Louis XV Seating
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
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Fauteuils, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Provincial Louis XV style upholstered lounge chairs
By Baker Furniture
USA, late 20th century
Carved painted walnut frames, with pink striped uphol...
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut, Paint
French Louis XV Leather Library Armchairs by Theodore Alexander
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a
Pair of French Louis XV Leather...
Category
1980s Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Fancy Set of Four Italian Venetian Louis XV Chairs with Original Real Gold Gilt
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A set of four richly carved Italian, 19th century Venetian side or dining chairs with original rich gold gilt paint. The chairs stand on lovely reeded legs and skirt and seatback dis...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Paint
Set of Four Regence Style Stackable Stools, Maison Jansen style France, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Rare set of four Regence style stackable stools,
Attributed to Maison Jansen circa 1940.
The stools feature beautifully carved walnut cabriole legs terminating in hoof feet. Origin...
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Brass
Pair Vintage French Louis XV Style Blue Painted Cane Back Fauteuil Arm Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair Vintage French Louis XV Style blue painted cane back fauteuil armchairs. Item features solid wood frames, distressed blue finish, nicely carved details, cane back, cabriole legs...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair 19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Armchairs ~ Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th century French Louis XV Walnut Armchairs ~ Fauteuils are a great choice for a comfortable seating group while providing subtle style and timeless design! handcrafted from s...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Sofa Banquette Patinated, Circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Louis XVI style banquette or sofa
France circa 1900
Good seating and good upholstery but the fabric needs to be changed
Solid and sound
Shipping:
H 50 L108 H 89 14.6 kg.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair Exceptional Antique Boulle Inlaid Side Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The shaped crest rails with inlaid palmette and leaves, the seats raised on serpentine skirt rails with inlaid leafy motifs on the front and scrolls on the sides. The square cabriole...
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Crosse Renverse Stool Painted with Gold Highlights
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV crosse renverse style stool painted in a french grey with gold highlights.
Category
2010s British Louis XV Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Chateau Dax Dining Chairs Faux Bois Set of 6
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent Palm Beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of
Set of 6 Chateau Dax Faux Bois Dining Chairs (labeled)
Featuring embroidered fabric, and solid wood const...
Category
1980s Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
4 Vintage 1980s Tricoire Louis XV Country French Walnut Cane Dining Side Chairs
By Tricoire
Located in Dayton, OH
Tricoire vintage French Country dining chairs, circa 1980s. Made from naturally distressed solid walnut with a serpentine scallope...
Category
1980s Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Pair Of Bergeres In Molded Wood And Carved With Flowers, France Style XV
Located in VERSAILLES, FR
Très belle paire de bergères en bois laqué, mouluré et sculpté à patine mordorée.
Le garnissage et le tissus sont à l'état quasiment neuf, le tissus est du coton et de la viscose à l...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Late Regence Louis XV Style Upholstered Tabouret
Located in New York, NY
Late Regence Louis XV style upholstered tabouret or bench, in the late baroque taste, with wooden volute for legs conjoined by x form stetchers, upholstreed in cognac leather. Measur...
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Bergère Chair in the Style of Louis XV
Located in Dallas, TX
An exquisite French bergere chair in the style of Louis XV. Spring green velvet upholstery with a metallic silver clad trim and legs. There are two cabriole legs on the sides and one...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silver
Eight Louis XV Style Cane Back Dining Chairs with Slip Seats
Located in New York, NY
Eight Louis XV Style cane back dining chairs w slip seats. The chairs frames Finely painted in Matte white the backs painted in a soft pale grey. Chair frame...
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Pair of Large Louis XV Armchairs, 18th Century
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent pair of Louis XV armchairs in carved beech, queen-style backrests, whip armrests consoles, very elegantly scalloped belts carved...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
Elegant Pair of French Louis XV Gold Slipper Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Really lovely pair of French Louis XV giltwood antique slipper chairs with intricate floral carving on the apron and top of backrest. The single ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Antique Sofa Louis XV, Covered with Authentic Perfect Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
1910/M,
Museum quality antique sofa, coating with an authentic Aubusson old tapestry. Unique piece!
It has been completely unlined, in order to change ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Hand Craved Walnut and Velvet Bench
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Classic hand carved walnut louis XV style dark gray blue velvet bench with nail head trim. The wood and finish in excellent condition with new fabric.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Sofa In Molded Wood And Carved With Flowers France Louis XV Style
Located in VERSAILLES, FR
Très beau canapé deux places en bois laqué, mouluré et sculpté à patine mordorée.
Le garnissage et le tissus sont à l'état quasiment neuf, le tissus du coton et de la viscose à l’imi...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Louis XV French Fauteuil Armchair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A small 18th century Louis XV French fauteuil, or armchair, with sturdy walnut frame and fine hand carved decoration. Upholstered in 19th century petit point tapestry. Pegged constru...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut, Upholstery
Large Louis XV Style Armchair circa 1930 "Doe Hooves"
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Large Louis XV style armchair, circa 1930.
