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: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century Italian Pair of Gilt Sunflower Sconces Oversize Castle Wall Lights
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of Large Italian Gilded Sconces With Sunflowers and Scrolls from 1700 Arms For Votive Lamps made with an important wrought-iron scrolling s...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Two Large Rooms of French Louis XV 18th Century Wall Paneling
Located in Troy, NY
French Louis XV Period Wall Paneling consisting of two different, large rooms, removed from a French Chateau. The design and dimensions are slightly different, the first room has a h...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th Century Louis XV Fireplace Mantel in French Limestone
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Antique French Limestone Fireplace Mantel, dating from the 18th Century
Inside dimensions : 129cm wide & 104cm high
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Limestone
18th Century French Louis XV 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash, Dated 1779
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV fireback with an unknown coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black patina. It is in a good condition, no cracks.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique French Louis XV Fire Andirons, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th Century French Louis XV period andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition and are fully functional.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Style Oak Buffet "Deux Corps"
Located in San Antonio, TX
Step back in time with the allure of the 18th century through this remarkable French Louis XV Style Oak Buffet "Deux Corps". Adorned with intricate floral motifs, this buffet embodie...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Louis XV Fire Andirons
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th Century French Louis XV period andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition and are fully functional.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large 18th Century French Louis XV Buffet deux Corps in Burled Elm & Walnut
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large 18th Century French Louis XV Buffet deux Corps in Burled Elm & Walnut
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Elm, Walnut
French Provincial 18th Century Mirror
Located in Paris, FR
French provincial work from the 18th century. Mercury mirror in carved, gilded wooden frame. Centered on a basket filled with fruit in a vine environment.
Category
1760s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Italian 18th Century Giltwood Pricket Sconce from Red Tall Processional Torches
Located in Milan, IT
An exceedingly rare and impressive Louis XVI period Italian three-light sconce realized with three red processional pricket torches, more than eight foot tall.
Red Procession Sticks...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Painted and Parcel-Gilt Trumeau Mirror
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century French Painted and Parcel-Gilt Trumeau Mirror.
The upper section with a romantic oval painted panel of fruit pickers in a cartouche shaped frame with a shell crest, over...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
18th Century French Weight-Driven Roasting Spit Jack
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French weight-driven roasting jack made of wrought iron, wood, rope and its leaden weight. It was used for cooking in a kitchen fireplace. T...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Stone, Wrought Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Giltwood Mirror with Floral Basket Crest
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century French Louis XV Giltwood Mirror with Floral Basket Crest
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Louis XV Commode with Marquetry Decoration
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis XV two drawer commode with marquetry decoration, reddish marble top having grey and tan veining, shaped legs with gilt bronze sabots. with key, France, mid 18th century
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Fireplace Tools, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French fireplace tool set. The tool set consists of tongs, shovel, and a fire fork. The tools are made of wrought iron. The set is in a good con...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
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...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid 18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Commode w/ Bombe Form & Grey Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid 18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Commode with Bombe Form & Grey Marble Top
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Side Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Side Table with Drawer & Lower Shelf
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French Transitional Louis XV / Louis XVI Buffet Deux Corps with Glazed Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Transitional Louis XV / Louis XVI Buffet Deux Corps with Glazed Doors, 18th Century
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th C. French Louis XV Fireback / Backsplash with Pillars and Fleurs De Lys
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful 18th century French Louis XV fireback with pillars and Fleurs de Lys. The Fleur de Lys (French Lily) symbolized royalty and aristocracy throughout Europe. The pillars stand...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
18th Century Italian Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Very nice Italian Fireplace Mantel, dating from the 18th Century.
Inside dimensions : 137cm wide and 119cm high
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Limestone
18th Century French Louis XV Painted Four-Door Bombe and Serpentine Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
Add extra surface space and storage to a living room with this elegant, antique carved “Buffet de Chasse” or "Hunt Buffet". Hand carved in Lyon F...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak, Paint
Louis XV Bidet with Black Leather Upholstery Stamped JME TILLIARD
Located in Dallas, TX
a handsome carved Louis XV French fruit wood bidet / chair, now fixed in a closed position with an upholstered black leather seat and back, nail head trim, signed / stamped by make...
