Louis XV Wall Mirrors
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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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1870s French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Gesso, Fruitwood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood, Plaster
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Walnut
1940s Italian Vintage Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Beech
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1990s American Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century American Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Glass
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s British Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint, Pine, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Gold
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Glass, Wood
20th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Hardwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Bronze
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Gesso, Wood, Mirror
1820s French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Walnut
20th Century Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century Unknown Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1980s North American Vintage Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Silver
1950s Spanish Vintage Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood
1940s American Vintage Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood, Paint
1960s Belgian Vintage Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Silver
1870s European Antique Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Bronze