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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Item Ships From: France
Style: Louis XV
French Sellette or Plant Holder Waltnut, Three Legs & One Drawer, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
This plant holder or sellette was made in France circa 1920.
A little tray is encrusted between the curved feet typical of the Louis 15 style.
The drawer butt...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cherry
French Louis XV Style Oak Commode Chest of Drawers, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
Commode in the Louis XV style, French chest of drawers, circa 1940
Oak and wrought ironvegetal and floral
Carved ornamentation surrounded by patterns of hearth, typical of the clas...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Large Louis XV Trumeau in Lacquered and Gilded Wood
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent large paneled overmantel in grey/green lacquered wood, generously decorated with foliage, rockeries and flowers in carved and gilded wood.
Oil on canvas in the upper p...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Pair of Louis XV Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful pair of bronze candlesticks from the Louis XV period resting on an animated circular base, with a baluster-shaped barrel with torso fluting. The candlesticks have kept thei...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Cage Chandelier With pendants, 18 Lights, Late 19th Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Elegant so-called "cage" chandelier in patinated bronze and ball-shaped crystal pendants, with inclusions in the ball to give the illusion of being made of rock crystal. Beautiful as...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Rock crystal pendants Louis XV style Cage Chandelier with 18 carats gold
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Chandelier Louis XV, In bronze, 64 arms lights, antique fuinish done on top of an 18 carats gold electrolyse.Dimensions : Height 260 cm x 190 cm diameter.
Very important Louis XV style chandelier in gilt bronze with rock crystal pendants.
Made in the form of a cage, the central shaft of “baluster” shape is surrounded by sixty-four arms of light ending in foliage and decorated with faceted rock crystal pendants.
We have this one in stock however we can reproduce it in an other finish or in an other size with rock crystal pendants or clear crystal pendants. Price will change depending on finish and crystal types.
We manufacture most of our orders bespoke : from models of our collection that we can adapt to required dimensions, from antiques models which will allow often to get a set or more of identical models, or we can create from scratch the model of our clients.
We work from pictures, drawings, designer’s sketches...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze, Gold
Large flat desk in inlaid rosewood veneer in the Louis XV style
Located in Paris, FR
Large flat desk in inlaid rosewood veneer, opening with three drawers and resting on curved legs. Double-sided desk simulating false drawers on the visitor's side. Bronze lingotière ...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Valerian Rybar, Rocaille Console in Golden Wood, 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Beautiful and large Rococo console in gilded wood, with a faux-lapis and malachite painted top.
This console table is attributed to Valérian Rybar, a great 20th century decorator an...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Louis XV style mantel in Rouge Royal marble, 18th century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Louis XV style mantel in Rouge Royal marble, 18th century
This fireplace is sold without any fireplace insert nor marble floor but could be made to order (please ask for marble avai...
Category
18th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Louis 15 "Fauteuil a La Reine" Armchair 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent Louis XV style "fauteuil à la Reine", richly carved with foliage on the top rail of the back and floral motifs on the curved legs. The fineness of the carvings presents e...
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Litlle Armchair red and yellow gold - Louis XV Style - France Napoleon 3
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very elegant Louis XV style armchair upholstered in red and yellow with geometric patterns reminiscent of plants. The base is curved and rests on casters for easy movement. The seat ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
A. Aucoc - table centerpiece in 3 oval parts Circa late 19th century
By A. Aucoc
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
SURTOUT DE TABLE in three oval-shaped parts, with a mirror base, surrounded by a bronze grid punctuated with capitals forming the feet. Bay leaf finish. Th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
An 18th Century Mercury Gilt Bronze Stoup and Photo Frame.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An 18th century mercury gilt bronze stoup and photo frame.
An 18th century mercury gilt bronze stoup and photo frame, Louis XV.
H: 31cm, W: 20cm, D: 4cm
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Baroque Louis XV Rococo Style Mirror Cabinet in Walnut with Putti
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Baroque Louis XV Rococo style mirror cabinet in walnut with putti with 2 richly carved doors dimension height 265 cm for a width of 165 cm and depth of 55 cm. Part of a set including a wardrobe a bed a pair bedside tables...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Giltwood Pedestal
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An antique French candle stand (or ‘torchère‘), in elaborately carved, gilded wood. This impressive Napoleon III period column pedestal support three features delicately carved feet ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XV style opulent fireplace sculpted out of Fleur de Pêcher marble
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Very beautiful antique Louis XV style opulent fireplace made out of Fleur de Pêcher marble.
This imposing antique Louis XV style fireplace was made out of Fleur de Pêcher marble dur...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
An 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Sculpture of an Elegant Woman, Louis XV Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An 18th century Meissen porcelain sculpture of an elegant woman, Louis XV period.
An 18th century Meissen porcelain sculpture of an elegant woman, Louis XV period, mythological figu...
Category
18th Century German Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Louis XV Lantern with Six Lights in Bronze Antique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This eight-sided lantern is a reinterpretation of the domestic models that were very popular in the mid-18th century. Indeed, reserved for a utilitarian use under Louis XIV, the lant...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Silver Plated Bronze Jardinière, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style silver plated bronze jardinière, 19th Century.
A large 19th century silvered bronze jardinière in the Louis XV style, with fine chasing.
H: 18.5cm, W: 69cm, D: 30cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Puiforcat (Hermes), Christofle, Faberge - 5pc. French 950 Sterling Tea Set
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a Stunning 5pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set by the World's Premier French Silversmiths "Emile Puiforcat" (Current...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Important Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Attributed to G. Durand, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Large veneered wood flat desk attributed to G. Durand, opening with three frieze drawers. Mounted with Rocaille style chiseled ormolu representing shells, foliage and flower garlands. Raised on four cabriole legs ornamented with chiseled ormolu.
This flat desk is inspired by the one executed by the cabinet-maker Joseph Baumhauer, which was offered by King Louis XV to Empress Elisabeth...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Armchair Cabriolet Circa 1850
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Louis 15 cabriolet armchair from Louis-Philippe period. Its front legs are curved and end with casters. The armrests have volutes bringing a certain elegance.
It has a beautiful red embossed velvet tapestry...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Curved Louis XV Sauteuse Commode in Floral Marquetry, 18th Century
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this wonderful 18th-century chest of drawers in the transitional style of Louis XV features a curved design and delicate floral marquetry patterns. It comes with two f...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XV Style Cabriolet Armchair, Circa 1850
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Nice Louis XV style walnut cabriolet armchair from Louis-Philippe period. Its front legs, resting on weels, are curved and end with casters. The ar...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
1900 Bronze Cage Chandelier 10 Arms 21 Bulbs
Located in Paris, FR
Chandelier with 10 arms and 21 bulbs and crystals
Measures: Height 130 cm without chain
Good condition,
circa 1880-1900
Electric system rewire for Europe.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Salon Table Stamped Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in BARSAC, FR
Beautiful and elegant small center table with curved legs and scalloped top in the Louis XV style forming a writing and working table thanks to a sliding top system revealing a drop-...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Amboyna
Louis XV Commode, Crowned C Bronzes
Located in BARSAC, FR
Very beautiful Louis XV chest of drawers in marquetry of violet wood treated in frieze, opening with four drawers in three rows and presenting a very rich ornamentation of gilded and...
Category
1740s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Marquetry Display Pedestals Attributed to Maison Millet, France, c. 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant pair of Louis XV inspired display pedestals attributed to Maison Millet. They are decorated on three sides with a beautiful marquetry of stylized flowers in “bois de bout”, i...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Monumental French Mirror Gilded with Gold Leaf Louis XV Style, Xixth France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent very large carved wooden mirror / looking-glass gilded with gold leaf.
Mantelpiece, overmantel, bedroom mirror, wall mirror, e...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Champagne bucket sterling silver after Meissonnier Hanau 19th century
By Hanau
Located in Paris, FR
Indulge in the splendor of this magnificent solid silver champagne bucket, crafted with exquisite silversmithing skill. Reflecting the style of Meissonnier, this masterpiece hails fr...
Category
19th Century German Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Full-Length Giltwood Wall Mirror, Louis XV Style, circa 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Full-length giltwood wall mirror with French decor Louis XV style, circa 1960. Carved gilt wood frame (width: 6.5 cm / 2.55 in.) made in belgium (Provenance label on the back). Moder...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
20th Century Louis XV Style Ceremonial Commode in Marquetry and Marble Top
By Faubourg
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this beautiful Louis XV-style bombe chest of drawers with two drawers and no crossbar from the early 20th century. It is adorned with rich gilded bronze decorations re...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fireback with the Coat of Arms of France from the 17th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Fireback with the coat of arms of France from the 18th century reproduced in the book "Plaques de Cheminées" by Henri Carpentier, page 206.
Category
17th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Louis XV Style Rocaille Chandelier In Gilt Bronze - 9 Lights
Located in BARSAC, FR
Louis XV Rocaille style chandelier in very finely chiseled gilded bronze with a rich and complex moving decoration formed of acanthus leaves and intertwined volutes.
9 light arms fin...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Louis XV Armchairs, Venice, Late 19th Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Very beautiful pair of large armchairs in gilded and carved Louis XV style wood, 'chassis' model
Armchairs from the Venice region, wear and tear to the gilding, trims to be redone
...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century French Louis XV Style Bedside Table, 1920s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful small 20th century French Louis XV style walnut and marble bedside table from the 1920s.
Three front drawers and two small tables on the sides.
Very nice marquetry on eac...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
19th Century Pair of Venetian Giltwood Sconces with Engraved Glass Background
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this wonderful pair of Venetian sconces made from gilded wood, featuring beautifully engraved mirrored backgrounds. Crafted in the style of Louis XV and hailing from t...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XV Style Silver and Crystal Ewers.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Louis XV style silver and crystal ewers.
