Louis XV Wall Clocks
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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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
1760s French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Brass, Enamel, Steel, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Ormolu
1890s French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Ormolu
1760s French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Enamel, Ormolu
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Steel, Bronze
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze, Steel
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Ormolu
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Ormolu
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Ormolu
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 1900s Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze, Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze, Enamel
1750s French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Brass, Bronze, Other
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Porcelain, Glass, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Brass, Enamel, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze, Enamel
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Ormolu
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Enamel, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
19th Century Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
1880s French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
1890s French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
1750s French Antique Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze