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
Louis XV Silver Giltwood Carved Three-Piece Salon or Parlor Suite/Sofa
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Louis XV style Silver Giltwood Carved Three-Piece Salon or Parlor Suite
Settee/Sofa and two Armchairs
Very fine original walnut framed three-piece salon suite, one settee and two ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Cane Chairs in Hand Carved Walnut Frame in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Four French chairs in hand carved walnut frame with seat and back in cane. Very good condition with no restorations. Comfortable and stable construc...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$786 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Antique French Louis XV Style Slipper Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very sweet Louis XV style French slipper chair newly upholstered in white fabric with blue silk back & welting. Sumptuous down seat cushion.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
French Louis XV Style Fauteuil de Bureau Desk Chair, Early 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
French Louis XV Style Fauteuil de Bureau Desk Chair, Early 19th Century
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Suede, Walnut
Carved Walnut French Louis XV Oval Foot Stool Circa 1930
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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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
1860s French Fine Hand-Carved Walnut and Cane Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An amazing 1860s French carved walnut and cane side chair with exquisite carvings on back.
Measures 18" in width, 18" in depth and stands 37.5" tall with a seat height of 17.5".
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Pair of Louis XV Provincial Walnut Fauteuils, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of Louis XV Provincial Walnut Fauteuils, 18th Century
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Armchairs with Original Blue Mohair Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of French Louis XV armchairs with stunning original blue mohair upholstery with brass tack beading, sculpted from fine walnut, and featuring exquisitely formed frameworks with s...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
French Antique Walnut Louis XV Armchair, c. 1770
Located in Weehawken, NJ
French Antique Walnut Louis XV Walnut Armchair featuring deep hand carved elegant flower and foliage designs. Made in France circa mid-1700’s. The upholstery is a lovely tapestry of ...
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18th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XV Style French Gold Gilt Tapestry arm Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: 38 inches High x 24.75 inches wide x 23 inches deep. Seat height 16 inches
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XV Style Walnut Footstool with Custom Linen Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style walnut footstool from the 19th century with custom linen upholstery. This exquisite 19th-century French walnut footstool is a testament to the enduring elegan...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Bergere Fauteuil Chairs in the Style of Louis XV
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of bergere Fauteuil chairs in the style of Louis XV - A lovely pair with great age and dimension - cream velvet with bone finish.
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20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Louis XV Period Bergere in Chinoiserie Toile
Located in Pembroke, MA
A generous French Louis XV period armchair or bergere (Circa 1760), newly-upholstered in Scalamandre green and white Chinoiserie pattered t...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech, Paint
Louis XV Painted Duchesse Brisee A' Oreilles
Located in Essex, MA
With arched back and removable wings and upholstered back with down cushion seat, molded carved arms , raised on cabriole legs with accompanying bench. Both ensuite. Formerly part of...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
$5,800 / set
French Louis XV Painted 5-Piece Living Room Set
Located in Queens, NY
SET of 5 French Louis XV style (19th Cent) white and gilt painted living room set with carved back crests and complimentary upholstery (Sofa, 4 armchairs)
Condition: (Recently reuph...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Paint
$28,000 / set
Antique Louis XV Style French Sofa Canapé
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Antique Louis XV style French sofa canapé. This is a perfect piece to restyle by maybe gilding or painting the gorgeous carved frame and reupholstering.
