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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
Allegorical Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock Depicting "Night and Day"
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The clock features a cartouche shaped case housing an hour and half-hour striking movement with a round white enamel dial, indicating the Roman numeral hours and the Arabic five-minute intervals by means of two pierced patinated bronze hands...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

20th Century French Showcase According to Paul Sormani in Transition Style
Located in Berlin, DE
French cabinet according to Paul Sormani in transition style. Piano black polished veneer on solid beech. High-rectangular, one-armed, cambered and three-sided glazed corpus on high...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Beech

Antique Kingwood, Gilt Bronze and Vernis Martin Side Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Antique kingwood, gilt bronze and vernis Martin side cabinet French, 19th Century Height 116cm, width 97cm, depth 44cm This kingwood cabinet is an exquisite piece of antique Fren...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Set of 8 Distressed French Louis XV Style Dining Chairs with Cane Backs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This elegant set of eight French Louis XV style dining chairs exudes timeless charm and sophistication. The carved frames feature graceful cabriole legs and subtle cresting along the...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Linen, Cane, Wood, Paint

French Louis XV Side Accent Bedside Tables
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 Pair of French Louis XV...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

French Louis XV Side Accent Bedside Tables
French Louis XV Side Accent Bedside Tables
$1,496 Sale Price / set
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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

19th Century French Hand Carved and Hand Painted Sedan Chair in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century French sedan chair made of hand carved gilded wood hand painted with music trophy, wedding rings at the back and lots of flowers all ar...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Vintage French Louis Style Armchairs Newly Upholstered In Velvet - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Louis Style Armchairs Newly Upholstered in Black & White, Stipe & Polka-Dot Patterned Velvet - Pair With their ebonized frames and traditional French Louis style con...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Furniture

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Velvet

French 19th Century Napoleon III Sévres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Urn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th Century Napoleon III Sévres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Covered Urn, the 360 degree painted urn centered with an 18th century scene of a young Princess...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

Auffray Style Carved Walnut French Louis XV Window Boudoir Bench Stool
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous, absolutely ridiculously handsome carved bench. The ruby red upholstery is good though not perfect due to a small stain on one side, but still good. The frame is t...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Ferdinand Barbedienne Pair of Marble & Ormolu Urn Low Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French Louis XV style Ormolu Mounted Rouge Griotte marble urns by Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892), now converted to low side tables with glass tops. The ovoi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Fine French 19th Century Napoleon III Sèvres Style Porcelain Urn Signed Ch Fuchs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Napoleon III Sèvres style porcelain and ormolu-mounted covered urn, the 360 degree painted urn centered with an 18th century romantic scene of two ladies a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

Louis XV Style Provincial Fruit Wood Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XV provincial style fruit wood writing table, made from 19th century and later elements. With a 4 board rectangular fruit wood overhanging top, two frieze / desk drawers, a sca...
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1960s Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Fruitwood

Palatial French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood & Ormolu Mounted Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Palatial French 19th Century Transition Louis XIV-XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Two-Door Vitrine Cabinet, the arched top surmounted with gilt-bronze moldings a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Carved Cherry Desk with Tan Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique fruitwood desk was created in the Poitou region of France, circa 1890. Made of wild cherry timber, the large writing table ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Leather, Cherry

Vintage French Louis XV Style Crystal Chandelier In the Manner of Maison Jansen
Located in Chicago, IL
This French Louis XV-style crystal chandelier is a hand-cast gilt bronze piece, featuring a combination of bronze for the body and arms, and brass for the bobeches, crafted in the st...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Bergère Armchairs with Modern Fabrics
Located in Chicago, IL
This is an exquisite pair of French mid-19th century Louis XV Style Bergère armchairs. The style was a direct response to the previous Louis XIV style, which valued furniture that em...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Beech

French Secretaire , Bureau à pente / d’âne Louis XV
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind and very refined French piece , a Louis XV Bureau à Pente / Secretaire ,made in France at the beginning of the 19th century. Entirely veneered in extraordinary preciou...
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Early 1800s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Antique French Bronze Ormolu Interior Lined Casket With Wedgewood Inserts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 5 in W: 8 3/4 in D: 3 1/2 in This beautiful antique 19th century bronze ormolu interior fitted jewelry casket with Wedgewood plaque inserts is made of the highest qu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XIV Style French Large Bench Dark Oak from 1920s
Located in Miami, FL
This beautiful Louis XIV style French bench was made in solid patinated oak in the early 1920s. Fully restored and newly upholstered with a large wool colorful geometric, this large ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Oak

Fine Louis XV 18 th century style marble fireplace
Located in Brussel, BE
Important and massive reproduction of the 18th century style French marble fireplace in Louis 15 style. With serpentine shaped shelf and bowed frieze, decorated by spring flowers in...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Minton Spidell French Louis XV Style Walnut Dining Arm Chairs, Set of Six
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional set of six French Provincial Louis XV style dining armchairs By Minton Spidell USA, Late 20th Century Solid carved walnut frames, with brass studded floral ta...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XV Furniture

Materials

Brass

A Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode, French, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode, French, 19th Century Height: 89.5 cm Width: 123 cm Depth: 64 cm Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

French 1920s Glass and Crystal Chandelier with Six Arms
Located in Buchanan, NY
Add a touch of timeless Parisian sophistication to your home with this elegant French glass and crystal chandelier from the 1920s. This captivating fixture features six gracefully cu...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Cut Glass

19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Bijouterie Table
Located in London, GB
19th century French ormolu mounted bijouterie table French, Late 19th Century Height 75cm, width 62cm, depth 44cm A bijouterie table is a compact and sophisticated piece of furnitu...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of French Commodes in Louis XV style with Ormolu Mounts and Marquetry
Located in Dubai, AE
Pair of French 19th Century commodes in the Louis XV style. The curved solid wood bodies are adorned with glossy lacquered marquet...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century Set of Antique Andirons or Firedogs in Bronze and Iron
Located in Miami, FL
Superb set of antique French andirons. This set of double barred Louis XVI style andirons work Restored, Great condition, perfect decorative and useable pieces.  
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze, Iron

Louis XV Black Lacquer Desk
Located in Toledo, OH
Louis XV style black lacquer desk with cabriole legs, brass mounts, and hoof feet. 3 front drawers feature dovetail construction and heavy bras...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

18th Century French Fruitwood Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A magnificent 18th century French Louis XV Epoque serpentine fruitwood commode chest of four drawers, standing on elegantly carved feet. Distributed over three rows, each moulded dra...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

18th C French Luneville Faience Plates, Pair
Located in Carmel, CA
Pair of faience plates from Saint-Amand-les-Eaux factory, 1760-1770, in the north of France. The intense colors and floral decoration are similar to the faience of Strasbourg. The de...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ceramic

Exceptional Rare Stone Chimney Piece For High-End Interior Design Project
Located in Beervelde, BE
Rare stone fireplace surround from the Moselle region. Extra fine carved castle fireplace piece in great condition for original interior design. This is a real exceptional chimney pi...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Stone, Limestone, Sandstone

Pair of 19th Century Sevres Porcelain Hand Painted Cobalt & Gilt Decorated Urns
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair Of 19th Century Sevres Porcelain Hand Painted Cobalt And Gilt Decorated Two-Handle Urns in good condition. Hand-painted different scenes on each side. No cracks or repairs. Just...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Metal

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Bench
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful and charming Louis XV style bench. Looks as though it is standing on its tip toes. Carved , and polychromed frame with the perfect amount of wear make this so very BOHO chic. Upholstered with hair on cow hide and antique brass tacks...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

18th century Louis XV Oak Buffet, France ca. 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century French Louis XV Oak Buffet with two carved cabinet doors and cabriole feet. William Word Fine Antiques: Atlanta's source for ant...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Oak

Mid 19th Century French Henri Picard Pair of Louis XV Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Berlin, DE
Mid 19th Century French pair of Louis XV gilt bronze candlesticks, made by Henri Picard/Paris: Baluster shaped stem standing on a broad round base decorated with curled cartouches,...
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1850s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Cabinet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Spectacular quality antique French display cabinet, having a serpentine shaped top and hand pained door opening to reveal a gold leaf inside, standing on cabriole legs. This cabinet ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Venetian Chandelier In Colorless And Pink Murano Glass, Circa 1940
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian Chandelier In Colorless And Pink Murano Glass 6 Arms Of Light Circa 1940
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Furniture

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Metal

18th Century Louis XV French Provincial Side Table
Located in Charlottesville, VA
18th Century Louis XV French Provincial Side table, the figured rectangular top over finely carved skirt having elegant cabriole legs ending in beautiful claw feet on flattened balls...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

