Louis XV Lounge 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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1970s North American Vintage Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Cane, Wood
1790s French Antique Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Linen, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Hide, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Giltwood
1870s French Antique Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Beech
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Beech
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Linen, Wood
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Walnut
1990s American Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Wood
1980s Spanish Vintage Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Mohair, Wood
1940s Unknown Vintage Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Damask, Silk, Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
1890s French Antique Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Oak
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Walnut
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Silk, Wood
1970s Vintage Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Silk, Mahogany, Cotton
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut, Paint
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Textile, Beech
Late 20th Century Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1990s American Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Walnut
Early 2000s Unknown Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Walnut
1990s Unknown Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Fabric
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Walnut
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Beech
1950s Unknown Vintage Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Walnut
1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Leather, Walnut