Louis XV Desk Accessories
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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1880s French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Spelter
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
1890s French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
1890s French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Brass, Metal
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Silver, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Enamel, Ormolu
19th Century Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Glass, Walnut
19th Century Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Glass, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Pewter
Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Onyx, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Louis XV Desk Accessories
Aluminum, Copper
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Crystal, Bronze
1920s Italian Vintage Louis XV Desk Accessories
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desk Accessories
Malachite, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Desk Accessories
Leather, Resin
Mid-19th Century Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze, Enamel
2010s Indian Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century Louis XV Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Lacquer, Rosewood, Walnut, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
1860s European Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
Early 20th Century Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Silver
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Granite, Silver Plate, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Desk Accessories
Bronze