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Louis XIV Dressers

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
French Norman sideboard in molded and carved oak – late 17th early 18th France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wonderful Norman buffet in molded and carved oak opening with four leaves separated by drawers. The doors have a panel decorated with a polylobed reserve surrounded by rocaille motif...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Dressers

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Wood

Sideboard 18th century Louis xiv
Located in Somme-Leuze, BE
very pretty sideboard dating from the 18th century, slightly sculpted, opening with 3 drawers and 3 doors louis xiv in patinated oak
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Dressers

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Oak

Liege dresser 19th century Louis XIV
Located in Somme-Leuze, BE
beautiful dresser 2 doors 2 drawers in oak dating from the 19th century work from Liège
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19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XIV Dressers

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Oak

17th Century Italian Louis XIV Walnut Antique Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important and rare antique Italian of the period Louis XIV chest of drawers, 1680. On the front four large and useful drawers. Characterized by front of the drawers with relief decor...
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1680s Italian Antique Louis XIV Dressers

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Walnut

17th Century Italian of the Period Louis XIV Antique Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important and rare antique Italian of the period Louis XIV chest of drawers, 1680. On the front four large and useful drawers. Characterized by front of the drawers with rustic decor...
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1680s Italian Antique Louis XIV Dressers

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Walnut

Painted Armoire, 18th Century, Louis XIV
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century Italian Louis XIV painted armoire two-door faux bois wardrobe with golden neoclassical decorative paint. With working lock and one key. As purchased in Italy with antiqu...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Dressers

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Paint

17th Century Italian Louis XIV Carved Walnut Antique Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important and rare antique Italian of the period Louis XIV chest of drawers, 1680. On the front three large and useful drawers. The first drawer has a very rare feature, the front op...
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1680s Italian Antique Louis XIV Dressers

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Walnut

Late 17th C Louis XIV Italian Walnut Scrittorio Con Scarabattolo, Burl & Inlay
Located in Encinitas, CA
Late 17th Century Louis XIV Italian walnut secretary cabinet, termed a Scrittorio con Scarabattolo, with thick burled walnut drawer fronts and striking carved fruitwood inlay. Fine R...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Dressers

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Wrought Iron

17th Century Italian Louis XIV Walnut Inlaid Antique Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important antique Italian Louis XIV period chest of drawers 1680s. On the front four large and useful drawers with a particular wavy shape. This chest of drawers is characterized by ...
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1680s Italian Antique Louis XIV Dressers

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Walnut

Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Walnut Dresser with Fruitwood Inlay & Brass
Located in Encinitas, CA
Early 18th century Italian Louis XIV style 3 drawer walnut dresser with lovely carved fruitwood inlay. Stately architectural form and striking ...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Dressers

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Brass

17th Century Italian Louis XIV Walnut Antique Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important antique Italian Louis XIV period chest of drawers 1680s. On the front four large and useful drawers. In the 17th century only important families...
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1680s Italian Antique Louis XIV Dressers

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Walnut

Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Style Hand Carved Walnut Commode or Chest
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late-eighteenth century Louis XIV style hand carved walnut commode or chest of drawers was found in the region of Normandy, France. This piece features three drawers of dovetail...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Dressers

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Bronze

Red Lacquer Painted Bombay Dresser Chest of Drawers
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Bombay painted dresser chest of drawers.
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20th Century Unknown Louis XIV Dressers

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Hardwood, Lacquer

18th C. Louis XIV Style Commode with Ormolu Bronze Mounts attrib. Etienne Doirat
Located in Miami, FL
Important Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Commode or Louis XIV Regence commode or chest of drawers attributed to l'ébéniste Etienne Doirat (1675-1732 - French mastercraftsman). ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Dressers

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

18th Century French Louis XIV Chest of Drawers, JME H. Hansen
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A mid-18th century French Louis XIV chest of drawers from Paris. Stamped “JME H. Hansen” for Hubert Hansen (master from 1747, died 1756). Slightly trapezoidal, double-curved body wi...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Dressers

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Walnut, Oak

Italian Venetian Louis XIV Rococo Walnut Burl Veneer Credenza circa 1880
Located in Encinitas, CA
Italian Venetian Louis XIV Rococo Walnut Burl Veneer Credenza, circa 1880. Lovely and striking two-tone serpentine shaped credenzino commode of carved walnut solids, gorgeous matching burled veneers and inlays, featuring 1 upper smaller and 2 larger lower drawers with antique hardware. Late 19th century Louis XIV Baroque Rococo Revival. Perfect Bombay cabinet as bedside stand or hallway commode...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Dressers

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Walnut

Fine Brass Inlaid Boulle Style Marble Top French Lingerie Chest Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular and very rare style of lingerie chest or tall dresser in the style of Andre Boulle who made these over 200 years ago in France. This...
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1960s European Vintage Louis XIV Dressers

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Carrara Marble, Brass

17th Century Italian Louis XIV Walnut Inlaid Antique Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important antique Italian Louis XIV period chest of drawers 1680s. On the front four large and useful. This chest of drawers is characterized by a spectacular and rich inlay work in walnut wood, made with different precious woods.The refined decoration is floral in taste and covers every part of the piece of furniture. Look carefully at the photos to understand the high artistic quality. In the 17th century only important families...
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1680s Italian Antique Louis XIV Dressers

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Walnut

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Late 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Dressers

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Italian, Genoa, Louis XIV Period Painted 3-Drawer Commode, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Dressers

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Italian, Lombardia, Louis XIV Period Walnut & Ebonized 5-Drawer Cassettone, 1730
Located in Atlanta, GA
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