French Louis XV Walnut Nightstand with Tray Top and Hoof Feet, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French 19th-century Louis XV-style walnut bedside table with all the charm of its era. The delicate tray top, complete with raised edges and cutout handles, speaks to both form and...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Brass Mounted Inlaid Burl Fruitwood Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Brass Mounted Inlaid Burl Fruitwood Side Table. Measure 17.25W x 13 x 30.75H. Drawers are 12.5"W x 9"Dx 3.25"H
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Breche Violette Marble Fireplace c.1870
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A mid 19th century French Louis XV style fireplace in Breche Violette marble. The curved shaped, stop-fluted jambs surmounted by ormolu mounted carved paterae, frieze and moulded she...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

French Louis XV Style Walnut Cane Bench
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XV style walnut cane bench. This stunning French bench is a light shade of walnut and the cane seat is in very good tight condition. Our versatile French bench would wor...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut, Cane

A Large Ormolu and Chased Cartel Clock in the Louis XV Style, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A large ormolu and chased cartel clock in the Louis XV style, 19th century. A 19th century ormolu cartel clock in the Louis XV style, decorated with a musical cherub with a lyre. H:...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large and finely carved French 19th Century Louis XV st. giltwood mirror. The mirror with all of its original gilt and beveled mirror plate has carvings of a central top reserve wi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

Pair of Vintage Jansen Newly Upholstered Velvet Chairs
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of vintage Jansen style newly upholstered velvet chairs. The pair of bergeres in Louis XV style feature sumptuous cerulean blue velvet upholstery and carved and painted frames...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Velvet, Wood

18th Century French Firedogs or Andirons
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French Louis XV period fire dogs made of wrought iron. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wrought Iron

18th Century Dutch 'Utrecht' Longcase or Grandfather Clock by W.V. Dadelbeek
By W.V. Dadelbeek
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A walnut, burr-walnut and inlaid Dutch longcase clock by W.V Dadelbeek, Utrecht. The case of typical form, trunk door with feather banding, bombe ...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Antique Fireback / Backsplash Showing Poseidon
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Lovely tall and decorative fireback with a depiction of Poseidon holding trident, the sea, four horses and cherubs holding trumpet. Bottom is rough and has a repair, overall great...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Iron

French Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19/20th Century) carved giltwood wall mirror with bevelled glass.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Glass, Wood, Giltwood

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

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Marble

Three 18th Century Engravings of Fountains at Versailles Gardens by A. Aveline
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Three small 18th century engravings of fountains at the gardens of Versailles by renowned Parisian engraver Antoine Aveline. All three are pr...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Paper

French Rococo Louis XV Distress Paint Dressing Table Vanity Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Rococo Louis XV Style Distress Painted Dressing Table / Writing Desk. Item features a shaped turtle top with diamond sunburst veneer, single hand dovetailed drawer, pu...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Mahogany

French Wardrobe In Cherry Wood - 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb Louis XVwardrobe called homme debout in cherry wood from the 18th century opening with two doors and two drawers on the front. The two doors and the drawers have their key t...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Cherry

France 18th Century Wallpaper with Landscape Scenes in Turquoise Color
Located in Brescia, IT
It is not easy to find this kind of hand drawed and hand-made French wallpaper in good conditions. The shining turquoise and the scenes of the games of the characters and jugglers i...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Paper

18th Century French Duchesse Part Bergere Louis XV Period in Hand Carved Wood
Located in Sofia, BG
18th Century French duchesse part bergere form Louis XV period in hand molded and carved walnut frame steel wearing an original yellow silk upholstery. Good authentic condition of th...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Silk, Wood

Pair of Antique Louis XV Style French Brass Wall Sconces
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 19in W: 11 1/2in D: 5 1/4in This Pair Antique Louis XV Style French Brass Wall Sconces are made of the highest quality and are a fine example early 20th century french...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

Pair of French Antique Vernis Martin Commodes by Durand
Located in London, GB
Pair of French antique Vernis Martin commodes by Durand French, c. 1880 Height 95cm, width 131cm, depth 49.5cm This exceptional pair of 19th ce...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Circa 1750 Solid Walnut Façade or Cabinet Doors from Provence, France
Located in Dallas, TX
Dating to the period of Louis XV (circa 1750), this pair of walnut facades or cabinet doors were hand-carved in Provence, France. The beautiful doors, which have a golden brown patin...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Iron

Late 19th Century French Vanity Bronze Mirror
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite late 19th century French Louis XV vanity mirror. The bronze carved mirror features impressive details with two cherubs. The mirror ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Rare Pair of Francoise Linke Signed Giltwood Caned Louis XV Salon Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic, out of this world pair of signed Francois Linke salon chairs. The chairs are time-worn and have signs of age and use including gorgeous old time-worn old gilt fi...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Cane, Walnut

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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