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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Henredon Style French Regency Louis XVI Fruitwood Long Dresser, Circa 1960s
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XV style nine-drawer long dresser or credenza In the manner of Henredon By Sherill Furniture Co. USA, Circa 1960s Carved fruitwood, with original ...
Brass
Hickory French Provincial Louis XV Carved Oak Lingerie Chest or Semainier
By Hickory Manufacturing Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style seven-drawer lingerie chest or semainier By Hickory Manufacturing Co. USA, Circa Late 20th Century Carved oak, with original brass hard...
Brass
John Widdicomb French Provincial Louis XV Pink Lacquered Highboy Dresser
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style highboy dresser By John Widdicomb USA, Circa 1940s Pink lacquered mahogany, with original brass hardware. Measures: 39.25"W x 20"D...
Brass
20th Century Italian Design Louis XV Style Pair of Chest, Commode in Pony Hair
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and beautiful pair of Louis XV style dresser completely covered in horse hair. Italian design attributable to the 1980s. Curly golden bronzes as decoration. The shape is moved a...
Wood
French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Triple Dresser, Circa 1960s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style nine-drawer dresser or credenza In the Manner of Jacques Bodart USA, Circa 1960s Carved walnut, with original brass hardware. Meas...
Brass
Pair Antique French Louis XV Style Bombe Marble Top Commodes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of bombe shaped commodes with marble tops in the French Louis XV style with inlaid parquetry to each side and bronze mounts. Each 32 1/2 in wide, 15 1/2 deep and 31 high.
Marble
Superb Paint Decorated Karges Attributed French Faux Painted Marble Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This superb paint-decorated French style dresser, attributed to the esteemed maker Karges, is a refined example of craftsmanship and timeless elegance. The dresser features a faux-pa...
Brass
Century Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Cherry Wood Triple Dresser
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Provincial Louis XV style nine-drawer triple dresser or credenza By Century Furniture USA, Circa Late 20th Century Carved cherry wood, with parquet top, and ori...
Brass
$14,887Sale Price|25% Off
French Louis XV Style Bombé Fruitwood Marquetry & Ormolu Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV Style bois satiné, Fruitwood - Ormolu Mounted Two-Drawer Bombé Commode with mottled marble top. The bowed front and sides with floral marquetry and floral ormolu ha...
Marble, Bronze
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Oak Dresser or Chest of Drawers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style dresser, commode, or chest of drawers By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Carved oak, with original brass hardware. Measures: 48.5...
Brass
$4,985Sale Price / set|26% Off
Pair of French Louis XV Style "Semainier" Tall Lingerie Commodes Marble with Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of French Louis XV style "Semainier" tall chest commodes with a Brêche d'Alep marble top. The slender walnut and tulipwood body, each fitted with seven drawers with gilt bronz...
Marble, Bronze
$139,850Sale Price / set|20% Off
Fine Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and impressive pair of French 19th century Louis xv style gilt bronze-mounted kingwood, satinwood and tulipwood floral marquetry two-drawer bombé commodes attributed to François Linke, index number 1810, Paris, late 19th-early 20th century with a brêche d'alep marble top. Unsigned and unmarked, circa Paris, 1890-1900. François Linke (d. 1946) was awarded the gold medal for his Grand Bureau...
Marble, Bronze
Paul Sormani French Late 19th Century Poudreuse Dressing Table
By Paul Sormani
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Brass label on one drawer- Paul Sormani, Paris. A fine Louis XV style poudreuse, the shaped top with tall side drawers, an adjustable cartouche form mirror, and flour scrolling brass...
Bronze
Max Kuehne Silver Leaf Decorated Dresser, c. 1940's
By Max Kuehne
Located in New York, NY
A remarkable melding of French form and American artistic vision, this nine-drawer commode bears the distinctive hand of Max Kuehne (1180-1968), the German born craftsman and artist ...
