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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
French Louis XV Style Crystal Chandelier
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Louis XV style six-light chandelier with an assortment of crystals with rosettes, including French pendalogues and large faceted prisms, a ribbed column at the top, and cut crystal ball...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Brass

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

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Marble, Brass

20th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Southampton, NJ
Exceptional 20th Century Kingwood Louis XV-style Bureau Plat featuring original gold-embossed leather top with highly detailed brass accents, trim & mounts. Finished on all sides thi...
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20th Century Romanian Louis XV Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Elevate your space with our exquisite 19th-century White Marble Arabescato Louis XV Fireplace featuring an Antique Louis XV Copper Insert, a masterpiece of timeless elegance and hist...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Antique French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful antique French gilt bronze clock by A. D. Mougin. Modelled in architectural form and covered with scrolling acanthus decoration to represent a romantic ruin. To the top ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

French Louis XV Black Lacquered Desk with Black Leather Top by Bodart
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
This is a handsome French Louis XV style black lacquered / ebonized desk by Jacques Bodart. The desk has a tooled black leather top and bronze appointments. 2 functioning drawers and...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

A Large Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Candelabra, Signed Barbedienne.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An important pair of Louis XV style gilt bronze candelabra, signed Barbedienne, 19th century. A pair of Louis XV style 7-branch candelabra in chased and gilt bronze, signed Ferdinan...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Small Loveseat Settee Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Small Loveseat Settee Sofa. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 32" H x 49" W x 27" D x 20" Seat height x 23" Arm height.
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Louis XV Style Small Writing Table, 19th C
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV / XVI transitional style leather topped mahogany veneered small writing table or "Table a ecrire" late 19th century, and with rectangular leather inset top with three-sided ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Leather, Mahogany

Wonderful Large French Dore Bronze Rococo Louis XV Lantern Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Large French Dore Bronze Rococo Louis XV Style With Original Bent / Curved Blown Glass 6 Candelabra Light Lantern Chandelier Fixture Recently Rewired And Comes With Chai...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Oil On Canvas By Francisco Moles (XIXe- XXe), "a Musical Evening"
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Oil on canvas representing a music scene in a living room with several characters. The sensuality of the painting is reinforced by the representation, in the foreground, of a young w...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Louis XV Furniture

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Canvas

Antique Gold Giltwood French Louis XV Style Wooden Acanthus Corbel Wall Bracket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Gold Giltwood French Louis XV Style Wooden Acanthus Corbel Wall Bracket Shelf. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 18" H x 18" W x 8.5" D.
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Pair of Louis XV style chests of drawers in lacquer and bronze. 1950s.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Louis XV and Asian style “sauteuse” chests of drawers, in lacquer and gilt bronze, with their marble tops, lacquer decorated with landscapes composed of pagodas, trees, bridg...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Goldsmith Martin Marie Vve - Samovar Rockery In Solid Silver Xixth
By Angelique Marie Martin 1
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Silver samovar consisting of a four - legged scrolling support supporting an ebony frog burner surmounted by a large twisted jug with waves and foliage. handle and spout twisted Di...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Sterling Silver

18th Century French Louis XV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynast...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Iron

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

18th Century French Limestone Fireplace Mantel with Shell Detail
Located in Mckinney, TX
Salvaged from a countryside chateau in northern France, this fireplace mantel exudes classic French style reminiscent of the Louis XV era. Crafted from limestone and dating to the la...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Limestone

Pair of Minton-Spidell Louis XV Style Bergere Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Elevate your living space with a timeless touch of elegance courtesy of this exquisite pair of Minton-Spidell Louis XV style Bergere Chairs. Crafted with meticulous attention to deta...
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20th Century American Louis XV Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

2 French Louis XV Walnut Fruitwood Parquetry Sculpture Stand Pedestals 55"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of two French Louis XV style sculpture stands or clock / bust pedestals. Made of walnut and fruit wood featuring tapered form with inlaid matchbook walnut parquetry design and ...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Fruitwood, Walnut

Remarkable Louis XV Style Fireplace, In Carrara Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Imposing Louis XV style fireplace, in Carrara marble circa 1880 Dimensions of the hearth: 83 x 129.5 cm
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Antique French Louis XV Period 'Flower Baskets' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th C.
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback with flower baskets and two pillars. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and stand for strength and the unknown. Towards the end of the 18...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Iron

