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
Returnable Items Only
Set of Four French Painted Armchairs C. 1900's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This set of chairs are beautifully crafted in a Louis XV style, featuring a distinctive painted frame in a soft green hue with subtle gilt accents. The chairs are adorned with eleg...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Linen, Cane, Wood, Paint
20th Century French Salon Side Table in Louis XV After F. Linke, Black
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century French Salon Side Table in Louis XV after F. Linke, black
Solid wood side table in Louis XV. Slightly convex and concave, carcass, flanked by solid corner glaciers on h...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Silvered Bronze Mirrored Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. silvered bronze mirrored centerpiece. The plateau is raised by four scrolled acanthus leaf feet and is framed within a fine scalloped shap...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
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
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Hand Carved and Painted side Chair in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French hand carved side chair in Louis XV style beautifully hand painted in light green with gilt wood accents. It is upholstered in floral silk textile and is in very good original ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Antique Louis XIV-Style Painted and Parcel-Gilt Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French, late 19th Century, Louis XIV-style painted and parcel-gilt throne chair.
The chair features a finely carved wood frame in a naturally distressed paint finish. The ch...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Linen, Giltwood
French Louis XV-Style Painted Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous, 1920s French painted and parcel-gilt settee in the Louis XV style.
This French settee consists of a beautifully carved frame in a robin’s egg blue paint finish with gilt a...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Ormolu Antique French Rococo Cartel Wall Clock
By A.D. Mougin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A magnificent and very large original antique French Rococo cartel wall clock. Asymmetrically modelled in the Louis XV style, the dial bursting through the swirling clouds as the sun...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Cherry Rafraîchissoir with Red Marble Top, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style cherry rafraîchissoir side table with royal rouge marble top inset, coolers, single drawer and lower shelf from the mid 19th century. Born in the years that s...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
19th Century Cylinder Bureau by François Linke in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
A Petit Bureau à Cylindre in the Transitional Manner
After the design by Jean-François Oeben
By François Linke
Index no. 1626
A rare small cylinder bureau, after the celebrated exa...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Bedroom Chair
Located in Malibu, CA
A French Louis XVI period finely carved walnut armchair with oval back and burnout damask upholstery & trimmed with Samuel & Sons silk gimp.
The chair is raised on four tapered carve...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Louis XV Style Fruitwood Arm Chairs w/ Brunschwig & Fils Striped Fabric
Located in Milford, NH
A fine quality pair of Louis XV style fruitwood arm chairs with beautifully detailed foliate and scroll carved decoration, appointed with striped upholstery by Brunschwig & Fils, and...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
French Louis XV Style Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautiful large French Luis XV style Gilt Bronze-Mounted cabinet. With two doors and a marble top.
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Cupboard with Dish Rack or Vaiselier in Oak
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely early 19th century country French buffet in oak with open dish rack above cabinet housing two drawers and two doors with interior shelves. With mort...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Incredibly Stylish Antique French Side / End Table, Gilt Bronze & Green Onyx Top
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and impressive, finest quality and gilt bronze table.
Because of the quality and great style we feel this stunning antique table can only have been made by one of the top cla...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Brass
Tall Bleached White Wash Painted Walnut Marble-Top French Sideboard Console
Located in Rockaway, NJ
French circa 19th century white paint wash marble-top sideboard console. Standing 36" tall on elegant legs connected with beautifully carved stretcher. The sideboard has three d...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Louis XV Period Tulipwood Chevet with Inset Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century French Louis XV period tulipwood chevet with 3 drawers & inset marble top.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
French Louis XV Kingwood Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk With Gilt Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk
By R. Soriano
Spain, 20th Century
Gorgeous kingwood, with ornate gilt bronze ormolu mounts, and embossed blac...
Category
20th Century Spanish Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style Lacquered Venetian Commode
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An amazing blue light and silver lacquered Venetian chest of drawers, lacquered green fake marble on the top, it's in original conditions with normal signs of use and age visible on ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Fruitwood
Louis XV St. Side Cabinet Nightstand French Chestnut Bedside Table, Late 19th C.
Located in Labrit, Landes
French side cabinet Louis XV style nightstand
Late 19th century
Walnut bedside table
One drawer and one trapdoor
Hand-carved with vegetal and floral motifs.
Good condition.
