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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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Walnut
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Tables
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Tables
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Ormolu
2010s Indian Louis XV Tables
Bronze, Sheet Metal
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble, Ormolu
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Walnut
1960s American Vintage Louis XV Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Breccia Marble
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble, Bronze
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Hardwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Tables
Brass
1860s French Antique Louis XV Tables
Wood
1950s European Vintage Louis XV Tables
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Tables
Hardwood
Late 19th Century British Antique Louis XV Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Bronze
Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Tables
Mahogany
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Tables
Wood, Walnut
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Oak, Poplar
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Kingwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Tables
Bronze
19th Century Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble, Bronze
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Tables
Brass, Ormolu
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Tables
Bronze
1920s Danish Vintage Louis XV Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
1790s French Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Tables
Beech
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Brass
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Ormolu
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Wood
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble, Gold
1750s Italian Antique Louis XV Tables
Walnut
Early 18th Century German Antique Louis XV Tables
Stone, Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Tables
Walnut
1890s French Antique Louis XV Tables
Bronze