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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18th Century Giltwood Console Table
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exceptional Louis XV-style console table is a magnificent example of the Rococo aesthetic, characterized by its intricate carvings, elegant curves, and luxurious gilding. Crafte...
Marble
Pair of Louis XV Style Consoles, Giltwood and Marble Tops, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Elegant and refined, this pair of consoles perfectly embodies the opulence and sophistication of the Louis XV style. Expertly carved in richly gilded wood, they display graceful curv...
Marble
Vintage 19th Century Rococo Parcel Gilt Wood Console Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This monumental 19th-century French Rococo console table is a breathtaking showcase of European opulence and artisanal mastery. Expertly hand-car...
Marble
Louis XV Style Console Table From The 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant Louis XV style console table from the 19th century, this piece exudes timeless French charm. Its all-sided construction allows it to be placed freely in any space, whether...
Wood
Louis XV Marble Top Giltwood Console Table (18thC)
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning Louis XV period marble top giltwood console table (old but later marble). The case having a fluted and decorated frieze supported by carved and fluted legs. Good condition...
Giltwood
$2,794Sale Price|20% Off
Console of Louis XV Style in Gilded Wood, France, 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent console of Louis XV style from the Napoleon III period. Composed of many golden volutes, this console reminds us of the finesse and delicacy of this style. The feet are...
Wood
$2,475 / set
Pair of French gilt wood and marble consoles
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of gilded wood and marble demi-lune wall mounted wall consoles. Perfect size for either side of a fireplace or entrance hall. Some minor defects which should be visi...
Marble
20th century wood-carved Louis XV style console with marble top, France
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1970 / console / wood, marble /Louis XV / baroque / mid-century A large gilted Louis XV style carved console table with beautiful green marble sculpted top. Crafted in France around 1970. Under the marble top, elaborate rich carvings of rocailles and shell motifs. The console rest on four double-curved legs joint by a decorated spacer. A timeless statement piece with French elegance...
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Console
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Console features timeless elegance with its definitive naturalistic form expressed in the graceful cabriole legs, bombe apron form with...
Marble
Antique 18th C Louis XV Rococo Giltwood Marble Top Console Table - 1 of 2
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 18th C Louis XV Rococo Giltwood Marble Top Console Table - 1 of 2
Marble
Louis XV Style Marble Top Carved Giltwood Console w/ Cherub & Figural Decoration
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderfully carved Louis XV style giltwood console with shaped marble top, cabriole legs with figures and scrolled feet, intertwined cherubs and foliate decoration, with a base str...
Marble
French Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood & Faux Malachite Italian Console Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian carved giltwood console table with French Louis XV styling. It has a wonderful vibrant faux malachite top. It is tagged and has age appropriate wear.
Giltwood
$2,409Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XV Style French Wood Console Table with White Matte Lacquer Finish
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Pecul...
Wood
$5,960Sale Price|20% Off
French Louis XV Style Wrought Iron Wall-Mounting Console with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style wrought iron wall-mounting console with marble-top. The scrolled serpentine iron frame with voluted front support legs with tapered feet, fitted with a veined...
Marble, Wrought Iron
$1,634Sale Price|40% Off
19th Century French Hand Carved and Painted Console in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
This is a French hand carved walnut console raised on a single leg richly decorated with typical floral elements in Louis XV style. It is carefully hand painted in light beige with g...
Walnut
18th Century Italian Giltwood Marble Top Console Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century Italian giltwood console table with a marble top. Showing old repairs to the marble, commensurate with age.
Marble
French 19th Century Parcel Gilt Wall-Mounting Iron Console
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French 19th century transitional wrought iron console with thick limestone top and parcel gilt decoration around the table frame to make an arresting statement in a foyer or entryw...
Limestone, Gold, Iron
19th Century French Louis XV Rococo Center Table with Breccia Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an entryway or living room with this exceptional antique center table from Provence, France, circa 1870. Hand-carved from solid walnut, the table stands on elegant cabriole ...
Marble
Antique Continental Gilt Mounted Corner Tables with Black and Gold Marble Top
Located in Essex, MA
Beautiful period pair of giltwood carved corner console tables. Hand-carved with scroll, foliate, and sunflower designs Perfect for a dramatic entrance to a foyer or formal room. The...
Giltwood
Period 18th Century Louis XV Carved Giltwood Console and Mirror
By Jean-Baptiste Tilliard
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A small period Louis XV carved and gilded beechwood console table, the palm entwined roccaille cabriole legs joined by a similarly carved stretcher crowned with carved swagged urn. ...
