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Louis XV Dining Room 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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Style: Louis XV
Period: Late 20th Century
Set of Eight French Louis XV Style Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Set of eight French Louis XV style dining chairs having four cabriole legs with snail feet and lovely carved acanthus leaves and carved flowers on the top or crest of the chair frame. These are lovely Martel arm and sides chairs from Century furniture’s Coeur...
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1980s American Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Fantastic Set of 8 French Louis XV Auffray Paint Decorated Carved Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular set of French Louis XV paint decorated dining chairs by Auffray furniture, a legendary American furniture manufacturer who made the most beautiful and accurate ...
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1970s American Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut

French Dining Chairs Louis XV Oversized, Set of 10
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Set of 10 Louis XV French Style Oversized Dining Chairs...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Cotton, Wood

Louis XV Style, Ten Dining Chairs, Gold Gilt, Cane, Red Fabric, France, 1960s
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of Ten Louis XV Style Dining / Side Chairs, Clayed Gilt and Cane A stunning set of finely carved and upholstered dining chairs, Mid-20th century, comprised of two armchairs wit...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Textile, Wood

4 Vintage 1980s Tricoire Louis XV Country French Walnut Cane Dining Side Chairs
By Tricoire
Located in Dayton, OH
Tricoire vintage French Country dining chairs, circa 1980s. Made from naturally distressed solid walnut with a serpentine scallope...
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1980s Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Cane, Walnut

Chateau Dax Dining Chairs Faux Bois Set of 6
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent Palm Beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of Set of 6 Chateau Dax Faux Bois Dining Chairs (labeled) Featuring embroidered fabric, and solid wood const...
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1980s Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Wood

Eight Louis XV Style Cane Back Dining Chairs with Slip Seats
Located in New York, NY
Eight Louis XV Style cane back dining chairs w slip seats. The chairs frames Finely painted in Matte white the backs painted in a soft pale grey. Chair frame...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

'4' Newly Upholstered French Provincial Louis XV Dining Chairs
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Vintage set of 4 Newly Upholstered French Provincial Louis XV Style solid wood dining chairs Set includes 2 arm and 2 side chairs featuring a vibrant, subtle floral patterned cott...
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1970s Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Minton Spidell French Louis XV Style Walnut Dining Arm Chairs, Set of Six
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional set of six French Provincial Louis XV style dining armchairs By Minton Spidell USA, Late 20th Century Solid carved walnut frames, with brass studded floral ta...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Brass

10 Don Ruseau Provincial Caned Walnut Dining Armchairs
Located in Hanover, MA
Set of ten dining armchairs by legendary carver Don Ruseau Inc., New York City. Provincial Louis XV style with caned backs and seats. Hand carved and all joints pegged, not glued. ...
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1970s American Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Set of Six Chic Louis XV Blue Lacquer Dining Chairs, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Set of six Louis XV dining chairs, model #9562, with antique blue lacquered frames by Auffray & Co. American, 1970. The fabric is ori...
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1970s American Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Lacquer

Set of Eight Louis XV Style Armchairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A handsome set of eight, carved and polished Louis XV style walnut dining/ armchairs with caned backs and loose fitted seat cushion in Cowtan and Tout "Jaguare Café" with Lee Jofa tr...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

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6 Vintage French Louis XV Style Carved Balloon Back Caned Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
6 Mid 20th century Louis XV style balloon back dining chairs. Made from hardwood with cane back and seat. Features a pierced and carved seat back over cabriole legs.
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Cane, Hardwood

Four Italian Postmodern Sculptural Walnut Dining Chairs, 1980s, Italy
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Set of four Postmodern sculptural dining chairs, Italy, 1980s. They feature a laminated walnut construction in a striking combinati...
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1980s Italian Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Set of 4 Louis XV Style Pressed Leather and Carved Wood Dining Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Set of four Louis XV style brown pressed leather carved side chairs having cabriole legs leading to an ornate carved form apron supporting high back re...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Leather, Walnut

Set of 8 French Louis XV Style Chairs by Maison Romeo, 1950s
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 Dining Room Chairs

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Fabric, Oak

Louis XV Style Dining Chairs Set of 6
Located in Pomona, CA
A set of six high-back Louis XV style dining chairs. New upholstery
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1950s American Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Linen, Oak

Skovby Møbelfabrik Set of Dining Chairs
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Skovby Møbelfabrik set of four dining chairs in partly solid rosewood. New upholstered with cognac aniline leather. Made in the 1960s.
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1960s Danish Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Leather, Rosewood

Skovby Møbelfabrik Set of Dining Chairs
Skovby Møbelfabrik Set of Dining Chairs
H 33.47 in W 19.3 in D 19.69 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Set of 8 Walnut Dining Chairs with Faux Leather Seat
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian set of 8 walnut dining chairs with faux leather seat. 1970s The chairs are in really good vintage conditions ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Faux Leather, Walnut

