Louis XV Furniture
LOUIS XV STYLE
The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.
Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.
Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.
During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.
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Style: Louis XV
Period: 19th Century
19th Century French Hand Carved and Painted side Chair in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French hand carved side chair in Louis XV style beautifully hand painted in light green with gilt wood accents. It is upholstered in floral silk textile and is in very good original ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
French Louis XV Style Ormolu Grandfather Clock
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine 19th century french Louis XV style ormolu-mounted mahogany grandfather clock, having wonderful gilded ormolu mounts, with three cherubs in clouds around the white and black en...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Hand Painted Faience Jardinière from Normandy
By Rouen
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Rouen, France circa 1890, and oval in shape, the antique planter stands on scrolled feet over a scalloped apron; it features elegant s...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Antique Chandelier by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very fine Louis XV cage style gilt bronze and crystal twelve-light chandelier by Baccarat. Originally for candles, now electrified.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
A large Louis XV style ormolu mounted marquetry table vitrine by Linke
Located in London, GB
A large Louis XV style ormolu mounted marquetry table vitrine by Linke
French, Late 19th Century
Height 76cm, width 108cm, depth 67cm
In the Louis XV...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Louis XV Style Fauteuil Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
Upholstered in needlepoint, this delightful pair of fauteuil chairs in carved walnut reminds us of a time not so long ago when we took a moment...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$3,900 / set
19th Century French Cupboard with Dish Rack or Vaiselier in Oak
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely early 19th century country French buffet in oak with open dish rack above cabinet housing two drawers and two doors with interior shelves. With mort...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Oval Mirror with Shell Cartouche
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique gilt mirror was created in France, circa 1870. Oval in shape, the mirror features a decorative shell cartouche flanked with foliage decor, discrete engraved flor...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuil
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XV Style giltwood armchair newly upholstered in a black, white and gray wave fabric.
Category
1860s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique French Louis XV Mahogany & Satinwood Vitrine with Floral Marquetry C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique French Louis XV Mahogany & Satinwood Mirrored Vitrine with Floral Marquetry & Lower Drawers ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Classic Petite Pompadour Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This fireplace mantle is a Classic small French Parisian apartment piece. It had some restoration work.
Measures:
111 cm Exterior Width 43.70 Inch
103 cm Exterior Height 40.55 Inch
7...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chenet with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and charming pair of French 19th century Louis XV style figural gilt and patinated bronze chenets, each surmounted with a seated patinated bronze putto holding on to a br...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu And Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely elegant French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This most elegant chandelier is centered at the bottom by a solid Crysta...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique Louis XV Style Painted French Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a wonderful antique French commode with a parcel paint finish from Provence, dating to the end of the 1800s. It has a rectangular conforming marble top and a restrained shape...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
$7,975 Sale Price
44% Off
Fine Antique French Neoclassical Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Picture Frame
Located in Miami, FL
A fine ornate antique French Louis XV style gilt bronze photo frame with back easel stand, Napoleon III era, circa 1880. Richly decorated with neoclassical style motifs such as faces...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Carved Fruitwood Bench w/18th C. Aubusson Tapestry
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Louie XV style carved fruitwood bench with cabriole legs and curved strecher support. Beautifully upholstered with 18th century Aubusson tapestry and finished with bras...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Antique French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Desk by Maison Léger
By Maison Léger
Located in London, GB
Antique French Louis XV style ormolu mounted marquetry desk by Maison Léger
French, c. 1880
Height 80cm, width 185cm, depth 98cm
This very impressive desk was crafted around 1880 by...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Marble Top Mahogany Table
Located in Huntington, NY
Marble Top Mahogany Table, Louis XV Style Quadruped & Column Base on Brass Castors
With Gilt-Bronze Galley & Gray Marble Top.
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian 19th Century Louis XV Style Finely Carved Giltwood Freestanding Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian 19th century Louis XV st. finely carved giltwood freestanding console. The impressive console is raised by S scrolled legs with exquisite elaborate foliate carving...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Louis XV Revival Giltwood Shaped Bergere Armchair 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Louis XV revival carved giltwood tub shaped Bergère, dating from circa 1880.
