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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
Period: 19th Century
Large Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Square Ottoman Footstool
Located in London, GB
Large Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Square Ottoman Footstool C.1880 Walnut carved frame with traditionally sprung and webbed upholstery. Upholstery in very good condition, fa...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Canape
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XV Walnut Canape represents the epitome of the style! Rendered from select, sumptuous French walnut, it features naturalistic, contoured lines from the triple arched seatback crown to the finely tapered and carved cabriole legs. The armrests scrolled down then join with the seat framework with effortless elegance. The entire visible framework from the front has been lavished with stylized shell, floral and foliate motifs in a delightful expression of the Rococo style, made even more exquisite by the sheer natural beauty of the highly sought-after indigenous wood. Upholstered in a damascene...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Late 19th Century Hand Craved Walnut and Velvet Bench
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Classic hand carved walnut louis XV style dark gray blue velvet bench with nail head trim. The wood and finish in excellent condition with new fabric.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Velvet, Walnut

Antique French Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry Commode W/ Green Marble
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite late 19th-century French commode crafted in the Grand Louis XV style and sourced directly from Provence, France. Made from rich kingwood, this elegant piece features a r...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Brass

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady's Secretary Desk, Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very fine French 19th century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood, Satinwood and Fruitwood Parquetry Kidney-Shaped secrétaire de dame (Lady's Desk) with an enamel dial clock and...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Fruitwood and Marble Commode in Louis XV Style
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional antique (late 19th century) French commode in the Louis XV style with fine floral marquetry inlay and gilt bronze mounts.
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Louis XV small table saber legs, in walnut, walnut veneered top
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian 19th century walnut saber legs small table or bedside or coffee table Louis XV in walnut, walnut veneered top with inlay, with drower. Restored and wax polished
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

19th Pair of Louis XV Bergère Armchairs in White Velvet
Located in Miami, FL
19th pair of Louis XV bergère armchairs in white velvet Recently upholstered Really very comfortable. Seat interior measurements: Wide...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Velvet, Walnut

19th Century Bombe Marquetry Secrétaire à Abattant, Marble Top and Bronze Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
19th century bombe marquetry secrétaire à abattant, marble top and bronze mounts. Offered for sale is a late 19th century Louis XV styl...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

19th C. Sevres Style Porcelain Painted Mounted Chateau des Tuileries Style Urn
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Antique French Sevres Style Hand Painted and Mounted Chateau des Tuileries Style covered urn with Gilt Highlights and Front & Back Panels of variegated flowers Scenes....
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19th Century American Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Display Armoire ~ Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XV walnut display Armoire ~ Bookcase is a majestic example of fine craftsmanship, executed in what experts consider the finest indigenous wood ever availabl...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

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

Louis XV Style Giltwood Chaise Longue
Located in Pembroke, MA
Elegant French Louis XV style giltwood chaise longue, with nicely-carved flower cartouches on the head and foot, floral carvings on the seat rail and other rococo ornaments. Upholstered in lovely silk lampas fabric...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Gesso, Silk, Upholstery, Giltwood

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

Louis XV Style Armchair, France, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XV style armchair, France, 19th century birchwood with exquisitely carved details. In very good condition with recently replaced upholstery.
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Birch

French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Silvered Christofle & Cie Centerpiece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Christofle & Cie Louis XV style silvered figural centerpiece with a circular scalloped cut-glass bowl attributed to Baccarat, the center-dish fla...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

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

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Bronze

Small French Antique Pompadour Fireplace Surround in Marble
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a petite antique fireplace surround from a Parisian apartment in the Pompadour style. The marble has a nice oxidation. A perfect fit for a small room, bedroom, library with a French touch...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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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

Floor in white Carrara marble, Belgian black marble and royal red marble, 18th
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Floor in white Carrara marble, Belgian black marble and royal red marble, 18th century, 23m2 There are multiple installation possibilities. The photo shows a 7.30 x 3.7 m layout. It ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Antique French Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Vitrine Table
Located in Forney, TX
A beautiful and very fine French gilt-bronze mounted vitrine / display case table with elegant silk tufted interior, having a high quality solid wood frame, exquisitely finished in l...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

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

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Wood

Antique Marble Fireplace Arabescato Marble 19th Century Monumental
Located in Made, NL
Exceptional, impressive and monumental 19th century antique fireplace surround in beautiful Arabescato marble. The carving is in superb quality showing the high standard and exceptional craftsmanship of its sculpturer. This unique antique chimneypiece mantle is a one in its kind The style of this antique mantle...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

19th Century French Gilt Wood Hand Carved Cane Chairs in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century French hand carved walnut chairs in gilt wood, that have cane seats and backs. Very good original condition with no restorations...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Cane, Wood

Antique Louis XV Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Portland, OR
Incredible! Antique French marble top chest of drawers. This chest exhibits all that is French in style and attitude. Finely crafted and ni...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Carved Walnut Wall Brackets Consoles from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an entry wall or living room with this elegant pair of antique brackets. Crafted in Southern France, circa 1860, each fruitwood wall ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Late 19thc Pair Louis XV Style Upholstered French Fruitwood Chairs
Located in Savannah, GA
This charming pair of French Louis XV style upholstered chairs are accented at the seats and backs by brass tacking, beautifully carv...
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1890s Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

Beautiful Breche Marble Fireplace Mantel, Free Shipping
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Its a pleasure to offer this wonderful French fireplace in beautiful Italian Breche (Breccia) marble. This early 19th century transitional (XIV - XV) mantel shows a great variety of ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Breccia Marble

Antique Dutch Marquetry Slant Top Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Dutch marquetry bombe form slant top desk, late 19th century. With exquisite floral marquetry throughout, stepped interior and hand dovetailed drawer construction.
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Two-Door Buffet from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fruit wood sideboard was carved in Southern France, circa 1880. The Classic sideboard exemplifies the Louis XV style with a heavy presence, dramatic lines and intricate floral and foliage carvings throughout. The cabinet stands on small cabriole legs ending with escargot feet, over a scalloped apron heavily decorated with a center urn filled with floral and leaf motifs. The cabinet features a pair of drawers across the front dressed with heavy forged iron handles and matching escutcheons (and two fake drawers at the end!), over hand carved laurel and oak branch decor. The cabinet has two arched doors with recessed panels and dressed with oversized iron hinges and large decorative openwork escutcheons (and two fake doors at either end!); the middle doors open to interior shelving for ultimate storage. The scalloped top surface is the perfect place to display porcelain...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Nightstand ~ End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XV walnut nightstand ~ end table is remarkable in that it's carved on all four sides with wonderful Rococo...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Oak and Upholstered Fauteuil
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 19th Century Louis XV Style intricately Carved stained Oak and Upholstered Fauteuil / bergere chair. Clean, newer Upholstery striped cream color. On cast brass wheels. Measure...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Oak

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

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Textile, Wood

19th Century French Extending Farm Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
19th century French oak extending farm table with a fold-open top and extending base to support the top when opened. An unusual design and suited...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Antique French Louis XV Giltwood, Ormolu & Mirrored Display Vitrine Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV display vitrine offers giltwood construction with upper pierced gallery over case with single drawer opening to mirrored an...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood, Glass

19th Century French Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century French commode is a stunning example of the Louis XV style, featuring a graceful serpentine front and sides crafted from solid oak. The commode's elegant curves, in...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Oak

19th C. French Imari Porcelain Vase w/ Cast Brass Gallery and Base on Pawfeet
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare, hand-painted 19th C. French Imari Porcelain Vase with Cast Brass Gallery and Base on Pawfeet, with fluted body of baluster form rising ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

19th Century French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptional French side cabinet from the late 19th century. Likely Parisian in origin, elegantly refined, finished in the luxurious and sophisticated Louis XV taste, presenting with the striking original decoratively shaped variegated specimen marble top with molded edge, atop the gravefully curvacious bombe form case, adorned with intricate geometric diamond parquetry, hand-crafted, of fine quality, craftsmanship and rich detailing throughout, the solid wooden chest fitted with two dovetailed drawers over a spacious single large cabinet door, all open to reveal luxurious rich mahogany finished interior, decorated with finely gilded chiseled and sculpted bronze ormolu fiolate motif mounts, original pull fittings, gilt brass running ornamentation accents the scalloped apron, flowing elegantly down the short cabriole legs, terminating in elaborate bronze sabots. As warm and attractive as it is useful, having the ideal proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a hall console, dry bar cart - liquor cabinet, side table, accent table, sideboard server, linen or towel storage...
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Tall Case Clock or Horloge de Parquet
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Horloge De Parquet, or tall case clock, from Burgundy. The case is made of solid walnut with marquetry inlay details. In two p...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Enamel

