Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
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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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary English Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
2010s British Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Paint
2010s English Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
2010s English Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Giltwood, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Cherry
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Cherry
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric, Oak
2010s English Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Giltwood
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery, Wood
2010s English Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Giltwood
2010s Argentine Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Fabric
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Velvet, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Satin
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Metal
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Walnut
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Burlap, Wood, Paint
1970s Unknown Vintage Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Walnut
1920s Italian Vintage Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Burlap, Wood
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary English Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
20th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Textile, Wood, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Metal
20th Century Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Gold
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Metal
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
2010s Spanish Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Metal
20th Century Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Beech
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery, Wood
1960s French Vintage Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Oak
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric, Wood
1880s French Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Walnut
20th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Beech
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery, Giltwood
Early 1900s North American Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric, Walnut
20th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Beech
2010s British Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Walnut, Upholstery
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood