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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Period French Mother-of-Pearl Jewelry Boxes
Located in Roma, IT
A splendid and rare jewellery box completely covered in mother-of-pearl. On the top is an antique hand-painted miniature with a bucolic subject by a follower of François Boucher. The...
Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet
Miniature Salesman's Sample French Louis XV Inlaid Jewelery Box
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite miniature French Louis XV inlaid jewelry box is a rare and charming example of a salesman’s sample, created with the same craftsmanship and detail as full-scale 19th-c...
Brass
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.
Onyx, Bronze
19th Century Blue Royal Vienna Porcelain Jewelry Casket
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: Height: 4 1/4in Width: 4 3/4in Depth: 3 3/4in This antique 19th century Royal Vienna jewelry casket is made of the highest quality! Made in the 1890's, this petite jewe...
Bronze
Large Antique Sevres Style Porcelain Dresser Box / Jewelry Casket
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
Large antique Sevres French Louis XV style porcelain dresser box measuring 13 by 8 1/4 by 5 1/4 inches with large hand-painted cartouche depicting lovers seated in the countryside, s...
Bronze
Antique French Black Cut Crystal and Bronze Jewelry Box with Enamel Decorations
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 4 1/4 in W: 4 1/2 in D: 3 in This Antique French 19th Century Black Cut Crystal and Bronze Jewelry Box showcases the remarkable craf...
Crystal, Bronze, Enamel
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 ...
Metal
19th Century French Marquetry Miniature Sample Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French marquetry commode de maitrise, or miniature sample commode. Made veneer of mahogany with pine and beech as a secondary w...
Beech, Mahogany, Pine
Vintage Italian Commode Jewelry Box Chest Miniature French Louis XV Style
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Miniature French Louis XV Style Italian Commode Jewelry Chest. Item features a distressed finish, 2 drawers, nicely carved cabriole legs, lightly carved floral and scrollwork...
Wood
Antique French Louis XV Styled Miniature Two Drawer Dresser or Jewelry Chest
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This miniature antique two drrawer dresser is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1850 and done in the period Louis XV style. The dresser ...
Brass
A Louis XV Ormolu mounted Tulipwood, Kingwood & Parquetry Collectors Cabinet
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XV Ormolu mounted Tulipwood, Kingwood & Parquetry Collectors Cabinet Mid 18th Century Attributed to Jean-François Oeben The shaped marble top over a shaped cabinet with tulipwood, kingwood & parquetry throughout, with tambour shutters revealing a re-fitted interior with 6 graduating drawers, all over four cariole legs ending in gilt bronze sabots. Height 41 in. Width 38 in. Depth 20 in. Jean-François Oeben, ébéniste du roi in 1754 and maître in circa 1761. Jean-François Oeben was a sub-tenant of charles-joseph boulle (1688–1751) in the galleries of the louvre from 1751, and in 1754 was granted lodgings at the gobelins and then at the arsenal in 1756. he was appointed ebéniste du roi in 1754 and was therefore able to work outside guild restrictions. he was a protégé of the marquise de pompadour, the marquis de marigny and the duc de choiseul. his identifiable works span less than ten years. his earliest pieces are in the louis xv style (e.g. small table, 1756–8; munich, residenzmus.), and he seems even to have completed some pieces started by jean-pierre latz (e.g. pair of corner cupboards...
$275Sale Price|26% Off
H 2.5 in W 9.25 in D 4.75 in
Faux Tessellated Tortoiseshell Mother-of-Pearl Jewelry Box by Maitland-Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage jewelry box in faux tessellated tortoise shell with mother-of-pearl and Abolone shell edge, circa 1970s. Simple, elegant and unique. Bin #N Jj
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
$525Sale Price|24% Off
H 4.25 in W 9.5 in D 5.25 in
Gilt Heavy Bronze Repousse Rectangular Jewelry/Decorative Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a gilt bronze repousse rectangular jewelry/decorative box. It features in the top of the lid a scene of Don Quixote riding his horse at the sam...
Bronze
Sevres Porcelain Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres porcelain box Origin France Circa 1900 Interior decoration (flowers) bronze mount hand painted box.
Bronze
Outstanding Large 19th Century Bronze & Porcelain Jewelry Casket Box
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Outstanding Large 19th Century Bronze & Porcelain Jewelry Casket Box Dimensions : 14" Tall X 16" Wide X 11" Deep This gorgeous Antique jewelry ...
Ormolu
Mother-of-Pearl Mexican Silver Box
By Taxco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mexican silver box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay. Lid opens to a wood lined interior. Very nicely done and a really beautiful object!
