Louis XV Console Tables
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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Early 18th Century German Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Stone, Marble
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Console Tables
Stone, Marble, Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron, Tin
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Console Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble, Metal
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
17th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
2010s English Louis XV Console Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf, Gold
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Fruitwood
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Giltwood
2010s English Louis XV Console Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf, Gold
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
1880s French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Brass
2010s British Louis XV Console Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Walnut
19th Century Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Console Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Console Tables
Fabric
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Walnut
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Walnut
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Console Tables
Carrara Marble, Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
1760s French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Walnut
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
1760s French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble, Bronze
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Oak
1760s French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Walnut
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Giltwood, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
20th Century American Louis XV Console Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Console Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Walnut
1890s French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Brass
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Wood
1970s French Vintage Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
1890s French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Breccia Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Console Tables
Marble