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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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
Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze-Mounted Marble-Top Nightstands, C. 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finely crafted with richly figured wood inlaid surmounted by shaped marble tops, each cabinet is enhanced with finely cast gilt bronze mounts, including corner mounts, escutcheons, a...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style Side Table, Rosewood & Brass, Circa 1800s
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
$5,525Sale Price|35% Off
Louis XV Parquetry Occasional Table, Circa 1760
Located in Huntington, NY
Louis XV parquetry occasional table, Circa 1760.
Bronze
Antique carved LOUIS XV style Side Table, France ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / Side Table / wood / Louis XV / Antique Antique side table with elegantly curved legs and a gracefully finished table top in Louis XV style. The table was beautifull...
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Side Table or Writing Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century Louis XV side table or small writing desk made of solid pear wood with raised gallery on three sides and sturdy slender cabriole curved legs. Hand carved scalloped ap...
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
Louis XV Style Painted Italian Commode, Petite Side Table, Circa 1960s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Small painted Louis XV style painted commode/side table.
Wood
$1,669Sale 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
$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
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 Louis XV Mahogany Side Table by A. Chevrie, Paris
Located in SEDLEC-PRČICE, CZ
This antique French Louis XV style mahogany side table by Antoine Chevrie is an exquisite masterpiece of late nineteenth-century Parisian cabinetmaking. This exceptional furniture pi...
Mahogany
French Louis XV Mahogany Rafraîchissoir Table, Marble Top, Circa 1870
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
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
$836Sale Price|30% Off
French Side Table Louis XV Ormolu Mounts
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Brass, Bronze
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 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
Pair of French Louis XV Style Marble-Top Nightstands or End Tables, C 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Of elegant bombe form, these tables feature shaped, galleried marble tops above a finely crafted burlwood cases with contrasting banded veneers, displaying the graceful curves and re...
Marble, Metal
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
$2,026Sale Price / set|30% 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
Continental Painted Side Table, Mid 20th Century
Located in Warminster, GB
A decoratively painted side table, mid 20C. Stock ref. #3172 In good sturdy order. Height: 62.5 cm (24.6 ") Top diameter: 36 cm (14.1 ")
Wood
Country French Louis XV Style Carved and Painted Marble Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
Country French table carved and painted in pale sage green with a rouge marble top and gilt wood accents, c. 1940s. A stunning table with a serpentine marble top having variations o...
Wood, Paint
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
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
$333Sale Price|20% Off
French Nightstand Bedside - Gray patina- painted - Louis XV Style - 1950 France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Vintage patina nightstand in gray, dating from the 1950s. This night table is in the Louis XV style, recognizable by its curved legs. The waist is ca...
Wood
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
Louis XV Side Table, Hand-Carved with Gilt Finish and Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A lovely petite Louis XV-style marble-top table with gold gilt finish and beautiful hand-carved details. A shaped white marble top with subtle veining sits atop a painted and gilt ba...
Marble
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
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Brass Mounted Inlaid Burl Fruitwood Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Brass Mounted Inlaid Burl Fruitwood Side Table. Measure 17.25W x 13 x 30.75H. Drawers are 12.5"W x 9"Dx 3.25"H
Brass
$7,395Sale Price|20% Off
French Louis XV Style Side Table in Kingwood a gilt bronze Attributed To Zwiner
Located in Kastrup, DK
French side table crafted from gilt bronze mounted Kingswood. Slightly raised top in Rosso Levanto marble in shades of red, green and grey. France c. 1890. This exquisite quality sid...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV-Style Marquetry Side Table
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an elegant 19th century French Louis XV-style mahogany side table featuring exceptional marquetry throughout. The circular top is richly inlaid with an intricate floral bouqu...
Marble, Brass
Fine Antique French Figured Maple And Stone Top Console Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fabulous little accent table the perfect size for a variety of uses, well crafted with great Louis XV style. The table features a shapely duck egg blue stone top with flared front ...
Stone, Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Occasional Side Table with Marble Top
Located in Chicago, IL
A finely made Louis XV–revival guéridon (occasional side table), late 19th century, crafted in mahogany with gilt‑bronze (ormolu) detailing and standing on slender cabriole legs term...
