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.
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Style: Louis XV
Pair Of Early 19Th. C French Louis XV Style Bergère Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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This wonderful Pair Of Early 19Th. C French Louis XV Style hand carved Bergère Chairs with a Green Velvet upholstery. and nail heads.
The velvet is as found, in very good p...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of 6 French Louis XV Painted Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 6 French Louis XV style (19/20th Cent) walnut and gold painted high back side chairs with shell carved back crest and white upholstered seat and back.
Antique condition. Whit...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$9,300 / set
Set of Four French Louis XV Painted Dining C. 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four Painted French Louis XV style armchairs. The armchairs are upholstered in a washed Belgium linen with nailhead trim detail. The wooden frame is ornately carved with flo...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Child’s Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming small scale French 18th century Louis XV period walnut child's settee. The settee is raised by eight cabriole legs with fine scrolled feet and attached by a most decorativ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 1920s Louis XV Style Painted and Gilt Child's Chairs with Carved Flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XV style painted and gilt wooden child's side chairs from the early 20th century, with carved flowers and new upholstery. Created in France during the first quarter of the 20th century, each of this pair of child's chairs features a slightly sinuous back, topped with carved flowers and upholstered with a double welt neutral muslin fabric. The seat, recovered with the same fabric, is resting on four cabriole legs with scrolling feet. This pair of French Louis XV style 1920s chairs...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 1800s His & Her French Throne Statement Chairs, a Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Pair of antique 1800s his/king & her/queen french throne statement chairs...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany
$2,996 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Pair of French Louis XV Style Fauteuils, circa 1940
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of French upholstered Louis XV style fauteuils with brass nailhead trim, circa 1940.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Brass
Pair Of Painted Louis XV Style Armchairs
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of French Louis XV style carved and green painted armchairs. Newly upholstered in linen.
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
French Louis XV Carved Walnut Fauteuil, Mid-18th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Louis XV carved walnut fauteuil from the Provence region of France from the 18th century.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
French Louis XV Style Carved Fruitwood & Cane Settee
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a vintage Louis XV style carved fruitwood and cane settee. The upholstery is vintage and in good condition. It is unmarked.
My shipping is running two to five weeks. If your...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
$1,496 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of Louis XV Child-Size Fauteuils
Located in Westwood, NJ
A pair of Louis XV child-size giltwood fauteuils with cabriole legs and floral carved crest rails.
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
$4,500 / set
Louis XV Style, Giltwood Long Bench
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV Style Bench: Expertly hand-carved by master craftsmen and finished with an antique gilded patina, created using traditional techniques and materials. Customers Own Material ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
French Louis XV Style Painted Settee in Blue Velvet
Located in Astoria, NY
An elegant early 20th-century French Country three-seater settee in the Louis XV style, sourced from Provence, France. Expertly handcrafted from solid wood and finished in a creamy w...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Maple, Paint
19th Century French Single Louis XV Upholstered Chair
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A great chair for extra seating.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
A Fine Pair of Louis XV Beechwood Fauteuils a la Reine by Nicolas Blanchard
By Nicolas Blanchard
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Pair of Louis XV Beechwood Fauteuils a la Reine
Mid 18th Century
Stamped Nicolas Blanchard, maitre in 1771
Each with a cartouche shaped upholstered backrest, the top rail car...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Seating
Pair of French Louis XV Style Silver Leaf Stools with Carved Cross Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of French Louis XV style silver leaf upholstered stools from the early 20th century features muslin covered seats over nicely scalloped skirts with central carved motifs. This exquisite pair of French Louis XV style stools, dating from the early 20th century, perfectly encapsulates the elegance and grace of its period. Each stool is adorned with muslin-covered seats that gracefully complement the scalloped skirts below, each featuring a central carved motif that adds depth and beauty to the design. The stools stand proudly on four cabriole legs, each detailed with intricate volutes at the knees, showcasing the meticulous craftsmanship of the era.
