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Louis XV Decorative Boxes

LOUIS XV STYLE

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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Style: Louis XV
Louis XV Gilt Japanned Domed Casket First Half 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). Decorated overall with figures, bu...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Iron

Louis XV Gilt Japanned Domed Casket First Half 18th Century
Louis XV Gilt Japanned Domed Casket First Half 18th Century

Louis XV Gilt Japanned Domed Casket First Half 18th Century

An 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Box, Louis XV Period.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An 18th century Meissen porcelain box, Louis XV period. An 18th century Meissen porcelain box, Louis XV period, gilt brass mounting. H: 14cm, W: 9cm, D: 9cm
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Brass

An 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Box, Louis XV Period.
An 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Box, Louis XV Period.

An 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Box, Louis XV Period.

Antique French Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry Signed Bibus
By Paul Sormani
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning, rare fine quality French gilt bronze mounted Kingwood marquetry bibus (miniature bibliothèque). In the manner of/possibly by celebrated ébéniste Maison Paul Sormani; the ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Ormolu, Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry Signed Bibus
Antique French Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry Signed Bibus

Antique French Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry Signed Bibus

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Box.
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Box. This stunning antique French bronze box with a hinged lid, decorated with cupids surrounded with Sèvres-style porcelain floral and figurative plaques...
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1850s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Box.
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Box.

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Box.

Bruguier Tortoiseshell Swiss Fusée Singing Bird Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extremely rare, early Swiss automaton singing bird box by the famed Charles Bruguier is housed in a case enveloped in luxurious tortoiseshell. Ev...
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19th Century Swiss Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Gold

Bruguier Tortoiseshell Swiss Fusée Singing Bird Box
Bruguier Tortoiseshell Swiss Fusée Singing Bird Box

Bruguier Tortoiseshell Swiss Fusée Singing Bird Box

Louis XV French Gold Snuffbox by Germain Chayé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This luxurious Louis XV-period gold snuffbox was crafted by master French goldsmith Germain Chayé. Formed of 18-karat yellow gold, this exceptional box d...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Gold

Louis XV French Gold Snuffbox by Germain Chayé
Louis XV French Gold Snuffbox by Germain Chayé

Louis XV French Gold Snuffbox by Germain Chayé

Antique Viennese Enameled Bronze Carrige Form Music Box
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 19th century) Viennese Austrian music box in the form of a luxurious carriage in the French Louis XV Rococo style, with numerous finel...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Enamel

Antique Viennese Enameled Bronze Carrige Form Music Box
Antique Viennese Enameled Bronze Carrige Form Music Box

Antique Viennese Enameled Bronze Carrige Form Music Box

Lacquered Chinoiserie Wig Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully decorated hand carved, painted and lacquered, hinged wig box with chinoiserie theme gilding and paint design. Chinese red painted interior. Bras...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Lacquered Chinoiserie Wig Box
Lacquered Chinoiserie Wig Box

Lacquered Chinoiserie Wig Box

Miniature Provençale Louis XV Period 1725 Apprentice Commode with Lift Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Provençale Louis XV period miniature apprentice commode from the early 18th century, with lift top and cabriole legs. Born in Provence during the reign of King Louis XV, thi...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Miniature Provençale Louis XV Period 1725 Apprentice Commode with Lift Top
Miniature Provençale Louis XV Period 1725 Apprentice Commode with Lift Top

Miniature Provençale Louis XV Period 1725 Apprentice Commode with Lift Top

Antique French Bronze Ormolu Interior Lined Casket With Wedgewood Inserts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 5 in W: 8 3/4 in D: 3 1/2 in This beautiful antique 19th century bronze ormolu interior fitted jewelry casket with Wedgewood plaque inserts is made of the highest qu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Bronze Ormolu Interior Lined Casket With Wedgewood Inserts
Antique French Bronze Ormolu Interior Lined Casket With Wedgewood Inserts

Antique French Bronze Ormolu Interior Lined Casket With Wedgewood Inserts

Onyx, Champlevé and Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box, Louis XV Style, France, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Onyx, champlevé and gilt bronze jewelry box. Louis XV style, France, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Onyx, Bronze

Onyx, Champlevé and Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box, Louis XV Style, France, circa 1890
Onyx, Champlevé and Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box, Louis XV Style, France, circa 1890

Onyx, Champlevé and Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box, Louis XV Style, France, circa 1890

French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Tortoiseshell box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Tortoiseshell box. This truly stunning rectangular box is raised on four scrolling Ormolu acanthus leaf le...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Tortoiseshell box
French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Tortoiseshell box

