Louis XV Wall Mirrors
The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715ā74, 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 kingās life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.
Pieces like the bergĆØre, 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 XVās reign, bergĆØre 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 FranƧois Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XVās mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.
During the later years of Louis XVās 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-AurĆØle 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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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Glass
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Gold
1990s North American Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood
1980s North American Vintage Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1940s Italian Vintage Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Beech
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood, Plaster
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
20th Century Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood
1940s American Vintage Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Bronze
Mid-18th Century European Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Rosewood
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1960s Italian Vintage Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Walnut
1970s American Vintage Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Walnut
Early 1900s Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Walnut
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Oak
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Bronze
1960s French Vintage Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Other
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1940s Italian Vintage Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood