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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$1,250Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of Antique Louis XV Style Walnut Caned Side Chairs, France, 19th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This charming pair of side chairs captures the quintessential elegance of the Louis XV style, with its sensuous curves, floral carvings, and delicate proportions. Crafted in France i...
Wood
Louis XV Style Pair 19th Century French Bergères Armchairs
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of our exquisite late 19th-century French Louis XV walnut patinated bergères armchairs. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, each ch...
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
French Louis XV Style Provincial Maple Side Chairs W/ Rush Seats - A Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
A charming pair of French Provincial side chairs in the Louis XV style, sourced directly from Provence, France. Expertly hand-crafted from solid maple, each chair features an elegant...
Rush, Maple
$712Sale Price|25% Off
Antique French Louis XV Carved Fruitwood and Pictorial Needlepoint Fauteuil
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV fauteuil offers fruitwood frame with carved floral and foliate crest and skirt, shaped arms and raised on cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet, upholst...
Upholstery, Fruitwood
$950Sale Price / set|47% Off
Set of Three Louis XV Style Bleached Wood Chairs with Faux Hide Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stylish spin on classic set of 3 petite Louis XV style bleached carved wood chairs having chic high end faux hide upholstery with double piping detail. Measure: Seat height 19. #5115.
Cowhide, Wood
$3,750 / set
French Louis XV Caned Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of two French Louis XV carved beechwood side chairs with caned backs and seats on cabriole legs. The chair front and crest rail with carved flower and scroll design. Two addition...
Cane
Small Antique French Country Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Boudoir Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Small Antique French Country Provincial / Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Boudoir Side Chair. Item features a small boudoir size, solid wood frame, nicely carved details, cabriole legs,...
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Style Giltwood Chairs
By Louis Delanois
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of 19th century French Louis XV Style Giltwood Chairs. This large pair of Louis Delanois inspired antique French Louis XV style chairs, armchairs, side chairs or fauteuils have a lovely aged patina to the gilt wood finish. Usable upholstery but easily reupholstered if desired. Generously sized for the U.S. market! Louis Delanois (1731–1792) was a Parisian menuisier who specialized in seat furniture...
Giltwood
$1,800 / set
Pair of 19th century French LXV Style Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of two in natural oak French chairs in Louis XV style with flat back called “la Reine”, scalloped frieze and carved, raised on cabriole legs. Upholstered in natural linen. Very ...
Linen, Oak
$4,342Sale Price / set|25% Off
Pair Antique French 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Salon Chairs C.1870
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique French 19th century Louis XV Style Giltwood salon chairs A superb pair of Louis XV-style gilt wood salon chairs. c.1870, France. Each...
Upholstery, Giltwood
Pair Superb Carved Walnut French Louis XV Boudoir Side Chairs Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite pair of French Louis XV boudoir side chairs, circa 1920, captures the refined elegance and craftsmanship that defines early 20th-century French furniture. Constructed ...
Walnut
$7,950Sale Price / set|45% Off
Set of Four French Louis XV Rococo Style Giltwood Carved Side Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine set of four French 19th century Louis XV Rococo style giltwood carved chaises side-chairs, the arched upholstered panelled backs with foliate scroll cresting and similar borde...
Fabric, Giltwood
Fancy Set of Four Italian Venetian Louis XV Chairs with Original Real Gold Gilt
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A set of four richly carved Italian, 19th century Venetian side or dining chairs with original rich gold gilt paint. The chairs stand on lovely reeded legs and skirt and seatback dis...
Paint
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style White-Lacquer Needlepoint Side Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style White-Lacquer-Finished and Needlepoint Tapestry Side Chairs, the front legs with coasters. Circa: Paris, 1890-1900. Height: 36 1/2 inche...
Wool, Wood
$4,850Sale Price / set|24% Off
Pair of French Louis XV style Giltwood Carved Rococo Fauteuils, Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of French Louis XV style giltwood carved Rococo fauteuils (armchairs). The intricately carved wood frames with open scrolled and padded armrests...
Velvet, Giltwood
$995Sale Price / set|20% Off
Late 19thc Pair Louis XV Style Upholstered French Fruitwood Chairs
Located in Savannah, GA
This charming pair of French Louis XV style upholstered chairs are accented at the seats and backs by brass tacking, beautifully carv...
Brass
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Provincial Style Side Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of French Louis XVI style, aged patinated painted side chairs with oval backs and fluted legs. The distress paint gives the chairs added character and style. Use for dining or i...
Wood
Louis XIV Style French Loveseat
Located in New York, NY
Louis XIV style French loveseat. Frame is walnut and has loose cushions.
Fabric, Wood
Pair of French Louis XV Walnut Plank Seat Hall Chairs on Cabriole Legs, 1800's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of French walnut plank seat hall chairs on cabriole legs in the Louis XV taste. The tall chair backs frame a shaped central back splat which terminate in a shoe at the base of t...
Upholstery, Walnut
$2,396Sale Price / set|20% Off
Gorgeous pair of Rare 5 Leg French Louis XV Style Limed Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This gorgeous pair of rare French Louis XV style side chairs showcases exceptional craftsmanship and refined elegance, making them an extraordinary find for collectors and interior d...
Walnut
Romantic Celadon Painted Pair of Carved Wood French Louis XV Style Side Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of antique French Louis XV style painted, hand carved side chairs newly custom upholstered with high-grade fabric and trim. Late 1800’s, from a Chateau in Deauville, France.
Upholstery, Wood
Pair Exceptional Antique Boulle Inlaid Side Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The shaped crest rails with inlaid palmette and leaves, the seats raised on serpentine skirt rails with inlaid leafy motifs on the front and scrolls on the sides. The square cabriole...
Brass
Vintage French Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Carved Boudoir Side Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Carved Boudoir Side Chairs - a Pair. Item features a gold gilt finish, solid wood frames, nicely carved details, cabriole legs, great styl...
Wood
$560Sale Price|20% Off
Carved French Style King Cane Back Chair
By Timeless
Located in Pasadena, TX
Beautiful French Style floral side chair-cane back , floral print fabric in muted tones, delicate carved and accent light wood .
Wood
$1,330Sale Price|30% Off
Louis XV Style Armchair, France, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XV style armchair, France, 19th century birchwood with exquisitely carved details. In very good condition with recently replaced upholstery.
Birch
$28,000 / set
Set of 12 French Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 12 French Louis XV style walnut side chairs with cane seat and back (19th Cent.)
Walnut
$24,000 / set
Set of 10 French Louis XV Gold Damask Side Chairs
By E. Delmas
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 10 French Louis XV style (19th Century) walnut side chairs with gold damask upholstered seat and oval back (signed E. DELMAS) (PRICED AS Set) Three of the chairs have tears i...
Gold
$3,850Sale Price / set|22% Off
Set of Four French 19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Parlor Side Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine set of Four French, 19th century Louis XV style carved walnut parlor side chairs. The intricately carved backrests with an arched back and raised on four cabriolet legs conjoi...
Silk, Walnut
Pair of French Louis XV Style Side Chairs in Yellow Fabric
Located in Buchanan, NY
A beautiful pair of Louis XV style side chairs in yellow patterned fabric with white painted frames with traces of gilt. This stunning pair of Louis XV style side chairs will add a t...
Wood
$1,850 / set
Louis XV Pair of Chairs in Linen
Located in San Angelo, TX
A beautiful pair of Louis XV style of chairs reupholstered in a white linen fabric. Perfect for any sitting room, at the foot of a bed, hallway and more. The fabric has been professi...
Wood, Upholstery
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Side Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding pair of French Rococo or French Provincial Louis XV style side chairs or dining chairs By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous carved solid walnut frames, with...
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French Hand Carved Set of Chair and Armchair in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French set of a chair and an armchair hand carved and painted in green and red cream lacquered wood with cabriolet backrest in basket handle decorated with flowers and scrolls. Light...
Cane, Wood
pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Giltwood side chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique and highly detailed pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Giltwood side chairs. Each elaborate and unusually shaped chair is raised by two cabriole legs in the fron...
Fabric, Giltwood
Set of 4 French Louis XV Style Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
"Set of 4 French Louis XV style (19/20th Century) walnut side chairs with cane seats and backs (PRICED AS Set). Seats have been reinforced with wood beneath caning, damage an losses...
Cane, Walnut
French Louis XV Style Pair of Armchairs, Caned Seatback, 6 Available
$37,500 / set
Set of 10 French Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 10 French Louis XV (18th Cent style) walnut side chairs with roset & floral centered carving on back & seat front rail and Fortuny upholstered seat & back.
Walnut
French Louis XV Carved Side Chair
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
A lovely Louis XV chair with a framed back adorned with carved rosettes at each corner and additional carving on the arched crest rail. The apron is also carved with a frieze along t...
Original set of 2 Early 19th Century Louis XV Chairs in Carved Wood, France
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Beautifully aged survivors of early‑19th‑century French craftsmanship, these original Louis XV chairs. They embody the elegance, movement, and sculptural refinement that define the R...
Wood
$3,600 / set
Pair of French Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th Cent) walnut carved side chairs with shaped back and cream upholstered seat and back.
Walnut
$1,600 / set
Set of Louis XV Style Oval Back Chairs
Located in Hanover, MA
A mixed pair (one with arms) of Louis XV style oval back chairs paint finished in silver cream with Brunschwig & Fils cotton and silk small patterned leaf design in a pale aqua marine color upholstery. Dimensions of chair without arms...