Pair of silver and crystal ewers in the Louis XV style, 19th century.
h: 22cm , D: 11cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Louis XV Style Polychrome Sparkler
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This very elegant and usual firescreen is made out iron, then hand painted the actual patina is not damaged.
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
18th Century Mahogany Doors Louis XV Period Decorated with Hunting Painting
Located in Marseille, FR
Spectacular series of complete and matching mahogany doors from the 18th century Louis XV period decorated with hunting painting from the same period...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Chistofle "trompe l'oeil" chestnuts dish, Silver plated, 19th century
By Christofle
Located in Paris, FR
Exemplifying the elegance of the Louis XV style, this exquisite silvered metal dish or plate, expertly crafted by Christofle during the 19th century, stands as a rare treasure. Its d...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
C Fabini, Watercolor, The Sedan Chair, Late 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large and beautiful framed water-colour painting, representing a scene in an 18th century castle, where the sedan chair has just arrived to bring up its passenger; splendid decor of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paint
Louis XV Wardrobe In Solid Walnut, Late 19th Century
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
Louis XV Solid Walnut Armoire, Late 19th Century – Heritage from the Loire Valley, France
This exceptional Louis XV solid walnut armoire, dating from the late 19th century, is more ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
20th century French Louis XV Walnut and Caned Bench, 1900s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice Louis XV style walnut caned bench dating from 1900.
Very good condition.
Canework in very good condition.
Ideal at the end of a bed or in an entryway.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Louis XV Commode Stamped Louis Delaitre, Crowned C Bronzes
By Louis Delaitre
Located in BARSAC, FR
Delaitre Louis, Parisian cabinetmaker received master on November 19, 1738.
Exceptional chest of drawers from the Louis XV period ...
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1740s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th century French Pair of Louis XV Bergere Armchairs, 1920s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful pair of Louis XV style bergère armchairs covered with a nice floral fabric. The seat cushions are removable. Braid finish. The fabric shows several stains but is in good ge...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Louis XV Bookcase by Pierre Garnier with Inlay Wood and Marble Top, circa 1750
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb inlaid bookcase / vitrine / showcase with very thick marble top, feet decorated with bronze and double mesh door. 3 shelves present.
In excellent general condition.
Key present, the lock works perfectly
Louis XV style and period, France, 18th century, around 1750.
By the cabinetmaker Pierre Garnier...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers, France, circa 1800s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Louis XV style three-door commode with canted corners, raised on cabriole legs. The top is of a slightly darker green than the body. The inside of the drawers have been covered in antique block...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Beech
Fireback from the 19th Century with a Shield Decorated with a Sunflower
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Fireback from the 19th century with a shield decorated with a sunflower.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Rare 18th century gilded wood mirror, Italy
Located in NICE, FR
Magnificent Italian gilded wood mirror with mercury glass.
It is decorated with a naval anchor on the pediment and a scallop shell at the top.
The falls...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Rare French Antique Giltwood Mirror Louis XV Baroque Style, circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Rare French antique gilded carved wood wall mirror in the Louis XV Baroque style, circa 1930. Decorated with stylized flowers and foliage carved in curved shapes. Original leaf gilding. Antique pediment...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Cartel and its Console in Boulle Marquetry and Gilt Bronze, Louis XV Period
Located in Paris, FR
Cartel with its base in Boulle marquetry and gilt bronze. The gilded bronze in moving foliage and scrolls of flowers are of rocaille style. The circular frame in finely chiseled bron...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th century French Louis XV Walnut and Bronze Side table, 1900s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful walnut side table dating from the beginning of the 20th century in Louis XV style transition Louis XVI.
Two side drawers and a central shelf covered in black and green...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Toilet Mirror
Located in VILLENEUVE-LÈS-AVIGNON, FR
Toilet Mirror
Venice - Italy
Gilded lacquer frame, decorations with garlands of flowers and scroll cartouches
Original mercury mirror
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood, Lacquer
XVIIIth Cartel Clock Louis XV Boulle Marquetry
Located in Marseille, FR
Cartel from the Louis XV period in brown tortoiseshell and inlaid with brass signed in enamel Jean Louis Delisle in Paris and on the movement, strikes the hours and half-hours revise...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Bust of a Child in Terra Cotta from the 20th Century, Signed Gobet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bust of a child in terra cotta from the 20th century. Signed Gobet.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century Louis XV Period Fauteuil by Mathieu BAUVE
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A luxurious Louis XV period armchair in beautifully carved and moulded walnut, with ornate scroll-carved arm rests and supports. This elegant 'Fauteuil à la Reine' dates from the 18t...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Silver Plated Bronze Jardinière in the Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Important oval jardinière of Louis XV style, dating from the end of the 19th century. This centerpiece serving as a jardinière in silvered bronze, with its curved forms and leafy mot...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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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