Stanley Walnut Mid Century Dining Side Chair
Located in Countryside, IL
Stanley Walnut Mid Century Dining Side Chair This chair measures: 20 wide x 19 deep x 33 high, with a seat height of 18 inches All pieces of furni...
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1970s American Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

French, Louis XV Style caned Chairs, Set of Six
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Set of six French pale Trianon grey patinated chairs with natural caned backs and seats, in the classic style of Louis XV. The carved legs joined by an en...
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20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Giltwood, Wood

Milo Baughman Curved Cane Back Dining Room Side Chair
Located in Wayne, NJ
Milo Baughman curved cane back dining or side chair. If you are in the New Jersey, New York City Metro Area, please contact us with your delivery ...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Wood

French Provincial Louis XV Style Carved Cane Back Dining Chairs - Set of 5
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Dimensions: H 37.3" / W 19.8" / D 19.4" Height from floor to seat: 19" Back height: 20.2" An elegant and timeless set of five French Vintage Louis XV style dining chairs or side cha...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Oak

Set of 6 Faux Bamboo Dining Chairs in the style of McGuire
Located in New York, NY
Stylish set of 6 dining chairs to include 2 arm, and 4 armless chairs, having wood faux bamboo frames and upholstered seats. All are sturdy and solid, upholstered seats are in usable...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Previously Available Items
Karges French Louis XV Walnut and Gold Gilt Cane Back Dining Chairs, Set of Ten
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding set of ten French Provincial Louis XV style dining chairs By Karges Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous carved solid walnut frames, with gold gilt details, caned ba...
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1980s American Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut, Giltwood, Upholstery, Cane

French Louis XV Style Dining Chairs, Set of 8
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a set of 8 french Loui...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cotton

Set 6 Antique Gold Finished Tall Back French Louis XV Carved Backs, circa 1990
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary. This is a gorgeous set of Italian-made hand carved dining chairs in a French Louis XV design with graceful tall backs and beautiful and striking coloration on the frames and upholstery. The frames are dazzlingly and done in a gold leaf finish with antique wash over the gold and the upholstery appears to be a striated chenile with shades of golds and tangerines. The chairs are in good condition and because they are used chairs...
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1990s Italian Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut

Set 6 French Louis XV Paint Decorated Dining Chairs in Moire Striped Upholstery
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic set of black and white striped moire upholstered painted dining chairs. look at the beautiful antiqued frames and gorgeous fabric. These are neutral and can be us...
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1990s European Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut

Fine Set 10 French Carved Walnut Louis XV Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic set of 10 beautifully upholstered and trimmed in nailheads. The frames are beautiful quality with nice precise carving. The blush pink damask upholstery may be si...
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1980s French Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut

4 Chateau d'Ax French Louis XV Caned Suede Nailhead Side Dining Chairs Italian
Located in Dayton, OH
"An exquiste set of Italian made dining chairs by Chateau D'AX. Walnut with carved foliate, cane back, suede seats, nailhead trim and cabriole legs leading to peg feet. Includes tied...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Suede, Cane, Walnut

Chateau D'AX French Louis XV Caned Leather Nailhead Side Dining Chair Italian
Located in Dayton, OH
"Italian made dining side chair by Chateau D'AX. Walnut with carved foliate, cane back, leather seats, nailhead trim and cabriole legs. Marked along along underside. Company’s Pr...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Leather, Cane, Walnut

4 Chateau d'Ax French Louis XV Caned Suede Nailhead Side Dining Chairs Italian
Located in Dayton, OH
"An exquiste set of Italian made dining chairs by Chateau D'AX. Walnut with carved foliate, cane back, suede seats, nailhead trim and cabriole legs leading to peg feet. Includes tied...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Suede, Cane, Walnut

6 John Widdicomb Walnut French Louis XV Provincial Cane Back Dining Chair Vtg
Located in Dayton, OH
John Widdicomb dining chairs, Circa 1980s. Made from walnut with a cane back and floral upholstered seat over cabriole legs. Arm chairs feature a fully upholstered back. Draws inspir...
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1980s Vintage Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Upholstery, Walnut

Set of 4 Painted Louis XV Style Side Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Set of 4 grayish green painted Louis XV style side chairs with silver highlights, circa late 20th century. Embroidered type upholstery with slightly raised areas.
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Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood, Paint

Set of 10 Louis XV Style Dining Room Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Set of 10 grayish green painted Louis XV style dining room chairs with silver highlights, circa late 20th century. Embroidered style upholstery with slightly raised areas.
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Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood, Paint

Set of Four French 20th Century Carved White Washed Louis XV Style Armchairs
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A group of four charming Louis XV style armchairs richly carved with leaf work on legs, backrests and armrests. The chairs are painted in a washed way letting the wood shine through....
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Paint

Louis Xv dining room chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XV dining room 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 dining room chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV dining room chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original dining room chairs, popular names associated with this style include Auffray Furniture, Minton-Spidell, Don Ruseau, and Kindel Furniture. 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 dining room chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $278 and tops out at $74,500 while the average work can sell for $3,585.

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