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: 1950s
French Dining Table
By Maison Hirch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very beautiful french dining table in gilded wood made by the famous house HIRCH which exercised in the faubourg st Antoine until the end of the 1...
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Rococo Style Art Deco Style Commode
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Antique Rococo bureau with marble top and legs in matte black. Front and side in an Art Deco black and white graphic pattern. Fine original fittings in s...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
1930's Harlequin Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
A Louis XV style commode from the early 19th century renovated to the highest standard with a harlequin pattern. Original cast brass metal fittings and marble top. 2 drawers.
Measu...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Commode with Marble Top
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Louis XV Commode with 2 drawers renovated to the heighest standard with a redesigned pattern to the front and sides.
Original brass fittings a...
Category
1950s Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Gustavian Haupt Chest with Three Drawers in a Gold Christian Lacroix Design
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Gustavian Haupt Chest with Three Drawers in a Gold Christian Lacroix Design. Originally from the 1930's fully restored and redesigned. Original brass fittings and marble top.
Measu...
Category
1950s Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Rococo Style Bedside Commodes, a Pair
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
A pair of antique Rococo commodes renovated to the highest standard and custom painted to provide a modern interpretation. Matte black with white drawers...
Category
1950s Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Gustavian Haupt Chest with Three Drawers in a Gold Christian Lacroix Design
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Gustavian Haupt chest with three drawers in a gold Christian Lacroix design. Originally from the 1930s fully restored and redesigned. Original brass fittings and marble top.
Measur...
Category
1950s Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Armchair
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Louis XV armchair made in France.
made of a solid wooden base with some great sculpture details in the wood and a nice fabric with a flower pattern.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique Louis XV Musician Chest
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Antique Gustavian Bureau in birch wood dating from the 1920's/1930 with a lacquered photo print David Bowie over the front drawers and side.
Fine grey marbled slab and solid origi...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Rococo Style Bedside Commode
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
A single antique Rococo commodes renovated to the highest standard and custom painted to provide a modern interpretation. Matte black with white drawers....
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Vintage French Louis XV End Table or Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Louis XV style end table or side table in its original unrestored condition. Our restoration department can certainly restore the table, but as soon as I do it dark, s...
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
French Louis XVI Marble Top Night Stand with Marble Interior
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French mahogany and satinwood inlay night stand having gorgeous marble top, single drawer, brass pulls and accents. Minor veneer loss (see photos). Gorgeous marble interior behind si...
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Louis the 15th Style Bronze Wall Lights. French, Circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of Louis the 15th style wall lights are made of bronze. This is a French work, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Set of Three Louis XV Style Ormolu Sconces
Located in London, GB
A set of three large Louis XV style gilt bronze, five branch wall sconces.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Gilt Marble Top Demilune Table and Mirror
Located in Redding, CT
French gilt marble top demilune table with mirror. Two pieces. The mirror is hung on the wall and the base just rests on the marble. Open up your entryway with this elegant piece. Th...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Paint Decorated Continental Italian Foyer Cabinet Console Table Buffet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Louis XV Style Armchairs, in Rechampi Wood, Flower Fabric
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of louis XV style armchairs, in rechampi wood, flower fabric
the fabric is not new but in very good condition
a sofa of the same model is also available.
the price is for t...
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of Three Louis XV Style Bleached Wood Chairs with Faux Hide Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stylish spin on classic set of 3 petite Louis XV style bleached carved wood chairs having chic high end faux hide upholstery with double piping detail. Measure: Seat height 19.
#5115.
Category
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cowhide, Wood
Antique Louis XV Style French Sofa Canapé
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Antique Louis XV style French sofa canapé. This is a perfect piece to restyle by maybe gilding or painting the gorgeous carved frame and reupholstering.
Category
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Gilded 3-Arm French Louis XV Style Chandelier
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Louis XV Style Wall Sconces in Gilt Bronze, 1950s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Louis XV style wall sconces in gilt bronze with three fires. Agrafe decor on which are fixed three scroll shape branches. Cups and bobeches decorated with acanthus leaves.
...
Category
1950s European Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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.
Category
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Rococo Mahogany, Satinwood and Bureau Plat Executive Writing Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage midcentury era Louis XV Rococo style executive writing desk made from mahogany, satinwood, and bureau Plat with hand-cast bronze accents. It features three lockable horizonta...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bijouterie Vitrine Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Opulent mahogany and gilt bronze-mounted lift top table vitrine. The Louis XV style form with bronze trim and foliate mounts on the knees, the silk tufted ...
Category
1950s European Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Set of French Silver Plated Sconces, Sold Per Pair
Located in New York, NY
A set of four French circa 1950s Louis XV style three-light sconces with silver plated finish.
Measurements:
Height 20"
Width 11"
Depth 4".
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Pair of Louis XV Style Cast Bronze 2 Branch Wall Sconces
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A handsome pair of antique Louis XV style cast bronze wall sconces having two arms each with pierced scroll and foliate serpentine central cartouche in high relief with Fleur di Lis ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XV Style Yellow Upholstered Painted Wood Bergère Chairs
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of Louis XV style yellow upholstered painted wood bergère Chairs.
Measure: Seat height 17.5 in.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Louis XV Bombe Hand-Carved Paint Decorated Marble-Top Desk & Chair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful five-drawer desk with hand carvings (see thumbnail photos) and paint decorated in the Louis XV style. Top quality workmanship in every phase. Original matching chair with this desk that is finished on all sides and can be placed in the middle of a room, bombe on all sides. Serpentine marble top...
Category
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Sophisticated Italian Regency Louis XV Gold Silk Armchairs Mahogany & Gold Leaf
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Armchairs
Pair of Italian Regency Armchairs, Louis XV period.
Hand carved Mahogany Wood with Original Gold Leaf Whitewash Finish.
Curvy elegant lines. Exquisite detail. These are fa...
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat or Writing Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in Barntrup, DE
This fine Louis XV-style desk has a leather top framed by bronze borders. The writing desk is raised on cabriole legs headed by floral and leaf cast mounts that have finely finished ...
Category
1950s European Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Early 20th Century Wingback Chair
Located in Vienna, AT
Carved walnut frame cushioned seat and upholstered in gold or beige damask.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French Limed Oak Dining Table
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant French 1950s Louis XV style dining table is a true beauty, with its delicate soft limed oak finish lending an air of sophistication to any dining room. The two 20 inch l...
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of Erwin-Lambeth Louis XV Style Armchairs with Matching Ottoman
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Louis XV fauteuils with matching ottoman in a auerolin yellow, black and white geometric flame stitch linen upholstery. Carved wood frames have been lacquered and antiqued to...
Category
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood
Italian Commode from the 1950s, Painted and Gilded, Very Well-Made
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful Italian Commode from the 1950s, Painted and Gilded, very Well-Made.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Provincial Style Yellow Boudoir Curved Back Small Slipper Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quality vintage curved back Boudoir slipper chair in the Louis XV taste. Item features a nicely carved solid wood frame, overstuffed loose seat cushion and Classic French Louis XV form.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Jansen 1950s Louis XV Style Coffee Table in Red Lacquer with Bronze Mounts
Located in New York, NY
Maison Jansen
Elegant Louis XV style, beautifully crafted table in matte red lacquer with exquisitely chiseled bronze mounts and marble top.
France, 1950s
Dimensions: 39 x 20 x 22 H.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XV Sofa Fully Restored in Black and White with Polished Nickel Nailheads
Located in Bronx, NY
Louis XV sofa in black vinyl with polished nickel nailheads in a black and white hounds-tooth fabric. Measures: Arm height is 25".
Category
1950s British Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
John Widdicomb French Provincial Louis XV Cream Lacquered Parcel Gilt Dresser
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Rococo or French Provincial Louis XV style nine-drawer dresser or credenza
By John Widdicomb
USA, Circa 1950s
Solid carved cherry wood, with original cream lacqu...
Category
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Antique Louis XV-Style Love Seat Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Walnut, Original Fabric
Style: French Louis XV
Category
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pair of 2 French Vintage Rosewood Marquetry and Marble Bedside Tables
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
Pair of 2 Vintage French Louis XV Rosewood Marquetry Marble Top Nightstands from the 50s
Cabinet Maker Masterpiece - Wonderful Rosewood Marquetry with floral Inlay Work.
Equipped wit...
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Fine Pair of Gently Worn Rose Velvet French Walnut Louis XV Bergere Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous pair of velvet French Louis XV bergere chairs in a soft pink hue. The chairs are in their original upholstery and will show minor wear to the arms especially and s...
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
John Widdicomb French Provincial Louis XV Highboy Dresser, circa 1950s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style carved highboy dresser or gentleman's chest
By John Widdicomb
USA, Circa 1950s
Solid carved cherry ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
John Widdicomb French Provincial Louis XV Nightstands, Circa 1950s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Provincial Louis XV style carved nightstands
By John Widdicomb
USA, Circa 1950s
Solid carved cherry wood, with original painted and gold gilt finish and ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Daybed with Floral Upholstery
Located in Buchanan, NY
French Louis XV style daybed wooden trim and blue and green floral fabric.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
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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