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: Italy
Item Ships From: Spain
Style: Louis XV
Italy, Tuscan center table or writing table from the XVIII century
Located in Vicenza, IT
This precious center table/desk in walnut root with maple wood inlay on a black background was made in Tuscany (Italy), around the mid-18th century. Its rectangular shape has a so-ca...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Wood, Walnut
Mirror, Italian Manufacture, 1700s
Located in Baranzate, IT
Antique gilded mirror with wooden frame and gilded porporin. Italian manufacture. 1700.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of precious Louis XV style sideboards, richly inlaid wood with Sevres
Located in Barletta, IT
Pair of important French sideboards from the first half of the 1800s, Louis XV style, in rosewood and ebony wood. They feature a central door richly inlaid with bronze applications a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Rosewood
18th Century, Italian Angular Floor Mirror, Pure Gold Leaf
Located in PALERMO, IT
Elegant and unique corner floor mirror, made of gilded wood with pure gold leaf. It comes from an important Italian noble residence.
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Gold Leaf
Set of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Set of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces By Gherardo Degli Albizzi Beautifully cast in the traditional manner with all the sumptuous movement of the Rococo period, having three...
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2010s Italian Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass, 14-Light Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Rome, IT
Exceptional French gilt bronze and cut-glass fourteen-light chandelier, the cage with faceted pendants.
Measures: 125 x 100 cm.
Rewired. Repaired. Good Condition. Frame is original,...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Kingwood Secretaire 1780 Signed P. Plée JME
By Pierre Plée
Located in Roma, RM
Louis XVI secretaire in ebony - France, c. 1770-1780, signed P. PLÉE
In purple ebony wood with geometric inlays, signed by French cabinetmaker Pierre Plée:
Pierre Plée (1742-1810) was a leading Mâitre of the Louis Xv, Transition and Louis XVI periods; this secretaire is stamped on the backrest P. Plée and JME. (the monogram JME, an abbreviation referring to the association "Jurande de Maître Ébénistes," which grouped the best cabinetmakers of the time and was placed on furniture that was considered excellence ).
Height x width x depth: 126 x 65.5 x 35.5 cm.
Conservation status: ***** excellent.
(Ref. "Le mobilier français du XVIII siècle" Pierre Kjellberg...
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1780s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
LOUIS XV STYLE CHEST OF DRAWERS French, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
LOUIS XV STYLE CHEST OF DRAWERS
French, 19th Century
paneled in various woods, with three drawers.
Bulged box on the front and sides.
Applications in golden bronze.
Marble top.
Sign...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 3-light bronze wall sconce in Louis XV style 1940s
Located in Catania, IT
Set of 4 3-light bronze wall sconce in Louis XV style 1940s
The sconces are electrified, although the system is always best reviewed.
Measures:
Height cm 50
Width 30 cm
Depth 1...
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1940s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Inlaid Veneered Wood Italian Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian commode from the mid-20th century. High quality furniture in Louis XV style inlaid and veneered in walnut, rosewood, maple, walnut and fruitwood. Chest of drawers with three ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Louis XV carved dresser, with two moved and carved drawers from the 1700s
Located in Cesena, FC
Louis XV carved dresser
Epoch : First half of the eighteenth century
Louis XV carved dresser, with two moved drawers carved on solid Walnut.
Of Emilian (Italy) origin from the mid-1...
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1720s Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 3-light bronze wall sconces in Louis XV style 1940s
Located in Catania, IT
Pair of 3-light bronze wall sconces in Louis XV style 1940s
The sconces are electrified, although the system is always best reviewed.
Measures:
Height cm 50
Width 30 cm
Depth 1...
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1940s Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Mirror, Italian Manufacture, 1700s
Located in Baranzate, IT
Antique gold leaf Stations of the Cross mirror from the 1700s. "Death Sentence" engraving. Wood and gold leaf frame. Italian manufacture. 1700.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Specchio, Manifattura Italiana, 1700s
Located in Baranzate, IT
Antico Specchio in foglia d'oro Via Crucis del 700. Incisione "Gesù cade la III volta". Cornice in legno e foglia d'oro. Manifattura italiana. 1700.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century Inlaid Wood Marble Top Louis XV Style French Commode, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French chest of drawers from the mid 20th century. Wavy and rounded furniture, in Louis XV style, finely adorned with floral inlay in rosewood and fruitwood. Nicely sized dresser of ...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Important pair of Louis XV-era bowed and walnut-root dressers
Located in Cesena, FC
Pair of Italian (Venetian) Louis XV dressers.
Important pair of Lombardy Venetian dressers from the Louis XV period (mid-1700s).
Of wavy, rounded shape on front and sides, entirely ...
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1750s Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Nutwood
Pair of Venetian armchairs in lacquered and gilded wood, 18th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
This refined and important pair of lacquered armchairs was made around the mid-18th century in Venice, Italy. They are made of carved, lacquered and gilded wood and reflect the typic...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
18th century Louis XV sofa in walnut and first patina
Located in Cesena, FC
Louis XV Settee
Epoch: 18th century
Louis XV sofa, an elegant sofa from the art and refinement of the 18th century, made from walnut wood that lends an aura of nobility and warmth t...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Nutwood
1900s Pair of Venice Baroque Louis XV armchairs, carved walnut with floral motif
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Pair of Venice Baroque Louis XV armchairs from the 20th century, walnut hand-carved with floral motifs and threads. The two armchairs are sturdy and in good condition of upholstery, ...
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1940s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
SECOND HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY CHEST IN POPLAR AND VENEERED
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant chest of drawers in poplar wood veneered in walnut and olive wood, small in size and with a refined design. The top is rectangular, while the base is supported by four slight...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood French Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Elegant French desk from the mid-20th century. Louis XVI style furniture finely sculpted, lacquered and painted, enriched with gilded and chiselled bronze. Desk finished for the cent...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
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Wood
Set of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces Set By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A fine set of French Louis XV style gilt bronze sconces By Gherardo Degli Albizzi Beautifully cast in the traditional manner with all the sumptuous movement of the Rococo period, hav...
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2010s Italian Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Louis XV style desk 1950s
Located in Catania, IT
Vintage desk in the Louis XV style with decorations and inlays
lacquered wood and gilt bronzes, with 3 capacious drawers.
In good condition, writing surface to be re-done.
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1940s Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Italian, venetian XVIII century console table in gilded wood
Located in Vicenza, IT
This console was made in the XVIII century in Venice, Italy, from carved and gilded wood. The recessed top is in pink marble. The console has a Louis XV style line, with a strongly s...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
20th Century Wood French Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French writing desk from the second half of the 20th century. Louis XV style furniture veneered and carved in walnut and palisander, with beautiful lines and pleasant decor. Finished...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century Lacquered and Gold Wood Italian Louis XV Style Console Table, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian console of the first half of the 20th century. Furniture of great quality and small size in carved, gilded and lacquered wood in Louis XV style. Console to be fixed to the wa...
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1920s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of 20th Century Inlaid Wood Marble Top French Night Stands Louis XV Style
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of French bedside tables from the mid-20th century. Wavy and rounded furniture in Louis XV style finely adorned with floral inlay in rosewood and fruitwood. Nicely sized and ple...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Venice Italy Mid-18th Century mirror in lacquered and gilded wood.
Located in Vicenza, IT
Rare Venetian mirror in lacquered and gilded wood. Frame shaped in every part. Original and contemporary mirror from the 18th century.
Completely intact and original from the 18th c...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Venetian dresser shaped on the front and sides, 18th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
Venetian chest of drawers with a contoured shape both on the front and on the sides, veneered in walnut and walnut root on both the front and on the sides and threaded in maple wood....
