Louis Xv Secretary Desk
Vintage 1930s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Brass, Bronze
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Desks
Brass
Early 20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Desks
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks
Brass, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century American French Provincial Desks
Brass
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Desks
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Bronze
20th Century French Secretaires
Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Glass, Walnut
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Secretaires
Oak
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Secretaires
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Secretaires
Walnut
Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Secretaires
Walnut
Vintage 1930s Italian Secretaires
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Bronze
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Secretaires
Brass
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Bookcases
Brass
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Secretaires
Walnut
Early 20th Century European Secretaires
Brass
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Secretaires
Fruitwood
Vintage 1950s Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Tortoise Shell
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Marble, Brass
Vintage 1970s American Louis XV Secretaires
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Desks
Brass
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Desks
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century Louis XV Secretaires
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Walnut
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Secretaires
Brass
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Secretaires
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century Secretaires
Marble
Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Walnut
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Cabinets
Walnut
20th Century Unknown Rococo Secretaires
Brass, Steel
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Walnut
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Wood, Oak
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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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