Antique French Fireback / Backsplash with the Goddess Venus, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback of Venus with her mirror and torch of Hestia. Goddess of love, beauty and fertility. The torch is the symbol of Hestia, goddess of fire and mor...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Iron

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Night Stands
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Antique Louis XV French marquetry marble night stands, side tables or bedside tables. Beautiful walnut and fruitwood, having serpentine marble tops above two inlaid and dovetailed fl...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Orfèvre Boin Taburet - Tea / Coffee 4 Pieces In Sterling Silver Plus Samovar In
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
4-piece tea / coffee service in solid silver plus Samovar in silver metal XIXth LOUIS XV style model with twisted ribs highlighted with waves. each piece is decorated with a cartouch...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Sterling Silver

French 18th Century Louis XV 'The Winter' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French fireback symbolizing the winter. The style of the fireback is Louis XV and it is from that period. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter pat...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Iron

Antique French Marble Top Wine Table
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very well made antique French marble top wine table, dating from around the 1930’s. This is of superb quality, it is very sturdy and is a useful size. The solid wood...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Risler & Carre - Important Table Centerpiece In Sterling Silver XIXth Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Important solid silver centerpiece in two parts formed by a tray decorated with waves and a planter surmounted by a putti, decorated with shells and crustaceans. Dimensions: tray 73 ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Antique French Louis XV Giltwood Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine antique French Louis XV giltwood mirror. This piece has a gorgeous crest at the top and a floral pattern with a beaded inner border. So pretty! Circa 1870
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Giltwood

2 French Antique Rosewood Marquetry Nightstands-Pair Marble&Wood Night Tables
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
Pair of 2 Vintage French Rosewood Marquetry Marble Top Nightstands Style Louis XV from the 20s Cabinet Maker Masterpiece - Wonderful Rosewood Marquetry Inlay Work. Equipped with 1 Dr...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

Larger-than-King Size French Folding Antique Carved Louis XV Bed Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is definitely not a bed for everyone. This is a bed for someone who wants something EVEN LARGER than a stand or California king size bed which is usually 76 x 80. The bed is ma...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, By Paul Sormani, Paris. The finely proportioned bombé-shaped commode is veneered with floral marquetry in precious timb...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Armoire is a sublimely stately expression of the refined Rococo style performed by master artisans from sumptuous French walnut. The casework fea...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

Bronze Sculpture By Etienne Adrien Gaudez (1845 - 1902), "pastoral Watteau"
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Bronze sculpture with shaded brown patina representing a young woman playing the mandolin. Beautiful early edition proof, titled in a cartouche "Pastorale Watteau par Adrien Gaudez "...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style White-Lacquer Needlepoint Side Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style White-Lacquer-Finished and Needlepoint Tapestry Side Chairs, the front legs with coasters. Circa: Paris, 1890-1900. Height: 36 1/2 inche...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wool, Wood

Pair of Magnificent Carved Italian Rococo Giltwood Louis XV Style Mirrors
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb pair of carved wood, not gesso, Italian-made mirrors with genuine parcel gold leaf frames and clear mirror plate glass mirrors. The mirrors are a superb example of F...
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1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Louis XV Style Fireplace In Rance Marble, Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Fireplace In Rance Marble, Circa 1880 Dimensions of the hearth: 84.5 x 108.5 cm
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Superb French Louis XV Period 1790s era Trumeau Mirror with Oil Painting
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb and very rare French trumeau mirror with a delightful oil painting of a traditional courtship scene between a wealthy man and his eager betrothed. The mirror is in g...
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1790s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

18th C. French Louis XV Carved and Painted Wood Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV carved and painted wood commode, with subtle serpentine shaped body, from the 18th century. This antique chest from France has a shapely top with serpentine front a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Fine Gilded Painted Trumeau Mirror with Two boys a Dog and their Sandwich
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an adorable French-made trumeau mirror with a charming oil painting showing two boys sharing a sandwich and the dog begging for it. This happens in my house and it may be hap...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Vintage Italian Burlwood Miniature Three Drawer Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage miniature burlwood three drawer chest. A perfect little drinks table or book rest. All drawers are lined with green Florentine paper.
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Furniture

