Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
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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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Porcelain, Mirror
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Stucco, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gesso, Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Silver Leaf
1890s French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gesso
Late 20th Century Italian Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Marble
Late 20th Century Italian Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood, Beech
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century French Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Beech
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Early 1900s European Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood
1770s Italian Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood, Mercury Glass, Mirror
Early 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
1860s Italian Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Walnut
Early 1800s Italian Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood
1820s French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Mahogany, Giltwood
1880s English Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
1980s Vintage Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-19th Century English Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
19th Century European Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century British Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Walnut
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Marble
1840s French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood
1890s French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood, Glass
Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Silver Leaf
2010s American Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Cherry
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood