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Louis XV Side 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
19th Century French Hand Carved and Painted side Chair in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French hand carved side chair in Louis XV style beautifully hand painted in light green with gilt wood accents. It is upholstered in floral silk textile and is in very good original ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Silk, Wood

Pair of Upholstered French Provincial Louis XV Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of French Provincial Louis XV style side chairs upholstered in a celadon textured velvet. The wood frames have a beautifully shaped arched padded back above and upholstered seat...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Walnut

Pair Gilt-Bronze Mounted Salon Chairs by François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Salon Chairs by François Linke, The Design for the Mounts Attributed to Léon Messagé. Signed ‘FL’ to back of the bronzes. The underside seat...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Ormolu

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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

Antique French Carved Walnut Salon Chair
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and extremely well made antique French carved walnut salon chair. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1920’s. The quality is superb, the frame has crisp an...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs

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Fabric, 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,...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Side Chairs

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Cane, Walnut

Fine Quality Painted Period Antique French Louis XV Side Chair with Animal Print
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a splendi example of a period antique French Louis XV side chair. The chair is finished in its original creme painted finish with gold leaf and time-worn because it was const...
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Early 1800s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Walnut

Pair of Louis XV Style Chairs with Figured Wood and Fortuny Seat Upholstery
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 20th c., a pair of Louis XV Style chairs with open shield-form back topped with carved rose crest, over an upholstered seat raised on channeled cabriole front legs ending in an...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Fabric, Wood, Upholstery

Pair of 19th Century French Exquisitely Carved Louis XV Side Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Museum quality carving on this pair of exquisite French Louis XV accent chairs, side chairs, or dining chairs, newly reupholstered in a fine high quality linen blend neutral British ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Upholstery, 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...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Leather, Walnut

1930s French Louis XV Style Armchair
Located in Cathedral City, CA
French 1930s walnut high back side chair. This elegant armchair transports you to the glamorous era of 1930s France. Walnut Wood Construction: Crafted from rich walnut wood, the c...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs

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Fabric, Walnut

Romweber French Rococo Louis XV Painted and Parcel Gilt Upholstered Side Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Rococo Louis XV style vanity chair or side chair By Romweber USA, Circa 1930s Beautiful painted frame with gold gilt details, and original yellow floral print up...
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1930s American Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint

Gorgeous pair of Rare 5 Leg French Louis XV Style Limed Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Measures 38 tall x 21 wide x 20 deep x seat height of 17 inches. Dates to the 1950s era and is in good condition for a set this old. The upholstery is newer and clean.
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1950s French Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs

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Walnut

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...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Wool, 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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Fabric, Giltwood

An 18th Century French Side Chair Newly Upholstered in Linen
Located in Oak Park, MI
A stunning 18th century French side chair with delicately carved legs. Newly upholstered in a Kravet 100% linen fabric. A very good patina on this chair! Exquisite carving. The silho...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

Materials

Linen, Wood

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 Side Chairs

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Leather, Walnut

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 .
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Side Chairs

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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...
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1850s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood, Walnut

Pair Louis XV/Regence-Style Side Chairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a classic pair of Regence or Louis XV-Style side chair. The frame is well-carved and the caned seats and backs are in good condition. Both chairs are sturdy and ready for ano...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Walnut

19th Century French Single Louis XV Upholstered Chair
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A great chair for extra seating.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

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...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Fruitwood

Pair of French Louis XVI Painted Parcel Gilt Petite Antique Chairs
Located in Forney, TX
An elegant pair of petite French Belle Époque period (1871-1914) Louis XVI style parcel gilt painted chairs. Hand-crafted in France in the l...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Cane, Wood, Giltwood

Louis XIV Style French Loveseat
Located in New York, NY
Louis XIV style French loveseat. Frame is walnut and has loose cushions.
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1960s Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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 ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Linen, Oak

Pair Of Louis XV French Provincial Carved Beechwood Chairs
Located in Free Union, VA
A pair of period mid 18th century French chairs, the natural beechwood frames of sturdy and comfortable proportions. Serpentine lines are we...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Beech

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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Wood

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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

Materials

Silk, Walnut

Pair of Tall Back French Country carved Louis XV Side Chairs Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful pair of chairs in good condition. The chairs measure 42.75 tall x 21 wide x 22.5 deep and a seat height of 19 inches. The chairs are in nailhead trim and date to ...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs

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Walnut

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Style Giltwood Chairs
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 ...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Giltwood

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 Side Chairs

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Cane, Walnut

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...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Wood

Pair of French Louis XV Style Bergère Armchairs
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning pair of bergère armchairs or lounge chairs made in the grand French Louis XV style. Featuring large carved frames in the style and scale of...
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20th Century American Louis XV Side Chairs

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Fabric, Hardwood, Birch

Louis XV Style Carved Gilt Wood Side Accent Leather Chair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Louis XV style side chair with carved scrolled gilt accents and curved cabriole legs. This highly decorated small accent chair is upholstered in da...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs

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Brass

Pair of French Louis XV Walnut Plank Seat Hall Chairs on Cabriole Legs, 1800s
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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Walnut

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...
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

Materials

Brass

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...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

Materials

Paint

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.
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1950s American Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs

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Cowhide, Wood

W & J Sloane Mid Century French Walnut Louis XV Fauteuil Arm Chair Downfill Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite French Fauteuil chair by W & J Sloane Inc. Made from naturally distressed walnut with foliate carvings, padded scrolled arms, and ca...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs

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Fabric, Walnut

Italian Parcel Gilt Vanity Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th century Italian vanity or petite side chair finely carved in the Louis XV style. The chair is painted in cream with gilded details that ha...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Side Chairs

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Wood, Paint, Silk

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.
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

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".
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Cane, Walnut

Lovely Pair of 19th Century Intricately Carved Walnut Louis XVI Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Really high quality pair of Louis XV side chairs bought outside Paris having beautiful hand carved walnut backs, aprons and cabriolet legs. All new ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Walnut

Lovely Pair of 19th Century French Painted Armchairs with Cane Seating
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A quality pair of French 19th century light blue white painted carved cane armchairs. Finely hand carved and extremely comfortable this pair of armchairs features gorgeous sinuous li...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Cane, Paint

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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Giltwood

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 Measure...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs

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Ormolu

Vintage French Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Carved Boudoir Side Chairs, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV style goldwood gilt carved boudoir side chairs - a pair. Item features gold gilt finish, solid wood frames, nicely carved details, cabriole legs, great style ...
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Late 20th Century Spanish Louis XV Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

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...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Cane, Wood, Paint

Antique French Louis XV Style Upholstered Cream Painted Vanity Side Accent Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style upholstered cream painted vanity side chair. Item features solid wood frame, distressed finish, nicely carved details, original label, cabriole legs, ve...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs

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Fabric, Wood

Louis XV Style Side Chair in Walnut with Upholstered Back and Seat, circa 1860
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely Louis XV-style chair with walnut frame and upholstered seat & back. Features carvings of scallop & foliage along back crest, with carved flowers along apron and on the ...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Walnut

French Louis XV Style Pair of Armchairs, Caned Seatback, 6 Available
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XV style pair of armchairs, caned seatback. Classical pure-lined model in Trianon grey with natural cane back and upholstered off-white seat...
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20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Cane, Wood

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...
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20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Fruitwood

Pair of Bergere Fauteuil Chairs in the Style of Louis XV
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of bergere Fauteuil chairs in the style of Louis XV - A lovely pair with great age and dimension - cream velvet with bone finish.
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20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs

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Velvet, Wood

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.
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs

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Walnut

One of a Kind Louis XV Style Chairs in Dedar "Cherry Oh" Fabric
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
We love the frame of a Louis chair. It's perfect for luxurious and fun fabrics like Dedar's Cherry Oh. The fabric looks especially nice with the frames of...
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20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs

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Fabric

Pair of Italian Carved Klismos Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning pair of Italian carved Klismos chairs with cardinal red silk velvet Scalamandre fabric seats.
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Side Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Pair of French Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th Cent) walnut carved side chairs with shaped back and cream upholstered seat and back.   
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Louis Xv side chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XV side 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 side chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV side chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original side chairs, popular names associated with this style include Maison Jansen, Chanel, E. Delmas, and Lillian August. 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 side chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $325 and tops out at $37,500 while the average work can sell for $2,650.

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