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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French Louis XV Style Fruitwood & Faux Tortoise Bench Meyer Gunther Martini
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a French Louis XV style carved fruitwood bench attributed to Meyer Gunther Martini. It dates to the 1960s, and the upholstery is new. There is a subtle faux tortoise finish t...
Upholstery, Fruitwood
19th Century French Walnut Upholstered Bench
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A refined 19th century French walnut bench featuring gracefully turned legs and a beautifully figured walnut frame. Newly upholstered in a neutral linen, its understated design and w...
Upholstery, Walnut
Early French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Bench / Ottoman In Zebra Velvet
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a nice early 20th century American bench with French styling. The tonal zebra velvet is a recent additional and free of wear. The frame appears to be a carved walnut. It is ...
Walnut
Pair of French Kingwood Louis XV Style Benches, C 1890.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Each bench features a richly figured kingwood frame with a hand-carved apron, graceful cabriole legs, and finely molded details that exemplify the elegance of the period. The genero...
Upholstery, Wood, Kingwood
French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Upholstered Bench w/ Gilt Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition, Needs New Upholstery This French Louis XV style upholstered bench, crafted in walnut and dating to the 1920s, showcases the graceful elegance...
Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Bench in Solid Walnut Wood
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This exquisite 18th-century Italian antique bench captures the essence of the Louis XV period, showcasing the craftsmanship of Venetian cabinetmakers. Crafted from solid walnut, the ...
Walnut
A Louis XV-Style Low Bench
Located in New York, NY
A late-19th century Louis Xv-style low bench with hand-carved frame having Cabriole legs and corner rosettes. Upholstered in mini leopard print stencil calf with nailhead trim.
Wood
Antique French Louis XV Style Paint Decorated and Gilt Accent Bench C. 1920's
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 19 1/2 in W: 40 1/2 in D: 18 in Elevate your space with the refined elegance of this Antique French Louis XV Style Bench, dating to the 1920s. A beautiful example o...
Upholstery, Wood
Italian Louis XV Style Curved Bench, Rococo Design, 19th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Louis XV Style Painted and Gilt Curved Bench, 19th Century An elegant Italian Louis XV style curved bench with beautifully carved cabriole legs joined by an undulating stret...
Wood, Paint, Linen
$8,477Sale Price|20% Off
Elegant Nord Italian 18th Century Walnut Settee, 1750
Located in Rome, IT
A fine Nord Italian 18th century walnut settee with scrolled arm-support on 8 cabriole legs, covered with silk fabric of Rubelli in excellent condition. Measures: cm 220 x 115 x 70.
Wood
$1,167Sale Price|20% Off
French large sofa bench sofa in carved painted wood - Louis XV style France
By Nicolas Heurtaut
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent sofa bench in painted and gilded rechampi wood, molded and sculpted with scrolls and stylized flowers. The sofa rests on eight curved arched legs with flower falls Armres...
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
20th C French Louis XV Style Off-White & Beige Upholstered Bench or Window Seat
Located in Plainview, NY
20th C French Louis XV Style Off-White & Beige Upholstered Bench or Window Seat Exuding timeless elegance, this 20th Century French Louis XV Style Upholstered Bench is a sophisticat...
Upholstery, Wood
Louis XV Style Caned Seat Bench, Fruitwood, French Design, Circa 1950s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Louis XV style country French bench with caned seat. Add a pad or use as is.
Fruitwood
$3,482Sale Price|30% Off
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 ...
Oak
Louis XV Style Upholstered Bench
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An upholstered bench with a light-colored frame having subtle gilt (gold) accents characteristic of Louis XV furniture to enhance the ornate carvings. The overall design emphasizes f...
Fabric, Wood
Louis XVI Style Painted Window Seat Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Window seat bench, in Louis XV taste, having a painted finish showing natural wear; its padded, out-scrolled arms carved with acanthus, the stuff-over seat on an apron decorated by s...
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of 19th Century Louis XV-Style Fruitwood Benches with Upholstered Seats
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French Louis XV-Style benches having hand carved Fruitwood cabriolet legs and frame. Fruitwood has a medium walnut finish. As is printed cotton fabric upholstery. Circa 1950.
Fabric, Fruitwood
Auffray Style Carved Walnut French Louis XV Window Boudoir Bench Stool
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Auffray style carved walnut French Louis XV boudoir bench is an elegant example of refined craftsmanship and timeless Rococo-inspired design. Featuring a beautifully carved waln...
Walnut
Lovely French Louis XV-Style Parlor Bench Openwork Backrest Dorothy Draper
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A vintage French Louis XV-style parlor settee ("marquesa") dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, this piece is defined by its dramatic openwork pierced cartouche backrest—...
