Louis XV Canapes
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
A Louis XV Style Carved And Painted Salon Canapé, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Louis XV Style Carved And Painted Salon Canapé, 19th Century
The frame painted in muted celadon colours with carved details picked out in gilt, lavishly upholstered in antique sty...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
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Wood
Fine French 18th Century Walnut Canape
Located in Rome, IT
A FINE FRENCH 18th CENTURY CARVED WALNUT CANAPE WITH A SHAPED BACK , SCROLLING ARMRESTS ON A SERPENTINE SEAT ON CABRIOLE LEGS ENDING IN SCROLL FEET. CM 165X90X65
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Mid-18th Century Antique Louis XV Canapes
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Wood
A Large Louis XV Period Carved Beech and Tapestry Canape, French Circa 1750
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large and Impressive Louis XV period carved beech and tapestry canape, French circa 1750
Height: 109 cm Width: 202 cm Depth: 72 cm
Provenance: Private Australian Collection acqui...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Tapestry, Beech
Rare set of 12 French Louis XV Country French Cane Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare robin's egg blue and creme paint decorated set of 12 cane chairs. The chairs have age-appropriate distressing and wear. One chair has a l...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Cane, Walnut
French Louis XV Style Settee or Canape with Floral Upholstery in Red & White
Located in Plainview, NY
A lovely French Provincial Louis XV style settee or canapé recently upholstered in a gorgeous floral red and white fabric with 4 matching pillows two square and two tufted round pill...
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20th Century French Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century French Hand Carved Canape in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French large three-seated canape in Louis XV style with wooden walnut frame and original upholstery.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Textile, Wood
A Louis XV Style Carved And Painted Salon Canapé, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Louis XV Style Carved And Painted Salon Canapé, 19th Century
The frame painted in muted celadon colours with carved details picked out in gilt, lavishly upholstered in antique sty...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Wood
A Large Louis XV Period Carved Beech and Tapestry Canape, French Circa 1750
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large and Impressive Louis XV period carved beech and tapestry canape, French circa 1750
Height: 109 cm Width: 202 cm Depth: 72 cm
Provenance: Private Australian Collection acqui...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Tapestry, Beech
French Louis XVI Carved Canape, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
Louis XVI style salon canape in “twisted rope” carving style.
Yellow upholstery with floral monogram.
The structure was recently checked by a professional carpenter and has no issue...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Louis XV Bench in Carved Oak, France, circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
3-seater bench / sofa with carved oak structure and original off-white / beige fabric.
Louis XV style, France, circa 1880-1920.
In good general condition:
- structure in excellent ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Oak
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Canapé with Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
This exceptional antique Louis XV sofa from the annexes of the Chateau of Versailles was crafted in France, circa 1760. The hand carved canapé st...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood
French Louis XV Style Walnut Upholstered Canapé with Wraparound Back, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French, Louis XV style walnut canapé from the mid-19th century, with wraparound back, scrolled arms, cabriole legs and new beige upholstery. This French canapé features a delicate ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Maison Jansen Stamped Sofa, Louis XV Style, France
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Rare Maison Jansen stamped French Louis XV style sofa with original grey patina, and clean lined cream upholstery. Lovely classical Louis XV shape, good width, seats three comfortabl...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th C Louis XV Style Canapé Sofa in Schuyler Samperton Fabric
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 19th C Louis XV Style Canapé Sofa in Eden Serene Fabric by Schuyler Samperton
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Linen, Giltwood
19th Century Swedish Canapé Sofa
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Swedish canapé sofa: beautifully carved, gray painted sofa adorned with exceptional foliate motif decoration. Newly upholstered with down-wrap cushion.
Note: Regional d...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Upholstery, Down, Wood
French Louis XV Style Walnut Upholstered Canapé with Wraparound Back, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French, Louis XV style walnut canapé from the mid-19th century, with wraparound back, scrolled arms, cabriole legs and new beige upholstery. This French canapé features a delicate ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Fine Cane French Louis XV Gilded Settee Canape circa 1900
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Carved gold leaf frame. Upholstered. Cane accents. Fringe accents. 33 1/4" h x 53 1/4" w x 28 1/2" d. Seat height 16 1/2".
Condition
Damage to cane on one side. Scratches. Paint loss...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Walnut
Canape and Pair of Louis XV Style Chairs French 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
CANAPE AND PAIR OF LOUIS XV STYLE CHAIRS
French 19th Century
in mahogany wood with gilded and relief bronzes. Upholstered seats and back...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
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Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Canape
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XV Walnut Canape represents the epitome of the style! Rendered from select, sumptuous French walnut, it features naturalistic, contoured lines from the triple arched seatback crown to the finely tapered and carved cabriole legs. The armrests scrolled down then join with the seat framework with effortless elegance. The entire visible framework from the front has been lavished with stylized shell, floral and foliate motifs in a delightful expression of the Rococo style, made even more exquisite by the sheer natural beauty of the highly sought-after indigenous wood. Upholstered in a damascene...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Walnut
French, 19th Century Louis XV Style Wooden Three-Seat Canapé à Oreilles h88a
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style three-seat wooden winged sofa from the 19th century with carved crest, scrolled arms, cabriole legs and new upholstery. This French wooden canapé à oreilles f...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Fine Cane French Louis XV Gilded Settee Canape circa 1900
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Carved gold leaf frame. Upholstered. Cane accents. Fringe accents. 33 1/4" h x 53 1/4" w x 28 1/2" d. Seat height 16 1/2".