Connecting the legs of each stool, exquisitely carved cross...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silver
Rare Set of Four Giltwood Stools, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Rome, IT
These finely carved and gilded square stools add a beautiful touch to your living spaces. They are carved on all four sides with elegant cabriole legs. Excellent condition of gilding...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century French Walnut Louis XV Style Fauteuil with Original Petit Point
Located in Louisville, KY
This mid 18th century French Louis XV walnut fauteuil with seemingly gloriously original upholstery portrays an exquisite petit-point that shows beautiful aging and a few minor areas that are reparable. The chair frame encompassing the padded back, arms, and serpentine-fronted seat apron are of rich walnut and are intricately hand carved revealing a floral crest in the center the top frame, flanked with stunningly done leaves that wrap the upper corners and continue down to the arms leading into the front seat apron with recessed gadroons along the way ultimately revealing a floral motif that continues on the crowns of the hipped cabriole legs that finish with a single scroll on pad bottoms. The overall wood of this chair is quite spectacular in that it seems to have the original rubbed finish which reveals the raw beauty of the wood and the patina flows beautifully into the wonderfully aged petit-point covering.
This piece was part of a collection of a prominent Louisville family and spent a portion of its life in a stunning music conservatory as a piece of historic art beautifully positioned next to an antique baby grand piano.
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Louis XV Painted Livingroom Suite, Settee, 4 Side Chairs, Center Table, Pedestal
Located in Manhasset, NY
A seven piece parcel gilt and painted Italian salon set circa 1900.
Comprised of a settee, four side chairs, marble top table and pedestal. Can p...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Yellow Painted Upholstered Armchair
Located in Astoria, NY
French Louis XV style yellow painted wood lounge armchair or 'chauffeuse', raised on cabriole legs with carved floral motif, upholstered in yellow fabric. In good condition. Wear con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$550 Sale Price
69% Off
Louis XV Style Walnut and Caned French Provincial Bergere
Located in Montreal, QC
This shapely corner armchair has unusually positioned legs. The curving arms ,legs and caned sides and seat all contribute a sense of lightness , the carving is excellent.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Set 8 Dark Mahogany French Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs Balloon Backs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
These are a fantastic set of 8 Louis XVI style mahogany diing chairs. The chairs feature superb clean backs and original upholstery which will show wear and abraisions and damage. Th...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV Red À La Reine Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A dark red armchair, fauteuil à la Reine with back in the style of Jean Baptiste Cresson with headlines of the armrests.
The seat upholstered and covered with dark red silk damask, ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Damask, Upholstery, Wood
$1,907 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Louis XV Style Ornate Carved Giltwood Fauteuil Armchairs, Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Style ornate carved giltwood fauteuil armchairs newly upholstered - pair.
These elegant and regal French armchairs have a masterfully solid carved wood frame...
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Reed, Giltwood
Pair Polychromed and Gilded Louis XV Style Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Louis XV style, hand-carved, hand-painted, polychromed and gilded armchairs. Late 1800's. Newly upholstered in Fortuny fabric.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Petite French Slipper Chair With Silk Damask Upholstery
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A petite Louis XV slipper chair with silk damask upholstery. The walnut French chair is carved with beautiful details to the curved frame back, seat apron and legs. The luxurious c...
Category
18th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silk, Walnut
Fine French 18th Century Walnut Canape
Located in Rome, IT
A FINE FRENCH 18th CENTURY CARVED WALNUT CANAPE WITH A SHAPED BACK , SCROLLING ARMRESTS ON A SERPENTINE SEAT ON CABRIOLE LEGS ENDING IN SCROLL FEET. CM 165X90X65
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Carved Disressed Painted Louis XV Settee Canape Possible Green Silk Damask
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
I strongly believe this stunning green and yellow upholstered settee is done in a moire silk, but can't prove it. The settee is finished in a time-worn original gray finish with wear...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Drexel Heritage French Provincial Lounge Chairs Louis XV Silk
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
Pair of Vintage French ...
