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 Carved Louis XV Walnut Footstool
Located in New York, NY
Antique Carved Louis XV Walnut Footstool. Curvy shape newly upholstered in gray Chenille with double welting. Good overall condition, sturdy, ready to use.
Chenille, Walnut
French Pair of Louis XV-style Stools with Needlepoint
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A pair of Louis XV-style footstools with floral needlepoint upholstery. Each stool features a unique but coordinating design of ornate urns overflowing with colorful and lush bouquet...
Mahogany
18th Century Louis XV Petite Footstool Tabouret Original Aged Finish, France
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $950....Petite Louis XV carved wood footstool or low tabouret with cabriolet legs and floral carvings. Newly upholstered in a styliz...
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Style Walnut Footstool with Custom Linen Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style walnut footstool from the 19th century with custom linen upholstery. This exquisite 19th-century French walnut footstool is a testament to the enduring elegan...
Fabric, Linen, Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Style Footstool with Six Carved Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style wooden footstool from the 19th century with six carved cabriole legs and upholstery. Indulge in the timeless elegance of the 19th-century French Louis XV styl...
Upholstery, Wood
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Carved Walnut French Louis XV Oval Foot Stool Circa 1930
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This charming French Louis XV oval foot stool, crafted circa 1930, exudes timeless elegance and refined craftsmanship. Made from rich carved walnut, the stool features graceful cabri...
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Style Foot Stool, Ottoman Original Water Gilded Finish
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
French Louis XV Style ottoman or foot stool that was produced in France in the mid-to late 1800’s. The Maker’s Stamp is still on the bottom and is marked; Au Bon Marché Maison, Aristide Boucicaut, Tapisserie et Ameublement Paris. Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche was the first department store in the world and opened in 1852 in Paris with Aristide Boucicaut and his wife Marguerite at the helm. They offered original creations and limited editions alongside a selection of the most beautiful objects from all over the world. Our Antique French Louis XV Ottoman...
Gold Leaf
$1,118Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century French Louis XV Period Mahogany Hand Carved Foot Stool or Dog Stool
Located in Sofia, BG
18th Century French Louis XV period mahogany hand carved foot stool or dog stool in very good authentic condition still wearing original velvet upholstery in...
Velvet, Mahogany
Pair of Ebonized and Gilded Baker Carved French Louis XV Style X Form Stools
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite pair of ebonized and gilded Baker carved French Louis XV style X-form stools exemplifies refined craftsmanship and timeless elegance. Featuring graceful X-shaped bases...
Walnut
French Louis XV Style 19th Century Wooden Footstool with Carved Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style wooden footstool from the 19th century with carved cabriole legs, floral décor and green upholstery. Elevate your living space with the timeless allure of thi...
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Regence Tabouret in Carved Walnut by A. Dubois, Le Mans, France
By A. Dubois
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved from rich walnut wood in France during the 1800s, this Regence-style tabouret has a production stamp under the seat that reads “A. Dubois Sculpteur-Ebeniste Le Mans”. The...
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
French Louis XV 19th Century Carved Walnut Footstool with Tapestry Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style carved walnut footstool from the 19th century with tapestry upholstery. This French Louis XV-style walnut footstool exudes timeless elegance and charm, showca...
Tapestry, Walnut
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Mahogany Footstools with Leather Tops
Located in Dallas, TX
This refined pair of antique French footstools was crafted circa 1880 and showcases the elegant curves and lightness associated with the Louis XV style. Each stool features a gracefu...
Leather, Mahogany
A French Louis XV style painted and carved wood upholstered stool, C. 1900.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The stool features a rectangular shaped seat supported by cabriole legs with carved detailing, reflecting the graceful curves and decorative vocabulary associated with the Louis XV a...
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Fine Venetian Paint Decorated Italian Foot Stool or Ladies Vanity Bench
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Fine 1940s Venetian Painted Stool – Hand-Decorated Floral Polychrome, Cabriole Legs, Original Damask Upholstery A distinguished example of mid-20th-century Venetian decorative furni...
