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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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Style: Louis XV
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Ormolu and Brèche D alep Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, ormolu and Brèche d'Alep side table. The one drawer rectangular side table is raised by slender cabriole legs w...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French 18th Century Walnut Buffet with Carved Floral Motifs, Drawers and Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut buffet from the 18th century, with carved floral motifs, two drawers and two doors. Created in France during the reign of King Louis XV in the 18th century, this waln...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Vintage French Louis XVI Style Cherry Abbatant Secretary Desk for Bloomingdales
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XVI Style Cherry Wood Abbatant Secretary Desk for Bloomingdale's. Item features 2 dovetailed drawers with lined interior, working locks and key, green tooled leather top writing surface, original label which reads "Made expressly for Bloomingdale...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Furniture

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Cherry

Louis XV Salon Table Stamped Paul Sormani
Located in BARSAC, FR
Beautiful and elegant small center table with curved legs and scalloped top in the Louis XV style forming a writing and working table thanks to a sliding top system revealing a drop-...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Amboyna

18th C. Louis XV Console Entrance Hunting serving Table Carved Stone Wood farm
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th C. Louis XV Console Entrance Hunting serving Table Carved Stone Wood farm . An exceptional large 18th century Louis XV chateau table console "Table a Gibier...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Stone, Marble

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood mirror. The mirror retains its original mirror plate framed within a fine straight mottled border with a fine wrap around foliate band. The frame displays an elegant and most decorative scalloped shape with wonderful richly carved seashell...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

Italian Antique Luigi XV Chest of Drawers in Solid Walnut, 1750s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This extraordinary Luigi XV chest of drawers, dating back to the mid-18th century, is crafted from solid walnut and stands out for its impressive shape and size. Adorned with intrica...
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1750s Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

French Empire Regency Louis XV Crystal Obelisks Basket Bronze Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
7-light French Empire pure crystal basket chandelier with gilt bronze frame and 4-faceted crystal obelisks, circa 1900s Measures: Depth, 17.7 in/ 45 cm Width, 17.7 in/ 45 cm Diameter...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Style Blue Upholstery Light Walnut Frame Sofa MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique French Louis XV Style Blue Upholstery Light Walnut Frame Sofa MINT
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Coffee Table, Gilt, Mahogany, Leather Top
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XVI style Maison Jansen Coffee or Low Table. A mahogany and gilt base coffee table supporting a leather tooled table top in the hollywood re...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Mahogany

Pair of French Louis XV Armchairs with Original Vermilion Mohair Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Va Va Voom sensational pair of French Louis XV carved armchairs or fauteuils with original fabulous vermilion red mohair and brass tacking adornments. Discovered outside Paris, Franc...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Mohair, Walnut

Fine Breccia Purple and White Marble Top Gueridon Table Manner Weisweiler
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine Breccia purple and white marble top Gueridon table, in the manner of Adam Weisweiler, is a striking example of neoclassical elegance and refined French design. The circular...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Breccia Marble, Bronze

Pair of J Robert Scott French Louis XV style Chinoiserie Style Black Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Louis XV style black lacquered armchairs with chinoiserie decoration and soft beige leather upholsterd seat and back (PRICED AS PAIR) (SALLY SIRKIN LEWIS for J. ROBERT...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Lacquer

Wonderful Italian Cage Form Chandelier with Colorful Porcelain Flowers
Located in Rome, IT
19th century Italian Piedmontese cage form chandelier ornamented with colorful porcelain flowers and hand painted tole leaves. Six arms with six candle holders...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Metal

Sensational Portuguese Style Carved Walnut and Brass Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Bring old-world charm and masterful craftsmanship into your home with this Sensational Portuguese Style Carved Walnut and Brass Commode Chest of Drawers. Expertly crafted in the trad...
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1920s European Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

20th century French Louis XV Walnut and Caned Bench, 1900s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice Louis XV style walnut caned bench dating from 1900. Very good condition. Canework in very good condition. Ideal at the end of a bed or in an entryway.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Cane, Walnut

Pendulum Clock Bronze Marble Representing Virgin Child St John the Baptist
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful fireplace clock in marble, patinated and gilded bronze representing the Virgin Mary sitting on a rock holding the infant Jesus in her arms, with at their side st John ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

A Belle Epoque Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet by François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Belle Epoque Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet by François Linke. Of large proportions with central arched glazed door flanked to each side by a recessed glazed door....
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

French Commode with Marble Top
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very quiet French Louis XV fruitwood bombe commode. The Verdi green marble top rests over two long drawers. the case piece is raised on splay feet flanking a shaped apron, ...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Four Antique Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in London, GB
These gilt bronze (ormolu) wall sconces (lights) are elaborate and highly elegant in their design. They are fashioned in the Rococo style, after decorative arts of the Louis XV perio...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Giltwood Bergère armchair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Giltwood Bergère armchair. This wonderful chair is raised on four Giltwood cabriole legs with mottled designs leading...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Giltwood