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 18th century Italian mirrors in gilt wood, Louis XV
Located in Vicenza, IT
This beautiful pair of gilded mirrors was made in 18th century in Italy.
They have a gilded wooden frame carved with foliate motifs with a rich cymatium at the top. On the upper side...
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Mid-18th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Fire Gilt Bronze Crystal Twelve-Branch Floral Chandelier
Located in Milan, IT
Exceptional fire gilt bronze and crystal chandelier of French origin, a two tier twelve-light hanging fixture dating back to circa 1870 born for candle burning, modified to electric,...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
France 18th Century Wallpaper with Landscape Scenes in Turquoise Color
Located in Brescia, IT
It is not easy to find this kind of hand drawed and hand-made French wallpaper in good conditions.
The shining turquoise and the scenes of the games of the characters and jugglers i...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paper
18th Century Italian Piedimont Louis XV Gilt Hand Carved Console 1700
Located in Roma, RM
Fantastic Console of Sabauda provenance, Italy Piedmont region, carved and carved wood with floral and geometric motifs, gilded with gold leaf and gray-painted wood top, provenance C...
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1760s Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Important Wooden Commode of King Louis XV by Pierre Migeon 1740
Located in Roma, RM
Rare and incredible French commode, city of Paris and signed P.M. ,Pierre Migeon EBENISTE 1701-1758.
Commode of great quality and finesse, coeval marble of great thickness, mounts gi...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Marble, Bronze
20th century, French Louis XV style Chinoiserie Lacquered Wood Night Stend
Located in IT
20th century, French Louis XV style Chinoiserie Lacquered Wood Night Stend
This pair of bedside tables was made in the 20th century, in France, in Louis XV style.
They have a marbl...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rare Set of Four Giltwood Stools, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Rome, IT
These finely carved and gilded square stools add a beautiful touch to your living spaces. They are carved on all four sides with elegant cabriole legs. Excellent condition of gilding...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Pair of Large Venetian barocchetto Lacquered ed Giltwood Armchairs
Located in IT
18th Century Pair of Large Venetian Barocchetto Lacquered ed Giltwood Armchairs
The fine and important pair of large barocchetto armchairs was made in Venice, Italy, in the mid-eig...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Nutwood, Giltwood
18th CENTURY PAIR OF LOUIS XV BEDSIDE TABLES
Located in Firenze, FI
Pair of elegant Louis XV style bedside tables made of walnut briar with walnut veneer. The bedside tables are equipped with two spacious and ergonomic drawers, ideal for storing all ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Siena Marble
Italian Lombard Corner Cabinet from the 1700s in Rosewood with Pyrographed Ivory
Located in Barletta, IT
Beautiful Italian Lombard Corner Cabinet from the second half of the 1700s, Transition style, in rosewood. It features a top surface in red Verona marble, a central door with an inte...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Specchio Italiano Dorato Intagliato inizio 1800 in stile Luigi XV
Located in Milan, IT
Dall'Italia, un piccolo specchio con cornice intagliata e dorata in foglia dell'inizio 1800. Questa piccola cornice è un arredo d'altare, un tipoco arredo liturgico italiano cosidde...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
French display cabinet in Transition style from the 1800s, made of mahogany
Located in Barletta, IT
French display cabinet from the mid-1800s, Transition style, in mahogany wood. It features rich bronze friezes, skillfully distributed along the perimeter of the central door and cul...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 20th Century Lacquered Painted and Gilded Wood French Armchairs, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of French armchairs from 20th century. Furniture in richly carved and gilded wood of beautiful size and great impact. Living room armchairs with padding in good condition. Seat ...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Ceiling Brass Bronze Lights in the style of Louis XV
Located in Roma, IT
Pair ceiling lamps in gilded bronze and brass. This fantastic set was made around the 1970s in the style of Louis XV.
In excellent vintage condition...
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1970s Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Louis XV toilet, from the center, moved on all four sides
By Ebanista
Located in Salò, IT
Louis XV toilet, centerpiece, moved on four sides, rooted in olive wood and panelled and filleted, moved legs, two small drawers, compartments stored under the top, Lombardy (Italy),...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Classic Louis XV Style Marquetry Nightstands with Drawer, 1910
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of French Louis XV style nightstands with gorgeous floral and herringbone marquetry, herringbone inlaid box, gilt bronze mounts, one drawer with original bronze pulls and elegan...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, French Terracotta Bust and Marble Base with Nobleman
Located in IT
Terracotta bust depicting nobleman, marble base, 19th century, France
The refined bust depicts a nobleman dressed according to the fashion of the mid-eighteenth century in France. T...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century, French Terracotta Bust and Marble base with Noblewoman
Located in IT
Terracotta bust depicting noblewoman, marble base, 19th century, France
The refined bust, made of terracotta, depicts a noblewoman dressed according to the fashion of the mid-eighte...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
20th Century Inlaid Wood Gold Bronze French Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian writing desk from the mid-20th century. Wavy and rounded furniture, in Louis XV style, pleasantly inlaid in walnut, palisander, mahogany, rosewood and fruitwood. Desk finishe...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Marble and Gilt Bronze Set of Obelisks by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Louis XV style black marble and gilt bronze obelisk by Gherardo Degli Albizzi is made by monolithc pieces of Portoro marble and high quality chiseled bronzes. The impressive dim...
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2010s Italian Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Louis XV Style Gilded and Inlaid Walnut Bombay Dressing Table
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Superb dressing table for bedroom. Particular convex shape moved line with slender feet in perfect Louis XV style. Made of fine walnut burl with refined small inlaid decorations. The...
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1930s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Burl, Wood, Walnut
MID 18th CENTURY LOUIS XV CHEST OF DRAWERS
Located in Firenze, FI
This Louis XV chest of drawers, completely veneered in walnut and olive wood, is a remarkably elegant and refined piece of furniture. Its distinctive feature is the thick strip prese...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Nutwood, Olive
Grande Bilancia Italiana in Ferro su Capitello Scolpito 1800 a Due Piatti
Located in Milan, IT
Alta quasi 51 inches, questa grande bilancia italiana del XIX secolo è realizzata con un capitello corinzio intagliato a motivi folgiati, scolpito con foglie di acanto e laccato, u...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron, Metal
Pair Large Florentine Appliques Intaglio Rocaille Gilded Wood 1990
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of Large Italian Louis XV Style Appliques, Florentine in Wood Carved with rocaille plant motifs and gilt. Four curved arms with four lights arranged on shaped shoots 106 cm high...
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1990s European Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Solid Brass Folding Fireplace Screen or Fire Guard, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful Italian folding fire guard made in solid brass. This lovely item was made in Italy during the 1960s.
This elegant fire screen has 4 folding arch shaped screens that can op...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of 19th Century Italian Window Benches or Settees
Located in Rome, IT
This extraordinary and finely carved benches with original gilding.
It's part of an eleven piece s salon set published 1stDibs Reference #:
LU985910554043
Provenience from a Sicilian...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Louis XV Wood Lacquered Ventian Console 1700
Located in Roma, RM
Venetian console table of uncommon elegance, finely carved and with marble , coeval, of great quality. Wall-mounted console table with goat's-foot moved legs, lacquered and of beauti...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
French cabinet from the first half of the 1800s, richly inlaid in the Louis XV
Located in Barletta, IT
French credenza cabinet from the first half of the 1800s, Louis XV style, made of rosewood and ebony richly inlaid. It features an upper body with a top perimeter bordered by brass r...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Rosewood
French dressing table from the mid-1800s, Louis XV style, with ivories and silve
Located in Barletta, IT
Coiffeuse française de la mi-1800, style Louis XV, en bois de palissandre. Elle présente de riches motifs d'incrustation en ivoire et métal argenté, des applications en bronze égalem...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
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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