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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Large Early 20th Century French Aubusson Jacquard Hunting Scene Tapestry
Located in Antwerp, BE
A monumental early 20th century French Jacquard woven tapestry depicting an elegant chasse à courre, inspired by the celebrated Aubusson hunting tapestries of the 18th century. Richl...
Wool, Cotton
Fine and Rare Pastoral Aubusson Tapestry, France 18th Century
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite rare 18th-century Aubusson tapestry beautifully captures the refined elegance and pastoral charm associated with the Louis XV period. Masterfully woven, it depicts a r...
Wool, Silk
Large 18th Century Verdure Tapestry with Pastoral Scene and Wolf Attack
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This large 18th century verdure tapestry is a striking example of the artistry and storytelling found in European weaving. Woven in wool and silk, it depicts a pastoral landscape fil...
Wool, Silk
$8,307Sale Price|20% Off
Sofa Louis XV, Covered with Authentic Perfect Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
1910/M, I hope You can understand what it is from some photos only. Museum quality antique sofa, coating with an authentic Aubusson old tapestry: every...
Wood
18th Century Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An 18th Century French Aubusson tapestry. Of large scale and in the Louis XV style. Circa 1780.
Tapestry
A Set of Four Massive Aubusson Tapestry Entre-Fenêtres
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Set of Four Massive Aubusson Tapestry Entre-fenêtres. Comprising a true pair and two further panels en suite. Each woven in wools. The design of each with top cartouche issui...
Tapestry
RugsOnNet Antique French Romantic Pastoral Rococo Aubusson Tapestry Music Lesson
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, François Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Early 18th Century French Tapestry ( 4'9" x 8'6" - 144 x 260 cm ) Portion of cartoon from La Musique - Designed by Francois Boucher. Beauvais, French Royal Tapestry Workshop under t...
Wool, Silk
1950's Turkish Silk Hereke Carpet Tapestry with Metallic Threads
Located in Dallas, TX
77153 Vintage Turkish Silk Metallic Souf Hereke Tapestry, 01'11 x 02'08. Turkish Silk Metallic Souf Hereke Tapestries are exquisite masterpieces blending silk's luxurious elegance with the shimmering allure of metallic threads, originating from Turkey's renowned town of Hereke and crafted through traditional techniques passed down through generations. They boast intricate designs inspired by Turkish cultural heritage, featuring elaborate floral patterns, geometric shapes, and motifs symbolizing wealth, prosperity, and spirituality. The addition of metallic threads like gold or silver enhances their opulence, creating a radiant glow that mesmerizes viewers. Highly prized for their craftsmanship and historical significance, these tapestries adorn palaces, museums, and private residences, serving as cherished heirlooms and symbols of luxury and refinement, embodying the essence of Turkish culture and inviting admiration from all who encounter them. In a graceful homage to Louis XIV style, this hand-knotted Turkish silk metallic souf Hereke prayer rug...
Silver
French Vintage Tapestry – Large Woven Gobelin Baroque Garden Scene - 1950s
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
Large French Tapestry (Gobelin) depicting a traditional Spring Festival Scene in the Rococo Style. Made in the Center of France in one of the well-known Tapestries around 1950. Nice ...
Metal
18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry “The Pastoral Meal” After David Teniers
By David Teniers the Younger
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant and large antique tapestry was handwoven in Aubusson, France, circa 1750. Titled “The Pastoral Meal”, the composition depicts a joyous countryside gathering in the manne...
Tapestry
Courtly Promenade, 246x368 Cm, Wool Tapestry, Late 17th–early 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Important antique wool tapestry depicting a gallant equestrian procession or aristocratic horseback promenade, 17th–18th century. This elegant composition depicts a young woman ridi...
Wool
Early 19th C. Belgian Brussels “Chasse à Courre” Tapestry with Hunting Scene
Located in Dallas, TX
Hang this exceptional and important handwoven tapestry in a living room, library, or grand staircase. Crafted in Belgium circa 1820, this colorful “Chasse à Courre” (hunting with hou...
Tapestry
French 19th Century Large Gilt Wood Framed Tapestry
Located in Carmine, TX
A beautiful French 19th-century tapestry depicting an elegant pastoral scene inspired by the Rococo period, featuring finely dressed figures gathered in a lush countryside landscape ...
Tapestry, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Aubusson Pastoral Wall Tapestry with Floral Border
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique French Aubusson tapestry, woven circa 1850, presents a refined pastoral composition in the Rococo Revival taste, depicting an idyllic countryside scene animated by elega...
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
Large and Rare Louis XV Period Frame Beauvais Tapestry Panel, French, circa 1760
Located in London, GB
A large and rare Louis XV period frame Beauvais tapestry panel French, circa 1760 Frame: Height 107cm, width 92cm, depth 8cm Panel: Height 82cm, width 67cm This superb piece is...
