Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
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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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
2010s Spanish Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Mohair, Fruitwood
20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Beech
1870s French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
2010s English Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Siena Marble, Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Bronze
1880s French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Siena Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Brass
1890s French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Marble, Brass
1870s French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Bronze
20th Century Italian Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Wood
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Kingwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Cane, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Marble, Brass, Bronze
1980s French Vintage Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Wood
20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
1990s American Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Wire
20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Wood
20th Century Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Brass
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Brass
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Marble, Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Wood, Fruitwood, Kingwood, Mahogany, Rosewood
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Breccia Marble
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Wood, Paint
20th Century British Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Bedroom Furniture
Metal