Louis XV 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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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Mid-20th Century North American Louis XV Mirrors
Glass, Plastic
1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Mirrors
Walnut
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Giltwood
1940s Italian Vintage Louis XV Mirrors
Walnut
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Mirrors
Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Louis XV Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Mirrors
Glass, Hardwood
1940s American Vintage Louis XV Mirrors
Walnut
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1940s Italian Vintage Louis XV Mirrors
Breccia Marble
20th Century Louis XV Mirrors
Gold
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Giltwood, Glass
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
1850s French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Giltwood
1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Mirrors
Walnut
1790s French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Walnut
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Mirrors
Walnut
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Mirrors
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
1770s French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Fruitwood
Late 20th Century Louis XV Mirrors
Gold
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Mirrors
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Glass, Plaster, Wood, Giltwood
1820s French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Walnut
2010s Singaporean Louis XV Mirrors
Walnut
20th Century American Louis XV Mirrors
Glass, Cherry
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Gold, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Bronze
20th Century Louis XV Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Giltwood
1890s French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Mirrors
Canvas, Mirror, Poplar, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Bronze
19th Century Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Silver
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Antique Louis XV Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Stucco, Wood