Tapestry, Giltwood
Antique French Aubusson Pastoral Tapestry with Louis XV Style, La Danse
By Jean-Baptiste Huet, François Boucher
Located in Dallas, TX
77763, antique French Aubusson pastoral tapestry with Louis XV style, La Danse. Drawing inspiration from Jacques-Nicolas Juillard, Jean-Baptiste Huet, and François Boucher, this hand...
Wool
Palatial 18th Century Neoclassical Aubusson Rug with Medallion
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A sublime period flat-weave square 18th century French carpet. A central medallion of double concentric paterae in gradient blue and olive ...
Wool
$13,200Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of French 19 Century Aubusson Floral Tapestry Entre Fenetres
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of French Aubusson tapestries woven in the mid-19th century. Originally intended to hang between windows in a formal French salon, but today could be hung on walls anywhere. W...
Wool
$7,040Sale Price|20% Off
Galerie Shabab Collection Early 20th Century European Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
An antique European tapestry from the first quarter of the 20th century.
Wool
18th C. French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry with Exotic Bird and Floral Border
Located in Dallas, TX
This exceptional antique Aubusson tapestry was handwoven in France circa 1760. The tall vertical panel presents a classic verdure landscape, centered with a lush tree canopy, rocky f...
Tapestry, Wool
Wool And Silk Tapestry, Young Woman Under A Canopy, 18th Centuryflag
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Wool And Silk Tapestry, Young Woman Under A Canopy, significant wear but the tapestry is consistent
Wool
1750s Beige Scene Pictorial Pair of French Beauvais Tapestries 2'9" x 7'6" Rug
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 18th Century French Beauvais Tapestries 2'9" x 7'6" - 83 x 228 Pair of Scenic Antique 18th Century Beauvais French Tapstries, Circa Date: 1750s. This exquisite French fla...
Silk
19th Century French Aubusson Handwoven Floral Tapestry Rug with Medallion Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room or dining area with this exquisite antique Aubusson rug, handwoven in the city of Aubusson, France, circa 1870. Measuring over 13 by 10 feet, this exceptional ...
Wool
18th Century Lille Tapestry In Wool And Silk After Teniers From The G. Wernier W
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb and rare wool and silk tapestry from the beginning of the 18th century after a painting by Teniers Very beautiful tapestry representing a village scene with dancers, pipe smo...
Wool
Aubusson Tapestry Depicting a Pastoral Scene, French, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Aubusson tapestry depicting a pastoral scene. The tapestry depicts a pastoral scene of a young couple fishing by the side of a stream with a bridge and rural buildings in the m...
Tapestry
$15,873
H 39.38 in W 77.56 in D 41.34 in
Louis XV period Canapé à Oreilles Serpentine Shaped Sofa, Settee Upholstered
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A Louis XV period Canapé à Oreilles serpentine-shaped sofa. Featuring carved detailing, decorated with floral motifs and acanthus, with original Verd...
Walnut
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Antique French Aubusson Fine Tapestry
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 19th century French Aubusson tapestry with a nice gallant decor, hunting and beautiful colors, extremely finely hand woven with silk and wool. ✨✨✨ "Experience th...
Wool, Silk
$11,995Sale Price|20% Off
H 106 in W 115 in D 0.05 in
18th Century French Felletin Verdure Landscape Tapestry, with Birds and Trees
Located in New York, NY
An antique 18th century French Felletin verdure landscape tapestry, size 8'10 H x 9'7 W. This handwoven antique wall hanging feat...
Wool, Silk
19th Century Aubusson Tapestry Hunting Scene, N° 1205
Located in Paris, FR
19th century Aubusson tapestry hunting scene - N° 1205 Thanks to our Restoration-Conservation workshop and also Our know-how, we are pleased to present to you works of art in fa...
Wool
$1,888
H 55.12 in W 80.71 in D 0.2 in
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Hunting French jacquard tapestry in Aubusson style
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Hunting jacquard tapestry in style of Detti, Renaissance style, from which a climate of richness and frivolity emerges from this scene. The Renaissance profoundly changed the art of tapestry. The taste for large decorative frescoes was reborn, but with a sense of composition, decor and perspective, hitherto unknown. In this “Hunting”, the artist mainly painted the attitude and costumes of the characters. The hunt itself stands in the background. Characters dressed "in the Italian style", richly caparisoned horses...
Wool, Cotton
Vintage 90" Carved Louis XV Style Sofa
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a early 20th Century Louis XV Style French sofa. The sofa is finely carved along the back/head rail and the base. The arms are carved and curve as they join the base. The leg...
Wood, Upholstery
$3,950
H 40 in W 76 in D 29.75 in
18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Sofa with Floral Carvings and Tapestry Uphol
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant Louis XV period three-seat sofa from the Rhône Valley, beautifully crafted in solid walnut with graceful proportions and richly hand-carved details. The serpentine backres...
Walnut
19th Century French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Place this long and narrow antique tapestry in a staircase or in between two windows for a pop of color. Handwoven in Aubusson, France in the 19th Century, this lovely verdure wall p...
