$2,195 / set
H 30.5 in W 48 in D 24.5 in
Mid Century Louis XV Bombe Hand-Carved Paint Decorated Marble-Top Desk & Chair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Louis XV style. Top quality workmanship in every phase. Original matching chair with this desk that is
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Ladies Bombe Bureau
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Dublin, IE
Louis XV style with three quarter brass gallery top, the fall front to reveal a superb satinwood fitted
Brass, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Walnut Bombe Partners Desk Empire Bureau Table
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Wonderful Louis XV style bombe bureau plat or writing desk. This is a dummy partners desk i.e
Unavailable
H 54.7 in W 35.5 in D 21.3 in
19th Century Victorian Kingwood and Walnut Bombé Shaped Bureau, Ormolu Mounts
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
A 19th century Victorian bombé shaped bureau with a cabinet top. The bureau is quarter veneered
Ormolu
19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Bombe French Marquetry Inlaid Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
19th-20th century Louis XV style bombe French marquetry inlaid desk. Having bronze mounts. Having
Metal
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H 31 in W 51.5 in D 26 in
Louis XV Marquetry Style Mahogany Brass Ormolu Mounted Bombe Leather Top Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Style Mahogany Brass Ormolu Mounted Bombe Leather Top Desk A
Brass
Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Desk with Bombe Cabinet
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional Louis XV style kingwood shaped single drawer desk with bombe cabinet, a conforming
Kingwood
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H 31.75 in W 60.75 in D 29 in
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Bombe Cherry Desk with Five Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique fruitwood desk was created in the Poitou region of France, circa 1790. Made of
Bronze
French Chinoiserie Lacquered Bombe Writing Desk or Bureau
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An elegant French Chinoiserie lacquer Louis XV style bombe writing desk, the leather drop-front
Lacquer
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H 30 in W 40.5 in D 19.5 in
Italian Bombe Shape Caddy Top Olive Oyster Veneered Writing Desk, Mid 20th C
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
elegant bombe shape. The desk rests on four elegantly shaped cabriole legs.
Brass
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H 28.75 in W 35.5 in D 20.25 in
Antique Louis XV French Inlaid Marquetry Bombe Writing Table Desk Bureau, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French marquetry bombe shaped writing/side table, circa 1880. The table is made from
Walnut
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H 45 in W 46 in D 25 in
18th Century French Louis XV Bombe Cherry Desk Secretary Scriban from Bordeaux
Located in Dallas, TX
Put a sophisticated spin on your study or office with this antique slant front desk commode, or
Bronze
Vintage Inlaid French Bombe Drop Front Desk Secretaire
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An unusual highly-inlaid French fall-front desk or secretaire of dramatic 'bombe' form, the whole
Walnut
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H 38.75 in W 39 in D 19.5 in
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Bombe Ladies Desk Table with Faux Book Door
Located in Dallas, TX
ladies desk with bombe sides, features nine drawers with a faux book center door. The top folds down to
Leather, Walnut
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H 29 in W 39 in D 15.5 in
French 19th Century Louis XV Bombe Marquetry Writing Table with Bronze Mounts
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful marquetry writing table features a bombe shape reflecting the Louis XV style well
Bronze
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H 5.5 in W 14.25 in D 10.75 in
19th Century French Louis XV Bombe Boulle Inkwell with Bronze and Brass Mounts
By Ecole Boulle
Located in Dallas, TX
1860, the desk accessory is rectangular in shape with bombe sides, and sits on bronze scrolled feet
Brass, Bronze
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H 47.5 in W 32 in D 21 in
19th Century Louis XV Style Bombe Marquetry and Ormolu-Mounted Bureau a Gradin
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This excellent French Louis XV style bureau à gradin or ladies writing desk features an upper
Bronze
Lady's Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Bureau
Located in Cheshire, GB
Lady’s inlaid bombe bureau, the hinged fall with armorial marquetry decoration, opening to reveal
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H 97.25 in W 52.37 in D 25.99 in
French Louis XV Period Bombe Walnut Deux-Corps Slant-Desk Commode from Bordeaux
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
A magnificent, rare and unique French Louis XV period, circa 1740, walnut bombe commode, and slant
Walnut
$5,384Sale Price|20% Off
H 20.48 in W 16.54 in
Christ Samaritan Woman Pozzoserrato Paint Oil on table 17th Century Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Christ and the Samaritan woman at the well Attributable to Ludovico Pozzoserrato (Antwerp circa 1550 - Treviso 1605) Oil on the table 37 x 27 cm., In frame 52 x 42 cm. The subject ...
