Louis Xiv Style Bedroom Furniture

Boulle benefitted from the king s lifelong patronage and support and he remains by far the best known furniture maker of the louis xiv period.

Louis xiv style bedroom furniture.

Shop louis xiv furniture decor and art at great prices on chairish. Louis xiv style furniture louis xv style furniture louis xvi style furniture and more. 40ʺw 40ʺd 48ʺl big flats. Antique louis xiv style cast iron french fireback the arms of france large french louis xiv chandelier in brass 18th century monumental pair of 18th century venetian silver giltwood sconces italian early 19th century louis xiv st.

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. The combination of tortoiseshell and metal inlay exemplified in the museum s clock and pedestal was not invented by boulle although furniture in this technique is often referred to as boulle work. Category mid 20th century italian louis xvi bedroom furniture. The furniture of the louis xv period 1715 1774 is characterized by curved forms lightness comfort and asymmetry.

The name of andré charles boulle is particularly associated with this style of furniture design. 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. Walnut and fruitwood center table. Antique taste fine custom made french style antique furniture reproductions licensed manufacturer and registered exporter offering furniture of the beautiful era.

Vintage baker furniture louis xvi style matte black painted side chairs a pair 1 429. Bed frames bedroom sets headboards all beds. Bed frames bedroom sets headboards all beds. 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. Common decorative motifs of the period include shells satyrs cherubs festoons and garlands mythological themes cartouches ornamental frames foliated scrolls and dolphins. Oversized antique 1920s french louis xiv style bronze 6 light chandelier 2 850. The style had three distinct periods.