Louis Xv Dressing Table
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Fruitwood
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Vanities
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Ormolu
Vintage 1950s Italian Louis XV Vanities
Rosewood, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Wood, Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Vanities
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vanities
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Console Tables
Fruitwood
Antique Late 19th Century European Louis XV Tables
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Rosewood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Marble
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Bronze
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Cherry
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Vanities
Glass
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Raffia, Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Night Stands
Vintage 1950s Italian Louis XV Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vanities
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Cane, Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Unknown Louis XV Chairs
Walnut, Muslin, Upholstery
Antique 19th Century European Louis XV Dressers
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Dressers
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Dressers
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Dressers
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Vanities
Satinwood
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Bronze
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Vanities
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Wood
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Vanities
Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Kingwood
Vintage 1930s Italian Louis XV Vanities
Mirror, Burl, Wood, Walnut
20th Century Louis XV Vanities
Stone, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Vanities
Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Mahogany, Mirror
Vintage 1930s Louis XV Vanities
Upholstery, Mirror, Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Vanities
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Table Mirrors
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Oak
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Vanities
Kingwood, Rosewood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Vanities
Walnut
Antique 1820s French Louis XV Vanities
Satinwood, Tulipwood, Purpleheart, Mirror, Leather
20th Century French Louis XV Console Tables
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Furniture
Fruitwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Vanities
Marble
Antique 1770s French Louis XV Dressers
Kingwood, Rosewood, Satinwood
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Dressers
Bronze
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Vanities
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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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Finding the Right Tables for You
The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.
Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.
Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.
Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.
The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte.
Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life.
No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .