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
Silver Plated Bronze Jardinière in the Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Important oval jardinière of Louis XV style, dating from the end of the 19th century. This centerpiece serving as a jardinière in silvered bronze, with its curved forms and leafy mot...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Important Sconces in Bronze with Crystals from the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of important sconces in bronze with crystals from the 19th century.
Category
1870s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$3,313 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Table Mirror Gilt Bronze Original, Napoleon III, Louis XV Style, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Table mirror gilt bronze original, Napoleon III, Style Louis XV, 19th century.
Dimensions: H 41cm, W 27cm, W 2cm.
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$2,082 Sale Price
20% Off
English Engraving from the 19th Century by John Jones
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
English Engraving from the 19th century by John Jones. The portrait of James Fose after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1792.
Category
1790s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paper
Chandelier in the Style of Louis XV with Crystal from the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chandelier in the style of Louis XV with crystal from the 19th century beautiful workmanship and detail with one indirect light.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$3,307 Sale Price
35% Off
20th Century French Walnut and Marquetry "Billet Doux" Chest of Drawers
Located in LEGNY, FR
Rare and original piece 20th century French walnut "Billet doux". Used to write letters behind the fabric wall to be hidden. Louis XV style.
The first dra...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
$1,065 Sale Price
40% Off
18th Century Mahogany Doors Louis XV Period Decorated with Hunting Painting
Located in Marseille, FR
Spectacular series of complete and matching mahogany doors from the 18th century Louis XV period decorated with hunting painting from the same period...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Style Hunting Horns Wall Lamp with 3 Lights Antique Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
This sconce combines two very popular motifs in the ornamentation of 18th century lamps.
The knot, very popular from the reign of Louis XV, present for example on a model of François Thomas Germain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Reading Table Attributed to H. Dasson, France, Circa 1885
By Henry Dasson
Located in PARIS, FR
Charming Louis XV style reading table attributed to H. Dasson. It opens on one side by a compartmental drawer and by a sliding shelf, forming a writing board and being able to switch...
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$18,224 Sale Price
30% Off
Louis XV style corner console in gilded wood and Breche marble top, 19th century
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV style corner console in carved, molded and gilded wood. A rich decoration of foliage and volutes on a lozenge background forms the foot of this console table. The top of the...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Curiosity Watercolor "Enema" in the style of 18th Cenutury
Located in Marseille, FR
The enema of Louis XVI style amazing subject treated to the watercolor erotica or curiosa in the style of the 18th century illegible signature.
Category
Early 20th Century European Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paper
A set of four French Louis XV 18th century lacquered wood armchairs
Located in PARIS, FR
A suite of four Louis XV lacquered woord armchairs circa 1750
Ornated with flowers and leaves, with a red leather upholstery.
18th century, Paris, France
Size: height 36.61 inches, ...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Map Of The City Of Geneva, Framed Engraving, Late 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Beautiful engraving representing the city of Geneva corrected in 1775 and 1793
The engraving also presents inserts with the evolution of the city, the plan of ancient Geneva and ...
Category
Late 18th Century Swiss Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paper
Early 20th century Pair of Chenette in bronze Louis XV
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice pair of louis XV style bronze and irons in their original condition
can go in any fireplace
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Cheminée ancienne Louis XV
Located in COULLONS, FR
Découvrez cette magnifique cheminée ancienne de style Louis XV, une pièce d'exception qui apportera une touche d'élégance et de caractère à votre int...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble
After Maggiotto, Pair Of Engravings Illustrating Zaire, 19th Century
By Francesco Maggiotto
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of framed engravings, illustrating Voltaire's play, Zaire.
The first scene shows a young woman playing the lute, the second men playing music and dancing.
They illustrate ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paper
French 18th Century Sideboard in Walnut
Located in Paris, FR
18th century LXV sideboard in solid walnut, with beautiful molding and fine fittings.
Two doors and two drawers. Original lock.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Steel
Magnificent 19th Century Lamp Rose medallion with ormolu bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent lamp porcelain rose medailon with ormolu bronze , louis XV style
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Brass and Marquetry Opening Table, 1900s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Louis XV style Beautiful and rare table from the early 20th century made with a checkerboard marquetry and brass.
Opening top offering a beveled mirror and some compartment storage...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,745 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XV Style Tea Table in Mahogany with Two Trays, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style tea table in mahogany with two overlapped scalloped trays, each standing on four cabriole legs. Removable upper tray.
Lacquer decor with a black background and gilt C...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
17th Century Style Pair of 6-Light Gilt Bronze Wall Lights
By OMBRES ET FACETTES, Jacques Caffieri
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
This wall lamp is inspired by a very famous model of the XVIIIth century, enormously copied, made by Jacques Caffieri.
