Louis XV Table Lamps
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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1950s French Vintage Louis XV Table Lamps
Metal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Ormolu
Early 20th Century European Louis XV Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Metal, Bronze, Spelter, Pewter
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1860s French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze, Copper
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Table Lamps
Crystal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze
1880s French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze
1880s French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze
1890s French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze
1840s French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze
1840s French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze
1880s French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Rock Crystal
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Louis XV Table Lamps
Ceramic
20th Century European Louis XV Table Lamps
Metal
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Ormolu
Late 19th Century Polish Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Wood
20th Century French Louis XV Table Lamps
Ormolu
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Marble, Ormolu
Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze, Nickel
20th Century French Louis XV Table Lamps
Brass
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Table Lamps
Onyx, Metal
Early 2000s American Louis XV Table Lamps
Silver Plate
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Gold, Bronze, Brass
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Ormolu, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XV Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
20th Century Louis XV Table Lamps
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century French Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze, Metal
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Table Lamps
Crystal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Table Lamps
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Ormolu
1960s French Vintage Louis XV Table Lamps
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Table Lamps
Ormolu