Louis XV Chairs
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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Louis XV
Set of 9 beautifully carved original polychrome chairs
Located in Somme-Leuze, BE
magnificent set of 9 very nicely sculpted original polychrome chairs new tapestry with high quality Italian silk fabric enhances gold on the sculptures stunning
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Oak, Paint
Maison Gouffé - Suite of 8 Louis XV Style Chairs
Located in Beaune, FR
Set of 8 Louis XV style ecru lacquered wood chairs with backs and seats covered in cognac leather. They are in good general condition. The wooden structure is very rigid and the chai...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Wood
Suite Of 10 Louis XV Style Lacquered Chairs
Located in Beaune, FR
Suite of 10 large Louis XV style lacquered wood chairs. Blue leather back and seat in good condition. Circa 1930/1940.
Note: a chair with damaged leather on the seat
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of 6 oak chairs, Western Europe.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Set of 6 oak chairs, Western Europe. The solid oak chairs are upholstered in new dark green fabric and finished with decorative copper upholstery nails.
Chairs: height 102cm; width ...
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1890s German Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Rare Pair of Stamped Maison Jansen Louis XV Neoclassical Chairs, 1940s
Located in Paris, IDF
The construction of this pair of chairs was deeply cared about, and it shows in the finished product, even some eight decades later. The chairs were made and stamped by French firm M...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
IMPORTANT PAIR OF LOUIS XV CHAIRS French, from the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT PAIR OF LOUIS XV CHAIRS
French, from the 18th Century
in walnut wood, with carvings representing vegetal motifs.
Straw backs and seats.
Defects and traces of polychromy.
D...
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18th Century English Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 8 French Louis XV Style Chairs by Maison Romeo, 1950s
By Maison Romeo
Located in Paris, IDF
New colorful upholstery is a great contrast to the beautiful old oak in these chairs. The lovely patina evident on the oak feet and structure is enough to convey the half-century of ...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Set of 12 French 18th Century Ivory Painted Chairs
Located in Rome, IT
A fine set of 12 French ivory painted chairs with gold color precious silk velvet upholstery in very good condition.
6 chairs are original 18' century and 6 are made in the 20' cent...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Cane Chairs in Hand Carved Walnut Frame in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Four French chairs in hand carved walnut frame with seat and back in cane. Very good condition with no restorations. Comfortable and stable construc...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Four Rococo style chairs, France.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A set of four rococo style chairs, from France. The chairs were renovated and the upholstery was replaced with a new, aquamarine fabric. Decorated ends of the backrest and chair legs...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Antique Giltwood Caned Side Chairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A delightful pair of late 19th century carved and moulded giltwood side chairs, with caned seats and backrests. These elegant chairs, with their high, cartouche-style backs, are rais...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Cane, Giltwood
Louis XV Style Giltwood Chair, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style giltwood chair, 19th century.
Louis XV style chair in carved and gilded wood, cane seat and back, late 19th century, lack of gilding which can be restored on request....
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique French Carved Walnut Bergere Sofa
Located in London, GB
A stunning original French antique carved walnut sofa, with a caned seat and back. I would date this from around the 1860-1880’s period.
It is of wonderful quality, with beautiful c...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Walnut
French Armchair in Embossed Velvet Louis XV Style - circa 1950 France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Elegant Louis XV style armchair from the 1950s.
Upholstered in embossed velvet in shades of brown, green and blue.
It has a curved base and armrests sculpted with scrolls.
Very pretty, very decorative Louis XV style armchair. Comfortable.
This armchair perfectly represents the Louis XV style and its colorful upholstery in good condition makes it an element of modern decoration, which fits into any interior. The wood is painted in off-white.
France
mid 20th century
The Louis XIV style is a furnishing style covering more or less the period of the reign of Louis XIV (1661 to 1715).
This style is characterized by the majesty and richness of its furnishings.
The Louis XIV style follows the Louis XIII style. The furniture is increasingly luxurious, but unlike previous styles, it is almost no longer inspired by architecture. There are two kinds of furniture: ceremonial furniture richly decorated with veneers and inlays (especially with André-Charles Boulle), solid giltwood and bourgeois furniture in solid wood.
The style is characterized above all by its absolute symmetry and an important and ostentatious Dimension. The Louis XIV style is of Italian and ancient inspiration.