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Burl

Louis XV French Bombay Chest Dresser by HICKORY WHITE
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Louis XV French Bombay ...
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1980s Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Mahogany

French 18th Century Louis XV Painted & Gilt Queen Bed
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A quality Louis XV Period carved and gold gilt queen bed frame. The four piece frame has classic carvings of Rococo influenced Louis XV style with flamboyant carvings and gold gilt c...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Gold

Roche Bobois Mexican Print French Louis XV Style Painted Bergere Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Roche Bobois (Christian Lacroix) Mexican Printed Fabric French Louis XV Style Painted Bergere Arm Chair. Item features a reversible seat cushion with different print, cream distress ...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

Vintage French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Upholstered Bergere Lounge Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Upholstered Bergere Lounge Arm Chair. Item features blue, yellow, and beige printed upholstery, finely carved and distressed frame, stretc...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Furniture

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Fabric, Walnut

French 19th Century Fruitwood Coffee Table with Butterfly Veneer and Cabrioles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style bleached fruitwood coffee table from the 19th century with butterfly veneer and carved cabriole legs. This elegant French Louis XV style coffee table, crafted...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Fruitwood

19th Century Louis XV Style Caned Bergère Chair
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A stylish Louis XV-style caned Bergère armchair in natural wood, featuring a generously wide seat with detachable crimson plush cushion woven with an exuberant floral design. The sha...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Cane, Walnut

Louis IV commode/ chest of drawers
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is delighted to present a superb 18th century French Louis XV commode, masterfully crafted from tulip wood, walnut, and rosewood. This exceptional piece featur...
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1770s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Chistofle "trompe l'oeil" chestnuts dish, Silver plated, 19th century
Located in Paris, FR
Exemplifying the elegance of the Louis XV style, this exquisite silvered metal dish or plate, expertly crafted by Christofle during the 19th century, stands as a rare treasure. Its d...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Silver Plate

Romweber French Provincial Louis XV Burl Wood Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet, 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style breakfront bookcase cabinet or dining cabinet By Romweber USA, Circa 1920s Gorgeous book-matched exotic burled African avodire wood...
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1920s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Glass, Burl

Rare Pair of Maison Jansen Louis XV Style Marble Top Wall Hanging Consoles
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 33in W: 20in D: 14 1/4in This Incredibly rare Pair of Maison Jansen oak marble top wall hanging consoles are nothing but exceptional! If you take a look at the photo...
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20th Century Argentine Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Superb Grosfeld House Attributed Silver and Gold Leaf French Louis XV Mirror
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous silver and gold leaf all completely genuine, most likely made by Grosfeld House of New York and dates to the 1950s era. The mirror will show very minor chips in th...
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1950s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

19th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 19th Century French Louis XV style marquetry side table made of bookmatched veneers of rosewood and tulipwood. Elegant proportions with tall slender legs, curved sides and sha...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Leather, Rosewood, Tulipwood

Louis XV Style Mirror In Stuccoed And Gilded Wood Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style mirror in stuccoed and gilded wood circa 1880, beveled glass
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood, Giltwood

Set of Nine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gildwood Carved Opera Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Charming Set of Nine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gildwood Carved Opera-Concert Side Chairs. The delicately carved frames feature intricate motifs including seashells, s...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Cane, Giltwood

18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century Louis XV gilt wood mirror.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

Blue Persian Nain 6La Kork Wool and Silk Rug Signed Habibian
By Habibian
Located in Dallas, TX
78774 Signed Habibian Persian Nain Kork Wool and Silk Rug, 05'01 x 06'08. Habibian Nain rugs, named after the esteemed family of master rug weavers in Nain, Iran, represent a pinnacl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Persian Louis XV Furniture

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Kork, Silk

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

Pair 19th Century Louis XV Style Fawn Axis Woven Velvet Armchair
Located in Houston, TX
A pair of 19th Century French painted and giltwood fauteuils newly upholstered in Schumacher's Axis Fawn Linen Velvet.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Linen, Velvet, Giltwood

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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