Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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 Hand Painted Delft Style Faience Inkwell Vide-Poche
By Delft
Located in Dallas, TX
This uniquely shaped ceramic inkwell was sculpted in France, circa 1880. The cartouche-shaped desk essential features a hand painted black and white center medallion with sailboats, ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Pair of Silver Plated Salad Servers.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of silver plated and horn salad servers.
A pair of Louis XV style salad servers, 19th century, in silvered metal and horn.
H: 2cm, W: 28cm, D: 5cm
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Cast, embossed and chiseled silver bucket. Ex Devotione Mazziotti. Naples
Located in Brescia, IT
Description
Cast, embossed and chiseled silver bucket. Ex Devotione Mazziotti. Naples, 1765
Circular foot, body decorated with ribs, geometric and floral motifs. Cast and shaped hand...
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1760s Italian Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
19th Century French Hand Painted Porcelain "Fete Champetre" Wall Platter
Located in Dallas, TX
This colorful antique French Majolica charger was created in France, circa 1860. Round in shape, the hand painted platter depicts an outdoor "Fete Champetre...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Faience
4-Piece French Louis XV Silver Vanity Brush Set
Located in Queens, NY
4-Piece French Louis XV style (19th Century) silver vanity brush set with cupid motif (2 clothes and 2 hair brushes) Hallmark with German 800 marks.
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Pair of Silver Plated Salad Servers.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of silver plated and horn salad servers.
A pair of Louis XV style silver and horn salad servers, 19th century.
H: 2cm, W: 24cm, D: 4.5cm
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Silver Plated Salad Servers.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of silver plated and horn salad servers.
A pair of Louis XV style silver and horn salad servers, 19th century.
H: 2cm, W: 24cm, D: 4.5cm
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
20th Century Set of Ceramics by Lallier et Moustiers
By Lallier et Moustiers
Located in Sofia, BG
Set of four French beautiful hand-painted ceramic pieces by Lallier et Moustiers.
Very good quality and vivid colors.
France, circa 1990
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Queille - Magnificent 5pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set + Wraps !
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a magnificent 5pc. antique French 950 sterling silver tea set, Louis XVI model, by internationally known French silversmith Pierre Queille, with accompanying 5 ant...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Porcelain Group Representative An Elegant With Her Courtesan
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain group representative an elegant with her courtesan, earthenware in antique style, early 20th century, signature.
Measures: H 25cm, W 23cm, D 16cm.
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Early 20th Century European Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Impressive and Decorative Pair of Imari Baluster Vases with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Extremely decorative antique Imari baluster jars with lids and bronze doré mounts.
Porcelain Japanese
Mounts French
19th century
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Napoleon III Gilt Bronze-Mounted Green Ground Porcelain Jardinière
Located in Paris, FR
French 19th century gilt bronze-mounted porcelain jardinière. It is decorated on the exterior with a couple in a landscape on one side and with a bird on a branch on the other side. ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Tetard Freres - 115pc. French Sterling Silver Flatware Set + Storage Chest
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a Magnificent 115pc. French Sterling Silver Flatware Set + Storage Chest by one of France’s Premier Silversmiths “Tetard Freres” in Near New Condition. Tetard Frè...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th century Louis XV Style Silver Plate Champagne Cooler, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful Louis XV style silver plate champagne cooler in very good condition.
Medici shape with two handles.
Nice quality.
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1950s French Vintage Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Louis 15 Style Gallia Centerpiece
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Coupe Gallia
Rare Gallia centrepiece (coupe) on stand. Model nº: 5181. Gallia is the brand name of the copper-tin alloy patented by Félix Chéron in 1896. It probably contained also ...
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Early 20th Century European Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Copper, Tin
Paul Duboy, Bisque Statue Young Girl in a Ball Gown
Located in Paris, FR
This porcelain bisque statue depicts a young woman in a ball gown, holding a mask and a fan, in 18th century taste. She is wearing an elegant dress à la ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Magnum Wine Cooler or Champagne Bucket Louis XV Style with Solid Silver
Located in Paris, FR
This elegant tulip-shaped champagne bucket a magnum fits, it is resting on a molded bate, edge outlined with bypassed threads. Decor with curved cut sides separated by large grooves,...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Pair of 19th Century Sevres Porcelain Cabinet Plates : Scenes Gallants
Located in Montreal, QC
This pair are painted with lovers in a romantic and rustic landscape. There are two Scenes Gallantes: dancing in one, resting by a fountain in the other,...
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1840s French Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Large Crescent Planter in Desvres Earthenware Signed Geo Martel, Early 20th
By Geo Martel
Located in ARGENTEUIL, FR
Beautiful crescent planter forming a centerpiece in Desvres faience decorated with lambrequins, bouquets of flowers and resting on four horned feet. Model number 688 and handwritten ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Piccolo vassoio veneziano del XVIII secolo in legno laccato azzurro
Located in Vicenza, IT
Questo piccolo vassoio laccato su sfondo azzurro è stato realizzato a Venezia nel XVIII secolo. Più precisamente intorno al 1750, in pieno periodo Luigi XV.
Presenta un figura sagom...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Fir, Lacquer
Crystal Beverage Service by Maison Boin-Taburet
By Boin-Taburet
Located in Paris, FR
Cut-crystal beverage service with silver-gilt mounts by Maison Boin-Taburet. It is composed of an ewer and 8 glasses highlighted with twisted flutes. ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Four jugs with ceramic basins
Located in Milano, IT
The four jugs with their respective basins make up a homogeneous and visually very pleasing group as a whole, despite the fact that they do not share a common geographical origin.
T...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese & Ormolu Bronze Mounted Terrine, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An unique, very special 18th century chinese famille rose India Company ormolu bronze mounted terrine porcelain.
Chinese porcelain from the Portuguese India Company during the Qianlo...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Horses by Samson Manufactory
By Samson & Cie
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of 20th century white porcelain horses on clouds, above rocaille bases richly decorated with scrollwork and openwork foliage. Both figures are marked underneath with two crossed...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu And Etched Glass Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and intricately detailed French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and etched Glass centerpiece. This exquisite four arm candelabra centerpiece is raised on four 'C' scr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair of Savona Majolica Serving Plates
Located in Montreal, QC
Antique pair of Savona Majolica serving dishes. Painted in blue, one depicts a satyr, putti and two young girls, all enjoying the new wine: the other is painted with an allegory of ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Clay
French Ormulu Mounted Chinese Vases
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French, 18th century, Louis XV, ormolu mounted pair of Chinese teacups. In an age when France was enamored of all things oriental, fine Chinese porcelain...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Silvered Bronze Mirrored Plateau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. silvered bronze mirrored plateau. The centerpiece retains the original mirror plate and is framed within a fine scalloped shaped mottled s...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Louis Xv serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage serveware, ceramics, silver and glass created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV serveware, ceramics, silver and glass made in a specific country, there are Europe, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, popular names associated with this style include Christofle, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Meissen Porcelain, and Puiforcat. 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,387 and tops out at $34,500 while the average work can sell for $3,946.
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