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Louis XV Credenzas

LOUIS XV STYLE

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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Style: Louis XV
John Widdicomb French Provincial Louis XV Painted Dresser, Circa 1950s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Rococo or French Provincial Louis XV style eight-drawer dresser or credenza By John Widdicomb USA, Circa 1950s Solid carved cherry wood, with original cream and ...
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1950s American Vintage Louis XV Credenzas

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Brass

French 18th Century Louis XV Cherry Enfilade with Single Drawer and Three Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French 18th century Louis XV cherry enfilade with single drawer over three doors. This French long buffet from the second half of the 18th century features a rectangular three-plan...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Wood, Cherry

Romweber French Louis XV Flame Mahogany Dresser With Carved Swan Heads, 1930s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style nine-drawer dresser or credenza By Romweber USA, Circa 1930s Stunning book-matched flame mahogany, with carved swan heads, and orig...
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1930s American Vintage Louis XV Credenzas

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Brass

Louise Credenza Art Deco Credenzas in Mid. Hammered Brass by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louise Credenza from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise Credenza” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furn...
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2010s American Louis XV Credenzas

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Credenza Art Deco Credenzas in Fine Hammered White Bronze by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louise Credenza from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise Credenza” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furn...
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2010s American Louis XV Credenzas

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Credenza Art Deco Credenzas in Smooth White Bronze by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louise Credenza from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise Credenza” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furn...
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2010s American Louis XV Credenzas

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Credenza Art Deco Credenzas in Smooth Antique Bronze by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louise Credenza from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise Credenza” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furn...
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2010s American Louis XV Credenzas

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Credenza Art Deco Credenzas in Mid. Hammered White Bronze by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louise Credenza from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise Credenza” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furn...
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2010s American Louis XV Credenzas

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Credenza Art Deco Credenzas in Fine Hammered Copper by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louise Credenza from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise Credenza” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furn...
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2010s American Louis XV Credenzas

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Credenza Art Deco Credenzas in Mid. Hammered Antique Bronze by P Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louise Credenza from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise Credenza” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furn...
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2010s American Louis XV Credenzas

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Credenza Art Deco Credenzas in Mid. Hammered Copper by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louise Credenza from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise Credenza” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furn...
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2010s American Louis XV Credenzas

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Credenza Art Deco Credenzas in Fine Hammered Brass by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louise Credenza from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise Credenza” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furn...
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2010s American Louis XV Credenzas

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Credenza Art Deco Credenzas in Fine Hammered Antique Bronze by P Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louise Credenza from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise Credenza” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furn...
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2010s American Louis XV Credenzas

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Credenza Art Deco Credenzas in Smooth Brass by Paul Mathieu for S Odegard
Located in New York, NY
Louise Credenza from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise Credenza” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furn...
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2010s American Louis XV Credenzas

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Louise Credenza Art Deco Credenza in Smooth Copper by Paul Mathieu for S Odegard
Located in New York, NY
Louise Credenza from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise Credenza” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furn...
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2010s American Louis XV Credenzas

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Vintage Country French Louis XV Style Fruitwood Sideboard
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptional vintage country French Louis XV style fruitwood breakfront sideboard. Hand-crafted in France during the first half of the 20th c...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Credenzas

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Fruitwood

French Provincial Carved Credenza with Pink Serpentine Marble Top France 1700s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Important richly decorated hand-carved 18th-century traditional French Provincial oak cabinet, credenza, sideboard, server, cupboard, enf...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Marble, Brass, Iron

Louis XV Period Enfilade
Located in Vista, CA
Louis XV Period Enfilade. Painted in cream and a Suttle sage green.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Wood

1750s Louis XV Hand-Painted Fir Wood Rustic Sicilian Trumeau
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This stupendous servants' trumeau was found by us in a noble Sicilian house in the small town of Regalbuto, it was used as a pantry and, if necessary, also as a writing desk thanks t...
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Early 18th Century Sicilian Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Iron

Bombe Bronze Ormolu Marble Top French Satinwood Louis XV 3 Drawers Dresser MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Bombe Bronze Ormolu Marble Top French Satinwood Louis XV 3 Drawers Dresser Commode MINT! Beautiful Parquetry Veneer Work!
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20th Century French Louis XV Credenzas

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Marble

Louise Credenza in White Bronze by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furniture. The characteristic cabriole leg, curving outward at the knee and inward towards the foot in an "S" shape was born during this period. It is during the same era that English furniture makers produced the Queen Anne and Chippendale styles. The curved legs and side rails of this exceptionally elegant table are hand carved from solid pieces of teak. Pattern makers trace and cut complex forms that will cover the table from thick sheets of copper or silver. Once the table is joined together, it is meticulously encased in a tight-fitting skin of copper or purest silver. The silver used was assayed at 96% purity, which exceeds the minimum standard for sterling of 92.5%. Brass, White Bronze, Antiqued bronze, Silver and Copper are the available options for the metal skin. Both silver and copper will tarnish over time. Regular non-abrasive household metal polishes can be used to restore the original finish. Louise Credenza...
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2010s American Louis XV Credenzas