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Italian Klismos Chairs with Velvet Seats, Louis XV Style, 1950s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning pair of Italian carved Klismos chairs with cardinal red silk velvet Scalamandre fabric seats.
Velvet, Wood
$1,250Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of 1890s French Louis XV Carved, Gilt, Ebonized, and Upholstered Chairs
By Ringuet-Leprince and L. Marcotte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This intriguing pair of 1890s French Louis XV style chairs in the style of Rinquet-Leprince feature elaborate carving of ebonized wood, gilt details, and Mahogany inlay with upholste...
Wood, Fabric
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Style Paint Decorated Side Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: Height: 36 in Width: 17 3/4 in Depth: 20 in Seat Height: 17 1/4 in This antique 19th century French Louis XV style paint decorated side chair is made of the highest qua...
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage French Louis XV Style Small Boudoir Accent Side Chair w/ Pink Stripes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Small Boudoir Accent Side Chair w/ Pink Stripes. Item featured is a small petite size, solid wood frame, beautiful wood grain, nicely carved details, sh...
Fabric, Wood
$3,420 / set
Set of Four Louis XV Style Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A set of four Louis XV style walnut side chairs with curved and carved frame and legs. Upholstered in pink velvet seat and back.
Walnut
Vintage French Country Louis XV Style High Cane Back Carved Walnut Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Louis XV Style High Cane Back Carved Walnut Side Chair. Item features a curved back, cane & upholstered backrest, solid wood construction, beautiful woodgrain,...
Cane, Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Tobacco Brown Leather Walnut Side Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Antique French Louis XV classic brown leather walnut side chair featuring lovely brown leather back and seat, nailhead trim, solid wood frame, finely carved details, cabriole legs, c...
Leather, Walnut
18th/19th Century Venetian Chinoiserie Rococo Chair
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming Italian hand painted, carved, and woven cane side chair with beautiful heavily worn and distressed original patina perfection ove...
Cane, Wood, Paint
1860s French Fine Hand-Carved Walnut and Cane Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An amazing 1860s French carved walnut and cane side chair with exquisite carvings on back. Measures 18" in width, 18" in depth and stands 37.5" tall with a seat height of 17.5".
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Quality Painted Period Antique French Louis XV Side Chair with Animal Print
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine quality period antique French Louis XV side chair is a remarkable blend of historic craftsmanship and updated style. The hand-carved frame features elegant cabriole legs, s...
Walnut
Maison Jansen, Louis XV, Slipper Chairs, Beige Carved Wood, Scalamandre Fabric
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Maison Jansen slipper chairs in Scalamandre upholstery in fine frames. This is simply the finest pair of painted carved French frames one can wish to own. The silk Scalamandre upholstery is very clean with a lace welting. The frames themselves having the finest carvings in a painted finish done in the Louis XV Fashion. The top center bearing the initials MJ...
Wood
$760Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique French Louis XV Style Ebonized Carved Wood & Ormolu Side Chairs 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of French Louis XV style upholstered side chairs offer ebonized carved wood frame with foliate cast ormolu mounts and stylized scroll form feet, 20th century Measures...
Ormolu
Pair of Louis XV Carved Fruitwood Brass Nail Studded And Upholstered Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Gorgeous Pair Of Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style handcrafted and hand Carved partial gilt Fruitwood Brass Nail Studded And Upholstered Side Chairs. Newer upholstery in gr...
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Vintage Louis XV-Style Side Chair with Floral Carving and Patterned Fabric
Located in Yonkers, NY
This vintage Louis XV-style side chair brings a graceful silhouette and delicate carved detail to any room. The frame features a subtly curved profile with cabriole legs, serpentine ...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Oval Back Silk Upholstery Cane Back White Wash Finish French Side Chair CLEAN
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oval Back Silk Upholstery Cane Back White Wash Finish French Side Chair CLEAN
Hardwood
$3,495 / set
Linke Style Louis XV Style Arm Chairs-Pair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This superb pair of Linke style Louis XV arm chairs showcases the finest traditions of French craftsmanship, echoing the luxurious designs of the renowned Parisian ébéniste François ...
Bronze
Pair of French Louis XV Style '19th Century' Stripped Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th century) stripped side chairs with carved splat back and cane seat.
Cane, Wood
$1,850 / set
French Louis XV Velvet Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (20th Cent) walnut side chairs with beige velvet upholstery Antique condition
Upholstery, Walnut
$28,000 / set
Set of 12 French Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
SET of 12 French Louis XV style (19th Century)walnut side chairs with cane seat and back (PRICED AS SET)
Cane
Antique French Louis XV Style Brown Embossed Leather Walnut Dining Side Chair A
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Brown Embossed Leather Walnut Dining Side Chair A. Item features nail head trim, solid wood frame, finely carved details, cabriole legs, very nice antiq...
Leather, Mahogany