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: 18th Century and Earlier
Antique French Louis XV Period Blow Poker, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century, French Louis XV period blow poker. The blow poke is made of wrought iron and brass. It is in a good working condition.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass
Large antique French Dripping Pan, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
Large 18th century French Louis XV dripping pan. It was used and can still be used to collect moisture when grilling food in the fireplace. Antique dripping pans are hard to find. It...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Pair Of Louis XV Armchairs In Carved And “chené” Wood, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Louis XV Armchairs In Carved And “chené” Wood, 18th Century
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18th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Curved sideboard dating from the 18th century in Louis XV
Located in Somme-Leuze, BE
magnificent curved sideboard in walnut very pretty molding on the doors composed of 2 doors and 2 drawers and an interior board louis xv early 18th century original back and background
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair Of Armchairs Louis XV, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair of Louis XV armchairs, 18th century “oak” carved wood, pretty velvet in good condition
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18th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Oak
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
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
Louis XV Period Walnut and Bronze Commode
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful Louis XV period chest of drawers in walnut.
Bronze handles. Three large drawers. Condition of use.
Minor loss on the base.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Giltwood Barometer
Located in Bradenton, FL
Louis XV French Barometer by GOHIN in giltwood in an oval shape. Features carved and gilded wood with ornamentation of tools, cascading foliage and bows. Original background displays...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XV Period Game Table With Original Red Leather Top, 18th C.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a wonderful French Louis XV, 18th C. Game Table With Original Red Leather Top
This table is a rectangular Regence game table of Piquet, circa 1780 from Provence
Four elegant ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV period andirons made of wrought iron with a recently forged grate. The condition is good.
The total width at the front is 78 cm / 30.7 inches.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
1782 Green Floral Painted Wardrobe
Located in Albignasego, IT
Green Tyrolean wardrobe dated 1782
H.185 – L.142 (160 at the frames) – P.50 (59 at the frames)
Tyrolean painted wardrobe with two doors, entire...
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1780s Austrian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fir
French Louis XV Painted Fauteuils, A-Pair, 18th C.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Period French Louis XV Painted Fauteuils, 18th C.
This pair has a cartouche-shaped padded back.
The arms are upholstered, the front and back have a serpentine form and eleg...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
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
Large Glass 18th Century Normandy Pitcher Caraf Bresle Valley Mouth Blown France
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Introducing an extraordinary piece from the 18th century: a Normandy Pitcher Carafe, a masterpiece of handcrafted glass from the Bresle Valley in France. This large, clear translucen...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
French Louis XV Period 1750s Blue Gray Painted and Carved Wooden Double Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XV period blue gray painted wood double doors from circa 1750 with blue gray painted finish and carved panels. These enchanting Louis XV period double doors, o...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Duchesse Part Louis XV Period in Hand Molded Carved Wood
Located in Sofia, BG
18th Century French duchesse part Louis XV period in hand molded and carved walnut frame steel wearing an original upholstery.
Good authentic condition of the frame but the upholster...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Silk, Walnut
Mid 18th Century Antique French Louis XV Period Walnut & Fruitwood Commode
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique French Louis XV walnut and fruitwood commode, 18th c. The chest consists of two short drawers over two long drawers, rising on short cabriole legs. Brass hardware is also ori...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
18th Century LouisXV Duchesse Chaise with New Upholstery
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century LouisXV Duchesse Chaise with New Upholstery. Gorgeous piece. See detailed pics.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
18th Century French Louis XV Chest of Drawers, stamped COULON, Paris circa 1750
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Louis XV chest of drawers with fire-gilt fittings
Paris around 1750
Dimensions: H x W x D: 85 x 132 x 64 cm
Description:
Very beautif...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Period Louis XV polychrome Fauteuil Upholstered in Penny Morrison
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Louis XV Period carved, pale green polychrome beechwood Fauteuil, open armchair, having a floral crest and other foliate carving to the back with carved, scrolled arms and acanthus c...
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18th Century English Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Beech
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
French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV period andirons made of wrought iron with a recently forged grate. The condition is good.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV period andirons made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Side Table with Faux Marble Top
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century French Louis XV Side Table
Faux Marble Top
Gorgeous Piece, see photos.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Louis XV Period Mahogany Hand Carved Foot Stool or Dog Stool
Located in Sofia, BG
18th Century French Louis XV period mahogany hand carved foot stool or dog stool in very good authentic condition still wearing original velvet upholstery in dark red.
France, circa ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Pair of Antique French Copper Bath Warmers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare pair of 18th Century French bath warmers handcrafted with copper and iron in utilitarian yet sculptural form, still functional and miraculously retaining the original lids.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Copper, Iron
French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV period andirons made of wrought iron with a recently forged grate. The condition is good.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Antique Dutch Copper Firewood Basket
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century Dutch log basket. The firewood basket is made of copper and has a wrought iron handle. Also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well and cook over an open fire.