Category
1750s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Fruitwood
Antique French Louis XV Fire Andirons, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th Century French Louis XV period andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition and are fully functional.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Louis XV Fire Andirons, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th Century French Louis XV period andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition and are fully functional.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Louise XV French Walnut Bombe Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
18th Century Louise XV French richly hued Walnut Bombe Commode Serpentine top and front, bombe form case, three drawers with applied bronze and escutcheons,. Carved and shaped foliat...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Console In Golden Carved Wood, Italy Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style console in gilded and carved wood, restored marble, almost invisible break in its center (see photos)
Category
17th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Walnut Chevet with Open Shelf, Drawer, & Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XV Walnut Chevet with Open Shelf, Drawer, & Cabriole Legs, Mid-18th Century France
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Fire Andirons, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th Century French Louis XV period andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition and are fully functional.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Grande Applique Portacero Italiana in Ferro Battuto 1750 circa Quindici Bracci
Located in Milan, IT
18th Century Italian Wrough Iron Sconce Monumental Fifteen-armed Candelabra with a pyramidal hand-made iron frame decorated with scrolling, curling embossed motivs. This large size unique artwork is a 18th century Italian iron candlestick sconce consists of two pieces, an upper 15 armed wall candelabra, a 15 armed candlestick and a later wrough iron basement, may be dating from the early 20th century, to use this candelabra as a standing floor torch...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
French 18th Century Oak Enfilade
Located in Charleston, SC
Handsome 18th century enfilade in Louis XV period with three raised panel doors and beautiful shaped apron on short cabriole legs in superb patinated...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of 19th Century Sevres Style Vases After The Sevres Vase Grec A Ornements
Located in Long Branch, NJ
These vases were made in France in the late 19th century and are modeled after the Sevres vase Grec A Ornements with painted royalty around the rim of each. The vases are gorgeously ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century French Louis XV Fruitwood Commode with 3 Drawers & Serpentine Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century French Louis XV Fruitwood Commode with 3 Drawers & Serpentine Front
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
18th Century Italian Hand Carved Giltwood Display Wall Bracket Console
Located in Dallas, TX
Display a bust or a vase on this elegant antique wall corbel; crafted in Italy, circa 1760, the large gilt wood wall bracket features hand carved scroll and acanthus leaf motifs thro...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
A fine 18th century Regence kingwood and gilt bronze mounted Louis XV desk
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine Regence period 18th c leather top bureau plat. Kingwood with fine gilt bronze mounts. Black gold tooled leather top . Drawers on one side and faux drawers on the opposite side.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Fire Andirons
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th Century French Louis XV period andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition and are fully functional.
With spit hooks to grill food and a cup to keep ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV period fire grate made cast iron and wrought iron. The condition is good.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid 18th Century Antique Louis XV Fruitwood Buffet
Located in Sheridan, CO
Louis XV fruit-wood buffet, 1760-1780. Two drawers with original brass pulls above double paneled cupboards with brass fiche hinges. Beautiful grain and hand carved detailing. Origin...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XV Fire Andirons, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th Century French Louis XV period andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition and are fully functional.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Dutch Polished Brass Firewood Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th Century Dutch log basket. The firewood basket is made of polished copper and brass and has a wrought iron handle. Also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well and cook o...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV period fire grate made wrought iron. The condition is good.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Louis XV Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV period fire grate made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
Width at front is 68.5 cm (27.0 inches).
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Large Dutch Louis XV 'Flower Basket' Fireback / Backsplash, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
Large, elegant 18th century French Louis XV fireback with a flower basket.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good. It does not have...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Buffet with Pierced Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Buffet with Pierced Apron
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Oak Enfilade
Located in High Point, NC
18th century oak enfilade from France with banded ends and beveled edges around the top. The sides are paneled and the front contains three paneled drawers over three raised paneled ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fire Andirons
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th Century French Louis XV period andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons have spit hooks on which a spit can be put for cooking. The andirons are in a good condition and are ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
A Very Good Louis XV Period Panelled Buffet in Oak, France Circa 1740
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome & diminutive 18th century Louis XV oak buffet, demonstrating superior form & exacting proportions. The panelled case showing traditional peg-joined mortise & tenon co...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique French Fireback / Backsplash with the Goddess Venus, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV fireback of Venus with her mirror and torch of Hestia.
Goddess of love, beauty and fertility. The torch is the symbol of Hestia, goddess of fire and mor...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique French Louis XV Style Oak Display Cabinet Vitrine
Located in Sheridan, CO
Louis XV style oak cabinet, 18th c/19thc. This cabinet's base was built and added later. The stepped protruding cornice over two partial glazed doors flanked by carved vines and birds, the lower part with a single drawer, rising on cabriolet legs.
Dimensions
approx. 75"h, 56.6"w, 21.75"d
Acquired at a European Antique auction...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Oak Tall Case Clock from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique long case clock was crafted in Normandy, France, circa 1780. The tall grandfather clock stands on a straight bottom plint...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Louis XV Bombé Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XV commode, or chest of drawers, from the Bordeaux region made of solid walnut. Nice proportions with bold bombé form and serpentine front. Three dovetai...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Monumental 18th Century French Giltwood Trumeau Mirror with Original Painting
Located in Bradenton, FL
This is an absolutely magnificent 18th century French Louis XV Period Trumeau mirror. Featuring a distressed green painting frame, a finely carved gilt wood laurel leaf design all ar...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
17th-18th Century French Louis XV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th Century French Louis XV rotating gridiron made of wrought iron. It was used to prepare small pieces of meat quickly over the fire. Sometimes they were put in the fire or ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Louis XV Fire Andirons, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th Century French Louis XV period andirons. Made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition and are fully functional.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th-18th Century French Louis XV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th Century French Louis XV rotating gridiron made of wrought iron. It was used to prepare small pieces of meat quickly over the fire. Sometimes they were put in the fire or ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th-18th Century French Louis XV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th Century French Louis XV rotating gridiron made of wrought iron. It was used to prepare small pieces of meat quickly over the fire. Sometimes they were put in the fire or ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Impressive Fountain Basin And Its Base In Gray Ardennes Marble, 18th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Fountain basin and its base in gray marble from the Ardennes. The two elements had to be integrated into the masonry of a facade and surmounted by a niche. gadrooned basin and base c...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
17th-18th Century French Louis XV Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th - 18th Century French Louis XV rotating gridiron made of wrought iron. It was used to prepare small pieces of meat quickly over the fire. Sometimes they were put in the fire or ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
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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