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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Vintage Pair French Louis Revival Ormolu Mounted Occasional Tables 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful pair of vintage French Louis Revival ormolu mounted side tables, mid 20th century in date. The oval shaped top tables are framed with decorative ormolu borders a...
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XV Style Walnut Chevet Table Signed G. Durand
Located in Houston, TX
19th-Century French Louis XV style walnut chevet table signed G. Durand, featuring marquetry, brass ormolu, a single drawer, and elegantly curved legs.
Brass
French Cabriole Leg Nightstands or Bedside Tables - Sold as a Pair
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pair of French bedside end tables or nightstands of wonderfully patinated cherrywood - each stand featuring a scalloped edge gallery over a serpentine frieze of three drawers ...
Metal, Brass
$1,600Sale Price|41% Off
18th Century Louis XV Side Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
A French provincial Louis XV period writing table in walnut, circa 1770, the original conforming top over a scalloped apron with one drawer, on cabriole legs. Older finish, nice pati...
Walnut
Ralph Lauren Noble Estate French Louis XV Mahogany One Drawer End Table - a Pair
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Ralph Lauren Noble Estate French Louis XV St...
Mahogany
Antique French Provincial Mahogany Louis XV Style Side or Tea Table, circa 1900
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique French Provincial mahogany Louis XV style side or tea table, circa 1900. This lovely table has been meticulously cared for and has beautiful patina with a satin-like sheen....
Mahogany
$539Sale Price|39% Off
20th Century Two-Drawer Bedside Commode Nightstand with Marble Top
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
20th century two-drawer bedside commode nightstand with marble top Drawers open and close with ease, gilt highlighted carvings on the face of the drawers. Measures: 19" W x 11.5" D...
Marble
Quirky French Provincial Side Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 18th century French oak side table with "turtle" shaped top with molded edge, over "cupid bow" shaped apron and boldly standing on spayed cabriole legs, the whole possessing goo...
Oak
$1,681Sale Price|20% Off
Louis 15 Style Mahogany Console Game Table Napoleon 3 Period
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful mahogany flip top card table forming a console when folded. The board in playing position is covered with a green felt finished with a braid and rests on an elegant Louis X...
Mahogany
18th Century French Walnut Barley Twist Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
18th century walnut library table from France. The top is made from two planks and is banded with a beveled edge, following down to a simple apron, which contains a single drawer in the front. The table is supported on hand turned barley and vine twist...
Walnut
18th Century Style French Louis XV Marquetry Side Table or Nightstands, a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Louis XV French Style side tables or nightstands with elegant marquetry work, all original restored. This sumptuous side tables have a distinctively shaped rectangular ma...
Oak
19th Century Louis XV Style Marquetry Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Louis XV style French two-drawer side table, or night stand with inlaid marquetry veneers of walnut and mahogany. Cast bronze hardware. Nice proportions with curved co...
Bronze
20th century French Louis XV Style Pair of Bedside Tables, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Charming pair of wooden bedside tables in Louis XV style, resting on delicate cabriole legs ending in bronze sabots. Each piece opens with three curved drawers decorated with veneere...
Walnut
Antique French Ledet et fils Louis XV Ladies Sewing Work Table Dressing Vanity
Located in Forney, TX
Refined country French elegance and sophistication at its finest, this Provincial Louis XV style lady's sewing stand work table or coiffeuse by Ledet et fils exudes refined grace and functionality. Born in Bordeaux Region of Southwestern France in the mid-19th century, exceptionally executed in sophisticated King Louis Fifteenth (1715-1774) taste, hand-crafted of warm mellow solid mahogany, having a rectangular serpentine shaped hinged top opening to reveal the original flat mirror plate, over a removable divided tray, faux drawer front with wooden escutcheon, above a sewing / work bin, gently curved scalloped apron, all rising elegantly on long cabriole legs adorned with finely carved shell acanthus leaf knee ending in whorl feet, terminating on casters. circa 1850s Signed, retaining the original ébéniste (cabinetmakers) makers mark to the underside, reading: Ledet Fab de Meubles Bordeaux Dimensions: (approx) 29.25" High, 24" Wide, 16.75" Deep Versatile: As warm and attractive as it is useful, having the ideal size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a side table, accent table, hall console, sofa table, bedside nightstand, rolling lamp...
Wood, Mahogany
Pair Louis XV Style Gilt Metal Mounted Parquetry Mahogany Side Tables
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt Metal Mounted mixed Fruitwood Parquetry Mahogany Side Tables Measures 17.5" in width , 17.5" on depth, 29.50" in height.
Brass, Ormolu
20th Century French Side Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming and elegant early 20th-century side table is crafted from solid walnut, showcasing a warm, rich grain. It features three drawers on the front arranged in two rows, each...
Brass
Antique French Style Kidney Side Table
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous antique French style inlaid kidney side table, dating from around the 1950’s period. This has a beautiful and useful design, it is a nice petite size. It is predominantly...
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Pair of Dark Walnut Nightstands Tables with Drawer and Open Shelf
Located in Miami, FL
A pretty pair of French one drawer nightstands with open shelf , circa 1910. Pair of French Louis XV style walnut bedside tables from the e...
Fruitwood
French Louis XV Satinwood Inlay Triple Drop Leaf Side Table with Bronze Ormolu
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XV Style Satinwood Inlay Drop Leaf Triangular Side Table with Bronze Ormolu. Item features floral satinwood inlay, bronze ormolu, three drop sides, cabriole legs, qualit...
Bronze
Fine Pair French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Floral Marquetry Side Tables
Located in Forney, TX
A fine pair of French Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry inlaid mahogany side tables. Exquisitely hand-crafted in France, 20th century, fine quality, exceptionally executed in luxurious Louis XV style with Napoleon III Second Empire influences, featuring a round shaped top with protruding squared corners, decorated with elaborate exotic woods floral marquetry work, over frame with gracefully curved scalloped apron, adorned with finely sculpted brilliantly gilded bronze mounts, rising on long elegant cabriole legs, ending in chisled gilt bronze sabots. Dimensions: (approx) 30" High, 29" wide, 29" deep. Provenance/Acquisition: Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Heritage Auctions...
Bronze
$956Sale Price|20% Off
French Side Table Louis XV Ormolu Mounts
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Brass, Bronze
Louis XV Style Vitrine/Display Table with Gilt Bronze Mounts and Glass Top
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XV style display table with a glass top for viewing into The interior with a mirrored bottom. It has a hinged top opening to...
Glass, Mahogany
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
Ca. Early 20th Century French Vitrine Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine jewel like Vitrine Table in Louis XV style. Shaped square form with hinged glass inset top and glass sides. The inside lined in a dusty blue herringbone fabric. The top with bra...
Brass
Antique French Quality Louis XV Style Kidney-Shaped Side / Lamp Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine antique French Louis XV style kidney-shaped occasional table of elegant, refined form. The shaped top is beautifully veneered in well-chosen mahogany with satinwood crossband...
Brass, Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Bow-Front Side Table Desk with Drawer
Located in Dallas, TX
This refined period antique French side table or small desk was crafted during the Louis XV period, circa 1760. Expertly constructed from solid walnut, the piece features an elegant ...
Walnut
20th Pair of Marquetry Walnut Nightstands Tables with Drawer and Open Shelf
Located in Miami, FL
A pretty pair of French, inlaid kingwood, one drawer nightstands with open shelf , circa 1910. Pair of French Louis XV style walnut bedside...
Fruitwood
A French Louis XV style Paint Decorated Marble Top Nightstand, C. 1890.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Delicately proportioned with refined detail, this charming nightstand features a shaped marble top above a single drawer and cupboard door, opening to a marble-lined interior. The ca...
Marble
Pair of Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Cherry Side Tables
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant pair of antique French Louis XV style side tables was crafted in France circa 1930. Each table is made of cherry and features refined marquetry inlay along the drawer fr...
Brass
French Walnut & Oak Side Table in the Louis XV Style with Hiden Drawer, c. 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique Walnut side table, made circa 1900 in the Louis 15 style. To add a drawer while keeping the aesthetic appearance of the table, a large drawer is hidden behind the sculpture o...
Walnut, Oak
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite French occasional table from the 19th century made of rosewood with ormolu mounts and a red marble top to project a taste for luxury in a compact design. The inset marble to...
Brass
Louis XV Style Side Table with Bronze and Marquetry Work, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
The four cabriolet legs have been joined in their inferior part with a square shelf of concave edges and they have been decorated with vegetal elements in golden bronze, like the wai...
Bronze
18th Century French LXV Side Table
Located in Charleston, SC
Charming 18th century French Louis XV painted side table/writing table with natural wooden top with the decorative design and beautifully carved apron on elegant slender tapering cabriole legs...
Wood, Paint
19th Century Louis XV Style Country French Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century Louis XV style Country French side table with a cherry wood base and a walnut top. Two dovetailed drawers, scalloped apron and curved legs. Repairs on legs. Wax...
Cherry, Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Table
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century French Louis XV Table. Offered is a lovely late 18th century French Louis XV oak table with a single drawer, leather top and paw feet. This beautiful table will work wel...
Leather, Oak
$816Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Louis XV Style Bedside Table, 1920s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful small 20th century French Louis XV style walnut and marble bedside table from the 1920s. Three front drawers and two small tables on the sides. Very nice marquetry on eac...
Marble
18th Century French Walnut Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
Louis XV period 18th century walnut side table from France. The top is made from two planks, with a beveled edge and pegged construction. The top follows down to hand carved decorate...
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Style Marble Top Stand with Chinoiserie
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout French Louis XV style two drawer stand with a marble top surrounded by a brass gallery over a case with an alluring blue finish decorated with chinoiserie and brass ormolu.
Marble, Brass
French Carved Fruitwood Louis XV Style Side Table
Located in Norwood, NJ
Provincial French carved fruitwood Louis XV style side table. Country French styling with raised tray form top panels and carved elements on apron and cabr...
Wood, Fruitwood
18th Century Walnut Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
Early 18th century walnut side table from France with a two board top which has pegged construction and a beveled edge, following down t...
Walnut
Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture French Regency Dark Mahogany Side Table
By Baker Furniture Company, Barbara Barry
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Regency or Louis XV style console, sofa table, or side table By Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture USA, Circa Late 20th Century Measures: 38"W x 22"D x 26"H. Ve...
Mahogany
$2,772Sale Price|23% Off
Louis XV Style Side Table with Marquetry and Brass Accents, Circa 1890
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful side table in kidney shape with intricate marquetry work. The top can be folded up and underneath are three compartments. The top can also be closed. The feet finish with b...
Brass
Pair of French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Kingwood Side Tables
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning pair of fine quality French Louis XV style doré bronze mounted kingwood side tables in the manner of famous Parisian ébéniste Francois Linke (1855-1946) and bronze sculpto...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Style Satinwood Floral Inlay Walnut Side Tables - a Pair
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 Style Satinwood Floral Inlay Walnut Side Tables - a Pair. Ite...
Satinwood, Walnut
$3,650 / set
Pair French Painted Églomisé Mirrored Top Tables
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 1940s French Louis XV style cream painted side tables featuring single drawer and églomisé top.
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
20th Century French Louis XV Walnut Kingwood Satinwood Inlaid Ormolu Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Absolutely gorgeous 20th Century French Louis XV two-drawer Walnut and Satinwood Inlaid Ormolu mounted Side Table. Very fine satinwood inlay works. Measures 19.5" in width, 12" in d...
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XV Bedside Table With Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century French Louis XV Bedside Table With Marble Top. This refined bedside table captures the graceful elegance of Louis XV design, highlighted by its flowing cabriole legs, de...
Marble
$2,316Sale Price / set|20% Off
French Louis XV Bedside Tables Nightstands A Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on "Read More" or "View More Details" below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing is from 1st Dibs and they normally s...
Bronze
Pair of Fine French Louis XV Side Tables After Francois Linke
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of magnificent fine quality vintage French Louis XV style gilt bronze ormolu mounted mahogany side tables after celebrated master Parisian ébéniste Francois Linke (b.1855-1946...
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Elegant Louis XV Side Tables with Marble Tops and Brass Accents - A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Elegant Pair of French Louis XV SIde Tables with Marble Tops. Each table features a bombe facade that flows seamlessly into slender cabriole legs, creating the quintessential French ...
Marble, Brass
Antique Louis XV Quality French Rosewood Marquetry Inlaid Side/Console Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Louis XV quality French rosewood marquetry inlaid freestanding centre table having a fantastic quality rosewood marquetry inlaid shaped top with two drop leaves and a brass e...
Other
Fine French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Porcelain Side Table Pair
By François Linke, Martin Carlin
Located in Forney, TX
A fine quality pair of vintage French Louis XV style kingwood floral marquetry bronze doré and porcelain mounted tables. Francois Linke (1855-1946) taste, in the manner of famous Par...
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Needlepoint Tea Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This captivating French 19th century Louis XV-style tea table or side table features a surface covered with an exquisite needlepoint tapestry in shades of ochre and gold on a backgro...
Wool, Oak, Paint
$2,200 / set
Pair of Louis XV Revival Marquetry Side Tables
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
This pair of Louis XV Revival side tables embodies French elegance, with gracefully curved cabriole legs, richly carved aprons, and flowing serpentine silhouettes. Each tabletop is a...
Wood
Quality Antique Louis XV French Marquetry Inlaid Center/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Louis XV French marquetry inlaid centre table having a very attractive quality rosewood serpentine shaped floral marquetry inlaid top with a brass edge, single serpen...
Other
Vintage Baker French Louis XV Style End Table with Brass Ormalu Details
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Baker French Louis XV style end table with brass ormalu details. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and ...
Brass
French 19th Century Mahogany Rafraichissoir
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French, Louis XV-style mahogany rafraîchissoir table from circa 1870. Functioning like a dry bar, this side table is adapted to keeping beverages cold–and you refreshed–by placing ...
Marble, Aluminum
French Louis XV Style Oakwood Nightstand or Side Table
Located in Barntrup, DE
Charming French Louis XV-style nightstand or side table made of oak. The scalloped top shelf above the open recess with a single drawer. Raised on graceful cabriole legs. Dimensions:...
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Chest with Ormolu Trim, Circa 1890
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Louis XV style petite three drawer chest with ormolu trim. Top has a scalloped edge Very nice inlaid details. Perfect little side table / drinks table.
Ormolu
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Side Table from France
Located in High Point, NC
18th century period Louis XV walnut side table from France. The top is made from a single plank and has beveled edges, following down to a simple apron, which contains a single draw...
Walnut