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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
Venetian Commode with Marquetry – 19th Century, Walnut and Oriental Motifs
Located in PARIS, FR
This stunning Venetian commode from the late 19th century is a masterpiece of craftsmanship and design. Made of richly waxed walnut, it features exquisite marquetry, showcasing the i...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

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

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...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

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 ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Paint

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

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Marble, Bronze

Deux importants éléments de boiserie d'époque Louis XV
Located in PARIS, FR
Paire de boiseries décoratives d'entrée représentant l'un amour assis et l'autre un vase. La base sculptée est constituée d'arabesques dans un motif de feuillage. L'ensemble est laqu...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

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

18th Century Walnut Chest
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Marseille, FR
18th chest with 2 rows of drawers in cross-shaped walnut XVIIIth top of pink marble beak of corbin, work attributable to the cabinetmaker Grenoblois Pierre Hache.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

19th Century Crystal Chandelier, Gilt Bronze, Napoleon III Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Crystal chandelier 19th century, gilt bronze, Napoleon III period, Louis XV style Measures: H: 100cm, D: 60cm.
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, 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

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...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Assiettes Saint Amand, en Faïence Rois Reines et Favorite de France (Lot de 12)
By Saint Amand, Lebacqz Bouchart
Located in London, England
Ce lot de 12 assiettes Lebacqz et Bouchart en faïence de Saint-Amand représente un véritable trésor pour les amateurs de la porcelaine et de l'histoire de France. Chaque assiette évo...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Faience

Louis XV Style Gilded Trumeau with Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Impressive Louis XV-style trumeau mirror featuring a richly detailed gilded wood and stucco frame. The upper section is crowned with a finely sculpted shell motif surrounded by flora...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Queille - Magnificent 5pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set + Wraps !
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a magnificent 5pc. antique French 950 sterling silver tea set, Louis XVI model, by internationally known French silversmith Pierre Queille, with accompanying 5 ant...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Scriban with Facade and Curved Sides in the Taste of Saxony, circa 1930-1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Scriban with facade and curved sides in the taste of Saxony, circa 1930-1950 many cracks, and lack of paint Dimensions: H 185 x W 100 x D 50 cm Dimensions of the base: H 75 x W 10...
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Mid-20th Century European Louis XV Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

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

20th century Louis XV Style Silver Plate Champagne Cooler, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful Louis XV style silver plate champagne cooler in very good condition. Medici shape with two handles. Nice quality.
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1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Silver Plate

19th Century Porcelain Gueridon Table in Rocaille Style
Located in Paris, FR
This one-of-a-kind gueridon table crafted in the Louis XV style, is a tour de force of porcelain design. Exotic fruits, flowers, butterflies and birds on branches pecking fruits deco...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

19th C. Pair of Louis XV Gilt Bronze Candlesticks with French Royal Coat of Arms
By Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier
Located in PARIS, FR
A 19th century finely chiseled pair of French Louis XV gilt bronze figural candlesticks in the manner of Juste-Aurèle Meissonier, famous 18th cnetury French designer. Height 12.40 i...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

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.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Iron

Goldsmith Martin Marie Vve - Samovar Rockery In Solid Silver Xixth
By Angelique Marie Martin 1
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Silver samovar consisting of a four - legged scrolling support supporting an ebony frog burner surmounted by a large twisted jug with waves and foliage. handle and spout twisted Di...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Pair of Saint Louis crystal vases, Massenet gold model
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine pair of St Louis crystal single-flower vases, rare raspberry pink Massenet Gold model (etched Rococo patterns enhanced with fine gold, Venetian ribs cut inside the neck). Anti...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal

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 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

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
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Mercury Glass, Wood, Lacquer

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

Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze Dore Cupid Candelabras, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Elegant and sumptuous, this 19th-century pair of candelabras perfectly embodies the refinement of French decorative arts. Crafted in finely chased gilt bronze, these seven-light cand...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

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

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

Louis XV Period Cabriolet Armchair "à la Reine", 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Louis XV period armchair covered with a flower patterned tapestry. The armchairs have a sober and elegant movement of its accotoires as well as its arched feet. France ci...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Tapestry, Wood

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

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Beech

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

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Mahogany

Chair Louis XV Style in Wood and Cannage
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming Louis XV chair in wood and cannage. The back and openwork and decorated with scrolls, rocaille, flowers and acanthus leaves. The seat is covered with white and grey cannag...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Gueridon Marquetry by F.LINKE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gueridon in marquetry with ormolu bronze, marble top. This gueridon with a central motif in the center that connect the four feet of rare elegance .this gueridon can be used both as...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Chandelier with 16 Lights in Nickel Bronze and Mother-of-Pearl
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This chandelier is a reinterpretation of the Louis XV style (with its three floors in the form of a capped eight) but also of the First Empire style (with the balloon models with met...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze, Nickel

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.   
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Terracotta

18th Century Giltwood Console Table
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exceptional Louis XV-style console table is a magnificent example of the Rococo aesthetic, characterized by its intricate carvings, elegant curves, and luxurious gilding. Crafte...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Louis XV Style Pair of Candelabra Ormolu Bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Whimsical pair of candelabra 6 lights and on the top you have a cabochon to extinguish the candles on this time. This is very rare to have it generally all the cabochon was lost by t...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

18th Century Double Sided Desk Louis XV Walnut Attributed J.F Hache
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Marseille, FR
Double sided desk Louis XV walnut attributed to J.F Hache (1730-1796) dating from the eighteenth century. Very good state of conservation despite traces of restoration on the drawers...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

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

Late 17th Century Table Dressing Table Inlaid
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Marseille, FR
Late 17th ice dressing table inlaid with frills and foliage in walnut and rosewood. Work to bring closer to that of Jean François Hache.
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

French Bronze Curtain Tie-Backs Louis XV Style
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Bronze Curtain Tie-Backs Louis XV Style This elegant pair of gilt bronze curtain tie-backs feature acanthus leaf decoration and shells. They hang from the back plate and a...
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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

A. Aucoc - table centerpiece in 3 oval parts Circa late 19th century
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

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Sterling Silver

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...
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18th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

French 18th Century Sideboard in Walnut
Located in Paris, FR
18th century LXV sideboard in solid walnut, with beautiful molding and fine fittings. Two doors and two drawers. Original lock.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Steel

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

19th Century Large Gilded Bronze Lamp in Louis XV Style
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this grand desk lamp, designed in the transition Louis XV style. This kind of lamp is often referred to as a 'bouillotte' lamp due the fact that it contains three ligh...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XV style cabriolet armchairs - carved molded wood - blue - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
A very attractive pair of Louis XV style cabriolet armchairs in molded and carved wood with flower motifs. The front legs are arched and end in crowbars. The rear legs are saber-shap...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Limoges Porcelain Tea and Coffee Set.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
" Limoges Porcelain Tea and Coffee Set. " Porcelain tea or coffee service, composed of 4 cups and saucers, a teapot and a tray, 20th century. h: 2...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Porcelain

Console of Louis XV Style in Gilded Wood, France, 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent console of Louis XV style from the Napoleon III period. Composed of many golden volutes, this console reminds us of the finesse and delicacy of this style. The feet are...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Pair of Louis XV Siren Fire Dogs Wrought Iron Andirons, France, 18th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of andchers or andirons wrought iron and golden bronze. Fire dogs in the style said "Marmousets" This pair of andirons, which was made in the 18th century. Good antique conditio...
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

Fireback with Atlantes Supporting an Entablature with Fire Vases, 18th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Fireback of the 18th century with two atlantes supporting an entablature with fire vases.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Iron

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

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

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

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Bronze

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

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Marble

18th Century Walnut Scriban Secretary
Located in Marseille, FR
Secretary scriban walnut 18th century Provençal work in used condition.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

French Game table / middle / cabaret / Side table walnut - Louis XV France 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent games table, called cabaret table or middle table in solid molded and carved blond walnut from the Louis XV period. The sleepers are scalloped on all four sides. The scro...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

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

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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