Louis XV Wall Decorations
LOUIS XV STYLE
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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Style: Louis XV
Mid-19th Century French Carved Oak Hanging Shelf with Hooks from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
Hang pots and other kitchen utensils on this elegant antique shelf. Crafted in Normandy, France circa 1860, the Louis XV wall hanging piece features a bo...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
Vestal reviving the sacred fire, French school, 18th century
By Jean Raoux
Located in PARIS, FR
Young Vestal reviving the sacred fire.
Oil on canvas, French school of the 1st half of the 18th c., follower of Jean RAOUX 1677-1734.
In ancient Rome, the Vestals or Vestal Virgins w...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
French Engraving, "Le Premier Pas a la Fortune" in Gilded Frame
Located in Pembroke, MA
French engraving in a 19th century entitled "Le Premier Pas A La Fortune" on hand-laid paper with a decorative giltwood frame. A charming double-entendre scene of seduction. Du Bois ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
Ship in Harbor Seascape Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a seascape painting of a ship in harbor at sunrise
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
18th Century French Painted Carved Wood Pediment
Located in Ross, CA
This rather large “fronton” or pediment spent the last 250 years dominating the entrance doors to an hotel particulier — or city mansion — in Lyon, France. Made of carved wood that was then painted, it is composed of 2 pieces that connect in the center, and can be affixed in a variety of manners. This elegant piece could serve as a large headboard...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
$7,840 Sale Price
20% Off
True Pair Of Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood & Marble Plaques
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most decorative true pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Giltwood and Pietra Dura marble plaques. This wonderful pair of plaques are framed within a mottled edg...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Marble
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Pewter Lavabo Mounted on Walnut Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period pewter lavabo on walnut stand from the 18th century, with hand-carved shell motifs and volutes. Born in France during the reign of "The Beloved", king Louis ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Pewter
French 19th Century Framed Still-life Floral Painting with Dog and Rabbit Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French framed Louis XV style oil on panel still-life floral painting from the late 19th century, with dog and rabbit motifs. Born in the third quarter of the 19th century, this Fre...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vue du Pont Realto et de la Prison de Venise - Venice, Italy, 1760
Located in Centennial, CO
A beautiful hand colored engraving of the Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy. While the subject is Italian, the printmaker was French. It bears the inscription, "Vue du Pont Realto et de...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
Louis XV Painted Entry Foyer Console Table by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic 18th century French Louis XV entry or foyer console table lacquer painted by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). The table features a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
$6,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Framed Engraving, View Of Gray Franche Comté, 18th Century?
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large framed engraving titled "View of the town of Gray Franche-Comté"
It bears the following notes: "is distributed in Paris by the author, in the hostel of the royal manufactur...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
French Louis XV Style Bronze Curtain Tiebacks and Cord Blind Pulls, Set of 8
Located in Barntrup, DE
A set of French Rococo-style bronze curtain tiebacks and cord blind pulls from the early 20th Century.
A beautiful set of four Rococo or Louis XV-style bronze curtain holders or tieb...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An 18th Century French Aubusson tapestry.
Of large scale and in the Louis XV style.
Circa 1780.
Category
1780s French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Tapestry
Animated Landscape Of Fishermen by seaside, Oil On Framed Canvas, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pretty oil on canvas animated by fishermen bringing their net to the shore, under the gaze of a young woman and her child.
In the background, vario...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Interior Print
Located in New York, NY
A framed print of an elegant traditional bed chamber featuring a formal canopy bed; matted and finished in a gilt wood frame.
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
$1,200
Original Antique Print, Portrait of Ignatius Loyola, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of Ignatius Loyola
Fine steel engraving by Holl
Published C.1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Dutch Flemish Still Life
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a Dutch/Flemish still life titled "Still Life with Chessboard" showing a lute with sheet music, cards, wine, bread, flowers & chess board in a faux tortoise frame
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
$4,750
19th Century Dark-Grey French Antique Louis XV Style Pinewood Wall Glass Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French 19th Century Louis XV style mirror, carved in Pinewood with Gesso finish and gilded, in good condition. The frame has the typical Rocaille décor. The antique mirror has its ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood
Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful image by Greuze
Photogravure
On good quality wove paper
Published by Hutchinson & Co. , London. 1912
The measurement is the paper size
Unframed
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful image by Greuze
Photogravure
On good quality wove paper
Published by Hutchinson & Co. , London. 1912
The measurement is the paper size
Unframed
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful image by Greuze
Photogravure
On good quality wove paper
Published by Hutchinson & Co. , London. 1912
The measurement is the paper size
Unframed
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful image by Greuze
Photogravure
On good quality wove paper
Published by Hutchinson & Co. , London. 1912
The measurement is the paper size
Unframed
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
A fine 19th century oil on canvas by Henry Andrews. " A dog skipping rope "
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and large early to mid 19th century French oil on canvas by famed artist Henry Andrews. Entitled Dog skipping rope . 19th century frame
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful image by Greuze
Photogravure
On good quality wove paper
Published by Hutchinson & Co. , London. 1912
The measurement is the paper size
Unframed
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Trumeau Mirror
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Louis XV style trumeau mirror with a fine oil painting depicting a pastoral courtship scene. Painted pine fr...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood
Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful image by Greuze
Photogravure
On good quality wove paper
Published by Hutchinson & Co. , London. 1912
The measurement is the paper size
Unframed
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pair of 18th Century French Giltwood Cornucopia
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 18th century French giltwood cornucopia
ALIS-0008.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Print of The Garden After Antoine Watteau. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Watteau
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Virtue C.1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1912
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful image by Greuze
Photogravure
On good quality wove paper
Published by Hutchinson & Co. , London. 1912
The measurement is the paper size
Unframed
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique French Aubusson Pastoral Tapestry with Louis XV Style, La Danse
By Jean-Baptiste Huet, François Boucher
Located in Dallas, TX
77763, antique French Aubusson pastoral tapestry with Louis XV style, La Danse. Drawing inspiration from Jacques-Nicolas Juillard, Jean-Baptiste Huet, and François Boucher, this hand...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Vintage Oil Painting on Canvas of a Paris Street Scene Signed Kazlazusky
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - (Frame)- H: 32 1/2in W: 26 1/4in D: 1 1/2in
Canvas - H: 24in W: 18 1/8in
This Vintage Oil Painting on Canvas of a Paris Street Scene Signed Kazlazusky is a nicely done...
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20th Century Unknown Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
18th Century Wall Console in Wood
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant carved wall console in wood with acanthus leaf decoration from the 18th century
Very beautiful patina and in very good condition
Note: the upper part has been redone with a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Paintings “The Swing” and “The Archery” France, 18th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil on canvas mounted on wood
A beautiful pair of paintings, one depicting Cupids playing on a swing on a tree trunk, and the other representing Cupids shooting bows and setting tra...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
August Stephan Sedlacek (Austrian, 1868-1936) Oil on Canvas Violin Presentation
By Stephan Auguste Sedlacek
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Attributed to August Stephan Sedlacek (Austrian/German, 1868-1936) "The Violin Presentation" Oil on Canvas depicting an interior 18th century scene of...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood
Forest Landscape, Oil On Framed Canvas, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large oil on canvas representing a lively forest: 2 horsemen embark with dogs on a path crossing a forest where men are collecting wood or drinking and eating, installed on a white s...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Detailed 18th Century Style Framed Pastel Bouquet Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burl wood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Mid 18th Century Oil Painting Depicting a Scene with Courtesans on Canvas
By Charles-André van Loo
Located in NICE, FR
Title : Spanish Conversation, in the style of Carle Van Loo
We present you this wonderful 18th century oil on canvas painting depicting three French courtesans, a nobleman, and his ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
A Fine French 19th Century Oil on Board "A Standing Beauty with Spring Roses"
By Charles Baptiste Schreiber
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century oil on board titled "A Standing Beauty with Spring Roses" by Charles Baptiste Schreiber (French, 1845-1903)...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
1950's Turkish Silk Hereke Carpet Tapestry with Metallic Threads
Located in Dallas, TX
77153 Vintage Turkish Silk Metallic Souf Hereke Tapestry, 01'11 x 02'08. Turkish Silk Metallic Souf Hereke Tapestries are exquisite masterpieces blending silk's luxurious elegance with the shimmering allure of metallic threads, originating from Turkey's renowned town of Hereke and crafted through traditional techniques passed down through generations. They boast intricate designs inspired by Turkish cultural heritage, featuring elaborate floral patterns, geometric shapes, and motifs symbolizing wealth, prosperity, and spirituality. The addition of metallic threads like gold or silver enhances their opulence, creating a radiant glow that mesmerizes viewers. Highly prized for their craftsmanship and historical significance, these tapestries adorn palaces, museums, and private residences, serving as cherished heirlooms and symbols of luxury and refinement, embodying the essence of Turkish culture and inviting admiration from all who encounter them.
