French Louis Xv Marquetry
Antique 19th Century French Console Tables
Wood
20th Century Console Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Brass, Ormolu
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Side Tables
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Marble
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Cabinets
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Center Tables
Marble
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Breccia Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Cabinets
Marble, Metal
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Kingwood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Gueridon
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Kingwood
Vintage 1910s French Cabinets
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Ormolu
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood, Yew
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables
Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XV Card Tables and Tea Tables
Bronze
20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Limestone
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Center Tables
Bronze
Vintage 1910s French Cabinets
Bronze
Vintage 1930s American Louis XV Dressers
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Metal
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Bookcases
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Breccia Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Rosewood
Antique 19th Century French Cabinets
Kingwood
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Pedestals and Columns
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Planters and Jardinieres
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Console Tables
Brass, Bronze
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Cabinets
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Kingwood, Rosewood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Kingwood, Satinwood, Tulipwood
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Bookcases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Gueridon
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Gueridon
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1770s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Ormolu, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Wood
Antique 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Fruitwood
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Cabinets
Kingwood
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
20th Century French Louis XV Sideboards
Rosewood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Fruitwood
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Game Tables
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
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A Close Look at Louis-xv Furniture
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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