French Mahogany Louis Xv Bedside Tables
Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Table Lamps
Metal, Bronze
Vintage 1920s French Side Tables
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Wood, Mahogany
Vintage 1930s Louis XV Night Stands
Walnut
Vintage 1910s French Belle Époque Serving Tables
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
Vintage 1920s American Louis XV Night Stands
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV End Tables
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century Louis XV Cabinets
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Night Stands
Wood, Mahogany, Fruitwood
Vintage 1960s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
Vintage 1960s French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century European Belle Époque Side Tables
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Belle Époque Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
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Brass
20th Century French Louis XV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Pedestals
Stainless Steel
Antique 19th Century French Other Night Stands
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century British Victorian Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Oak
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble
Vintage 1960s European Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Bronze
Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Night Stands
Satinwood
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Night Stands
Marble, Bronze
Vintage 1970s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Siena Marble, Brass
Vintage 1930s Louis XVI Night Stands
Satinwood
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Night Stands
Steel
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Wood, Fabric
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Antique 19th Century French Night Stands
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Wood, Mahogany
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble
20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Wood, Fruitwood, Kingwood, Mahogany, Rosewood
Vintage 1930s French Louis XV Side Tables
Marble, Metal
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Siena Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble
Vintage 1930s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Satinwood, Kingwood, Mahogany
Vintage 1930s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV End Tables
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Louis XV Center Tables
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Night Stands
Marble, Bronze
20th Century American Louis XV Night Stands
Brass
20th Century Apothecary Cabinets
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Louis XV Cabinets
Mahogany
20th Century Night Stands
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV End Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XV End Tables
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV End Tables
Mahogany
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A Close Look at louis-xv Furniture
The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.
Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.
Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.
During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.
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