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: 19th Century
19th Century Louis XV Style Marquetry Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Louis XV style French two-drawer side table, or night stand with inlaid marquetry veneers of walnut and mahogany. Cast bronze hardware. Nice proportions with curved co...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Bronze
19th Century French Marquetry Cabinet with Marble Top
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an elegant Louis XV style walnut cabinet. The gray variegated marble top rests over a single door with satinwood marquetry in the form of a floral arrangement in an urn. The cabinet has a beautifully shaped apron flanked by gilt metal paw...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
Antique French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Clock
By A.D. Mougin
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
19th Century French Louis XV Style Chiffonier or Tall Chest
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine early 19th century Louis XV style French marquetry chiffonier, or tall gentleman's chest. Expertly crafted with inlaid veneers of walnut and mahogany and various exotic woods....
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Marble, Brass
Caned Settee
Located in Huntington, NY
Louis XV style Settee Frame tight, Seat & back in good condition. Item was touched up & waxed. Includes old custom seat, needs recovering
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Beech
19th Century French L'Alfénide Christofle Halphen Sterling Silverware and Ladel
By Alfenide, Christofle
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Turn of the Century L'Alfénide Christofle/Charles Halphen Sterling Silverware Serveware Set of Three Spoons and Four Fork, and 1 Ladel.
Alfénide, utilized by Manufacture de L'Alfénide between 1890 and 1920, embodies the style of Louis XV, infused with influences from both Pompadour and Rococo aesthetics.
The hallmark of Halphen goat underwent a slight alteration during this period. The initials "C" and "H" were removed, replaced instead by the digits "8" and "4" on the left and right sides respectively. This alteration resulted in the number "84," indicating that 84 grams...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Sterling Silver
Antique Louis XV “Bureau Plat” Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Louis XV style bureau plat desk made of rosewood that has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous French polish finish of museum-qua...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique French Louis XV XVI Transitional Arm Chair, 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
19C antique French Louis XV XVI Transitional arm chair.
Priced each.
Additional information:
Materials: giltwood, silk
Color: gold
Period: 19th Century
Styles: Louis XV, Tran...
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Giltwood
Louis XV Style Marble Top Carved Giltwood Console w/ Cherub & Figural Decoration
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderfully carved Louis XV style giltwood console with shaped marble top, cabriole legs with figures and scrolled feet, intertwined cherubs and foliate decoration, with a base str...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Commode represents the essence of the style, with restrained architecture embellished by subtle carved detail appearing on the rounded ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Marble, Brass
19th Century Antique Italian Louis XV Style Natural Walnut Dining Table Ca 1890
Located in Encinitas, CA
19th Century Antique Italian Louis XV Style Natural Walnut Dining Table.
Beautiful formal table with solid walnut shaped cabriole legs and ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Clock on Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
Finest quality palace size French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted mahogany clock on pedestal.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Walnut Upholstered Three Seat Settee
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate the charm and sophistication of your living space with this Lovely Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Style Three-Seat Settee, a masterpiece of classic design and craftsman...
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1830s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Gorgeous Demilune Marble Top French Inlaid Walnut Satinwood and Bronze Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful French Louis XV commode in demilune form with gorgeous inlaid sprays of flowers and bronze ormolu. The piece has wonderful character and signs of age and patina. ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite French occasional table made of rosewood with ormolu mounts and a marble top. The inset red marble top is banded with brass over a curvy, scalloped rosewood apron. The table...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Mirror with Crest
Located in Barcelona, ES
Finely carved Louis XV giltwood mirror. France, 19th century.
Carved wood, covered with gesso and gold leaf finish.
This mirror has been carefully restored using traditional method...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Gold Leaf
19th C Louis XV Style Coiffeuse or Table de Toilette
Located in Hanover, MA
BG NEW YEAR SALE
French nineteenth century Louis XV vanity dressing table, poudreuse or coiffeuse standing on four slender tapering cab...
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1850s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Kingwood, Tulipwood
French Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood and Parquetry Vanity Dressing Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted kingwood and satinwood parquetry dressing table or coiffeuse, late 19th century.
Incredibly luxurious petite dressing table...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Ormolu
French Poplar Dining Table in the Louis XV Style circa 1850
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique poplar dining table, made in the 19th century in the Louis 15 style.
