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
Set of Six Caned Painted Louis XV Style Chairs
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Set of six caned back and painted frame Louis XV style dining chairs. X shape stretcher to legs and delicate carving to frame surrounding cane. Chairs need reupholstering.
Category
20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
$3,200 / set
Set of Four Louis XV Style Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A set of four Louis XV style walnut side chairs with curved and carved frame and legs. Upholstered in pink velvet seat and back.
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$3,420 / set
Antique 1800s His
Her French Throne Statement Chairs, a Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a
Pair of antique 1800s his/king & her/queen french throne statement chairs...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany
Antique French Louis XV Rococo Carved Velvet Wingback Chair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Spectacular Antique French Louis XV Rococo Hand Carved Burnout Velvet Wing Back Chair
We also have the matching sofa in Orange velvet listed separately.
Featuring hand-carved Minerva (Roman Goddess of Wisdom) busts on both wingtips, carved Dragon panels...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style White-Lacquer Needlepoint Side Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style White-Lacquer-Finished and Needlepoint Tapestry Side Chairs, the front legs with coasters. Circa: Paris, 1890-1900.
Height: 36 1/2 inche...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wool, Wood
French Louis XV Velvet Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (20th Cent) walnut side chairs with beige velvet upholstery
Antique condition
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$1,850 / set
Regal 19th Century French Walnut Louis XV Armchair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful French walnut Louis XV armchair with creamy new upholstery will look beautiful at the end of a dining table or in any living room or bedroom.
#4650.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th Cent) walnut side chairs with a carved back crest and brown upholstered seat and back (1 leg as is)
Former visible repair on chair leg, as is.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$2,600 / set
Large Wing Chair in Carved Beech, Louis XV Style, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large wing chair in carved beech, louis xv style, circa 1930
good general condition, some wear on the fabric.
Category
1930s European Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
Romantic Celadon Painted Pair of Carved Wood French Louis XV Style Side Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of antique French Louis XV style painted, hand carved side chairs newly custom upholstered with high-grade fabric and trim. Late 1800’s, from a Chateau in Deauville, France.
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of French Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Queens, 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
$3,600 / set
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.
F-555-NJ-MAR
Category
1750s Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Louis XV style armchair - mouse gray felt fabric
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Louis XV style armchair - mouse gray felt fabric
Antique Style - Cabriolet armchair
Measures : 62x57cm H:88cm SH:42cm
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$1,042 / item
Pair of Louis XV Style High Back Lounge or Wing Chairs
Located in Manhasset, NY
A pair of Louis XV style high back lounge or wing chairs. This pair of finely carved solid wooden Lounge Chairs would make a statement in any...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th Cent) walnut side chairs with a floral carved frame and upholstered seat & back
Please note there are stains and marks to the upholstery.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$3,200 / set
Antique French Louis XV Style Green
Gold Walnut Fauteuil Arm Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Green and Gold Walnut Fauteuils Arm Chairs. Item features green and gold silk fabric, loose pillow cushions, solid wood frame, uphols...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
French Wingback Chairs by BAKER Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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1970s Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
$3,295 / set
Pair of Vintage French Louis XV Style Armchairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pair of vintage French Louis XV style armchairs. Newly upholstered in lavender linen and painted white.
Each Measures: 14.5" W x 20" D x 33.5" H
Category
20th Century American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Wood
$3,610 / set
Pair of Louis XV Style Chairs with Figured Wood and Fortuny Seat Upholstery
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 20th c., a pair of Louis XV Style chairs with open shield-form back topped with carved rose crest, over an upholstered seat raised on channeled cabriole front legs ending in an...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Louis XV Red À La Reine Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A dark red armchair, fauteuil à la Reine with back in the style of Jean Baptiste Cresson with headlines of the armrests.
The seat upholstered and covered with dark red silk damask, ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Damask, Upholstery, Wood
$1,776 Sale Price
25% Off
1860s French Louis XV Wooden Chair With Velvet Upholstered Seat
Located in High Point, NC
This 1860s French Louis XV wooden chair presents an elegant silhouette enriched with graceful curves and delicate detailing. The sculpted backrest features an ornate pierced design, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
19th Century French Hand Carved Set of Chair and Armchair in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French set of a chair and an armchair hand carved and painted in green and red cream lacquered wood with cabriolet backrest in basket handle decorated with flowers and scrolls. Light...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair of Louis XV Walnut Fauteuils En Cabriolet by Jean-Baptiste Boulard
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely pair of Classic Louis XV fauteuils en cabriolet by Jean-Baptiste Boulard.
The walnut frame features a restrained, overall curvilinear design that speaks to the refinement o...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Fine Period Louis XV Beechwood Fauteuil a la Reine, circa 1775
Located in Hudson, NY
This lovely fine fauteuil a la reine or straight-backed open armchair is carved from beechwood and finished out for light and airy effect in a caned seat and back. The chair formed p...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
Pair of Painted French Armchairs Fauteuils with Fortuny Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Superb pair of French vintage fauteuil armchairs having painted carved wood frames and wonderful Fortuny upholstery. Arm height 25".
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
$2,080 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Rare Set of Four Gilt wood and Painted Stools, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Rome, IT
These finely carved gilded and painted square stools add a beautiful touch to your living spaces. They are carved on all four sides with elegant cabriole legs. Excellent condition ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XV Style Cream Painted Carved Wood Cane Fauteuil Arm Chairs - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Cream Painted Carved Wood Cane Fauteuil Arm Chairs - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 38" H x 24" W x 21" D x 19" Seat height x 27" Arm hei...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage French Country Louis XV Style White Painted Arm Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Louis XV Style White Painted Arm Chairs - a Pair. Item features carved cabriole legs, solid wood frames, distressed white/cream painted finish. Circa Mid 20th ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, 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
$3,975 Sale Price
38% Off
Louis XV Style Gilded Wood Shepherdess, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Magnificent wing chair in gilded and richly carved wood, Louis XV style but from the Napoleon III period.
Wear and tear on the gilding, seats and fabric to your taste to be expected...
Category
19th Century European Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of 10 French Louis XV Gold Damask Side Chairs
By E. Delmas
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 10 French Louis XV style (19th Century) walnut side chairs with gold damask upholstered seat and oval back (signed E. DELMAS) (PRICED AS Set)
Three of the chairs have tears i...
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Gold
$24,000 / set
Louis XV Style Square Carved Upholstered Bench
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Louis XV style square upholstered bench with a dark, richly carved walnut wooden frame with ornate details on the legs and scalloped apron. The bench upholstered in a textured wove...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
$11,000 / set
Pair of Distressed Finely Carved Louis XV Style Fauteuils Manner Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A pair of distressed finely carved Louis XV style fauteuils manner Jansen. The worn and distressed Louis XV style frames are wonderfully carved hav...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Louis XV Style Armchairs in Pale Green Velvet
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant pair of Louis XV style fruitwood armchairs upholstered in a soft, delicate pale green velvet, will add an elegant touch to any living room or office. The intricate carvings on the frames mimic the floral decoration seen on 16th-17th century French furniture...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet
Pair of French Louis XV Pink Armchairs
Located in Queens, 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
$18,000 / set
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
Bergere Transition In Gray Lacquered Wood
Located in BARSAC, FR
Very elegant transition armchair in gray lacquered and carved wood decorated with flowers.
Parisian work from the 18th century, end of the Lou...
Category
1760s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage Thomas De Angelis Stool in Manuel Canovas Silk Stripe Fabric
Located in Morristown, NJ
Mid 20th c., New York, a low stool in the Louis XV style with a carved and painted wood frame from the Thomas De Angelis workshop. The stool was custom made for a dame of American so...
Category
1950s American Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Parcel Gilt Painted Bench or Footstool
Located in Savannah, GA
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Parcel Gilt Painted Bench or Footstool with later blue and white checked upholstery, parcel gilt painted frame, rising on cabriole legs
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Paint
$1,186 Sale Price
30% Off
Louis XV Side Chair Reupholstered in Ochre Meg Braff Cockleshells Fabric
Located in Locust Valley, NY
This charming Louis XV style side chair features elegant carved details and a hand-painted finish that highlights its graceful lines and classic French form. Recently reupholstered i...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Mid 20th Century Louis XV Wingback Bergère Armchairs – Floral Upholstery
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Evoking the romance of Mid 20th Century France, this exquisite pair of Louis XV-style wingback bergère armchairs captures the essence of timeless elegance. Crafted from solid wood, e...