In a graceful homage to Louis XIV style, this hand-knotted Turkish silk metallic souf Hereke prayer rug...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Silver
Detailed 18th Century Style Framed Pastel Bouquet Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burl wood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
French Louis XV Style Painted and Gilt Trumeau Mirror
Located in Vero Beach, FL
French Louis XV style painted and gilt Trumeau mirror
19th century Louis XV style elegant French Trumeau wall panel with original glass plate and period 18th century French oil pain...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Mercury Glass, Canvas
Hunt of the Falcon Wildlife Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a wildlife painting titled "Hunt of the Falcon" showing hawk swooping into midst of game birds and rabbit
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Pair of French 1760s Louis XV Period Walnut Wall Brackets with Rocailles Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XV period mid-18th century walnut wall brackets from Lyon with Rocailles motifs. Created in Lyon during the third quarter of the 18th century, each of this pai...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th century Attributed to Theodore Levigne Oil on Canva, 1890s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful large canvas attributed to Théodore Levigne (1848-1912), gallant scene in Louis XV style.
Large oil on canvas. Romantic scene.
Very beautiful gesture by the painter. U...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
set of 7 prints of a port-"Ports de France," 1776
Located in Vicenza, IT
Rare collection of seven original engravings from the famous Ports de France series, designed by Nicolas-Marie Ozanne (1728-1811), engineer to the King's Navy, and engraved for the F...
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18th Century European Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Detailed 18th Century Style Framed Pastel Bouquet Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burl wood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Gien Faience Wall Pockets
By Gien
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century French Gien faience urns with hand-painted floral decoration. Nice form with double handles and square pedestal base. Lids with str...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Oak Gilded Boiserie Door Topper
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superbly carved enormous carved boiserie panel that would be perfect for using over an entryway door in a room or as a substitute for ...
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
$1,596 Sale Price
20% Off
Oil on Canvas, french Portrait from A Dignitary Gentleman
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A nice portrait in a gilded wooden frame, from the 19th century. Bought in a castle in the south of France.
Quite often nowadays, the lords and ladies have to sell some of their f...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Ebonized Wood Wall Barometer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze and ebonized wood wall-mounting barometer - thermometer by Molteni Frères. The elongated ebonized body surmounted with gilt-bron...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
$9,850 Sale Price
34% Off
Italian School; Saint Barbara, 18th century, oil on canvas
Located in Brescia, IT
Description
Santa Barbara
Oil on canvas
cm 93x71
The painting depicts St. Barbara, a highly revered Christian saint, especially as the patron saint of miners, gunners and firefighte...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Ornately Carved Distressed Painted Wall Brackets
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant pair of ornately carved wall brackets having a chippy off-white and natural patina.
Mark on back reads Design Source, 1999.
Category
1990s American Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Composition
$1,250 / set
Antique European Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
An antique European tapestry from the first quarter of the 20th century.
Category
1910s English Vintage Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
$7,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Hst Virgin before the Instruments of the Passion, Framed, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Oil on framed oval canvas, presenting the Virgin seated near an angel looking at the instruments of the Passion of Christ or Arma Christi: c...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Original Antique Print of Don Antonio Nortega After Goya C.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print
Chromolithograph
Published by Connoisseur circa 1900
Unframed.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
A Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt Wood Wall Shelves
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An unusual pair of Italian made gilt wood wall shelves. The Louis XV style with a lattice work center with Demilune top and scrolling details. 11 inches wide, 10.5 inches tall, 6 in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
Hand Carved Wood Walnut Panettiere Cupboard Wall mount Cabinet Rustic Bread Box
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Wood Walnut Panettiere Cupboard Wall mount Cabinet Rustic Bread Box . High End Chateau 18th century exquisite Louis XV Panettiere Originally used to store French baguette...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
$14,250 Sale Price
25% Off
Detailed 18th Century Style Framed Pastel Bouquet Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burlwood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Cane
18th Century Grisaille 'Moonlight', in the style of Charles Lacroix de Marseille
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this exquisite grisaille painting representing a moonlit harbour scene in the style favoured by the French artist Charles-François Lacroix de Marseille (1700-1783). He...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Crayon
18th Century Italian Gilt Iron Plaque with Foliate Scrolls on Custom Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
This ornate Italian wall plaque was crafted circa 1780 from hand-worked iron and finished in rich gilt, showcasing intricate openwork scrolls and foliate motifs in high relief. Likel...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Iron
Louis Xv wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, building and garden elements, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,800 and tops out at $47,500 while the average work can sell for $12,850.
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