Louis XV Side 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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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Silk, Wood
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Side Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Early 1800s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Walnut
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Upholstery
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
1930s American Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs
Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs
Walnut
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Wool, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Fabric, Giltwood
Late 18th Century British Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Linen, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Side Chairs
Wood
1850s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Cane, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Side Chairs
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs
Upholstery, Cane, Wood, Giltwood
1960s Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs
Fabric, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Linen, Oak
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Beech
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Silk, Walnut
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs
Walnut
1860s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Giltwood
1980s Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs
Fabric, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Wood
20th Century American Louis XV Side Chairs
Fabric, Hardwood, Birch
Early 20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs
Brass
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Paint
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs
Cowhide, Wood
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Side Chairs
Wood, Paint, Silk
1880s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Cane, Paint
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Upholstery, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs
Ormolu
Late 20th Century Spanish Louis XV Side Chairs
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Cane, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1860s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs
Upholstery, Fruitwood
20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Early 20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs
Walnut
20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs
Fabric
20th Century Italian Louis XV Side Chairs
Velvet, Wood
19th Century Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Walnut