Louis XV 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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Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Tables
Kingwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Brass, Ormolu
1980s Vintage Louis XV Tables
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century French Louis XV Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Bronze
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Tables
Marble
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Tables
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Fruitwood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Tables
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Tables
Brass
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Tables
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century Unknown Louis XV Tables
Marble, Metal, Brass
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Carrara Marble
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Tables
Mahogany
1780s French Antique Louis XV Tables
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Stone
1780s French Antique Louis XV Tables
Kingwood, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Tables
Bronze
20th Century Italian Louis XV Tables
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Wood
1870s French Antique Louis XV Tables
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Bronze
1860s French Antique Louis XV Tables
Brass, Bronze
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Ormolu
Early 2000s French Louis XV Tables
Ormolu
20th Century Unknown Louis XV Tables
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Tables
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
20th Century Louis XV Tables
Marble, Wrought Iron
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Tables
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Tables
Marble
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Wood, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Tables
Fruitwood
1880s French Antique Louis XV Tables
Bronze
1760s Italian Antique Louis XV Tables
Walnut
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Tables
Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary English Louis XV Tables
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Tables
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Fruitwood, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Tables
Bronze
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XV Tables
Bronze
Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Tables
Marble
1750s French Antique Louis XV Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Ormolu, Bronze
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Walnut, Pine