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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
Period: 19th Century
A French 19th century Louis XV st. Belle Époque period patinated candelabra
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and monumentally scaled French 19th century Louis XV st. Belle Époque period patinated Bronze, Ormolu, and Giallo Antico marble Torchière candelabra. This nine arm and ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Gilt Metal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking Italian 19th century Louis XV st. gilt metal chandelier. The chandelier is centered by an elegant and unique reserve of three floral plates leading to the beautifully shap...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Metal

French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood, Ormolu, marble side table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood, Ormolu, and Breccia Violette marble side table, in the manner of Mai...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Breccia Marble, Ormolu

A Louis XV Style Lacquered Tray-Top Table By Henry Dasson
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bois Satiné and Lacquered Tray-Top Table, by Henry Dasson. This elegant table is inset to the top with a lacquered tray decorated with a s...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Giltwood side chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique and highly detailed pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Giltwood side chairs. Each elaborate and unusually shaped chair is raised by two cabriole legs in the fron...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Fabric, Giltwood

Antique Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Table by L Escalier de Cristal
Located in London, GB
This superb piece is an antique ormolu mounted Louis XV style table, masterfully crafted with kingwood, tulipwood, and parquetry, by the famed Parisian firm L'Escalier de Cristal. Th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

19th Century French occasional table
Located in Dallas, TX
An elegantly simple 19th century French occasional table in the Louis XV style. Hand made with solid wood. Walnut brown finish. Th...
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood

19th Century French Limestone Chimneypiece in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French limestone fireplace in the Louis XV style. The panelled, carved frieze with cartouche to centre, the shaped jambs with stop-flutes and panels. Shaped shelf. Goo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Limestone

Petite French Louis XV Statuary Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An unusually small French 19th century Louis XV style Statuary marble fireplace with carved centre to frieze and fluted shaped jambs surmounted by scrolls. Recommended for a small be...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Statuary Marble

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Ormolu And Marble Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Exotic Wood, Ormolu and Rouge Royale marble buffet. The buffet is raised by four cabriole legs with top scr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Ormolu Wall Lights in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Ormolu wall lights in the Louis XV style. French, Late 19th century. Measures: height 45cm, width 40cm, depth 15cm. Cast ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

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...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

French Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass, 14-Light Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Rome, IT
Exceptional French gilt bronze and cut-glass fourteen-light chandelier, the cage with faceted pendants. Measures: 125 x 100 cm.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Country French 19th Century Louis XV St. Walnut Consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive pair of country French 19th century Louis XV st. Walnut consoles. The curved shaped brown and white veined, marble top has a moulded border above a carved frieze center...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Walnut and Ormolu commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Walnut and Ormolu commode. This exquisite bombee shaped three drawer commode is raised on stout cabriole legs fitted ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

Large Wrought-Iron Fireplace Fire Dogs
Located in London, GB
A large pair of wrought-iron polished fireplace fire dogs with shaped collared standards supported on wide scrolled feet. The rear log-supports can be adjusted to fit the fire openi...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Iron

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Stone Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very decorative French Louis XV st. marble mantel. The volute and partially fluted legs support a swept frieze with a central shell with a cabochon. On each end of the bandeau is a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Stone

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu and Rouge Royale Marble Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most decorative French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and Rouge Royale marble chandelier. The nine arm chandelier is centered by a charming bottom acorn finial b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Statuary Marble Fireplace in the Louis XV Manner
Located in London, GB
A 19th century statuary marble fireplace in the Louis XV manner. The shaped, fluted jambs surmounted by scrolled shells, the frieze with central cartouche flanked by leaf work. Shape...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Statuary Marble

Continental 19th Century Louis XV Style Patinated and Gilt Metal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming Continental late 19th century Louis XV st. patinated and gilt metal sixteen light chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a bottom foliate reserve from where each of the eight extremely decorative arms branch out. Each arm is decorated by beautiful gilt metal foliate movements finished with floral candle cups. The elegant cage...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Metal

