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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
Antique French Neoclassical Demilune Satinwood Marble Cabinet Side Tables
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Neoclassical Louis XV nightstands or side accent tables. Made of satinwood featuring half round form with scalloped top inset with marble over a two door cabinet feat...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

18th Century French Weight-Driven Roasting Spit Jack
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French weight-driven roasting jack made of wrought iron, wood, rope and its leaden weight. It was used for cooking in a kitchen fireplace. T...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Stone, Wrought Iron

French 18th Century Solid Walnut Armoire
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French carved, solid walnut armoire built in the Louis XV period. A Chapeau de Gendarme cornice tops the body of the armoire. Two solid walnut d...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A wonderful high quality Louis XV gilt bronze and cut- crystal chandelier, France, 1840-1880s. This beautiful chandelier is made of gilt bronze suspended with big crystal prism in t...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

19th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Walnut Bench with New Leather Upholstery
Located in Dallas, TX
This bold and elegant antique bench was crafted in Spain circa 1880 and exhibits strong Baroque design influences. Built from richly grained walnut, the piece features turned baluste...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Leather, Walnut

Wesley Hall French Louis XV Versailles Bergere Striped Oversized Armchair 42"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Wesley Hall oversized French Louis XV Bergere armchair. Features a serpentine oak frame with striped upholstery and southwestern cushions. The chair is supported by scrolled ...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Hardwood

Gorgeous Demilune Marble Top French Inlaid Walnut Satinwood and Bronze Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful French Louis XV commode in demilune form with gorgeous inlaid sprays of flowers and bronze ormolu. The piece has wonderful character and signs of age and patina. ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Vernis Martin French Antique Commode Chest Marble Top.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vernis Martin French Antique Commode Chest Marble Top Charming early 20th century French Louis XV style kingwood side cabinet in the ...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Fine Roman Mid-18th Century Giltwood Rococo Console Table with Marble top
Located in Rome, IT
Roman mid-18th century gilt-wood Rococo consoles with a Yellow Siena veneered marble top within a black marble surround, above a pierced frieze centered by a foliate cartouche, on ...
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Giltwood

18th Century Dutch Grandfather Clock, Calendar and Moonphases, Amsterdam 1760-70
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Amsterdam grandfather clock with alarm, calendar and moon phase Amsterdam Walnut root and others circa 1760 Dimensions: H x W x D: 283 x 58 x 30 cm - without figures the he...
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1760s Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Pair 19th Century French Armchairs Louis XV Style
Located in Roma, IT
This beautiful pair of 19th Century armchairs in the French Louis XV style, features a comfortably curved and enveloping back and a loose, but tailored, padded seat cushion. Upholst...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Vintage Italian Olive Wood Miniature Bombe Chest Commode Nightstand
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage small four drawer bombe chest featuring Louis XV styling with olive wood and brass drawer pulls. Each drawer is lined with cream and green Florentine paper. Style 122, made i...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Hardwood, Olive

19th Century Carved Giltwood Italian Sofa Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Settee, of grand scale, having a frame of elaborately carved giltwood. Its arched crestrail carved with combing and scrollwork, centered with a leafy cartouche. Its framed, padded ba...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Giltwood

Breche D' Alep Marble Figural Maiden Bronze Fontaine Bleu Attributed Buffet
By Lefebure A Fontainebleau
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
An exquisite Louis XV style ormolu-mounted amaranth and tulipwood marquetry meuble à hauter d'appui credenzas attributed to F. Linke at Fontainebleau. The credenza has a marble top ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Breccia Marble, Bronze

French Louis XV Style Oval Table with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Carved Wood, Original Marble Stone
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

A Pair Of Louis XV Style Mahogany Marble-Top Side Tables
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful Pair of Louis XV Style Side Tables with Marble Tops characterized by classic elegance, curves and cabriole legs. The reddish brown marble tops add luxury and functionality....
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

A large Period Louis XV Marble Fireplace mantel
Located in London, GB
A large and quite tall for this model, late 18th century Louis XV Rouge de Griotte Belgique marble chimneypiece. The scrolled console jambs cantered, with stiff acanthus to bottom an...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Griotte Marble

Exceptional Shell Shaped Limoges China Porcelain Soup Tureen with Dolphin Decor
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous impressive soup tureen with its display in the shape of a shell and fish in white Limoges porcelain in perfect condition. Fantastic piece for each table. In used but still...
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1970s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Porcelain

French 18th Century Marquetry Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite and impressive French marquetry commode from the 1700’s. The commodes top is in wonderful antique condition with marquetry designs trimmed with ebonized molding. There are t...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Style Gilt Carved Large Wood Oval Mirror
Located in Louisville, KY
If you have been searching for that statement piece in a hall or over a particular furniture arrangement, look no further. This is a most stunning example of elegance. This is a Fren...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Furniture

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Giltwood

18th Century Italian Louis XV Inlaid Walnut Antique Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this elegant antique Italian dresser dating back to the first half of the 18th century, Louis XV period. An extremely refined dresse...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