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1950s American Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Small Antique French Country Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Boudoir Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Small Antique French Country Provincial / Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Boudoir Side Chair. Item features a small boudoir size, solid wood frame, nicely carved details, cabriole legs,...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Country Louis XV Victorian Floral Tapestry Arm Chairs, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Country Louis XV Victorian Style Floral Tapestry arm chairs - a Pair. Item features a ribbon and rose carved crest, floral tapestry u...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Carved Walnut Armchair, c1740
Located in valatie, NY
An early 18th century French carved walnut armchair with hand-caned seat and back. The frame is constructed in the customary 18th c Louis XV manner with pinned mortise and tenon and ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XV Style Carved Wood Cane Fauteuil Accent Armchair, France
Located in Lambertville, NJ
French Louis XV style cane seat accent armchair with upholstered arm and back and loose feather down stuffed seat cushion. Newly reupholstered in an animal print fabric by Kravet. This beautifully carved wood Fauteuil chair was restored in 1955 by a New York City antique...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
French Louis XV Style Painted Dining Chairs W/ Blue Velvet - Set of 6
Located in Astoria, NY
An elegant set of six French dining chairs made in the style of Louis XV sourced from Provence, France. Beautifully hand-crafted from solid wood finished in light creamy antique whit...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Paint
$2,736 Sale Price / set
28% Off
pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XV st. Giltwood armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XV st. Giltwood armchairs. Each striking chair is raised by cabriole legs with elegant topie shaped feet, lavish scrolled a...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
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
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$2,480 / item
French Louis XV Style 1890s Black Painted and Parcel-Gilt Bench with Cabrioles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted and carved wooden Louis XV style bench from the late 19th-early 20th century. This exquisite French Louis XV style bench features a rectangular backless seat...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Giltwood, Wood
Six Antique Country French Louis XV Style Walnut Dining Chairs In Beige Fabric
Located in Astoria, NY
An elegant, restored set of six late 19th-century French dining chairs in the Louis XV style, sourced from Provence. Beautifully hand-carved from solid walnut, each chair features a ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cotton, Walnut
Pair Carved Painted French Louis XV Style Armchairs, Circa 1960
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful pair of chairs. They are designed in the French Louis XV style in an antique distressed white pant. The upholstery is good but not perfe...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$1,160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Louis XV Style Bergere Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful pair of 19th century Louis XV Bergeres upholstered in Leather and woven grasscloth. The painted surfaces have quite a few layers of chippy paint, which looks wonderful. T...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
$3,750 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Meant for Royalty French Louis XV Giltwood Armchair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Ornately carved 19th century French Louis XV armchair with original gilded gold finish and upholstered in fancy burgundy silk.
#4481
Measures: H seat 19", H arm 24.25".
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Vintage French Louis Style Armchairs Newly Upholstered In Velvet - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Louis Style Armchairs Newly Upholstered in Black & White, Stipe & Polka-Dot Patterned Velvet - Pair
With their ebonized frames and traditional French Louis style con...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet
Pair of Antique Louis XV Style Walnut Caned Side Chairs, France, 19th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This charming pair of side chairs captures the quintessential elegance of the Louis XV style, with its sensuous curves, floral carvings, and delicate proportions. Crafted in France i...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage Louis XV Style Carved Painted Settee
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Louis XV Style Carved Settee. White washed in a distressed vintage finish. Newly upholstered in a neutral linen fabric.
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
A sumptuous Louis XV Marquis armchair, C. 1900.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The arched flat back flanked by padded armrests on curved and carved supports, above shaped seat rails conformingly carved throughout with shell and acanthus leaves, resting on cabri...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Walnut Armchairs in Golden, Blue, and White
Located in Barntrup, DE
Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style walnut and gilt bronze mounted armchairs with fabric in golden, blue, and white colors.
This impressive pair of Louis XV-style armchairs / Fauteui...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Bronze
Rare Antique French Chaise Percee Louis XV Yellow Green Cane Wood Commode Chair
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
An extremely rare Louis XV style late 19th century to very early 20th century Chaise Percee or commode cover cane and wood chair.
This is a histor...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Hardwood
French, Louis XV Style Caned Chairs, Set of Six
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Set of six French pale Trianon grey patinated chairs with natural caned backs and seats, in the classic style of Louis XV.
Mid-Century Modern, Hollyw...
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20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
$6,000 / set
French Louis XV Walnut Settee
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19/20th Cent) walnut Settee with white upholstery and carved back crest
Upholstery has some water staining and a few small tears.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XV Provincial Style Five Leg Peach Painted Boudoir Slipper Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Provincial Style Five Leg Peach Painted Boudoir Slipper Chair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 40" H x 19" W x 22" ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage French Louis XV Style Distress White Washed Dining Side Chair - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Distress White Washed Dining Side Chairs - Set of 4. Item features solid wood carved frames, antiqued white finish, off white naugahyde upholstery, grea...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Seating
Materials
Mahogany
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
Materials
Fabric, Beech
French, 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most unique French 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood settee. The small scale settee is raised by elegant slender cabriole legs with fine scrolled feet, corner acanth...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Canape
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XV Walnut Canape represents the epitome of the style! Rendered from select, sumptuous French walnut, it features naturalistic, contoured lines from the triple arched seatback crown to the finely tapered and carved cabriole legs. The armrests scrolled down then join with the seat framework with effortless elegance. The entire visible framework from the front has been lavished with stylized shell, floral and foliate motifs in a delightful expression of the Rococo style, made even more exquisite by the sheer natural beauty of the highly sought-after indigenous wood. Upholstered in a damascene...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Armchair Cabriolet Circa 1850
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Louis 15 cabriolet armchair from Louis-Philippe period. Its front legs are curved and end with casters. The armrests have volutes bringing a certain elegance.
