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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
Period: 19th Century
Antique Carved and Gilt Wood Arm Chair Bench Ornate Design Red Upholstered Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique, late 19th century carved and giltwood stylized armchair. The ornate Louis or Rococo style carving features ornate, scrolling designs. Cabriole legs, stylized floral motifs and cross hatching all play a part in the overall aesthetic. With a red upholstered seat, the gold patinated surface pairs nicely. Understood and appreciated as both an armchair as well as a stylized bench, this gorgeous chair will command attention in any interior. The high sides and back create a feeling of comfort and add an architectural and linear quality to the scrolling design. The carving on the chair is quite handsome. A beautifully ornate addition to your homes interior, this gorgeous antique chair...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating

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Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood

18th Century Louis XV Style French Bergère, or Armchair
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XV bergère or armchair. Sturdy walnut frame with nice hand-carved floral details and crafted using pegged construction. Expertly reupholstered, as found, in bright yellow silk damask fabric...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Damask, Silk, Upholstery, Walnut

Antique French Louis XV Fauteuil Chairs
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Light-Medium Blue Sapphire Tone Upholstery ( newer ) Antique Sturdy Frame, Grey Paint Overlay, with Signs of Gilt Gold Accents in areas, and worn away in others. Rococo Styling throu...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Seating

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Wood

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Three-Piece Giltwood and Aubusson Salon Suite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style three-piece giltwood carved and silk Aubusson tapestry three-piece salon suite, comprising of a settee and two fauteuils (armchairs), the Aubusson silk...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Silk, Wood

Pair of French Louis XV 19th C. Bergere Chairs
Located in Southampton, NJ
A pair of Intricately hand carved mid 19th C. French Bergere chairs upholstered in floral silk with plump goose down loose cushions. Seat Height: 21".
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Silk, Wood

19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut and Leather Adjustable Piano Stool
Located in Dallas, TX
This carved antique fruitwood stool was created in Provence, France circa 1880. Standing on cabriole legs ending with escargot feet, the piano seating is decorated with floral motifs...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Leather, Walnut

19th Century French Louis XV Style Footstool with Six Carved Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style wooden footstool from the 19th century with six carved cabriole legs and upholstery. Indulge in the timeless elegance of the 19th-century French Louis XV styl...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Upholstery, Wood

Canape and Pair of Louis XV Style Chairs French 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
CANAPE AND PAIR OF LOUIS XV STYLE CHAIRS French 19th Century in mahogany wood with gilded and relief bronzes. Upholstered seats and back...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Wood

French Louis XV Style 19th Century Wooden Footstool with Carved Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style wooden footstool from the 19th century with carved cabriole legs, floral décor and green upholstery. Elevate your living space with the timeless allure of thi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Upholstery, Wood

Antique Pair of Louis XV Revival Giltwood Armchairs 19 Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique pair of Louis XV Revival giltwood fauteiuls or open armchairs, circa 1880 in date. The original giltwood is beautiful in colour, each chair features ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Giltwood

Pair Of Louis XV Armchairs, Venice, Late 19th Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Very beautiful pair of large armchairs in gilded and carved Louis XV style wood, 'chassis' model Armchairs from the Venice region, wear and tear to the gilding, trims to be redone ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating

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Wood

Louis XV Transitional Mahogany and Kingwood Marquetry Burl and Cane Barrel Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A Recently refinished French Louis XV country French transitional design between Louis XV and Louis XVI that is timeless, elegant, and understated it works well in modern, contempor...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Brass

French Louis XV Style Green Painted & Parcel Gilt Bench with Needlework
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Louis XV Style Green Painted & Parcel Gilt Bench with Needlework Upholstery, ca. 1890
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Upholstery, Wood

Louis XV Style Giltwood Tabouret
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A Louis XV Style Giltwood Tabouret, likely 19th Century, possibly earlier, with velvet upholstered seat. Height 20 x 26 3/4 inches square.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Giltwood

Antique Canape Bench Louis XV Style 1800s
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of An Antique 1800s Canape ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating

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Cotton, Fruitwood

Italian Painted Dining Chair, C. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This upholstered dining chair wonderfully recreates the delicate, feminine seating of 17th and 18th century European furniture, designed in the style of Venetian Rococo and Louis XV....
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating

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Fabric, Wood

19th Century French Louis XV Style Daybed
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French deconstructed Louis XV style daybed of very elegant proportions, sitting on cabriole legs with hoof feet.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Fabric, Beech

A French 19th century Louis XV st. walnut settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and small scale French 19th century Louis XV st. Walnut settee. The settee is raised on elegant cabriole legs with a carved rosette below the scalloped frieze centered by ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Walnut

19th century French Carved Oak Vanity Bench Stool Chair Cane Seat Louis XV Piano
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, a beautiful antique French bench seat with lovely carvings throughout and original cane seat and sides!~ ~The profile immediately...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Cane, Oak

French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Giltwood Carved Three-Piece Salon Suite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French Louis XVI style 19th century giltwood carved three-piece salon suite, comprising of a three-corps settee and...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Fabric, Giltwood