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Handwoven in Aubusson, France in the 19th Century, this lovely Tapestry features a pair of lovers in a classic Rococo vinyet and has its original fruit and floral border. It measures...
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
Louis XV Yellow Silk Damask Upholstered Walnut Sofa
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Yellow Silk Damask Upholstered Walnut Sofa, the carved wood frame with floral motifs. 34" H x 74" W x 31" D; seat: 18" H. Provenance: From a West End Avenue Collection.
Damask, Silk, Walnut
$2,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 41 in W 61 in D 28 in
Antique French Louis XV Giltwood & Aubusson Tapestry Sofa C1860
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV style sofa offers giltwood frame with carved crest over Aubusson tapestry upholstered back and seat, covered scroll form arms and raised on cabriole legs w...
Tapestry, Giltwood
$899Sale Price|35% Off
H 10 in W 15 in D 4 in
Antique Late 18th Century French Aubusson Floral Tapestry Pillow Cushion
Located in New York, NY
This is absolutely lovely antique late 18th century French Aubusson Tapestry pillow with flowers. It measures: 10 x 15 inches. Excellent condition. Complimentary Shipping!
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
19th Century French Handwoven Aubusson Verdure Wall Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique French Aubusson verdure tapestry was handwoven circa 1870 and depicts a lush wooded landscape animated by birds perched among twisting tree branches. Rendered in a class...
Tapestry
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H 82.25 in W 140 in D 0.5 in
18th C. French Hand Woven Aubusson Tapestry with Birds, Ruins, and Floral Border
Located in Dallas, TX
This exquisite antique tapestry was handwoven in Aubusson, France, circa 1760, and exemplifies the refined artistry and technical mastery for which this historic weaving center is ce...
Tapestry, Canvas
Mid-18th Century French Handwoven Aubusson Verdure Wall Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique tapestry was handwoven in Aubusson, France, circa 1760. Rectangular in shape, the colorful wall decor depicts a wooded landscape scene with two large, mature trees in th...
Tapestry, Canvas
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H 114 in W 54 in D 0.5 in
17th Century Flemish Verdure Tapestry with Classical Figures as Musicians
Located in Bradenton, FL
Flemish Verdure Tapestry with Classical Figures as Musicians, 17th Century. Rectangular in shape, the colorful piece depicts an outdoor scene near a fountain with a man playing a har...
Textile
18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Wall Hanging
Located in Bradenton, FL
An antique 18th century handwoven French tapestry. This beautiful antique tapestry was woven in Aubusson, France, circa 1760. Rectangular in shape, the colorful piece depicts an out...
Textile
Mid-18th Century French Handwoven Aubusson Verdure Wall Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique tapestry was handwoven in Aubusson, France, circa 1760. Almost square in shape, the colorful wall decor depicts a wooded landscape scene with a large, mature tree in the foreground, a castle in the foreground and a large bird resting on a branch; the wall hanging is further dressed with the original colorful border decorated with floral and leaf motifs. The tapestry is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, with rich colors in the beige, green and blue palette, and is backed with a white canvas fabric. The illustrative tapestry would make an impressive addition to a large wall in a living room, entryway or staircase. Aubusson, a town on the river Creuse in central France, became a center of tapestry manufacture in the 17th and 18th centuries during the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV...
Tapestry, Canvas
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H 35.04 in W 79.14 in D 0.2 in
French Mural Louis XV Tapestry Romantic Scenes Francois Boucher, Early 20th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
French mural tapestry from the manufactory « Panneaux Gobelins » JP Paris Made circa 1900, this tapestry was made after a painting by François Boucher ...
Wrought Iron
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H 73 in W 51.25 in D 0.25 in
circa 1750 Aubusson Tapestry Fragment with Diana, Apollo, and Acteon as a Stag
Located in Dallas, TX
A remnant of a larger Aubusson tapestry from circa 1750, this beautiful tapestry fragment depicts the denouement of the tale of Actaeon. The tapestry was hand-woven during the Louis ...
Textile, Wool, Linen, Silk
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H 108 in W 150 in D 0.25 in
Mid-18th Century French Aubusson Pastoral Tapestry in the Manner of J. B. Huet
Located in Dallas, TX
Make a statement in your home with this exquisite and important antique Aubusson tapestry. Created in France, circa 1740 in the style of Jean Baptiste Huet, the subject manner, set i...
Tapestry, Canvas
19th Century Aubusson Verdure Tapestry
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A particularly fine 19th century Aubusson Verdure tapestry, depicting a landscape scene of the French countryside, with a castle in the background, a ...
Wool
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H 100 in W 30.75 in D 0.13 in
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Aubusson Tapestry Panel with Rose Bouquets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XV style Aubusson tapestry panel. The elongated tapestry fragment with a floral design of rose bouquets and strands, with two oval panels centered by...
Wool, Silk
18th Century Needlepoint in Frame
Located in Doylestown, PA
A charming needlepoint scene of a courting couple in Period costume under an elaborate canopy, on gold silk with floral and other decorative motifs. Framed under glass in a painted w...
Silk