It has a beautiful red embossed velvet tapestry...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Louis XIV Style French Large Bench Dark Oak from 1920s
Located in Miami, FL
This beautiful Louis XIV style French bench was made in solid patinated oak in the early 1920s. Fully restored and newly upholstered with a large wool colorful geometric, this large ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Oak
$3,482 Sale Price
30% Off
Hollywood Regency Armchair Pair
Located in Pueblo, CO
Hollywood Regency Louis XV style beautifully carved chair pair. The upholstery is a stunning cream embroider filagree on shimmering peach-gold fabric that looks to be silk but may be...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Textile, Walnut
$500 / set
Pair Of Louis XV Armchairs In Carved And “chené” Wood, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Louis XV Armchairs In Carved And “chené” Wood, 18th Century
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18th Century European Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Ebonized Side Chairs
Located in Sherborne, GB
A pair of 19th century French ebonized side chairs upholstered in eye catching monochromatic linen with amazing engraving details. Perfect for occasional use.
These chairs have love...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$715 Sale Price / set
76% Off
Pair of French Louis XV Armchairs with Original Vermilion Mohair Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Va Va Voom sensational pair of French Louis XV carved armchairs or fauteuils with original fabulous vermilion red mohair and brass tacking adornments. Discovered outside Paris, Franc...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
Louis XV Style Lounge Chair, New Upholstery, France, c 1920s
Located in Norwalk, CT
In the style of Louis XV, this French lounge chair with wing back details has wonderful patina on the fruitwood frame: natural wear of the original paint. The chair has been newly up...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fruitwood
French Green Pair of chairs in carved and gilded wood, Louis XV style
Located in Valladolid, ES
Beautiful pair of chairs beginning of 20th century in the classic French Louis XV style. Carved and gilded wood with an aged effect. Seat and back upholstered in a dull but satiny ol...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
$1,917 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 4 Antique Louis XV Bird Tapestry Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Magnificent early 19th century French Louis XV set of 4 armchairs from a parlor suite, richly upholstered in exceptional, early and rare handwoven Au...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
A fine pair of large 19th century French Louis XV gilt carved armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine pair of Large 19th century Louis XV giltwood carved fauteuils
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Custom Hide Upholstered Antique Fauteuils
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic 19th C. French carved and gilt fauteuils with elaborate crests with roses. Carved bound ribbed leafy frames and carved acanthus leaves on the arm ends. Raised on fluted cylin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Hide, Wood
Fine Pair of 18th Century French Louis XV Period Carved Walnut Fauteuils
Located in Birmingham, AL
A fine pair of carved 18th century Louis XV period fauteuils handcrafted in Lyon of solid walnut, circa mid-1700s. Featuring a shaped back with a crest of finely carved floral and fo...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Elegant French Louis XV Style Walnut Armchair or Fauteuil
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fine walnut Louis XV style armchair in fine upholstery with wonderful carved details. This elegant neutral and finely recovered armchairs are simply stunning and are certain to add s...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Dark Mahogany French Louis XV Fauteuills Armchairs
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...
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Mahogany
$1,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Fantastic Pair of Carved Ebonized Gilded French Louis XV Style Side Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is not simply a pair of side chairs. They are a representation of what side chairs can be when depicted as an artform. The carving and detail of the ebonized lacquer contrasting...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$1,196 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Louis XVI Crosse Renverse Stool Painted with Gold Highlights
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV crosse renverse style stool painted in a french grey with gold highlights.
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2010s British Louis XV Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of 19th Century Early Belle Époque French Fauteuils in the Louis XV Style
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of late Napoleon III fauteuils or armchairs in a hardwood with a burnished gold overtone. In the Louis XV style, chair frames offer carved cabriole legs with escargot feet, sc...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Elegant Pair of French Louis XV Gold Slipper Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Really lovely pair of French Louis XV giltwood antique slipper chairs with intricate floral carving on the apron and top of backrest. The single ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
10 Don Ruseau Provincial Caned Walnut Dining Armchairs
By Don Ruseau
Located in Hanover, MA
Set of ten dining armchairs by legendary carver Don Ruseau Inc., New York City.
Provincial Louis XV style with caned backs and seats. Hand carved and all joints pegged, not glued.
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1970s American Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, 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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