Louis Xv Boulle
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Bronze, Brass
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Brass, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Brass, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Brass, Ormolu
Antique 1830s French Louis XV Secretaires
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Candelabras
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Antique 1720s French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Antique 18th Century French Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique 17th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Tortoise Shell, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Lights and Sconces
Ormolu
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Brass
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
20th Century Italian Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Console Tables
Brass, Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Enamel
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Brass, Ormolu
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Ormolu
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
Antique 1760s French Louis XV Console Tables
Brass
20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Baroque Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century Louis XV Chairs
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Brass, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Brass, Ormolu
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Brass, Bronze, Other
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Cabinets
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks
Bronze
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Griotte Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 20th Century Italian Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Antique Mid-19th Century Louis XV Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1720s French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Tortoise Shell
Antique 1850s French Louis XV Center Tables
Brass
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV More Clocks
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Game Tables
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Metal
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Brass
1990s Louis XVI Side Tables
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Sideboards
Marble, Serpentine
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Tortoise Shell
20th Century Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Porcelain, Walnut
20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Brass, Ormolu
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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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