Louis XV Desks

Louis XV style swept France during the years of 1730-1775 and has remained popular ever since. Louis XV style has been known to have a soft appeal, often generous with its curves and delicate features. In fact, Louis XV furniture is known for its unbroken curves. Everything is curved, even the architecture. Louis XV desks are quite hard to find in any local area, which leads many people online to search them out. In the past, a kitchen table was where everyone gathered to eat, play games and learn. It was the most functional pieces of furniture of the typical family home, today it is the desk. With Internet strapped to everyone's hip, a nice desk is worth the investment.

I remember using plywood boxes as my end tables, leaving my home and living on my own at the age of 18, and as I have gotten older, my taste for furnishings have grown, and I have traded out my furniture along the way for antiques and reproductions.

French Louis XV Desk

Horchows desk features a hand-painted design that has the colors of red, black, and gold, all on a hardwood desk.  The desk also has a resin swag detail on sides, as well on the three drawers.  The hardware on this desk alone is quite pricy, and hard to find.  The measurements of this grand desk are 51.5W x 26D x 32T.

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