Louis XV sideboard with two doors

Made with a beech frame, benefiting from rosewood and sipo (African wood) marquetry, for a chic and practical look, this Louis XV sideboard offers real storage space while decorating the interior.

The structures are assembled in the traditional way using tenons and mortises.

Length: 126 cm – Height: 101 cm – Depth: 53 cm.

Antique style furniture

Essential for organizing and storing certain items, such as dressers or chests, sideboards are low furniture models, capable of holding linen, crockery, cutlery or other objects. As utilitarian as it is decorative, the Louis XV sideboard presents all the essential characteristics of the collection of period furniture, created at that time by renowned cabinetmakers such as Pierre Migeon II (1701-1758) or Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806), Marie-Antoinette's favorite cabinetmaker.

Indeed, widespread mainly in the second quarter of the 1723th century, particularly from 1750 to XNUMX, this type of antique furniture is a must in terms of refinement. Until now, it has managed to maintain its old reputation in terms of practicality and opulence, which allows it to enhance your interior in the most high-end way. Adopting the codes of the Louis XV style, they are characterized by curved legs, wooden structures and a unique handcrafted finish. These details are inspired by the style that appeared during the period of the long reign of the “Beloved” King.

Exceptional details for a Louis XV piece of furniture

This old-style storage unit is made of beech, synonymous with robustness, entirely hand-carved, and topped with a real beige-colored marble top. It opens with two doors with a lock and an upper central drawer, decorated with fine decoration of flowers and foliage. As ornamentation, gilded bronzes are found on certain places of the structure. Marquetry decorations are made with rosewood, recognized for its high resistance, and sipo, a very large tree from the dense African forest, widely used in cabinetmaking. Both are precious and exotic woods. Marquetry, in fact, is a decorative art consisting of assembling wood and different other materials to compose figurative, geometric or abstract images based on a drawing. Everything has to be glued to the support, which is none other than the piece of furniture. For an impeccable finish, all structures of the Louis XV sideboard are varnished by hand. For this model from the flea market, the marquetry is decorated with a fine decoration of amaranth flowers and foliage.

Not very tall, this splashback takes up little space but it will be able to fill empty spaces in an ingenious way. This antique sideboard is perfect for providing a not-too-obtrusive touch of renaissance style to your interior. Aside from its aesthetics, its solidity adapts well to intensive use. In addition, its storage spaces are very generous to accommodate a maximum of belongings.