Louis XV Style Giltwood Chair, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style giltwood chair, 19th century. Louis XV style chair in carved and gilded wood, cane seat and back, late 19th century, lack of gilding which can be restored on request....
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Wood

19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Beech Wood Fauteuil Grospoint Tapestry
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century French Louis XV style carved beech wood fauteuil covered in the original grospoint tapestry decorated w/ sheep, bird, figure in landscape, floral and fully surrounded br...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Tapestry, Upholstery, Beech

French Louis XV Style Walnut Upholstered Canapé with Wraparound Back, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French, Louis XV style walnut canapé from the mid-19th century, with wraparound back, scrolled arms, cabriole legs and new beige upholstery. This French canapé features a delicate ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Upholstery, Walnut

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut and Leather Bench Stools
Located in Dallas, TX
These elegant antique stools were crafted in Lyon, France circa 1860. Standing on cabriole legs ending decorated with hand carved leaf motifs at the shoulder, and ending with escargo...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Leather, Walnut

Giltwood Bench or Window Seat in Louis XV Style
Located in Nashville, TN
Large Louis Xv style carved giltwood bench or window seat ( tabouret ). Finished in the surround (all 4 of the sides ) with a central stretcher for stability. The gilt distressed f...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Giltwood

19th Century Louis XV Style Sofa in Silk
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A late 19th Century French sofa in Louis XV Style, beech moulded frame carved with foliate detailing and curved back, standing on 5 elega...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Silk, Beech

Pair of French Armchairs in Orange Velvet
Located in Buchanan, NY
A large pair of French 19th century armchairs upholstered in crushed orange velvet with cabriole legs in the Louis XV style. Immerse yourself in the opulence of French design with th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Upholstery

Late 19th Century Country French Side Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century country French side chair of ash with rush seat. Louis XV style. Shaped ladderback with shell & leaf carving on the crest rail and front shaped stretcher rail. Stra...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Rush, Ash

Antique Louis XV Revival Giltwood Shaped Bergere Armchair, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Louis XV revival carved giltwood tub shaped Bergère, dating from circa 1880. The wingback armchair with hand-sculpted giltwood frame that envelo...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Giltwood

19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Armchairs from Provence, Set of Four
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office, study or a den with this elegant suite of four antique armchairs! Crafted in Provence, France circa 1880, each fauteuil stands on cabriole legs ending with escarg...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Velvet, Walnut

Antique French Fruitwood Bergere armchair, 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 19th century French fruitwood bergere armchair. It is of superb quality and features down filled cushions and exquisitely carved details. Additional information: Materia...
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating

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Fruitwood

Pair French Eight Leg Louis XV Style Day Beds ~ Sofas, 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
This Regal Pair of Eight Leg Louis XV Style Day Beds ~ Sofas were made in France at the end of the Nineteenth Century. The pair of Louis XV Sty...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Upholstery, Fruitwood

Antique French Hand-Carved Walnut Louis XV Style Chair, Down Cushion circa 1880s
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV style upholstered chair hand-made in the late 1800's from walnut. Structurally the frame is very solid and only waits for your choice of fabric. Should you wi...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Upholstery, 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 Seating

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Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XV Large Walnut Stool or Bedroom Bench
Located in Berlin, DE
An elegant late 19th/early 20th century Louis XV banquette or window seat carved in solid walnut featuring scrolled arms and rails, the shaped padde...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Upholstery, Walnut

19th Century Swedish Canapé Sofa
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Swedish canapé sofa: beautifully carved, gray painted sofa adorned with exceptional foliate motif decoration. Newly upholstered with down-wrap cushion. Note: Regional d...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Louis XV Seating

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Upholstery, Down, Wood

19th Century French Louis XV Cane Five-Leg Desk Armchair
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or office with this elegant antique desk armchair. Crafted in Provence, France, circa 1880, the corner chair has an arched cane back decorated with a shell motif at the pediment. The traditional desk chair...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Cane, Walnut

19th Century Hand Carved Walnut Louis XV Settee or Bench with Silk Upholstery
Located in Southampton, NJ
An absolutely beautiful late 19th century settee having hand carved walnut frame with floral and leaf details newly cushioned and upholstered in silk linen new old stock material. Fr...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Silk, Foam, Walnut

Antique armchairs from around 1890, Northern Europe. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A historic set of armchairs from around 1890. Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation. The seats were covered with a new fabric. Dimensions: height 109 cm /...
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1890s Swedish Antique Louis XV Seating

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Walnut

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 Seating

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Upholstery, Walnut

19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut and Cane Desk Armchair with Cushion
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or office with this elegant antique desk armchair. Crafted in Provence, France, circa 1870, the corner chair has an arched cane back decorated at the top with floral motif. The traditional desk chair...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Fabric, Cane, Walnut

French Louis XV Style Upholstered Footstool, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This rectangular footstool was crafted in 19th century France in the Louis XV style with an upholstered seat and an elegant carved fruitwood base. The stool rests on four short cabri...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Fabric, Fruitwood

