Louis XV Furniture
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
Color: Brown
Pair of Hand Carved Louis XV French Style Gilt Wood Consoles
Located in London, Park Royal
A pair of Louis XV style consoles, hand-carved by master craftsmen and finished in a hand lacquered with gold highlights, slightly aged and distressed patina. Includes a bevel-cut Cr...
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2010s English Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Gold, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Louis XV Walnut Antique Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important and rare antique Italian of the period Louis XV chest of drawers, 1750. On the front three large and useful drawers. Characterized by front of the drawers with relief decor...
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1750s Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French, Louis XV style dining chairs, set of six
Located in Vista, CA
Carved walnut, Louis XV french style, dining chairs with cabriole legs, tacked, embossed leather, and a carved shell crest.
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Fine C19th Kingwood French Ormolu Mounted Vitrine
Located in London, GB
Lovely French Vitrine in the Louis Xv style
This Vitrine is Bombe Shaped and Extremely Elegant with Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mounts and Very Finely Painted Panels
Dates C1880s.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Kingwood
18th Century French Cherrywood 'Bureau de Pente' Slant Top Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Larger than the typical Louis XV writing desk, this cherrywood bureau de pente was hand-carved in France during the late 1700’s, just after the period ended. This type of desk went by several names, including bureau dos d’âne and secrétaire à dessus brisé, and they almost always featured a fold-down writing surface.
Four long, slender cabriole legs, which are typical of Louis XV writing desks, provide a sturdy base for the beautiful desk. The curvaceousness of the legs continues throughout the desk, from the subtly contoured sides to the highly sinuous apron on all sides. Set within the apron are two drawers with round bronze pulls that flank a faux center drawer with a foliate and shell handle.
The fold-down writing surface, which has a functioning lock with a foliate escutcheon, opens to reveal eight small arbalete drawers arranged in four columns. Above the topmost drawers of each column is an open storage compartment. There are two more larger storage compartments in the center above a false-bottom hidden compartment. The fold down writing surface is held by a set of polished steel arms.
A graceful and functional bureau de pente from the late 18th century, this cherrywood slant top writing desk...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Period Corner Cupboard In Chinese Lacquer
Located in BARSAC, FR
Rare corner cupboard in Chinese lacquer decorated with animated landscapes, opening with two leaves with fretted panels.
French work from the Louis XV period.
Presented in its ...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Giltwood French Wingback/Bergere Chairs Louis XV-Style
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Louis XV-Style giltwood chairs with a creamy white new upholstery
The carving is very well done in great detail exhibiting scrolls and f...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Italian late 19th Century Gilded Mirrors
Located in Madison, MS
A pair of Louis XV carved gilt wood mirrored wall sconces with original antique mirrored glass. One of them is missing the mirrored glass; however, we will replace it with new antiqu...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Console Louis XV in Walnut-18 ° Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely french walnut console from the 18th century Louis XV style from Lyon
Very beautiful molded and carved walnut console topped with gray marble
Very beautiful marble which ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
4 Mirrored Wall Sconces
Located in Madison, MS
4 French Louis XV carved bronze wood mirrored decorative wall sconces, crafted in the 19th century, would make a lovely addition to your home. They all 4 vary in size and each one ha...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Louis XV Style Console on Four Legs, Lacquered Wood, 19th C
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Louis XV style console on four legs. Original piece of furniture from the end of the 19th century in lacquered and gilded wood. This console has rich Rocaille ornaments. It does not ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Louis XV Mirror with Oval Etching
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th century Louis XV wall mirror with an oval etching / print of a European scene and ribbon bow and flower designs. Wonderful color with a rich mellow p...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Console In Golden Wood Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Beautiful console in gilded and carved wood, Louis XV style, surmounted by a green marble top
Good condition, wear to the gilding, restored marble (it was broken in 2)
Period 19th ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Set of Pine Etched Glass Doors, circa 1900
Located in Evergreen, CO
This beautiful set of doors is pictured with a black background behind the etched glass to showcase the detail. The glass on the two outer doors features a decanter, glass, and fruit...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Pine, Glass
19th Century French Louis XV Cane Five-Leg Desk Armchair
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or office with this elegant antique desk armchair. Crafted in Provence, France, circa 1880, the corner chair has an arched cane back decorated with a shell motif at the pediment. The traditional desk chair...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Louis XV Style Marble Top Console with Carved Oak Base
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A French rouge marble top console table with a double pedestal oak base. Both pedestals are carved with scroll detail to top and base with acanthus leaf motif at top. Marble is a bea...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
20th Pair of French Nightstands Tables with Drawer and Open Shelf
Located in Miami, FL
A pretty pair of French one drawer nightstands with open shelf , circa 1910.
Pair of French Louis XV style walnut bedside tables from the e...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
French 19th Century Louis XV Large Walnut Stool or Bedroom Bench
Located in Berlin, DE
An elegant late 19th/early 20th century Louis XV banquette or window seat carved in solid walnut featuring scrolled arms and rails, the shaped padde...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Side Table Signed By Maison Krieger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Mahogany, Kingwood and ormolu side table/desk signed Krieger. The oval table is raised by elegant cabriole legs...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Mid-19th Century Louis XV Carved Walnut Upholstered Armchair from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or a bedroom with this elegant antique armchair. Crafted in southern France circa 1860, the comfortable fauteuil sits on cabriole legs decorated with acanthus leaves...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Large French Giltwood Louis XV-Style Mirror with Beveled Plate, 18th C
Located in Houston, TX
Large and majestic giltwood mirror with a wide beveled plate make this
Mirror special. It has beautiful and original gilding with a deep carved
Cartouche centered at the top. Carve...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique French Oval Free Standing Vernis Martin Cabinet Vitrine, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning and rare antique French Vernis Martin free standing display cabinet in the Louis XV manner, circa 1880 in date.
The cabinet has a rouge marble top with an ormo...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Italian Carved Polychrome and Painted Candlesticks, Set of Four
Located in Dallas, TX
Add an air of drama and elegance to your home with this important suite of tall antique candlesticks. Crafted in Italy circa 1860, each candle holder stands...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Ornately Carved Giltwood Console Table w/ Gold & Red Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV console table with an ornately carved giltwood base with figural designs and topped with a shaped beige, yellow, and blush marble top.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Magnificent French Marble Top Bombe Chest of Drawers or Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very high quality French serpentine bombe commode or chest of drawers in Louis XV style with original marble top having really beautiful walnut inlay on drawers and sides and rococo ormolu handles...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV Oak and Marble Console Table
Located in London, GB
A provincial Louis XV period carved oak and marble top console table.
France, circa 1750.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique French Louis XV Style Faux Painted Cameo Demilune Console Table, 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV style console cabinet offers demilune form with painted faux marble top over case with single door having cameo of a woman and opening to shelved interior,...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Metal
Louis Style XV Marquetry Commode
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a Louis XV Style ormolu-mounted tulipwood and exotic woods marquetry serpentine bombe commode. The breche d’alep marble top is over two drawers sans traverse inlaid with flor...
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Late 18th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Marquetry Miniature Sample Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French marquetry commode de maitrise, or miniature sample commode. Made veneer of mahogany with pine and beech as a secondary w...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Beech, Mahogany, Pine
Pair of Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Bergère Armchairs with Modern Fabrics
Located in Chicago, IL
This is an exquisite pair of French mid-19th century Louis XV Style Bergère armchairs. The style was a direct response to the previous Louis XIV style, which valued furniture that em...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Beech
Description Pair of French Walnut Bedside Tables Adorned with Fine Louis XV Mar
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of French walnut bedside tables adorned with fine Louis XV marquetry from the early 19th century. This pair of French 'tables de chevet' was created in the early years of the 19th century, at a time when the country revisited the rococo style that marked the reign of King Louis XV as a means of reviving national pride and heritage. Each of these exquisite nightstands features a snaking tray...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Louis XV Style Vernis Martin China Display Cabinet/Vitrine, circa 1900
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Louis XV style Vernis Martin China display cabinet/Vitrine, circa 1900. The cabinet having a pierced brass gallery to the top and a brass frieze below with hanging floral gar...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Gorgeous French Louis XV Carved Walnut Side Table or Desk with Gold Gilt
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very rare French Louis XV table with original gold gilt paint. Multi functional versatlle stunning accent table, side table or focal point that ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
Rococo Style Faux Marble Top Wall Mount Console Table
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A Louis XV style carved wood wall mount console table with a painted faux marble top. The rococo console base is painted and intricately carved ...
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20th Century Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Italian Polychrome Carved Giltwood and Painted Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
Add an air of drama and elegance to your home with this elegant pair of antique candlesticks. Crafted in Italy circa 1880, each candle holder stands on a tripod base ending with scrolled feet; the tall decorative fluted stem is embellished with hand carved leaf motifs. The detailed candlesticks flaunt their beautiful, original two-tone polychrome light...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Louis XV Style Jansen Style Coffee Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XV style Jansen style coffee table. A mahogany glass top over leather tooled top in the hollywood regency style.
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Antique French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Nightstands
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair antique French Louis XV walnut marble top nightstands were rendered from sumptuous indigenous walnut with tailored lines for the casework contrasting the boldly scrolled and car...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
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 Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XV style corner console in gilded wood and Breche marble top, 19th century
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV style corner console in carved, molded and gilded wood. A rich decoration of foliage and volutes on a lozenge background forms the foot of this console table. The top of the...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
French Provincial Louis XV Style Inlaid Satinwood Marble Top Large Commode Chest
Located in Charlotte, NC
A striking French Provincial Louis XV style large commode chest. Satinwood with ample inlaid marquetry details, serpentine shape, marble top, brass hardware and ormolu mounts. Featur...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Palladio Louis XV Giltwood Instrumental Wall Hanging
Located in Bradenton, FL
Vintage Palladio giltwood wall hanging of multiple musical instruments (violin, flute, horns) crested with large bow. Has metal Palladio name plate on back, along with a Palladio sti...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Extendable French Louis XV Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elevate your dining experience with this French Louis XV dining table, meticulously crafted out of cherry wood. Our team of expert craftsm...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Lacquer, Paint
Antique Louis XV Style Partial Gilt Wall Mirror
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XV style gilt wood mirror, 19th century. With a shell and foliate carved pediment, leaf carved sides, leaf and shell carved base of mirror. A substantial amount of the ...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Vaisselier or China Hutch
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Louis XV style Country French vaisselier, or hutch, from Normandy made of solid oak with beautiful hand carvings. The plate rack has three shelves with railings of tur...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fine Antique French Louis XV Kingwood Ormolu Bombe Shaped Marquetry Vitrine 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine quality antique French Louis XV kingwood, marquetry & ormolu serpentine/bombe shaped vitrine cabinet, circa 1880.
The cabinet having finely cast bronze mounts and brackets to the top, with a single door having serpentine shaped glass enclosing three glass shelves, the interior is lined with the original green velvet and having bowed glass panels to the sides. The base of the door having geometric marquetry and a bronze flowering urn, both sides have corresponding marquetry with bronze flowering baskets. The cabinet is raised on cabriole legs with bronze mounts and bronze sabots to the feet, the quality and condition of this cabinet is excellent and is ready to grace your home! Bloomsbury Fine Art...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Rosewood, Ormolu and Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most unique Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Rosewood, ormolu and Vert Turquin marble Roman commode. The three drawer chest is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fi...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood And Vert Campan Marble Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood and Vert Campan marble center table. The scalloped table is raised by lovely cabriole legs with scrolled acanth...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Vintage French Louis XV End Table or Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Louis XV style end table or side table in its original unrestored condition. Our restoration department can certainly restore the table, but as soon as I do it dark, s...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
French Mid 18th Century Louis XV Period Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and very high quality French mid 18th century Louis XV period giltwood mirror possibly created for Royal nobility. The bea...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique French Trumeau Pier Wall Mirror Louis XV Carved Oak 19th Century
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Trumeau Pier wall mirror Louis XV carved oak 19th century.
Direct from France, another fabulous hand carved mirror, one of a large group in our most recent container ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Oak
Impressive French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Gilt Bronze Mounted Server Commode
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XVI style mahogany and gilt-bronze mounted "Marie Antoinette Style" Medallion Server Commode, after a model by Benneman & Stökel, The gilt-bronze panels after a model ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood Mirror From Florence
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Italian 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood mirror from Florence. The mirror retains its original mirror plate framed within a fine straight mottled border with lovely flu...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
French Louis XV Oak Full-Length Dressing Mirror, Mid-Century
Located in Evergreen, CO
Add light and depth to any room with this substantial Louis XV dressing mirror. Its carved oak frame features an arched bonnet crowned with a bold di...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Oak
Louis XV Walnut and Kingswood Satinwood Marquetry Tiered Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Amazing French Louis XV style tiered Walnut and kingwood Satinwood marquetry inlays side table. Bronze mounted ornaments on sides and legs. Very good vintage condition. Measures 19" ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Side Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A French Louis XV style serpentine fronted marquetry and ormolu-mounted side cabinet on stand, having wonderful classical romantic scenes inlaid to the sides and front, a single frie...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Pair French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Floral Marquetry Side Tables
Located in Forney, TX
A fine pair of French Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry inlaid mahogany side tables.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in France, 20th century, fine quality, exceptionally executed in luxurious Louis XV style with Napoleon III Second Empire influences, featuring a round shaped top with protruding squared corners, decorated with elaborate exotic woods floral marquetry work, over frame with gracefully curved scalloped apron, adorned with finely sculpted brilliantly gilded bronze mounts, rising on long elegant cabriole legs, ending in chisled gilt bronze sabots.
Dimensions: (approx)
30" High, 29" wide, 29" deep.
Provenance/Acquisition:
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Heritage Auctions...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Writing Table with Two Drawers Louis XV
Located in Sofia, BG
18th century French hand carved walnut writing table with two side drawers resting on curved decorated legs. The table is in it authentic condition with no restorations made. The con...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Large Louis XV Sculpture of a Putto with Zephyr
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 19th century French large Louis XV sculpture of a Putto with Zephyr.
A figure of a boy standing on a rectangular plinth, looking aside while holding a ball or stylised poppy ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone
Louis Xv furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include François Linke, Baker Furniture Company, La Maison London, and Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $30 and tops out at $1,353,646 while the average work can sell for $4,763.
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