Louis XV Rococo Heavily Carved Gold Leaf Bench Asymmetric Dual Backrest Floral Jacquard Upholstery Front View | Brass & Wood

Louis XV Rococo Gilt-Carved Bench with Asymmetric Dual Backrest

Name: Louis XV Rococo Gilt-Carved Bench with Asymmetric Dual Backrest
Brand: Brass & Wood
SKU: TABSAL6392
Price: 42000.00 EGP
Availability: InStock

LE 42,000.00

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Design & Inspiration

There are pieces that simply anchor a room — and this bench is one of them. Positioned at the foot of a grand bed, in a formal reception hall, or at the heart of a salon, it draws every eye with the kind of cultivated extravagance that defined the French court of Louis XV. The asymmetric dual backrests — one taller and richly carved, one lower and scrolled — create a dynamic silhouette rarely seen outside the finest ateliers of 18th-century Paris. This is a bench that understands its own importance.

Materials & Craftsmanship

The frame is constructed from solid beech and finished entirely by hand in deep gold leaf — a process that involves gesso application, bole preparation, and burnishing to achieve the warm, luminous glow visible across every carved surface. The carving itself is the defining achievement: cascading acanthus leaves, full-blown roses, asymmetric C-scrolls, and shell-form cartouches crowd every rail, leg, and crest, executed with the depth and undercut detail that distinguishes hand-carving from cast ornament. The upholstery is a heavy floral jacquard woven in dusty rose, pale blue-grey, and champagne — a Rococo palette that reads as both romantic and composed. Slim silvertone gimp trim edges the seating plane and backrest panels, providing a refined perimeter line against the gold frame.

Dimensions & Details

Width: 138 cm / Depth: 73 cm / Height: 89 cm
The bench seats two comfortably across its generous width. Four cabriole legs — carved along their full length and terminating in scroll feet — provide the characteristic Rococo stance: outswept, lively, and perfectly balanced. The apron beneath the seat features a central carved cartouche flanked by acanthus scrollwork, visible from the front and both angles.

Handcrafted in Egypt

Every bench bearing the Brass & Wood name is handcrafted in Egypt by artisans trained in the classical European tradition. The gold leaf gilding, the deep-relief carving, and the hand-stitched upholstery trim are applied individually by skilled hands — not mass-produced. Brass & Wood reproduces these designs faithfully so that the artistry of the Louis XV period remains accessible to discerning interiors today.