Category
1980s Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Mahogany
Pair of 20th Century French Louis XV Carved Armchairs with Scalamandre Fabric
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a dose of sophisticated, French style to your home with this pair of large fauteuils. Crafted in France, circa 1920, the elegant armchairs sit on ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Pair of Stamped Maison Jansen Armchairs
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of fine armchairs, in the style of Louis XV, with beautifully carved frame, in its original finish upholstered in muslin, stamped Jansen. Finely carved.
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1940s Argentine Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
$6,200 / set
French Louis XV Transition Provençal Settee
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XV transition provençal settee, patinated wood frame, recent pale yellow down upholstery in pale yellow stripes and greenery.
Though th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Italian 18th century Louis XV st. Mecca armchair, from Naples
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most unique Italian 18th century Louis XV st. Mecca armchair, from Naples. This impressive throne armchair is raised by four cabriole legs with scrolled feet and caboc...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair Of French Louis XV Style Painted Stools
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of French Louis XV style carved and painted stools in very pale yellow and cornflower blue paints, newly upholstered in blue linen with sage and cream silk fringed ribbon.
Category
1890s Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
$2,089 / set
Pair Of 19th Century Louis XV Giltwood Bergeres
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of 19th Century French Louis XV Style Giltwood Bergeres.
Offered is a fantastic pair of 19th century French Giltwood Bergeres, chairs or side chairs.
This pair of antique French...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
$6,850 / set
A fine set of 10 19th century original gilt Louis XV oval back side chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine set of 10 19th century French Louis XV hand carved and gilt oval back side chairs after a design by George Jacob. All original gilding . Recovered
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair Of Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Polychrome And Gilt Settees
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique and finely detailed pair of Italian 18th century Louis XV period Polychrome and Gilt settees, from Venice. Each settee is raised by six cabriole legs with gilt scrolled...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
20th Century, French Sofa / canapé in antique Louis Quinze Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid beechwood, carved, colored and gilded. Semicircular ascending backrest frame with perforated rocaille crowning. Passive curved frame with richly r...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
Antique French Pair of Louis XV Style Fauteuil Armchairs w/Original Wood Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French pair of Louis XV style, carved-wood fauteuil armchairs from the early 20th century. This antique pair of armchairs from France have upholstered backs framed within a beautif...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Early 1900's French Walnut Louis XV Style Armchairs
Located in London, Park Royal
A pair of Louis XV style hand-carved solid walnut Armchairs circa early 1900's, from France.
The chairs have some pretty detailing in the fine carving on the chairs featuring small f...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Italian 19th century Louis XV st. patinated wood and Mecca bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most elegant Italian 19th century Louis XV st. patinated wood and Mecca bench. This impressive bench is raised on four cabriole patinated off-white legs accented w...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
Louis XV 18th C. French Provincial Elm and Oak Lift Top Hall Bench
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Louis XV 18th C. French Provincial Elm and Oak Lift Top Hall Bench, Having Roll Arm Sides, Lift Top Seat, Interior Reveals Storage, Panel Front and Sides, Shaped Front Apron, Resting...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Elm, Oak
Spectacular Pair Widdicomb Louis XV Fauteuil Chairs Tortoise Shell Caned Back
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Spectacular pair of John Widdicomb caned back Louis XV Fauteuils chairs. We love the stunning original tortoise shell finish with gold details. These ch...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
$3,080 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of Four Louis XV Rococo Armchairs in Original Needlework
Located in Greenwich, CT
Set of four Louis XV rococo armchairs of generous proportions having foliate carved crests over scrolled arms, the seat with similar carving and standing on cabriole legs ending in s...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Beech
Pair of Louis XV Style Armchairs Early 19Th. Century.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th Century, Louis XV style, "Cabriolet" armchairs recently painted in a Off-white ceruse finish and waxed.
This pair has been restored to their original beauty.
They are u...
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1840s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated and Giltwood Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated and giltwood armchairs. Each armchair is raised by circular tapered fluted legs with fine mottled ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
A Fine Early Louis XV Walnut Fauteuil Attributed Pierre Nogaret, 18th Century
By Pierre Nogaret
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Early Louis XV Walnut Fauteuil
18th Century
Attributed Pierre Nogaret Maitre June 1745
Height 41 in Width 26 in Depth 22 in
Cha51
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Seating
Louis XIV Style French Loveseat
Located in New York, NY
Louis XIV style French loveseat. Frame is walnut and has loose cushions.
Category
1960s Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Louis XV Style Lounge Chair in Cowhide
Located in Pasadena, TX
Louis XV style lounge chair in cowhide
In cowhide with leather sides and back. Gilt carved frame.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cowhide
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Oxblood Leather French Louis XV Style Salon Suite Walnut Armchairs & Sofa Settee
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this Oxblood leather walnut framed French XV style suite
A very good looking and well made salon suite, the Walnut frames have been beautifully ...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$3,373 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Pair of Louis XV Style Gilded Side Chairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A decorative pair of Louis XV style side chairs, the well carved frames are finished in gold leaf and have recently been upholstered in a turquoise/gilt damask.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Damask, Giltwood
$1,100 Sale Price / set
50% Off
A fine pair of 19th c Louis XV water gilt fauteuils . Fine carving with a silk
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century pair of Louis XV hand carved and water gilt fauteuils. Covered in a green silk material
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Antique French Giltwood Salon Chair
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and extremely well made antique French gilt wood salon chair. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1930’s.
The quality is superb, the frame has crisp and in...
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
China Trade Carved Daybed
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fantastic and unusual Chinese trade chaise longue in the Louis XV style, circa 1850.
This daybed was likely made in Canton for export to the French market. It combines numerous styles in a very rare manner.
The whole is raised on eight cabriole legs, with each knee carved with early 18th Century style arabesques on a punchwork ground. The rest of the frame is also decoratively carved with Chinese-style peonies and trailing vines.
This style of low-relief carved decoration owes a lot to early 18th Century Queen Anne type decoration, more usually seen on period English chairs...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
Exciting Pair Erwin Lambert Louis XV Lacquered Fauteuil Chairs Mid-Century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Exciting pair of Erwin Lambeth Louis XV Fauteuil chairs, circa 60's. We absolutely love the original Persian blue lacquered frames with the bab...
Category
1960s American Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$3,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique French Walnut Short Upholstered Bench w/ Serpentine Arms & Stretcher
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome French walnut bench features curvilinear arms with carved acanthus leaves and is supported by a carved serpentine stretcher base. The seat is a lovely claret colored ve...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Brass
18th Century Louis XV Armchair
Located in Carmel, CA
Lovely proportioned Regence ladies armchair with grey wash finish. The chair has cabriole legs and upholstered back and seat in neutral silk stripe.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of 2 Chairs Louis XV style in White Bronze Clad, Club Chair by P. Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV Set of 2 Chairs is designed by the renowned designer Paul Mathieu. He chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV furniture and this Elegant Club Chair. The characteristic cabriole leg, curving outward at the knee and inward towards the foot in an "S" shape was born during Louis XV period. It is during the same era that English furniture makers produced the Queen Anne and Chippendale styles.
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 colourful, 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.
The curved legs and side arms of this exceptionally elegant chair are hand carved from solid pieces of teak. Pattern makers trace and cut complex forms that will cover the chair in a skin of copper or purest silver (assayed at 96% purity, beyond sterling at 92.5%). The metal finishes will tarnish over time. Regular non-abrasive household metal polishes can be used to restore the original lustre.
Set of 2 Chairs Louis XV style in White Bronze Clad, Club Chair by Paul Mathieu...
Category
2010s Indian Louis XV Seating
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Sheet Metal
French Style Large Tufted Bench / Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
French style large tufted bench/coffee table. Painted white wooden cabriole legs.
Category
1980s Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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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