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
Recognized Seller Listings
French Louis XV Antique Carved Giltwood Window Bench
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH LOUIS XV STYLE CARVED GILTWOOD WINDOW BENCH
France, circa late 19th to early 20th century
Item # 306IVB14L
A very attractive, exquisitely carved and incredibly useful "windo...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XV Armchairs By Jean-René Nadal L'Ainé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This impressive pair of French armchairs displays the splendor and elegance of the Louis XV period. Crafted by the famed ébéniste Jean-René Nadal l'Ainé (1733-1783), the chairs are e...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique 19th Century Pair of French Patinated Beechwood Arm Chairs
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF LOUIS XV STYLE PATINATED BEECHWOOD WINGBACK BERGERES
Circa late 19th century
Item # 306XGL21P
A good pair of wingback bergere arm chairs in the Louis XV style, they feature...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Pair 18th Century French Fauteuils in Louis XV Style
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair 18th century French fauteuils in Louis XV style with cut velvet upholstery in fawn and green. The cartouche-shaped padded back, arms,...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Rare Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuil by François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Rare Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuil By François Linke, Paris.
The scroll and channelled frame beautifully carved with rocaille...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XV Walnut Bergere Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th early 20th century French Louis XV style walnut bergere arm chair with gilt trim, white upholstery, and wing back.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French Louis XV Gilt Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 8 French Louis XV style (19th Century) gilt side chairs with cane seats.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Giltwood
French Louis XV-Style Walnut and Navy Upholstered Bergere and Ottoman
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-style (20th Century) bergere and ottoman with carved walnut frames, cabriole legs and navy blue upholstery with seat and back cushion. (priced as set).
Category
20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of French Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th Cent) walnut carved side chairs with shaped back and cream upholstered seat and back.
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XV Carved Walnut Bench
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV (18th century) narrow walnut carved bench with a tapestry upholstered seat.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
French Louis XV Style Silvered Low Back Vanity Chair
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-style vanity silvered vanity chair with low back and black fabric upholstery.
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silver
French Louis XV Walnut Loveseat
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Cent) walnut loveseat with 3 paneled cane back.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Set of 12 French Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 French Louis XV style walnut side chairs with cane seat and back (19th Cent.)
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Set of 10 French Louis XV Gold Damask Side Chairs
By E. Delmas
Located in New York, NY
Set of 10 French Louis XV style walnut side chairs with gold damask upholstered seat and oval back (signed E. DELMAS) (19th cent.).
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Gold
Pair of Cream Louis XV Style Carved Open Armchairs with Leopard Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style white painted and carved oversized armchairs with blue and gray spotted and striped upholstery.
Category
20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century French Louis XV style walnut side chairs with a carved back crest and brown upholstered seat and back (1 leg as is).
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Louis XV Style Yellow Upholstered Painted Wood Bergère Chairs
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of Louis XV style yellow upholstered painted wood bergère Chairs.
Measure: Seat height 17.5 in.
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Velvet Walnut Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 20th century French Louis XV-style walnut side chairs with beige velvet upholstery.
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French Louis XV Gilt Bergére Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) gilt and caned panel bergere arm chair with gold floral seat cushion
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Giltwood
Pair of French Louis XV Bergére Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (19th Century) green painted and gilt rope carved trimmed bergere Armchairs with Ikat-style blue cut velvet and beige satin upholstery. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt Wing Bergére Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Louis XV-style vintage gilt wing form open arm bergere chairs with beige upholstery and a lower seat cushion (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery
French Louis XV Green Upholstered Settee
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (19th century) white painted and gold decorated settee with carved trim and back crest.