The style emerged with the advent of the reign of Louis XIV in 1661 and lasted until the end of the 17th century. In 1690, on the death of Lebrun, decorator to the King, the style declined and was gradually replaced by the Regency style.
The Palace of Versailles is obviously extremely and lastingly marked by the Louis XIV style. His long reign made it possible to impose the unique style of the Grand Siècle...
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20th Century French Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Pair of French Walnut Framed Small Fauteuils
Located in Pewsey, GB
Pair of French Walnut Framed Small Fauteuils Chairs in handsome rust coloured cotton velvet cord and double piped c. 1910s / 1920s. Seat Height 44 cm
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Miniature Antique Mahogany Louis XV Armed Portrait Chair Doll or Small Child
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
Miniature blue Mohair and Mahogany wood armed Louis XV Portrait Chair perfect for a large doll, small dog, or baby (6 month to small toddler).
Dimension...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
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 Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Green Leather Louis XV Armchair, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
A Louis XV style cabriolet armchair, in white lacquered wood standing on four cabriole legs ending by scrolls with carved sculpted leaves and flowers. Arm supports slightly behind th...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
19th Century French Gilt Wood Hand Carved Cane Chairs in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century French hand carved walnut chairs in gilt wood, that have cane seats and backs. Very good original condition with no restorations...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Louis XV Style Cabriolet Armchair, Circa 1850
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Nice Louis XV style walnut cabriolet armchair from Louis-Philippe period. Its front legs, resting on weels, are curved and end with casters. The ar...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Louis 15 "Fauteuil a La Reine" Armchair 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent Louis XV style "fauteuil à la Reine", richly carved with foliage on the top rail of the back and floral motifs on the curved legs. The fineness of the carvings presents e...
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Wood
18th Century Armchair with High Backrest in Carved Wood and Cordoba Leather
Located in Sofia, BG
Armchair with high backrest in molded and carved wood, curved roll-up legs, seat and armrest support upholstered in beige linen and backrest in authentic Cordoba leather...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Wood
PAIR OF ANTIQUE ORIGINAL GiLTWOOD FINISH FRENCH LOUIS XV FAUTEUILS ARMCHAIRS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this pair of antique Louis XV French giltwood Fauteuils
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood, Giltwood
19th Century French Hand Carved and Hand Painted Sedan Chair in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century French sedan chair made of hand carved gilded wood hand painted with music trophy, wedding rings at the back and lots of flowers all ar...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Wood
French Regency Period "Fauteuil a La Reine" Armchair, 18th Century - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Regency period "fauteuil à la reine", richly carved. The wood is richly carved with regency motifs with shells on the front of the seat, floral motifs on the armrests and l...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Wood
Chair Louis XV Style in Wood and Cannage
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming Louis XV chair in wood and cannage. The back and openwork and decorated with scrolls, rocaille, flowers and acanthus leaves.
The seat is covered with white and grey cannag...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Armchair Cabriolet Circa 1850
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Louis 15 cabriolet armchair from Louis-Philippe period. Its front legs are curved and end with casters. The armrests have volutes bringing a certain elegance.
It has a beautiful red embossed velvet tapestry...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Set of Six French 19th Century Louis XV Style Caned Dining Chairs in Walnut
Located in Lucenec, SK
A set of six French hand carved dining chairs from the second half of the 19th century with cane seats and backrests.
Louis XV-style dining chairs in walnut style with well-articula...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Cane
Venetian Set of 6 Dining Chairs Made by La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
A set of x6 hand carved, Venetian style, dining chairs featuring tall backs and overall elegant proportions.
The chairs are finished in a hand painted Gesso white patina which is dis...
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2010s British Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Gesso, Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Pair of Caned Chairs in Moulded and Carved Wood
Located in Sofia, BG
Pair of beautiful caned chairs in moulded and hand carved wood, which are resting on four arched legs and have silk cushions. The frame is elegantly finished in light beige.
France,...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Period Cabriolet Armchair "à la Reine", 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Louis XV period armchair covered with a flower patterned tapestry. The armchairs have a sober and elegant movement of its accotoires as well as its arched feet.
