Louis Xv Walnut Bedside Tables
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Marble
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Side Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV End Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Louis XV End Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Night Stands
Walnut
Vintage 1930s Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Night Stands
Siena Marble
Early 20th Century French Provincial Night Stands
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Night Stands
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Night Stands
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Brass
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Sideboards
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Tulipwood, Walnut
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Cabinets
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Night Stands
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century European Louis XV Dressers
Walnut
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Brass
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Night Stands
Fruitwood, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century European Louis XV Wardrobes and Armoires
Walnut
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Walnut
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Bronze
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Night Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Baroque Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Walnut
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Night Stands
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century European French Provincial Night Stands
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Walnut, Satinwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
Early 2000s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century British Cabinets
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Night Stands
Walnut
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Night Stands
Walnut
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Night Stands
Rosewood, Walnut
Vintage 1960s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Ebony, Maple, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
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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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