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Louis XV Furniture

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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Item Ships From: France
Style: Louis XV
Pair of Corner Cabinets with Flower Marquetry--Louis XV Period
By Jean Lapie
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Louis XV period corner cabinets featuring cross sections of wood on a rosewood background, surrounded by kingwood framing. Each cabinet opens with two front doors, revealing three shelves. Beautiful sculpted, gilt bronze ornamentation of frayed acanthus leaves, typical of the Louis XV period. Topped with antique green marble...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Breccia Marble, Bronze

Vestal reviving the sacred fire, French school, 18th century
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...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Canvas

Louis XV Style, Marquetry Commode with Bronze Signed Cheval, 19th Century
Located in Beaune, FR
Louis XV commode in marquetry decorated with bronze in good condition. It opens with two drawers and has a marble on top. A small chip on the edge of the marble is to be noted.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Paul Duboy, Bisque Statue Young Girl in a Ball Gown
Located in Paris, FR
This porcelain bisque statue depicts a young woman in a ball gown, holding a mask and a fan, in 18th century taste. She is wearing an elegant dress à la ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Porcelain

Composition of red tortoiseshell gold piqué-work box, 18th century
Located in Paris, FR
Circular box in composition of red tortoiseshell powder called "Indian red". Inlays of nets in the form of waves of different shades of gold (rose gold and white) run across the lid...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Gold

Pair of Cut-Glass Silver-Mounted Decanters, 19th Century, Edmond Tétard
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of cut crystal decanter or ewer engraved with scrolls and floral patterns. The crystal is set in a fine silver setting with pilasters and garlands on the body of each carafe. The top and the handle are decorated with floral patterns and a cartouche. Each carafe rests on a finely chiselled pedestal. Measures: H 12.4in. (31.5 cm) P 78.51oz. (2226g). Silver hallmark: Minerva head. Hallmark: EDT for Edmond Tetard...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Silver

A. Aucoc - table centerpiece in 3 oval parts Circa late 19th century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
SURTOUT DE TABLE in three oval-shaped parts, with a mirror base, surrounded by a bronze grid punctuated with capitals forming the feet. Bay leaf finish. Th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze Dore Cupid Candelabras, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Elegant and sumptuous, this 19th-century pair of candelabras perfectly embodies the refinement of French decorative arts. Crafted in finely chased gilt bronze, these seven-light cand...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

A 19th Century french chinoiserie style three pieces gilt bronze and porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A french chinoiserie style three pieces gilt bronze and porcelain .The magnificent clock have a base in bronze ,each side of the base is surmounted by two turquoise glazed porcelai...
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1890s European Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Horses by Samson Manufactory
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of 20th century white porcelain horses on clouds, above rocaille bases richly decorated with scrollwork and openwork foliage. Both figures are marked underneath with two crossed...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

Louis XV style console and its mirror
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Important antique Louis XV style console, with a mirror and surmounted by a still life painting, made in the 19th century. The console is made out of lacquered wood and the table top...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

18th Century Walnut Scriban Secretary
Located in Marseille, FR
Secretary scriban walnut 18th century Provençal work in used condition.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Large Oak Fireplace in the Louis XV Style
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This antique fireplace from the 19th century is made from oak. The curved and graceful lines strewn throughout the piece are a classic attribute of the Louis XV style. Carvings of th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood, Oak

"The Tea", Fireback After François Boucher, 18th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This fireback is 18th century period. A Chinese character serves tea with a small monkey. The decoration is inspired by a drawing by François Boucher (1703-1770). A fireback of the ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Iron

French Louis XV Carved Side Chair
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
A lovely Louis XV chair with a framed back adorned with carved rosettes at each corner and additional carving on the arched crest rail. The apron is also carved with a frieze along t...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Furniture

Fireback with the Coat of Arms of France from the 17th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Fireback with the coat of arms of France from the 18th century reproduced in the book "Plaques de Cheminées" by Henri Carpentier, page 206.
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17th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Iron

Terracotta Lion, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Beautiful garden terracotta sculpture of a seated lion, a ball between its claws. 18th-century terracotta, some losses (eyes, tail, etc.), wear, chips, and cracks. Height 68 ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Terracotta

Louis XV Style Silver Plated Oil and Vinegar.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV-style oil and vinegar, early 20th century in silver-plated metal and crystal decanter. H: 25cm, W: 20cm, D: 9cm Contact us before ordering to confirm product availability.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Silver Plate

BLANCHARD - French Pair of Louis XV period Cabriolet Armchairs - Stamped - 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent pair of convertible armchairs with violin backs in molded and carved walnut from the Louis XV period. one of which is signed Blanchard. The armchairs have an elegant deco...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