Silver Leaf
Bodart French Provincial Louis XV Fruitwood Highboy Dresser, Circa 1960s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Provincial Louis XV style five-drawer highboy dresser or chest of drawers By Jacques Bodart USA, Circa 1960s Carved fruitwood, with original brass hardware. Me...
Brass
$14,850Sale Price|25% Off
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted satinwood and tulipwood Bois Satiné and Bois de Bout floral Marquetry two-drawer commode of bombé serpentine form, ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Century Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Cherry Wood Armoire Dresser
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style armoire dresser, gentleman's chest, or linen press By Century Furniture USA, Circa Late 20th Century Carved cherry wood, with original ...
Brass
Louis XV Commode, France, 1760-1770
Located in Belmont, MA
Outstanding Louis XV commode, France 1760-1770, rosewood, elmwood and amaranth marquetry with original marble top. Beautiful original bronze fittings. The commode is in very good con...
Elm, Rosewood
$24,950Sale Price|48% Off
A 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted & Marquetry Bombé Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted kingwood and tulipwood floral marquetry Bombé two-drawer commode with a Royal veined yellow marble top. The serpentine body wit...
Marble, Bronze
$20,055Sale Price|30% Off
French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Kingwood, Amaranth, Satinwood and Tulipwood Bois Satiné and Bois de Bout Floral Marquetry Two-Drawer Commode of bombé serpentine...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
John Widdicomb French Provincial Louis XV Pink Lacquered Six-Drawer Dresser
By Ralph Widdicomb, John Widdicomb
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style six-drawer dresser or credenza Designed by Ralph Widdicomb for John Widdicomb Co. USA, Circa 1940s Pink lacquered carved solid cher...
Brass
$1,549Sale Price|25% Off
French Louis XV Marble Top Chest Dresser TV Stand Sideboard w Gilt Ormolu Mounts
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details Below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and handle all the shipping details. However, if you let us know what 1st Dibs is quoting you and give us your zip code, we can usually ship it for less and get it to you faster. Click on "Ask The Seller" and send us your zip code for a quote. Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a French Louis XV marble top chest...
Marble, Bronze
Davis Cabinet Co. French Provincial Louis XV Solid Cherry Wood Triple Dresser
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style long dresser or credenza By Davis Cabinet Co. USA, Circa 1960s Carved solid cherry wood, with original brass hardware. Measures: 7...
Brass
Baker French Louis XV Style Oak and Burlwood Bombe Chest Lowboy Dresser
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Baker French Louis XV Style Oak and Burlwood Bombe Chest Lowboy Dresser This lowboy measures: 76 wide x 20 deep x 32.75 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting stud...
Oak, Burl
French Provincial Louis XV Cream Lacquered and Gold Gilt Highboy Dresser
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Rococo or French Provincial Louis XV style highboy dresser In the manner of John Widdicomb USA, 1950s Carved cherry wood, with original cream lacquered and gold ...
Brass
Vintage Henredon French Louis XV Style Banded Walnut Tall Chest Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Henredon French Louis XV Style Banded Walnut Tall Chest Dresser. Item features an ornate brass ormolu, leafy scroll and urn form back pla...
Brass
Fine Pair French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze & Marquetry Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted floral marquetry Bombé commodes with marble top. The serpentine two-drawer commodes, with rosewood, king-wo...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Walnut Inlaid Marble Top Dresser High Chest Circa 1920's
Located in Long Branch, NJ
French Louis XV Style Walnut Inlaid Marble Top High Chest Circa 1920's Dimensions : 42" Wide X 22.5" Deep X 55.25" Tall This high chest was made in the Louis XV French Style in the...
Marble
18th Century French Louis XV Commode, Paris, 1740-1750
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century French Louis XV commode, Paris 1740-1750. Body on four carved feet with gilt bronze fittings. Bombe front and sides with five drawers decorated with prestigious, rocail...