Ebonize Burled Walnut French Victorian Louis XV Bronze Mounted Settee circa 1890
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Bronze

French Louis XV-Style Fauteuil Armchair, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century French upholstered armchair wonderfully embodies the Louis XV style with rich ornamentation and nary a straight line in sight. The chair has a sinuous wooden frame ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Fabric, Wood

Antique 19th Century French Gilded Bergere Armchair with Stud Detailing
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Antique 19th century French gilded Bergere armchair with stud detailing. Silk Damask Cushions with tassel borders. Embroidered hardBoard with cane surro...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Brass

Pair of 19th Century French Mahogany Benches
Located in High Point, NC
19th century pair of fabulous French benches in mahogany. The seats are turtle shaped, with scalloping on all four sides. The benches are supported on cabriole legs with carved de...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Linen, Mahogany

19th Century Settee / Canape, Durand, Louis XV, Giltwood, Scalamandre Upholstery
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century Settee / Canape, Durand, Louis XV, Giltwood, New Handwoven Scalamandre Upholstery. A charming Louis the XV settee comprised of a stunningly carved 19th century giltwood settee from the French house of Gervais Durand, unsigned. The whole finely carved floral and wreath motifs with Greek key corners and elegant cabriole, turned up legs. Upholstery in need of repair. Priced accordingly. A pair of large Fauteuils sold separately. Frames are strong and sturdy. Newly upholstered in Scalamandre hand woven fabric. Gervais-Maximilien-Eugene Durand (French, 1839 - c. 1920) was best known for producing high quality furniture after important 18th Century makers...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Textile, Giltwood

Set of Four French 19th Century Louis XV Rococo Style Gilt Wood Carved Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine set of four French 19th century Louis XV Rococo style giltwood carved Fauteuil à la Reine armchairs, the arched upholstered paneled backs with foliate scroll cresting and simi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Fabric, Giltwood

French, 19th Century Louis XV Style Wooden Three-Seat Canapé à Oreilles h88a
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style three-seat wooden winged sofa from the 19th century with carved crest, scrolled arms, cabriole legs and new upholstery. This French wooden canapé à oreilles features a delicately curved upper rail accented in its center with a lovely foliage motif. The winged sides, providing both a sense of privacy and comfort, flow into partially upholstered arms which are scrolled in their extremities. The three-seats each comprise an individual cushion covered in a cotton fabric. The scalloped skirt is discreetly carved in the center of each seat and raised on cabriole legs. With the timeless elegance of its Louis XV silhouette and lovely patina, this French, 19th century upholstered sofa...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Upholstery, Wood

Antique Carved Walnut French Country Louis XV Style Settee on Casters
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique French Country Louis XV style settee, unbranded. Frame made in the 19th Century of finely carved walnut with high back; decorative carving to back, arms, apron & knees; fa...
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19th Century American Antique Louis XV Seating

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Metal

Pair 19th C French Louis V Style Bergere Lounge Chairs with Hand Carved Frames
Located in New York, NY
Voguish pair of French Beregeres, having hand carved wood frames, and upholstered seats and backs. The chairs are structurally sound and sturdy, the upholstery is as is, and will nee...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Upholstery, Wood

Louis XV Style Giltwood and Tapestry upholstered salon suite, 19 th century
Located in Houston, TX
This salon suite is nineteenth century, comprising of a settee And four arm chairs, each with an arched crest rail centering A stylized shell and foliage flanked by blossoming stems...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Giltwood

Antique French Louis XV Style Foot Stool, Ottoman Original Water Gilded Finish
Located in Chicago, IL
French Louis XV Style ottoman or foot stool that was produced in France in the mid-to late 1800’s. The Maker’s Stamp is still on the bottom and is marked; Au Bon Marché Maison, Aristide Boucicaut, Tapisserie et Ameublement Paris. Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche was the first department store in the world and opened in 1852 in Paris with Aristide Boucicaut and his wife Marguerite at the helm. They offered original creations and limited editions alongside a selection of the most beautiful objects from all over the world. Our Antique French Louis XV Ottoman...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Gold Leaf

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 Seating

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Paint

Pair 19th Century French Louis XV, Regence Armchairs, Bergeres
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th century French Louis XV - Regence armchairs ~ Bergeres are an incredibly stylish way to add comfortable seating to your favorite room! Upholstered in a very high-quality ta...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Tapestry, Walnut

Mid-19th Century French Carved Walnut Prayer Bench or Prie-Dieu with Velvet
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique prayer chair in your bedroom for daily devotions. Crafted in France, circa 1870, the traditional kneeler stands on cabr...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Velvet, Walnut

Pair of Mid-19th Century Louis XV Style Bergère Armchairs with Modern Fabrics
Located in Chicago, IL
This is an exquisite pair of French mid-19th century Louis XV Style Bergère armchairs. The style was a direct response to the previous Louis XIV style, which valued furniture that em...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Beech

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Patinated Stools
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated stools. Each stool is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine scrolled feet and beautiful carved pat...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating

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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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