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Metal

20th Century French Louis XV Marble-Top Bombe Chest or Commode with Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Louis XV two-drawer commode with Breche d’Alep marble conforming top in shades of pink and grey with molded edge and notched corners, all with rosewood and tulipwood crossband...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Credenzas

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Marble, Bronze

Original French Louis XV Secretary Desk, Paris 1760
Located in Belmont, MA
This French Louis XV secretary desk dates back to around 1760 and comes from Paris. This exquisite piece stands out for its beautiful kingwood ...
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1760s French Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Kingwood, Mahogany

French Louis XV Style Lacquered Commode, Maison Jansen Attributed
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XV style lacquered commode, Maison Jansen attributed. This outstanding French black lacquer six drawer commode or chest is heavily inlaid and trimmed with gilt bronze i...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XV Credenzas

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Bronze

18th Century Louis XV Bleached Oak Buffet/Enfilade
Located in Carmine, TX
This is a beautiful, well-built and large period buffet that has style, and elegance. This gorgeous piece was built in the mid 1700s using all pegged construction and solid oak. The buffet features 3 drawers over three doors, all decorated with beautiful carving and raised panels throughout. The drawers show beautiful hand-made dovetailed joints and the back itself is a work of art. The buffet is still sitting on its original carved feet and shows a scalloped and carved apron, and is finished with simple, original hardware. This piece was hand-selected because of its beautiful proportions, carvings and overall color. The bleaching process shows much of the natural grain of the wood but it also highlights the human-made carvings, creating a beautiful combination of natural and human designs...
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Mid-18th Century Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Oak

Louis XV Credenza Dresser Sideboard Furniture in White Bronze by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV credenza dresser sideboard in white bronze was designed by the renowned designer Paul Mathieu. He created this credenza dresser sideboard which is a more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furniture. This credenza dresser features the characteristic cabriole leg, curving outward at the knee and inward towards the foot in an "S" shape which was born during this period. It is during the same era that English furniture makers produced the Queen Anne and Chippendale styles. The curved legs and side rails of this exceptionally elegant Louis XV credenza dresser sideboard are hand carved from solid pieces of teak. Pattern makers trace and cut complex forms that will cover the credenza dresser sideboard from thick sheets of copper or silver. Once the credenza dresser sideboard is joined together, it is meticulously encased in a tight-fitting skin of copper or purest silver. The silver used was assayed at 96% purity, which exceeds the minimum standard for sterling of 92.5%. Brass, White Bronze, Antiqued bronze, Silver and Copper are the available options for the metal skin. Both silver and copper will tarnish over time. Regular non-abrasive household metal polishes can be used to restore the original finish. Louis XV credenza dresser sideboard in white bronze Categories: Furniture, Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets, Credenzas, Sideboards, Storage Cabinets, New and Custom Credenzas, Dressers, Antique furniture...
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2010s Indian Louis XV Credenzas

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Fine French Transition Louis XV XVI Style Chest Sideboard
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning, rare, and very fine quality French Transitional Louis XV - Louis XVI style mahogany inlaid marble-top chest after Jean-François Oeben / Jean-Henri Riesener. Exquisitely hand-crafted in France, born in the late 19th / early 20th century, exceptionally executed Parisian work, retaining the original shaped marble top with contoured molded edge, over conforming solid mahogany case extensively inlaid with rich floral decoration and geometric trompe l'oeil marquetry-work. Embellished with finely sculpted and chisled gilt bronze ormolu mounts, the case fitted with three high quality locking bar mounted cabinet doors, each adorned with matched ornate escutcheon and opening thanks to the original keys, revealing a mahogany finished interior with single shelf. Featuring rare and exotic woods inlaid, all rising on bronze mounted transitional cabriole legs, ending in the finest quality patinated bronze sabots. Its three doors do not interfere with its delicate marquetry with decorations of geometric cubes and beautiful flowers on gilt gold ground, its two flat uprights with cut sides inviting finesse and harmony, while its bronzes, with antique motifs indicate the return to refined classic taste. A fine example of the Transition style, this chest subtly combines Louis XV marquetry with shapes that are already more rectilinear. From the middle of the 18th century, certain French artists, at the head of which the architects Blondel and Contant d'Ivry as well as the painter Louis-Joseph Le Lorrain, rose up against the excesses of the rococo style and advocated a calming of lines by the use of classical or even ancient principles. If the "Greek" style was too categorical a response to these requests, the Transition style, soon launched by the Marquis de Marigny, brother of Madame de Pompadour and Minister of the Arts, was much more measured and appreciated. Dutch cabinetmaker Matthijs Horrix was also front and center, a leader a Transition style. Celebrated ebanista Jean-François Oeben was one of the leaders of this new taste, with Jean-Henri Riesener following in the 19th century. Oeben a genius with inlay, he gave birth to several patterns, both sober and elegant, such as the marquetry of bottomless cubes, which was adopted by many of his colleagues including Jacques Dautriche and Charles Chevallier. Jean-François Oeben was particularly known for his "Louis XV or Transition furniture, adorned with leaf veneers, flower inlays or geometric patterns", according to Pierre Kjellberg (Le Mobilier français du XVIIIe, éditions de l'Amateur, 1989). A small secretary in the Transition cabinet...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XV style commode. Stunning 19th century French Louis XV style 2 drawer commode with hoof feet, bronze hardware ...
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1870s European Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Marble

