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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
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.

$3,250
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

$72,500
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

$12,900
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

$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Panetière Cabinet from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
A superb example of provincial craftsmanship, this richly carved walnut panetière was crafted in Provence circa 1830. The hanging bread cabinet features an arched crest topped with t...
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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 Panetière Cabinet from Provence
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Panetière Cabinet from Provence

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

$2,600
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

$1,892
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

$395
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

$7,000
Antique Oval Bronze Box With Hand-painted Miniature – Signed "p. Brin"
Located in Bilzen, BE
Offered for sale is an exquisite antique French bronze jewelry or trinket box, featuring an elaborate pierced Rococo-style design and a finely hand-painted miniature pastoral scene, ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Antique Oval Bronze Box With Hand-painted Miniature – Signed "p. Brin"
Antique Oval Bronze Box With Hand-painted Miniature – Signed "p. Brin"

Antique Oval Bronze Box With Hand-painted Miniature – Signed "p. Brin"

$757
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

$1,295
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

$1,845
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

$1,950
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, Bronze, Ormolu

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

$14,500
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

$1,295
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.

$3,785
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

$698
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

$5,500
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

$9,228
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

$4,750
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$1,737
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Oval jewelry box carved walnut swiss 19th century Black forest
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
This exceptional 19th-century Black Forest jewelry box from Switzerland is a true work of art, featuring a rare oval shape. Nearly 150 years old, the walnut wood has developed a beau...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Oval jewelry box carved walnut swiss 19th century Black forest
Oval jewelry box carved walnut swiss 19th century Black forest

Oval jewelry box carved walnut swiss 19th century Black forest

$2,188
H 9.06 in W 10.24 in D 6.7 in
19th Century French Walnut and Brass Writing Boxe
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful walnut desktop box which opens into a writing slope. Decorated on the outside with 2 decorative inlaid tunbridge ware bands. Box opens out to a beige fabric writing slo...
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19th Century French Walnut and Brass Writing Boxe
19th Century French Walnut and Brass Writing Boxe

19th Century French Walnut and Brass Writing Boxe

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H 6.7 in W 17.72 in D 9.06 in
19th Century French Bronze Mounted Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walnut veneered. Footed. Silk-lined. Key is included.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

19th Century French Bronze Mounted Box
19th Century French Bronze Mounted Box

19th Century French Bronze Mounted Box

$1,850
H 4 in W 9.75 in D 3.75 in
French Carved Snuff Box, Mid-19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The elaborately carved snuff box with a scene of two mermaids on the cover and deeply carved shell on the reverse.
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French Carved Snuff Box, Mid-19th Century
French Carved Snuff Box, Mid-19th Century

French Carved Snuff Box, Mid-19th Century

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Silver Gilt and Full Radial Guilloche Enamel Singing Bird Box with Original Key
Silver Gilt and Full Radial Guilloche Enamel Singing Bird Box with Original Key

Silver Gilt and Full Radial Guilloche Enamel Singing Bird Box with Original Key

$20,060
H 1.8 in W 4.5 in D 2.75 in
Silver, Gold Enamel and Pearl Double Singing Bird Clock
Located in London, GB
This wonderful modern masterpiece has been created using original antique and vintage elements. The beautiful silver and guilloche enamel case da...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Gold Enamel and Pearl Double Singing Bird Clock
Silver, Gold Enamel and Pearl Double Singing Bird Clock

Silver, Gold Enamel and Pearl Double Singing Bird Clock

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H 5.91 in Dm 5.52 in
French 19th Century Hand Carved Walnut Wood Four Doors Miniature Chest
Located in Firenze, IT
This lovely French late 19th century walnut miniature chest is ornately hand carved with the typical Coastal France, probably Breton, geometrical patterns inlays and charming hand-tu...
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Nutwood, Walnut

French 19th Century Hand Carved Walnut Wood Four Doors Miniature Chest
French 19th Century Hand Carved Walnut Wood Four Doors Miniature Chest

French 19th Century Hand Carved Walnut Wood Four Doors Miniature Chest

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H 17.72 in W 16.54 in D 7.09 in
Antique 19th Century French Ormolu Beveled Glass Trinket Box
Located in Pearland, TX
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Antique 19th Century French Ormolu Beveled Glass Trinket Box

