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
Fine Pair French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Floral Marquetry Side Tables
Located in Forney, TX
A fine pair of French Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry inlaid mahogany side tables.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in France, 20th century, fine quality, exceptionally executed in luxurious Louis XV style with Napoleon III Second Empire influences, featuring a round shaped top with protruding squared corners, decorated with elaborate exotic woods floral marquetry work, over frame with gracefully curved scalloped apron, adorned with finely sculpted brilliantly gilded bronze mounts, rising on long elegant cabriole legs, ending in chisled gilt bronze sabots.
Dimensions: (approx)
30" High, 29" wide, 29" deep.
Provenance/Acquisition:
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Heritage Auctions...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique French Louis XV Style Floral Satinwood Inlay Walnut Lamp End Tables
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful pair of antique pedestal base French end tables. Item features beautiful floral inlays, satinwood sunburst tops, carved solidwood bases...
Category
1930s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Satinwood
Pair Exceptional Antique Boulle Inlaid Side Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The shaped crest rails with inlaid palmette and leaves, the seats raised on serpentine skirt rails with inlaid leafy motifs on the front and scrolls on the sides. The square cabriole...
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Writing Table with Two Drawers Louis XV
Located in Sofia, BG
18th century French hand carved walnut writing table with two side drawers resting on curved decorated legs. The table is in it authentic condition with no restorations made. The con...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Large Louis XV Sculpture of a Putto with Zephyr
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 19th century French large Louis XV sculpture of a Putto with Zephyr.
A figure of a boy standing on a rectangular plinth, looking aside while holding a ball or stylised poppy ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone
French Bronze Crystal and Porcelain Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous, French 1940s bronze, crystal and porcelain chandelier in the provincial style.
The chandelier consists of a bronze frame decorated with an abundance of flowers made of f...
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Gilt Bronze and Cut Glass Lantern, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt Bronze and cut glass Lantern. France, early 20th century.
Measures: Lantern height with chain: 136 cm.
Lantern height without chain: 76 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Gilt-Bronze Marquetry Inlaid Gueridon, Attributed to Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A gilt-bronze Marquetry Inlaid Gueridon, attributed to Emmanuel Zwiener.
This large gueridon or occasional table has a beautiful quarter veneered top which is inlaid with flower s...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Gilt Overmantel Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A magnificent late 19th century Louis XV style gilt overmantel mirror, in wood and gilded stucco, with string-of-pearls beading to the interior perimeter, and a tumbling openwork car...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Carved Giltwood Frame Rectangular Wall Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
Louis XV style giltwood frame mirror.
Good vintage condition. Measures 38.5" x 28.25".
Category
Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Louis XV Style Inlaid Rosewood Chest with Ormolu Mounts and Escutcheons
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th century, France, a beautiful four drawer inlaid rosewood tall side chest, with variegated loose marble top, ormolu mounts and sabots, and crisp cross banding. The escutcheons on each drawer front complement the mounts on the corners. The beveled variegated marble top shows soft pinks, golds and tans...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Marquetry Commode with Marble Top, 19th Century, Signed
Located in El Monte, CA
An exquisite French Louis XV-XVI transitional style commode with dore bronze ormolu mounts and original marble top.
The fine marquetry depicting a townscape was crafted from the mo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Large Louis XV Sculpture of a Putto Representing Summer
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 19th century French large Louis XV Sculpture of a Putto Representing Summer
A small girl standing in ancient Roman style sandals on a rectangular plinth against a rocaille moti...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone
Pair of Italian Marquetry and Mother of Pearl Bed Side Night Stands Tables
Located in Carimate, Como
Pair of lovely Italian inlay marquetry and mother of pearl decor night stands or side tables. These beautiful oval shaped tables have a top glass part and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Plaster Wall Decor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful French Louis XV style plaster wall decor depicting a n instrument and floral details. Very large scale and can add some French classical a...
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Plaster, Lacquer
Antique French Louis XV Kidney Shaped Marquetry End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XV kidney shaped marquetry end table combines convenient size with double the surface area plus incredible artistry. Utilizing various shades of walnut and satin...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Chandelier Likely by Henry Vian
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu chandelier after a model by Caffieri and attributed to Vian. The nine arm chandelier is centered by a stri...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Italian Lewis Mittman Carved Walnut Provincial Louis XV Chest Dresser
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Italian Lewis Mittman chest of drawers or bombe style dresser. Made of walnut featuring rectangular serpentine form with carved Provincial / Louis XV styling. Made in Italy.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
18th century walnut library table from France. The top is made from two planks and is banded with a beveled edge, following down to a simple apron, which contains a single drawer in the front. The table is supported on hand turned barley and vine twist...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Set of '8' French Louis XV Style Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of (8) French Louis XV style dining chairs in a bleached walnut wood. The chairs are newly upholstered in a washed Belgium linen with ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Louis XVI Crosse Renverse Stool Painted with Gold Highlights
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV crosse renverse style stool painted in a french grey with gold highlights.