Lovely Pair of 19th Century French Painted Armchairs with Cane Seating
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A quality pair of French 19th century light blue white painted carved cane armchairs. Finely hand carved and extremely comfortable this pair of armchairs features gorgeous sinuous li...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Cane, Paint

Pair of Doré Bronze Mounted Chinese Porcelain Rooster Red Ground Covered Jars
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous and large pair of 19th century Louis XVI style doré bronze mounted Chinese porcelain rooster red ground covered jars/covered vases...
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1850s Chinese Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Six-Arm Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of French mid-19th century Louis XV style ormolu six-arm sconces. Measures: cm 50 x 47 x 50.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Side Table Signed By Maison Krieger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Mahogany, Kingwood and ormolu side table/desk signed Krieger. The oval table is raised by elegant cabriole legs...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Gilt Metal and Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding French 19th century Louis XV st. gilt metal and crystal chandelier attributed to Maison Bagues. The six arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful solid crystal bottom ball below superb gilt metal acanthus leaves amidst a stunning array of cut crystal pendants and a fine wrap around beaded band. Each elegantly curved arm is adorned with kite shaped and tear drop shaped crystal pendants leading to charming floral bobeches. At the center are exceptional scrolled foliate designs and large acanthus leaves centering elegant curved support with stunning branches seeming growing upwards with lovely finely detailed frosted crystal leaves...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Crystal, Metal

Luxury French Antique Fireplace Fender
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Beautiful antique French fender. The Fender is placed as a shield in front of the fireplace. This beautiful fender is in very good condition. The width and the combination of the bla...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Brass

19th Century Louis XV Style Soft Rouge Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Southall, GB
19th century Louis XV style beautiful fireplace sculpted in a soft colored Rouge Royal marble. The finely carved shelf rests on a serpentine front, with a rocaille shell framed by fl...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Large Louis XV Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Marble Figural Candelabra
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of Large Louis XV Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Marble Figural Candelabra. Each modelled with naturalistically cast rocaille and laurel leaf candle branches above cher...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu and Frosted Glass Pentagonal Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and frosted glass pentagonal lantern. The lantern displays five topie shaped bottom finial and a beautiful and most unique scalloped shape throughout. The original curved frosted glass sides are encased within most decorative mottled ormolu borders with rich scrolled foliate designs and striking pierced palmette designed ormolu mounts. The front displays one door with its original hardware which opens to reveal the hanging light bulb...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Patinated Wood, Giltwood and Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most attractive French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated wood, giltwood and Brèche Violette marble wall mounted console. The console is raised by beautiful cabriole ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Louis XV Style Twenty-Light Chandelier by Baccarat
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style gilt-bronze and cut-crystal twenty-light chandelier by La Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat, French, Circa 1890.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

French Three-Piece Tortoiseshell and Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Located in London, GB
French three-piece tortoiseshell and gilt bronze clock set French, late 19th century Clock: Height 55cm, width 26cm, depth 15cm Candelabra: Height 46cm, width 22cm, depth 20cm ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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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
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and large scale true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu candelabras. Each nine arm candelabra is raised on a uniquely shaped pierced Ormolu stepped pedestal with scrolling foliates designs, floral decorations, and a central bow. Above the bases are two patinated Bronze cherubs dressed...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood mirror. The original beveled mirror plate is framed within an extremely decorative scrolled moulded giltwood border. At the borde...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

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...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Fabric, Walnut

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gris St. Anne Marble Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and large scale French 19th century Louis XV st. Gris St. Anne marble mantel. The legs have carved scrolls below the curved molded edge façade with centered by a carving ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

19th Century Sevres Mounted Secretaire Abattant Cabinet
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century French ebonized secretaire abattant, having its original brocatelle marble-top, classical gilded ormolu mounts of swag, ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

true pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. patinated and Giltwood mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most unique true pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. patinated and Giltwood mirrors, from Venice. Each of these beautiful tapered mirrors retains their original ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Wood, Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu And Etched Glass Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and intricately detailed French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and etched Glass centerpiece. This exquisite four arm candelabra centerpiece is raised on four 'C' scr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