Many bronze and goldsmiths participated in the fame of the mod...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Louis XV Style Oak Dining Table
Located in Beaune, FR
Pretty dining room table in solid oak, molded and sculpted with four Louis XV arched legs ending in a snail-shaped scroll. The 4 feet are connected by a spacer. This table can accomm...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Shell-Shaped Silver Plated Centrepiece, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style shell-shaped silver plated centerpiece decorated with gadroons, volutes and vegetal interlaces, standing on three small curved legs.
A creature sculpted in the round,...
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large Crescent Planter in Desvres Earthenware Signed Geo Martel, Early 20th
By Geo Martel
Located in Argenteuil, IDF
Beautiful crescent planter forming a centerpiece in Desvres faience decorated with lambrequins, bouquets of flowers and resting on four horned feet. Model number 688 and handwritten ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$1,325 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XV style flat desk in marquetry and rich gilt bronze mounted
Located in Paris, FR
Flat desk in rosewood marquetry and rich ormolu ornamentation, decorated with satyr heads and foliage. Beautiful work in the Louis XV style, similar to that produced by Linke, Beurde...
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Louis XV Style Console in Gilded Wood with Marble Top
Located in Marseille, FR
Louis XV console in gilded wood with richly eventful and molded marble top with decoration of conch and branch of vines, early nineteenth time. Some lacks of gilded wood that can be ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Rock Crystal Gabrielle Chandelier of 18 Lightning in Bronze
Nickel finish
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
This chandelier in the shape of a lyre is composed of a central shaft made of bronze rhombuses.
The base of the shaft, punctuated by a gable, gives rise to 18 curved arms of light distributed in a circle and decorated with white and pink rock crystal.
Crystal pendants and rosettes adorn the latter, echoing the two ornamental tiers distributed along the shaft.
A final tier punctuated by bronze daggers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold, Bronze, Nickel
Orfèvre Boin Taburet - Tea / Coffee 4 Pieces In Sterling Silver Plus Samovar In
By Boin-Taburet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
4-piece tea / coffee service in solid silver plus Samovar in silver metal XIXth LOUIS XV style model with twisted ribs highlighted with waves. each piece is decorated with a cartouch...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century Walnut Chest
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Marseille, FR
18th chest with 2 rows of drawers in cross-shaped walnut XVIIIth top of pink marble beak of corbin, work attributable to the cabinetmaker Grenoblois Pierre Hache.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$16,568
18th Century Style Small Dragons Wall Lamp with 5 lights in Bronze and Gold 18K
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
Small wall lamp dragon in 18k gilt bronze with 5 arms of lights in the Louis XV style.
We have one pair in stock however we can produce them made to measure and in other finishes su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Gold, Bronze
18th Century Style Louis XV Lantern with Six Lights in Bronze Antique
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
This eight-sided lantern is a reinterpretation of the domestic models that were very popular in the mid-18th century. Indeed, reserved for a utilitarian use under Louis XIV, the lant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Oak fireplace with portrait of a gentleman
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oak fireplace with overmantel mirror. In an elegant Louis XV style, the mantel is decorated with finely carved ornaments: a central shell is ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Louis XV Style Sauteuse Commode Stamped Rosewood Mercier, Paris
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Louis XV jumping chest of drawers rosewood stamped with Mercier richly garnished with gilded bronzes floral decoration, 90 cm high, 120 cm wide and 49 ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Louis XV Style Console and Mirror in Patinated Wood, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style console and mirror in patinated wood, circa 1930
the mirror is beveled and in very good condition
dimensions:
console table: 82x101x33 cm
mirror: 86x52x4cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century Large Lantern in Louis XV Style
Located in Paris, FR
Large ormolu lantern with polylobed mounts decorated with palmettes, acanthus leaves and foliated scrolls. This naturalist decoration is inspired by the Louis XV style. This entrance hall lantern...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Bergere Armchair in Louis XV Style, in Painted Wood
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large bergere armchair in Louis XV style, in painted wood, circa 1930.
Category
1930s European Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Beech
18th Century, Bressan Dresser with Elm Clock
Located in Beaune, FR
Bressan china cabinet in elm burl with clock dating from the 18th century. Upper part serving as a dresser with small storage cupboards and the ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Elm
Transition Style Sideboard with Marquetry Inlaid and Gilt Bronze
By Charles Cressent
Located in Marseille, FR
Sideboard inlaid in Transition style richly decorated with gilded bronzes on white marble top veined with double Corbin beak. Geometric marquetry decorations. This chest of drawers d...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Four Peacock Blue Velvet Armchairs from the Louis XV Period
Located in Paris, FR
This is a set of four Louis XV period armchairs in walnut wood. They are molded and carved with flowers. Each chair rests on four arched legs and has two sinuous armrests. Three of t...