French Provincial Louis XV Grand Regence Style Breakfront Sideboard
Located in Forney, TX
A vintage French Provincial Louis XV style carved walnut sideboard. Hand-crafted in France in the mid-20th century, excellent quality, exceptionally executed in timeless 18th cent...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Large French Mid-18th Century Giltwood Rococo Console Table with Marble top
Located in Rome, IT
French mid-18th century gilt-wood and lacquered Louis XV console with a french red veneered marble top , above a pierced frieze centered by a foliate cartouche, on cabriole legs wi...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Giltwood

Pair of Petite French Louis XVI-Style Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful, French 1920s petite-scale, Louis XV-style painted armchairs. The chairs feature delicately carved frames showing several layers of old, naturally distressed paint. New...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Linen, Wood, Paint

Italian Louis XV Style Pair of Nightstands or Bedside Tables
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this beautiful pair of Louis XV style bedside tables made in Italy in the second half of the 20th century. Made of walnut wood and inlays. They are distinguished by a curv...
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk Bureau drop front Louis XV style. Direct from France, a lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with quintessential French ...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Oak

French Louis XV Style walnut carved sofa, 19 th c.
Located in Houston, TX
This louis XVStyle sofa has incredible carving with exceptional craftsmanship made of fine walnut and hand carved. It has floral and foliate detailed carving. The fabric is a silk Ve...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

French Louis XV Style Gilt Wood Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This bench is an elegant piece featuring a French inspired design with opulent details. The frame is crafted from wood with a gold gilt finish that accentuates its ornate carvings a...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Velvet, Giltwood

Antique French Louis XV Marble Top Ormolu Bombe Shape Inlaid Tulip-wood Commode
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality antique French Louis XV style marble top & ormolu mounted tulipwood & kingwood bombe shape commode chest, circa 1900. The serpentine shaped top having the original var...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Modern Louis XV Style P. E. Guerin New York signed Glass Top Coffee Table.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Modern Louis XV Style P. E. Guerin New York signed Glass Top Coffee Table. Large spectacular glass top and antique gold finished brass legs coffee table in Louis XV style. Made in N...
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20th Century American Louis XV Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of English Chippendale-Style Gainsborough Leather Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of English Chippendale-Style Gainsborough Leather Arm Chairs Country: French Materials: Carved Wood Condition: Newly Upholstered Style: French Louis XV Year: 1940s $3...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

Sligh Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Cherry Wood Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk By Sligh Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Solid carved cherry wood, with embossed leather top, and original ...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

Vintage French Renaissance Louis XV Gold Gilt Metal Tall Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Louis XV Style Gold Gilt Metal Tall Twin Handle Ornate Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 42.5" H (to finial) x 29.5" H (to light ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Furniture

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Metal

Antique Walnut Louis XV Style Full Size Bed with Metal Rails
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Antique Walnut Carved Full size French bed Headboard, footboard with metal rails. (original rails not available) Overall size: 58”w x 81”d x 61”h...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Louis XV Style Louis Mittman Fauteuil Arm Chairs, 2010s
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Priced each! Louis XV Style Louis Mittman Fauteuil arm chairs. It features a combination of Scalamandre damask and Clarence House cut cheetah velvet uph...
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21st Century and Contemporary Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery

Child Size French Made 1920s era Hand Woven Louis XV Style Cane Arm Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Louis XV style cane arm chair, pettie, childs size. Solid wood frame and arms. Cane back and seat. Does show scratches and finish loss. Minor break in cane. Dimensions: 23 1/4" h x...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Cane, Hardwood

Antique Bureau Plat, French, Walnut, Writing Desk, Louis XV Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau plat. A French, walnut and boxwood writing desk in Louis XV revival taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 19...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Boxwood, Walnut

French Louis XV Marquetry Side Table or Small Writing Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Louis XV-XVI transitional marquetry writing table or side table. Made of veneers of walnut and mahogany. Single dovetailed drawer with small bronze knob ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

French Louis XV Style Wide Wingback Bergere Lounge Chair & Ottoman by Baker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Baker Furniture Co. French Louis XV Style Painted Wide Wingback Bergere Chair and Ottoman. Item features (1) wide frame wingback bergere lounge chair, (1) wide curved ottoman...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Vintage French Louis XV Style Painted Bed Full Size
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Welcome to bloomhomeinc we stock over 2000 items, please scroll down and click view sellers other items to see more! Antique French bed in oyster w...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood, Walnut

Pair of Italian 18th Century Folding Chest of Drawers in Walnut and Walnut Burl
Located in Milano, MI
Pair Of Louis XV Lastronate Flap Dressers, rare pair of 18th-century walnut and burl walnut slab tiered chests of drawers from the Lombard-Venetian area, in good condition. The front...
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1760s Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Nutwood

18th Century Country French Normandy Buffet or Sideboard
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century Louis XV style country French buffet from Normandy made of solid hand carved oak with fine hand carvings. The buffet has three dovetailed drawers to store silverware,...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

18th Century Pair of Louis XV Period Bergère Chairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A superb pair of 18th century Louis XV style bergère armchairs, fabulously upholstered in luxurious cream-coloured floral fabric and raised on elegant cabriole legs. These chairs are...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Beech

