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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
Pair of Gilt Wood & Painted Louis XV Style Bedside Tables/Chest of Drawers
Located in London, Park Royal
A pair of hand-carved French, Louis XV, style bedside tables/small chest of drawers with a handsome bombe style curved shape. The pieces are hand-finished in a French Blue/Grey with ...
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2010s British Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Vintage French Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Carved Boudoir Side Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Carved Boudoir Side Chairs - a Pair. Item features a gold gilt finish, solid wood frames, nicely carved details, cabriole legs, great styl...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Louis XV style corner console in gilded wood and Breche marble top, 19th century
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV style corner console in carved, molded and gilded wood. A rich decoration of foliage and volutes on a lozenge background forms the foot of this console table. The top of the...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Antique French Louis XV Style Ottoman
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Louis XV Style Ottoman. This lovely French Louis XV style ottoman or bench is painted a cream color with gilt accents. It is currently upholstered in tapestry but easi...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Tapestry, Wood

Pair Of Louis XV Style Floral Marquetry And Gilt Bronze Side Tables
Located in BARSAC, FR
Rich ornamentation of finely chiseled gilded bronze, gray Saint Anne marble top. Opening two drawers on the front, one drawer on one side and a retractable shelf revealing a top ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

French Louis XV Style Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Louis XV style bureau plat desk made of solid wood construction that has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous French polish finish of museum-quality. The desk ha...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Large Baccarat Crystal Antique Chandelier Dining Ceiling 8 Light Fixture Pendant
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Large Baccarat Crystal Antique Chandelier Dining Ceiling 8 Light Fixture Pendant . Late 18th Early 19th century Rare and Exquisite baccarat crystal chandelier 8 light with hand made...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Metal, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XV Inlaid Marquetry Side Tables or Night Stands
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely pair of French Louis XV style inlaid marquetry side tables or nightstands with ormolu accents, two dovetailed drawers and gorgeous i...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

Louis XV Style Petite Painted Italian Commode / Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Small painted Louis XV style painted commode/side table.
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Floral Swag - A French Classic Louis XV Style Caned Bed by La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
The Floral Swag Bed is a beautifully handcrafted statement piece in the classic French Louis XV Corbeille style. Featuring its signature rounded corners, the bed’s curved headboard a...
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2010s British Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

French 19th Century Louis XV Burled Walnut Inlaid Marble Top Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This commode is an elegant, sophisticated example of 19th century craftsmanship inspired by the classic Louis XV style. Crafted from beautifully figured, veneered walnut wood, the co...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

French Country Table/Console 19th Century with Marble Top and Louis XV Style Oak
Located in Houston, TX
French country Louis XVI style table with lovely carved apron with carved central design on The front of the apron. Floral and foliate design...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Oak

French Louis XV Antique Stone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A French Louis XV antique stone fireplace with panelled console jambs supporting the carved scrolled entablature with central shell over scroll...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Stone

Pair of French Provincial Antique Marble Top Walnut Commodes.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of French Provincial Antique Marble Top Walnut Commodes Late 19th century antique pair of Louis XV style marble top commodes .Each of the wal...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

French Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French early 20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and cut-glass three-light chandelier. The elongated gilt-metal body with cut-glass pendants, surmounted with three scrolled can...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Metal, Bronze

19th Century French Silver Plated Repousse Tray with Engraving Signed Christofle
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant and ornate antique silver plated tray with ornate handles was created in France, circa 1870. Recently re-silvered, the tray wit...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Silver Plate

Set of Eight French Turn-of-the-Century Louis XV St. Patinated Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and very high quality set of eight French turn-of-the-century Louis XV st. patinated dining chairs. Each chair is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine scrolled feet, ...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Grand Louis XVI Mahogany Cabinet with Bronze d’Ore Mounts, French 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Louis XVI four door mahogany cabinet is adorned with bronze d'ore swags and mounts throughout; on the doors are floriate swags with a bow ribbon motif at center. Between the t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Oak

19th century French Louis XV Style Kingwood Bijouterie Jewlery Display Case
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Late 19th century French Louis XV Style Kingwood Jewlery Display Case. V.F Paris Dimensions : 36" Wide X 24" Deep X 30" Tall This gorgeous display case was made in France in the la...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Kingwood

Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Two-Door "Armoire Lyonnaise"
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fruitwood "Armoire Lyonnaise" was carved in France, circa 1760. The tall, impressive cabinet sits on escargot feet over the scalloped apron. The piece is dresse...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

20th Century Louis XV Inlaid Wood Game Table
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and fine quality Louis XV style 1940s game table in inlay walnut, the legs are long and slender. The decoration is on each side so you can plac...
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1940s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Style Gilt Throne Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A stunning pair of 19th Century French Louis XV style high back throne chairs with a gilt finish. Upholstered in loom woven tapestry with a lovely floral design. Generally in good co...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Giltwood

