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 French Louis XV Period Fauteuils
Located in Pembroke, MA
A pretty pair of French Louis XV period fauteuils, circa 1760, in carved fruitwood with floral lamps fabric. Cabriolet backs, nicely carved an...
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair 18th Century Louis XV Painted Armchairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of painted and carved 18th century armchairs.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Louis XV Bench with Pickled Wood Finish
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bench, having a crown seat with nailheads, on channelled frame with pickled finish, raised on cabriole legs with snail toes.
Stock ID: D3577
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of French Louis XV Bleached Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (20th Cent) bleached open Armchairs with tapestry style upholstered seat and back
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Set of Six Chic Louis XV Blue Lacquer Dining Chairs, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Set of six Louis XV dining chairs, model #9562, with antique blue lacquered frames by Auffray & Co. American, 1970. The fabric is ori...
Category
1970s American Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Lacquer
Louis XV Style Side Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
The elegant pair of Louis XV-style side chairs exhibits exceptional artistry. Graceful and feminine lines inform this well-balanced design, from the serpentine backs and seats to the...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style French Antique Bergère and Ottoman in Original Paint Great Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
French Bergere, model Duchesse Brisee and probably made in the late 1800s'. Absolutely beautiful in all Original Paint that simply could not be duplicated. Proper Down Filled Cushion...
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Beech, Paint
Pair of Louis XV Bleached Lattice Back Painted Panel Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bleached wood armchairs with carved open lattice backs centering shaped painted panels with figural scenes and white upholstered seats. (...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Fine Pair of Louis XV First Revival Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of Louis XV first revival armchairs.
Polychromed in Ivory with fine gilt carved details.
Full professional restoration by us.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Antique French Louis XV Style Painted and Giltwood Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Louis XV style painted and giltwood chair.
Chic French Louis XV style painted and gilt wood side chair, slipper chair, chauffeuse ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Louis XV-Style Carved Chairs
Located in Vista, CA
A pair of Louis XV-style carved and creme peinte upholstered chairs, shaped floral crest rail, padded back serpentine seat rail, cabriole legs. Measures: 18" seat height.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Armchair on Cabriole Legs, Late 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Late 18th century French Louis XV-style armchair, the shaped crest over the later leather back and removable seat cushion framed by foliate carved arms, shell carving at the skirt, a...
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Fine Louis XV Beechwood Bergere, early 18th cent.
By Jean-Baptiste Tilliard
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XV Beechwood
Bergere, Mid 18th Century
Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Tilliard
Covered in floral tapestry
Height 43in. Width 29in. Depth 23in.
Provenance:
THE PROPERTY...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
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
Antique French Dining Chair from 19th Century
Located in Sofia, BG
One dining chair from 19th century. Made of solid wood, painted in light beige with coral accents, rush seats with nice linen seating cushion in very good condition.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
Louis XV Style Upholstered Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bench, having crown seat upholstered with sculpted chenille leopard fabric, raised on delicately carved apron and cabriole legs.
Stock ID: D6720
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Louis XV Transitional Fauteuils Stamped N S Courtois
By Nicolas-Simon Courtois
Located in London, by appointment only
France, circa 1770.
A charming pair of late Louis XV period fauteuils, the kidney shaped backs of simple outline supported on neoclassical fluted tapering legs. Each armchair sta...
Category
1770s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XV Bergere Chairs with Carved Shell Motifs
Located in Asheville, NC
Louis XV chairs, cabriole legs, carved fruitwood cream colored frame with shell motif, beautifully reupholstered (edged ogee) which looks to be pale silk fabric with white fern print...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fruitwood
Elegant Pair of Louis XV Style Oak Fauteuils in Blue and Cream Upholstery
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of fauteuils with zebra blue and cream upholstery.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
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
Pair of 18th Century French Carved Walnut, Leather and Needlepoint Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
These antique fruitwood armchairs were crafted in France, circa 1760, and would make an elegant addition to a living room, study or library...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Leather, Tapestry, Walnut
French Louis XV Provincial Style Yellow Boudoir Curved Back Small Slipper Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quality vintage curved back Boudoir slipper chair in the Louis XV taste. Item features a nicely carved solid wood frame, overstuffed loose seat cushion and Classic French Louis XV form.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Louis XV Style Fauteuils with Mozart and Music Themed Toile
Located in Pembroke, MA
Pair of nicely-carved French, Louis XV style fruitwood fauteuils with gilded flowers on the crest rail, seat rail and knees. Recently upholstered in French toile de jouy fabric...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Fruitwood
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
Pair of Louis XV Carved and Crème Peinte Fauteuils
Located in Vista, CA
A pair of Louis XV carved and Crème Peinte Fauteuils, 18th century, rounded floral crests, padded arms, serpentine seat rail, floral cabriole legs. Upholstered in a period Salmon col...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Elegant and Well-Carved French Louis XV Style Ivory Painted & Silver Gilt Bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant and well-carved French Louis XV style ivory painted and silver-gilt bench perfect for the foot of a bed, the shaped padded seat above a scalloped apron raised on graceful ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Louis XV Canape in Walnut
Located in Vista, CA
Louis XV period canapé in walnut with antique petit-point covering.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
A Fine Pair of Louis XV Beechwood Fauteuils a la Reine 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...
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Seating
19th Century French Walnut Carved Armchair
Located in Dallas, TX
A stunning pair of 19th century Louis XV style French wingback armchairs upholstered in luxurious floral pattern, circa 1870. This piece is made of heavily carved walnut with a gold ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Pair of Italian Painted Louis XV Style Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of well-proportioned Italian Louis XV style painted carved wood arm chairs, with gilt detail and caned seats.
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
19th Century Louis XV Settee
Located in Vista, CA
Louis XV style settee Circa 1860.
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Paint, Wood
Set of Eight Louis XV Style Armchairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A handsome set of eight, carved and polished Louis XV style walnut dining/ armchairs with caned backs and loose fitted seat cushion in Cowtan and Tout "Jaguare Café" with Lee Jofa tr...
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Extraordinary Pair of Louis XV Giltwood Settee, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of fine giltwood settees from 1750 with a light red fabric upholstery in original vintage condition.
Made in Lucca, Tuscany.
Category
1750s Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of Six French 19th Century Ivory Painted and Parcel-Gilt Chairs
Located in Rome, IT
A set of Six French 19th century Ivory painted and parcel-gilt Chairs with Caned Seats.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
French Louis XV Style Oak Armchair Upholstered in Polished Cotton Fabric
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Louis XV style oak armchair of typical form, the apron with a central shell decoration resting on cabriole legs with scroll feet. Upholstered in a floral polished cotton fabric in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Oak
Louis XV Style Wing Armchair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Louis XV style wing armchair in pickled oak, cabriole feet, undulating top crests; newly upholstered in linen.
Great frame and a very co...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood
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 XV Style Fauteuils in Natural Beech Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of two natural beech wood Louis XV fauteuils. [2 in LA & 2 in DC shops].
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech, Wood
Pair of 18th century Louis XV oak and faux marbleized Side Tables or Stools
Located in Troy, NY
A pair of petit Regence side tables of very unusual design and beautiful understated detailing, with faux marbleized tops. They could also function as a pair of stools.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Oak, Pine
Louis XV Oak Stool
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Louis XV carved oak stool with foliate motifs and cabriole legs ending in scroll feet.
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of 10 French Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs
Located in New York, 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.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
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...
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Seating
Pair of Louis XV Style Armchairs, France, Early 1900s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming pair of early twentieth century Louis XV style armchairs, painted white with burnished gold accents, and an earlier light green paint visible beneath. Boldly carved. The arm...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
French Regence Giltwood Stool
Located in Sheffield, MA
A French Regence giltwood stool.
With some alterations.
18th century.
Measures: Height 20 in. Width 19 in. Depth 16 in.
Sto 16.
$4,200.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Seating
Louis XV Bench/Coffee Table with Breche d' Alep marble, c. 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV period bench in walnut later converted into a coffee table with Breche d' Alep marble top, dating ca. 1750 and French in origin.
For many more fine antiques, please vi...
Category
1750s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Sofa Fully Restored in Black and White with Polished Nickel Nailheads
Located in Bronx, NY
Louis XV sofa in black vinyl with polished nickel nailheads in a black and white hounds-tooth fabric. Measures: Arm height is 25".
Category
1950s British Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of 6 French Louis XV Painted Side Chairs
Located in New York, 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.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
A Rare Set of Five diminuitive Portuguese Armchairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Extremely Rare Set of Five Portuguese Armchairs
Mid 18th Century
Same chair is in the National Museum of Antiques Art, in Lisbon
Reference: “World Furniture”, by Helena Hayward, ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Antique Louis XV Seating
Pair of French Louis XV Pink Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th Cent) walnut carved open Armchairs with a shaped back and pink upholstered seat and back
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Pair of 19th Century White Louis XVI Armchairs in Beige Linen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of beautifully carved white Louis XVI style armchairs, upholstered in beige linen.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood
French Louis XV Style Armchair with Black Leather Upholstery
Located in San Francisco, CA
A finely carved walnut armchair with rounded back and nice generous seat, upholstered with black leather.
Sturdy and sound. In excellent condition.
France, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
A Rare Portuguese diminuitive Settee, 18th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Rare Portuguese Settee
Mid 18th Century
Height 30 in. Width 43 in. Depth 19 in.
Identical chair in the National Museum of Antiques Art, in Lisbon
Reference: “World Furniture”, ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Antique Louis XV Seating
Early Louis XV Period Canape in Carved Beechwood, c. 1730
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine early Louis XV period Canape, with crisp carved designs throughout the exposed beechwood frame, and with upholstered seat & back flanked by open arms in meandering form.
The back with serpentine apron featuring carved designs and moulded borders throughout, and the seat with similar design themes.
The Canape mounted atop 8 cabriole legs, each with rocaille carving at top, and moulded form that ends in scroll-form feet.
Reference: The Antiques Directory...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery
18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Side Chair with Upholstered Seat
Located in New Orleans, LA
A Louis XV walnut side chair with upholstered seat.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Linen
French Antique Louis XV-Style Love Seat Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Walnut, Original Fabric
Style: French Louis XV
Category
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
French Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt wood Bench
Located in London, Park Royal
This French bench from the first half of 20th century has a wonderfully ebullient carving in the Louis XV style, featuring stylised acanthus leaves along the apron of the piece, acce...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Fauteuils, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Provincial Louis XV style upholstered lounge chairs or Bergere chairs
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Carved walnut frames, with upholstered seats an...
Category
1980s American Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
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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