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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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Style: Louis XV
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Style Marble Top Bibliotheques / Bookcases
Located in Charleston, SC
A Regal pair of Louis XV style French ormolu-mounted marble top Bibliotheques with rosewood, Kingwood, Tulipwood, and mahogany veneers. These elegant French bookcases showcase the re...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Italian Louis XV Style Mahogany Pair of Nightstand or End Side Tables
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Louis XV style mahogany pair of nightstand or end side tables with one drawer and screw legs Rare and fine quality Italian Louis XV style, 1900s side tables or sofa tables w...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Furniture

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Mahogany

French Wooden Pétrin Table with Original Dough Bin and Baluster Legs, circa 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French wooden pétrin table with removable top, original dough bin and single side drawer from the mid-18th century. Born during the reign of King Louis XV, this French kneading table...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

A French Louis XV style Queen size painted and carved burlap bed circa 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Louis XV style painted and carved Queen size burlap upholstered bed circa 1940. Interior: 65"x 77" Footboard: 32" Tall
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Burlap, Wood, Paint

French Louis XV Nightstands Bedside Tables 1940s Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Pair of Rare French Louis XV Nightstands...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

French Louis XV Walnut Bergere Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19/20th Century) walnut bergere arm chair with gilt trim, white upholstery, and wing back Antique condition
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

French White Marble and Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in Folkestone, GB
A most attractive small French white marble and ormolu Mantle/Mantel Clock Surmounted by classically shaped lidded urn with flower head finnial and draped all round with floral garla...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

Large Rococo Style Full-Length Walnut Cheval Mirror, Late 19th Century
Located in Barntrup, DE
Impressive and large Louis XV or Rococo style walnut full-length cheval mirror with classically carved details. Supported on two scrolled supports with two small shelves for vases or...
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Late 19th Century Latvian Antique Louis XV Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

18th Century Louis XV Walnut Table or Ladies Desk
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This antique French Louis XV side table, or ladies desk, is a real 18th century gem. Crafted from walnut, and opening with a single apron drawer, it would make a fabulous end table, ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Karges French Provincial Louis XV Burled Walnut Extension Dining Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style extension dining table By Karges Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous book-matched banded burled walnut top, with carved solid walnu...
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1980s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut, Burl

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Marquises Bergère Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very Fine pair of french 19th century Louis XV style giltwood carved marquises bergère armchairs. The ornately carved gilded frames with floral and acanthus motifs with rounded edg...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Damask, Giltwood

18th Century French Oak Enfilade
Located in High Point, NC
18th century Oak enfilade from France. The top is banded and has a beveled edge and plate groove toward the back of the top. The top follows down to fabulous two paneled sides and th...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Oak

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Painted Fauteuil
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fantastic and regal French Louis XV style painted fauteuil recently upholstered. The painted gold frames have been carved with exquisite craftsmanship and feature intricate cross h...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Velvet, Wood, Paint

Antique fireplace of carrara marble, 19th century, Louis XV style
Located in Made, NL
Very nice antique fireplace of carrara marble from Italy! This mantle surround is in style of Louis XV and has very elegant ornaments and decoration in the front part and on the legs...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Pair of French Louis XV Style Painted & Parcel-Gilt Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French Louis XV Style Painted & Parcel-Gilt Armchairs Country: France Materials: Gilt-wood, Velvet Condition: Newly Reupholstered Style: French Louis XV Year: 1920’s $7,...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Velvet, Wood

John Widdicomb French Provincial Louis XV Nightstands, Circa 1950s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Rococo or French Provincial Louis XV style nightstands By John Widdicomb USA, Circa 1950s Solid carved cherry wood, with original cream lacquered and gol...
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1950s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

Exceptional Furstenberg Lidded Vase with Flower Bouquet Vintage Germany
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing glazed hand painted lidded vase made in Germany by Furstenberg Porcelain, a well known Manufactory for extraordinary items. This is a heavy vase but you can also use it as...
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1960s German Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Porcelain

Late 18th Century European Oak Armoire from the Ardennes Region of Belgium
Located in Miami, FL
Late 18th century oak armoire from the Ardennes Region of Belgium, hand-rubbed tung oil finish with hard carnauba French wax. Featuring 3 beautiful molded panels on each door. Comes ...
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Late 18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Oak

Classic pair French 4-Drawer Night Stands, burl wood, carved / Louis XV
Located in Buffalo, NY
Magnificent Pair French nightstands Louis XIV Style . Finely crafted featuring dovetail joinery. Carved rams heads . wonderful burl wood,,superior quality and construction,, These ni...
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1930s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut, Burl

19th Century French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Nightstand Table
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce elegant French Louis XV style nightstand with beautifully aged warm mellow patina. Born in France in the 19th century, having a partial undulating gallery framing the vis...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Inlaid Kingwood French Louis XV Style Marble Top Marquetry Commode Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Louis XV style marble-top, inlaid marquetry two-drawer commode.
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1950s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Superb Paint Decorated Karges Attributed French Faux Painted Marble Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This gorgeous hand=painted dresser looks like Karges of Evansville, Indiana and is in very good condition. The paint decoration of the faux marble top and case is superbly done and t...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

Planters Decorative Wrought Iron
Located in Hollywood, FL
OK I found these at an estate auction in Sweden. I think they started there life as exterior window decoration as seen all over Europe. I thought they would be very cool as plante...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Steel, Wrought Iron

Pair of Early 1990s era Paint Decorated French Louis XV Bergere Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is superb pair of bergere chairs made in France from the late 1890-1900s era. The chairs are in their original distressed painted and gilded finish and have normal age-related s...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Louis XV Style French Golden Walnut Bed The bed has a superbly carved crest
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Louis XV Style French Golden Walnut Bed The bed has a superbly carved crest on the Footboard and a smaller matching one on the Headboard, the carved decoration is repeated on the fe...
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

18th century gilt bronze and crystal chandelier, epoque Louis XV
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
Very beautiful and unique gilt bronze French cage chandelier from the Louis XV period. With 6 candle arms, 3 between arms and 3 cage arms. On the cage arms and between arms there are...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Louis XV Style Kingwood Marble Top Pedestals w/ Foliate Marquetry Inlay
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of Louis XV style kingwood shaped pedestals with conforming marble tops, beautifully detailed foliate marquetry inlay on two sides, complimented with parquetry and scroll...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Fine French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Side-Table by François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French Louis XV Transitional Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Marquetry and Æil de Vermeil Parquetry single-drawer side-table by François Linke (1855-1946). The rectangular top...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Sconces W/ Bronze, Macaroni Beads Cut Glass Prisms - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of cut glass sconces that are dripping with cut glass prims! It is a dual candelabra with bronze frame. The hand applied macaroni beads just add the right touch of bea...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

French, 19th Century, Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted and Marquetry Commode
By Jean Baptiste Hedouin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French mid-19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood, kingwood and fruitwood marquetry bombé two-drawer commode with marble top, by Bourdet, Paris, After ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Dressing Table, circa 1780
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant Louis XVI-style dressing or writing table, crafted circa 1780. The table is newly finished in a delicate light blue with an antique patina, giving it an authentic historic...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

French Louis XV Period Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV period fireplace grate. The andirons are made of wrought iron cast iron. The grate is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wrought Iron

French Antique Armoire, Early 19th C., with 3 Shelves, Louis XV
Located in Houston, TX
Antique rustic armoire with doors that open wide. Original hardware and locks. The crest has a domed shape and beneath very good carvings of cr...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Hardwood

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Roll Top Desk in the Style of Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
Antique French ormolu mounted roll top desk in the style of Riesener French, 19th Century Height 120cm, width 146cm, depth 73cm This magnificent 19th-century bureau à cylindre, als...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Set of Eight Louis XV Style Painted Dining Chairs C. 1930's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight Louis XV style French dining chairs, each exuding the elegance and graceful curves characteristic of the era. These chairs are upholstered in Belgium linen, a material ...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Linen, Wood, Paint

Antique French Hand-Carved Walnut Louis XV Style Chair, Down Cushion circa 1880s
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV style Upholstered Bergere Chair Hand-Made in France during the late 1800's from Solid Walnut. The seat cushion is down filled and the seat back is padded with...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

Antique French Louis XV Style Provincial Maple Cane Dining Chairs - Set of 8
Located in Astoria, NY
An elegant set of eight late 19th-century French Provincial dining chairs, crafted in the Louis XV style and sourced directly from Provence, France. Expertly hand-crafted from solid ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Cane, Maple

Superb Chinoiserie Paint Decorated French Louis XV Mirrored Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This gorgeous desk or bureau plat features gorgeous hand-painted raise Chinoiserie scenes of Chinese rickshaws and daily life in a small town. The colors of the paint-decorated scene...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

Caned Settee
Located in Huntington, NY
Louis XV style Settee Frame tight, Seat & back in good condition. Item was touched up & waxed. Includes old custom seat, needs recovering
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Beech

Caned Settee
Caned Settee
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Venetian Louis XV Walnut Bureau Secretaire
Located in Vo', Veneto
Shaped Venetian Bureau Secretaire in Walnut Wood Type: Walnut and walnut burl Period: Mid 1700s Origin: Venice - Veneto Dimensions: Centimeters Hei...
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1740s Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Nutwood

Fine French Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bombe Commode Manner of François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style burr walnut, kingwood and satinwood floral marquetry and finely chased ormolu-mounted two-drawer bombé commode, in the manner of F...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Fine French Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandelier, 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large fine French Louis XV style gilt bronze rock crystal, amethyst, crystal and cut-glass sixteen-light chandelier in the manner of Baccarat. The floral gilt bronze frame decorate...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Amethyst, Rock Crystal, Bronze

