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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
Early 19th Century Louis XV Style Console in Gilded Wood with Marble Top
Located in Marseille, FR
Louis XV console in gilded wood with richly eventful and molded marble top with decoration of conch and branch of vines, early nineteenth time. Some lacks of gilded wood that can be ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Giltwood

Louis XV style armchair, recently redone fabric good condition
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style armchair, recently redone fabric good condition
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Early 20th Century European Louis XV Furniture

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Beech

Large Louis XV Mahogany Screen
Located in BARSAC, FR
Large four-leaf screen in molded and french-varnished Cuban mahogany, topped with a gendarme's hat, upholstered in lilac Jouy-style fabric depicting park scenes and ancient ruins in ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Mahogany

Carved, Painted and Gilded Wood Pedestal Table, Louis XV style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Carved, painted and gilded wood pedestal table, Louis XV style. Table, pedestal table in carved, painted and gilded wood, marble top, Louis XV style, 20th century. h: 77cm, d: 51cm
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Carved and Gilded Wood Console, Marble Top, 18th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Carved and gilded wood console, marble top, 18th century. A Louis XV period console in carved and gilded wood, marble top, 18th century.     h : 8...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Chandelier in the Style of Louis XV with Crystal from the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chandelier in the style of Louis XV with crystal from the 19th century beautiful workmanship and detail with one indirect light.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

19th Century Silver Candelabra Signed BOIN TABURET
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Louis XV style candelabra in silver with rocailles decor and asymmetrical ornamentation. The four arms of light ending in bobèches binettes are finely chiseled with stylized rinses, foliage and flowers. These candelabra are a creation of the goldsmith Boin Taburet...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Silver

Pair of Bronze Lantern Sconces, Early 20th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Pair of early 20th century bronze lantern sconces in the Louis XV style, height dimension with 60 cm chain for a width of 20 cm and ...
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20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Copper

Pair of Louis XV Style X-Shaped Stools, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
" Pair of Louis XV style X-shaped stools, 19th century. " Pair of gilded wood and tapestry stools, late 19th or early 20th century, Louis XV style. h: 50cm, w: 50cm, d: 50cm
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Tapestry, Wood

Unusual Wrought Iron and Marble Rocaille-Style Console, France, circa 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Lovely demilune console table with a forged iron base in the Rocaille style, decorated with acanthus leaves and shell motif. The iron has a gorgeous patina. Original pink marble top.
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Wrought Iron

Large Gold Candy Box 18th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Large and circular box featuring two shades of gold. The removable lid is embellished with detailed, concentric lines and with a central medallion representing a dove flying over a f...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Gold

Louis XV Style Tea Table in Mahogany with Two Trays, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style tea table in mahogany with two overlapped scalloped trays, each standing on four cabriole legs. Removable upper tray. Lacquer decor with a black background and gilt C...
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Early 1900s European Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Mahogany

Series of Four Louis XVI Style Wall Lights with Parrots, After 1885
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This series of four gilt bronze wall lights featuring a porcelain parrot was made for l’Escalier De Cristal after 1885, year during which Henry and Georges Pannier start to manage th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

A set of four French Louis XV 18th century lacquered wood armchairs
Located in PARIS, FR
A suite of four Louis XV lacquered woord armchairs circa 1750 Ornated with flowers and leaves, with a red leather upholstery. 18th century, Paris, France Size: height 36.61 inches, ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Louis XV Style Bouillotte Table in Kingwood, Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Circular Louis XV style bouillotte table in kingwood marquetry standing on four cabriole legs. Four apron leaves with a curved frontal edge covered with brown leather hit with gilt irons with a decor of foliage scrolls and opening by a small gilt brass button. Ornamentation of kingwood marquetry sole sliced. Scalloped Medici Breche marble top. Removable top with scalloped edges and with a kingwood marquetry tray, plank side sliced on the back and sole sliced on the front, organized in a sun shape centred by an Amboina veneered circle. Chiselled and gilt bronze ornamentation in stick shapes on the exterior edges of legs, foliaged for shoes, an acanthus leaves shape on the apron and in a moulded and curved frame around the removable tray. Work realized in the late of the 19th century...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Lacquered Wood Encoignures, by A.E. Beurdeley, France, Circa 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Stamped twice A BEURDELEY A PARIS on the back. Charming Louis XV-inspired pair of encoignures in lacquer and gilded bronze. The animated facade ope...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XV style console and its mirror
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Important antique Louis XV style console, with a mirror and surmounted by a still life painting, made in the 19th century. The console is made out of lacquered wood and the table top...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Louis XV-Style Vitrine with Marquetry Decoration
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV-style vitrine crafted of veneered rosewood, amaranth and satinwood. Elegantly set upon cabriole legs, the showcase is distinguished by a luxurious marquetry decoration featu...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Rosewood, Satinwood

