Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Antique Louis XIII furniture is not as lavish as that of his son Louis XIV, who transformed his father’s modest Versailles hunting lodge into a sumptuous palace. Yet the imposing forms of its chairs, dressers, tables and other pieces express grandeur and luxury.
When Henry IV was assassinated in the streets of Paris in 1610, his young son became the king of France. With Louis XIII too young to rule, the widowed Marie de' Medici — a native of Italy and member of the prominent House of Medici — became regent, instilling an Italian influence in the decorative arts. Even after Louis XIII exiled his mother and took power in 1617, this aesthetic informed his court style. As did the consolidation of power, established with his chief minister, Cardinal Richelieu, through his death in 1643.
From sturdy chests and tall cupboards to colossal four-poster beds, almost every piece of Louis XIII furniture was heavily carved or turned from dark-toned wood. Motifs of the period included scrollwork, foliage, fruits, grotesque masks and other images of abundance, often inlaid in marquetry of wood or tortoiseshell. Ornamental scenes, sometimes carved on cabinet panels and other pieces from rare ebony, oak or walnut, were borrowed from engravings by northern European masters like Peter Paul Rubens. Engravings also spread the Louis XIII style during the 17th century, particularly by printmaker Abraham Bosse, who depicted the popular Louis XIII chairs designed with upholstered seats and low, wide backs.
The lofty profiles of the French furniture complemented the architecture under the reign of Louis XIII, such as the Palais du Luxembourg by chief architect Salomon de Brosse and architect Jacques Lemercier’s chapel at the Sorbonne, which showcased the influence of Italian Baroque.
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2010s American Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
1920s French Vintage Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Oak
Late 20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Chestnut, Oak
Early 2000s French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut, Pine
Late 20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Chestnut, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut, Burl
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
17th Century French Antique Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Wood, Walnut
2010s European Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Rosewood
19th Century French Antique Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Oak
1850s French Antique Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
2010s American Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Wood, Hardwood, Cherry, Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
1890s French Antique Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Oak
2010s American Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Steel
Early 20th Century Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Wood
18th Century French Antique Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Chestnut
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Oak
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Oak
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Elm
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Oak
Early 2000s French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Oak, Walnut
1980s French Vintage Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut
1980s French Vintage Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut, Elm
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Walnut, Cherry, Oak
17th Century French Antique Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Oak
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIII Dining Room Tables
Oak