19thc French Painted Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful 19thc Robin’s egg blue secretary/fall front desk.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

20th Century Louis XV Style Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Museum quality, highly significant candelabra in Louis XV style. Unusual, finely engraved, cast bronze. Strongly adorned middle shaft, with six fully moulded puttos and three birds....
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20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Antique Louis XV Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Portland, OR
Incredible! Antique French marble top chest of drawers. This chest exhibits all that is French in style and attitude. Finely crafted and ni...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Petite Louis XV Oak Vitrine, circa 1885
Located in Evergreen, CO
Beauty abounds in this petite carved vitrine from the late-19th century. Crafted from European Oak with a medium finish that does not hide the oak's beautiful grain, the vitrine feat...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Glass, Oak

FRANCOIS LINKE – French Salon Table
Located in Wien, AT
François Linke (1855–1946), Paris, late 19th/early 20th century. Curved oak frame veneered with rosewood, featuring lattice- and diamond-shaped marquetry, polished surface. One drawe...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Vintage French Rococo Louis XV Style Shell Carved 65" Large Gold Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Vintage French Rococo Louis XV Style Shell and Floral Carved 65" Gold Wall Mirror. Item features attractive molded synthetic frame with shell form pediment, floral and acanthus...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Furniture

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Glass, Foam

19th Century French Louis XV Carved and Arched Giltwood Rocaille Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Dress a mantel with this elegant antique carved gilt mirror. Crafted in France circa 1860, and over 5 feet tall, the large mirror with arch...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Mercury Glass, Giltwood

Linke Style Louis XV Curio / Vitrine Cabinet 19th-20th Century, Bombe Inlaid
Located in Manhasset, NY
F. Linke style Louis XV Curio / Vitrine cabinet, 19th-20th century. This bombe shaped parquetry and floral inlaid curio is simply stunning with the fine...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Classy Midcentury Louis XV Style Coffee Table with Stunning Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Mid century French Provincial Louis XV style marble top coffee table having carved molded edge, cream colored painted base with carved acanthus leaves and elegant cabriole legs. Jus...
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1950s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Bodart French Ebonized Bronze Mounted Louis XV Style Console Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This refined French Louis XV ebonized console table is a distinguished example of classic French craftsmanship, produced by the celebrated Bodart Furniture Company, a firm long respe...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Inlaid Attributed Sormani Dessert Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional late 19th-century French dessert table, attributed to Paul Sormani, is a superb example of Parisian luxury furniture, combining refined Louis XV–inspired form with e...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

18th Century French Louis XV Fruitwood Occasional Table with Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Known in France as a table d’apparat (ceremonial or formal table), this occasional table has been hand-carved in the style of Louis XV. Tables d’apparat were not intended for everyda...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Leather, Wood, Fruitwood

French Louis XV Style 3-Fold Screen with Inlaid Panels
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) 3 fold screen with inlaid scenes and gilt trim.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Antique French Marble Top Bedside Chests
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of antique French marble top bedside chests. They were made in France and date from around the 1900-1920 period. The quality is fan...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

18th Century Nevers Faience Pot a Oranger
Located in Basildon, GB
Nevers Faience 'Pot a Oranger' adorned with painted Asian house scene and a flowered decoration in shades of blue (camaieu bleu). Circa 1750 tin-glazed p...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Faience

19th Century French Spelter Sculpture of Jockey on Horseback Signed P.J. Mène
Located in Dallas, TX
Make a bold statement with this large 19th-century French sculpture signed by Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810–1879), one of the most celebrated animalier sculptors of his era. Cast in spelte...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Spelter

19th-20th Century Louis XV Style 8 Light Silvered and Color-Crystal Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Belle Epoque 19th-20th century Louis XV style eight-light silvered-bronze and colored-crystal chandelier with amethyst grape clusters and molded glass pendants of ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Amethyst, Bronze

Risler Carre - Important Table Centerpiece In Sterling Silver XIXth Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Important solid silver centerpiece in two parts formed by a tray decorated with waves and a planter surmounted by a putti, decorated with shells and crustaceans. Dimensions: tray 73 ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Ormolu Marble Bust of Louise Brogniart After Houdon Signed Thiebaut Freres
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 6 1/2in W: 2 1/4in D: 2in This Antique French Ormolu Bronze And Marble bust of Louise Brogniart After Jean Antoine Houdon And Signed Thiebaut Fréres is an incredible example of 19th century french decor...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Mirror In Stuccoed And Gilded Wood, Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Mirror In Stuccoed And Gilded Wood, Circa 1880
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood, Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XV Burled Walnut Inlaid Marble Top Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This commode is an elegant, sophisticated example of 19th century craftsmanship inspired by the classic Louis XV style. Crafted from beautifully figured, veneered walnut wood, the co...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Rosewood Inlaid Ladies Secretary
Located in Sofia, BG
Small ladies secretary animated form of veneer wood and rosewood marquetry, opening to two drawers in step. Bronze ornaments, pull handles the removab...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Rosewood