Category
1770s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Old Console Period Empire "Rustic" with Blue Patina
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style console and mirror in patinated wood, circa 1930
The mirror is beveled and in very good condition
Dimensions:
Console table: 82 x 101 x 33 cm
Mirror: 86 x 52 x 4...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XV Style Armchairs, in Rechampi Wood, Flower Fabric
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of louis XV style armchairs, in rechampi wood, flower fabric
the fabric is not new but in very good condition
a sofa of the same model is also available.
the price is for t...
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rare Pair of Transition Period Consoles, France, 18th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rare and wonderful pair of elegant, Transition era (between Louis XV and Louis XVI) hand-carved console tables. Beautifully aged two-tone paintwork. Original "Bleu de Turquin" marble...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Napoleon III Ormolu Sconces
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Napoleon III Ormolu sconces in Louis XV style. Each sconce is decorated with a child wearing flowing garments and holds in its arms the can...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$7,692 / set
Scriban with Facade and Curved Sides in the Taste of Saxony, circa 1930-1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Scriban with facade and curved sides in the taste of Saxony, circa 1930-1950
many cracks, and lack of paint
Dimensions: H 185 x W 100 x D 50 cm
Dimensions of the base: H 75 x W 10...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Lacquered mirror Louis XV style Napoleon3 period
Located in Grenoble, FR
Large Louis XV style pareclose mirror from the Napoleon III period, late 19th century, original lacquered stucco, decoration of shells, leaves and flowers
gaps and shine, original me...
Category
1850s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Wing Chair in Carved Beech, Louis XV Style, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large wing chair in carved beech, louis xv style, circa 1930
good general condition, some wear on the fabric.
Category
1930s European Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Beech
Late 17th Century Table Dressing Table Inlaid
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Marseille, FR
Late 17th ice dressing table inlaid with frills and foliage in walnut and rosewood. Work to bring closer to that of Jean François Hache.
Category
Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Library /Secretary in Marquetry by Chevrie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Superb furniture in marquetry and bronze in the louis XV louis XVI transition style
executed by A.Chevrie famous parisian cabinetmaker of this time.
The furniture at the top opens ...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Superb tomb chest of drawers in rosewood and rosewood marquetry in Regency style
Located in Beaune, FR
Superb tomb chest of drawers in rosewood and rosewood marquetry in Regency style. It opens with 4 drawers and is richly decorated with chiseled gilded bronzes. It has an original mar...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chandelier with Eight Arms of Lights in Gilded Bronze and Pendants
Located in Paris, FR
Large chandelier with cut crystal pendants in the Louis XV style. The gilded bronze frame is composed of eight curved arms of lights and numerous crystals finished by rosettes. The c...
Category
1830s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Louis XV / Louis XVI Style Vitrine with Bronze - XIXth Century
Located in Beaune, FR
Louis XV Louis XVI style mahogany and gilded bronze display case with one door with curved glass. There are two glass shelves inside. French work a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French accessories Inkwell in bronze Louis XV style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XV style bronze inkwell ,in the middle you have a marble plaque in the shape of a heart ,the bronze are finely executed,original condition
Extremly rare this inkwell have its...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV style carved and lacquered beech planter
Located in Grenoble, FR
Very beautiful Louis XV style carved and lacquered beech planter with its original zinc. Very beautiful decorative element
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Zinc
Louis XV Style Fireback Representing the Queen of France Marie Leczinska
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
19th century Louis XV style fireback depicting the French Queen Marie Leczinska. Three similar firebacks are reproduced in Henri Carpentier's book "Plaques...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century French lighting Pair of bronze lanterns Louis XV style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very beautiful pair of lanterns gilded bronze louis XV style ,by their shape they are rare ,elegant and sober at the same time they can radiate a room
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Voltaire Armchair, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Unusual Louis XV Voltaire armchair, with a large medallion back, and cabriole legs; painted bluey-green, and upholstered with a colourful, vintage 19...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Terracotta Representing a Child and a Bird in the Hand
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Terracotta representing a child and a bird in the hand, signed, early 20th century, Louis XV style.
Measures: H: 24 cm, W: 32 cm, D: 15 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
$2,082 Sale Price
20% Off
Gueridon Marquetry by F.LINKE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gueridon in marquetry with ormolu bronze, marble top.
This gueridon with a central motif in the center that connect the four feet of rare elegance .this gueridon can be used both as...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Small Louis XV Side Table - France, 18th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming carved table on cabriole legs, with central drawer.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of Cartel and Barometer in Bronze Style Louis XV
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of bronze cartel and barometer in louis XV style
the both case is exuberantly embellishedwith scrolling work of the louis XV style,the both faces are in enamel.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Louis Xv furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include François Linke, Baker Furniture Company, La Maison London, and Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $30 and tops out at $1,353,646 while the average work can sell for $4,763.
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