This very old table has been completely dismantled and glued back together by our cabinet-maker. It has a...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Poplar
Louis XV Style Giltwood Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nicely modeled French 19th century giltwood mirror in the manner of Louis XV, with vine and floral decoration and older plate glass.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Louis XV Style Bombe Commode
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continental antique Louis XV style parquetry inlaid bombe marble top commode, 19th century.
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19th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Louis XV Oak Dressing Table with Full Length Mirror, circa 1895
Located in Evergreen, CO
Get ready to start your day or night out at this stunning, oak dressing table. Crafted in the late-19th century, it has so much to brag about. Its full length mirror and hinged, tri-...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
French Louis XV Provincial Bleached Full Bed
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV Provincial-style (19/20th Century) bleached full size bed. (Includes: headboard, footboard, and rails)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Louis XV—Style antique giltwood bergere chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Louis XV Style Giltwood chairs with original gilding
In the curved bergere style. The fabric is a designer
Fabric in great condition in pale blue hue. The crest of the
Chairs has a ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Louis XV Style Giltwood and Tole Girandoles Each with Two Candelabra
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th c., shaped mirror glass framed by giltwood foliate scrolls.
The particular shape with "Rocaille" friezes with floral motifs in Louis XV style is further embellished by the ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of French Louis XV Pedestals
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th Cent) pedestals with Asian Chinese style celadon porcelain and bronze dore festoon trim and base with claw ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Antique Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Putti Bacchanale Clock
Located in New York, NY
Fine French 19th century gilt bronze figural Louis XV style clock. The crest showing a pair of Bacchanale subject putti, one reclining on a naturalistic rocky outcropping with a chal...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style, Bombe Vitrines, Ormolu Bronze, Inlaid Marquetry, France, 19th
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XV Style, Bombe Vitrines, Ormolu Bronze, Inlaid Marquetry, France, 19th C.
Presenting a magnificent pair of fully refinished Vitrines or Showcase Cabinets. Each features a bom...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Bronze
Italian 19th Century Gilt Living Room Suite with a Sofà and Pair of Armchairs
Located in Rome, IT
This extraordinary and finely carved five piece suite comprising of one sofa, two armchairs and two single chairs with original gilding.
It's part of an eleven piece s salon set pub...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Magnificent 19th Century French Iron Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Magnificent 19th century French iron table.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Iron
Fine C19th Kingwood French Ormolu Mounted Vitrine
Located in London, GB
Lovely French Vitrine in the Louis Xv style
This Vitrine is Bombe Shaped and Extremely Elegant with Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mounts and Very Finely Painted Panels
Dates C1880s.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Kingwood
Fine Quality Leather Top French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Carved Walnut Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fine quality, beautifully carved gilt bronze leather top writing desk. The desk is in good antique condition and features masterfully carved elements and is in good antique...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
1800s Venetian Sofa Valentino Besarel Attributet, Hand-Carved Walnut
By Valentino Besarel
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant 19th century Venetian sofa, Valentino Besarel attributed, restored, wax-polished, in hand-carved walnut restored with light green temporary upholstery.
We can customized the ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Center Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th century Louis XV Style gilt-bronze mounted fruitwood floral marquetry center table or desk with drawer, by Ébéniste Louis Gradé, Gr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Provincial Carved Walnut Sideboard Buffet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Antique Louis XV period Provincial walnut console table, 19th century, bought in the South of France. The top with a serpentine shaped front molded front and side edges, a serpentine...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Outstanding French 1870s era Louis XV Thibaut Velvet Damask White Painted Settee
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an eye-popping color combination of aqua blue velvet on gray Thibaut damask over a fantastic carved robust French frame. The frame has been newly painted in an off-white that...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Damask, Mahogany
Louis XV style walnut bedroom
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Carved walnut bedroom set in Louis XV style, composed of:
Bed:
Headboard height: 171 cm
Footboard height: 99 cm
Width: approx. 171 cm (including footboard carvings)
Depth: approx. 2...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Walnut
French, 19th Century, Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted and Marquetry Commode
By Jean Baptiste Hedouin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French mid-19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood, kingwood and fruitwood marquetry bombé two-drawer commode with marble top, by Bourdet, Paris, After ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Marble, Bronze
French Early 19th Century Louis XV Marble Top Burled Walnut Petite Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A most handsome French early 19th century Louis XV period walnut petite commode. The chest is raised by elegant tapered short cabriole legs, and above the fine shaped frieze are thre...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Palatial 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Five-Piece Salon Suite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XV style giltwood carved five-piece salon suite, comprising of a canapé (Settee) and four fauteuils à la reine (Armchairs), all of ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
French Antique Armoire, Early 19th C., with 3 Shelves, Louis XV
Located in Houston, TX
Antique rustic armoire with doors that open wide. Original hardware and locks.