French, Early 19th Century, Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most elegant French early 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, Rosewood, exotic wood, and ormolu bureau plat desk. The desk is raised by cabriole legs with fine pie...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XV st. Vert de Patricia marble and Ormolu candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Vert de Patricia marble and Ormolu candelabras. Each truly stunning eight arm candelabra is raised by three 'C' ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood and Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian 19th century Louis XV st. faux painted marble, giltwood and Brocatelle d'Espagne marble console. The freestanding console is raised by a wonderfully executed faux ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Cloisonné And Ormolu Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautifully and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Cloisonné and Ormolu candelabras, signed F. Barbedienne. Each six arm candelabra is raised by a square Ormolu ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Enamel, Ormolu

Paul Sormani, Louis XV Style Vitrine
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality French Kingwood Louis XV style vitrine, having silver plated mounts, serpentine glass to the front and sides, adjustable shelves ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Kingwood

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Brèche Violette Marble and Ormolu Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 19th century Louis XV st. Brèche Violette marble and ormolu urn. The impressive urn/trophy is raised by a square ormolu base with concave corners and decorative...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

Marble Top French Ormolu Kingwood Inlaid Marquetry Vitrine Attributed To Linke
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Marble Top French Ormolu Kingwood Inlaid Marquetry Vitrine Attributed To Linke Dimensions : 55" Wide X 47" Tall X 16" Deep This gorgeous vitrine was made in the 19th century in Fra...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Italian 19th Century Louis XV Style Patinated off White and Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian 19th century Louis XV st. patinated off white and giltwood mirror. The mirror is raised by a flat base, centered by a Fine giltwood foliate reserve. The original m...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

19th Century French Kingwood and Ormolu Revolving Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A French revolving library bookcase Constructed in kingwood, amaranth and goncalo alves, and dressed with high quality gilt bronze work; rising from quadripartite swept and hipped...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Oak and Marble Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine Country French 19th century Louis XV st. oak and Rouge Royale de Votele marble center table. The rectangular center table is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine scrolled...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive pair of mid 19th century french Louis XV st. Carved armchairs in dark patinated oak. The pair with wide seats have a heavily carved back with scrolled acanthus leaves a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Oak

French, Pair of Silvered Bronze Louis XV Style Candlesticks
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French, pair of silvered bronze Louis XV style candlesticks. Typical of the Rocaille style, also known as Baroque or Rococo style which reached its zenith in the 18th century, durin...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Rare Pair of Louis XVI style side cabinets after Joseph Zwiener
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A superb and rare pair of Louis XV style kingwood ormolu-mounted side cabinets having the original breche marble tops, wonderful marquetry inlaid panels to the doors and sides. Scrol...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Kingwood

Signed Linke Vitrine, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century Louis XV style kingwood vitrine, having the original marble top, classical ormolu mounts, bevelled glass, adjustable shelves. A Wedgwood plaque inset to t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Encrier by Paul Sormani, French c 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Rare Louis XV Style gilt bronze Encrier, By Paul Sormani. French, circa 1870. Signed 'P. Sormani, Paris' to the underside of the cover. Thi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Candelabras by Barbedienne
Located in Tarzana, CA
A superb quality pair of French Louis XV style ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble seven arm candelabras by Ferdinand Barbedienne. Each is raised by a square Rouge Griotte marble base ab...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Griotte Marble, Ormolu

Chinese 19th century Porcelain and French Louis XV st. Ormolu mounted lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most stately Chinese 19th century Porcelain and French Louis XV st. Ormolu mounted lamp. This stunning glazed Porcelain lidded jar mounted into a lamp is raised on a f...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany and Ormolu Center Table/Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb French 19th century Louis XV style Moucheté mahogany and ormolu center table/desk. The striking table is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine-fitted foliate ormolu sabo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Marble Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood, tulipwood, ormolu and marble two drawer commode. The chest is raised by elegant lightly curved legs with foliate ormolu sabots ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis Xv furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

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