Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Beech
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ormolu
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Siena Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Ormolu
1890s French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Kingwood
1780s French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
1890s French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Satinwood
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Kingwood
1820s French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
1880s European Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Tulipwood, Walnut
1750s Italian Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Nutwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Ormolu
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Kingwood
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Kingwood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Hardwood
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
1840s French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Breccia Marble, Bronze
1980s American Vintage Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fruitwood
1880s French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Tulipwood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fruitwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Satinwood
1940s American Vintage Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Brass
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Sheet Metal, Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Sheet Metal, Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s American Louis XV Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Sheet Metal