French Bombe Commode Louis XV Style
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Bombe Commode Louis XV Style This attractive French Bombe Commode features a stunning free-standing Breche marble top with a moulded outer edge. This is removable for transp...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

French Louis XV Tulipwood Cabriole Leg Side Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV (18th Century) tulipwood side table featuring a scalloped shaped frieze containing one drawer with inlaid parquetry top and sides and having a central brass keyhole e...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

Imposing Louis XV Style White Carrara Marble Mantel circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Imposing Louis XV Style White Carrara Marble Mantel circa 1880
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Louis XV Style Bibliotheque or Book Case
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XV Style Bibliotheque or Book Case - a large and substantial piece and a compliment to any large room which needs sophisticated stora...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Furniture

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Brass, Wire

French Louis XV Style 12 Light Crystal Chandelier
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century French Louis XV style 12-light crystal chandelier with a variety of crystal pendalogues with rosettes. Solid brass frame with scrolled arms, brass bobeches and decorative elements. Large crystal spike in center and hollow glass columns at the top. Rewired and in working condition. New candle covers, canopy and two foot chain...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Brass

Italian 18th Century Regence Style Louis XV Period Giltwood and Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian 18th century Regence st. Louis XV period giltwood and Calacatta marble console. The freestanding console is raised by strik...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

20th Century Burl Walnut Bombe Secretary Bookcase with Etched Glass Doors
Located in Savannah, GA
Italian Bombe secretaire with a distinct burl walnut grain. Highlights include the original wrought iron hinges, a hand carved decorative crown and etched mirrored panels featuring a...
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1920s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Walnut, Burl, Mirror

19th Century Louis Marble Fireplace Mantlepiece
Located in London, GB
19th Century Louis Marble Fireplace Mantlepiece 19th Century Statuary White Marble Fireplace ThIs Victorian Louis XV Style Marble Fireplace Is Hand Carv...
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19th Century English Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Statuary Marble

French Louis XV Livig Room Set, Jean-Baptiste Sené, circa 1760
By I. B. Sene
Located in Long Island City, NY
On Sale limited time...! Exceptional Lois XV Five Piece Living room Set France, circa 1760-80 by Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené, maître. Comprises of 5 pieces: 1 Loveseat (sofa, canape)...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Beech

Louis XV Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in Carrara marble circa 1880 Superb quality of sculpture Dimensions of the hearth: 87.5 x 105.5 cm
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Antique French Louis XV Style Foot Stool, Ottoman Original Water Gilded Finish
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
French Louis XV Style ottoman or foot stool that was produced in France in the mid-to late 1800’s. The Maker’s Stamp is still on the bottom and is marked; Au Bon Marché Maison, Aristide Boucicaut, Tapisserie et Ameublement Paris. Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche was the first department store in the world and opened in 1852 in Paris with Aristide Boucicaut and his wife Marguerite at the helm. They offered original creations and limited editions alongside a selection of the most beautiful objects from all over the world. Our Antique French Louis XV Ottoman...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Gold Leaf

A fine set of 10 19th century original gilt Louis XV oval back side chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine set of 10 19th century French Louis XV hand carved and gilt oval back side chairs after a design by George Jacob. All original gilding . Recovered
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Giltwood

Early 20th c French Louis XV Style Marble-Top Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Louis XV style side table with painted patina and original marble top. Small chip to corner of marble and a small repair. Circa 1920-1930. 27.5”H x 18.75”D x 26.5”W A good...
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20th Century French Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Theodore Alexander French Louis XV Leather Arm Chair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
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1980s Vintage Louis XV Furniture

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Leather, Fruitwood

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Tortoiseshell and Ormolu Boulle Cartel Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large and important French 18th century Louis XV period Tortoiseshell and ormolu Boulle cartel clock signed Le Faucheur, A Paris. The clock is ra...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Corner Vitrines
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted Kingwood and mahogany marquetry Encoigneurs, corner cabinets or vitrines, attributed to Paul Sormani. The upper section with molded cornice and shell cresting and enclosed by a bowed glazed panel door, the lower section surmounted by a marble top of arc-en-arbalète outline above two frieze drawers and cupboards below enclosed by tambour shutters, raised on short cabriole legs ending in foliate sabots, lock plates engraved 'Sormani PARIS.' Circa: Paris, 1875. Height: 90 1/2 inches (230 cm). Width: 44 inches (112 cm). Depth: 29 inches (74 cm). Sormani, Paul (1817-1877): Born in Venice, Paul Sormani set up in Paris in the middle of the 19th century. He specialized in creating furniture and works of art and was known for his high quality reproductions of Louis XV and XVI furniture...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Italian 18th century Louis XV period Giltwood, Ormolu and patinated wood chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and extremely decorated Italian 18th century Louis XV period patinated, Giltwood and Ormolu chest. This wonderful two door chest is raised by four square patinated legs di...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

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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