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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
French large sofa bench sofa in carved painted wood - Louis XV style France
By Nicolas Heurtaut
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent sofa bench in painted and gilded rechampi wood, molded and sculpted with scrolls and stylized flowers. The sofa rests on eight curved arched legs with flower falls Armres...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Velvet, Wood

Antique 19th Century Sevres Royal Blue Porcelain Vase Made in France
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 21 1/4 in W: 5 1/2 in D: 5 in This Antique 19th Century Sèvres Royal Blue Porcelain Vase Made in France is an exquisite representation of the unparalleled craftsman...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Nightstand Faux Books
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant French beech nightstand style Louis XV, circa 1900. The door is a faux books trompe l'oeil, one drawer.
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Antique French Nightstand Faux Books
Antique French Nightstand Faux Books
$1,584 Sale Price
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Gervais Durand (1839-1920) Rare Signed Bronze Mounted Side Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A marquetry French side table with quartered veneer top, cross banding with dot accents and bronze trim. The table having a secret drawer released by latch beneath the table. The tab...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Chandeliers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. gilt metal, giltwood, crystal and cut glass chandeliers. Each most impressive twenty four light chandelier is centered by a st...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Metal

Set of Four French Early 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood & Tapestry Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality set of four French early 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood and tapestry armchairs. Each armchair is raised by elegant cabriole legs with lovely carved f...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Tapestry, Giltwood

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.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

19th century, French Louis XV style Veneered Wood Sideboard
Located in IT
19th century, French Louis XV style Veneered Wood Sideboard This refined and elegant sideboard was made in France in the mid-19th century, in the Louis XV style. It features a top m...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite French occasional table made of rosewood with ormolu mounts and a marble top. The inset red marble top is banded with brass over a curvy, scalloped rosewood apron. The table...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

Petite French Louis XV Style Walnut Slant-Front Desk, Stamped, circa 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stamped French Louis XV style small walnut slant-front desk with sliding inlaid panels, long drawer and inner compartments from the early 19th century. This petite French desk...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

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

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Bronze

19th Century Transforming Table, Ladies Desk, Secretaire, Walnut, France ca 1860
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique secretary, lady's desk France Walnut around 1860 Dimensions: H x W x D: 90 x 59 x 53 cm Description: Quite extraordinary small piece of transforming furniture...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Coffee Table Made In Mahogany With Carvings From 1880s
Located in Lejre, DK
This antique mahogany coffee table, dating from around the 1880s, is a beautiful example of 19th-century craftsmanship and design. The ta...
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1880s Danish Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Mahogany

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

Pair of 19th Century French Patinated and Silvered Bronze Torchères Floor Lamps
Located in London, GB
Important Pair of Antique Torchères in the Louis XV Manner Constructed in patinated and silvered bronze, and rouge brecciated marble; rising from serpentine marble bases, trimmed with silvered bronze tied cannelures, the tripartite scrolled legs issue columns incorporating addorsed syrinxes, holding reeded Pan pipes...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Exquisite French Louis XV Giltwood Wingback Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An exquisite pair of French Louis XV style giltwood bergères armchairs or wingback chairs, circa 1880, having carved floral motifs, cabriole legs and vintage upholstery in very good...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Giltwood

Antique French Specimen Wood Louis XV Marquetry Ormolu Round Tilt-Top Table 1870
By Joseph Cremer
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique French Louis XV style, circular tilt-top marquetry pedestal tripod table, with gilt bronze ormolu mounts, attributed to Joseph Cremer circa 1870. The round rosew...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

A Palatial Nine-Piece Italian Louis XV Style Giltwood Salon Suite, 19th Century
Located in London, Park Royal
Comprising a canapé, two fauteuils, four side chairs and two tabourets, this remarkable suite is finely carved in the Louis XV style and retains its original painted and gilt finish....
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Beech

Italian Early 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood and Marble Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality Italian early 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood and Brèche d'Alep marble center table. The table is raised by spectacular cabriole legs with be...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Bronze and Rouge Griotte Marble Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XV. st. ormolu, patinated bronze and Rouge Griotte marble clock. The clock is raised b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Nightstand
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XV walnut marble top nightstand is a classic example of the genre, rendered in sumptuous French walnut and topped with beautifully veined marble for a timel...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Louis XV Style, Block Front French Commode, Kingwood, Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XV Style, Refinished Block Front Commode or Chest of Drawers, Kingwood Inlay, Bronze, France, 19th C. A French commode or chest from the late 19th to early 20th century, featu...
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19th Century French 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

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Crystal Chandelier Attr. Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and Palatial French 19th century Louis XV Style gilt bronze, crystal and cut-glass Twenty-Four-light chandelier, probably by Baccarat. The central molded cut-glass stem s...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

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

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Glass, Wood, Giltwood

Antique Louis XV Style Oak Secretary Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Louis XV style oak secretary desk with intricate and highly detailed carvings on front, top and sides. The scalloped door, with a working key, drops...
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Metal

Shipping Free, 19th Century Silvered Bronze Inkstand Signed Boin Taburet, Paris
Located in Lisse, NL
Louis XV style inkstand with chinoiserie design, lacquered top. This rare and stylish inkstand is a work of the house Boin-Taburet, goldsmith in Paris. This impressive size inkstand...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Silver Plate