Walnut
Italian, Piemontese, Rococo Period Lacquered and Gilded Footstool, Mid 18th Cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a jacard print needlepoint upholstered cushion trimmed in small nailheads atop a carved and shaped wooden frame that is lacquered and has giltwood details, the cabriole legs t...
Giltwood
Continental Louis XV Style Beaded Giltwood Footstool
Located in Houston, TX
Continental Louis XV Style Beaded giltwood footstool. Lovely Continental Louis XV style hand beaded gilt wood footstool or tuffet. This beautiful gilt footstool is in great conditio...
Giltwood, Beads
French 19th Century Oak Swivel Piano Stool
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Carved oak cabriole legs support this handsome oak piano stool from 19th century France. By rotating the round, upholstered top it will lower & raise the height of the seat to a ...
Fabric, Upholstery, Hardwood, Oak
$920Sale Price|20% Off
Graceful French Louis XV Black Velvet Upholstered Distressed White Painted Stool
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This graceful French Louis XV stool embodies timeless elegance with a sophisticated blend of Rococo-inspired curves and modern refinement. The frame, crafted in the classic Louis XV ...
Velvet, Walnut
$1,800 / set
Vintage Louis XV Style Wood Carved Stools
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Stylish and elegant pair of stools or ottomans. Designed in the style of Louis XV. Hand carved details in the 1950s. Upholstered in a pale yellow fabric with blue a floral motif. ...
Wood
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Parcel Gilt Painted Bench or Footstool
Located in Savannah, GA
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Parcel Gilt Painted Bench or Footstool with later blue and white checked upholstery, parcel gilt painted frame, rising on cabriole legs
Paint
French Provincial 18th Century Carved Walnut Bench
Located in Hudson, NY
Rare, Louis XV carved walnut bench with original finish and original leather upholstery. Such a wonderful state of preservation, yet strong and ready to be used. Please contact me wi...
Walnut, Leather, Oak
$990Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.95 in W 27.37 in D 15.95 in
19th Century French Mahogany Footstool, circa 1850
Located in Faversham, GB
A large and simply stunning 19th Century French footstool. Made in mahogany with delicate Ormolu mounts to legs ending in square tapering supports. The gently bowed sides are topped ...
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Six Leg Oval Footstool
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century French walnut footstool featuring an elongated oval form supported by six fluted legs. Made in the grand Louis XVI taste with neoclassical carved rosettes on th...
Brass
Gustavian Antique, Round Stool, Swedish Cabinetmaker, Late 18th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Such a beautiful rare and original gustavian stool, made in giltwood with horsehair upholstered seat. Made in by a Swedish cabinetmaker in the late 18th century. A great vintage o...
Giltwood
1890s French Louis XVI Footstool
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1890s Louis XVI carved wood footstool. Needs reupholstering.
Wood
$210Sale Price|30% Off
H 11 in W 13.5 in D 9 in
Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Needlepoint Stool Foot Rest Ottoman
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Louis XV stool, foot rest or ottoman. Made of walnut featuring serpentine form with carved floral, scalloped, and acanthus accents, and a Neoclassical floral rose and ...
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Footstool
Located in Darmstadt, DE
We present an authentic small Biedermeier footstool from around 1830. The piece features a solid walnut top resting on oak legs, displaying the w...
Oak, Walnut
Antique Hand Carved Needlepoint Textile Upholstered Foot Stool
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Petite Elegant foot stool made hand carved woof wood, upholstered with beautiful floral motif needlepoint textile. Great decorative object of art for any room.
Wool, Wood
Pair of Fine French Art Deco X-Form Stools
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of fine French 1940s X-form stool in cherry wood.
Wood
Pair of French Bobbin Wood and Woven Stools
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of bobbin wood and woven stools from France, 1940s. Three dark carved bobbin wood legs with original finish. Original woven rush triangular seat. Beautiful design. Sol...