"doe hooves"
A small lack on a foot that will be restored.
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
Antique French Louis XV XVI Transitional Arm Chair, 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
19C antique French Louis XV XVI Transitional arm chair.
Priced each.
Additional information:
Materials: giltwood, silk
Color: gold
Period: 19th Century
Styles: Louis XV, Tran...
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Elegant Custom Upholstered Bergeres
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Louis XV style bergeres in an antiqued distressed white painted finish. With sloping backs, curved arms, and serpentine skirt rails raised on cabriole legs. Upholstered in a rust ton...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of 8 Dining Chairs Louis XV Style in Copper Clad, Club Chair by P. Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV set of 8 dining chairs is designed by the renowned designer Paul Mathieu. He chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of...
Category
2010s Indian Louis XV Seating
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Sheet Metal, Copper
Set of Twelve French Louis XV Style Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand set of twelve bespoke dining chairs a' oreilles or with ears crafted in the French Louis XV taste. The finely molded walnut frames have a h...
Category
20th Century American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Brass
Louis XIV Style French Large Bench Dark Oak from 1920s
Located in Miami, FL
This beautiful Louis XIV style French bench was made in solid patinated oak in the early 1920s. Fully restored and newly upholstered with a large wool colorful geometric, this large ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Oak
Beautiful 19th Century Louis XV Gilt Carved Small Settee
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine small 19th century French Louis XV gilt hand carved settee. Fine gilding and detail.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XV Style Leather Desk Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The deep shaped seat is upholstered in brown leather, and its shaped rail mirrors the back and has carved scrolled foliate motifs. Raised on four carved cabriole legs with heavy knee...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Louis XV Style 19th Century Bergere Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very chic pair of 19th century French Bergere chairs upholstered in an off white cotton / linen fabric with blue & white ticking welt & backs. Frames have a light whitewash finish.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Fruitwood
French Louis XV Style Carved Bench, Late 19th Century
Located in Bjuråker, SE
A very detailed walnut bench in Louis XV style late 19th century. The bench is nicely weathered. The legs were painted light blue a long time ago. The ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Arhaus Louis XV Style Loveseat or Sofa with Neutral Contrasting Seat Cushion
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Vintage French Louis XV style Arhaus Charlotte Collection sofa or couch featuring lovely and immaculate upholstery and classic carved wood frame. Beautiful contrasting original immac...
Category
1990s American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Bergere Transition In Gray Lacquered Wood
Located in BARSAC, FR
Very elegant transition armchair in gray lacquered and carved wood decorated with flowers.
Parisian work from the 18th century, end of the Lou...
Category
1760s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Petite Chaise Lounge
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XV walnut petite chaise lounge is the perfect choice for adding incredible French flair in a diminutive, cozy spot! Sculpted fr...
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style 3 pieces Salon Set "à chassis", France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Sofa = Height : 100 cm (39,3 in.) ; Length : 130 cm (51,2 in.) ; Depth : 53 cm (20,8 in.)
Armchairs = Height : 100 cm (39,3 in.) ; Width : 71 cm (27,9 in.) ; Depth : 57 cm (22,4 in.)
Charming Louis XV style salon...
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Dinning Table Set with 4 Chairs and 1 Sofa by Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furniture. The characteristic cabriole leg, curving outward at the knee and inward towards the foot in an "S" shape was born during this period. It is during the same era that English furniture makers produced the Queen Anne and Chippendale styles.
The curved legs and side arms of this exceptionally elegant chair are hand carved from solid pieces of teak. Pattern makers trace and cut complex forms that will cover the chair in a skin of copper or purest silver (assayed at 96% purity, beyond sterling at 92.5%). The metal finishes will tarnish over time. Regular non-abrasive household metal polishes can be used to restore the original luster.
Louis XV dinning table set with 4 chairs and 1 sofa in brass by Stephanie Odegard
1. Louise Settee -
Size- 72"x31"x32.5"
2. Louise club chairs...
Category
2010s Indian Louis XV Seating
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Sheet Metal
Early 20th Century Louis XV Mahogany and Giltwood Upholstered Armchair
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th century Louis XV mahogany and giltwood upholstered armchair in good condition with rose color upholstery. Chair measures 23" in width, 24" in depth and stands 39" tall....
Category
Early 20th Century American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Polyester, Mahogany, Giltwood, Fabric
19th Century French Louis XV Cane Five-Leg Desk Armchair
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or office with this elegant antique desk armchair. Crafted in Provence, France, circa 1880, the corner chair has an arched cane back decorated with a shell motif at the pediment. The traditional desk chair...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut & Velvet Stool from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this antique stool bench in your den for extra seating. Crafted in Provence, Southern France, circa 1920 and almost square in shape, the trad...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Large Pair of French Louis XV Style Walnut Wingback Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A large pair of French carved walnut Louis XV style wingback bergere.