Wood, Beech
Beautiful 19th Century French Game Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Beautiful 19th century French game table, Louis XV style.
Walnut
Fine 19th Century French Louis XV Rococo Style Giltwood Wall Console with Marble
Located in Birmingham, AL
A fine 19th Century French Louis XV Rococo style giltwood wall mounted console having the original Rouge Royal marble top above a giltwood frame with rounded corners. Featuring an in...
Marble
Hollywood Regency Italian Marble Commode or Chest of Drawers Louis XV Style
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A great Italian regency cabinet circa 1960's. It features a heavy marble top, two drawers with brass accents.
Marble, Brass
French 18th Century Louis XV Marble Top Console
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Fabulous Louis XV period console table of intricately carved frame paired with a stunning marble top. The gray marble slab is elegantly shaped to a bowed front that aligns perfectly ...
Marble
A Pair of Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Wall Console Tables with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Wall Console Tables with Marble Top. The serpentine shaped free-standing wall consoles with the apron centered with an intricately carved pierc...
Marble
French Louis XV or Rococo Style Dark Brown Walnut Game Table
Located in Barntrup, DE
A beautifully carved French Louis XV or Rococo-style walnut card table that can function as a narrow console table or open up to seat four people for games or card play. The top open...
Leather, Walnut
A pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Giltwood and marble consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of richly carved French 19th century Louis XV st. Giltwood and Rosso Levanto marble consoles. Each stunning console is raised by a pair of scrolled a...
Marble
A Louis XV Style Console Table By François Linke, Paris
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Console Table, With Marble Top, By François Linke, Paris. Surmounted by a serpentine-shaped Brèche de Saint-Maximin marble top. The fri...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Giltwood Marble Top Console
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XV giltwood marble top console is an amazing rendition of the style that glorifies the beauty of nature, emphasizing shell floral and foliate forms to an am...
Marble
Provençal Walnut Console Table with Two Drawers, Louis XV Style, 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely made Provençal console table in solid walnut, crafted in the Louis XV style during the 20th century. The piece is traditionally pegged in construction and opens with two sha...
Wood
Antique Pair Louis XV Rococo Portor de Pyrénées Console Tables c. Late 18th C.
Located in Westfield, MA
These stunning Antique Louis XV Rococo Portor de Pyrénées Console Tables date back to the late 18th century and are crafted from finely detailed carved wood with a rich patina. The t...
Marble
French Louis XV Style 19th Century Walnut Console Table with Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style walnut console table from the 19th century, with three drawers, carved apron and cabriole legs. Created in France during the 19th century, this walnut console...
Brass
Louis XV Style Hand Carved Beechwood Console With Carrara White Marble Top
Located in Norwood, NJ
This elegant console table is hand carved from beechwood and finished in a soft whitewashed tone that enhances the depth and fluidity of the carving. The shaped Carrara marble top re...
Carrara Marble
French LXV Style Dressing Table Finished in Antique White
Located in London, Park Royal
Made in the French LXV style, this dressing table has been hand carved in solid wood by La Maison London featuring the ornamental shell, scroll and S curve of the Rococo period and h...
Hardwood
Antique Italian Louis XV Rocaille Style Bombe Demilune Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and a little unusual carved gilt wood console table from the early 20th century. Hand-crafted in Italy, solid wood construction, distressed painted gold lacquered gilded br...
Giltwood
Pair of 19th C. French Louis XV Iron Console Tables with Marble Tops
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate your space with this elegant pair of antique French consoles. Crafted circa 1870 in the Louis XV style from repurposed balcony grilles, the wrought iron bases feature intrica...
Marble, Wrought Iron
$12,950Sale Price|30% Off
Maison Jansen, Louis XV Style, Large Console, Beige Carved Wood, Marble
Located in Manhasset, NY
Monumental marble top Louis XV Style Console, Sideboard, Maison Jansen, Late 19th Early 20th Century. A stunning console table or sideboard having a parcel gilt and paint decorat...
Belgian Black Marble
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...
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Console Table with Original Marble.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Console Table with Original Marble.
Marble
Pair of French Louis XV Painted Console Tables with White and Gray Marble Tops
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful pair of wall attached consoles painted in a cream/gray finish having marble tops in a variegated gray and white color. Serpentine leg in a...
Wood
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
Painted Marble Top Console
Located in Huntington, NY
Painted Marble Top Console Louis XVI Style with one drawer. Tapered and fluted legs below on a carved frieze with a single drawer with a marble top.