Paul Sormani - Louis XV Style Marquetry Support Cabinet
Located in Beaune, FR
Buffet / support cabinet / cabinet in Louis XV style marquetry - Napoleon III. Signed " P. SORMANI - Paris " under the Marble.  It is adorned with chiseled gilded bronzes and has a B...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Louis XV Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Wall Clock
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent wall clock in gilt bronze, very finely chiseled in the Louis XV rocaille style with acanthus leaves and flowers decoration. Parisian work of superb quality, very beauti...
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1850s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Louis XV style mantel in Rouge Royal marble, 18th century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Louis XV style mantel in Rouge Royal marble, 18th century This fireplace is sold without any fireplace insert nor marble floor but could be made to order (please ask for marble avai...
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18th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Fireback from the 19th Century with a Shield Decorated with a Sunflower
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Fireback from the 19th century with a shield decorated with a sunflower.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Iron

Louis XV Style Giltwood Console with Marble top, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
This refined Rococo-style console table embodies the elegance and artistic craftsmanship of the 19th-century French tradition. Fashioned in giltwood and supported by four graceful ca...
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1820s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Pair of Bronze Candleholders Louis XV Style, French, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French decorative candle holder in the Louis XV style. Plated bronze. Good condition with nice patina Shipping 41/20/25 5.8Kg
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

A 19th Century French Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Rare Fluorite Candelabras
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A French Napoléon III pair of three-lights candelabras Ormolu-mounted Rare Fluorite also called Fluorspar Vases The baluster shape body flanked by two arms and surmounted by a lid en...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Quartz, Ormolu

French Demi-Lune Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A beautiful demi-lune bedside cabinet, with elegant serpentine front and two drawers. This practical and attractive commode echoes the Louis XV style, and features two capacious draw...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

Louis XV Rococo Style Wall Clock In Gilt Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
A Louis XV style wall clock with a rocaille-inspired floral design in finely chased gilt bronze. French work from the Napoleon III period. Very good condition, works perfectly, wit...
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1850s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Bouquetière, a Porcelain Vase from the 18th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An 18th century vase, Bouquetière, Louis XV period, in Nevers porcelain, signed Jean Gony. H: 11cm, W: 20cm, D: 11.5cm Please contact us before ordering to confirm availability.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Porcelain

Louis the 15th Style Cristal and Bronze Chandelier with 6 Arms
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and decorative 6 arms chandelier is made of bronze with crystal pendants. This is a French work in the style of Louis the 15th. Circa 1900
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Fireback with Atlantes Supporting an Entablature with Fire Vases, 18th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Fireback of the 18th century with two atlantes supporting an entablature with fire vases.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Iron

Louis XV Rococo Gilt Bronze Mantel Garniture, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
This exquisite mantel garniture, crafted in the opulent French Rococo style, embodies the refinement and artistic sensibility of eighteenth-century decorative art. The set consists o...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel

Earthenware stove Luneville Green Color Frane 18th century Louis XV Period
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a Earthenware stove made in Luneville, France.The Color is Green. It has been made during 18th century .Louis XV Period
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Earthenware

18th Century French Provincial Walnut Buffet
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A handsome 18th century French Provincial buffet, or sideboard, in mellow and beautifully aged walnut. Opening with a central frieze drawer and two large, lockable cupboard...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Large Chandelier In Gilt Bronze And Baccarat Crystal
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent large cage-shaped chandelier in gilded bronze presenting a beautiful and generous ornamentation in Baccarat crystal composed of large pendants, daggers (4 daggers in the ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Bronze Mirror Double Sconces From Louis XV Style circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
French pair of wall sconces in bevelled mirror, brass & glass tassels Wall lights giving a lovely warm light. Made in the 20th mid-century circa 1960 in the Louis XV style. Tassels ...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

Pair of cane armchairs - Louis XV period - 18th century
By Jean-Baptiste Cresson, Tassinari
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Pair of cane armchairs, Louis XV period, mid 18th century circa 1750. Carved Rococo shells and leaves patterns. Our seats come with their made to measure cushion covered with a Louis...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Silk, Oak

Louis XV Style Gueridon
Located in BARSAC, FR
Louis XV style pedestal table in rosewood veneer on the apron and amaranth base. Pink marble top encircled in an ingot mold. Beautiful gilded and chiseled bronze ornamentation. Pa...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Ewer Early 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very nice ewer, carafe from the early 20th century. The body is made of smooth glass while the foot, handle and spout are made of pewter, a very rare element and one of the oldest kn...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Tin

Ewer Early 20th Century
Ewer Early 20th Century
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French 18th Century Giltwood Console Table with Red Marble Top, Louis XV Period
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
A French Louis XV period carved wood console table with marble top from the 18th century. This French console table features a shaped veined marble top sitting over a very fine and r...
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1780s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Giltwood

Pair of Louis XV Siren Fire Dogs Wrought Iron Andirons, France, 18th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of andchers or andirons wrought iron and golden bronze. Fire dogs in the style said "Marmousets" This pair of andirons, which was made in the 18th century. Good antique conditio...
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

Service Ancienne Manufacture Royale Limoges France doré à l or (75 pièces)
Located in London, England
Prenez place à la table des rois et des grands de ce monde, avec ce service de table de L' Ancienne  Manufacture Royale de Limoges, actuellement Bernardaud, plongez dans l'histoire e...
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1980s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Agate, Gold, Gold Leaf