Important Pair of 19th Century Giltwood Wall Lights
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An important pair of 19th century giltwood wall lights, Napoleon III period, 3 arms of lights. Measures: H: 59 cm, W: 52 cm, D: 26 cm.
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Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Two-Light Sconces
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of giltwood antique sconces with two-light branches. These antique wall lamps are richly decorated with acanthus leaves, scrolling foliage and f...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Giltwood

Mid-century large bronze lantern pendant, Louis XV style.
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-century large bronze lantern pendant, Louis XV style. It has 5 cut glass panels with a cut star motif and beautifully decorated bronze. The lantern is in very good condition, ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Metal, Bronze

Console and Game Table in Boulle Marquetry
Located in Paris, FR
Console in Boulle marquetry with brass background with scrolls, arabesques and flowers, convertible into a game table. The console is richly decorated with gilded bronzes. The top is...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

Carved and gilded wood jardinière, Louis XV Style
Located in Paris, FR
French work from the second half of the 19th century. This elegant jardinière features an openwork structure with lattice motifs, enhanced by rich ornamentation of foliate scrolls an...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Giltwood

Pair of Valentine Porcelain Lamps, End of the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Valentine porcelain lamps with two small lezards on the sides forming handles. Porcelain decorated with flowers with cobalt blue and gilt h...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

"The Flower Garden" Gilded Bronze Planter, France, 18th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Charming Louis XV period Rocaille planter in chiseled and gilded bronze, scalloped with asymmetrical decoration of acanthus leaves and scrolls, and an openwork shell in its center. A...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XV Style Wall Sconces in Gilt Bronze, 1950s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Louis XV style wall sconces in gilt bronze with three fires. Agrafe decor on which are fixed three scroll shape branches. Cups and bobeches decorated with acanthus leaves. ...
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1950s European Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Risler & Carre - Important Table Centerpiece In Sterling Silver XIXth Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Important solid silver centerpiece in two parts formed by a tray decorated with waves and a planter surmounted by a putti, decorated with shells and crustaceans. Dimensions: tray 73 ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Sterling Silver

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

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Marble

18th Century French Glass Patinated Louis XV Style Armoire
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice 18th century French glass patinated Bourguignonne Louis XV style Armoire. Inside painted in light purple. Removable cornice. Beautiful piece, high quality.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Glass

Small Louis XV Style Marquetry Desk, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
- Marquetry wood - Gilt and chiseled bronze - 1880 period - Leather top - Three drawers.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Kingwood

18th Century Lion Head Wall Lamp with 3 Lights in Gilted Bronze
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Like many animal motifs, the lion was highly prized by eighteenth-century ornamentalists. It can be found in a light arm by Pierre Thomire dating from 1788 and preserved in the Metro...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze, Gold

Large Giltwood Picture Frame with Intricate Decoration Louis XV Style
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Large Giltwood Picture Frame with Intricate Decoration Louis XVI Style This large giltwood picture frame is profusely decorated with a recurring pattern of swirling leaves and flow...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Vestal reviving the sacred fire, French school, 18th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Young Vestal reviving the sacred fire. Oil on canvas, French school of the 1st half of the 18th c., follower of Jean RAOUX 1677-1734. In ancient Rome, the Vestals or Vestal Virgins w...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Canvas

Orfèvre Boin Taburet - Tea / Coffee 4 Pieces In Sterling Silver Plus Samovar In
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
4-piece tea / coffee service in solid silver plus Samovar in silver metal XIXth LOUIS XV style model with twisted ribs highlighted with waves. each piece is decorated with a cartouch...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Sterling Silver

19th Century French lighting Pair of bronze lanterns Louis XV style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very beautiful pair of lanterns gilded bronze louis XV style ,by their shape they are rare ,elegant and sober at the same time they can radiate a room
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Sloping Desk in Lacquer and Gilt Bronze.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style sloping desk in lacquer and gilt bronze. Louis XV style sloping desk, lacquer with Chinese scene decoration, gilt bronze, early 20th century...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Rocaille Side Table In Carved And Patinated Walnut
Located in BARSAC, FR
Small side table (originally had a function as a bedside table) curved four sides in richly carved and molded white lacquered walnut, topped with a top of royal red marble from Belgi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Small Louis XV Side Table - France, 18th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming carved table on cabriole legs, with central drawer.
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Oak