Oak, Pine
Pair of Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Giltwood and Faux Marble Consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of Italian 18th century Louis XV period giltwood and faux painted marble free standing Genovese consoles. Each beautiful console is raised by elegant cabriole legs wi...
Wood, Giltwood
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...
Marble
Louis XV Period Giltwood and Breche D’Alep marble console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and richly carved French 18th century Louis XV Period Giltwood and Breche D'Alep marble console. This wonderful and most unique console is raised by an intricately carv...
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood Console with the Original Marble Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and extremely high quality French 19h century Louis XV st. giltwood freestanding console with the original marble top. The console is raise by sensational cabriole legs...
Marble
Pair of French 18th Century Louis XV Period Oak and Marble Consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 18th century Louis XV period oak and marble consoles. Each wall mounted console is raised by fine block feet below scrolled movements and carved acanthus leaves. Connecting each elegantly scrolled leg is a pierced stretcher centered by foliate movements and smooth cabochons. Above each leg are carved corner designs centering the impressive pierced reserves at the arbalest shaped frieze. Each reserve displays a different family crest flanked by richly carved dogs...
Marble
20th Century Louis XV Gilt Console with Marble Top (Pair available)
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is one of a pair of early 20th century French Louis XV style consoles. The rouge marble top is over a carved, pierced frieze, flanked by carved cabriole legs joined by a pierc...
Wood
Antique French Provincial Console
Located in Sheffield, MA
Constructed in light brown wood, the veined false marble top is painted on wood in colors of rose, peach and light brown. The console has four legs, the two front ones are front-faci...
Wood
Mid-Century Italian Gilt Bronze Console with Marble Top, circa 1960
Located in BÉTERA, ES
This striking Italian console table dates from the 1960s and showcases the exuberant decorative language characteristic of Italian design during the mid-20th century. Crafted in rich...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Gilt Wood Console Table with Marble Top
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this magnificent Louis XV transition-style console table from the Napoleon III period. It is in gilt wood and supported by four cabriole legs connected by a stretcher....
Marble
French Early 19th Century Louis XV Style Console and Matching Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A monumental and most impressive French early 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood and white Carrara marble console and matching mirror. The stunning wall mounted console is raised by ...
Carrara Marble
A Louis XIV-XV Transitional Style Giltwood Carved Wall Console with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Louis XIV-XV Transitional Style Giltwood Carved Wall Console with Marble Top. The three-drawer apron wall-mounting console table with gilt-bronze pull handles, rounded corners and ...
Marble, Bronze
Bodart French Provincial Louis XV Fruitwood Console Table With Mounted Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style console table By Jacques Bodart USA, Circa 1960s Carved fruitwood, with original brass ormolu mounts and hardware. Measures: 54"W ...
Brass
Italian Giltwood and Breche D'alep Console With Table Marble Top
Located in Kastrup, DK
Italian 19th Century giltwood and Breche D’Alep marble console table. Richly hand-carved gilt wood in the form of masquerades, acanthus leafs, etc. Stunn...
Marble
$18,750Sale Price|25% Off
Fine Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Console Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Finely Carved Late 19th Century Regence Style Giltwood Console The shaped rectangular brèche marble top above a latticework frieze and pierced foliate apron centered by a coa...
Marble
19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Console Table with Marble Top
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A 19th century Louis XV style wall console table with marble top. Probably from the Napoleon III epoch. Gesso and gold painted, openwork carved and rocaille-shaped wooden frame, car...
Marble
18th Century Wall Console in Wood
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant carved wall console in wood with acanthus leaf decoration from the 18th century Very beautiful patina and in very good condition Note: the upper part has been redone with a...
Giltwood
Fine Roman Mid-18th Century Giltwood Rococo Console Table with Marble top
Located in Rome, IT
Roman mid-18th century gilt-wood Rococo consoles with a Yellow Siena veneered marble top within a black marble surround, above a pierced frieze centered by a foliate cartouche, on ...
Giltwood
Italian 18th Century Louis XV Giltwood and Marble Console Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
A stunning and extremely decorative Italian 18th century Louis XV period patinated gilt wood and marble console. The wall mounted console is raised by two patinated cabriole legs with carved acanthus leaf accented feet, and larger scrolls at the top. Wonderful movement throughout. Use it as a console table, a entry hallway table...
Marble
$2,241Sale Price|25% Off
19th Century French Hand Carved Dark Walnut Console Table in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century French hand carved console table in Louis XV style made in dark walnut in very good authentic condition with one front drawer.
Walnut