French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Tortoiseshell box

Russian Carved bone table box - 18th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Russian Carved bone table box Carved bone table box North of Russia, 18th century 12,5 x 23,2 x 7 cm Rectangular box with a wooden core in bone veneer...
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18th Century Russian Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Bone, Wood

Russian Carved bone table box - 18th century
Russian Carved bone table box - 18th century

Russian Carved bone table box - 18th century

19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Wall Panetière Cabinet from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful antique fruitwood hanging panetière was crafted in Provence, circa 1830. This decorative cabinet stands on scrolled escargot feet over a intricate scalloped apron; it ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Wall Panetière Cabinet from Provence
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Wall Panetière Cabinet from Provence

19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Wall Panetière Cabinet from Provence

19th century French Louis XV Style Walnut Provençale Salt Box, 1890s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice Louis XV style Provençal walnut salt box dating from the end of the 19th century. Top tray that lifts and small drawer at the bottom. Artisanal work. Good condition.
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

19th century French Louis XV Style Walnut Provençale Salt Box, 1890s
19th century French Louis XV Style Walnut Provençale Salt Box, 1890s

19th century French Louis XV Style Walnut Provençale Salt Box, 1890s

Louis XV Style French Farinerio Flour Box with Carved Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century French Louis XV-style walnut farinerio flour box embodies both functional ingenuity and decorative charm. Intricately carved floral motifs adorn the front panel, re...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Louis XV Style French Farinerio Flour Box with Carved Floral Décor
Louis XV Style French Farinerio Flour Box with Carved Floral Décor

Louis XV Style French Farinerio Flour Box with Carved Floral Décor

Composition of red tortoiseshell gold piqué-work box, 18th century
Located in Paris, FR
Circular box in composition of red tortoiseshell powder called "Indian red". Inlays of nets in the form of waves of different shades of gold (rose gold and white) run across the lid...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Gold

Composition of red tortoiseshell gold piqué-work box, 18th century
Composition of red tortoiseshell gold piqué-work box, 18th century

Composition of red tortoiseshell gold piqué-work box, 18th century

Hand Painted Floral Wig Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful hand painted, domed shape wig box with brass corners and incised brass surround around lock. Painted interior.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Hand Painted Floral Wig Box
Hand Painted Floral Wig Box

Hand Painted Floral Wig Box

Louis XV Style French Farinerio Flour Box with Carved Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century French Louis XV-style walnut farinerio flour box exemplifies the perfect union of form and function. Crafted from warm-toned walnut, the box features intricately ca...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Louis XV Style French Farinerio Flour Box with Carved Floral Décor
Louis XV Style French Farinerio Flour Box with Carved Floral Décor

Louis XV Style French Farinerio Flour Box with Carved Floral Décor

18th Century Louis XV Painted Silver Leaf Display Case Tabernacolo, circa 1770
Located in Encinitas, CA
An elegantly detailed, late 18th century Louis XV period wooden display case, golden yellow lacquer with silver leaf accents. As a reliquary or tabernacolo, the box may have been used to display or store religious artifacts...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Silver Leaf

18th Century Louis XV Painted Silver Leaf Display Case Tabernacolo, circa 1770
18th Century Louis XV Painted Silver Leaf Display Case Tabernacolo, circa 1770

18th Century Louis XV Painted Silver Leaf Display Case Tabernacolo, circa 1770

Cherry wood and native wood box from the 18th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very large slurry box with parts in native wood veneer, marquetry nets and geometric decorations in marquetry on the top. The box rests on four arched feet in the Louis XV style. Thi...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Cherry wood and native wood box from the 18th century
Cherry wood and native wood box from the 18th century

Cherry wood and native wood box from the 18th century

Large Old Paris Porcelain Bombé Shaped White Glazed Box-Hinged and Footed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Old Paris Porcelain box with a white glaze in the form of a bombé commode. The top panel is of a nude woman with two dogs. The front panel ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Large Old Paris Porcelain Bombé Shaped White Glazed Box-Hinged and Footed
Large Old Paris Porcelain Bombé Shaped White Glazed Box-Hinged and Footed

Large Old Paris Porcelain Bombé Shaped White Glazed Box-Hinged and Footed

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H 1.97 in W 12.21 in D 9.45 in

Louis Xv decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XV decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV decorative boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative boxes, popular names associated with this style include and Karl Griesbaum. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $395 and tops out at $72,500 while the average work can sell for $2,451.

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