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Located in Doylestown, PA
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Leather

Tooled Leather Document Box, French 18th Century
Tooled Leather Document Box, French 18th Century

Tooled Leather Document Box, French 18th Century

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Mid-Century French Hand-Painted Ceramic Jewelry Bombe Box from Rouen Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
Keep your valuable in this elegant, porcelain jewelry. Crafted in Normandy, France, circa 1950, the antique box is rectangular in shape with scalloped edges and dressed with a top h...
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Mid-Century French Hand-Painted Ceramic Jewelry Bombe Box from Rouen Normandy
Mid-Century French Hand-Painted Ceramic Jewelry Bombe Box from Rouen Normandy

Mid-Century French Hand-Painted Ceramic Jewelry Bombe Box from Rouen Normandy

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Located in New Orleans, LA
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Louis XV Multicolored Gold Étui
Louis XV Multicolored Gold Étui

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Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
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Meissen" Porcelain Box, circa 1750
Meissen" Porcelain Box, circa 1750

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Located in Bruxelles, BE
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Russian Carved bone table box - 18th century
Russian Carved bone table box - 18th century

Russian Carved bone table box - 18th century

H 4.93 in W 9.14 in D 2.76 in
Stunning Late 1800s Walnut, Burl Walnut & Bronze Jewelry Box with a Great Patina
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality, good size and excellent condition antique box for the connoisseurs. Over the years we have had the pleasure of owning and selling some truly beautiful antique boxes...
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Brass, Bronze

Stunning Late 1800s Walnut, Burl Walnut & Bronze Jewelry Box with a Great Patina
Stunning Late 1800s Walnut, Burl Walnut & Bronze Jewelry Box with a Great Patina

Stunning Late 1800s Walnut, Burl Walnut & Bronze Jewelry Box with a Great Patina

H 6.3 in W 10.6 in D 6.9 in
Highly Carved Antique French Oak Jewelry Box, Circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautifully carved oak box is perfect for storing small valuables and jewelry. Crafted in France in the latter half of the 1800s, this decorative box stands on acanthus carved...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Textile, Velvet, Oak

Highly Carved Antique French Oak Jewelry Box, Circa 1880
Highly Carved Antique French Oak Jewelry Box, Circa 1880

Highly Carved Antique French Oak Jewelry Box, Circa 1880

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18th Century French Walnut and Oak Salt Box Trunk
Located in Dallas, TX
A unique item known as a boite à sel, this walnut and oak salt box trunk was hand-carved in France in the 1700’s. Containers like this have been used since before the Middle Ages to store salt in homes. Smaller versions were typically hung on the wall and could be accessed via the flip-top lid (ours was constructed with tongue and groove joints on quarter round molding). Salt was incredibly important as it was the only way to preserve fish and meat for long periods of time. Larger offerings, such as our period Louis XV piece, would often double as stools that people could place in front of a warm fire. Two cabriole legs with pad feet in the front and two block feet in the back provide ample lift to keep the contents of the box off the floor. All visible sides have been carved with recessed panels, with the two sides being rectangular, while the front façade has a sinuous top that mirrors the highly shaped apron below. Our versatile 18th century French salt box...
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18th Century French Walnut and Oak Salt Box Trunk
18th Century French Walnut and Oak Salt Box Trunk

18th Century French Walnut and Oak Salt Box Trunk

H 20.625 in W 17.5 in D 15.5 in
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Salt Box from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fruitwood salt box was crafted in southern, France, circa 1920. The ornate, decorative, walnut box sits on delicate escargot feet over a scalloped apron decorat...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Salt Box from Provence
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Salt Box from Provence

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Salt Box from Provence

H 16.5 in W 7.75 in D 5.5 in
Marqueted Casket in Veneer
Located in Paris, FR
Wooden casket marqueted with different veneers. It is decorated with music trophy, garlands of flowers, flower baskets, birds and a couple playing music. ...
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1850s French Antique Louis XV Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Marqueted Casket in Veneer
Marqueted Casket in Veneer

Marqueted Casket in Veneer

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Louis Xv decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs.

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