The wingback armchair with hand-sculpted giltwood frame that envelo...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XV Style 3-Fold Screen with Toile Upholstered Panels
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19/20th Century) cerused wooden frame 3 fold screen with white satin upholstered panels in a red toile print.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Satin, Wood
Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Louis XV style
Ormolu and crystal girandoles
Probably by Baccarat
Constructed from finely cast and chased ormolu, the imposing floor candelabra—almost 2-me...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
A Pair of French Empire Sèvres Porcelain Gilt Bronze and Transfer Covered Urns
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Italian Made French Empire Louis XV Sèvres Porcelain Gilt Bronze and Transfer hand decorated integrated Covered Urns. Very good condition. Measures 5" in diameter and 14" ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$4,896 Sale Price
30% Off
Louis XV-Style Vitrine with Marquetry Decoration
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV-style vitrine crafted of veneered rosewood, amaranth and satinwood. Elegantly set upon cabriole legs, the showcase is distinguished by a luxurious marquetry decoration featu...
Category
1870s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood, Satinwood
Antique 19th Century Louis XV Carved Oak Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique mid 19th century French oak fireplace in the manner of Louis XV.
This fire surround showcases the elegant Louis style with a characterful time worn look, making it a perf...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
French Louis XV Style 1890s Black Painted and Parcel-Gilt Bench with Cabrioles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted and carved wooden Louis XV style bench from the late 19th-early 20th century. This exquisite French Louis XV style bench features a rectangular backless seat...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Giltwood, Wood
French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An absolutely stunning and monumentally scaled French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This grand scaled thirty-five arm thirty-nine light chandelier...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French Pair Queen Louis XV cabriolet armchairs green velvet upholstery 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming pair of Louis 15 style cabriolet armchairs in beech wood, covered in almond green velvet fabric. Napoleon 3 Period.
2 Very beautiful flat-backed armchairs called “à la rein...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
A Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Nine-Light Candelabra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Nine-Light Candelabra. The impressive pair of candelabrum, each on a floral stem base surmounted with nine scrolled candle-ar...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Set of Four French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Carved Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and elegant set of four French mid 19th century Louis XV st. richly carved, patinated off-white chairs. The set is raised by 's' scrolled cabriole legs below a scalloped...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Bergère Armchair
Located in Munich, DE
19th century French Louis XV Bergère armchairs in their original patina still very comfortable, perfect for deco or your next project...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
$4,489 / set
Period French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Bronze Mounted Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic 1820s era, pinned, mortice and tenon constructed piece made of walnut with time-worn charm. The piece has gorgeous hand-made bronze ormolu and wormholes from bein...
Category
1820s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,636 Sale Price
20% Off
French Gilt & Painted Louis XV Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A lovely petite Louis XV-style marble-top table with gold gilt finish and beautiful hand-carved details. A shaped white marble top with subtle veining sits atop a painted and gilt ba...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair Antique 1850s Era French Louis XV Style Armchairs with Griffon Upholstery
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic pair of French-made period era Louis XV carved walnut chairs. They feature gorgeous Griffon upholstered seating and are in good original condition. They have mort...
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1850s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Style Giltwood Bench
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XV style giltwood bench. This stunning antique French gilt wood bench has excellent patina and has been profess...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional Italian 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood center table. The table is raised on elaborately scrolled cabriole legs accented with large scrolls and acanthus leaves. The...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrust...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
$1,441,372
19th Century Trumeau Mirror With Gilded and Painted Surface
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful early nineteenth century French trumeau mirror. Retaining original painted and gilded surface with very delicate and beautiful carving and a wonderful patina.
Please examin...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Gold
1800s Louis XV Style Rouge Royal Marble Mantel France
Located in New York, NY
This mantel was carved in the Louis XV style. Often characterized by sculpted curves in floral patterns, this piece has a unique, deeply carved, scrolled relief at the center of the ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
$16,800 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XV Style Commode or Chest
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Style Commode or Chest.
This stunning French Louis XV style ebonized two drawer chest has beautiful gilt bronze hardware and the original locks and key....
