Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
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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20th Century Unknown Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Fruitwood
1920s American Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Brass
1920s American Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Silk, Rosewood
20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1970s American Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Tapestry, Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Rosewood
Early 20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Oak
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Tapestry, Giltwood
1940s American Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Wood, Oak
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Walnut, Cane
20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Velvet
20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Hardwood
20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Cotton, Wood
20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Wood, Hardwood, Oak
20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Late 20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Cotton
1890s French Antique Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Oak
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Wood
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Mahogany
20th Century American Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Brass
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Oak, Leather
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Cotton, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Mohair, Oak
1990s Italian Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Wood
20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Beech
1980s Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Brass
1960s French Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
2010s Italian Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Beech
20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Giltwood, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Fruitwood
1950s Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Walnut
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Wood
1970s Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Cotton, Wood
2010s Italian Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Fruitwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Faux Leather, Walnut
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Bronze