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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Antique Louis XV Style Chaise Lounge Daybed W Nancy Corzine Matelassé Fabric
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Louis XV Style Chaise Lounge Daybed W Nancy Corzine Matelassé Fabric
Wood, Down
Exquisite 19th Century French Daybed
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Exquisite 19th century French daybed, Louis XV style. As the stairways of houses and apartments in France are narrow, they build ...
Fabric, Walnut
$3,112Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Louis XV Period Carved Walnut Daybed
Located in Miami, FL
Magnificent 18th century French Louis XV period daybed. The bed needs a reupholstered , we can do it with the color velvet you choose.
Velvet, Walnut
French 19th Century Bed or Daybed
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Daybed is nicely carved garnished with a red velvet fabric. Easy to place anywhere at home.
Walnut
Louis XV Style Daybed With Bolsters & Accent Pillows
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Louis XV style daybed lavishly upholstered with gold damask fabric with gimp and tassels. The head and footboard with scrolling top-rail carved with sweeping acanthus leaves. The sid...
Fabric, Walnut
Vintage French Louis XV Style Pink & Cream Painted Cane Bed Daybeds - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Antique French Louis XV Style Pink & Cream Painted Carved Wood & Cane Daybeds. Item features double cane foot and headboards, pink and cream painted finish, solid wood frame,...
Cane, Wood
Louis XV Daybed In Beech Carved On All 4 Sides, France, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV daybed in beech carved on all 4 sides, velvet in good condition but it is preferable to replace it. the furniture deserves a high quality fabric
Wood, Beech
Antique French Louis XV Style Walnut Cane Daybed W/ Light Green Linen
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite late 19th century French provincial daybed in the Louis XV style, sourced from Provence, France. Hand-crafted from solid walnut with sleigh-form ends, each framed in its...
Fabric, Linen, Cane, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Style Daybed
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French deconstructed Louis XV style daybed of very elegant proportions, sitting on cabriole legs with hoof feet.
Fabric, Beech
19th Century Chinese Trade Louis XV Style Chaise Longue
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fantastic and unusual 19th Century Chinese trade chaise longue or daybed in the Louis XV style. Circa 1850. This daybed was likely made in Canton for export to the French market. It combines numerous styles in a very rare manner. The whole is raised on eight cabriole legs, with each knee carved with early 18th Century style arabesques on a punchwork ground. The rest of the frame is also decoratively carved with Chinese-style peonies and trailing vines. This style of low-relief carved decoration owes a lot to early 18th Century Queen Anne type decoration, more usually seen on period English chairs...
Upholstery
French Louis XV Daybed Freshly Lacquered White With New Todd Hase Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful French Louis XV daybed freshly lacquered in white with new Todd Hase upholstery high performance off-white. This daybed is fitted with...
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Red Painted Louis XV Style Daybed, Silk Plaid Fabric with Cabriole Legs
Located in Morristown, NJ
This vintage daybed showcases a Louis XV or Rococo Revival influence, with its curvilinear lines, scalloped edges, and carved wooden frame. The frame showcases ornate cabriole legs, ...
Fabric, Silk, Upholstery, Wood, Paint
19th Century Howard & Sons Daybed
Located in Tetbury, England
Turned walnut legs with gilt brass castors, buttoned upholstrey. Factory impressed marks to the castors, paper label and factory marked hessian base covering. Factory code 16226-69...
Walnut
Marcel Breuer Style Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing Marcel Breuer style daybed. Tubular chrome at both ends. Bed has hinges which allow it to be lifted, allowing for storage underneath. Great piece ...
Chrome
$16,900
H 30 in W 78.5 in D 31 in
18th-19th Century White Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Daybed, Antique Sofa Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-grey, antique Swedish Gustavian daybed made of hand crafted painted Pinewood with two round pillows, in good condition. The sides of t...
Cotton, Damask, Linen, Pine
$4,680
H 34.75 in W 86.5 in D 35.5 in
Antique French Louis XV Style Walnut Cane Daybed W/ Light Green Linen
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite late 19th century French provincial daybed in the Louis XV style, sourced from Provence, France. Hand-crafted from solid walnut with sleigh-form ends, each framed in its...
Fabric, Linen, Cane, Walnut
Vladamir Kagan "Dune" Chaise/ Daybed by Barlow Tyrie
By Vladimir Kagan, Barlow Tyrie
Located in Highland, IN
Kagan's design for Barlow Tyrie is a perfect example of his design aesthetic. The undulating, organic form that references a nautilus envelopes the sitter and provides a small table surface. The nesting ottoman...
Upholstery, Wicker
19th Century French Napoleon III Walnut Daybed or Bench
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive 19th century walnut daybed or bench seat made in the grand French Napoleon III period. The walnut frame features large round padd...
