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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Large Scale Italian Louis XV Carved Giltwood Console Table W/ Verde Marble Top
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely 1970s large scale Louis XV style console table with verde marble top. Its size makes it a dramatic statement piece! The cabriole legs and serpentine front are nicely...
Verde Antico Marble
French Louis XVI Mahogany Marble Top Console Table, 18th Centry
Located in Bradenton, FL
Elegant French Louis XVI Mahogany Console Table with Marble Top. Table features a rich mahogany case fitted with a single frieze drawer. The drawer retains its original neoclassical ...
Marble
Louis XV Giltwood Console Table with Fine Gold Leaf and Shaped Marble Top
Located in Miami, FL
This impressive antique giltwood console table is distinguished by its elegant proportions, elaborate carving, and beautiful fine gold-leaf finish. The shaped apron is richly decorat...
Marble
18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Console with Original Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exceptional 18th-century French Louis XV giltwood wall console, hand-carved in richly detailed relief with exquisite Rococo motifs. This refined piece, created during the reign of...
Belgian Black Marble
French Louis XV Style Giltwood Console Table with Marble Top
Located in Bradenton, FL
French Louis XV Style Giltwood Console Table with Marble Top. Table features a dramatic deep serpentine front and sides, lavish foliate carvings, and scrolling cabriole legs termina...
Marble
MID-18TH CENTURY LOUIS XV GILDED WOOD CONSOLE TABLE
Located in Firenze, FI
An elegant console table made of carved wood, finely gilded with gold leaf, featuring a carved wooden top painted in tempera in shades of brown, yellow, and black. The console table ...
Wood, Paint
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
20th century Giltwood Wall Console in Louis XV Style, France
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A richly decorative Louis XV‑style giltwood wall console, crafted in France and shaped with the fluid elegance characteristic of the Rococo vocabulary. The scrolling contours, foliat...
Wood
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
Pair of French white painted consoles and marble tops
Located in Houston, TX
This pair has great style appeal in a painted finish with graceful curved lines. The marble is clear With light veining in a pale beige. No breaks or restoration. They are wall attac...
Marble
Louis XV Walnut Wall Console with Carrara Marble, c.1890
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A graceful French wall-mounted console in the Louis XV revival taste, crafted in solid walnut with a warm, lively grain and a mellow patina. The shaped apron is carved with a central...
Marble
$2,015Sale Price|20% Off
French Louis XV Style Console Gold Leaf Gilded Wood and Marble
Located in Poperinge, BE
Imposing and impressive classical console in Louis XV style, with gold-leaf gilded wood and gesso, featuring a green-veined marble top, circa early 20th century, France. A graceful ...
Marble, Gold Leaf
Italian Louis XV Style Serpentine-Form Top Giltwood Console Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian Louis XV Style Giltwood Console, serpentine-form top over cabriole legs, with paper label "Made in Italy" underside. 31.5" H x 70" W x 18.5" D. Provenance: From a Connectic...
Giltwood
French Louis XV Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Card and Backgammon Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A truly fabulous 19th century French marquetry card table, the rectangular top centered with an inlaid cartouche and musical instruments, within swept foliate inlay, the top opening ...
Ormolu
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
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
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
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
$7,137 / item
Louis XV Style Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Louis XV style mahogany and rosewood banded console table applied with very fine brass mounts, the brass bound top with a frieze drawer, on ram's head capital cabriole legs with ho...
Brass
Maitland Smith, Console Table, Gilt Metal, Tesselated Marble, Philippines, 1980s
Located in Stamford, CT
Maitland Smith, Louis XV Style Demilune Console Table, Gilt Metal, Tessellated Marble, Philippines, 1980s An interesting Louis XV style demilune console table designed and produced ...
Marble, Iron
Pair of Italian Early 20th Century Carved Giltwood & Marble Console Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition This pair of Italian early 20th-century console tables showcases the elegance and movement of the French Louis XV style with beautifully carve...
Marble
$2,552Sale Price|20% Off
French Louis XV style gilt wall mounted console
Located in Houston, TX
The fine carving and gilt finish on this console makes it I desirable . The curved shape Is graceful in design and the legs also have a beautiful curved Shape. The gilding is origina...
Marble
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
Large French Mid-18th Century Giltwood Rococo Console Table with Marble top
Located in Rome, IT
French mid-18th century gilt-wood and lacquered Louis XV console with a french red veneered marble top , above a pierced frieze centered by a foliate cartouche, on cabriole legs wi...
Giltwood
Antique Louis XV Style Console Table for Restoration
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
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
$1,587Sale 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
A French Louis XV Style Carved Oak Wall Console Table with Marble Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
with serpentine rasotica marble top above a conforming carved oak base with dramatic scalloped apron centering a bold shell medallion flanked by rocaille carving; raised on cabriole ...
Oak
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
$3,052Sale Price|21% Off
Louis XV Style Giltwood Console Table with Marble Top, circa 1900
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This decorative console table was made around 1900 in the Louis XV style and reflects the ornamental language of the late 19th century. The carved wooden structure is made of beech w...
Marble
$1,376Sale 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 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
Antique French Walnut Console / Server Table
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very well made antique French walnut console / server table. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1920’s. The quality is outstanding, this is extremely well made and is a very useful size. It stands on cabriole legs with gorgeous, crisp floral carving on all edges. The top and drawer fronts are cross banded, the drawers are felt lined and have fine, hand cut dovetailed joints. We have had this recently re-polished, the condition is excellent for it age. We also have the matching dining table and set of eight chairs that came with this, seen listed under our other items for sale. Width – 42 inches , 107 cm Depth – 22 inches , 56 cm Height – 36 inches...
Walnut
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, Iron, Gold
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...
Wood
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
French Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Console Table with White Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant 19th-century French Louis XV style demi-lune console table, circa 1860-1880. The carved wood frame features flowing cabriole legs with elaborate foliate, scroll, and shell ca...
Marble
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
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
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 Louis XIV Style Giltwood Console Table, With Marble Top
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XIV Style Giltwood Console Table, With Marble Top. The rectangular brêche violette marble top inset within a gadrooned surround. The frieze caved in relief with lambrequins ...
Breche Violette Marble
Antique French Center Library Table Louis XV Carved Oak Rococo Parquetry c1890
Located in Choudrant, LA
Antique French Center Library Table Louis XV Carved Oak Rococo Parquetry c1890. Direct from France, a substantial antique French Louis XV Rococo Revival center library table, almost...
Oak
Small Louis XV Style Oak and Marble Top Wall Console Table
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
An elegant small wall table or console table in the Louis XV style. Early 20th century. Oak with a marble top. Wall consoles of this type and proportion were traditionally used in ...
Marble
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.
Walnut
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
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
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
20th century wood-carved Louis XV style console with marble top, France
Located in Meulebeke, BE
An opulent French console table from the 1970s, crafted in the Louis XV style with exuberant Baroque influences. The base is carved from wood and finished in a rich gilt tone, featur...
Marble
French Louis XV Giltwood Marble Top Wall Mounted Console Table C. 1870s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Measures: 33 1/2" h x 50 1/2" w x 16 1/4" d. It clings to the wall like something grown there — as though the house itself had pushed it outward in a moment of extravagance. This ...
Marble
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
Pair of Hand Carved, Louis XV French Style Gilt Wood Consoles
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV style consoles hand-carved by master craftsmen and finished in a hand gilded patina, slightly aged and distressed. Including a bevel cut crema marfil marble which has been h...
Marble, Gold, Gold Leaf
French Louis XV Giltwood Carved Walnut Marble Top Console Table Circa 1890s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Measures: 38 7/8" h x 72 3/4" w x 24 3/4" d. There is nothing timid about this console. It was born in a century that admired the 18th, and it carries that admiration boldly in eve...
Marble
Bodart French Ebonized Bronze Mounted Louis XV Style Console Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This refined French Louis XV ebonized console table is a distinguished example of classic French craftsmanship, produced by the celebrated Bodart Furniture Company, a firm long respe...
Bronze
Pair of 18th Century French Rococo Louis XV Carved Gilt Wood Marble Top Consoles
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite pair of French Louis XV wall-mounted consoles represents the height of Rococo artistry, combining dramatic sculptural carving with lavish gilded decoration. Designed t...
Marble
Italian 19th century Giltwood, Oil on Canvas, and Marble console and mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and grand scale Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Giltwood, Oil on Canvas and marble console and mirror. This stunning freestanding Giltwood console and its original Tr...
Marble
French Louis XIV Style Carved Painted Wall Mounted Console Table with wood top
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century French Regence Wood Top Console is the perfect way to add timeless elegance to your entryway, hall or any niche! Sculpted from old-growth walnut and left in antic white ...
Walnut
18th Century Veneered and Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XV Writing Desk
Located in IT
The elegant antique north Italian (Genoa) Louis XV period writing desk, called also bureau plat, is made of veneered and inlaid woods. It have a beautiful wavy line with slender but ...
Bronze
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
Louis XV Style Distressed Painted Console Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant Louis XV style painted console table or writing desk is a refined interpretation of one of France's most celebrated furniture styles. Graceful in proportion and richly a...
Walnut
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