...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
French 18th Century Cabinet
Located in Stockbridge, GA
It is a very interesting piece. It is a cabinet confiturier 2 corps, it comes in 3 parts: the base, the top and the crown. It has an extension that slides out and when it is out the ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Fine Louis XV 18 th century style marble fireplace
Located in Brussel, BE
Important and massive reproduction of the 18th century style French marble fireplace in Louis 15 style. With serpentine shaped shelf and bowed frieze, decorated by spring flowers in...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
French 18th Century Louis XV Vitrine
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This beautiful vitrine is made of walnut with wonderful carvings, especially on the crown. The glasses are not original.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Magnificent and imposing 18th century French marble fireplace
Located in Brussel, BE
Original reproduction of the 18th century French marble fireplace coming from the dining room of the « Chateau de Balleroy » , Louis XV style.
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18th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
French Louis XV style marble fireplace
Located in Brussel, BE
Reproduction of 18 century French Louis XV marble fireplace. The frieze is decorated on its center by a carved cartouche, surrounded by flowers. The shaped moulded jambs are surmoun...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Louis XV Commode
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Superb condition. Original hardware.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fine Louis XV, 18th century marble fireplace
Located in Brussel, BE
Important and massive Louis XV fireplace model. Made in a unique old pink marble .
With serpentine-shaped shelf and bowed frieze, decorated by spring flowers in the center of the fr...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique Louis XV Campan Vert Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An antique Louis XV Campan Vert fireplace, the boldly shaped and moulded shelf above frieze with double scallop shell cartouche with central flower head, the canted jambs headed by a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Magnificent 18th century Louis XV marble fireplace
Located in Brussel, BE
Reproduction of a 18th century Louis XV magnificent fireplace. The wide serpentine shelf sits on the shaped frieze which is centered by a very large shell cartouche, is flanked by sc...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Typical 18th century Louis XV style marble fireplace model made in a old Belgium
Located in Brussel, BE
A Louis XV chimneypiece with serpentine shelf made in a old Belgium Griotte marble.
The frieze is decorated with typical Louis XV symmetrical cartouche flanked by nicely carved flo...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Griotte Marble
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
18th Century Louis XV Country French Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century Louis XV Country French side table or nightstand made of solid cherry, with open niche and pierced quatrefoil shape cut-outs on the sides and back. Small dovetailed s...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cherry
French 18th Century Commode Sauteuse
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This chest is made of marquetry and inlay with different wood. It has bronze ornaments on the feet and the base. Beautiful work.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Dutch Wrought Iron Blow Poker, 17th - 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th century, Dutch Louis XV period blow poker. The blow poke is made of wrought iron. It is in a good working condition.
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian Louis XV Walnut Armchair c.1770
Located in Sharon, CT
A large beautifully carved Walnut Armchair, Italian late eighteenth century in Louis XV style. Reupholstered.
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1770s Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Period Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV period fireback. The date of production, 1759, is cast in the fireback.
The fireback has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pew...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
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
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
Important Liégeois Chandelier In Blown And Cut Glass, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Important Liégeois Chandelier In Blown And Cut Glass, 18th Century
Three levels of pendants and 16 sconces on two levels
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
Louis XV Leather Top Cocobola Wood Writing Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable Louis XV style ladies writing desk handcrafted in exotic cocobola wood with a leather top on a one drawer case over elegant cabriole legs with ormolu front feet.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cocobolo
Italian 18th century Louis XV period Giltwood, Ormolu and patinated wood chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and extremely decorated Italian 18th century Louis XV period patinated, Giltwood and Ormolu chest. This wonderful two door chest is raised by four square patinated legs di...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century French Blue and White Hand Painted Faience Delft Vase
By Delft
Located in Dallas, TX
This important antique vase was crafted in France, circa 1780. Octagonal in shape with gadrooned body style and a tall neck, the elegant potiche features a hand painted medallion dep...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Console with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century French Louis XVI hand carved walnut console with marble top.
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18th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique French Louis XV Period Fire Andirons, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th Century French Louis XV period andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition and are fully functional.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Louis XV Chest Snail Feet
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century Louis XV Chest Snail Feet
Gorgeous piece, has been painted over the years.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Beech
Mid-18th Century French Handwoven Aubusson Verdure Wall Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique tapestry was handwoven in Aubusson, France, circa 1760. Rectangular in shape, the colorful wall decor depicts a wooded landscape scene with two large, mature trees in th...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Tapestry, Canvas
Louis Xv furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
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