Louis XV Metal Chairs
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Chairs
Brass
20th Century American Louis XV Chairs
Brass
2010s Indian Louis XV Chairs
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Sheet Metal
Antique 19th Century Louis XV Chairs
Brass
20th Century Louis XV Chairs
Silver
2010s Indian Louis XV Chairs
Metal, Bronze, Sheet Metal, Copper
2010s Indian Louis XV Chairs
Metal, Bronze, Sheet Metal
2010s Indian Louis XV Chairs
Metal, Bronze, Sheet Metal
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Living Room Sets
Metal
Early 20th Century Louis XV Chairs
Brass
20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Brass
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Bronze
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Chairs
Silver Leaf
Antique 19th Century Unknown Louis XV Armchairs
Bronze
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Chairs
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
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Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Armchairs
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century American Louis XV Wingback Chairs
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Chairs
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Early 20th Century American Louis XV Desks
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Chairs
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Antique Early 1900s Louis XV Children's Furniture
Gold Leaf
2010s Belgian Louis XV Chairs
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Steel
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Chairs
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Chairs
Bronze
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Bronze
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Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Louis XV Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Chairs
Iron
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Chairs
Bronze
Antique 19th Century American Louis XV Armchairs
Brass
Louis XV Metal Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
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A Close Look at Louis XV Furniture
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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Finding the Right Chairs for You
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.