Louis XV Furniture
LOUIS XV STYLE
The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.
Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.
Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.
During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.
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Style: Louis XV
20th Century French Salon Side Table in Louis XV After F. Linke, Black
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century French Salon Side Table in Louis XV after F. Linke, black
Solid wood side table in Louis XV. Slightly convex and concave, carcass, flanked by solid corner glaciers on h...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Louis XV Style Clear Glass with Pendants Two-Light Sconce
Located in Brescia, IT
Louis XV style clear glass with pendants Two-light sconce contemporary production
A nice wall sconce of untimeless beauty. Very contemporary brown burnished metal details.
Burnis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Glass
19th Century French Hand Carved and Painted side Chair in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French hand carved side chair in Louis XV style beautifully hand painted in light green with gilt wood accents. It is upholstered in floral silk textile and is in very good original ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Antique Louis XIV-Style Painted and Parcel-Gilt Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French, late 19th Century, Louis XIV-style painted and parcel-gilt throne chair.
The chair features a finely carved wood frame in a naturally distressed paint finish. The ch...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Linen, Giltwood
French Louis XV-Style Painted Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous, 1920s French painted and parcel-gilt settee in the Louis XV style.
This French settee consists of a beautifully carved frame in a robin’s egg blue paint finish with gilt a...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Ormolu Antique French Rococo Cartel Wall Clock
By A.D. Mougin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A magnificent and very large original antique French Rococo cartel wall clock. Asymmetrically modelled in the Louis XV style, the dial bursting through the swirling clouds as the sun...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
A Pair of Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Wall Console Tables with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Wall Console Tables with Marble Top. The serpentine shaped free-standing wall consoles with the apron centered with an intricately carved pierc...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
19th Century Cylinder Bureau by François Linke in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
A Petit Bureau à Cylindre in the Transitional Manner
After the design by Jean-François Oeben
By François Linke
Index no. 1626
A rare small cylinder bureau, after the celebrated exa...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Cherry Rafraîchissoir with Red Marble Top, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style cherry rafraîchissoir side table with royal rouge marble top inset, coolers, single drawer and lower shelf from the mid 19th century. Born in the years that s...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
French Bedroom Chair
Located in Malibu, CA
A French Louis XVI period finely carved walnut armchair with oval back and burnout damask upholstery & trimmed with Samuel & Sons silk gimp.
The chair is raised on four tapered carve...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Louis XV Style Fruitwood Arm Chairs w/ Brunschwig & Fils Striped Fabric
Located in Milford, NH
A fine quality pair of Louis XV style fruitwood arm chairs with beautifully detailed foliate and scroll carved decoration, appointed with striped upholstery by Brunschwig & Fils, and...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
French Louis XV Style Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautiful large French Luis XV style Gilt Bronze-Mounted cabinet. With two doors and a marble top.
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Montesquieu Portrait Tortoiseshell Snuff Box
By Jacques Joseph de Gault
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exquisite miniature of French philosopher Charles Montesquieu graces the lid of this tortoiseshell-lined snuff box. The handsome portrait was fash...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Mirror, Italian Manufacture, 1700s
Located in Baranzate, IT
Antique gilded mirror with wooden frame and gilded porporin. Italian manufacture. 1700.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Tall Bleached White Wash Painted Walnut Marble-Top French Sideboard Console
Located in Rockaway, NJ
French circa 19th century white paint wash marble-top sideboard console. Standing 36" tall on elegant legs connected with beautifully carved stretcher. The sideboard has three d...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
19th Century Louis XV Style Lacquered Venetian Commode
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An amazing blue light and silver lacquered Venetian chest of drawers, lacquered green fake marble on the top, it's in original conditions with normal signs of use and age visible on ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Fruitwood
Antique Dutch Polished Brass Firewood Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century Dutch log basket. The firewood basket is made of polished brass and has a wrought iron handle. Also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well and cook over an open...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
French Antique Round Salon Coffee or Tea Table
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An elegant and very practical French antique salon table in rosewood veneer, dating from around the 1930s, and featuring a simple but effective marquetry decoration. The polished, ci...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Limestone Fireplace Mantel with Shell Detail
Located in Mckinney, TX
Salvaged from a countryside chateau in northern France, this fireplace mantel exudes classic French style reminiscent of the Louis XV era. Crafted from limestone and dating to the la...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Wonderful Nutwood Bedside Cabinets / Night Stands w. Snow White Marble Tops
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning pair of early 20th century, handcrafted, wooden bedside cabinets.
If you have an eye for detail, good shapes and top of the line furniture than you know how hard it is to f...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Sellette or Plant Holder Waltnut, Three Legs & One Drawer, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
This plant holder or sellette was made in France circa 1920.
A little tray is encrusted between the curved feet typical of the Louis 15 style.
The drawer butt...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Large Chandelier In Gilt Bronze And Baccarat Crystal
By Baccarat
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent large cage-shaped chandelier in gilded bronze presenting a beautiful and generous ornamentation in Baccarat crystal composed of large pendants, daggers (4 daggers in the ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Romweber French Rococo Louis XV Painted and Parcel Gilt Upholstered Side Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Rococo Louis XV style vanity chair or side chair
By Romweber
USA, Circa 1930s
Beautiful painted frame with gold gilt details, and original yellow floral print up...
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1930s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint
19th Century Petite Louis XV Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A stylish and petite Louis XV style two-drawer marquetry commode, with a curved front and sides and a shaped and polished grey-veined marble top. This very attractive chest of drawer...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fantastic Pair of Carved Walnut French Louis XV Style Bergere Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic pair of upholstered French bergère chairs in a beautiful upholstery with great frames of large scale. Measures 39.5 tall x 28 wide x 29.5 deep and seat height is ...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Gilt-Brass Cage-Form Crystal 4-Light Chandelier
Located in Alexandria, VA
This charming fixture is made distinctive by its beautiful amber ball prisms as well as the small citron beads that adorn it. It was handmade in Italy, inspired by Louis XV garden fi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
18th Century Louis XV Style Narrow Writing Desk
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A narrow and elegant 18th century lady's desk, or writing table, in natural wood with embossed leather top, and a single frieze drawer. Raised on four slender cabriole legs, this pet...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of French Early 20th Century Painted Cast Iron Planters
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Two incredible French cast iron planters that have been painted, circa 1920. The rectilinear planters are perched atop decorative scrolled feet, done with great influence from Louis ...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century Louis XV Bonheur Du Jour Desk
Located in San Antonio, TX
Introducing a magnificent 19th Century Louis XV Bonheur Du Jour Desk, a true masterpiece of elegance and craftsmanship from the 19th century. This exquisite piece features intricate ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Tulipwood
Louis XV Style Marble Top Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Louis XV style marble top cabinet with serpentine front with pale marble top with a moulded edge over five small drawers. Symmetrically arranged tulipwood parquetry veneers across th...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique Cane French Bed Corbeille Louis XV Style
Located in Buxton, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Cane Corbeille Bed.
This exquisite antique bed will transport you back in time to the elegance of 1920s France. Crafted in the Louis XV styl...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair of French Louis XV Style Paint Decorated Karges Nightstands Circa 1960s Era
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic pair of Karges of Evansville, Indiana who are know worldwide of making the finest of all furniture manufactures that ever existed from the USA. The stands are in ...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Provençale Console Table with Fleur-de-Lys
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period Provençale console table from the 18th century, with scalloped apron, stylized fleur-de-lys and cabriole legs. Born in Provence during the reign of King Loui...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Louis XV Style Roll Top Ladies Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Louis XV style roll top ladies desk with pull leather writing surface and bronze accents and gallery, circa 20th century. Key included; Missing one drawer. Dimensions: 49"H x...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Early 18th Century commemorative Glass engraved Vivat PBR 1721 The Netherlands
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Presenting an exquisite early 18th-century commemorative glass from the Netherlands, intricately engraved with "Vivat PBR" and dated 1721. This remarkable piece celebrates a signific...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Charming and Whimsical Italian Venetian Faux Verdi Marble Paint Decorated Comode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a ONE-OF-A-KIND hand-painted commode. The commode features all of the talent and potential of the artist. Look at the whimsical monkeys in various poses up to their mischievo...
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1930s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Fine 18th Century French Carved Walnut Louis XV Commode Dresser or Chest
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant exquisitely handmade carved walnut French commode from the 18th century featuring a carved ripple front with shell pulls that are part of the body. The intricately carved b...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in Carrara marble circa 1880
Hearth dimensions: 85 x 101.5 cm
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
18th Century Italian Provincial Circassian Walnut Secretary Slant-lid Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic Louis XV style desk made in Italy of Circassian highly figured walnut. Th desk is in good, restored condition and will show minimal signs of age and wear. Measure...