Upholstery, Wood
Lovely French Louis XV style Walnut Cane Bench Mid 20th Century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Lovely French Louis XV style carved walnut cane bench. This stunning French bench is a light shade of walnut and the caned seat looks good. Our versatile French bench would work wel...
Cane, Walnut
Pair of Large 19th Century Gilded Louis XV Banquettes
Located in New Orleans, LA
A very unusual pair of banquettes. One is slightly longer than the other, otherwise, they are identical. High curved and gilded sides and undulating seats make these benches very all...
Gold Leaf
Romantic Vanity Bench in the French or Italian Style
Located in New York, NY
Decorative and romantic vanity bench, probably American manufacture, in the Continental style. Rope tassels, carved cabriole legs with upholstered pad seat, upholstery shows wear.
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Louis XV Style Entryway Bench – Dutch, Early 20th Century
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
An antique Dutch hall bench or pianist bench, dating to around 1900–1910. This bench is made in Louis XV style, with graceful cabriole legs, a dark-st...
Wool, Beech
$3,600 / set
Pair of Louis XV Style Benches
Located in El Monte, CA
A lovely pair of Louis XV style giltwood upholstered benches that are meticulously handcrafted. Each bench features delicately carved elements of Rococo style including scrolling aca...
Giltwood
French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated and Giltwood bench/settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated and Giltwood bench/settee. This wonderful small scale settee is raised by four cabriole legs supported on folia...
Cane, Wood, Giltwood
Louis XV Style Upholstered Bench in Walnut
Located in Barcelona, ES
Finely hand carved Louis XV style walnut bench with colorful velvet upholstery, France, 1920s-1930s. This stylish banquette stands up on graceful cabriole shaped legs with hoof feet ...
Velvet, Wood, Walnut
French Louis XV Antique Carved Giltwood Window Bench
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very attractive, exquisitely carved and incredibly useful "window bench" in the Louis XV taste, this form is often found at the foot of the bed, as a seating piece in the entryway ...
Giltwood
French Louis XV Style Walnut Cane Bench
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XV style walnut cane bench. This stunning French bench is a light shade of walnut and the cane seat is in very good tight condition. Our versatile French bench would wor...
Walnut, Cane
Painted Italian Louis XV Style Window Seat Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Window seat, upholstered in coral twill fabric with nailheads, having exaggerated scrolling arms, its painted frame inset into the front-facing arms, bowed front crown seat set upon ...
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Bench with Tapestry Seat
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV (18th century) narrow walnut carved bench with a tapestry upholstered seat.
Tapestry, Walnut
19th Century Louis XV Settee
Located in Sheffield, MA
19th century French Louis XV style sofa or bench painted in a French blue-grey, with floral motives en relief. Newly reupholstered in a tan tight weave muslin. Measures: Arm height ...
Wood
French Louis XV Style 1890s Black Painted and Parcel-Gilt Bench with Cabrioles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted and carved wooden Louis XV style bench from the late 19th-early 20th century. This exquisite French Louis XV style bench features a rectangular backless seat...
Linen, Upholstery, Giltwood, Wood
Antique Italian Regence / Louis XV Style Painted Bench
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Italian Regence Louis XV style painted bench. Lovely Italian painted bench from the 1920s. This unusual antique Italian Regence-Louis XV style oval bench has been taken down...
Linen, Wood
Elegant and Well-Carved French Louis XV Style Ivory Painted & Silver Gilt Bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant and well-carved French Louis XV style ivory painted and silver-gilt bench perfect for the foot of a bed, the shaped padded seat above a scalloped apron raised on graceful ...
$562Sale Price|50% Off
Antique French Walnut Short Upholstered Bench w/ Serpentine Arms & Stretcher
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome French walnut bench features curvilinear arms with carved acanthus leaves and is supported by a carved serpentine stretcher base. The seat is a lovely claret colored ve...
Brass
Louis XV Bench with Pickled Wood Finish
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bench, having a crown seat with nailheads, on channelled frame with pickled finish, raised on cabriole legs with snail toes. Stock ID: D3577
Upholstery, Wood
Small Louis XV Sofa Walnut and Pale Beige Velvet Golden Wickerwork
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Small Louis XV sofa walnut and pale beige velvet golden wickerwork, can be placed in the middle of the room, used for entry, bedroom or even chil...
Velvet, Walnut
Pair of 19th C. French Louis XV Painted Walnut Benches with Gold Leaf Accents
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in France circa 1860, this pair of antique Louis XV benches is crafted in solid walnut with a painted finish and hand-applied gold leaf accents. The soft painted ground i...
Walnut
Country French Louis XV Style Upholstered Window Bench
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 21 1/2in W: 68 1/2in D: 18 1/2in This Country French Louis XV style carved window bench is made of the highest quality! If you look a the photos provided, you will ...
