Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
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
Antique & Stunning 19th Century Gilt Bronze Firescreen with Mint Wire Mesh 1880s
Located in Lisse, NL
This Louis 15th Style bronze fire screen has amazing details and it is both marked and numbered.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
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Elegant Early 1900 Bronze and Wrought Iron Fire Screen with Mint Wire Mesh
Located in Lisse, NL
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
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Bronze, Wire
Large Napoleon III Period Ormolu Fire Screen.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Napoleon III period ormolu fire screen.
Large Napoleon III period gilt bronze fire screen, very fine quality fireplace surround in the Louis XV style, 19th century.
H: 85cm. W...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
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Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Regency Gilded Screen and Fire Screen with Tapestries
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous 19th century Louis XV Regency gilded screen and fire screen with Tapestries. The Rococo style tapestries are in pristine condition with very min...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
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Wool, Satin, Giltwood
Antique French Louis XV Green Hand Painted 3 Panel Venetian Room Screen (A)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Green Hand Painted 3 Panel Venetian Room Screen (A). Item features different scenes on each side with figures, ornate scrollwork, trees, and floral bouquets with an overall weathered/distressed finish. Very impressive antique dressing screen...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th C. French Louis XV Style Hand Painted Petite Dressing Screen Room Divider
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Petite Hand Painted and Hand Carved 3 Section Dressing Screen in the Louis XV taste featuring very well done hand painted scenes on the shell carved crest as well as car...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
French Louis XV Style 3-Fold Screen with Toile Upholstered Panels
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19/20th Century) cerused wooden frame 3 fold screen with white satin upholstered panels in a red toile print.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Satin, Wood
19th Century 3-Fold Screen with Vernis Martin Panels in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
A three-fold Vernis Martin screen
In the Louis XV Manner
The frame constructed from carved and gilded wood in the Rococo manner, the triptych Vernis Martin panels depicting idyll...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Antique French Louis XV Green Painted Parrot 3 Panel Venetian Room Screen (C)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Green Hand Painted "Parrot" 3 Panel Venetian Room Screen (C). Item features parrots, figures and ornate scrollwork on one side and trees, floral bouquets and fancy scrollwork on the other side with an overall weathered/distressed finish. Very impressive antique dressing...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
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Wood, Paint
Louis XV style folding screen decorated with hunting scene, pockets for letters
Located in Gorssel, GE
Decorative Louis XV style folding screen decorated with a bustling hunting scene, painted on leather, topped with a thick layer of varnish, mounted with gilt brass appliqués. Made ar...
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1890s European Antique Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Large Louis XV Mahogany Screen
Located in BARSAC, FR
Large four-leaf screen in molded and french-varnished Cuban mahogany, topped with a gendarme's hat, upholstered in lilac Jouy-style fabric depicting park scenes and ancient ruins in ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
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Mahogany
Antique French Louis XV Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XV gold bronze fire screen, Circa 1880.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Screen
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent screen composed of four sheets of painted canvas presenting landscapes in frames with scalloped shapes.
French work from the Louis XV period.
Used condition, some trace...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Canvas
Antique French Louis XV Style Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XV style gold bronze fire screen, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Room Divider, Gilded Wood, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A three panel Louis XV style with three mirror surfaces at the top and is fabric-covered at the bottom, as well as on the back.
The three panels are connected by hinges, allowing the...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Antique French Louis XV Green Painted Parrot 3 Panel Venetian Room Screen (B)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Green Hand Painted "Parrot" 3 Panel Venetian Room Screen (B). Item features parrots, figures and ornate scrollwork on one side and trees, floral bouquets and fancy scrollwork on the other side with an overall weathered/distressed finish. Very impressive antique dressing...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Louis XV Style Carved Gilt 3-Fold Screen with Embroidered Silk Panels
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) carved gilt 3 fold screen with blue silk embroidered panels and cornucopia design.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rare Ormolu Fire Screen in the Louis XV Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare ormolu fire screen in the Louis XV style.
Rare Napoleon III period gilded bronze fire screen, very fine quality fireplace front in the Louis XV style, 19th century.
H: 75cm. W:...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Walnut 3-Fold Screen with Upholstered Panels
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19/20th Century) walnut 3 fold screen with carved floral top and pink upholstered panels.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
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Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Green Painted Parrot 3 Panel Venetian Room Screen (D)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Green Hand Painted "Parrot" 3 Panel Venetian Room Screen (D). Item features parrots, figures and ornate scrollwork on one side and trees, floral bouquets and fancy scrollwork on the other side with an overall weathered/distressed finish. Very impressive antique dressing...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Ormolu Fire Screen in the Louis XV Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large ormolu fire screen in the Louis XV style.
Large Napoleon III period ormolu fire screen in the Louis XV style, 19th century.
H: 80cm. W: 70cm, D: 22cm
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style 3-Fold Screen with Inlaid Panels
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) 3 fold screen with inlaid scenes and gilt trim.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th C. French Louis XV Style Hand Painted & Carved Petite Small Dressing Screen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful and Rare 19th Century Petite Hand Painted and Hand Carved 3 Section Dressing Screen in the Louis XV taste featuring very well done hand painted scenes on the shell carved c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Paint, Fabric
20th Century French Walnut Hand Carved Fireplace Screen with Silk Upholstery
Located in Sofia, BG
20th Century large hand carved wooden fire-screen upholstered in red silk fabric in front and light beige silk at the back. The frame has a centre decorati...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Screens and Room Dividers
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Silk, Walnut
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Louis Xv screens and room dividers for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV screens and room dividers for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage screens and room dividers created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, building and garden elements, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV screens and room dividers made in a specific country, there are Europe, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 screens and room dividers differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $913 and tops out at $39,500 while the average work can sell for $5,150.