Fabric, Walnut
Upholstered Daybed Chaise Longues
Located in Sheffield, MA
Graceful and inviting, the recamier chaise with arched back and rolled arm. The fainting couch is upholstered but it does show some ware. Although made in the Victorian period, it ...
Upholstery
Italian Neoclassical Style Iron Scrolled Daybed
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stylish Italian iron daybed featuring large, dramatic scrolled ends with x-form stretchers. The daybed has a fitted cushion measuring 8 inches deep upholstered with newer fabric. Sup...
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Cleopatra Daybed by Dick Cordemeijer, 1953
By A.R. Cordemeijer, Auping, Dick Cordemeijer
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful daybeds designed by the Dutch designer Dick Cordemeijer for Auping. The frames are grey and the top bar's are made from solid teak. In very good condition seen there age....
Metal
19th Century Napoleon III Period Mahogany Wall Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Napoleon III Period Mahogany Wall Bed is a superbly well-preserved example of French style and ingenuity from the Second Empire! Hand-crafted from exotic imported mahog...
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XV Style Daybed
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French deconstructed Louis XV style daybed of very elegant proportions, sitting on cabriole legs with hoof feet.
Fabric, Beech
$2,690
H 24 in W 74 in D 35 in
Eileen Gray Black Daybed Leather and Chrome Modern Chaise Lounger Daybed
By Eileen Gray
Located in Rochester, NY
One of Eileen Gray's most celebrated designs, this minimalist elegant piece hosts black leather on a tubular chrome frame. Since the structure is mainly open, the piece can be sat u...
Chrome
French Louis XV Daybed, Circa 1900, Fruitwood with Checked Upholstery
Located in Hudson, NY
Gorgeous provincial French Louis XV style daybed. Upholstered in a bold and sultry checked fabric over down filled cushions. Cabriole legs, serpentine curves, great patina!
Fabric, Fruitwood
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H 25.5 in W 86 in D 35.5 in
Antique Blue Grey Louis XV French Daybed with Original Paint and New Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant French provincial daybed in the Louis XV style, sourced from Provence, France. Hand-crafted from solid painted walnut with sleigh-form ends, each framed in its original intri...
Upholstery, Wood
French Parisian Louis XV Style Daybed in Green Velvet Damask
Located in Astoria, NY
Luxurious mid-20th century French daybed made in the Louis XV style by Tréca Paris, a distinguished French maker of high-end beds and mattresses founded in 1935 in the Alsace region....
Damask, Velvet, Wood, Oak
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H 38.75 in W 79.25 in D 40 in
Fine Quality Carved Walnut French Louis XV Style 19th Century Daybed Chaise
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a genuine 19th century French Louis XV daybed with a fantastic carved walnut frame. The daybed has a custom-made mattress and box spring and has two cylindrical pillows. The ...
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Painted Day Bed ~ Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XV Painted Day Bed ~ Sofa will add elegance, flair and comfort to any room, all in one piece! The graceful, elegant lines of the Rococo style are evident in the...
Fabric, Hardwood
French Louis XV Style Daybed, Early 19th Century
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Louis XV style daybed, French, early 19th Century, the gently curved ends having gilt carving and gilt carving supported by cylindrical slightly tapered legs, in a distressed cream p...
Giltwood
Louis XV style daybed, walnut frame and gold velvet upholstery.
Located in Oakville, ON
A Louis XV style walnut daybed having a length of 89 1/2" and being supported by four legs, it is sturdy and comfortable. The length of the foam mattress is 74 1/2"i and suitable fo...
Walnut
Louis XV Style White-Painted Caned Day Bed
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style White-Painted Caned Bed, with scrolling head and foot, with caned panels and carved rails on cabriole feet. Dimensions: 35" H x 88" L...
Fabric, Wood
18th Century French/Provencal Louis XV Giltwood Bench or Daybed
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century French/Provencal Louis XV Giltwood Bench or Daybed Large Louis XV bench or day bed made of carved and gilt wood raised by four cabriole l...
Upholstery, Wood
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H 34 in W 67 in D 27 in
Unique French Carved Oak Blush Upholstered French Louis XV Style Daybed Chaise
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a super clean and sophisticated French daybed in the Louis XV daybed or chaise. The piece is in very good condition with no wear to the upholstery and the frame is also in ex...
Oak
Jansen Daybed, Distressed Paint Finish, Louis XV Style, Seating
Located in Stamford, CT
A Carved and Painted Louis XV Style French Daybed in the Maison Jansen Fashion. The Swedish painted finish and carvings having full original fabric with a matching box spring and cus...
Textile, Wood
Fine Antique White Painted French Louis XV Daybed Chaise Circa 1950
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous chaise measuring 63 wide x 29 deep x 37 tall and the seat height is 19 inches. The piece has gold accents on a white frame.
Walnut