These comfortable chairs have a nice patina and are in good contition They are a large scale and will be comfo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
A Large French Louis XV Canapé en Corbeille, Walnut - Louis Delanois JME
Located in Göttingen, NI
A Large French Louis XV Canapé en Corbeille, carved walnut
Master Louis Delanois JME c. 1760
Provenance: Albrecht Neuhaus, Würzburg
Literature: P...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
1890s Louis XV Carved, Ebonized and Upholstered Sofa
Located in Germantown, MD
1890s Louis XV Carved, Ebonized and Upholstered Sofa. Beautiful hand carving and nicely ebonized. High Quality Velvet upholstery. Very comfortable and very firm seat with springs.
Me...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut and Leather Adjustable Piano Stool
Located in Dallas, TX
This carved antique fruitwood stool was created in Provence, France circa 1880. Standing on cabriole legs ending with escargot feet, the piano seating is decorated with floral motifs at the shoulders. The round seating...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Pair of French Walnut and Velvet 18th Century Elbow Chairs
Located in London, GB
Large pair of mid 18th Century Louis XV walnut open armchairs.
Finely carved with shell motifs and leaf decoration to the front apron and further undulating side rails...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
18th Century Louis XV Italian Walnut Armchair Venetian Style
Located in Sanremo, IM
Important pair of walnut armchairs, entirely shaped and carved with armrests and curved Venetian supports from the mid-18th century.
These two armchairs were made entirely of solid walnut, left in a natural color, while the backrest is also padded. The slightly wavy frame gives the armchairs a dynamic move with a harmonic and very delicate cadence that gives elegance and refinement.
The two armchairs have the typical Rococo cabriole legs...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Louis Mittman Fauteuil Arm Chairs, 2010s
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Priced each!
Louis XV Style Louis Mittman Fauteuil arm chairs. It features a combination of Scalamandre damask and Clarence House cut cheetah velvet uph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery
17th Century Louis XV Walnut Venetian Armchairs Pair Of Hand Carving Yellow
Located in Sanremo, IM
Pair of Louis XV Venetian armchairs in walnut, measuring 137 x 90 x 70 cm and with a seat of 48 x 70 cm, from the end of the 17th century with a pronounced carving, not in common use...
Category
1690s Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Large Bergere Armchair in Louis XV Style, in Painted Wood
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large bergere armchair in Louis XV style, in painted wood, circa 1930.
Category
1930s European Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
Period French Louis XV Carved Bergere Cabriolet, Paris, circa 1760
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Period French Louis XV carved bergere cabriolet, Paris circa 1760
The regal bergere cabriolet is referred to as the chair of kings. This chair is ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Vintage French Louis XV Style Solid Wood Bronze Ormolu Arm Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Solid Wood Bronze Ormolu Arm Chairs - a Pair. Item features green vinyl/Naugahyde upholstery, brass ormolu, solid wood frames, distressed finish, cabri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique 18th Century Style Venetian Orange Leather Armchair
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 18th century style Venetian carved Italian armchair.
Priced each.
Additional information:
Materials: giltwood
Color: Burn...
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Set of Four 19th Century French Louis XV Giltwood Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of four 19th century French Louis XV giltwood chairs is a wonderful find, indeed! The gracious, naturalistic form of the Rococo style so favored by King Louis XV has been aptly expressed in exquisite giltwood, with an arched seatback crowned with an heraldic crest flanked by floral and foliate sprays. The seat framework is comprised of a subtly undulating apron enhanced with shell and foliates, repeated on the scrolled legs. Silk damask upholstery is serviceable but should be replaced.
As of this writing, the original matching table, pair of canapes...
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XV Painted Bergere
Located in Essex, MA
Nice whimsical form with fabric in good condition but a few stains. Rounded back and loose cushion seat. Raised on cabriole legs.
Category
1760s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
1950s Louis XV Style Ebonized and Carved Fruitwood Arm Chairs W/ Down Cushion, 2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of mid-century Louis XV carved and ebonized bergere chairs. The vintage upholstery is in decent condition and is almost chartreuse in color. The cushion is down. They ...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood, Down
Pair of Mid-19th Century French Régence Style Fauteuils with Modern Fabrics
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of mid-19th century French Régence style Fauteuils: full of French charm, this French Régence Style pair of armchairs have been updated with modern fabrics that are in keeping w...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
Antique French Ottoman Footstool Louis XV 1800s Walnut
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of An
Antique 1800s Fren...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut, Cotton
W & J Sloane Mid Century French Walnut Louis XV Fauteuil Arm Chair Downfill Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite French Fauteuil chair by W & J Sloane Inc. Made from naturally distressed walnut with foliate carvings, padded scrolled arms, and ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Antique French Louis Xv Style Carved Giltwood Sofa
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely antique French Louis XV style carved giltwood sofa. Note the carved shell back! The vintage fabric does show some wear but is wit...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Louis Xv seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV seating for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, more furniture and collectibles, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, La Maison London, Maison Jansen, and Stephanie Odegard Collection. 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 seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $278 and tops out at $74,500 while the average work can sell for $3,184.
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