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Carved Gilt 3-Fold Screen with Embroidered Silk Panels
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) carved gilt 3 fold screen with blue silk embroidered panels and cornucopia design.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Parisian Pompadour Pink Marble Fireplace Surround From Paris
Located in Beervelde, BE
Elegant 19th century French, Parisian, appartement fireplace surround in colourful marble.
Original antique timeless elegancy in great condition. The eye-catcher of a room.
Measurem...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Black Marble Louis XV Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique French fireplace in deep black Belgian marble
Lovely petite Louis XV style fireplace great deep black coloring and friendly decorations.
Nice sculpted shelf...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
French Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th Cent) walnut side chairs with a carved back crest and brown upholstered seat and back (1 leg as is)
Former visible repair on chair leg, as is.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$2,600 / set
Provincial French Tea Table with Drawer, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant tea table was crafted of in late-19th-century France in the Louis XV-style, defined by its scalloped apron and thin cabriole legs. The s-form legs curve outwards from th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Signed Garniture Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French mid 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu clock and candelabra garniture set, signed Barrand & Vignon Horlogerie, Paris. The clock is raised by an elegant scrolled Rocai...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Style Slipper Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very sweet Louis XV style French slipper chair newly upholstered in white fabric with blue silk back & welting. Sumptuous down seat cushion.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
French Louis XV Style 19th Century Marquetry Dressing Table with Floral Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style marquetry dressing table from the 19th century, with floral motifs and cabriole legs. Born in France during the 19th century, this exquisite marquetry table f...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair 19th Century Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Rouge Red Mohair Tabourets
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th-century Italian Louis XV style stools upholstered in a rouge red mohair.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mohair, Giltwood
Antique French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau De Pente Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau De Pente Writing Desk
This antique French Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted bureau de Pente writing desk features a mahogan...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique French Decorative Bronze Pitchers
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous pair of antique French solid bronze pitchers. They were made in France, and date from around the 1890-1900 period.
They are of stunning quality, and are purely decorative...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Provincial Louis XV Style Dough Bin in Walnut, France
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XV style provincial walnut dough bin with Cabriole legs, 19th century, France.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Buffet with Ormolu
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Buffet with Ormolu is a stunning example of the refined interpretation of the style! The elegant casework is defined by its lighter hu...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Silverplated over Bronze Mirrored Plateau "Surtout"
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique bronze silver plated "Surtout de table" (table platter) was crafted in France circa 1880. Oval in shape with intricate side handles, the tray stands on four smal...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, 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
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Beech
Antique French Gilt Bronze Encrier Inkwell Desk Stand, Signed JF
Located in Forney, TX
A most impressive fine quality antique Louis XV style French ormolu encrier / inkstand.
Born in France in the 19th century, almost certainly Parisian work, exquisitely chased, chis...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Cherub & Dragons Ormolu & Crystal Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and Palatial French 19th century Louis XV style figural gilt-bronze and crystal thirty-three light chandelier, attributed to Baccarat, after a model by Jacques Caffieri (French, 1678-1755) with twenty one Candelabra Arms, three gilt-bronze cherubs each holding a wreath and three sets of three-headed Winged Griffins, the central bronze ball in a deep-cobalt-blue enamel with fleur de lys decorations. The candle sleeves are opline glass. Circa: Paris, 1890.
Jacques Caffieri (French, 1678-1755) not only produced chandeliers and furniture mounts for Louis XV but also entire gilt-bronze objects. The Cabinet de la Pendule adjoining Louis XV's bedroom at Versailles takes its name from the astronomical clock...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$274,500 Sale Price
26% Off
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Malachite Desk/Dressing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th century French Louis XV rare malachite gilt bronze dressing table that converts into a desk.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Malachite
Pair of Monumental Giltwood Torchères after Jacques Gondoin, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An important pair of monumental thirty-one light giltwood torchères after the model by Jacques Gondoin for the Hall of Mirrors At the Palace of Versail...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Early 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood and Carrara Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian early 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood and white Carrara marble free standing console. The console is raised by elegant scrolled feet below impressive cabriole l...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
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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