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Louis XV Mounted Objects

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
Antique Gold Giltwood French Louis XV Style Wooden Acanthus Corbel Wall Bracket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Gold Giltwood French Louis XV Style Wooden Acanthus Corbel Wall Bracket Shelf. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 18" H x 18" W x 8.5" D.
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Mounted Objects

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Wood

Antique Gold Giltwood French Louis XV Style Wooden Acanthus Corbel Wall Bracket
Antique Gold Giltwood French Louis XV Style Wooden Acanthus Corbel Wall Bracket

Antique Gold Giltwood French Louis XV Style Wooden Acanthus Corbel Wall Bracket

18th Century French Millinery Head on Stand
Located in High Point, NC
18th century hand-carved walnut milliners head from France. The features are finely carved in a folk art style, and the piece is supported on a vintage base made from oak. The base...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Mounted Objects

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Oak, Walnut

18th Century French Millinery Head on Stand
18th Century French Millinery Head on Stand

18th Century French Millinery Head on Stand

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