Oil
$14,685Sale Price|20% Off
H 88.59 in W 55.52 in D 80.71 in
Letto a baldacchino. Italia, inizi del XIX sec
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Letto a baldacchino in ferro battuto con pediera e testiera in legno sagomato per poter essere rivestita di tappezzeria. I montanti in ferro battuto come i piedi presentano delle ins...
Wrought Iron
$845,000
H 101 in W 56 in D 20 in
Palatial Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood and Vernis Martin Style Vitrine
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality palatial French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted, satinwood, kingwood parquetry and Vernis Martin style paneling three-door raised Vitrine Display Cabinet attributed t...
Bronze
$484,500Sale Price|35% Off
H 36 in W 71 in D 27 in
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted & Marquetry Commode - François Linke Leon Messagé
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted and end-cut floral and fruit marquetry two-drawer serpentine-shaped bombé commode by François Linke (1855-1946), Index number 720, the mounts d...
Ormolu
$1,596Sale Price|34% Off
H 30 in W 50 in D 24 in
French Louis XV Rococo Style Walnut Writing Desk Table Circa 1960s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant French Louis XV Rococo style writing desk showcases the timeless craftsmanship and ornate detailing that define 18th-century French design, recreated beautifully in the ...
Walnut
$9,284
H 64.97 in W 56.7 in D 32.68 in
Impressive Louis XV Desk/Reception Table, After F. Linke, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Impressive Louis XV desk/reception table, after F. Linke, Paris Solid beech wood and veneered. Multiple curved and cambered body with fine inlay work. Free standing desk/reception...
Brass, Bronze
$1,021,951
H 33.47 in W 44.49 in D 24.81 in
Russian Malachite and Silver Table by Imperial Silversmiths the Grachev Brothers
By Grachev Brothers
Located in London, GB
Russian malachite and silver table by Imperial silversmiths the Grachev Brothers Russian, 1884 Measures: Height 85cm, width 113cm, depth 63cm This beautiful silver table was man...
Malachite, Silver
$381,528
H 52.37 in W 35.83 in D 24.41 in
Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Louis XVI Style Casket on Stand
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain Louis XVI style casket on stand This magnificent Louis XVI style ormolu casket is supported by a mirror-topped table stand, which sits on fo...
Ormolu
Elegant French Style Writing Desk
Located in Riverdale, NY
Elegant French style writing desk with Louis XV lines in blond wood with silver leaf-painted table edge and feet. 3 drawers. Fitted glass top included (no image). Measures: 20" deep...
Wood
$5,109
H 30.71 in W 35.44 in D 20.87 in
Louis XV Style Writing Desk with Serpentine Legs Painted with Gold Highlights
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV style writing desk made by La Maison London. Painted in a French grey with gold highlights. mounted on Serpentine legs with decorative bronzes ornaments . there is two dr...
Bronze
$1,250,000 / set
H 100.5 in W 36 in D 36 in
Monumental Pair French 19th Century Putto Flambeaux Urns Torchere Urn Sculptures
By René Rozet 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Monumental Museum Quality Pair of French 19th Century Figural Gilt and Patinated Bronze Rosso Granite Marble Flambeaux Urns, each depicting a pair of standing allegorical and whims...
Granite, Bronze
$524,601 / set
H 114.5 in W 35.5 in D 5 in
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Wood, Pine
$5,382
H 30.12 in W 48.43 in D 22.25 in
Fine Victorian Jas Shoolbred Green Marble Topped Watchmakers Desk Writing Table
By Jas Schoolbred
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning original Victorian circa 1880 James Jas Shoolbred Watchmakers table / desk with green marble top A good looking and...
Marble, Brass
$34,065
H 83.47 in W 74.81 in D 88.19 in
Bed Italian Venetian Painted Trompe L’œil Baroque Fortuny Superking 6ft 180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Magnificent, 18th Century, Venetian, Trompe-L’œil, Painted, Bed, Superking 6ft, 180cm wide, With Massive 213cm, 6ft 10in Shaped Headboard & 149cm, 5ft Shaped Footboard & Fortuny Bedc...
Paint
$88,569
H 50.01 in W 72.45 in D 94.89 in
Louis-Philippe Gilt Composition King Size Bed After Jacob-Desmalter, circa 1850
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Majestic Louis-Philippe Giltwood and Gilt Composition King Size Bed, after a model by Francois-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter, the outwardly curved headboard flanked by two open-wi...
Giltwood
Fine Francois Linke Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Console Table
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Superb Francois linke ormolu-mounted kingwood console table, circa 1900. Signed Linke. The shaped brèche Violette marble top above the frieze centered by a scallop shell, flanked b...
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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