Upholstery, Wood
$1,436Sale Price|20% Off
Crewel Work Upholstered Creme Paint Decorated French Louis XV 6 Leg Window Bench
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant French Louis XV style 6-leg window bench is a timeless piece that perfectly balances refined design and decorative artistry. The hand-painted crème frame is beautifully ...
Walnut
$2,242Sale Price|25% Off
Antique Canape Bench Louis XV Style 1800s
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Cotton, Fruitwood
French Louis XV Style Round Bench, Bleached Wood, Late 19th Century
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19/20th Century) round bleached bench with white satin upholstery.
Satin, Upholstery, Wood
Med. Hammered Brass Long Vaisseau Bench – Storage Ottoman, Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
The Long Vaisseau Bench spans 96 inches in Medium Hammered Brass metal, the same hourglass profile as the smaller Vaisseau but at a scale that suits the foot of a king-size bed, a lo...
Brass, Sheet Metal
French early 19th century Louis XV st. Walnut bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French early 19th century Louis XV st. Walnut bench. This attractive bench is raised by six foliate decorated cabriole legs supported on hoof feet. The s...
Fabric, Walnut
A Pair of Italian 18th Century Gilt-wood Stools Roma 1750
Located in Rome, IT
These finely carved and gilded square stools add a beautiful touch to your living spaces. They are carved on all four sides with elegant cabriole legs. Excellent condition of gildi...
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Finely Carved Wood and Caned Settee
Located in Hudson, NY
This three-seat sofa or settee is made of hand-carved wood with many fine details and retains its original painted finish. Done in the Louis XV style and made in France with the time...
Cane, Wood
Louis XV Style Gilded Wood Bench
Located in Beaune, FR
Louis XV style giltwood and cane bench. It is in very good condition. The armrests and backrest are double caned. All the canework is in perfect condition. Dimensions Total heigh...
Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XV Style Hand Carved and Hand Painted Green Bench
Located in Sofia, BG
French Louis XV style hand painted olive green bench. The piece is raised on six hand carved curved legs and is upholstered in light yellow silk text...
Wood
Swedish Designer, Gustavian, Low Table, White Marble, Grey Painted Wood, 1880s
Located in Stamford, CT
Gray painted Swedish stool with new marble top 19th century beechwood. Simply the sweetest little bench having a later date white marble top as it was used as a pedestal. Provenance...
Wood
$7,535Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Set of Four Giltwood Stools, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Rome, IT
These finely carved and gilded square stools add a beautiful touch to your living spaces. They are carved on all four sides with elegant cabriole legs. Excellent condition of gilding...
Giltwood
Louis XV Bench In Carved Wood Oak Patina 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV bench in carved wood with oak patina 18th century, very good general condition
Oak
Louis XV Style, Giltwood Long Bench
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV Style Bench: Expertly hand-carved by master craftsmen and finished with an antique gilded patina, created using traditional techniques and materials. Customers Own Material ...
Giltwood, Wood
Antique French Louis XV Carved Walnut Bench with New Linen Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A graceful 19th century French Louis XV bench crafted in richly figured walnut, featuring hand-carved shell and floral motifs, elegant cabriole legs, and a serpentine apron. Newly up...
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique French Os de Mouton Walnut Bench 19th Century with New Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautifully carved French Os de Mouton bench crafted in richly figured walnut, featuring its distinctive carved “sheep bone” supports joined by a shaped stretcher. Newly upholstered ...
Upholstery, Walnut
French Provincial 18th Century Carved Walnut Bench
Located in Hudson, NY
Rare, Louis XV carved walnut bench with original finish and original leather upholstery. Such a wonderful state of preservation, yet strong and ready to be used. Please contact me wi...
Walnut, Leather, Oak
Antique French Louis XV Bench, Hand-Carved Wood & Brown Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptional vintage French Louis XV style bench, distinguished by its extraordinary hand-carved detail and luxurious materials. The bench features a sumptuous, rounded rectangula...
Leather, Walnut
French Louis XV Style Tufted Bench - Caramel Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming vintage French Louis XV style tufted bench, embodying timeless Parisian elegance and artisanal craftsmanship. This delightful bench features a generously padded seat upho...
Leather, Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Style Giltwood Bench
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XV style giltwood bench. This stunning antique French gilt wood bench has excellent patina and has been profess...
Giltwood
A French LXV Style Giltwood & Painted Bench Hand Made By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
A French Louis XV Style Bench, all hand carved, featuring curved line work and serpentine legs. The piece's carving is further enhanced with a two tone, hand-finished patina in celad...
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
Italian 19th century Louis XV st. patinated wood and Mecca bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most elegant Italian 19th century Louis XV st. patinated wood and Mecca bench. This impressive bench is raised on four cabriole patinated off-white legs accented w...
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood