Louis XV Seating
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.
Find antique Louis XV bedroom furniture, seating, tables and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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Style: Louis XV
Circa 1880 Italian Giltwood LXV Style Chaise Longue
Located in London, Park Royal
This wonderfully elegant Chaise Longue, Circa 1880 is from Tuscany, Italy. Finely carved in the LXV style, it includes an armrest on one side which adds the piece's overall form and ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chair in Antique Louis Seize Style Solid Beechwood Hand Carved
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique French armchair solid beechwood, finely carved.
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20th Century German Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Caned Grey Patinated Bench with Entretoise
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XV style caned grey patinated bench with Entretoise.
Lovely versatile model. Four benches in store. Price per one bench.
Shell detail, delicate carvings on entretoise ...
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20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of Four French 19th Century Louis XV St. Patinated Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative set of four French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated armchairs. Each chair is raised by lovely cabriole legs with fine scrolled feet attached by beau...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood Bergères À Oreilles Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood Bergères À Oreilles armchairs. Each armchair is raised by elegant cabriole legs with scrolled feet and finely carved sea...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Swiss, French Armchairs, Louis XV Style, Rococo, Silvered, Brown-Red
Located in Ettlingen, DE
This pair of armchairs came to us from a friend, descendant of a traditional familiy in Geneva, Switzerland. Her grandfather was a renowned doctor in the city. Geneva was a very honorable christian-calvinistic place that time. When the first brothel opened in the 1920ties, it became an immediate huge scandal. The cathouse had to close on the next morning. The doctor, father of our friend aquired some of the furniture, amongst them this lovely pair of armchairs.
The armchairs are restored, stable, and ready to use. The velvet is a linen by Maison Charles Burger...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silver Leaf
Pair of Italian 18th Century Louis XV/XVI Giltwood Throne Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of Italian 18th century Louis XV/XVI giltwood throne armchairs. Each armchair is raised by circular fluted tapered legs with top ac...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Giltwood and Aubusson Tapestry Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most attractive and unusually wide French 18th century Louis XV period giltwood and Aubusson tapestry eight legged bench. The bench is elegantly raised by elongated 'S' scrolled ca...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood
Set of Four Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive set of four Italian early 19th century Louis XV st. patinated off white and Mecca armchairs. Each chair is raised by ‘S’ scrolled cabriole legs with large carved Me...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pair of Louis XV Style Chairs
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A pair of French Louis XV style carved and painted wood armchairs, circa 1860, painted wooden frames with carved floral decoration, upholstered in buttoned silk.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paint
Set of 8 Louis XV Style Painted Dining Room Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Set of 8 Louis XV style painted dining room chairs, circa 1960's. With rounded crest rails with central floral carving, cane backs, floral upholstered seats, armchairs with partial d...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
1760s Louis XV Period Fauteuil à La Reine by Mathieu Bauve
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A luxurious Louis XV period armchair in beautifully carved and moulded walnut, with ornate scroll-carved arm rests and supports. This elegant 'Fauteuil à la Reine' dates from the 18t...
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18th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Fauteuil in Walnut with Painted Accents, France c. 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Louis XV period Walnut Fauteuil, featuring carved foliate designs on the exposed apron & seat-back, and restrained green painted accents. Dating from the mid-1700s, and French...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
6 Vintage French Louis XV Style Carved Balloon Back Caned Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
6 Mid 20th century Louis XV style balloon back dining chairs. Made from hardwood with cane back and seat. Features a pierced and carved seat back over cabriole legs.
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Hardwood
19th Century French Hand Carved and Painted side Chairs in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French hand carved side chairs in Louis XV style beautifully hand painted in light green with gilt wood accents. Both are upholstered in floral silk textile and are in very good orig...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silk, Wood
Late 19th-Early 20th C. Set of 14 French Leather Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elegant and fine set with two arm and twelve side chairs. Finely carved walnut Louis XV style with deep Saddle tome leather upholstery and nailhead trim. With floral scrolled crests and the seat rails with carved leafy scrolls, the legs ending in an elegant SnailsHead Foot.
side chairs H. 37", W. 18", Depth 20 1/2", seat H. 20"
Condition: some expected scratches to the leather but minor, a few stains on four seats, one with a tiny tear...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Louis XV style chair with linen upholstery
Located in Brea, CA
Antique French Louis XV Style chair. painted in a french oyster grey with subtle distress edges, finished with an antique glazed patina. Upholstered seat and back in a beautiful prin...
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20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Linen
Louis XV French Armchairs Suite of 4
Located in Buxton, GB
Set ofx4 French Louis XV Style Armchairs with Grey Upholstery.
Circa 1920.beautiful carved Walnut woodwork in good condition. On the upholstered Grey Seats there are some slight mar...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Rare set of 12 French Louis XV Country French Cane Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare robin's egg blue and creme paint decorated set of 12 cane chairs. The chairs have age-appropriate distressing and wear. One chair has a large hole in it and will need ...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
French Provincial Louis XV Style Serpentine Canape Sofa Settee
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous country French provincial canape sofa or settee made in the Louis XV taste. The sofa features a beechwood low profile carved frame with a serpentine back, arms, and apron. T...
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20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Intricately Carved Wingback Club Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant antique pair of French Louis XV style walnut wingback bergères from the 19th century, with completely carved frame décor, new neutral high end upholstery and Louis XV classic...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of 8 Vintage French Louis XV Sculpted Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 8 Vintage French Louis XV Sculpted Arm Chairs
Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Painted Wood, Spring Cushions
Dimensions:
42”H x 23”W x 22”D
Seat Height 19”
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1960s American Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of 1930's Louis XV Style French Painted Benches
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of 1930's Louis XV style French benches is a charming representation of the period's elegance and artful design. The pistachio green paint on the wood frames adds a fresh,...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Paint
Maison Jansen Louis XV Style Giltwood Banquette
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and rare gilt wood bench or day bed made in the Louis XV style which adds a lot of charm to a classical or ecclectical style ambiance living room or entrance in the classic...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Maison Jansen Fine Pair of Gilded French Louis XV Style Benches
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning and elegant hand carved giltwood pair of benches, 19th century French Louis XV style created very probably by Maison Jansen.
The very high quality and beauty of this work a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair Polychromed and Gilded Louis XV Style Armchairs
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Pair of Louis XV style, hand-carved, hand-painted, polychromed and gilded armchairs. Late 1800's. Newly upholstered in Fortuny fabric.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Style Carved Wooden Arm Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Indulge in the timeless elegance of this pair of 19th-century French Louis XV Style Carved Wooden Arm Chairs, a testament to the grace and beauty of the era. Crafted with meticulous ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Romweber French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Dining Chairs, Set of Four
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of four French Provincial Louis XV style dining chairs
By Romweber
USA, Circa 1920s
Beautiful carved solid walnut frames, with gold gilt details, and brass studded ...
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1920s American Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Paint Decorated French Louis XV Boudoir Slipper Chairs Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare pair of boudoir or slipper chairs. The chairs are in their original robins egg blue-green finish and has signs of age and distressing and the upholstery is entirely or...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style French Canape Loveseat
Located in Southampton, NJ
Early 20th C. Louis XV style Canape loveseat settee in tufted brocade with plush goose down loose cushion, wrap around back & hand carvings throughout. A very sweet loveseat of heirl...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Down
Louis XV Navy Blue Armchair, France, circa 1910. Restored.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Winged armchair, France, circa 1910.
Very good condition, after professional renovation and replacement of upholstery.
Wood: walnut
dimensions height 108 cm seat height 54 cm widt...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
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 Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Pair of Gorgeous Century French Louis XV Walnut Armchairs Striped Upholstery
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous pair of solid walnut Century armchairs made by Century of North Carolina and are in good condition with minimal wear and signs of use. The chairs have beautiful up...
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1990s American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Grey Armchairs, France, circa 1890. Restored.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Two Armchairs made in France, in circa 1890.
Very good condition, after professional renovation and replacement of upholstery for shiny grey velvet synthetic material.
Wood: oak
...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Tufted Silk Damask Louis XV Style Bergere Chair
Located in Mckinney, TX
This French Louis XV Bergère style armchair is a masterpiece of craftsmanship from the early 19th century. The hand-molded frame and barrel back exhibit meticulous attention to detai...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silk, Wood
Pair of French Antique Louis XV-Style Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition
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1950s American Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Antique Louis XV Style Fauteuil Arm Chair
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Louis XV Style Fauteuil Arm Chair
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
18th Century Louis XV Epoque Fauteuil à La Reine
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A wide and comfortable Louis XV style fauteuil, hand carved in the 18th century and featuring exquisite green silk upholstery woven with neoclassical motifs of lyres, cherubs, peacoc...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Elegant Set Of Eight Louis XV Style Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made set of French style chairs with fluted frames in a Creme Painted distressed finish and custom upholstered in a short pile Mohair type Navy fabric with full surround ...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Louis XV Style Carved Fauteuil Arm Chairs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Antique Louis XV Style Carved Fauteuil Arm Chairs. This listing is for two chairs but we actually have four available.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Louis XV Style Fauteuil à La Reine
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A wide and comfortable Louis XV style fauteuil 'à la reine', hand carved in the 18th century and featuring exquisite green silk upholstery woven with neoclassical motifs of lyres, ch...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Pair Louis XV Revival French Gilded Armchairs 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning pair of French carved giltwood armchairs in the Louis XV style and dating from the last quarter of the 20th century.
The chairs feature hand-carved decoration a...
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1980s English Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XV Style Bergere Chairs - a Pair
Located in Hudson, NY
French Louis XV style bergere armchairs, perfect for your salle de séjour. Walnut frames with a distressed pink and white finish are upholstered in a gold, pink & white striped silk ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silk, Walnut
French Louis XV Style Bergère with Carved Frame
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant French Louis XV style armchair features an ornately carved wooden frame that is finished in a beautifully antiqued white patina that contrasts the rich gray upholstery w...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Three-Piece "Duchesse Brisee"
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful antique fruitwood "Duchesse Brisee" (French for broken duchess), or chaise, was crafted in Provence, circa 1890. The set is made up of two armchairs (his and hers), an...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
Pair of Early 1990s era Paint Decorated French Louis XV Bergere Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is superb pair of bergere chairs made in France from the late 1890-1900s era. The chairs are in their original distressed painted and gilded finish and have normal age-related s...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Superb French 1780s era Walnut Upholstered Louis XV Settee Canape
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous hand-carved 1780ss French settee. The settee shows its original finish with its original signs of age and use and minor antique repairs. The upholstery is still qu...
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1780s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
French Provincial Louis XV Style Carved Cane Back Dining Chairs - Set of 5
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Dimensions: H 37.3" / W 19.8" / D 19.4" Height from floor to seat: 19" Back height: 20.2"
An elegant and timeless set of five French Vintage Louis XV style dining chairs or side cha...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Oak
Italian, Savoy, Carved Walnut & Leather Upholstered Bergere, 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Shockingly handsome and robust this wingchair or bergere takes French design of the Louis XV period and makes it so uniquely Italian, of larger scale and having exaggerated wings wit...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Superb 19th century French Gilded Louis XV Style Marquis Bergere Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Ok, this is a superb frame, the frame is expertly carved and gilded in bright gold leaf that's genuine gold. The frame is substantially wider than a typical bergere chair and the fin...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silk, Walnut
Pair Of Louis XV Armchairs
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair of Louis XV style armchairs, blue velvet in good condition
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20th Century European Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
1970s Henredon French Louis XV Bergère Chairs, a Pair
By Henredon
Located in Harlingen, TX
A late 1970s pair of French Louis XV style bergère chairs by Henredon. Carved and channeled wood frames with tonal cream finish. Cotton canvas upholstery fabric in beige-gray, tan, c...
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1970s North American Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
French Louis XV Armchair, 18th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A French 18th century fauteuil a la reine, Louis XV period, in distressed grey painted finish, the frame carved with floral motifs, acanthus leaves at feet. Upholstered seat, back an...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
Scalamandre Silk Striped Tufted Club Chair
By Scalamandre
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Scalamandre Silk Striped Tufted Club Chair
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Early 2000s American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Louis XV Style Fauteuil Arm Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of Louis XV Style Fauteuil armchairs. Chairs feature carved and shaped walnut frames, a serpentine skirt, and carved cabriole legs. Chairs also feature tacked red leather backs ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut, Leather, Textile
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 Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood
Louis XV Bench In Carved Wood Oak Patina 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV bench in carved wood with oak patina 18th century, very good general condition
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18th Century European Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Oak
Set of Six Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Oak Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in Milford, NH
A fine sturdy set of six Louis XV style scrollwork and foliate carved oak dining chairs with foliate upholstery. The set dates to the late 19th century and is in very good overall co...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Louis Xv seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV seating 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 seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, more furniture and collectibles, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV seating 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 seating, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, La Maison London, Maison Jansen, and Stephanie Odegard Collection. 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 seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $278 and tops out at $74,500 while the average work can sell for $3,184.
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