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: 1910s
Louis XV Style Gilded Bronze, Crystal and Glass Chandelier
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A charming, Louis XVI style gilded bronze and crystal chandelier featuring colored glass pears, apples and grapes. 9 lights.
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20thC Louis XVth Style Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early 20thC Louis XVth Style Kingwood Bureau Plat with fine gilt bronze mounts applied to cabriole legs by - Lysberg & Hansen – Copenhagen - 56"w x 30"h x 30"d - The Copenhagen firm ...
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1910s Danish Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of footstools/seats, Sweden, circa 1910
Located in Chorzów, PL
Pair of footstools/seats, Sweden, circa 1910.
Very good condition. The upholstery is in original condition.
Wood: walnut
dimensions: height 46 cm width 46 cm depth 38 cm
Category
1910s Swedish Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XV style gilt bronze chandelier. A very fine gilt bronze chandelier in the Louis XV style.,
France, circa 1900. 6 lights.
...
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Louis XV Style Giltwood Console Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XV style gilt wood (gold Leaf) console table with marble top, circa 1910. With a Carrara marble top with nicely detailed front and side edges, foliate carved frieze, ca...
Category
1910s European Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Display cabinet, France, circa 1910.8919
Located in Chorzów, PL
Display cabinet, France, circa 1910.
Very good condition.
wood: walnut
dimensions: height 189 cm width 72 cm depth 40 cm
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Style Coffee Table Bench Honey Oak Highly Carved
Located in Tyler, TX
RARE Antique French Carved Honey Oak Louis XV Style Coffee Table or Bench~~c.1900- 1920s
Beautifully carved and impossible to find~~ carved cabriole legs with scrolled feet~~wonderf...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
A large French giltwood and gessor mirror in the Louis XV style circa 1910.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large French giltwood and gessor mirror in the Louis XV style circa 1910.
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Austin, TX
This vintage Baccarat chandelier uses gold leafed and hand hammered iron. This spectacular fixture also features a large array of cut crystal pendants in different sizes and styles a...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Italian Early 20th Century Carved Giltwood Console Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic, pair of early 20th century Italian Louis XV style carved gilt-wood console tables with marble tops.
These antique consoles feature beautifully carved gilt details includi...
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair Louis XV Style Japanned Corner Cabinets / Encoignures, Christies Provenance
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Maison Jansen Louis XV Style green and gilt Japanned Encoignures
Finely Japanned raised figure corner cabinets certain to have been made for someone of note. The superb Fren...
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Four Rococo style chairs, France.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A set of four rococo style chairs, from France. The chairs were renovated and the upholstery was replaced with a new, aquamarine fabric. Decorated ends of the backrest and chair legs...
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
c1910 French Louis XV style Bronze w/ Crystal Chandelier atrributed to Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1910 French Louis XV Bronze with Cut Crystal Chandelier. This chandelier is attributed to Baccarat. Clear and Amethyst toned crystal. I have seen a Baccarat photo of this chandelier.
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful image by Greuze
Photogravure
On good quality wove paper
Published by Hutchinson & Co. , London. 1912
The measurement is the paper size
Unframed
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful image by Greuze
Photogravure
On good quality wove paper
Published by Hutchinson & Co. , London. 1912
The measurement is the paper size
Unframed
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful image by Greuze
Photogravure
On good quality wove paper
Published by Hutchinson & Co. , London. 1912
The measurement is the paper size
Unframed
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful image by Greuze
Photogravure
On good quality wove paper
Published by Hutchinson & Co. , London. 1912
The measurement is the paper size
Unframed
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful image by Greuze
Photogravure
On good quality wove paper
Published by Hutchinson & Co. , London. 1912
The measurement is the paper size
Unframed
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful image by Greuze
Photogravure
On good quality wove paper
Published by Hutchinson & Co. , London. 1912
The measurement is the paper size
Unframed
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paper
1920's Caldwell Double Lights Sconces with Hanging Crystals
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell gilt bronze double light sconces with crystal drops.