The crest has a domed shape and beneath very good carvings of cr...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Pair French 19th-Century Louis XV-style Marquetry & Ormolu Mounted Side Cabinets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Pair of French 19th-Century Louis XV-style Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Meuble d'Appui Side-Cabinets with marble tops. Each single-door satinwood veneer side cabinet is c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique fireplace of carrara marble, 19th century, Louis XV style
Located in Made, NL
Very nice antique fireplace of carrara marble from Italy! This mantle surround is in style of Louis XV and has very elegant ornaments and decoration in the front part and on the legs...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Louis XV style oak paneling and bookcase including a fireplace mantel.
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Louis XV style oak paneling and bookcase, including an elegant direplace mantel
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Oak
Monumental Pair French 19th Century Putto Flambeaux Urns Torchere Urn Sculptures
By René Rozet 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Monumental Museum Quality Pair of French 19th Century Figural Gilt and Patinated Bronze Rosso Granite Marble Flambeaux Urns, each depicting a pair of standing allegorical and whims...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Pair of Louis XV-Style Giltwood Fauteuils/arm chairs
Located in Houston, TX
These fine chairs have a domed and padded back surmounted
By a floral crest, joined by padded arms to the like seat, raised
Above a floral guilloche-carved apron on molded cabriole ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Giltwood
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Marquises Bergère Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very Fine pair of french 19th century Louis XV style giltwood carved marquises bergère armchairs. The ornately carved gilded frames with floral and acanthus motifs with rounded edg...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Damask, Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Nightstand Table
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce elegant French Louis XV style nightstand with beautifully aged warm mellow patina.
Born in France in the 19th century, having a partial undulating gallery framing the vis...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Marble
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Ormolu Sconces
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of 19th Century or Earlier Louis XV Ormolu Wall Sconces or Appliques. Two arms each with ribbon and bow back, foliate arms ending in foliate candle cups.
Provenance: Prominent...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Ormolu
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
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
Materials
Bronze
Antique L Marti et Cie Reuge Marble Slate Bronze Mantel Clock Garniture Set 1889
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th Century L. Marti et Cie French Napoleon III style Mantel Clock & Garniture Set. The beautifully designed lcock is made from slate with filigree engraving, reuge marble pan...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Slate, Bronze
French Louis XV Marble Top Commode
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine French Louis XV marble top commode with serpentine and bombay form, this commode has Breche D'Alep marble with a molded edge, fine de...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Hand Carved Canape in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French large three-seated canape in Louis XV style with wooden walnut frame and original upholstery.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Textile, Wood
Early 19th Century Louis XV Nine-Arm Rock Crystal & Bronze Sculptural Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This elegant rock crystal and gilded bronze nine-arm chandelier was realized in France, during the early 19th century. It features a central baluster body carved in rock crystal from...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Rock Crystal, Bronze
Large 19th Century French Louis XV Style Fauteuil
Located in Dallas, TX
A large French carved walnut early Rococo style armchair with wings and interior armrest.
Fauteuil en confessionnal in French.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Fine Quality Francois Linke Style Bronze Mounted Petite Ladies Desk, 1870s
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...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
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Bronze
Fine Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and impressive pair of French 19th century Louis xv style gilt bronze-mounted kingwood, satinwood and tulipwood floral marquetry two-drawer bombé commodes attributed to François Linke, index number 1810, Paris, late 19th-early 20th century with a brêche d'alep marble top. Unsigned and unmarked, circa Paris, 1890-1900.
François Linke (d. 1946) was awarded the gold medal for his Grand Bureau...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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.