Wood, Rush
$600Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 23 in D 21.5 in
Antique French Style Carved Walnut & Upholstered Foot Stool, C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French style footstool offers upholstered seat over walnut base having carved skirt and cabriole legs, C1920. Measures- 18'' H x 23'' W x 21.5'' D. A French style walnut f...
Walnut, Upholstery
Sold|$350
H 13.5 in W 23 in D 16 in
Antique French Louis XV Style Victorian Carved Mahogany Ottoman Footstool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Victorian Carved Mahogany Ottoman Footstool. Item features leafy carved cabriole legs and distressed finish. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 13....
Mahogany
Mid-Century Footstool or Tabouret, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia. Made of wood, fabric. Fully functional. Original condition.
Fabric, Wood
Sold
H 13.5 in W 23 in D 16 in
Antique French Louis XV Style Victorian Carved Mahogany Ottoman Footstool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Victorian Carved Mahogany Ottoman Footstool. Item features leafy carved cabriole legs and distressed finish. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 13....
Mahogany
Louis XV Style Scalamandrè Footstool
Located in Bradenton, FL
Elegant Louis XV Style Footstool features a finely carved giltwood frame with classic cabriole legs, scrolling aprons, and softly molded edges characteristic of French Rococo design....
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
Sold
H 20.75 in W 24.75 in D 20.75 in
A French Louis XV Style Silk Covered Dog Niche de Salon / Tabouret, 1950s
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… A beautiful tabouret from the 1950s, hand-carved in the style of Louis XV, covered in silk upholstery from Maison Nobilis. The tabouret can also funct...
Silk, Wood
Sold
H 17.75 in W 22.25 in D 20.75 in
Pair of 19th Century Carved Walnut French Louis XV Foot Stools in Original Paint
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite pair of 19th century carved walnut French Louis XV foot stools retains their original painted finish, making them a rare and authentic example of period craftsmanship....
Walnut
Nice 19th Century French Louis XV Needlepoint Walnut Foot Stool
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This 19th century French Louis XV foot stool is a fine example of timeless craftsmanship and elegance, featuring a richly carved walnut frame paired with a beautifully detailed needl...
Walnut
Pair of French Louis XV Style Foot Stools
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of French Louis XV style upholstered foot stools with dark stained beech wood frames. Red velvet fabric is in good condition with some spotting. Brass nail head trim. Nice han...
Brass
A French Louis XV Style Creme Painted Tabouret, 1950s
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… A beautiful tabouret, hand-carved in the style of Louis XV, with a creme painted finish and two cushions of blue, gold, and cream. The tabouret, which...
Metal, Brass
Louis XV Style Painted and Upholstered Foot Stool
Located in Astoria, NY
Experience the elegance of French design with our extraordinary antique footstool, crafted in the Louis XV style. This exquisite piece has been meticulously painted and upholstered, ...
Fabric, Wood
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H 19.25 in W 22.25 in D 14.75 in
French Louis XV Carved Walnut Distressed Antique Needlepoint Upholstered Stool
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This French Louis XV carved walnut antique stool is a wonderful example of timeless elegance and 18th-century craftsmanship. Featuring gracefully curved cabriole legs with floral car...
Walnut
Pair of Antique French Carved Walnut Foot Stools
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of small oval antique French style foot stools, which I would date from around the 1920-30’s period. They are of excellent quality, the bases are solid walnut with ...
Walnut, Fabric
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H 10.5 in W 15.5 in D 12.5 in
Louis XV Style 19th Century French Footstool with Carved Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style wooden footstool from the 19th century with carved cabriole legs and double welt linen custom upholstery. Elevate the elegance of your living space with this ...
Upholstery, Wood
Sold
H 7 in W 12.75 in D 11.5 in
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Blackened Footstools with Leather, Set of 3
Located in Dallas, TX
Incorporate neoclassical beauty into your home with this exquisite suite of antique footstools. Crafted in Paris, circa 1880, and made of walnut wood, each stool sits on small scroll...
Leather, Walnut