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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Louis XV Console Table, Giltwood and Marble, Hand-Carved, Circa 1730
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
Marge Carson Walnut Serpentine Console Table with Cabriole Legs
By Marge Carson
Located in Yonkers, NY
This substantial Marge Carson console table showcases the dramatic curves and elegant proportions that helped establish the American luxury furniture maker's distinctive aesthetic. C...
Wood, Walnut
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
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
$2,689Sale 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
19th Century Louis XV Giltwood Console
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XV giltwood, wall-mounted console table with a white marble tops. This console features floral foliage motifs, classical urn and latticework. To view more of our listin...
Marble
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Provençale Console Table with Fleur-de-Lys
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period Provençale console table from the 18th century, with scalloped apron, stylized fleur-de-lys and cabriole legs. Born in Provence during the reign of King Loui...
Wood
19th Century Louis XV Style Hand-Carved French Console Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century Louis XV style hand carved console. Serpentine top rests on pair of cabriole legs with ram’s head feet.
Wood
Pair 19th Century French Louis XV Rococo Style Rouge Marble Top Console Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (late 19th century) wall-mount console tables in the early 18th century French Louis XV rococo style, finely carved, with rouge red and white variegated marble tops, ...
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
French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Giltwood Console Table with Marble Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Measures: 38 7/8" h x 72 3/4" w x 24 3/4" d There is a certain confidence in a true French console — the kind that does not shout but simply occupies its space with grace. This late...
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Console Table with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an entryway or grand salon with this elegant antique console table crafted in France, circa 1880. The serpentine form is executed in finely carved giltwood, showcasing the g...
Marble
Antique Louis Revival Carved Giltwood Console Pier Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A fine antique Louis XV Revival carved giltwood marble topped console table, circa 1830 in date. This finely carved giltwood console table is surmounted with an exquisite shaped rectangular Vielle Brun marble top above a frieze carved with anthemion, 'S' scrolls and roses. This is splendidly supported by four elegant cabriole legs decorated with acanthus leaves that are united by a stretcher that is centred with an anthemion. This piece is truly unique and is guaranteed to bring beauty and charm to your home for many years to come. Condition: In really excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 103 x Width 113 x Depth 48 Dimensions in inches: Height 3 foot, 5 inches x Width 3 foot, 8 inches x Depth 1 foot, 7 inches Vielle Brun Marble Mined in the Ville-Louron Haute-Pyrenees, France, the marble with purple highlights. Quarry was opened in antiquity and was active in the middle ages intil when it closed in the early 20th Century. Giltwood There is no doubt that giltwood furniture is an expression of grandeur and luxury. The golden hue of these pieces comes from the application of real gold leaf—a highly valued material both then and now. When it comes to buying antique...
Marble
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
Louis XV Style Walnut Cross Banded Flip Top Console
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A particularly decorative French style Console Table that once had the ability to double the top size with a flip top feature which is no longer working, the piece is being sold sole...
Walnut
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
$1,572Sale 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
Antique French Louis XV Rococo Style Shell Carved 68" Marble Top Console Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique French Louis XV Rococo Style Finely Carved 68" Travertine Marble Top Console ...
Marble
$2,156Sale 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
$3,060Sale Price|55% Off
Late 19th Century Italian Rocco Hand-Carved Giltwood and Painted Console Table
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
An exquisite late 19th century Italian hand-carved giltwood and painted console table in the Rococo Revival style, richly detailed with scrolling acanthus leaves, shell motifs, and c...
Wood
Louis XV Period Painted and Gilt Serpentine Console, France, circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Louis XV console table with serpentine blue grey marble top and painted in a pale blue-grey color with gilt accents frame. The apron with deep serp...
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
Louis XV Walnut Console Table
Located in East Aurora, NY
A Louis XV Period Console Table in Walnut with Cabriole legs ending in a hoof foot. Carved and paneled shaped Frieze with a single drawer. Provence, France ca. 1760. Excellent color ...
Walnut
Louis XV Style Giltwood Console with Marble top, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
This refined Rococo-style console table embodies the elegance and artistic craftsmanship of the 19th-century French tradition. Fashioned in giltwood and supported by four graceful ca...
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
$1,850Sale Price|48% Off
Louis XV Style Painted Gilt Console Table with Ball and Claw Feet
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XV Style Painted Gilt Console Table with Ball and Claw Feet Offered for sale is a Louis XV style painted console table with lovely carvings and ball and claw feet and distress...
Wood
$12,950Sale Price|30% Off
Maison Jansen, Louis XV Style, Large Console, Beige Carved Wood, Marble
Located in Stamford, CT
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
19th Century Spanish Hand Carved Card Foldable Table with Bronze Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Spanish Hand Carved Card Table with Bronze Mounts and red carpet. The bronze ashtrays are removable
Bronze
Antique Louis XV Style Giltwood (Gold Leaf) Marble Top Console Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XV style gilt wood (gold leaf) marble top console table, late 19th century. With a marble top with molded front and side edges, a foliate carved frieze with a large cen...
Marble, Gold Leaf
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
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
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
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
20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood Marble Top Louis XV Style French Console
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French console from the second half of the 20th century. Furniture in wood and plaster in the Louis XV style, carved, lacquered and gilded (bronze tint) of beautiful line and pleasan...
Marble
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
Gessoed & Gilt Rococo / Louis XV Style Demilune Console Table with Limestone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine custom made Louis XV or Rococo style table. With a gessoed and gilt wooden base in the high Rococo style with carved "C" and "S" scroll legs & stretcher and a shaped top. ...
Limestone
Pair of Italian Louis XV Style Walnut Console Tables with Serpentine Fronts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Louis XV style walnut console tables with serpentine fronts, cabriole legs and single drawers. This exquisite pair of Italian Louis XV style walnut console tables c...
Walnut
Beautiful 19th Century French Game Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Beautiful 19th century French game table, Louis XV style.
Walnut
Baker Furniture Italian Provincial Louis XV Carved Maple Console or Entry Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Italian Provincial Louis XV style console or entry table By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection Italy, Late 20th Century Carved maple, with original brass hardw...
Brass
$19,950Sale Price|42% Off
Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved "Royal" Center Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style giltwood carved "Royal" center table with a Brêche d'Alep marble top. The serpentine front, back and sides aprons of this finely carved...
Marble
A French Louis XV Style Console with Black Lacquer & Walnut Finish By La Maison
Located in London, Park Royal
A refined French Louis XV style console table, distinguished by its elegant serpentine silhouette and slender, cabriole legs. The piece is crafted with a gently curved façade and sid...
Brass
$5,997
Victoire Console Table
By Century Furniture, Tara Shaw
Located in New Orleans, LA
Inspired by an 18th Century Louis XV elaborately carved console with a black honed marble top exemplifies the Rococo style's emphasis on ornate and fluid designs, characterized by sy...
Stone
French Walnut Serpentine Ormolu & Marble Top Chest of Drawers , Circa 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
French Walnut serpentine graduated chest of drawers with exquisite decorative inlays, original ormolu mounts , original greenish white vane marble top, and terminating on french spl...
Marble
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
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
Smooth White Bronze Demi Console Table – Louise Half Moon, Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
The Louise Demi Console Table in Smooth White Bronze is a demi-lune wall table designed by Paul Mathieu: half-moon top, three cabriole legs in Smooth White Bronze metal, serpentine a...
Silver, Sheet Metal
French Louis XV Style Parcel-Gilt Wrought Iron Wall Console with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV Style Wrought Iron Wall-Mounting Console with Marble Top. The scrolled slight serpentine wrought iron scrolled frame with its original finish and parcel-gilt acanth...
Marble, Wrought Iron
An Italian 18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Marble Console
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this elegant Italian console table from the Louis XV period, dating back to the 18th century. This console table has a unique historical charm, perfect for enhancing your ...
Marble
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Carved Wooden Console Tables
Located in High Point, NC
This pair of 19th Century French Louis XV carved wooden console tables showcases the elegance and fluidity characteristic of the period. Each table features a gently curved silhouett...
Wood
Pair of Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Consoles with Original Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and palatially scaled pair of Italian 18th century Louis XV period giltwood and marble Neapolitan consoles with their original matchin...
Siena 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
20th Century Louis XV French Carved Foliate Giltwood and Marble Top Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
20th Century Louis XV Style French Carved Foliate Giltwood and Grern Marble Top Side Table Measures 19" in width, 15" in depth, 29" in height.
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
Italian 18th Century Louis XV St. Wrought Iron, Gilt Metal, and Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative Italian 18th century Louis XV st. wrought iron, gilt metal, and marble console. The wall mounted console is raised by a fine scalloped base from w...
Marble, Metal, Wrought Iron
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
Pair of Large Early 20th Century French Forged Iron Console Tables
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of impressive and large early 20th Century French forged iron console tables in Louis XV style. With original Carrara marble tops. Good wear and patina, a few rust marks to th...
Marble, Iron
Antique Louis XV Style Console Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Authentic Provincial French Console with wood inlaid top over one large drawer on carved cabriole legs having an interesting angle carved foot, and having a bow front case. The case ...
Brass
Signed Pair Zwiener Bronze Oak Breche D' Alep Marble Console Tables
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This signed pair of Zwiener bronze-mounted oak console tables exemplifies the height of French craftsmanship and design, blending regal elegance with masterful detailing. Attributed ...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
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
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