Rosewood
Robert Irwin Louis XV Style French Walnut Chest of Drawers Tallboy Dresser
Located in Dayton, OH
A lovely chest of drawers or dresser by Robert W. Irwin Furniture Company. Crafted from French Walnut in Louis XV styling. Features a rectangular form with burled walnut front, four drawers, cabriole legs and ormolu mounts. Circa 1928-1940 As a young man Robert Irwin started working for Grand Rapids School Furniture Co. He started as an office clerk and then became plant superintendent. He later purchased Royal Furniture Co with some colleagues, which eventually became Irwin. Irwin specialized in high end furniture using European and ancient American...
Brass
$2,316Sale Price|20% Off
Special Faux Paint Decorated Marble Top Inlaid French Louis XV Wide Dresser 1930
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This special faux paint decorated marble top French Louis XV wide dresser, circa 1930, is a stunning example of early 20th-century craftsmanship with timeless Old World elegance. Des...
Satinwood, Tulipwood, Walnut
18th Century Italian Louis XV Inlaid Wood Antique Chest of Drawers, Restored
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this elegant antique Italian chest of drawers dating back to the mid-18th century, Louis XV period. An extremely refined chest of drawers, whose characteristics suggest th...
Fruitwood
John Widdicomb Louis XV Mahogany Highboy Dresser, Circa 1940s
By John Widdicomb, Ralph Widdicomb
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style serpentine front six-drawer highboy dresser or chest of drawers By Ralph Widdicomb for John Widdicomb Co. USA, Circa 1940s Solid carved...
Brass
$7,007Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Italian Louis XV Walnut Antique Chest of Drawers, Restored
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this elegant antique Italian dresser dating back to the mid-18th century, Louis XV period. An extremely refined dresser, whose featu...
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Carved Walnut Inlaid Bombe Demilune Commode Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Floral Inlay Bombe Demilune Commode Dress...
Walnut
$49,850Sale Price|33% Off
Fine French Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bombe Commode Manner of François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style burr walnut, kingwood and satinwood floral marquetry and finely chased ormolu-mounted two-drawer bombé commode, in the manner of F...
Marble, Bronze
$2,936Sale Price|20% Off
19thc French Louis XV Transition style Exotic Burl Wood/ Gilt Tallboy Dresser
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Spectacular 19thc French Louis XV Transition Exotic Burlwood Dresser/ Tallboy. Finished interior with 5 pull out drawers. Mahogany interior. Marble top. Gilt Acanthus detail and bron...
Wood
Pair, Chest of 3 Drawers, Dresser Cabinets with Verona Marble Top Louis XV Style
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Italian Bombe Chest of 3 drawers, dresser Cabinets. Verona pink, red marble top. Louis XV style. With bronze mounts. Unfinished raw wood condition. You can choose the color o...
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Dresser, France, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
This small Louis XVI style dresser comes from France and dates back to the second half of the 19th century. The two drawer commode stands on...
Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood, Yew
Venetian Paint Decorated Bombe Form Louis XV Style Dresser circa 1940
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Venetian paint decorated bombe form Louis XV style dresser, circa 1940, is a beautiful example of mid-20th century craftsmanship inspired by the elegance of 18th century French ...
Beech
Bombe Bronze Ormolu Marble Top French Satinwood Louis XV 3 Drawers Dresser MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Bombe Bronze Ormolu Marble Top French Satinwood Louis XV 3 Drawers Dresser Commode MINT! Beautiful Parquetry Veneer Work!
Marble
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XV Period 1780’s Commode, Original Painted Finish
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Louis XV period 1780’s commode, original painted finish. Charming French Louis XV period painted three drawer commode from the third quarter of the 18th century. This chest of dra...
Wood
Antique French Louis XV Style Bombe Chest of Drawers
By Charles Cressent
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning French Louis XV bombe marble-top chest of drawers commode from the 19th century, styled in the manner of Charles Cressent (France, 1685–1768), finished in luxurious Rocco ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$1,868Sale Price|20% Off
20th-Century Richly Inlaid Two-Leaf Cabinet With Marble Top
Located in Opole, PL
20th-Century Richly Inlaid Two-Leaf Cabinet With Marble Top A two-door cabinet styled after Louis XV, dated post-1945. The body of the furniture features beveled corners, set on a p...
Marble, Brass
French Provincial Louis XV Pink Lacquered Dresser Chests, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful near pair of French Provincial Louis XV style three-drawer dressers or chests of drawers One chest by Jacques Bodart and the other by Cassard Romano USA, Circa 1960s P...
Brass
An 18th Century French Louis XV Provincial Four-Drawer Marble Top Wood Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French period 18th century finely carved, marble top commode. This French period Louis XV Provincial commode, circa 1750-1760, features two smaller drawers at top, divided with pla...
Marble, Metal
Bombe French Marble Top Bronze Ormolu Louis XV Style 4 Drawers Dresser Commode
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Stunning rouge marble top French inlayed wood dresser with significant bronze ormolu. Very nice decorative piece.
Hardwood, Walnut
$22,400Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century French Louis XV Style Galbée Commode with Ormolu Mounted Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Early 18th Century French Louis XV Commode "galbée" forme embellished with beautiful, original ormolu bronze mounts and fixtures throughout. Detailed inlay work. Origina...
Marble, Bronze
Vintage French Louis XV Country Style Sienna Cherry Bombe Commode Chest Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage French Louis XV Country Style Sienna Cherry Bombe Commode Chest Dresser. Item...
Cherry
18th C. French Louis XV Carved-Wood Serpentine Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV carved-wood commode, with subtle serpentine front, from the 18th century. This antique chest from France has a shapely top with scalloped sides and serpentine front...
Wood
Rouge Marble Top 6 Drawers w/ Dovetails French Louis XV Lingerie Chest Dresser
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Inlaid Rouge Marble Top 6 Drawers w/ Dovetails French Louis XV Lingerie Chest Dresser CLEAN!
Marble, Brass
Henredon French Provincial Louis XV Painted Dresser or Credenza, Circa 1960s
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style triple dresser or credenza By Henredon USA, Circa 1960s Carved cream and ivory painted walnut, with original painted brass hardware. M...
Brass
Bodart French Provincial Louis XV Fruitwood Triple Dresser, Circa 1960s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Provincial Louis XV style nine-drawer triple dresser or chest of drawers By Jacques Bodart USA, Circa 1960s Carved fruitwood, with original brass hardware. Mea...
Brass
Large Louis XV Chest of Drawers, Rosewood and Mahogany Marble-top 18th Ctr
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large (148 cm wide) decorative Louis XV chest commode. Rosewood and mahogany parquetry, gilt bronze mounting. Original grey Belgian marble-top ...
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Parquetry Commode with Marble Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) inlaid parquetry 2 drawer commode with bronze trim and shaped marble top.
Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XV Style Inlay Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Louis XV style furniture, 1930s. The fine rosewood inlaid wood. Refined and rich inlay work of floral taste on each side of the piece of furniture. Particular rounded shape. On the f...
Bronze
Commode française XIXe, style Louis XV, en noyer sculpté et bronze doré
Located in CHAMBLY, FR
A magnificent and masterfully crafted French Louis XV style three-drawer commode, dating from the late 19th century. Epitomizing the height of Parisian classic chic and Rococo aesthe...
Bronze, Ormolu
Med. Hammered Brass Fleur de Lis Dresser – Louise Carved, Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
The Louise Fleur de Lis Dresser was designed by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard Collection and is 84 inches wide with nine drawers in three rows, the Fleur de Lis carving covering...
Brass, Sheet Metal
A Louis XV Style Oak Commode
Located in New York, NY
A charming Louis XV style commode in a bleached oak finish, featuring two small drawers over two large drawers. Its rustic patina has been earned with the passing of time, making it ...
Bronze
MID-18th CENTURY LOUIS XV VENEERED CHEST OF DRAWERS
Located in Firenze, FI
Refined and unique chest of drawers, finely veneered in walnut and olive burl, embellished with fruitwood fillet inlays. It features a slightly wavy shape on the top, both on the fro...
Bronze