Shipping...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
A French Louis XV style painted and carved sofa circa 1900.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Louis XV style painted and carved sofa circa 1900. This sofa has a nicely shaped back and new upholstery with two bolster pillows.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Italian Louis XV Style Mahogany Pair of Nightstand or End Side Tables
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Louis XV style mahogany pair of nightstand or end side tables with one drawer and screw legs
Rare and fine quality Italian Louis XV style, 1900s side tables or sofa tables w...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Petite Louis XV Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A stylish and petite Louis XV style two-drawer marquetry commode, with a curved front and sides and a shaped and polished grey-veined marble top. This very attractive chest of drawer...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Crystal Chandelier
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Louis XV style six-light chandelier with an assortment of crystals with rosettes, including French pendalogues and large faceted prisms, a ribbed column at the top, and cut crystal ball...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Set of 8 Vintage French Louis XV Sculpted Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 8 Vintage French Louis XV Sculpted Arm Chairs
Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Painted Wood, Spring Cushions
Dimensions:
42”H x 23”W x 22”D
Seat Height 19”
Category
1960s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Finely carved gold side table with marble top, Louis XV
Located in Berlin, DE
Finely carved gold side table with marble top, Louis XV
Excellent French Louis XV style table.
High-quality, solid beech wood, carved ...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Montesquieu Portrait Tortoiseshell Snuff Box
By Jacques Joseph de Gault
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exquisite miniature of French philosopher Charles Montesquieu graces the lid of this tortoiseshell-lined snuff box. The handsome portrait was fash...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Mirror, Italian Manufacture, 1700s
Located in Baranzate, IT
Antique gilded mirror with wooden frame and gilded porporin. Italian manufacture. 1700.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique French Louis XV Canape Settee Sofa
Located in Southampton, NJ
A French, Louis XV style walnut canapé from the mid-19th century with wraparound back, scrolled arms & cabriole legs. Of heirloom quality featuring new cotton Linen upholstery and s...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Walnut, Down
18th Century French Walnut Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
18th century walnut library table from France. The top is made from two planks and is banded with a beveled edge, following down to a simple apron, which contains a single drawer in the front. The table is supported on hand turned barley and vine twist...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Dutch Polished Brass Firewood Basket, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century Dutch log basket. The firewood basket is made of polished brass and has a wrought iron handle. Also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well and cook over an open...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
6 Vintage French Louis XV Style Carved Balloon Back Caned Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
6 Mid 20th century Louis XV style balloon back dining chairs. Made from hardwood with cane back and seat. Features a pierced and carved seat back over cabriole legs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cane, Hardwood
18th Century Antique Dutch Polished Brass Firewood Basket
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century Dutch log basket. The firewood basket is made of polished brass and has a wrought iron handle. Also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well and Cook over an open...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Wonderful Nutwood Bedside Cabinets / Night Stands w. Snow White Marble Tops
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning pair of early 20th century, handcrafted, wooden bedside cabinets.
If you have an eye for detail, good shapes and top of the line furniture than you know how hard it is to f...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Romweber French Rococo Louis XV Painted and Parcel Gilt Upholstered Side Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Rococo Louis XV style vanity chair or side chair
By Romweber
USA, Circa 1930s
Beautiful painted frame with gold gilt details, and original yellow floral print up...
Category
1930s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint
French 18th Century Walnut Slant-Front Desk on Three-Drawer Commode en Arbalète
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period walnut slant-front desk on commode from the 18th century, with star inlay, crossbow front and quadrilobe motifs. Born in France during the 18th century, this...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Provençale Console Table with Fleur-de-Lys
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period Provençale console table from the 18th century, with scalloped apron, stylized fleur-de-lys and cabriole legs. Born in Provence during the reign of King Loui...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Charming and Whimsical Italian Venetian Faux Verdi Marble Paint Decorated Comode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a ONE-OF-A-KIND hand-painted commode. The commode features all of the talent and potential of the artist. Look at the whimsical monkeys in various poses up to their mischievo...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Fine 18th Century French Carved Walnut Louis XV Commode Dresser or Chest
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant exquisitely handmade carved walnut French commode from the 18th century featuring a carved ripple front with shell pulls that are part of the body. The intricately carved b...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Louis XV Style Paint Decorated Karges Nightstands Circa 1960s Era
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic pair of Karges of Evansville, Indiana who are know worldwide of making the finest of all furniture manufactures that ever existed from the USA. The stands are in ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Provincial Circassian Walnut Secretary Slant-lid Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic Louis XV style desk made in Italy of Circassian highly figured walnut. Th desk is in good, restored condition and will show minimal signs of age and wear. Measure...