Marble, Bronze
Small Louis XV Style Fruitwood Side Table, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Charming Louis XV–style miniature side table crafted in fruitwood during the early 20th century. The piece reflects the elegance of 18th-century French design through its graceful pr...
Wood
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
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
20th Pair of 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 oak bedside tables from the early...
Walnut
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
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
Antique Louis XV Style Inlaid Walnut Side Table, French, Circa 1880
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Small 19th Century Louis XV style French side / drinks table. Diamond shaped inlaid top and one drawer and curving legs.
Wood, Walnut
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
$19,880Sale Price|20% Off
Fine French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Side-Table by François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French Louis XV Transitional Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Marquetry and Æil de Vermeil Parquetry single-drawer side-table by François Linke (1855-1946). The rectangular top...
Ormolu
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
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
Late 19th‑century Walnut side table in the Louis XV style, France
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A late‑19th‑century French side table in the Louis XV style, crafted in walnut. This table brings together the elegance, fluidity, and decorative refinement that defined the Rococo r...
Walnut
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
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
French Louis XV Revival Painted Side Table, Belle Époque, Circa 1880
Located in London, GB
A refined French Louis XV revival side table, circa 1880. A hand-painted tabletop with a coveted craquelure effect adds to the romantic appeal of the pastoral scene. This side table...
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
French Louis XV Style Walnut Side Tables / Chests - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of French walnut side tables with Louis XV styling. Their have cabriolet legs with one drawer over open space and two additional drawers. They have dovetail constructi...
Brass
Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture French Regency Dark Mahogany Side Table
By Barbara Barry, Baker Furniture Company
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
19th Century Escalier de Cristal French Louis XV Side Table
Located in Forney, TX
A gorgeous antique Louis XV style side table by Escalier de Cristal with beautiful patina. Hand crafted in Paris France during the last quarter of the 19th century, it features a verde marble-top, above a diamond motif parquet case with a single drawer, opposing side having a pull-out serving tray slide with green inset gilt-tooled leather panel, long slender cabriole legs with beautiful exotic wood inlay floral medallions, medial shelf with checkerboard motif parquetry and cross-banded border, ending with decorative gilt-bronze accented feet. Signed Escalier De Cristal Paris Dimensions: (approx) 29" H, 14.5" W, 14.5 D Great antique condition. Original, unrestored, antique condition. Having patina. Missing one gilt foot accent. Some loss. Wear/tear consistent with age and use. Provenance: From the estate of Lonnie Alfred "Bo" Pilgrim (May 8, 1928 – July 21, 2017) co-founder of Pilgrim's Pride, which at one time was one of the largest chicken producers in the United States. Pilgrim co-founded Pilgrim's Pride when he opened a feed store...
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Italian Venetian French Louis XV Style Painted Marble Top Lamp Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Venetian/French Louis XV Style Hand Painted Floral Green Marble Top Side Table. Item features an inset marble top, hand painted floral details, green and cream finish...
Marble
$48,950Sale Price / set|42% Off
Pair French 19th Century Ormolu & Malachite Pedestal Side Tables, Attr F.E. Piat
By Frédéric - Eugène Piat 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Palatial very fine and rare pair of French 19th century Louis XV style Ormolu and Malachite Pedestal side tables, attributed to Frédéric-Eugène Piat (French, 1827-1903), the bronze...
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
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
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 19th Century Table Louis XV Style with Floral Marquetry and Gilt Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
French 19th century table Louis XV Style with floral marquetry and gilt bronze Beautiful violon-shaped side table or center table in marquetry and gilt bronze. French furniture of th...
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Hand Carved Oak Side Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early twentieth century French Louis XV style oak side table features deep relief hand carved shells on all four sides and corners as well as scrolling leaves and a floral motif...
Oak
Pair of Marquetry Side Tables with Gilt Metal Mounts
Located in Bradenton, FL
Unique pair of 19th century Marquetry side tables with gilt metal mounts. Raised on four elegant legs with feet ending in brass amulets. There are two drawers in front of each table ...
Wood
18th Century Louis XV Provencal Center Table, Hand-Carved Walnut
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XV table from Provence. Made of solid walnut with deep hand-carved apron and thick cabriole legs. Two dovetailed dr...
Iron