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

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Giltwood

19th Century Black Marble Fireplace Surround From Belgium
Located in Beervelde, BE
Belgian Black Noir de Mazy marble original vintage chimney piece of the end of the 19th century. Monumental, grand and in great condition. Measurements: 172 cm Exterior Width 67,72 I...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Belgian Black Marble

19th Century French Louis XV Style Daybed
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French deconstructed Louis XV style daybed of very elegant proportions, sitting on cabriole legs with hoof feet.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Fabric, Beech

19thc French Rococo Louis XV Gilt Bronze with Cut Crystal Chandelier by Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Antique Louis XV Bronze with Cut Crystal Chandelier by Baccarat. This is a rare original example, unelectrified but we will electrify for you if you wish. The cut crysta...
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1850s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

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

Mid 19th Century Spanish Four Section Entryway
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A spectacular set of Antique Renaissance Style Doors originating from Spain circa 1850. Tall and impressive, these doors are certain to become a focal point of any space, instilling an interior with grandeur and prestige. Unusually, the front and reverse of the doors are quite different in design yet equally as ornate. The front features full height bevelled mirror panels between turned and carved columns with gilding and carved floral swags. Meanwhile, to the back, the two centre doors depict beautiful oil paintings of winged putti in clouds...
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Mahogany, Pine, Mirror, Wood

Antique French Louis XV Needlepoint Petit Point Fireplace Fire Screen
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exquisite carved walnut French needlepoint fireplace screen showcasing a figural pair of gods, with a captivating floral design delicately embroidered on the back. Crafted with metic...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Tapestry, Walnut

19th Century French Louis XV Bronze-Mounted Linke Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century. French. Bronze-mounted. Signed Linke. Original marble top.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Chinese Export Porcelain And Ormolu Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautifully detailed French 19th century Louis XV st. Chinese export porcelain and Ormolu lidded urn. This wonderful lidded pot pourri urn is supported by four foliate Ormolu feet ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

French Louis XV Style 3-Fold Screen with Inlaid Panels
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) 3 fold screen with inlaid scenes and gilt trim.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Gold Leaf

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century glossy ebonized Louis XV style bureau plat with lovely bronze ormolu and black leather top with gilded embossing.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu chandelier. The twenty arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful bottom acorn finial below wonderful foliate mo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

Early 19th Century French Weathered Iron Outdoor Planter Box Jardiniere
Located in Dallas, TX
Stage your backyard or garden with this elegant antique planter. Crafted in France circa 1860 and oval in shape, the large jardinière stands on small scroll feet, over a serpentine f...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Iron

Palatial 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Three-Piece Salon Suite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XV style giltwood carved three piece salon suite, comprising of a canapé (Settee) and two fauteuils à la reine...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

Important Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Attributed to G. Durand, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Large veneered wood flat desk attributed to G. Durand, opening with three frieze drawers. Mounted with Rocaille style chiseled ormolu representing shells, foliage and flower garlands. Raised on four cabriole legs ornamented with chiseled ormolu. This flat desk is inspired by the one executed by the cabinet-maker Joseph Baumhauer, which was offered by King Louis XV to Empress Elisabeth...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XV Style Patinated and Giltwood Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most decorative pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. patinated and giltwood armchairs. Each chair is raised by most elegant cabriole legs with fine scrolled feet ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood, Giltwood

Set of Eight French 19th Century Louis XV Style Patinated Wood Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and complete set of eight French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated wood dining chairs. Each country French dining chair is raised by fine cabriole legs with a lovely...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Monumental Rocaille Gilt-Bronze Mantel Garniture – France, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Elegant Rocaille gilt-bronze mantel garniture, finely chased and gilded with fire-gilt, crafted in France in the 19th century. The set comprises a central clock and a pair of matchin...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Antique French Louis Revival Parquetry Display Cabinet 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique French mahogany and ormolu-mounted display cabinet in the French Louis XV manner, circa 1870 in date. This beautiful cabinet has an abundance of exquisite...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Early Belle Époque French Fauteuils in the Louis XV Style
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of late Napoleon III fauteuils or armchairs in a hardwood with a burnished gold overtone. In the Louis XV style, chair frames offer carved cabriole legs with escargot feet, sc...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

Complete Set of Eight French 19th Century Louis XV St. Patinated Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative complete set of eight French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated dining chairs. Each patinated off white chair is raised...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Set of Four French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant set of four French mid 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood armchairs. Each armchair is raised by beautiful cabriole legs with richly carved acanthus leaves and lovely finel...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Giltwood

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

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Ormolu

19th Century Pair Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Appliques or Wall Lights
Located in Budapest, HU
Sumptuous pair of early gilded bronze and brass scones. This fantastic set was made at the beginning of the 20th century in the style of Louis XV in France. This luxurious pair is...
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1890s European Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Italian 19th Century Gilt Living Room Suite with a Sofa and Pair of Armchairs
Located in Rome, IT
This extraordinary and finely carved five piece suite comprising of one sofa, two armchairs and two single chairs with original gilding. It's part of an eleven piece s salon set pub...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Giltwood

Antique Venetian Rococo Painted Console Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique hand-carved wood console or hall table is in the Venetian Rococo style. The color of the legs and frame is light brown and the top is painted faux marble in shades of bro...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of Antique Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Pedestals
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique Louis XV style ormolu mounted marquetry pedestals French, Late 19th Century Height 130cm, width 47cm, depth 46cm This stunning pair of pedestals epitomizes the gran...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

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

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

Antique Canape Bench Louis XV Style 1800s
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Cotton, Fruitwood

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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