Category
1790s Italian Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Style Chaise Lounge
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Needs New Upholstery Recommended
Materials: Original Fabric, Needs New Upholstery
Category
1940s American Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery
Early 18th Century commemorative Glass engraved Vivat PBR 1721 The Netherlands
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Presenting an exquisite early 18th-century commemorative glass from the Netherlands, intricately engraved with "Vivat PBR" and dated 1721. This remarkable piece celebrates a signific...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Gorgeous Walnut and Breccia Marble French Louis XV Style Grand Sideboard Buffet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a truly grand and extremely beautiful French buffet or sideboard with a fantastic marble top with purple and yellow colors that resemble a watercolor painting. The sideboard ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Breccia Marble
Giltwood Low Round Table
Located in London, Park Royal
Hand-carved, giltwood round low end table.
we can supply a marble top on quotation if required.
Category
2010s British Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Cane French Bed Louis XV Style
Located in Buxton, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Cane French Bed.
This exquisite antique bed will transport you back in time to the elegance of 1920s France. Crafted in the Louis XV style, t...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood
Louis XV Style Country French Two Drawer Distressed Paint Decorated Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 34 1/2in W: 51 1/4in D: 24 1/4in
This Louis XV Style Country French Two Drawer Distressed Paint Decorated Commode is truly a unique piece and was made with quality i...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Louis XV Style Satinwood Inlay Round 2 Tier Occasional Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Satinwood Inlay Round 2 Tier Occasional Side Table. Item features beautifully carved base, satinwood inlaid top, brass gallery, elegant overall form. Ci...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Gilt Bronze Louis XV Lantern
Located in Dallas, TX
Exceptional 19th century French gilt bronze Louis XV lantern. Featuring beautiful scrolling shapes and decorative finials. Exquisite!
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Seven Floral Embroidered Silk Curtains Parham House Sussex 104"high 379"long
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
JUST PURCHASED, MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW OR BY REQUEST, photos taken with iphone
A rare opportunity to purchase a large set of floral embroidered silk curtains from an historic ho...
Category
1920s English Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Silk
Fantastic Pair of Carved Walnut French Louis XV Style Bergere Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic pair of upholstered French bergère chairs in a beautiful upholstery with great frames of large scale. Measures 39.5 tall x 28 wide x 29.5 deep and seat height is ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair Of Louis XV Style Bergeres In Finely Carved Walnut Around 1920
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Louis XV Style Wing Chairs In Finely Carved Walnut Fabrics To Renovate
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Venetian Chandelier In Colorless Murano Glass Highlighted With English Green
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian chandelier in colorless Murano glass highlighted with English green, multicolored flowers,
Circa 1920
6 arms of light,
New electrification
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Gorgeous French Carved Louis XV Bergere Chairs Circa 1940s era
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous pair of French-made chairs in good condition with minor stains. The chairs are beautifully condition. They are classic. Measures 37 tall x 26 wide x 28 deep and se...
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French L'Alfénide Christofle Halphen Sterling Silverware and Ladel
By Christofle, Alfenide
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Turn of the Century L'Alfénide Christofle/Charles Halphen Sterling Silverware Serveware Set of Three Spoons and Four Fork, and 1 Ladel.
Alfénide, utilized by Manufacture de L'Alféni...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set 4 Floral Curtains 18th Century Style Upholstery Pillows 73"high 264" long
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
JUST PURCHASED MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW OR BY REQUEST, photos by iphone
A charming set of 4 curtains, for a bedroom or a tester bed. The embroidery is in the 18th century pastoral...
Category
1980s English Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Decorative early 20th century Louis XVI style mirror
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Early 20th century Gilt and painted mirror in the Louis XV style
French circa 1930's
Height 46 inches or 117 cms
Width 30 inches or 77 cms
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Paint
A Pair of Antique Louis XV style Fauteuils à la Reine
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Pair of Antique Louis XV style Fauteuils à la Reine, 19th century. The handsome pair of arm chairs areupholstered with Fortuny cotton damask “Demidici” yellow & white fabric. The b...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
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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