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Louis XV Style, Bergère Chairs, Grey Painted Wood, Fabric, France, 1970s
By Jean-Baptiste Cresson
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XV Style, Arm / Bergere Chairs, Grey Painted Wood, Fabric, France
Set of Four Arm Chairs, two earlier 1890s and two later in a fine upholstery. These chairs commissioned from ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, 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
Louis XV Gilded Wood Chair – Cane Back and Leather Seat, 18th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Refined Louis XV chair in carved and gilded wood, dating from the 18th century, featuring a original cane backrest and seat and a leather seat cushion with original green patina. Thi...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
$1,908 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Louis XV Style Walnut and Caned French Provincial Bergere
Located in Montreal, QC
This shapely corner armchair has unusually positioned legs. The curving arms ,legs and caned sides and seat all contribute a sense of lightness , the carving is excellent.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Pair of Louis XV Style Fauteuils
Located in London, GB
A pair of Louis XV-style fauteuils exuding sophistication and antique charm. Upholstered in dark brown leather with nail head trim outlining the leather edges, which emphasise the el...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$8,180 / set
18th Century, Italian Pair of Gilt Wood Louis XV Stools
Located in IT
18th Century, Italian Pair of Gilt Wood Louis XV Stools
This fine pair of stools was made in Naples, Italy, around the middle of the eighteenth century, in the Louis XV era.
Each st...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of 1920s Louis XV Style Painted and Gilt Child
s Chairs with Carved Flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XV style painted and gilt wooden child's side chairs from the early 20th century, with carved flowers and new upholstery. Created in France during the first quarter of the 20th century, each of this pair of child's chairs features a slightly sinuous back, topped with carved flowers and upholstered with a double welt neutral muslin fabric. The seat, recovered with the same fabric, is resting on four cabriole legs with scrolling feet. This pair of French Louis XV style 1920s chairs...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of French Carved Walnut Chairs in Style of Louis XV
Located in Sofia, BG
Pair of French carved walnut dining chairs in style of Louis XV.
Both with hand-caned seats and backs. The chairs are raised on elegantly carved cabriole front legs and could be sol...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Edward Ferrell Louis XV French Armchair 1950s
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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1950s Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Cotton
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Chinese Trade Louis XV Style Chaise Longue
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fantastic and unusual 19th Century Chinese trade chaise longue or daybed in the Louis XV style. Circa 1850.
This daybed was likely made in Canton for export to the French market. It combines numerous styles in a very rare manner.
The whole is raised on eight cabriole legs, with each knee carved with early 18th Century style arabesques on a punchwork ground. The rest of the frame is also decoratively carved with Chinese-style peonies and trailing vines.
This style of low-relief carved decoration owes a lot to early 18th Century Queen Anne type decoration, more usually seen on period English chairs...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Pair of Louis XV style chairs
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Pair of Louis XV style chairs
Decoration - Classic style
Measures : 52x53cm H:101cm SH:50cm
Material : Wood - Fabric
Category
20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$1,243 / set
French Louis XV Style 1890s Green Painted Stool with Cabriole Legs and Hoof Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted Louis XV style stool from the late 19th century, with cabriole legs, distressed finish and hoofed feet. Born in France during the Belle Époque era, this exquisite Lo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of 8 Dining Chairs Louis XV Style in Copper Clad, Club Chair by P. Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV set of 8 dining chairs is designed by the renowned designer Paul Mathieu. He chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of...
Category
2010s Indian Louis XV Seating
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Sheet Metal, Copper
Petite French Slipper Chair With Silk Damask Upholstery
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A petite Louis XV slipper chair with silk damask upholstery. The walnut French chair is carved with beautiful details to the curved frame back, seat apron and legs. The luxurious c...
Category
18th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silk, Walnut
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 ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
French Louis XV Armchairs Fauteuil Vintage
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$1,395 / set
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.