Category
19th Century English Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French Louis XV Style '19th-20th Century' Gilt Chaise Longue
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style '19th-20th Century' gilt chaise longue with white damask upholstery and cushion.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Damask, Giltwood
Set of Four French Mid-18th Century Rococo Louis XV Painted Fauteuils
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A rare and attractive set of four period Louis XV pale green and rose painted armchairs. Each with a flowerhead and foliate carved toprail, padded and scrolled arms and a serpentine ...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
French Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century French Louis XV style walnut side chairs with a floral carved frame and upholstered seat and back.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XV Green Damask 5-Piece Living Room Set
Located in New York, NY
Set of 5 French Louis XV-style (19/20th Cent) bleached high-back salon / living room set with green damask upholstery. 2 arms: 27"w 26"d 38"h/2 sides: 21"w 22"d 40"h, 1 loveseat: 65"...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Damask
Set of 4 French Louis XV Purple Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 French Louis XV style (19th century) white and gilt painted open armchairs with upholstered seat and back with carved back crest, 2 with dark purple upholstery, and 2 with h...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Beige Upholstered Bench
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (19th century) walnut square bench with beige upholstered seat.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French Louis XV Gold Damask Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 10 French Louis XV style walnut side chairs with gold damask upholstered seat and oval back (signed E. DELMAS) (19th century).
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Damask, Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century French Rococo Sofa
Located in New York, NY
The walnut frame of this large, Louis XV-period sofa is unusual for its highly animated form. It is finely carved with flowers, leaves, bound reeds and scrolling vegetal forms. We ha...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Satin, Silk, Walnut
French Louis XV Green Damask 4-Piece Living Room Set
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 French Louis XV-style (19th Cent) gilt living room / salon set with light green damask upholstery. 3 arm chairs: 27¬Ω"w 30"d 37¬Ω"h/1 loveseat: 7...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Louis XV Style French Caned Settees
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite pair of 19th century French settees captures the spirit of the Louis XV style. The versatile chairs are exquisitely crafted with gracefully curved, double caned seat b...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Beauvais Tapestry and Beech Wood Furniture Suite
Located in London, GB
This five-piece furniture suite is an elegant piece of early 18th-century French design. The suite, which is comprised of a canapé (sofa) and four fauteuils (armchairs), is crafted from carved beech wood and Beauvais tapestry...
Category
1720s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Upholstery, Beech
Set of 4 French Louis XV Style Walnut Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 French Louis XV style (19/20th Century) walnut side chairs with cane seats and backs (PRICED AS SET).
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
French Louis XV Style White Satin Bench
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (19/20th Century) round bleached bench with white satin upholstery.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Satin, Upholstery, Wood
Pair of French Louis XV Style '19th Century' Stripped Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th century) stripped side chairs with carved splat back and cane seat.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Louis XV Settee by Jean-René Nadal l'Ainé
Located in New Orleans, LA
The splendor of the Louis XV period is captured in this incredible settee by the famed ébéniste Jean-René Nadal l'Ainé (1733-1783). Beautifully upholstered in blue and white fabric t...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Louis XV Child Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Cent) painted child's arm chair with tapestry upholstered seat and back.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Tapestry
French Louis XV Beechwood Chaise
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV beechwood chaise lounge with floral carved trim and white upholstery with 3 cushions (right side)
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Desk Chair by François Linke, circa 1910
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A gilt bronze-mounted mahogany desk chair by François Linke.
French, circa 1910.
Signed 'F. Linke' to one acanthus clasp.
Linke made six versions of this chair in two sizes...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
French Louis XV Gold Damask 5-Piece Living Room Set
Located in New York, NY
Set of 5 French Louis XV-style (19/20th Cent) walnut high-back salon set with gold damask upholstery. 2 arms: 27"w 29½"d 44½"h/2 sides:20"w 21"d 40¼"h/1 loveseat. Available indivi...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Damask, Walnut
French Louis XV Style 19th Century Walnut Loveseat
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (19th century) walnut loveseat with three paneled cane back.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Louis XV Style Yellow Silk Upholstered Lounge Chair with Carved Hardwood Frame
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality Louis XV style lounge chair beautifully upholstered in yellow silk fabric with an overall foliate design. The well-carved hardwood frame starts at the top of the piece...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silk, Hardwood
Louis XV Walnut Needlepoint Upholstered Armchair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely small scale Louis XV style armchair upholstered in gros and petit point needlework, the frame with well carved details on the crestrail and seat frame. Circa 1800-1840.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut, Wool
Set of Four Louis XV Style Crimson Red Dinning Chairs
Located in Montreal, QC
Set of four Louis XV style wooden carved chairs with crimson red brocart fabric.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric
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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