Pair Antique 19th Century French Marble Top Commodes Credenzas
Located in London, GB
A pair of 19th century French serpentine commodes in the Louis XV manner. Each with a marble top above a frieze of one short drawer above a central door, the surfaces with scrub pai...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Fruitwood

French 19th Century Louis XV Period Commode Styl Rococo
Located in Warsaw, PL
A Louis XV Style commode with a molded marble top above three long drawers, raised on cabriole legs, having a generous curve on the facade and on the sides. Each drawer has two ormol...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Malachite, Bronze

19th Century Venetian Painted Commode Or Chest
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Venetian painted chest or Commode. Stunning late 19th-early 20th century Venetian Louis XV style painted two-drawer chest, credenza or commode. This Rococo chest with a...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Wood

18th Century Country French Provincial Stripped Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Country French Provincial buffet features an arbalette, or Archer's bow, facade sculpted and embellished from solid oak to last for centuries! Amazingly, it appears to b...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Bronze

Louis XV Buffet in Cherrywood, 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A fine Louis XV cherrywood buffet from the 18th century from France. Very elegant credenza or buffet which opens with two large molded doors with asymmetrical carvings. Moreover, ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Cherry

Pair of Louis XV-Style Ormolu-Mounted Marble-Top Credenza by Fontainebleau
By Lefebure A Fontainebleau
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of Louis XV style ormolu-mounted amaranth and tulipwood marquetry meuble à hauter d'appui credenzas attributed to F. Linke at Fontainebleau. Each credenza has a m...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Bronze

18th C. French Provencal Arlesienne Credence in Walnut Antiques Los Angeles CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th C. French Provencal Arlesienne Credence in Walnut Antiques Los Angeles CA . This superb 18th century French Louis XV credence buffet from Arles France is one of the most exceptional buffets. With a stamp H. H The balance of lines has been finessed to perfection. The ornamentation is refined without stiffness or conversely, ostentation simply pure with all the original elements and mechanism. The top is rectangular with a refined shaped front and back Angles. The rectangular shape has been enhanced with rounded edges and moldings on the front softening any severity. The two front door panels have refined asymmetrically shaped Carved moldings on the raised panel which somewhat mirrors the two shapes of the outer moldings. The apron is magnificently hand carved with rocaille motifs and scrolling rinceaux consisting of a continuous wavy stem like motif from which smaller leafy stems or groups of leaves branch out at more or less regular intervals. Iron keyhole escutcheons, accented with top foliage carvings, which open to reveal two interior shelves. All original warm grain and patina, and original hardware and locks. This is typical of the Arles region cabinet makers buffet De Cha^teau . The rounded corners have beautifully carved acanthus leaves and scrolled feet on hooves. The serpentine frame constructed in solid Walnut, featuring deep carved designs in the Rococo taste on all exposed sides. Each of the Buffet's hinged doors in solid Walnut. Both feature a molded edge, cartouche-shaped central field. Accented by crisp floral & foliate carvings, and with a fine depth and age to the Walnut. This cabinetmaker was a superb artisan. The sides have two asymmetrical panels meeting at the center. There is original iron hardware throughout. Outstanding patina with a beautiful shine like finish on this rare 18th century Chateau...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Wood

Large 19th Century Louis XV Style Side Cabinet
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive and imposing late 19th century French, marble topped side cabinet, having a brass gallery to the top, three frieze drawers, the central one with a wonderful gilded ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Louis XV Country French Carved Elm Sideboard, Early, 1800s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Beautiful buffet with carved doors and a wavy apron. It was built in France, in the Bresse region, using different types of wood, such as fruitwood and elm, to create a unique two-to...
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Early 1800s French Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Elm, Fruitwood

Large 18th Century French Louis XV Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Large 18th century French Louis XV commode. Well detailed large antique French Louis XV painted three-drawer painted blue, black, white and black commode...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Wood

Period 18th Century French Louis XV Commode, Bordelaise
Located in Houston, TX
Period 18th century French Louis XV Commode, Bordelaise. Stunning 18th century French Louis XV three-drawer commode, chest of drawers or credenza with bronze hardware. This shapely French commode or...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Bronze

Large 18th Century French Louis XV Fruitwood and Elm Enfilade with Carving
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large 18th century French Louis XV Fruitwood and elm enfilade with heart and shell carvings.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Credenzas

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Elm, Fruitwood

Antique French Blue Painted Buffet from Provence, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
From Provence, this wonderful pale blue buffet has a brick red wooden top. There is a scalloped top with two center drawers directly beneath this. Two faux...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Credenzas

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Oak

Louis Xv credenzas for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XV credenzas for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage credenzas created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, hardwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV credenzas made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original credenzas, popular names associated with this style include Stephanie Odegard Collection, John Widdicomb, and Lefebure a Fontainebleau. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for credenzas differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,330 and tops out at $95,000 while the average work can sell for $7,950.

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