Antique French Louis XV-Style Inlayed & Carved Coffee Table Rustic Farmhouse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition, New Glass Top Style: French Louis XV Materials: Carved Walnut Wood, New Glass Top
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1950s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Glass, Walnut

Antique 19th C Louis XV Style Canapé Sofa in Schuyler Samperton Fabric
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 19th C Louis XV Style Canapé Sofa in Eden Serene Fabric by Schuyler Samperton
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Linen, Giltwood

Louis XV Period 1780’s Commode, Original Painted Finish
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Louis XV period 1780’s commode, original painted finish. Charming French Louis XV period painted three drawer commode from the third quarter of the 18th century. This chest of dra...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Pair of Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Style Gilt Wood Armchairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This pair of mid-nineteenth century gilt wood armchairs is in the classic French Louis XV style. The hand carved frames are detailed with simple fluting and scrolling armrests. With ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Silk, Upholstery, Giltwood

Refined and Chic French Louis XV Carved Walnut Settee Sofa Canape Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous sofa made in France of carved walnut and in good vintage antique condition. The settee is in good condition and has minor signs of age and use on the upholstery bu...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Bureau Plat
Located in Forney, TX
French Perfection! A most impressive and very fine quality vintage Louis XV style ormolu mounted marquetry inlaid bureau plat. Exquisitely hand-crafted in the manner of important...
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20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Leather Top Writing Desk with Matching Desk Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This lovely Drexel vintage writing desk in the French Louis XV style includes a matching Louis XV style chair and displays lovely French Provincial style having curvaceous cabriole l...
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1970s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Cane, Wood

Louis XV period armchair, 18th century circa 1760
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine Louis XV period lacquered wood so-called a la Reine armchair covered with a yellow-orange embossed velvet. 18th century circa 1760.
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Velvet, Wood

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat “à Têtes De Guerriers Antiques”
Located in Dallas, TX
Modeled after the original period Louis XV bureau plat by Charles Cressent (circa 1740), this amazing French desk would be the focal point for any home office or executive business s...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Metal, Bronze

Bureau De Roi - French Roll Top Desk Louis XV Monumental
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning French Louis XV style desk - or Bureau Du Roi - hand crafted from kingwood This is based on the original as found in the Palace of Versaille and is an astounding work Hopefu...
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1980s Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Kingwood

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite French occasional table made of rosewood with ormolu mounts and a marble top. The inset red marble top is banded with brass over a curvy, scalloped rosewood apron. The table...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

8 French Louis XV Walnut Caned Country Farmhouse Fauteuil Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Eight vintage French Louis XV style dining chairs. Made of walnut featuring caned backs with carved floral accents, fauteuil arms and whimsical country farmhouse scenes. Jacquard...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Cane, Walnut

Louis XV Style Pair of Candelabra, Ormolu, France.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This pair of bronze candelabras are high quality fire gilded with three candle cups each. These 19th century sculptural candle holders are in the Louis XV style. Starting at the ba...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

19th C. French Painted Armoire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. French painted Armoire w/ chicken wire. The armoire is painted in shades of aqua marine and antique white. You can see the wood undern...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

19th C. French Painted Armoire
19th C. French Painted Armoire
$4,500 Sale Price
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Fine Carved French Louis XV Louis XV Club Style Sofa Settee Circa 1920s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a part of a two-piece set with a club chair listed separately. The sofa is extremely well carved and in good condition with older red upholstery and the frame being an even-a...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Antique Large Vernis Martin Bombe' Display Cabinet 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A stunning large antique French wood Vernis Martin five panel display cabinet in the Louis XV manner and of extravagantly shaped Bombe form, circa 1870 in date, with exquisite hand painted decoration and exquisite ormolu mounts. It has five decorative Vernis Martin panels with beautiful hand painted decoration, the central panel depicting a courting couple and the others with classical figures in pastoral country scenes. The central panel bears the artists signature, Le Brun. The large central clear serpentine glazed door opening to a large capacious cupboard below, flanked by clear glazed serpentine panels, with further shaped glass on the sides. It is smothered in gorgeous gilded ormolu mounts, the shaped apron with foliate mounts and sabots, standing on cabriole legs. The mirror backed interior is fitted with glass shelves, the lower shelf lined with golden velvet, to display your collection of china or silver beautifully. This magnificent piece is in excellent condition and the quality and attention to detail throughout is second to none. Add a touch of unparalleled style to your home. Condition: In really excellent original condition having only been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: height 193 x width 115 x depth 50 Dimensions in inches: height 6 foot, 4 inches x width 3 foot, 9 inches x depth 1 foot, 8 inches Vernis Martin is a lustrous lacquer substitute widely used in the 18th century to decorate furniture and such personal articles as brisé fans...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Pair Gothic Cathedral Brass Prickets-Church/Altar Candlesticks, Ric.0042
Located in Norton, MA
Antique pair of Gothic Cathedral motif brass prickets - Church/Altar candlesticks with gothic architectural design elements. Ric.0042.  
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

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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