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
Antique French Louis XV Walnut Side Table or Petite Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Refined French Louis XV side table or small desk of graceful proportion, crafted in richly patinated walnut with a serpentine top above a single frieze drawer fitted with a delicate ...
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
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
$5,525Sale Price|35% Off
Louis XV Parquetry Occasional Table, Circa 1760
Located in Huntington, NY
Louis XV parquetry occasional table, Circa 1760.
Bronze
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
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
$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
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
Antique French Provincial Louis XV Style Mahogany Tea Table, circa 1900
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique French Provincial Louis XV style mahogany side or tea table with a single drawer, circa 1900. A special table exuding elegant simplicity featuring a rectangular plank top su...
Mahogany
$1,648Sale 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
1970s Italian Burl Inlaid Olive Wood & Fruitwood Louis XV Side Tables - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a set of 20th century Louis XV style burl olive wood inlaid side tables. They have two dovetailed drawers. The serpentine bodies have beautiful burl olive wood veneers framed...
Brass
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
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
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
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Provençal Walnut Side Table with Drawer
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique bedside table, crafted circa 1820 in Provence, offers a refined and practical form with graceful proportions. Raised on slender cabriole legs, the piece features...
Walnut
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
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
$2,719Sale 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
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
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Walnut Corner Side Table with Drawer
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique corner table, or encoignure, in a living room, hallway, or bedroom for a refined French accent. Crafted in France circ...
Walnut
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
French Antique Louis XV Style Side Table
Located in New York, NY
French antique side table in the style of Louis XV with three leather embossed drawers and two lower compartment shelfs. Stunning marquetry work ador...
Satinwood
18th Century Louis XV Side Table or Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century Louis XV side table or small writing desk made of solid cherry with scalloped apron and curved legs. Single dovetailed drawer with brass pull. Restoration on top. Cir...
Brass
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
$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
Antique French Louis XV Side Table or Desk with Inlaid Embossed Leather Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant French Louis XV walnut side table or petite desk with a graceful serpentine silhouette and delicate cabriole legs that terminate in subtle scroll feet. The shaped top is inse...
Leather, Walnut
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
Refinished French Louis XV style Carved Walnut and Marquetry Side or Lamp Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Refinished French Louis XV style carved walnut side or lamp table featuring an intricate marquetry and inlaid top. From the late 19th century to Early 20th Century, this table is ch...
Wood, Mahogany, Satinwood, 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
French Louis XV Style 1900s Oak Side Table with Drawer and Scalloped Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style oak side table from circa 1900 with single drawer, scalloped apron, curving legs and scrolling feet. This exquisite French Louis XV style oak side table, circ...
Oak
$6,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique Louis XVI Style Pair of Bronze / Brass Vitrine Cabinets or Nightstands
Located in Miami, FL
This early antique Louis XVI style bronze / brass vitrine cabinets or nightstands are simply stunning and constructed of the finest quality. The bronze mounts of Fine form with a sin...
Brass, Bronze
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 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
20th Century Pair of Mahogany Nightstands with Kidney Shape and Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century pair of mahogany nightstands with kidney shape and two drawers.
Mahogany
French Gilt & Painted Louis XV Table
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
Vintage French Tabouret Side Table or Plant Stand with Gilt Fleur-de-Lis
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage French tabouret side table or plant stand, France, 1960's. This beautiful petite table from the Île-de-France region is adorned with a fleur-de-lis gold gilt center appliqué...
Oak
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
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
French Louis XV Style Walnut Side table with Scalloped Apron and Single Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style walnut side table from the early 19th century with single drawer and scalloped apron on all sides. This elegant French Louis XV style walnut side table, haili...
Walnut
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
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
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
Venetian Painted Side Table, 18th c
Located in valatie, NY
This beautiful hand-painted Venetian table has a yellow ground with green scrolls and red foliate decoration. It has a scalloped apron and stands on cabriole legs. The top has a pain...
Canvas, Pine
Antique Pair of French Marble Top Stands or Tables
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Refined pair of antique French Louis XV style stands with rouge marble tops having a brass gallery over a three drawer case with brass hardware, c...
Marble, Brass
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
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
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
Black Stone and Metal Horse Equine 2 Tier Side Table
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...
Granite, Metal
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
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 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
20th Century Pair of Marquetry Darkness Walnut Nightstands Tables with Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A pretty pair of French, inlaid kingwood, one drawer nightstands with tray accents, circa 1930. Pair of French Louis XV style walnut bedside tab...
Fruitwood
French Louis XV Style Side Table, Fruitwood, Italy, Circa 1950s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely square country French side table with cabriole legs & one drawer. Nice carved details on all sides. Made in Italy expressly for Bloomingdale's.
Fruitwood
18th Century, Louis XV Provencal Center Table
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
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
$330Sale 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 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
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
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