French 1890s Inlaid Louis XV Bronze Mounted French-Polished Writing Table Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular fully restored and French-polished inlaid marquetry inlaid mixed woods French marquetry Desk or library table. The desk ha...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Signed Jansen French Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Signed Jansen French Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode. 2 Drawers, Bronze mounts, Marble top, Inlaid wood. Dimensions: 33 3/4" h x 43" w x 20 1/4" d.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century Louis XV Red Chinoiserie Bureau de Dame Desk By Pierre Migeon
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 38 1/4in W: 32 1/2in D: 18in This extremely rare and Important 18th Century Louis XV Red Chinoiserie Bureau de Dame Desk By Pierre Migeon is absolutely breathe taking! If you look at the photos provided you will see the attention to detail within the intricately done hand painted Chinoiserie gold and scarlet lacquered decorations as well as the extremely fine and crisp bronze ormolu mounts. The piece is also signed underneath of the desk. Pierre Migeon (1696-1758) Was one of the most prominent furniture makers of the 18th century and was known for for his impeccable quality as well as his ability to work with a variety of other extremely well known cabinet makers of the 18th C. Throughout his career a few very important people took a liking to his works and commissioned pieces from him such as Madame de pompadour and the Master of the Revels! The piece is equipped with a drop front writing area and 6 drawers and a secret compartment on the inside of the desk as well as two lockable drawers on the outside front of the desk. This piece was at one point a part of the inventory of the Hartman Galleries...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Foxed Mirror
Located in London, GB
A beautiful 18th Century Louis XV giltwood mirror. The rectangular mercury plate within a moulded surround set within further mirrored borders, with foliate giltwood clasps to the ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood

Louis XV ormolu mantel clock by Charles du Tertre, in the Chinoiserie style
Located in London, GB
The case of this Louis XV period mantel clock is attributed to Jean Joseph de Saint-Germain (Paris, 1719-1791). Decorated with a scrolled leaf motif throughout, the fine case is surmounted by an Asian figure in costume, holding a parasol and sitting on a throne. The clock itself was created by Nicolas Charles du...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel

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 Provençal table / small desk / game table- Louis XV period - France XVIII
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Tea table / small desk / games table / Provençal table, Louis XV period in solid cherry wood resting on four curved legs, with a scalloped and molded belt opening to a small drawer. ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Velvet, Wood

E. 1900's Antique French Louis XV Style, 'Vernis Martin' Cabinet, Vitrine!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous E. 1900's Antique French Louis XV Style, 'Vernis Martin' Cabinet, Vitrine!! Antique Vitrine, Display Cabinet, French Louis XV Style, 'Vernis Martin', Mahogany, Marble Top...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Wood, Mahogany

Large and Impressive Louis XV Mirror
Located in Norwood, NJ
Large and Impressive Louis XV mirror. Painted and gilt mirror of large scale with areas of silver gilding.
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Late 20th Century Italian Louis XV Furniture

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Silver Leaf

Louis XV Style Tiered Marquetry Marble Top Side Table w/ Bronze Ormolu Gallery
Located in Germantown, MD
Amazing French Louis XV style tiered marquetry and inlays with marble top side table. Features Bronze Ormolu Gallery on bottom and top tiers. Bronze mounted ornaments on sides and legs. Three convenient drawers with original French drawer pulls...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Exceptional Furstenberg Lidded Vase with Red & Gold Vintage Germany
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing glazed hand painted lidded vase made in Germany by Furstenberg Porcelain, a well known Manufactory for extraordinary items. This is a heavy vase but you can also use it as...
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1960s German Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Porcelain

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cherubs & Rooster Mantel Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and white marble figural mantel clock. The finely chased ormolu body, with its original two-tone mercury gilt, centered with a circular enameled porcelain clock face with Roman and Arabic numeral dials and inscribed 'A. Thomas - Fabt de Bronze - 56, Rue de Turenne - Paris', surmounted with a pair of playful seated cherubs amidst clouds and wreaths, the case crowned with a figure of a Gallic Rooster (Coq Gaulois...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XV Walnut Plank Seat Hall Chairs on Cabriole Legs, 1800s
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of French walnut plank seat hall chairs on cabriole legs in the Louis XV taste. The tall chair backs frame a shaped central back splat which terminate in a shoe at the base of t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

Antique French Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Royer
Located in London, GB
This beautiful gilt bronze (ormolu) clock set was crafted, circa 1870 in France. The set is designed in a rich Rococo style, after decorative art of the Louis XV period (1715-1774). ...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

20th Century Pair of Mahogany Nightstands with Kidney Shape and Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century pair of mahogany nightstands with kidney shape and two drawers.
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XV Furniture

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Mahogany

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.
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1950s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

Louis XV Style Cabriolet Armchair, Circa 1850
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Nice Louis XV style walnut cabriolet armchair from Louis-Philippe period. Its front legs, resting on weels, are curved and end with casters. The ar...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Velvet, Walnut

