Louis XV Side Tables
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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2010s British Louis XV Side Tables
Giltwood
20th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Marble, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Side Tables
Bronze
Mid-20th Century European Louis XV Side Tables
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Louis XV Side Tables
Malachite
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Side Tables
Wood, Walnut
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Side Tables
Marble
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Tulipwood
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Side Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Marble
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Side Tables
Brass
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Side Tables
Marble
20th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Side Tables
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Side Tables
Cherry
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Metal, Brass
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Side Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Side Tables
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Louis XV Side Tables
Marble
20th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Unknown Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Fruitwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Bronze
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Side Tables
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Side Tables
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Onyx, Bronze, Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Brass
1980s French Vintage Louis XV Side Tables
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Ormolu
Late 18th Century Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Side Tables
Glass, Mahogany
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Side Tables
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Walnut
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Brass
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Brass
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Side Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Wood, Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Brass
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Side Tables
Marble, Ormolu
1860s French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Ormolu
1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Side Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Bronze
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Side Tables
Marble, Metal
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Side Tables
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Tables
Breccia Marble, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Side Tables
Wood
20th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Oak