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
Chandelier Style French Louis XV
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
French style Louis XV chandelier
Materials: Bronze and glass paste
Ormolu
Electrified at 220 w
Perfect condition Origin France
Origin France Circa 1920
It has 8 external lights...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Glass Patinated Louis XV Style Armoire
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice 18th century French glass patinated Bourguignonne Louis XV style Armoire.
Inside painted in light purple.
Removable cornice. Beautiful piece, high quality.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Glass
19th Century French Cupboard with Dish Rack or Vaiselier in Oak
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely early 19th century country French buffet in oak with open dish rack above cabinet housing two drawers and two doors with interior shelves. With mort...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Crystal Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite Louis XV style gilt-bronze and cut-crystal eight-light chandelier
Date: 19th century
Origin: French
Dimension: 45 in x 22 in.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Palatial Doré Bronze Circular Crystal Beaded Ball Chandeliers
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of doré bronze circular crystal beaded ball chandeliers. Each of these palatial round chandelier take five bulbs and have been totally rewired. The spectacular bronze work fra...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Stone Mantelpiece, Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A French Louis XV antique stone fireplace. The tapering, stop-fluted jambs with shaped panel above. The frieze with carved cartouche to centre ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Stone
Pair of Louis XV-Style Console Tables with Marble Top
Located in Paris, FR
A pair of Louis XV-inspired console tables crafted of marvelously carved natural elm wood. The naturalistic seashells and scrolling acanthus leaves perfectly illustrate the Louis XV ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
French Crystal Chandelier with Amethyst Drops
Located in Pembroke, MA
French crystal chandelier with delicate bronze frame with leaves, an array of crystal beads, cut-crystals and amethyst rock crystal drops, a lovely central beaded spray with large cr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
Antique Fireplace of Carrara Marble in Style of Louis XV from the 19th Century
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful antique fireplace of white Carrara marble from the 19th century. The fireplace is in Louis XV style and has a scallop in the middle and on the sides, also called 'trois sca...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
20th Century Louis XV Style French Bureau Plat or Desk After Francois Linke
Located in Berlin, DE
French Bureau Plat in Louis 15th Style after Francois Linke.
Rosewood and shadowed noble woods, veneered. Exceptionally Fine floral, Bronze fixtures. Strongly bowed, four sided, curv...
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20th Century Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Cane Back Settee
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Large French Louis XV style cane back settee, also called canapé or sofa.
Sofa in a very good state, no damage to the cane, rare find. Double-caned s...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Cane, Wood
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat in the Manner of Charles Cressent, circa 1890
By Charles Cressent
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat in the manner of Charles Cressent.
French, circa 1890.
With one central frieze drawer and two shaped end drawers, on cabriole ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
20th Century French Salon Side Table in Louis XV After F. Linke, Black
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century French Salon Side Table in Louis XV after F. Linke, black
Solid wood side table in Louis XV. Slightly convex and concave, carcass, flanked by solid corner glaciers on h...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Black Marble Fireplace, Noir de Mazy, Louis XV, 19th century
Located in Made, NL
Antique Noir de Mazy fireplace from Belgium. Very nice with the coquille in the middle of the front and on both sides of the legs.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Louis XV Kingwood Commode
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A Louis XV kingwood commode of a good color and patina: attractive serpentine and bombe shape, original mounts still retaining most of thei...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Kingwood
Louis XV Style Daybed
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Louis XV style sleigh-form day bed, the frame carved with flowers and other decoration, in distressed white and blue painted finish with blue/green vintage ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Fireplace in Italian Carrara
Located in London, GB
A Carrara marble fireplace in the Louis XVI manner. The shaped, stop fluted jambs surmounted by swirling carved paterae. The bowed frieze with matching flutes and moulded shelf above...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Unique French Side Table or Étagère antique after F. Linke mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique French side table or étagère after F. Linke Body with fine veneer on solid beech wood. Daintily elaborated, body on long and elegantly curved legs. Two-stage, profiled cover p...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XV Black and Gilt Lacquered Coromandel Tray Table, 18th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A Louis XV black and gilt Japanned occasional table, mid-18th century, with later restorations to the top. The dished tray (cabaret) adorned ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Gilt Mirror with Sèvres Porcelain Plaques, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Extraordinary 19th century French Louis XV style gilt mirror with Sèvres Porcelain plaques.
The mirror is topped by rocaille ornament cent...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Mirror
French Louis XV Kingwood Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk With Gilt Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk
By R. Soriano
Spain, 20th Century
Gorgeous kingwood, with ornate gilt bronze ormolu mounts, and embossed blac...