Category
2010s British Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
French Mis Century Bergères Louis XV Style
Located in GUÉCÉLARD, FR
A pair of bergère armchairs in natural wood from the 20th century.
The fabric and cushions are period and in good condition.
The seats are molded and sculpted, the back is curved f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Softwood
Upholstered Bed, Louis XV, 18c
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century French oak carved bed with headboard, footboard and two rails. Head, foot and one rail is upholstered.
Lovely Louis XV bed that would function beautifully in a children's bedroom or guest room. Wonderful carved detail of flowers, rosettes and scrolls to the aged oakwood patina. Custom mattress vendor can be suggested.
The matching head and foot boards could be used as two matching head boards if desired.
Wear consistent with age. Wood shows cracks, wear, scratches and losses to exterior edges. Wear, tears and discolorations to upholstered fabric. Wipe with clean dry cloth or feather duster.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Large Sevres Style Porcelain Charger in the Louis XV Style
Located in New York, NY
Our lovely porcelain charger in the Louis XV style from the late 19th century is distinguished by its large size, 18 3/4 inches (47.6 cm) across.
It depicts members of the court e...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Elegant Antique French Bardiglio Marble Pompadour Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An elegant and well formed French Bardiglio Pompadour chimneypiece, late 19th century, suitably sized for the bedroom, the shaped shelf above panelled frieze centred by cabochon, wit...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
French Mid-Century Louis XV Style Writing Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French, Louis XV style, black lacquered chestnut writing desk, circa 1940's features a brass trimmed, embossed leather top with one center drawer and cabriole legs with carved bronze...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Commode, Chest of Drawers
Located in Greven, DE
fine Louis XV chest of drawers from the 18th century.
France
Middle 18th century
Dimensions: h x w x d: 82 x 124 x 62 cm (measured at the top)
Description:
Excellent Louis...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chenets Fire Fender
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous French antique gilt-bronze adjustable (33" to 45" long) three-piece suite fireguard dating to the 19th century.
Finished in refined, elegant and luxurious Louis XV style,...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Bombé Satinwood Marquetry & Ormolu Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV Style bois satiné, kingwood and amaranth - Ormolu Mounted Two-Drawer Bombé Commode with mottled marble top. The bowed front and sides with floral marquetry and flor...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair Antique French Louis XV Silvered Bronze Candelabra, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French Louis XV silvered bronze candelabra, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Restored 9 Light Petit French Crystal Louis XV Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
20th century petit bronze and crystal chandelier done in a Louis XV style. Loaded with crystals. Takes 9 normal chandelier style light bulbs. Cleaned and restored. This light is wire...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Attractive Louis XV style bureau plat, gilt embossed tanned leather top writing surface centered on a beautiful satinwood veneered panel and...
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Small French Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Small French Louis XV Fireplace Mantel.
Unique little Louis XV Fireplace mantel in Corton Violine limestone from the area of Burgundy in France. The soft and warm tones makes this...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Limestone
French Bergère Chair in the Style of Louis XV
Located in Dallas, TX
An exquisite French bergere chair in the style of Louis XV. Spring green velvet upholstery with a metallic silver clad trim and legs. There are two cabriole legs on the sides and one...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Silver
Antique French Louis XV Rogue Marble Top Satinwood Commode Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV rogue marble top satinwood commode dresser. Item features a French rogue marble shaped top, serpentine front, beautiful wood grain...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Set of Four Regence Style Stackable Stools, Maison Jansen style France, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Rare set of four Regence style stackable stools,
Attributed to Maison Jansen circa 1940. The stools feature beautifully carved walnut cabriole legs terminating in hoof feet. Origina...
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Marble Fireplace Carrara Marble 19th Century
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful compact and antique fireplace of Carrara marble from Italy! This fireplace is in the style of Louis XV and has 'trois coquilles', a large shell in the middle of the front p...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair Of Bergeres In Molded Wood And Carved With Flowers, France Style XV
Located in VERSAILLES, FR
Très belle paire de bergères en bois laqué, mouluré et sculpté à patine mordorée.