Silver
$825
H 4.25 in W 5.5 in D 4 in
Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Cut Crystal Bronze Baccarat Casket Jewelry Box
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Cut / Faceted Crystal & Bronze Jewelry Casket In The Style And Manner Of Baccarat Unfortunately The Back Lid Does Have A Chip In The Middle
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
$2,850
H 5.25 in W 5.25 in D 4 in
Wonderful French Faceted Cut Crystal Bronze Ormolu-Mounted Casket Jewelry Box
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French faceted cut crystal casket with engraved scroll bronze ormolu mountings with wreath draped keyhole. Measures: 5.25&quo...
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Jewelry Box Art Deco Period
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful antique Art Deco period jewelry box, styled by Jacques Kreisler, circa early-20th Century, New York, New York. Box is an aubergine ...
Metal
Large Vintage Maitland-Smith Mother of Pearl Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large Vintage Maitland-Smith Mother of Pearl Box. The top inlaid with a strip of brass. The box sits on top of round ball feet.
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
$9,800
H 4 in W 11 in D 15 in
Japanese Momoyama Period Black Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Box, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual Japanese black lacquer and mother of pearl inlaid box, Momoyama Period, 16th century, Japan. The large box and cover featu...
Lacquer, Abalone
Large 19th Century Crystal Box with Blue Enamel Decoration
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Gorgeous Large 19th Century Crystal Box with Blue Enamel Decoration and gilt fittings. Box is raised on paw feet and come with a key. Gilt fittings show signs of oxidation that can e...
Crystal, Bronze, Enamel
$880 / set
H 4.75 in Dm 5 in
French Antique Etched and Faceted Crystal Lidded Boxes with Bronze Ormolu, Pair
Located in Doylestown, PA
Pair of French antique etched and faceted cut crystal lidded boxes with ormolu mounts, c. early 20th century. Gorgeous gilt bronze mounted boxes with intricately etched crystal of f...
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
20th century French Wooden Jewelry Boxe, 1940s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Louis XV-style wooden jewelry box featuring a refined silhouette with elegant curves and finely carved floral motifs. The interior is lined with pink fabric. Its domed lid is topped ...
Wood
19th Century Sevres Style Porcelain Dresser Box / Jewelry Casket
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
Large antique (late 19th century) Sevres style porcelain jewelry casket or bonbon box in the French Louis XV / XVI style. 12 1/4 by 9 by 4 3/4 inches. With fine gilding and hand-painted designs including top depicting lovers seated in a pastoral setting. Signed Lauque. Underside with an old Brazilian consumption tax stamp, reading "CONSUMO BRASIL", dating from the second quarter of the twentieth century that carries a value of 2000 Reis (Real, the Brazilian currency...
Bronze
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H 18.25 in W 10.75 in D 7.25 in
Miniature Ormolu Gilt Mounted Veneer Box Chest for Lingerie or Jewelry
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small French marble top Louis XV style table-based chest of 6 drawers for jewelry or lingerie.
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Repousse Silver Jewelry Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Repousse dresser box, jewelry box, or decorative box France, Circa Late 19th Century Silver over bronze, with purple silk interior. Measures: 7.75"W x 6....
Silver Plate, Bronze
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H 6.3 in W 10.6 in D 6.9 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...
Brass, Bronze
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...
Textile, Velvet, Oak
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. ...
Wood
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H 13 in W 15 in D 8 in
French Louis XV Style Paint Decorated Petite Commode Jewelry Box, Circa 1970
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary. This is a beautiful jewelry box...
Fruitwood
Rose and Violet Wood Box, Louis XV Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rose and violet wood box, Louis XV style, Napoleon III period, 19th century, interior in rosewood with its original chips. Measures: H: 6 cm, W: 31 cm, D: 23 cm.
Wood
Louis XV Style Tortoiseshell and Brass Case
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style tortoiseshell and brass case, Napoleon III period, 19th century, interior in rosewood with compartments for the pieces. Measures: H: 5 cm, W: 31 cm, D: 24 cm.
Brass
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H 15 in W 17 in D 7.5 in
Vintage French Louis XV Marble Top Miniature Bombe Commode Jewelry Box Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV marble top inlaid miniature bombe commode jewelry box chest. Item features shaped marble top, kingwood inlay throughout, bras...
Marble
Louis XV Style Boulle Marquetry Jewelry Box, France, 1865
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV style jewelry or decorative box in Boulle Marquetry style in red tortoiseshell mother of pearl and pewter with 2 fine delicate golden bro...
Bronze, Brass, Copper