France
ci...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
20th Century Fancy Chair in Louis XV Style, Velvet Leopard
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Fancy chair in Louis XV style, velvet leopard
Solid wood and gold frame. Bombed and carved frame on curved feet. Leopard velvet fabric cove...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Four Peacock Blue Velvet Armchairs from the Louis XV Period
Located in Paris, FR
This is a set of four Louis XV period armchairs in walnut wood. They are molded and carved with flowers. Each chair rests on four arched legs and has two sinuous armrests. Three of t...
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1770s French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
French, 18th Century Dining Room Six Chairs and Two Armchairs, 1760
Located in Rome, IT
Fine French dining set with six chairs and two armchairs. We can sale to six chairs also separated. The white leather upholstery to change.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Wood
Elegant Pair of Antique French Armchairs in Louis XV Style, circa 1880
Located in Sofia, BG
Pair of antique armchairs from France. These chairs are made of solid walnut with curved legs and back and have been reupholstered with a beige fabric with floral motifs. Very comfor...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Set of 4 Chairs
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Italian made in the 1970s of excellent Louis XV form and have great proportions, the fabric is still very attractive and very usable but tired in places, the paint finish has a soft ...
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20th Century European Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Ebonized Side Chairs
Located in Somerton, GB
A pair of 19th century French ebonized side chairs upholstered in eye catching monochromatic linen with amazing engraving details. Perfect for occasional use.
These chairs have love...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Walnut Hand Carved Chairs in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Two elegant chairs in Louis XV style made of hand carved walnut with floral upholstery.
France, circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Walnut
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...
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20th Century French Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Beech
Beautiful Chair in the antique Louis Quinze Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid beechwood, carved in color and carved. Backrest frame with floral carving and perforated middle bridge made of passively curved bridges. Inclined, volute-shaped legs, scalloped...
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20th Century French Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Wood
French, 18th Century Dining Room Six Chairs and Two Armchairs, 1760
Located in Rome, IT
Fine French dining set with six chairs and two armchairs. We can sale to six chairs also separated. The white leather upholstery to change.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Desk Chair by François Linke, circa 1910
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A gilt bronze-mounted mahogany desk chair by François Linke.
French, circa 1910.
Signed 'F. Linke' to one acanthus clasp.
Linke made six versions of this chair in two sizes...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Chairs
Set of 4 18th Century Painted Louis XV Side Chairs, Attributed to J.B. Mouette
By Jean-Babtiste Mouette
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 4 18th Century Painted Louis XV Side Chairs, Attributed to J.B. Mouette
A set of four Louis XV painted and newly upholstered side chairs painted in a white/ cream color and c...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Wood, Linen
Early 18th Century French Régence Carved Armchair
Located in Miami, FL
Large and impressive early 18th century French Régence carved armchair. The Régence was the period in French history between 1715 and 1723, when King Louis XV was a minor and the land was governed by Philippe d'Orléans.
This high quality piece has tapestry upholstery and was typically used with a Mazarin desk...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Oak
French 18th Century Country Style Chairs
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Handsome set of four antique beechwood chairs, with original green paint, and rush seats. Elegantly curved front foot rests. Wide and comfortable.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
Luois XV Venetian Side Chairs in silvered Hand-Carved Walnut, new upholstered
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Code: FA41
Elegant Venetian Baroque side chairs in walnut hand-carved and silvered with new blue velvet upholstery.
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Silver Leaf
Set of Six French 19th Century Ivory Painted and Parcel-Gilt Chairs
Located in Rome, IT
A set of Six French 19th century Ivory painted and parcel-gilt Chairs with Caned Seats.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Chairs
French Louis XV Carved Side Chair
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
A lovely Louis XV chair with a framed back adorned with carved rosettes at each corner and additional carving on the arched crest rail. The apron is also carved with a frieze along t...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Chairs
18th Century Eight Carved France Walnut Chairs 1700s
Located in Roma, RM
Fantastic group of 8 French Provençal chairs, finely hand-carved and with straw seats. Curved legs and floral carvings, of excellent proportion...
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1760s French Antique Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Louis Xv chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV chairs 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 chairs 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 chairs 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 chairs, popular names associated with this style include Stephanie Odegard Collection, La Maison London, Paul Mathieu (French), and Aubusson Manufacture. 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 chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $398 and tops out at $74,500 while the average work can sell for $2,650.
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