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
Period: 19th Century
4-Piece French Louis XV Silver Vanity Brush Set
Located in Queens, NY
4-Piece French Louis XV style (19th Century) silver vanity brush set with cupid motif (2 clothes and 2 hair brushes) Hallmark with German 800 marks.
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Silver
$2,750 / set
French Gilt & Painted Louis XV Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A lovely petite Louis XV-style marble-top table with gold gilt finish and beautiful hand-carved details. A shaped white marble top with subtle veining sits atop a painted and gilt ba...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Walnut Hand Carved Three Seated Canapé Louis XV
Located in Sofia, BG
A fine example of Louis XV époque this French three seated canapé is made of hand carved walnut and is still wearing and original upholstery. The piece could be placed in a center of...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$2,721 Sale Price
40% Off
Italian Early 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood and Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding Italian early 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood and Rosso Levanto marble console. The freestanding console is raised by striking cabriole legs with elegant scrolled f...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Bronze Silver Plated Oval Jardinière with Liner
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate a console or dining table with this exquisite antique jardinière. Crafted in France circa 1870, the ornamental centerpiece is made of silver-plated bronze and features a rich...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze, Zinc
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large and finely carved French 19th Century Louis XV st. giltwood mirror. The mirror with all of its original gilt and beveled mirror plate has carvings of a central top reserve wi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of French Louis XV Kingwood Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (mid-19th Century) kingwood veneered serpentine shaped commodes with 2 front doors and a brown marble top with gilt bronze trim feet and escutcheons (PR...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$35,000 / set
A Belle Epoque Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet by François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Belle Epoque Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet by François Linke.
Of large proportions with central arched glazed door flanked to each side by a recessed glazed door....
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Palatial 19th Century French Louis XV Gilt Bronze & Crystal 16-Light Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, 19th century. This palatial antique Baccarat style chandelier is adorned with tremendous cut crystal prisms sizes ranging from 3.5-8.5” in clear and smokey glass. Large cryst...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Mirror with Grape and Vine Motif
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a powder room, wine cellar, or entryway with this elegant 19th-century French gilt mirror. Crafted circa 1870, the Louis XV-style frame features a richly carved and pierced ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Pair of French Early 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality pair of French early 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood armchairs. Each armchair is raised by elegant cabriole legs with lovely carved foliate designs an...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
French 19th century Louis XV st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu centerpiece
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu centerpiece. This wonderful oval centerpiece is raised on a pierced Ormolu base decorated ele...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Rance Marble, Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Rance Marble, Circa 1880
Dimensions of the hearth: 84.5 x 108.5 cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu sconces. Each three-arm sconce is centered by a fine bottom acorn-shaped finial below striking richly c...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style 19th Century Walnut Loveseat
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Cent) walnut loveseat with 3 paneled cane back.
Antique condition
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cane, Walnut
19thc French Louis XV Bronze w/ Crystal Versailles Chandelier attrib. Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Louis XV Bronze with Crystal Chandelier attributed to Baccarat. Versailles style. 4 lights, smaller scale. Miami Beach estate find.
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Antique Louis XV Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Portland, OR
Incredible! Antique French marble top chest of drawers. This chest exhibits all that is French in style and attitude. Finely crafted and ni...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Style Gilt Throne Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A stunning pair of 19th Century French Louis XV style high back throne chairs with a gilt finish.
Upholstered in loom woven tapestry with a lovely floral design.
Generally in good c...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Louis XV French Bleached Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Viterbo, VT
Louis XV commode hand-made in France in the early 1800s using oak. The commode features three rows of overlay drawers, on the top and bottom the chest has as single, large drawer, wh...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Set of Six French 19th Century Louis XV St. Patinated Wood Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and complete set of six French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated wood dining chairs. Each dining chair is raised by fine cabriole legs with a lovely mottled design, ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Continental Louis XV Style Settee
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continental Louis XV style walnut settee, 19th century. Walnut retains excellent old patina. Mortise tenon and peg construction. Recently reupholstered, upholstery in very good condi...
Category
19th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Silverplated over Bronze Mirrored Plateau "Surtout"
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique bronze silver plated "Surtout de table" (table platter) was crafted in France circa 1880. Oval in shape with intricate side handles, the tray stands on four smal...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood and Ormolu Desk, Attributed to Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood and ormolu desk, attributed to François Linke. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fitted...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Murano Marble-Top Console
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis XV style marble-top giltwood console, in great conditions.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
$7,800 Sale Price
35% Off
Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood armchairs. Each chair is raised by elegant cabriole legs with large richly carved acanthus leaves and beautiful floral ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Chandelier Attributed To Vian
By Henry Vian
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu chandelier attributed to Vian. The five arm chandelier is centered by a lovely bottom foliate finial below a fine acanthus leaf re...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis Revival Gonçalo Alvest Marquetry Commode 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique French Gonçalo Alves Louis Revival commode, circa 1880 in date.
This gorgeous commode features a serpentine Rouge Griotte marble top above three full wi...
Category
1880s Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning true pair of French mid 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu sconces. Each three arm sconce is centered by a fine pierced scrolled foliate backplate with lovely richly chased ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Rococo Louis XV Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A large and very fine quality Louis XV style fire place in Carrara marble. The profusely carved frieze, protruding from beneath the mantle with gadrooned carved centre cartouche , su...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of 19th Century French Arm Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning pair of 19th century French armchairs exemplifies the elegance and artistry of the period. The solid walnut frames are skillfully hand-carved with intricate floral and ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$3,950 / set
A Louis XV Style Carved And Painted Salon Canapé, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Louis XV Style Carved And Painted Salon Canapé, 19th Century
The frame painted in muted celadon colours with carved details picked out in gilt, lavishly upholstered in antique sty...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Louis XV French Desk with Cabriolet Legs, 1890s
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Louis XV style French walnut writing desk with three drawers and cabriolet legs. Created in France during the 19th century, th...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut and Cane Dining Armchairs, Set of 6
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a dining or breakfast room this elegant suite of antique armchairs. Crafted in France circa 1880, each chair is built of solid walnut and rests gracefully on classic cabriol...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Bench
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful and charming Louis XV style bench. Looks as though it is standing on its tip toes. Carved , and polychromed frame with the perfect amount of wear make this so very BOHO chic.