Le garnissage et le tissus sont à l'état quasiment neuf, le tissus est du coton et de la viscose à l...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XV 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
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 dynasty in Europ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Large Unique Sold Walnut French Louis XV Carved China Cabinet Sideboard C1920
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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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French Early 19th Century Transition Style Walnut Buffet with Doors and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Transition style walnut buffet from the early 19th century, with two drawers over two doors, carved stars and scalloped apron. Created in France during the early years of th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Transition Style 19th Century Pine Buffet with Drawers over Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Transition style pine buffet from the 19th century, with three fluted drawers over three doors, carved apron and cabriole legs. Created in France during the 19th century, th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Pine
Series of Four Louis XVI Style Wall Lights with Parrots, After 1885
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This series of four gilt bronze wall lights featuring a porcelain parrot was made for l’Escalier De Cristal after 1885, year during which Henry and Georges Pannier start to manage th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Parisian Louis XV Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
Introducing a stunning and rare piece of furniture that embodies the elegance and sophistication of 18th century French design - the early 18th century French Commode with Rosewood I...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XV 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
French Louis XV fireback with a coat of arms. On the sides are two fleurs-de-lys portrayed, also known as French Lilies, symbolizing the purity of nobility. The year of production, 1...
Category
18th Century German Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair Ormolu Bronze Mounted Cobalt Blue Porcelain Urns in Sevres Louis XV Style
Located in New York, NY
Our Sevres Louis XV style vases with cobalt blue glazes feature extensive gilt designs including the Louis XV coat of arms with three fleur-de-lis in shie...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Set of Four Louis XV-Style Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
This set of four upholstered dining chairs wonderfully recreates the Louis XV style with sinuous fruitwood frames and nary a straight line in sight. Created by Minton-Spidell, this u...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Fruitwood
Elegant Pair of French Louis XV Gold Slipper Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Really lovely pair of French Louis XV giltwood antique slipper chairs with intricate floral carving on the apron and top of backrest. The single ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Four Beautiful Louis XV-Candlesticks in Gilded Bronze from Banque De France
Located in Knivsta, SE
Four Beautiful and very rare candlesticks in gilded bronze from 1760s in Louis XV. Most probably made in Paris. Provenance from the Banque de France, complete with inventory number f...
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1760s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Gold, Bronze
20th Century French Walnut Hand Carved Fireplace Screen with Silk Upholstery
Located in Sofia, BG
20th Century large hand carved wooden fire-screen upholstered in red silk fabric in front and light beige silk at the back. The frame has a centre decorati...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Silk, Walnut
French Louis XV Style Slender Lingerie Chest w/Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style wood lingerie chest, with marble top and five drawers, from the 19th century. This antique small-sized commode from France features its original marble top, w...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style French Kingwood Parquetry and Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat 'Desk'
By Jean-Pierre Latz
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A late 19th century French Bureau Plat in kingwood and amaranth parquetry with three drawers to one side with gilt bronze decoration all round; notable are the drawer handles modelled with Chinese heads; the two ends decorated with Apollo heads...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Kingwood
Antique French Louis XV Carved Walnut Table, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XV carved walnut table, circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Louis XV Napoleon III Ornately Carved Bed Stead Frames in Walnut
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of circa 1880 Louis XV Style, Napoleon III hand carved walnut bed frames
A lovely pair of original hand made in France, Waln...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Painting, Turkey Feast, Oil on Canvas, Mid 20th Century
Located in Port Washington, NY
Mid 20th century oil on canvas painting
Signature on bottom left
Chef prepares a delicious meal and cocktails for two noble men as they are c...
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Mid-20th Century European Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Sofa In Molded Wood And Carved With Flowers France Louis XV Style
Located in VERSAILLES, FR
Très beau canapé deux places en bois laqué, mouluré et sculpté à patine mordorée.
Le garnissage et le tissus sont à l'état quasiment neuf, le tissus du coton et de la viscose à l’imi...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Rococo Style Art Deco Style Commode
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Antique Rococo bureau with marble top and legs in matte black. Front and side in an Art Deco black and white graphic pattern. Fine original fittings in s...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Bronze Hall Lanterns
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a classic "near pair" of Louis XV-style hall lanterns. These bronze lanterns are both in very good condition. They differ slightly in that one of the lanterns is in gilt bron...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
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.
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