Category
1910s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful image by Greuze
Photogravure
On good quality wove paper
Published by Hutchinson & Co. , London. 1912
The measurement is the paper size
Unframed
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful image by Greuze
Photogravure
On good quality wove paper
Published by Hutchinson & Co. , London. 1912
The measurement is the paper size
Unframed
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful image by Greuze
Photogravure
On good quality wove paper
Published by Hutchinson & Co. , London. 1912
The measurement is the paper size
Unframed
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful image by Greuze
Photogravure
On good quality wove paper
Published by Hutchinson & Co. , London. 1912
The measurement is the paper size
Unframed
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Vitrine with Mirrored Back, France, Around 1910
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique glass-case with a mirror, made in France around 1910.
Very good condition.
Wood: walnut
dimensions height 200 cm width 241 cm depth 55 cm.
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Chest of Drawers, France, Around 1910, After Renovation
Located in Chorzów, PL
Chest of drawers, France, around 1910.
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
Wood: oak
Dimensions: Height 101 cm width 147 cm depth 60 cm.
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal Chandelier by Baccarat
Located in Atlanta, GA
A superb gilt bronze & crystal chandelier by Baccarat. Featuring "Fleur de Lis" hand cut crystal Ornaments & Pendalogues. 16 lights. France, circa 1910.
Dimensions: Height 70" Diamet...
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Rare Louis XV Style Small Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, Restored
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and fine quality erly 20th century Italian Louis XV style antique small chest of drawers. On the front three comfortable drawers. C...
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Gilt Bronze & Crystal Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Gilt Bronze & crystal pendant.
Dimensions: Height 14 1/2" Diameter 18"
CW602.
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Style Cabinet with Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant Italian Louis XV Style cabinet with desk 1910s. This cabinet is characterized by a refined veneer in fine rosewood. The veneer is laid using the grain of the wood as a decora...
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Style Carved and Silvered Wood Wall Mirror
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful elegant wall mirror in perfect italian Louis XV style, 1910s. Hand carved wood with finely and richly swirls and curls. Silvered wood. In good antique conditions.
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique French Gilt Metal Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique gilt metal table lamp, made in France and dating from the 1910-20 period.
This is of extremely fine quality, with a finely ...
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Metal
Maison Jansen, Louis XV, Slipper Chairs, Beige Carved Wood, Scalamandre Fabric
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Maison Jansen slipper chairs in Scalamandre upholstery in fine frames. This is simply the finest pair of painted carved French frames one can wish to own. The silk Scalamandre upholstery is very clean with a lace welting. The frames themselves having the finest carvings in a painted finish done in the Louis XV Fashion. The top center bearing the initials MJ...
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XV Style Nickel over Bronze Sconces
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of circa 1910 Louis XV style electrified wall sconces. Nickel over bronze. Fine quality and recently wired.
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
Very Fine Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier Louis XV Style "Cage" Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze and crystal chandelier Louis XV style "Cage" chandelier by Baccarat. A rare find, France, circa 1910. 12-ligh...
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Set of Four Antique Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of four antique dining chairs. The chairs have a solid walnut frame with original leather seats. Chairs are low enough for breakfast chairs. Louis...
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique European Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
An antique European tapestry from the first quarter of the 20th century.
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wool
Clover Shaped Wall Panel or Plaque Decorated in Manner of Martin Brothers
Located in Nashville, TN
Done in the French lacquered or ‘ varnish ‘ manner as done previously by the brothers ‘ Martin ‘ (Vernis Martin ).
In French interior design, vernis Martin is a type (or a number ...
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rare French Louis XV Carved Walnut 5 Leg Bergère Lounge Chair, circa 1910
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very rare form of French chair. The chair has 5 legs with 3 in the front and this is an unusual thing to find. The chair is upholstered in what I beli...
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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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