Louis XV Armchairs
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
Period: 20th Century
French Louis XV Style Pair of Armchairs, Caned Seatback, 6 Available
By Massant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XV style pair of armchairs, caned seatback.
Classical pure-lined model in Trianon grey with natural cane back and upholstered off-white seat...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
French Louis XV-Style Walnut and Navy Upholstered Bergere and Ottoman
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-style (20th Century) bergere and ottoman with carved walnut frames, cabriole legs and navy blue upholstery with seat and back cushion. (priced as set).
Category
20th Century Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut
Pair Carved Painted French Louis XV Style Armchairs, Circa 1960
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful pair of chairs. They are designed in the French Louis XV style in an antique distressed white pant. The upholstery is good but not perfe...
Category
1960s French Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair Antique French Louis XV Armchairs with Tapestry Upholstery
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique French Louis XV armchairs with Tapestry Upholstery was sculpted from fine walnut, and features exquisitely formed frameworks with subtly arched seatback crowns, graceful...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Pair of Vintage Hollywood Regency French Provincial Louis XV Style Arm Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of vintage country French/Louis XV style Hollywood Regency armchairs. Item features heavy solid wood frames, shapely rolled arms, cabriole legs, carved upper and lower rail, and...
Category
1960s American Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XV Style Armchairs, in Rechampi Wood, Flower Fabric
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of louis XV style armchairs, in rechampi wood, flower fabric
the fabric is not new but in very good condition
a sofa of the same model is also available.
the price is for t...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Louis XV French Armchairs, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of French Louis XV style fauteuils a la Reine. Seats are upholstered in a silken striped brocade secured with braided gimp. A classical floral vase and ribbon motif is superim...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
1960s French Style Carved Mahogany Skirted Bergere Chairs, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Too cute to leave behind! This is a pair of French style carved mahogany skirted bergere chairs. The attention to detail in the upholstery is not common any more. The ivory upholster...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
French Louis XV Style Gold Gilt Fauteuil Arm Chairs to Refinish DIY, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XV style gold gilt Fauteuil arm chairs to refinish DIY project - a Pair. Item features solid wood construction, upholstered armrests, gold distressed finish, cabriole le...
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Louis XV Style Carved Arm Chair Upholstered in Mohair, Early 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Carved Arm Chair Upholstered in Mohair with Nail Head Trim
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Mohair, Wood
Pair of Swiss, French Armchairs, Louis XV Style, Rococo, Silvered, Brown-Red
Located in Ettlingen, DE
This pair of armchairs came to us from a friend, descendant of a traditional familiy in Geneva, Switzerland. Her grandfather was a renowned doctor in the city. Geneva was a very honorable christian-calvinistic place that time. When the first brothel opened in the 1920ties, it became an immediate huge scandal. The cathouse had to close on the next morning. The doctor, father of our friend aquired some of the furniture, amongst them this lovely pair of armchairs.
The armchairs are restored, stable, and ready to use. The velvet is a linen by Maison Charles Burger...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Silver Leaf
20th Century Beautiful Armchair in Louis Quinze Style with Tapestry Embroidery
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century beautiful armchair in Louis Quinze style with tapestry embroidery.
Measurements.
Height 92 cm
Width 62 cm
Depth 56 cm
Seat heig...
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20th Century German Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Armchairs, Louis XV Montespan Style, Soft Caramel/Tan Leather
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Pair of Armchairs, Louis XV Montespan style, newly upholstered in soft caramel/tan leather.
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Louis XV Style, Armchairs, Ivory Scalamandre Fabric, Walnut, 1950s
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine pair of Louis XV style walnut fauteuils or Bergères in a Scalamandre Fabric. A simply understated pair of carved arm chairs in the finest fabric having a stripped fabric...
Category
1960s Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Louis XV-Style Painted and Carved Bergere Chairs, 20th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome and comfortable pair of bergere Louis XV-Style chairs with floral and foliate
Carving at the crest. Painted in creamy gold hue. The back is gracefully curved and extends
...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
Super Comfortable and Top Quality Made Pair of Louis XV Style Wingback Armchairs
Located in Lisse, NL
Magnificent design with classical green velvet upholstery wing back chairs.
This vintage and pastel green painted pair of wingback chairs is beautiful in design, they are in superb ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
French Louis XV Distressed Painted Armchairs Fautueills, circa 1920s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Louis XV Style Carved Wood Armchair with Feather Down Cushioning
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 1920s French Louis XV style carved wood fauteuil with distressed green painted finish atop curved legs. Upholstered back. Minor stains to fabric.
Measures: 24.5" arm he...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Wingback Armchairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of Impressive, highly stylish and unique Italian painted wood frame wing back arm chairs that will bring presence to any room. Chairs have a full wood frame and a loose cushion....
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt & Painted Carved Armchairs, Attributed Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French Louis XV style gilt and green-cream painted carved Fauteuils armchairs, attributed to Maison Jansen. The arched back frame crowned with carvings of flowers with...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Giltwood
Pair of Louis XV Style Bergère Armchairs
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of Louis XV style bergère armchairs. Each having a finely carved frame and clean floral pattern fabric with carved rosettes thr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Armchairs
Pair of Large French Louis XV Style Bergeres with a Pink and Gilt Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of carved wood French Louis XV style armchairs, bergeres with a painted pink and gilded finish.
These large chairs are hand carved with wings and raised floral carving. They ...
Category
1990s French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Cream Louis XV Style Carved Open Armchairs with Leopard Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style white painted and carved oversized armchairs with blue and gray spotted and striped upholstery.
Category
20th Century Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
10 Don Ruseau Provincial Caned Walnut Dining Armchairs
By Don Ruseau
Located in Hanover, MA
Set of ten dining armchairs by legendary carver Don Ruseau Inc., New York City.
Provincial Louis XV style with caned backs and seats. Hand carved and all joints pegged, not glued.
...
Category
1970s American Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuils
Located in Houston, TX
An ornately carved pair of 20th century Louis XV giltwood armchairs newly upholstered in a creamy ecru nubuck Italian leather.
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Giltwood, Wood
Companion Pair of Louis XV Style Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary
Companion pair of Louis XV style chairs...
Category
20th Century American Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage Porter Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage porter chair recently restored with black alligator embossed leather, modern nailhead trim, and antique gold lacquered wood. This is a sh...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Baker Furniture Louis XV Silver Gilt Fauteuils, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning pair of French Louis XV style fauteuils
By Baker Furniture
USA, circa 1970s
Carved silver gilt over gold gilt wood frames, with unique griffin patterned upholster...
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood, Upholstery
Antique French Louis XV Carved Fruitwood and Pictorial Needlepoint Fauteuil
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV fauteuil offers fruitwood frame with carved floral and foliate crest and skirt, shaped arms and raised on cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet, upholst...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Pair of French Louis XV Style Armchairs in Pale Green Velvet
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant pair of Louis XV style fruitwood armchairs upholstered in a soft, delicate pale green velvet, will add an elegant touch to any living room or office. The intricate carvings on the frames mimic the floral decoration seen on 16th-17th century French furniture...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
Pair of Painted French Armchairs Fauteuils with Fortuny Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Superb pair of French vintage fauteuil armchairs having painted carved wood frames and wonderful Fortuny upholstery. Arm height 25".
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Belle Époque Louis XV Style Fauteuil à la Reine Armchair Frames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of French Belle Époque Louis XV Style Fauteuil à la Reine (Armchairs) Frames. The upholstered backrest with a giltwood carved ribbon, open and padded armrests and cabriolet le...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
Pair of Antique Louis XV Style Armchairs in Painted Distressed Frames
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of antique Louis XV style armchairs in painted distressed frames. Each having a wonderful antique frame that has been washed wit...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Vintage French Louis XV Style Armchairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pair of vintage French Louis XV style armchairs. Newly upholstered in lavender linen and painted white.
Each Measures: 14.5" W x 20" D x 33.5" H
Category
20th Century American Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Wood
French Louis XV Carved and Gilt Armchair
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French carved and gilt Louis XV style armchair, circa 1930. Ornate and comfortable.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Pair of Fine Louis XV Style Armchairs in Fine Upholstery Custom Frames
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of fine Louis XV style armchairs in fine upholstery custom frames. These wonderfully shell motif carved and finely recovered armchairs are simply stunning and are certain to add...