Romweber French Rococo Satinwood Inlaid Marquetry Parcel Painted Dresser, 1930s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Rococo Louis XV style three drawer dresser or chest of drawers By Romweber USA, Circa 1930s Beautiful satinwood, with inlaid marquetry, painted and gilt details,...
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1930s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

French Louis XV Style Parclose Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
A 20th Century or earlier Louis XV style parclose giltwood mirror with etched floral and foliage detail.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

Early French Louis XV French Carved Armchair with New Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous and comfortable French Louis XV carved armchair or fauteuil newly upholstered in neutral French linen. Carved reeded legs and arms add to the elegance of this chair, which can be used as a head dining chair...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

20th Century Louis XV Style Bed
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful bed in Louis XV style. Solid beechwood, finely engraved, with colored hand painting and gilded. (H-Kw-1).    
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20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Wood, Beech

French Baroque Louis XV Style Antiqued Gold Wall or Console Mirror, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
a distinguished pair of French Baroque Louis XV style mirrors. Each mirror showcases a scalloped design, crowned with a majestic acanthus at the top, exuding an air of regal sophisti...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Pair of French oval nightstands inlaid wood Louis XV style
Located in Cantù, IT
Pair of French oval nightstands inlaid wood Louis XV style
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Cartel clock & its console in Boulle Marquetry and Gilt Bronze, Louis XV Period
Located in Paris, FR
Cartel with its base in Boulle marquetry and gilt bronze. The gilded bronze in moving foliage and scrolls of flowers are of rocaille style. The circular frame in finely chiseled bron...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Rare Antique French Chaise Percee Louis XV Yellow Green Cane Wood Commode Chair
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
An extremely rare Louis XV style late 19th century to very early 20th century Chaise Percee or commode cover cane and wood chair. This is a histor...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Hardwood

French Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th Cent) walnut side chairs with a carved back crest and brown upholstered seat and back (1 leg as is) Former visible repair on chair leg, as is.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Bruguier Tortoiseshell Swiss Fusée Singing Bird Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extremely rare, early Swiss automaton singing bird box by the famed Charles Bruguier is housed in a case enveloped in luxurious tortoiseshell. Ev...
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19th Century Swiss Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Gold

18th Century French Louis XV 'Fruits of the Summer' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th Century French Louis XV period 'Fruits of the Summer' fireplace fireback. With two horns of plenty, a sunflower and other greenery. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Iron

Painted Buffet Deux-Corps from Normandy
Located in Vista, CA
Cabinet doors and cornice present a scroll theme, ending in a simple plinth with central circular designs. The top glass front cabinet contains two shaped wood shelves to beautifull...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Glass, Wood, Paint

Pair of Marquetry Side Tables with Gilt Metal Mounts
Located in Bradenton, FL
Unique pair of 19th century Marquetry side tables with gilt metal mounts. Raised on four elegant legs with feet ending in brass amulets. There are two drawers in front of each table ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

French Louis XV 1790s Walnut Commode Sauteuse with Two Drawers and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV walnut commode Sauteuse from the late 18th century, with two drawers, bronze Rococo hardware, cabriole legs and small proportions. Created at the end of the reign o...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Six Antique French Louis XV Balloon Back Maple Dining Chairs in Green Velvet
Located in Astoria, NY
An elegant set of six late 19th-century country French provincial dining chairs made in the style of Louis XV, sourced from Provence, France. Beautifully hand-crafted from solid mapl...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Velvet, Maple

Antique Dutch Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 18th/19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th - 19th century Dutch Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of two tasting forks, a poke, several shovels, a decorated spatula, several spoons (of which one is decorated) and a ...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wrought Iron

French Louis XV Kingwood Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) kingwood 2 door vitrine display cabinet with shaped glass sides and rust marble top
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Romweber French Louis XV Flame Mahogany Nightstands, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of French Provincial Louis XV style bedside tables By Romweber USA, Circa 1920s Stunning book-matched flame mahogany, with carved cabriole legs, and original b...
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1920s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

Pair of Louis XV Style Tables with Marble Top and Bronze Mounts
Located in El Monte, CA
Attractive pair of French Louis XV style kingwood veneered side tables with gilt bronze mounts and marble inset tops. Stretchers centered with a bronze urns. The pair of tables a...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Set of Four French 19th Century Louis XV Rococo Style Gilt Wood Carved Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine set of four French 19th century Louis XV Rococo style giltwood carved Fauteuil à la Reine armchairs, the arched upholstered paneled backs with foliate scroll cresting and simi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Fabric, Giltwood

Early 18th C. Régence Ormolu Chandelier, Keck Collection, Sotheby's 5 Dec 1991
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 18th C., France, a Régence Ormolu Chandelier from The Keck Collection, sold Sotheby's 5 Dec 1991. The six light chandelier with a support composed of a gadrooned baluster-shape...
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1720s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis Xv furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XV furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include François Linke, Baker Furniture Company, La Maison London, and Jean-Baptiste Greuze. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $30 and tops out at $1,353,646 while the average work can sell for $4,763.

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