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1790s Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Large Rectangular Vertical or Horizontal French Carved Green and Gilded Mirror
By LaBarge
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Measures 56 tall x 46.5 wide x 2.25 deep. Can be hung Horizontally or vertically. Dates to teh 1960s.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Romweber French Rococo Louis XV Satinwood Parcel Painted Kidney-Shaped Vanity
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Rococo Louis XV style vanity or writing desk
By Romweber
USA, Circa 1930s
Beautiful satinwood, with painted and gold gilt details, and original brass hardware.
...
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1930s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Set of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces By Gherardo Degli Albizzi Beautifully cast in the traditional manner with all the sumptuous movement of the Rococo period, having three...
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2010s Italian Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
A very fine Palatial 18th century French Louis XV gilt mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine palatial French Louis XV period gilt carved mirror. Beautiful details with vine and floral carving.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XV Trumeau Mirror with Original Oil Painting and Carved Gilt Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV painted trumeau mirror from the 18th century, with original floral oil painting and carved giltwood motifs. Born in France during the second half of the 18th centur...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Antique Cane French Bed Louis XV Style
Located in Buxton, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Cane French Bed.
This exquisite antique bed will transport you back in time to the elegance of 1920s France. Crafted in the Louis XV style, t...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood
French 18th Century Walnut Slant-Front Desk on Three-Drawer Commode en Arbalète
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period walnut slant-front desk on commode from the 18th century, with star inlay, crossbow front and quadrilobe motifs. Born in France during the 18th century, this...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Gorgeous French Carved Louis XV Bergere Chairs Circa 1940s era
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous pair of French-made chairs in good condition with minor stains. The chairs are beautifully condition. They are classic. Measures 37 tall x 26 wide x 28 deep and se...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
A Louis XIV-XV Transitional Style Giltwood Carved Wall Console with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Louis XIV-XV Transitional Style Giltwood Carved Wall Console with Marble Top. The three-drawer apron wall-mounting console table with gilt-bronze pull handles, rounded corners and ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Faux Gilt Plastic Framed Mirror
By Syroco
Located in Denton, TX
Nice beveled mirror with Syroco style plastic frame in the style of Louis xv. The frame is molded plastic with a faux gold finish with wear that reveals the red primer that is used i...
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Mid-20th Century North American Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Venetian Chandelier In Colorless Murano Glass Highlighted With English Green
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian chandelier in colorless Murano glass highlighted with English green, multicolored flowers,
Circa 1920
6 arms of light,
New electrification
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut and Cane Desk Armchair with Cushion
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or office with this elegant antique desk armchair. Crafted in Provence, France, circa 1870, the corner chair has an arched rounded cane back decorated at the top wi...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cane, Walnut, Leather
Rare Pair of French Fully Caned Upholstered Bergere Chairs Louis XV
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Measures 37 tall x 32.5 wide x 34 deep and seat height of 18. Dates to the 1950s era.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cane, Walnut
18th Century Antique Dutch Polished Brass Firewood Basket
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century Dutch log basket. The firewood basket is made of polished brass and has a wrought iron handle. Also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well and Cook over an open...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Single Upholstered Antique Bed WS18
Located in Wrexham, GB
A Louis XV style single upholstered bed with dark walnut frame and newly covered upholstery.
This bed accepts a US twin (or large UK single) 39" wide by 75" long base and mattress, ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Pair Of Louis XV Style Bergeres In Finely Carved Walnut Around 1920
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Louis XV Style Wing Chairs In Finely Carved Walnut Fabrics To Renovate
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Fantastic French Rococo Bombe Distressed Off-white Painted Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous pair of distressed paint decorated commodes made in France during the 1950s and in good vintage condition. The commodes have brass hardware and a fine distressed l...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Gorgeous Walnut and Breccia Marble French Louis XV Style Grand Sideboard Buffet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a truly grand and extremely beautiful French buffet or sideboard with a fantastic marble top with purple and yellow colors that resemble a watercolor painting. The sideboard ...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Breccia Marble
French Louis XV Italian-Made "Harvest" style Mirror with tools of a Farmer
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous "Harvest" mirror with all of the tools of a farmer and his harvest. The mirror is in good vintage condition with minor signs of wear or use and a gorgeous gold lea...
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1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Louis Xv furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include François Linke, Baker Furniture Company, La Maison London, and Jean-Baptiste Greuze. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $30 and tops out at $1,353,646 while the average work can sell for $4,763.
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