Upholstered with hair on cow hide and antique brass tacks...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,090 Sale Price
44% Off
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Arched Giltwood Wall Mirror with Leaf Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
Almost five feet tall, this important antique giltwood mirror is a one-of-a-kind decorative statement. Crafted in Paris, France circa 1870, the tall rectangular frame features an arc...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Malachite Desk/Dressing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th century French Louis XV rare malachite gilt bronze dressing table that converts into a desk.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Malachite
Fine Quality Leather Top French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Carved Walnut Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional French Louis XV style leather top desk showcases the elegance and refinement of 19th-century craftsmanship, beautifully merging artistry and functionality. Crafted f...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair French Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Louis XV Sevres Style Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (late 19th century) French gilt bronze mounted parcel gilt porcelain vases in the Louis XV Sevres style, electrified late 19th to early 20th century, featuring finel...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Inlaid Palisander Ladies Desk with Brass Ornaments
Located in Sofia, BG
French elegant small desk in palisander veneer, decorated with floral marquetry, revealing drawers, 66X92X43, Louis XV style.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Palisander
$1,165 Sale Price
35% Off
Pair of Louis XV Style Fauteuil Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
Upholstered in needlepoint, this delightful pair of fauteuil chairs in carved walnut reminds us of a time not so long ago when we took a moment...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$3,900 / set
French 19th Century Transitional St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. Rosewood, Kingwood, Tulipwood, ormolu, and Incarnat Turquin marble desk. The three drawer desk is raised by slender cabriole legs with fin...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Nice 19th Century French Louis XV Needlepoint Walnut Foot Stool
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This 19th century French Louis XV foot stool is a fine example of timeless craftsmanship and elegance, featuring a richly carved walnut frame paired with a beautifully detailed needl...
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Gilt Metal Figural Candelabra, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt Metal Figural Candelabra, late 19th century, each richly gilded, with three scrolled lights upheld by a draped cherub, on a lobed base, with four feet. 14...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Metal
1800s Louis XV Style Rouge Royal Marble Mantel France
Located in New York, NY
This mantel was carved in the Louis XV style. Often characterized by sculpted curves in floral patterns, this piece has a unique, deeply carved, scrolled relief at the center of the ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
$16,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare French 19th Century Pair of Giltwood Cherub Mirrors
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Pair of large French Louis XV figural hand-carved wood and gesso mirrors. The elaborate carved mirrors feature extended floral swags from the crest to ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood, Wood
$11,600 Sale Price
30% Off
Louis XV Style Oval Dining Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Late 19th century oval dining table has a scalloped apron with hand-carved drapery and urns on four sides and cabriole legs with spines ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair Monumental 19th Century French Louis XV Style Vases with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in New York, NY
Pair of monumental antique (19th century) porcelain vases with covers and gilt bronze mounts. The bodies and covers with paintings in the manner of Watteau, with groups of flowers a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu desk, modeled after Charles Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An important and most handsome French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu desk, modeled after Charles Cressent. This stunning Bureau Plat desk is attributed to c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
18th-19th Century French 'Abduction of Ganymede' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th-19th century French Louis XV fireback depicting the abduction of Ganymede.
Ganymede was the son of King Tros, the founder of Troy, and the shepherd of his father's cattle. H...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
A fine 19th century French Louis XV gilt bronze and onyx gueridon table
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Louis XV gilt bronze gueridon table with a Russian Onyx top. Very fine casting and gilding . The top has a deep Onyx green color.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and monumentally scaled true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and patinated bronze candelabras. Each seven arm candelabra is raised by a most impressive ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19thc French Louis XV style Bronze/ Crystal Fruit / Crystal Pendants Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Louis XV style Crystal Fruit/ Crystal Embellished Chandelier. Quite a stunning Fixture choice!
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal
$3,180 Sale Price
20% Off
A Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Nine-Light Candelabra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Nine-Light Candelabra. The impressive pair of candelabrum, each on a floral stem base surmounted with nine scrolled candle-ar...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV style Armchair with Surrealist Iconography Upholstery
Located in NICE, FR
This original and one-of-a-kind 19th-century Baroque-style carved armchair has been reimagined by Australian designer Wesley Smith as a collectible statement piece for contemporary i...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique Dutch Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 18th/19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th - 19th century Dutch Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of two tasting forks, a poke, several shovels, a decorated spatula, several spoons (of which one is decorated) and a ...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Armchairs À Chassis
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood armchairs à Chassis. Each upholstered armchair, à Chassis, which signifies that the upholstery is easily removed and cha...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Pr French 19th-20th Century Ormolu Mounted Side-Tables Zwiener-Jansen Successeur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Pair of French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany and Stained Fruitwood Marquetry Circular End or Side Tables en Chiffoniere, Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener - J...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$32,850 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Antique Walnut Sideboard Terracotta Color Patina Louis XV style, 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique walnut sideboard carved in the Louis XV style, made in the early 19th century.
This sideboard has been completely refinished in terraco...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair Of French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality pair of French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu sconces. Each five arm sconce starts at the backplate with a single scrolled arm protruding from berried foliage an...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
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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