the gilt frame is made from solid wood with ornate gesso mou...
Marble
Antique French Gilt Wood Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French gilt wood marble top coffee table, dating from around the 1890-1900 period. This has a beautiful and unusual kidney shaped design, the gilt frame is made f...
Marble
Antique French Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and impressive antique French marble top coffee table. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1930’s. The quality is superb, the frame is made from solid birc...
Marble, Ormolu
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H 15.5 in W 66 in D 35.5 in
Refinished Italian Louis XIV Style Carved Giltwood Glass Top Large Coffee Table
Located in Germantown, MD
20th Century Grand Size Newly Refinished Italian Louis XIV Style Carved Giltwood and beveled Glass Top Coffee Table. An absolute gem. Measures 66" in width, 35.5" in depth and 15.5"...
Giltwood, Glass
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H 17.9 in W 23.9 in D 70 in
20th century French Walnut Coffee Table limestone Top - extended length
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite extended-length French walnut coffee table is a rare blend of 17th-century Louis XIV craftsmanship and a later enhancement with a luxurious Belgian Black limestone top...
Limestone
Louis XIV Period Coffee Table in Walnut, 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rectangular shape coffee table in walnut and oak. The overflowing top rests on four crosspieces, one of which opens by a drawer in façade and four baluster-shaped legs joined by an X...
Walnut
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H 21.5 in W 44.5 in D 28 in
Antique French Carved Oak Coffee Table Barley Twist Rectangle Renaissance
Located in Choudrant, LA
~Direct from France~ ~Lovely antique French oak coffee table, in a long, rectangular shape~ ~Large base has four, thick, barley twist l...
Oak
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H 21.5 in W 85.75 in D 19 in
French Louis XIV Ebonized Walnut & Upholstered Long Bench, Early 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unusual in length this bench is upholstered in a rich brass nailhead trimmed velvet, the frame of the bench has 8 turned legs with block feet joined by a triple h-form turned stretch...
Walnut
Antique French Louis XIV Giltwood Tea Table, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XIV tea table offers giltwood construction with rimmed and shaped top over pierced shell, scroll and foliate decorated apron, raised on cabriole legs with aca...
Giltwood
Antique French King Wood and Rosewood Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
Antique French style King wood, satinwood and rosewood coffee table, in excellent condition and dating from circa 1930s-1950s period. It has an inlaid crossbanded rosewood top edge a...
Kingwood
Antique French Inlaid Parquetry Side Table
Located in London, GB
Antique French style oval side table in Kingwood and mahogany, with many gilt bronze mounts. It’s in good original condition and dates roughly to circa 1930s period. The top and bott...
Wood