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20th Century Spanish Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Montreal, QC
This fine piece dates from the third quarter of the 19th century and has many of the characteristics of a period piece, although made later. The mahogany is exceptionally well-chosen...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Carved Louis XV Style Parcel-Gilt and Painted Trumeau Mirror, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large and very finely carved Louis XV style parcel-gilt and painted trumeau mirror.
French, circa 1890.
This exceptional and very rare trumeau mirror has an arched mirror pl...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Vitrine with Vernis Martin Panels by François Linke, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bombé Vitrine With Vernis Martin Panels, by François Linke.
French, Circa 1900.
Signed 'F. Linke' to one bronze mount.
The reverse ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Inlaid Two Drawers Rosewood Commode in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French two drawers bombe commode with curved front and sides in rosewood veneer and violet wood with inlaid decoration of flowering branches and bottomless cubes. Ornamentation of Ro...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Late 19th-Early 20th C. Set of 14 French Leather Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elegant and fine set with two arm and twelve side chairs. Finely carved walnut Louis XV style with deep Saddle tome leather upholstery and nailhead trim. With floral scrolled crests and the seat rails with carved leafy scrolls, the legs ending in an elegant SnailsHead Foot.
side chairs H. 37", W. 18", Depth 20 1/2", seat H. 20"
Condition: some expected scratches to the leather but minor, a few stains on four seats, one with a tiny tear...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair Italian Parquetry Inlaid Burled Olive Wood Side Tables Louis XV Style
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Hudson, NY
Italian Mid-Century parquetry veneer end / side table with curved cabriolet legs. Stunning example of Italian parquetry with diamond/ checkerboard patterned inlaid wood on tops and g...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Olive, Burl
19th Century Verdure Tapestry "Scene of river Castle Bird" Aubusson Wool France
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Immerse yourself in the serene beauty of the French countryside with our exquisite 19th Century Verdure Tapestry, depicting a bucolic landscape complete with a river, castle, birds, ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Cane French Bed Corbeille Louis XV Style
Located in Buxton, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Cane Corbeille Bed.
This exquisite antique bed will transport you back in time to the elegance of 1920s France. Crafted in the Louis XV styl...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood
Antique Louis XV Sewing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Petite Louis XV Style French sewing table. Top lifts up to four section compartment. This section can be removed to allow more storage below.
A lovely little side / drinks table.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Kingwood
Pair of French Louis XV Style Gilt Wood Benches
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French Louis XV style gilt wood benches. Each bench features elegantly carved gilt wood frames with intricate detailing, including scrolls and floral motifs, which highlight ...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
An Antique French Louis XV Pompadour Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
An antique late 19th c Carrara marble Louis XV Pompadour style fireplace. The serpentine shelf with mouldings underneath above a conforming serpentine frieze with oval panel to centr...
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1880s European Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair, Louis XV Style Signed Gilt-Bronze & Samson Porcelain Floral Figures C 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
Samson, Edme Et Cie (Founded 1845), circa 1880.
A very fine grouping of two porcelain displays:
1) Depicting Harlequin couple dancing after the original Meissen "Commedia Dell'art...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th C. French Provincial Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Side Table with Drawer
Located in Doylestown, PA
French Provincial Louis XV style carved walnut table with drawer, c. 1890.
From the Fourques region in the South of France, this beautiful table features a curvilinear top over a si...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 1930's Louis XV Style French Painted Benches
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of 1930's Louis XV style French benches is a charming representation of the period's elegance and artful design. The pistachio green paint on the wood frames adds a fresh,...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Paint
Country French Louis XV Style Carved and Painted Marble Top Center Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
Country French center table or console carved and painted in pale sage green with a rouge marble top and gilt wood accents, c. 1940s.
A stunning table with a serpentine marble top h...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Louis XV Epoque Fauteuil à La Reine
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A wide and comfortable Louis XV style fauteuil, hand carved in the 18th century and featuring exquisite green silk upholstery woven with neoclassical motifs of lyres, cherubs, peacoc...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Louis XV Style Writing Desk or Center Table
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Extremely elegant Louis XV Style writing desk or center table, with a gracefully adorned floral marquetry and intricate borders on the tray, revealing a single drawer and elegantly c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of Ravinet d'Enfert Louis XV Style Ormolu Candelabra, Early 20th C
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of D’Ore Bronze four light candelabra with incredible acanthus leaf ormolu. Each candle holder is finished with a decorative bobeche. Heavy, and as the name reflects, very well ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
18th Century Louis XV Style Fauteuil à La Reine
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A wide and comfortable Louis XV style fauteuil 'à la reine', hand carved in the 18th century and featuring exquisite green silk upholstery woven with neoclassical motifs of lyres, ch...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Set of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Set of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces By Gherardo Degli Albizzi Beautifully cast in the traditional manner with all the sumptuous movement of the Rococo period, having three...
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2010s Italian Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Bombe Louis XV Style Venetian Pair of Night Stands
Located in Encinitas, CA
These Italian Antique Bombe Louis XV Style Venetian Pair of Night Stands are wonderfully crafted pieces that will add a wonderful visual appeal to any space they are added to. The pi...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Hand Carved and Painted side Chairs in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French hand carved side chairs in Louis XV style beautifully hand painted in light green with gilt wood accents. Both are upholstered in floral silk textile and are in very good orig...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Louis XV Style Marble Top Chinese Lacquered Stamped Commode
Located in Lisbon, PT
Chinese lacquer commode, chased and gilded bronze with Aleppo breccia marble top, with a frame of plain black Martin veneer.
Beautiful ornamentation of finely chiseled and gilded bro...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XV Style Oak Buffet
Located in San Antonio, TX
Step into the enchanting world of the 18th century with this exquisite French Louis XV Style Oak Buffet. Adorned with intricate floral motifs, this buffet captures the essence of the...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Incredibly Stylish Antique French Side / End Table, Gilt Bronze & Green Onyx Top
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and impressive, finest quality and gilt bronze table.
Because of the quality and great style we feel this stunning antique table can only have been made by one of the top cla...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Style Oak Buffet "Deux Corps"
Located in San Antonio, TX
Step back in time with the allure of the 18th century through this remarkable French Louis XV Style Oak Buffet "Deux Corps". Adorned with intricate floral motifs, this buffet embodie...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
18th Century, French, Walnut Commode/ Chest with Gilt Bronze Hardware
Located in Essex, MA
A large elegant late 18th century period Louis XV serpentine front three-drawer walnut commode/ chest with a lovely top in perfect condition with an outstanding patina to the entire ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Four Late 20th Century Floral and Gingham Upholstered Louis XV Style Armchairs
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 20th c., a set of four Louis XV style armchairs in custom floral tapestry style upholstery with blue, pale green and white gingham seat backs and welting, unmarked.
Dimension...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood, Trimming
Montesquieu Portrait Tortoiseshell Snuff Box
By Jacques Joseph de Gault
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exquisite miniature of French philosopher Charles Montesquieu graces the lid of this tortoiseshell-lined snuff box. The handsome portrait was fash...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Gold, Enamel
A Louis XV style painted and carved upholstered foot stool C 1920.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Louis XV style painted and carved upholstered foot stool C 1920.
Category
1920s Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
6 Vintage French Louis XV Style Carved Balloon Back Caned Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
6 Mid 20th century Louis XV style balloon back dining chairs. Made from hardwood with cane back and seat. Features a pierced and carved seat back over cabriole legs.
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cane, Hardwood
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Three-Piece Giltwood and Aubusson Salon Suite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style three-piece giltwood carved and silk Aubusson tapestry three-piece salon suite, comprising of a settee and two fauteuils (armchairs), the Aubusson silk...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Antique Dutch Polished Brass Firewood Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century Dutch log basket. The firewood basket is made of polished brass and has a wrought iron handle. Also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well and cook over an open...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
18th Century Antique Dutch Polished Brass Firewood Basket
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century Dutch log basket. The firewood basket is made of polished brass and has a wrought iron handle. Also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well and Cook over an open...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
French Louis XV Style Ciel de Lit or Bed Canopy, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XV style 19th century Chapeau de gendarme bed canopy, was formerly the top of a Provencal armoire.
This beautifully carved piece has...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century Louis XV Style Cast-Bronze Candelabra Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Monumental highly significant candelabra in Louis XV style.
Unusual, finely engraved and cast bronze. Balustrade formed, profile-framed corpus connected with wide, ornamental reliefed, hoops, crowned by sunbeams. There from, four curved light arms, ending in bell formed traffic-light style. On the wide hoop, can be found Rococo cartouches. Under which are profiled medallion-like framing Provenance: Princess Shwikar (King Farouk...
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20th Century Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Wonderful Nutwood Bedside Cabinets / Night Stands w. Snow White Marble Tops
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning pair of early 20th century, handcrafted, wooden bedside cabinets.
If you have an eye for detail, good shapes and top of the line furniture than you know how hard it is to f...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
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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