French Louis XV Side Table or Nightstand with Cream Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous French Louis XV side table or nightstand with beautifully detailed inlaid floral patterns and cream marble top that coordinates with the inlays. On the front is an inlaid ur...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

18th Century French Louis XV Period Tulipwood Chevet with Inset Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century French Louis XV period tulipwood chevet with 3 drawers & inset marble top.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Louis XVI Style Odiot Rare French Louveciennes Silver Flatware
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Odiot Rare French Louveciennes Sterling Silver Flatware Set Head of Mercure 1st titre on the dessert knives for 950/1000 French Sterling Silver Guarantee Head of Minerve 1st titre on...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Silver

Pair of French Louis XV Walnut Carved Fauteuils or Arm Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Two lovely and immaculate Louis XV walnut fauteuils or open armchairs, each with a cartouche back, surmounted with intricate high quality floral carving, scrolling arms and shaped se...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Damask, Walnut

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Cherub & Dragons Ormolu & Crystal Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and Palatial French 19th century Louis XV style figural gilt-bronze and crystal thirty-three light chandelier, attributed to Baccarat, after a model by Jacques Caffieri (French, 1678-1755) with twenty one Candelabra Arms, three gilt-bronze cherubs each holding a wreath and three sets of three-headed Winged Griffins, the central bronze ball in a deep-cobalt-blue enamel with fleur de lys decorations. The candle sleeves are opline glass. Circa: Paris, 1890. Jacques Caffieri (French, 1678-1755) not only produced chandeliers and furniture mounts for Louis XV but also entire gilt-bronze objects. The Cabinet de la Pendule adjoining Louis XV's bedroom at Versailles takes its name from the astronomical clock...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of French Louis XV-Style Night Stands with Marble Tops
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of night stands have original and exceptional finish work. They have a foliate inlay made of exotic woods. The marble tops Are in a light gold hue and have no breaks or c...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Fantastic Paint Decorated Faux Marble Interior Venetian Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an extraordinary secretary desk in the Venetian style. The interior is done in faux marble paint decoration and the exterior is done in a floral and green combination. The de...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Table Desk with Parquetry Inlay
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) kingwood table desk with parquetry inlay and floral marquetry border and a single drawer with gilt bronze trim (signed: LINKE)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

Henredon French Provincial Louis XV Pink Lacquered Bombay Form Double Dresser
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial or Dutch Louis XV style six-drawer Bombay form dresser or credenza By Henredon USA, Circa 1960s Pink lacquered solid cherry wood, with original brass ...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

Period French Louis XV Walnut Armoire, Mid-1700s
Located in Miami, FL
French antique Louis XV Armoire in walnut with glass panels. A fine and impressive armoire whose wood exhibits a beautiful patina, France, mid...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Rare Pair Carved LaBarge Giltwood French Quiver of Arrows and Bow Mirrors
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This gorgeous pair of mirrors has always been a natural pair. They face each other in their design. There is a distinct left and right and they are in good condition with minor signs...
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1960s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Mirror, Walnut

French Bronze Cartel Clock
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage mid 19th century French Louis XV style cartel (wall) clock is beautifully designed. The dramatic sculpted bronze large clock is decorated with sweeping scrolled leaves &...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel

A 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted & Marquetry Bombé Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted kingwood and tulipwood floral marquetry Bombé two-drawer commode with a Royal veined yellow marble top. The serpentine body wit...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Intricately Carved Louis XV Style Cane Settee With Custom Cushion
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A particularly fine Louis XV style settee with an intricately and detailed carved frame comprised of masks, vines, flowers and acanthus leaves with a carved shell crest. The settee w...
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20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Fabric, Cane, Hardwood

Vintage French Louis XV Style Marble Top Marquetry Inlay Bombe Pedestals a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Marble Top Marquetry Inlay Bombe Pedestals - a Pair. Item features Green marble tops, marquetry inlay, brass ormolu, shape...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

French Louis XV Porcelain Patinated Gilt Bronze Clock Signed Hottot Japy Freres
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous French antique, circa 1850, Sevres style porcelain mounted gilt metal mantel clock by Parisian sculptor and merchant Louis Hottot (1829-1905), with stamped Japy Freres sil...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Metal, Brass, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XV Pedestals
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th Cent) pedestals with Asian Chinese style celadon porcelain and bronze dore festoon trim and base with claw ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

A Fine French Louis XV period Walnut Bordelais Armoire
Located in Rome, IT
A Fine French Louis XV period, carved, solid walnut , Bordelais Armoire that opens with two beautifully paneled doors.
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18th Century French Antique 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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