19th Century Louis XV Style Crystal and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
Magnificent 6-light French chandelier from the mid-19th century. Very fine gilt bronze and crystal Louis XV style chandelier. Faceted cut crystal column surrounded with open gilded bronze birdcage...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

French 18th-19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of Lady, after Jean-Marc Nattier
By Jean-Marc Nattier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 18th-19th century oil on canvas portrait of a posing lady with flowers, after Jean-Marc Nattier (1685-1766) within an ornate gilt wood carved frame, circa 1800. ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Canvas, Giltwood

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

Caned Settee
Caned Settee
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Style Buffet Deux Corps
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early 19th-century French Louis XV style buffet deux corps showcases the elegance and refinement synonymous with French provincial design. Crafted from oak, the piece features b...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Oak

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

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Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Carved Burl, Ash & Walnut Bressan Clock Vaisselier
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a breakfast room or dining room with this elegant antique "Buffet a Horloge". Hand carved in the Bressan region near Lyon, France circa 1860 with ash burl and walnut, the im...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut, Burl, Ash

19th Century French Patinated Spelter Horse and Foal Sculpture After P.J. Mêne
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique horse composition in a man’s office or on a shelf in a study. Created in France, circa 1870, the spelter composition features a tall stallion figure and a ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Spelter

19th Century Louis XV Regency Gilded Screen and Fire Screen with Tapestries
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous 19th century Louis XV Regency gilded screen and fire screen with Tapestries. The Rococo style tapestries are in pristine condition with very min...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wool, Satin, Giltwood

19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top End Table, Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top End Table ~ Center Table is a timeless reminder of what many consider a definitive French style. Inspired by both the Baroque and Rococ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Antique French Louis XV Ormolu Rosewood Marquetry Partner's Writing Table Desk
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine quality antique French rosewood & kingwood marquety inlaid & ormolu mounted partner's writing table or Bureau Plat, in the manner of Jacques Dubois, circa 1860. This very...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century French Regence Painted Marble Top Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Just the right size for your favorite seating group, this 19th century French Regence Painted marble top table was sculpted in the Regence style and fitted with contoured and beveled...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine quality 19th Century French, Louis XV Style bureau plat. With ormolu mounts and moulded serpentine top.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

Wall Clock 18th Century Boulle
Located in Warsaw, PL
Exquisite Boulle Style Mantel Clock This exquisite mantel clock perfectly embodies the artistry and elegance of the Boulle style, characterized by its rich ornamentation in bronze an...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

French White Marble and Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in Folkestone, GB
A most attractive small French white marble and ormolu Mantle/Mantel Clock Surmounted by classically shaped lidded urn with flower head finnial and draped all round with floral garla...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Dutch Fireplace Tool Set, Fire Tools, 18th-19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th-19th century Dutch Louis XV fireplace tool set consisting of a hanger and three different skimmers. Two skimmers are made of brass entirely and one skimmer is made of brass with...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass, Copper, Wrought Iron

Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Vernis Martin and Parquetry Vitrine
Located in London, GB
Louis XV style ormolu mounted Vernis Martin and parquetry vitrine French, c.1880 Height 197cm, width 102cm, depth 49cm This remarkable work is a Louis XV style, Vernis Martin, parqu...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century Venetian Hand Painted Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful early 19th Century Venetian hand-painted and gilt bombe commode. Features two large drawers that open with their working keys. This commode is in its original and beauti...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood, Paint

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

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Marble, Iron

Chandelier With Colorless Crystal Pendants, Champagnes Smoky Glass.
Located in Hannover, DE
Let yourself be enchanted by this antique crystal chandelier. Very rare to find in this early antique form. This chandelier was probably electrified at the end of the 19th century an...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Metal, Gold Leaf

French Louis XV Style Walnut Console Table with Cabriole Legs, circa 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style walnut console table from the early 19th century, with cabriole legs. Born in France during the Restauration period that saw the temporary return of the Bourb...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Roll Top Desk in the Style of Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
Antique French ormolu mounted roll top desk in the style of Riesener French, 19th Century Height 120cm, width 146cm, depth 73cm This magnificent 19th-century bureau à cylindre, als...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis Xv furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

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

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