Large French Louis Xv Fireplace
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Carrara Marble
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Wrought Iron
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
2010s American Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace ...
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Wrought Iron
Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mir...
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century Belgian Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-20th Century European Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Siena Marble
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze
Antique 18th Century Dutch Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Wrought Iron
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique 1790s French French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century French Rococo Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Carrara Marble
Antique Early 19th Century Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Antique 19th Century French Regency Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Bronze
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Art Glass, Giltwood
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Copper, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Silk, Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Architectural Elements
Lava, Stone
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Wrought Iron
Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Bronze
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Oak
Antique 1720s French Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Textile, Silk, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Andirons
Wrought Iron, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century English Louis XV Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Brass, Iron
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Console Tables
Limestone
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Settees
Oak
Antique 1890s Mantel Clocks
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Andirons
Brass, Iron
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A Close Look at louis-xv Furniture
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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