Category
1960s Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Antique French Louis XV 'Pumpkin' Bergere with Barrel Back and Mohair
Located in Chicago, IL
Distinctive antique French Louis XV style bergère pumpkin chair, its distinctive orange mohair upholstery and green trim gave it this nickname. Ready for...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Mohair, Upholstery
Pair of French Louis XV Style Cream Gold Walnut Fauteuil Armchairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of early 20th century French Louis XV style green and gold walnut fauteuils armchairs. Item features green and gold silk fabric, loose pillow cushions, solid wood frame, upholst...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Silk, Walnut
Armchair in antique Louis Seize Style XV with Curved Armrests beech
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid beech wood, set and gilded. Cambered and carved frame on fluted, pointed legs. Curly armrests. Straight supports with applied acanthus leaves. Rising armrests in oval back fram...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Beech
20th Century French Armchair antique Louis Quinze Baroque Style beech
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid beechwood, carved, colored and gilded. Semi-circular ascending backrest frame with rocaille crowning. Passive, carved frame. Slightly bent frame o...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Beech
French Louis XV Style Fauteuil in Petit Point
Located in Locust Valley, NY
French Louis XV style fauteuil in a lovely floral petit point pattern. Curved legs with carved floral details to back, apron and legs.
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XV Style Tapestry Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Pair of Louis XV style armchairs with machine upholstery and nailhead trim.
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
Set of Louis XV Style Oval Back Chairs
Located in Hanover, MA
A mixed pair (one with arms) of Louis XV style oval back chairs paint finished in silver cream with Brunschwig & Fils cotton and silk small patterned leaf design in a pale aqua marine color upholstery.
Dimensions of chair without arms...
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1980s American Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
American 1920s "Venetian" Style Armchair
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant 1920s Venetian style armchair is an example of classic beauty that will become the centerpiece of any space. The wooden frame is painted in dreamy shades of green and go...
Category
1920s American Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Set of 4 Louis XV Style Armchairs in Blue Leather
Located in Buchanan, NY
An elegant set of four Louis XV style armchairs in light blue leather and white patinated frames. With this alluring combination of classic French design and rich blue leather uphols...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XV Style Giltwood Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style giltwood armchairs.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of 20th Century French Louis XV Carved Armchairs with Scalamandre Fabric
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a dose of sophisticated, French style to your home with this pair of large fauteuils. Crafted in France, circa 1920, the elegant armchairs sit on ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Pair of Distressed Finely Carved Louis XV Style Fauteuils Manner Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of distressed finely carved Louis XV style fauteuils manner Jansen. The worn and distressed Louis XV style frames are wonderfully carved hav...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Louis XV Style Bergères
Located in Buchanan, NY
An elegant pair of French Louis XV style armchairs upholstered in gray fabric with matching piping. The ornate carved wooden frames are masterfully painted in a beautifully antiqued ...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair French Country Louis XV Style Finely Carved Round Back Walnut Arm Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Early 20th Century French Country / Louis XV Style Finely Carved Walnut Armchairs with Round Backs. Chairs features ornately carved solid wood frames, cabriole legs, ribbon c...
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Louis XV Style Painted Fauteuil
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th Century hand carved and painted wooden fauteuil or side chair in the Louis XV style with the seat, back, and arms upholstered in chocolate brown s...
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20th Century American Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Suede, Upholstery, Wood
Pair of French Louis XV Bleached Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (20th Cent) bleached open Armchairs with tapestry style upholstered seat and back
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Pair of French Louis XV Style Fauteuils with Mozart and Music Themed Toile
Located in Pembroke, MA
Pair of nicely-carved French, Louis XV style fruitwood fauteuils with gilded flowers on the crest rail, seat rail and knees. Recently upholstered in French toile de jouy fabric...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Fruitwood
Pair of Italian Painted Louis XV Style Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of well-proportioned Italian Louis XV style painted carved wood arm chairs, with gilt detail and caned seats.
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Set of Eight Louis XV Style Armchairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A handsome set of eight, carved and polished Louis XV style walnut dining/ armchairs with caned backs and loose fitted seat cushion in Cowtan and Tout "Jaguare Café" with Lee Jofa tr...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Oak Armchair Upholstered in Polished Cotton Fabric
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Louis XV style oak armchair of typical form, the apron with a central shell decoration resting on cabriole legs with scroll feet. Upholstered in a floral polished cotton fabric in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Louis XV Style Armchairs, France, Early 1900s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming pair of early twentieth century Louis XV style armchairs, painted white with burnished gold accents, and an earlier light green paint visible beneath. Boldly carved. The arm...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
French Louis XV Style Armchair with Black Leather Upholstery
Located in San Francisco, CA
A finely carved walnut armchair with rounded back and nice generous seat, upholstered with black leather.
Sturdy and sound. In excellent condition.
France, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Louis Xv armchairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV armchairs 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 armchairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV armchairs 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 armchairs, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Chateau d'Ax, Theodore Alexander, and Beauvais Royal Manufactory. 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 armchairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $475 and tops out at $64,500 while the average work can sell for $3,415.
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