Large Wing Chair in Carved Beech, Louis XV Style, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large wing chair in carved beech, louis xv style, circa 1930 good general condition, some wear on the fabric.  
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1930s European Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Beech

Six-light gilt bronze cage Chandelier with cut crystal pendants and daggers
Located in Paris, FR
Large six-light cage chandelier, with its gilded bronze frame, richly adorned with tassels and cut crystals as well as glass daggers. It ends with a faceted ball. This Louis XV-style...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Large Pedestal Bowl in Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Substantial porcelain pedestal bowl embellished with white medallions set on a sky blue background. On one side of the bowl, the medallion is decorated with a pastoral scene depictin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Antique French Double Spoon Sofa
Located in Buxton, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale, this exquisite French Sofa, this piece of antique furniture will add elegance and charm to any room. The sofa has dusky pink draylon upholstery wi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

French wooden dining Table with Louis XV style base - 18th France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This dining room table is an exceptional piece of unique furniture. The wonderful 18th century wooden top was reassembled in the 19th century on a rustic base inspired by Louis XV i...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Louis the 15th Style Cristal and Bronze Chandelier with 6 Arms
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and decorative 6 arms chandelier is made of bronze with crystal pendants. This is a French work in the style of Louis the 15th. Circa 1900
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Louis XVI style dining room carved in walnut wood
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Dining room in Louis XVI style. Late 19th century. It includes a sideboard, a sideboard, a table and eight chairs. All made of American walnut wood. In good condition except for a ch...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Nutwood

Letter Openers louis XV style in bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XV style bronze Letter Openers,the facesare decorated with foliage and crosspieces, original condition
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Voltaire Armchair, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Unusual Louis XV Voltaire armchair, with a large medallion back, and cabriole legs; painted bluey-green, and upholstered with a colourful, vintage 19...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Fabric, Walnut

Pair of Louis XV Style Armchairs, in Rechampi Wood, Flower Fabric
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of louis XV style armchairs, in rechampi wood, flower fabric the fabric is not new but in very good condition a sofa of the same model is also available. the price is for t...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Pair of Bronze Candleholders Louis XV Style, French 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French decorative candle holder in the Louis XV style with acanthus leaves Solid bronze Good condition with nice patina Shipping 38/25/45 cm 6 kg.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Late 19th Century Vases in Marble and Gilt Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of green marble “vert de mer” baluster-shaped vases. They are richly decorated with gilt bronze Louis XV-style Rocaille, foliage, flowers, and seeds that wind up around the paun...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XV style carved and lacquered beech planter
Located in Grenoble, FR
Very beautiful Louis XV style carved and lacquered beech planter with its original zinc. Very beautiful decorative element
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Zinc

Antique Louis XV Style Fireplace Sculpted Out of Red Griotte
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This beautiful antique Louis XV style fireplace was made out of Red Griotte marble during the 19th century. Extremely curved and decorated with fles...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Griotte Marble

"The Tea", Fireback After François Boucher, 18th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This fireback is 18th century period. A Chinese character serves tea with a small monkey. The decoration is inspired by a drawing by François Boucher (1703-1770). A fireback of the ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Iron

Mid 18th Century Oil Painting Depicting a Scene with Courtesans on Canvas
By Charles-André van Loo
Located in NICE, FR
Title : Spanish Conversation, in the style of Carle Van Loo We present you this wonderful 18th century oil on canvas painting depicting three French courtesans, a nobleman, and his ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Canvas

Louis XV style mantel in onyx
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Louis XV style mantel in onyx This fireplace is sold with its original cast iron insert and with its marble floor.
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19th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Onyx

18th Century Table Lamp in 18K gilted bronze and pink rock crystal
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Table lamp of style louis XV in 18K gilted bronze with parts in cut pink rock crystal. We have one table lamp in stock however we can produce them made to measure and in other fin...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze, Nickel

Earthenware stove Luneville Green Color Frane 18th century Louis XV Period
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a Earthenware stove made in Luneville, France.The Color is Green. It has been made during 18th century .Louis XV Period
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Earthenware

Louis XV Style Painted Wood and Glass-Top Table, France, circa 1930s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Small rectangular wooden table, painted oxblood red. The top has a thick, frosted glass pane, and is raised on elegant, cabriole legs.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

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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