Louis XV Night Stands
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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1890s French Antique Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Night Stands
Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Brass
1920s Italian Vintage Louis XV Night Stands
Brass
1920s Italian Vintage Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
1990s American Louis XV Night Stands
Brass
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Night Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Night Stands
Bronze
1920s American Vintage Louis XV Night Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century Louis XV Night Stands
Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Night Stands
Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Brass
1960s European Vintage Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Antique Louis XV Night Stands
Wood
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Night Stands
Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Bronze
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Night Stands
Brass
1960s American Vintage Louis XV Night Stands
Brass
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Night Stands
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Night Stands
Fruitwood, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
1920s American Vintage Louis XV Night Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Night Stands
Cherry
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Night Stands
Marble
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Wood
Early 1900s Antique Louis XV Night Stands
Marble
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Night Stands
Siena Marble
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Night Stands
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Night Stands
Marble
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Night Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Metal
20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Night Stands
Mahogany
20th Century British Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Louis XV Night Stands
Bronze