Mid Century Louis XV Bombe Hand-Carved Paint Decorated Marble-Top Desk & Chair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful five-drawer desk with hand carvings (see thumbnail photos) and paint decorated in the Louis XV style.
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Ladies Bombe Bureau
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Dublin, IE
A magnificent 19th century French ormolu mounted and brass marquetry inlaid bombe bureau in the Louis XV style with three quarter brass gallery top, the fall front to reveal a superb...
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.
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 in kingwood and is parquetry inlaid with figured walnut. The bureau has gilt met...
Ormolu
19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Bombe French Marquetry Inlaid Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
19th-20th century Louis XV style bombe French marquetry inlaid desk.
Metal
Sold
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 unique French Louis XV style ornate ormolu gilt mounted figural desk.
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 writing surface with tooled gilt border detail, mounted decorative figural and folia...
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 wild cherry timber, the large writing table sits on four heavily carved cabriole l...
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 writing surface opening to reveal a lacquered interior fitted with two drawers, the wh...
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
This wonderfully designed Italian writing desk with three drawers dating to the mid 20th century features olive wood veneer as a parquetry simulating oyster patterns. All edges are b...
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 figured walnut and is sumpuously inlaid with floral fruitwood marquetry, the top h...
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 "commode scriban". Carved in Bordeaux, France, circa 1760, the fold out secretary is b...
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 profusely inlaid with floral details and a central heraldic shield motif. The interi...
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
This elegant antique fruitwood commode-secretary was crafted in Paris, France circa 1780; the ladies desk with bombe sides, features nine drawers with a faux book center door. The to...
Leather, Walnut
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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
Decorate and organize your desktop with this antique ebony Boulle inkwell. Crafted in France circa 1860, the desk accessory is rectangular in shape with bombe sides, and sits on bron...
Brass, Bronze
Sold
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. The piece sports heavily detailed and balanced marquetry work, bronze mounts, and on...
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 curved and shaped structure surmounted by a miniature portrait on ivory above seven gilt...
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 an arrangement of draws and pigeon holes above three short drawers all raised up on ...
Sold
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-dest, and "two-bodies," elegant and sophisticated piece furniture.
Walnut
$595
H 30 in W 21 in D 21 in
Vintage Italian Venetian French Louis XV Style Painted Marble Top Lamp Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Venetian/French Louis XV Style Hand Painted Floral Green Marble Top Side Table. Item features an inset marble top, hand painted floral details, green and cream finish...
Marble
19th Century French Boulle Inlaid Side Cabinet or Credenza
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French Boulle serpentine fronted credenza, having shaped glazed doors to either end with shelves within. The central door with classical scrolling fo...
Brass
$2,480
H 37 in W 83 in D 24 in
Vintage Louis XVI Style Hand Painted and Breche Violette Marble Top Console
By Maison Jansen
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., Louis XVI style carved and painted console features, most notably, a top of gorgeous 1.25" thick breche de violette marble. An elaborate apron is found under the marble top,...
Marble
$4,800
H 37 in W 43 in D 17 in
French Louis XVI Painted Gesso & Giltwood Console Table with Shaped Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional French Louis XVI console table, circa 1785-1795, with original paint and gesso surface. The carved wood frame features the refined neoclassical lines Marie Antoinette’s e...
Marble
19th Century French Regence Painted Marble Top Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Created in the early 20th century, this antique French Régence table is distinguished by exceptional hand carving, its original painted finish, and a beautifully aged patina. The sha...
Marble
20th Century French Louis XV Inlaid Marble and Ormolu Bombe Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage French Louis XVI style commode features shaped Italian green marble-top surmounting two-drawer chest in bombe form having book matched inlay with cast bronze mounts and raise...
Marble, Bronze
$1,795
H 26.75 in W 36 in D 24 in
20th-C. Maitland-Smith French Louis XV Style Marble Top Fruitwood Center / Side
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 20th century French Louis XV style heavily carved fruitwood and gilt marble top table by Maitland -Smith. The cabriole legs slope down into classic hooves. The top is not a...
Fruitwood
1920's Italian Paint Decorated Venetian Painted Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant Louis XV style painted writing table or petite desk embodies the graceful sophistication of 18th-century French furniture while offering exceptional versatility for toda...
Walnut
$25,338
H 30.71 in W 63 in D 36.23 in
20th Century Bureau Plat or Writting Table by the Model of Andre Charles Boulle
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Berlin, DE
This model was built by Charles Boulle, the most important and historian of Louis XV. Piano white Polished veneer on solid beech and oak. Extremely finely chiselled bronze. Slightly...
Bronze
$3,651Sale Price|20% Off
H 30.71 in W 55.12 in D 34.65 in
Charles-Boulle Style Mounted Tortoiseshell Engraved Brass and Ebony Desk, 1900
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Florence, IT
Charles- Boulle style ormolu-mounted tortoiseshell engraved brass and ebony finish desk. Center or parlor table with serpentine-shaped top, inlaid with foliate brass scrollwork. Red...
Bronze, Brass
$7,238
H 38.19 in W 33.86 in D 18.51 in
Antique Boulle chest of drawers from the mid-19th century, France.
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique Boulle style chest of drawers from around 1850, France. Beautiful brass and tortoiseshell inlay, characteristic of this style. White marble countertop. The furniture is in v...
Marble, Brass
19th Century Lacquered Small Cabinet
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Petite 19th-century armoire in ebony veneer, adorned with brass inlay decoration. It opens with two doors with panels of Chinese lacquer from the 17th century, featuring birds on fl...
Granite, Brass
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Bureau Plat
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Forney, TX
French Perfection! A most impressive and very fine quality vintage Louis XV style ormolu mounted marquetry inlaid bureau plat. Exquisitely hand-crafted in the manner of important...
Bronze, Ormolu
$10,950
H 28.5 in W 27.75 in D 16.75 in
19th c Jeune Befort French Louis XV Style Bronze Ormolu Ladies Desk
By Befort Jeune
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
An exceptional and highly decorative 19th-century French marquetry writing desk by Mathieu Béfort, known as Béfort Jeune (1813–1880), bearing the BÉFORT JEUNE signature or stamp. Pet...
Bronze
$17,400Sale Price|40% Off
H 65.5 in W 33 in D 23 in
19th Century French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Boulle Secretary Desk
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Tarzana, CA
19th Century French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Boulle Secretary Desk Having a writing section along with a two door commode for mail secretary needs. Mounted with ormolu bronze mo...
Brass, Ormolu
$3,635Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 61.03 in D 34.65 in
Rare Napoleon III Boulle Desk 1860 France André-Charles Boulle
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rare Napoleon III Boulle desk of very high quality, 1860 France
Brass
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$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
$4,500
H 30.75 in W 50.5 in D 28 in
Vintage Italian Walnut Burl Louis XV Bombay Style Serpentine Writing Desk VGC
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Hand-made in Italy, circa 1950s or 60s, this gorgeous 5-drawer Louis XV or Bombay style desk in Italian walnut burl with antiqued brass hardware. This desk has been in my collections...
Brass
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
$380,300
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
$125,000
H 30.5 in W 79.5 in D 38 in
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Bureau-Plat Desk
By H. Conquet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large French 19th century Louis XV style ormolu mounted (gilt bronze) kingwood and walnut bureau plat by H. Conquet after a model by Charles Cressent. The shaped rect...
Bronze
$5,093
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
French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An outstanding French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk with bronze trim and ornate ormolu mounts and embossed leather top. The desk is finished on all sides and could ...
Leather, Walnut
Sold|$2,800
H 29.75 in W 53.25 in D 27.25 in
French Louis XV Style Leather Top Writing Desk with Matching Desk Chair
By Drexel
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This lovely Drexel vintage writing desk in the French Louis XV style includes a matching Louis XV style chair and displays lovely French Provincial style having curvaceous cabriole l...
Cane, Wood
$52,150Sale Price|30% Off
H 68.5 in W 55.5 in D 12 in
Fine Palatial Italian 19th Century Florentine Giltwood Carved Mirror Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A palatial and museum quality Italian 19th century Florentine Rococo giltwood carved mirror frame. The ornately carved frame with scrolls and acanthus, all gilt is original, circa Fl...
Wood
Italian Rococo Revival Writing Desk, Late 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
Italian Rococo Revival Writing Desk, Late 19th Century This charming Italian Rococo Style painted writing desk, likely dating back to the late-19th century, showcases a delicate flor...
Wood, Paint
$14,000 / item
H 50 in Dm 25 in
Set of Large Vintage Italian Alabaster Globe Fixtures. Sold individually.
Located in New York, NY
A set of 4 large neoclassic globe carved alabaster lanterns with 4 interior Edison lights each. Sold & priced Individually. Measurements: Diameter: 25" Drop: 55" (adjustable)
Alabaster, Bronze
$75,000
H 53 in W 63 in D 22 in
Rare and Palatial Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Marquetry Cabinet
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rare and Palatial Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Marquetry and Parquetry Cabinet A heavy marble top above a bronze frieze with three paneled doors decorated...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$175,000
H 108 in W 96 in D 24 in
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A palatial and superb early 20th century gilt bronze Mounted Louis XVI style Mahogany Vitrine by François Linke François Linke The arched top with scrolled corners and centered by ...
Bronze, Ormolu
$24,500Sale Price|30% Off
H 29 in Dm 44.25 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Center Table
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine french 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood, kingwood and fruitwood marquetry round side or center table, in the manner of Théodore Millet. The circ...
Ormolu, Bronze
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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