Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A very handsome French mid 19th century Louis XV st. tulipwood and kingwood Bureau Plat. The desk is raised on cabriole legs accented at the top with finely chased ormolu mounts. Thr...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Ormolu

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat

French 18th Century Country French Louis XV Period Patinated Commode

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A very handsome French 18th century Country French Louis XV period patinated commode. The chest is raised on short scrolled feet at the front and straight ones at the back. The arbal...

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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

French 18th Century Country French Louis XV Period Patinated Commode

Provincial Louis XV Walnut Desk or Vanity

Located in Buchanan, MI

Great looking Louis XV Provincial walnut desk. Two doors flanking center drawer, all up on cabriole legs. Very good color and patination. Would work well as a number of items includi...

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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Provincial Louis XV Walnut Desk or Vanity

Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Commode with a Marble Top by Sormani, circa 1880

By Sormani

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A fine Louis XV style marquetry inlaid commode with a Breche d'Alep marble top by Sormani. French, circa 1880. Stamped 'Sormani Paris' twice to the carcass, signed 'Sormani 13...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Commode with a Marble Top by Sormani, circa 1880

20th Century Large Louise Quinze Style Commode in Red with Ornamentik

Located in Berlin, DE

20th century large Louise Quinze style chest of drawers in red with Ornamentik. The ornaments are made of plastic not bronze. The top is in marble look patterned in shiny red. Onl...

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20th Century German Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

20th Century Large Louise Quinze Style Commode in Red with Ornamentik

Louise Credenza Art Deco Bookcases in Mid. Hammered Copper by Paul Mathieu

Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood and Kingwood Bureau Plat

18th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

French 18th Century Country French Louis XV Period Patinated Commode

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Provincial Louis XV Walnut Desk or Vanity

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Commode with a Marble Top by Sormani, circa 1880

20th Century German Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

20th Century Large Louise Quinze Style Commode in Red with Ornamentik

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Bookcases in Mid. Hammered Copper by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Commodes and Chests of Drawers in Mid. Hammered Copper

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Cabinets in Mid. Hammered Copper by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Buffets in Mid. Hammered Copper by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Bookcases in Mid. Hammered Antique Bronze by P Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Credenzas in Mid. Hammered Antique Bronze by P Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Cupboards in Fine Hammered Copper by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Bookcases in Fine Hammered Copper by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Credenzas in Mid. Hammered White Bronze by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Cupboards in Mid. Hammered Antique Bronze by P Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Bookcases in Mid. Hammered White Bronze by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Dressers in Mid. Hammered Brass by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Buffets in Mid. Hammered White Bronze by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Cupboards in Mid. Hammered White Bronze by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Commodes and Chests of Drawers in Mid. Hammered Brass

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Sideboards in Fine Hammered Copper by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Cupboards in Fine Hammered Brass by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Cabinets in Fine Hammered Copper by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Cabinets in Fine Hammered Brass by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Credenzas in Fine Hammered Brass by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Cupboards in Fine Hammered White Bronze by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Cupboards in Fine Hammered White Bronze by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Dressers in Fine Hammered Brass by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Credenzas in Fine Hammered White Bronze by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Cabinets in Fine Hammered White Bronze by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Bookcases in Fine Hammered Antique Bronze by P Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Cupboards in Fine Hammered Antique Bronze by P Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Buffets in Fine Hammered White Bronze by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Sideboard in Fine Hammered White Bronze by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Commodes and Chests of Drawers in Fine Hammered Antique Bronze

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Cabinets in Fine Hammered Antique Bronze by P Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Credenzas in Fine Hammered Antique Bronze by P Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Cupboards in Smooth Antique Bronze by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Louise Credenza Art Deco Buffets in Smooth White Bronze by Paul Mathieu

2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets