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: Gray
French Louis XV Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of fireplace tongs, a poker and a shovel. The fire irons are made of wrought iron. They are in a good condition and are ful...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Louis XV Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of fireplace tongs, a poker and a shovel. The fire irons are made of wrought iron. They are in a good condition and are ful...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Imposing Period Louis XV Carved Limestone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An imposing period Louis XV carved limestone fireplace. The panelling jambs surmounted by shaped frieze carved with scrolls and leaf work to centre. Shaped, moulded shelf above. Stil...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Limestone
18th Century French 'Pillars with Saint Andrew's Cross' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback with two pillars, a cross, and the date of production 1738. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and symbolize strength and the unknown. Th...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Patinated Gray and Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and large scale French mid 19th century Louis XV st. patinated gray and giltwood mirror. The original mirror plate is framed within an elegant mottled giltwood border wit...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Wood, Giltwood
Antique French Louis XV Style Gold Gilt Wood Trumeau Mirror with Portrait Print
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV style gold gilt wood mirror with portrait print. Item includes gold giltwood frame, central mirror, art portrait print, very nice antique item, great style an...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
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Mirror, Wood
Curiosity Watercolor "Enema" in the style of 18th Cenutury
Located in Marseille, FR
The enema of Louis XVI style amazing subject treated to the watercolor erotica or curiosa in the style of the 18th century illegible signature.
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Early 20th Century European Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paper
One of a Kind Louis XV Style Chairs in Dedar "Cherry Oh" Fabric
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
We love the frame of a Louis chair. It's perfect for luxurious and fun fabrics like Dedar's Cherry Oh. The fabric looks especially nice with the frames of...
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20th Century Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fabric
18th Century French Fireplace Trammel or Hanger
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireplace trammel made of wrought iron.
The trammel was used for cooking to regulate the distance between the pot an...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Wrought Iron
Antique French Louis XV Arms of France Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback with the arms of France. Coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe. It delive...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Iron
Suprising Antique Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Beautiful and surprising 19th century French Louis XV Rococo style fireplace mantel in white marble.
The perfect dimensions and decorations truly make this mantel stand out.
Lo...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
French 19th Century Louis XV Style White Carrara Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent French 19th century Louis XV st. white Carrara marble mantel. This exquisitely carved mantel is raised by volute jambs with r...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Carrara Marble
19th Century, Louis XV Style Antique Fireplace Mantel in Rouge Royal Marble
Located in Southall, GB
A Rouge Royal marble Louis XV antique fireplace mantel in Rococo style, The Serpentine shelf above the paneled frieze centered by a large floral cartouche and supported on straight d...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Marble
French 1750s Faience Oval Shaped Soup Tureen from Bordeaux with Floral Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French faïence mid-18th century oval-shaped soup tureen from Bordeaux with floral decor. Created in Southwestern France during the reign of King Louis XV, this soup tureen features...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Faience
Antique Marble Fireplace Surround Rouge Royal Belge Marble 19th Century
Located in Made, NL
Very beautiful and exclusive antique fireplace of Saint Remy marble from Belgium. This type of marble has a warm color nuance and the beautiful chiseled ornaments give this fireplace...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Marble
Antique Fireplace
Located in Made, NL
Very special antique fireplace of bi-color marble stone. This marble stone gives a unique color to the fireplace. It is a unique fireplace in our col...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Other
Antique Fireplace
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful imposing antique fireplace of marble stone. This fireplace dates from the 19th century and is in the style of Louis XV. A mantle with beaut...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Marble
18th Century French 'Pillars with Saint Andrew's Cross' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback with two pillars, a cross, and the date of production 1738. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and symbolize strength and the unknown. Th...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Fireplace Trammel or Hanger
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireplace trammel made of wrought iron.
The trammel was used for cooking to regulate the distance between the pot an...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Wrought Iron
Large Antique French Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
French fireback with two pillars, a floral decoration and the date of production 1811.
This product weighs more than 65 kg / 143 lbs. All our products that weigh 66 kg / 146 lbs or ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Iron
Antique Belgian Fireplace Grate, 17th-18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful hand-forged Louis XV fireplace basket or fire grate. The condition of the grate is good.
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Early 18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Louis XV Style Soft Rouge Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Southall, GB
19th century Louis XV style beautiful fireplace sculpted in a soft colored Rouge Royal marble. The finely carved shelf rests on a serpentine front, with a rocaille shell framed by fl...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Marble
Antique Pair of Savona Majolica Serving Plates
Located in Montreal, QC
Antique pair of Savona Majolica serving dishes. Painted in blue, one depicts a satyr, putti and two young girls, all enjoying the new wine: the other is painted with an allegory of ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Clay
18th Century Pair of Beechwood Louis XV Fauteuil
Located in Hudson, NY
This lovely pair of period chairs circa 1750-1760 were made in France during the reign of Louis XV. Light and fun these small-scale chairs are comfortable and well crafted. The lesse...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Wood
19th Century French 'Marie Leszczyńska' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Louis XV style fireback with Marie Leszczynska, queen of France and wife of king Louis XV. The fireback is made of cast iron and ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Iron
18th Century French Fireback / Backsplash 'Pillars with Flower Vases'
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century Louis XV French fireback with pillars, flower vases and the date of production 1797. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and stand for strength and the unknown.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Iron
19th Century Mantel Piece in Style of Louis XV of Blue Fleuri Marble
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful antique fireplace made of Blue Fleuri marble! This fireplace is in Louis XV style and has a scallop in the middle. The fireplace dates from the 19th century and is in good ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Marble
Antique French 'Marriage' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
French fireback produced in honor of the marriage of Francois and Marie in 1772. The style of the fireback is Louis XV and it is from that period.
The fireback is made of cast iron ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Iron
18th Century Louis XV Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century Louis XV period French fire dogs with spit hooks. Made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Impressive 18th Century Louis XV Fireplace of Saint Anna Marble
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful chic antique fireplace of Saint Anna marble, a beautiful rustic kind of marble with light veins. This fireplace is in the style of Louis XV and da...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Louis XV and they are from that period. They are in a good condition.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Carved French Limestone Fireplace in the Louis XV Manner
Located in London, GB
A carved French limestone fireplace in the Louis XV manner. The shaped, panelled jambs surmounted by shaped frieze with carved cartouche to centre flanked by scrolled foliage. Shaped...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Limestone
Antique French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV andirons. The andirons are made of wrought iron. They have spit hooks to grill food. They are called 'pair de marriage' as the wife and husband each brou...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Wrought Iron
French Gray Marble Mantel Louis XV Hand Carved Pompadour Motif
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th century hand carved French Louis XV style marble mantel. Features a pompadour motif and inlaid breche with gray marble. Please n...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Marble
Hand Forged French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Louis XV, and they are from that period. They are in a good condition.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Wrought Iron
Antique Dutch Fireplace Tool Set, Fire Tools, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century Dutch Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of a hanger and five fire irons and kitchen tools. From left to right is included a brass ladle with a wrought iron handle, brass tongs...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Wrought Iron, Brass
Louis XV Carrara French White Marble Antique Fireplace
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Antique full surround fireplace in Louis XVI style. Made from Carrara marble, this fireplace radiates luxury. This particularly beautiful model comes from a stately Brussels building...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Carrara Marble
Antique French 'Marriage' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
French fireback produced in honor of the marriage of G and M. The fireback is furthermore decorated with two pillars of Hercules. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and stand ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Italian Beaded Crystal Sconces in Antique Gold Frame, Italy
Located in New York, NY
This monumental large pair of beaded Murano glass crystal scones are handcrafted in Italy by a second generation chandelier maker. Large Murano glass crystals are meticulously hand knotted and tied and crystal beadings are wrapped around each of the antique gold finished iron arms. Absolutely magnificent with six lights (4 ft. long). Newly wired for U.S. use. Custom sizes available. Gold or silver antique frame...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XV Furniture
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Iron
18th Century French 'Zeus and Leda' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback with Zeus transforming himself into a swan to seduce the beautiful Leda.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. T...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Belgian Fireplace Grate, 17th-18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
Fine hand-forged Louis XV fireplace basket or fire grate. The condition of the grate is good.
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Early 18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Wrought Iron
Antique French Statuary Carrara Marble Mantel
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
An antique French figurative Statuary Carara marble mantel in the Louis XV style. This rare and remarkable French chimneypiece features boldly carved female terms and an intricately ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Carrara Marble
18th Century French Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV rotating gridiron made of wrought iron. To prepare small pieces of meat quickly over the fire. Sometimes they were put in the fire or else on a trivet, d...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Louis XV Silvered Brass Candlesticks
Located in Essex, MA
Each with bobeches, reeded baluster form and shaped circular stepped base.
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1760s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Brass
Elegant Louis XV Fireplace Mantel in Limestone
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
A nice French Louis XV fireplace in Buxy limestome.
This grayish fossilized stone has a lovely soft toned color suitable for almost every interior.
The elegant lines and simple b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Limestone
18th Century French Polished Copper Log Holder or Log Basket
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French firewood holder made of polished copper and wrought iron. The condition of the log holder is good.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
18th Century French Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Dutch Fireplace Tool Set, Fire Tools, 18th-19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th-19th century Dutch Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of a hanger and five fire irons and kitchen tools. From left to right is included a brass ladle with a wrought iron handle, a wrought iron spoon, a wrought iron ladle, brass tongs, and a brass skimmer...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Brass, Copper, Wrought Iron
Antique French Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of fireplace tongs and a shovel. The fire irons are made of wrought iron. They are in a good condition and are fully functi...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Beautiful 19th Century Massive Marble Antique Fireplace Mantel from France
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful exclusive massive marble fireplace from the 19th century. This fireplace is special for its massive marble and perfect proportions. The shell in the middle, the beautiful l...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Unglazed Sevre Cupid
By Eugene Robert 3
Located in New York, NY
"Figure of a Reclining Pluto", French Louis XV style (19th Cent) unglazed Sevre white parian figure of cupid reclining with two birds. (signed EUG. ROBERT)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French Mantel Clock Le Premier Miroit Signed Francois Moreau
Located in Cheshire, GB
French clock mantel (fireplace) clock Le Premier Miroit signed Francois Moreau, the circular Roman numeric shell capped dial, raised above dolphin supports, and fronted by a semi cla...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large Gilt Gold Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Large hand carved gilt gold shape x mirror wit a beveled glass, beautiful and in great conditions.
Excellent for a living room are or entry.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Giltwood
Antique French Fireback / Backsplash with the Goddess Venus, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback of Venus with her mirror and torch of Hestia.
Goddess of love, beauty and fertility. The torch is the symbol of Hestia, goddess of fire and mor...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Large Antique French Louis XV Rouge Royal Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
An ornately carved French antique fireplace in Rouge Royal marble. The jambs with scrolled Acanthus, surmounted by beaded C scrolled Acanthus end blocks. The centre cartouche of flow...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
19th Century Trumeau Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
19th century fragments made into a trumeau mirror with antique mercury mirror. This mirror has been manufactured recently to look old. From bot...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
19 the Century French Louis Quinze Gold Gilt Mirror with Faceted Glass
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful antique French gold gilt mirror is a typical Louis Quinze or rococo mirror. It has the typical asymmetrical ornamentation and facetted mirror glass. The mirror is part...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Bisque Group Hunting Scene with Gallant Couple
Located in Paris, FR
Porcelain biscuit group depicting a hunting scene with two young hunters and their dogs, and a gallant couple under a tree. Louis XV period. Restoration at the horns and the stick is...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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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