French Provençal table / small desk / game table- Louis XV period - France XVIII
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Tea table / small desk / games table / Provençal table, Louis XV period in solid cherry wood resting on four curved legs, with a scalloped and molded belt opening to a small drawer. ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Velvet, Wood

18th Century Louis XV Epoque Walnut Fauteuil à La Reine
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A wide and comfortable Louis XV style fauteuil, hand carved in the 18th century and featuring exquisite green silk upholstery woven with neoclassical motifs of lyres, cherubs, peacoc...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Mid-century large bronze lantern pendant, Louis XV style.
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-century large bronze lantern pendant, Louis XV style. It has 5 cut glass panels with a cut star motif and beautifully decorated bronze. The lantern is in very good condition, ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Metal, Bronze

Gilded Cutlery Set in Vermeil Louis XIV Style Napoleon III Era 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set worked of gilded Cutlery for entremets. A soup spoon, a fork and a coffee spoon. Very nice set. Shells are visible on the handle of the fork and the...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Vermeil

Curved Ebonized Chest of Drawers with Bronze Elements Stamped De Beyne Roubaix
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice curved chest of drawers is made of ebonized wood with finely chiseled bronze elements. The piece is stamped by De Beyne Roubaix. This is a Frenh work, circa 1880.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Commode style Transition Louis XV – Louis XVI - Grey marble
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Elegant Transition style chest of drawers, a pivotal period between Louis XV and Louis XVI (circa 1760-1775), characterized by a subtle synthesis of rococo curves and neoclassical ge...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Louis XV Style Cabriolet Armchair, Circa 1850
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Nice Louis XV style walnut cabriolet armchair from Louis-Philippe period. Its front legs, resting on weels, are curved and end with casters. The ar...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Velvet, Walnut

Louis XVI style dining room carved in walnut wood
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Dining room in Louis XVI style. Late 19th century. It includes a sideboard, a sideboard, a table and eight chairs. All made of American walnut wood. In good condition except for a ch...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Nutwood

Napoleon III mercury mirror (circa 1860–1880)
Located in LYON, FR
Maison Lecan presents this Napoleon III mercury mirror (circa 1860–1880), crafted in giltwood and stucco, crowned with an ornate cresting. In Rococo revival style, it features a ric...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Stucco, Giltwood

Set of 12 Saint Amand Faience Plates by Lebacqz Bouchart
By Saint Amand, Lebacqz Bouchart
Located in London, England
Ce lot de 12 assiettes Lebacqz et Bouchart en faïence de Saint-Amand représente un véritable trésor pour les amateurs de la porcelaine et de l'histoire de France. Chaque assiette évo...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Faience

Young Woman with a Ribbon – Engraving after François Boucher 18th - L.M. Bonnet
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
A charming period print depicting a young woman in a three-quarter view, her head turned towards the viewer, sporting a delicate smile. Her hair is tied back with a wide ribbon, and ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Paper

Clock, Cartel in Louis XV Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Clock, Cartel in Louis XV style, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Measures: H: 45 cm, W: 22 cm, D: 14 cm.
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1870s European Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze Mounted Table D appoint in Marquetry in the Style of François Linke
Located in BARSAC, FR
Very elegant Louis XV style table d'appoint in rosewood and mahogany marquetry in reserves, very finely chiseled gilt bronze ornamentation. Four slightly curved legs presenting a top...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Kingwood, Rosewood

After F.T. Germain Flambeau candlestick in gilded bronze - Louis XV France 18th
By François-Thomas Germain
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Louis XV period candlestick in gilded bronze after the "King's model", created in the mid-18th century by François-Thomas Germain to serve the needs of royal houses This ve...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Louis XV Rococo Gilt Bronze Mantel Garniture, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Luxurious Louis XV Rococo style gilt bronze mantel garniture, dating from the 19th century, comprising a central clock and a pair of matching six-light candelabra. This ensemble sta...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel

Etienne Charpentier "Interior Decoration of the Gallery of the Hotel Villars"
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Nice and large engraving by Etienne Charpentier (1705- 1764). It shows a view of the interior decoration of the gallery of the Hotel Villars. There are also some more technical elements in the lower part of the engraving. It is numbered 5.7. This interior is in a Louis XV rocailles system, recognisable by the multitude of curves and the numerous floral and shell motifs. It was inspired by the engraving made by David Blondel, the king's engraver. signed: Charpentier sculp Blondel inv Slight trace of wetness but good general condition Etienne Charpentier was a French engraver, publisher and print dealer...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Paper

18th Century Dresser
Located in Charmes, FR
solid oak sideboard, 18th century from the Lorraine region, in very good condition, beautiful quality of carving
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

French Louis XV Kidney Style Iroko Marble Top Little Chest of Drawers, c 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique commode in the Louis XV style, French chest of drawers, circa 1960. Iroko, marble top and brass. The kidney shape of tops on the furnitures is typical of the 18th century. It...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Brass

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