Condition
Damage to cane on one side. Scratches. Paint loss...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Walnut
Fine French 18th Century Walnut Canape
Located in Rome, IT
A FINE FRENCH 18th CENTURY CARVED WALNUT CANAPE WITH A SHAPED BACK , SCROLLING ARMRESTS ON A SERPENTINE SEAT ON CABRIOLE LEGS ENDING IN SCROLL FEET. CM 165X90X65
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Mid-18th Century Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Wood
Elegant Yale Burge Louis XV Style Even-Arm Sofa
By Yale Burge
Located in Chicago, IL
Yale Burge high quality reproduction Louis XV style even-arm canape. Hand-carved beech frame, distressed and stained walnut with a single seat down filled cushion. Upholstered in a y...
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1970s American Vintage Louis XV Canapes
French Louis XV Style Cane Back Settee
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Large French Louis XV style cane back settee, also called canapé or sofa.
Sofa in a very good state, no damage to the cane, rare find. Double-caned s...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Velvet, Cane, Wood
20th Century, French Sofa / canapé in antique Louis Quinze Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid beechwood, carved, colored and gilded. Semicircular ascending backrest frame with perforated rocaille crowning. Passive curved frame with richly r...
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20th Century French Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Beech
Elegant Sofa, Couch, Canapé in Rococo or Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid beech wood, carved and gilded. Rising backrest framing with openwork rocaille crowning. Appropriately curved frame with richly carved foliage. Slightly curved frame on straight...
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20th Century French Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Beech
A large and richly carved French 18th century Louis XV period Walnut settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational French early 19th century Louis XV st. walnut canapé. Raised by eight impressive scrolled cabriolet legs with floral carvings. Each centered with a carved acanthus leaf...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
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Walnut
Early Louis XV Period Canape in Carved Beechwood, c. 1730
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine early Louis XV period Canape, with crisp carved designs throughout the exposed beechwood frame, and with upholstered seat & back flanked by open arms in meandering form.
The back with serpentine apron featuring carved designs and moulded borders throughout, and the seat with similar design themes.
The Canape mounted atop 8 cabriole legs, each with rocaille carving at top, and moulded form that ends in scroll-form feet.
Reference: The Antiques Directory...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Upholstery
Ls XV Left Settee, Hand Carved and Gold Leaf Decorated, Made in Italy
Located in Barlassina, IT
Decorative e refined Ls XV three seater sofa, with high back on left. Wood frame finely hand carved. Ivory finishing with gold leaf decoration. Back ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Canape in Walnut
Located in Vista, CA
Louis XV period canapé in walnut with antique petit-point covering.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century French Walnut Hand Carved Three Seated Canapé Louis XV
Located in Sofia, BG
A fine example of Louis XV époque this French three seated canapé is made of hand carved walnut and is still wearing and original upholstery. The piece could be placed in a center of...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Louis XV Canapé / Sofa Set with Matching Armchairs, Original Silk
Located in Madrid, ES
Three piece set, late 18th century French Louis XV canapé / sofa / settee with two matching armchairs. The sofa is able to accommodate three sit...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Drop Arm Canape
Located in Houston, US
Early 20th century French Louis XV style drop arm canape. Beautiful patina with original hardware to adjust arms. Newly upholstered in muslin.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Iron
Luxurious Sofa, Canapé, Couch in Rococo or Louis XV Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Luxurious sofa, canapé, couch in Rococo or Louis XV style.
Solid beech wood, carved and gilded. Rising backrest framing with openwork rocaille crowning. Appropriately curved frame w...
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20th Century French Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Fauteuil
Located in Sheffield, MA
Distinctive vintage Louis XV style hand carved armchair having open and down swept arms and elegant cabriole legs. Upholstery shows wear and some staining.
M...
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20th Century French Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Louis XV Carved Painted Eight, Leg Upholstered Canape
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique painted settee was crafted in Italy, circa 1780. The classic Italian, Louis XV style sofa features a shaped back with ear ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Tapestry, Wood, Paint
20th Century Louis XV Style Small Canape and Stool Set
Located in Lisboa, PT
This set of canape and a stool in the Louis XV style, painted green and originating from Europe in the mid 20th century, reflects the elegance and sophistication of the Rococo period...
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Mid-20th Century European Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Wood
Canape and Pair of Louis XV Style Chairs French 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
CANAPE AND PAIR OF LOUIS XV STYLE CHAIRS
French 19th Century
in mahogany wood with gilded and relief bronzes. Upholstered seats and back...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Glitwood & Red Silk Canapé
Located in Ross, CA
This Louis XV style giltwood "canapé à corbeille" features a comfortable curving backrest with an elliptical central panel topped by carved ribbons,...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Louis Xv canapes for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV canapes 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 canapes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV canapes 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 canapes, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, French House & Garden, and Yale Burge. 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 canapes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $880 and tops out at $19,623 while the average work can sell for $5,437.