Louis XV Seating
LOUIS XV STYLE
The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.
Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.
Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.
During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.
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Style: Louis XV
Pair of Louis XV Style Parcel Gilt Ployant Stools - Plácido Domingo Collection
Located in Morristown, NJ
Pair of Louis XV Style Parcel Gilt Ployant Stools with Tasseled Silk Cushions from The Collection of Plácido Domingo.
A charming pair of Louis XV style ployant stools, first half of...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Giltwood
Set 8 Dark Mahogany French Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs Balloon Backs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This set of 8 French Louis XVI style dining chairs is a perfect embodiment of neoclassical elegance and craftsmanship. Made from rich dark mahogany, these chairs feature balloon back...
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Louis XV Giltwood
Aubusson Tapestry Sofa C1860
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV style sofa offers giltwood frame with carved crest over Aubusson tapestry upholstered back and seat, covered scroll form arms and raised on cabriole legs w...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood
$2,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Set 8 Fine Carved Italian-Made Louis XV Style Paint Decorated Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Enhance your dining space with this exquisite Set of 8 Fine Carved Italian-Made Louis XV Style Painted Decorated Dining Chairs, showcasing impeccable craftsmanship and timeless elega...
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1930s Italian Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$4,396 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair Superb French Louis XV Style Gold Gilt Carved Bergere Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This pair of French Louis XV style bergere armchairs exemplifies the timeless elegance and refinement of 18th-century-inspired design. Beautifully carved from solid wood and finished...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$2,316 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Louis XV Bergère Chair 18th Century
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 18th Century Louis XV Beechwood Bergère Chair that embodies the elegant and ornate style of the French Rococo period. Chair features soft curves, graceful lines, and intricate ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
Louis XV Curved Settee
Located in Greenwich, CT
A curved Louis XV settee, upholstered throughout including on the reverse, the back with foliate carving over molded frame, having scroll carved arms, standing on cabriole legs endin...
Category
1770s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
$7,900
Pair of Distressed Paint Decorated 19th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
These elegant 19th-century French Louis XV style armchairs (fauteuils) represent a classic marriage of Rococo grace and timeless craftsmanship. While currently presenting an authenti...
Category
1870s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
20th Century French Louis XV Style Bergere
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 20th-century French bergère is an elegant representation of the Louis XV style, known for its graceful curves and refined ornamentation. The frame of the chair is crafted from c...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Louis 15 "Fauteuil a La Reine" Armchair 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent Louis XV style "fauteuil à la Reine", richly carved with foliage on the top rail of the back and floral motifs on the curved legs. The fineness of the carvings presents e...
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
$1,329 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XV Bergere Arm Chair in a Fine Floral Upholstery
Located in Plainview, NY
An elegant 19th century French Louis XV bergere armchair featuring a high quality floral upholstery in the style of Schumacher betty chintz fabric in vivi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$900 Sale Price
60% Off
Antique French Louis XV Style Oak Dining Chairs W/ Brown Leather - Set of 8
Located in Astoria, NY
Set of eight French Louis XV dining chairs dating to the 19th century, sourced from Provence. Crafted from solid oak, the chairs feature carved cabriole legs terminating in pied-de-b...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique French Louis XV Carved Fruitwood and Pictorial Needlepoint Fauteuil
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV fauteuil offers fruitwood frame with carved floral and foliate crest and skirt, shaped arms and raised on cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet, upholst...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
$712 Sale Price
25% Off
Louis XV Style, Mahogany, Beige Fabric, Sofa, France, 20th C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XV Style, Mahogany, Beige Fabric, Sofa, France, 20th C.
A dark stained Mahogany sofa in the Louis XV style designed and produced in the later half of 20th century France. This...
Category
1960s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
A Pair of French Louis XV style open arm chairs, C. 1920.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These comfortable grey painted and giltwood chairs envelop you with the arched crests and rounded backs, small padded arms and deep fluffy cushions all supported by round tapering an...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Pair Of Louis XV Style Custom Upholstered Pair Decorated Bergeres
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Elegant ample size bergeres with carved pale taupe painted decoration. With shaped foliate carved crest rails and ribbed arm ends. The skirt rail with a floral center, raised on cabr...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair Antique 1890s era French Louis XV Style Wingback Chairs Nailhead Trim
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This pair of antique French Louis XV style wingback chairs from the 1890s embodies timeless elegance and superior craftsmanship. Each chair features the distinctive high back with gr...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$2,316 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of French Bergere Armchairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French bergere armchairs circa 1895-1905. Upholstered in light neutral linen with feather and down cushions. Sold together priced $5,800 for the pair.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Wood, Down
$5,800 / set
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
$1,350 Sale Price / set
25% Off
A Pair of French Louis XV style painted bergere chairs, C 1920.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Pair of French Louis XV style painted bergere chairs C 1920, having exaggerated lines and very nice carvings throughout the frames.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of French Louis XV Style Painted
Parcel-Gilt Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French Louis XV Style Painted & Parcel-Gilt Armchairs
Country: France
Materials: Gilt-wood, Velvet
Condition: Newly Reupholstered
Style: French Louis XV
Year: 1920’s
$7,...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Fine Custom French Style Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From Apropos, New York City. A Louis XV style tub form sofa with a carved walnut frame. The curved crest rail with a carved palmette as the crest. Scrolled arm ends and short carved cabriole legs with floral motifs in front, and curved square legs in back. Upholstered overall in a pale green diamond...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Upholstery, Walnut
Elegant Yale Burge Louis XV Style Even-Arm Sofa
By Yale Burge
Located in Chicago, IL
Yale Burge high quality reproduction Louis XV style even-arm canape. Hand-carved beech frame, distressed and stained walnut with a single seat down filled cushion. Upholstered in a y...
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1970s American Vintage Louis XV Seating
Antique French Louis XV Style Green Distressed Gold Gilt Cane Bergere Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Green Distressed Gold Gilt Cane Bergere Arm Chair. Item features gold gilt details, double cane frame, solid wood construction, green distressed finish,...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair of Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Arm Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 34 3/4 in W: 26 in D: 27 1/2 in SH: 16 1/4 in
Add a touch of French refinement and timeless elegance to your interior with this charming pair of Louis XV style carv...
Category
20th Century Unknown Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,895 / set
Antique French Pair of Louis XV Carved Walnut Armchairs or Fauteuils
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant and charming pair of late 19th century carved armchairs, fauteuils or lounge chairs featuring newly upholstered walnut frames. The large frames are decorated in the French Pr...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
A French Louis XV style Painted Carved Bergere Chair, C. 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully detailed, this classic bergère features a carved and painted frame with scrolling arms and cabriole legs, upholstered in a blue Fortuny fabric. The combination of texture...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Pair of Louis XV Style Tapestry Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This pair of Louis XV style tapestry armchairs embodies the elegance and refinement of 18th-century French design, blending exquisite craftsmanship with timeless comfort. Each chair ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
$1,596 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Nice Antique Pair Fench Louis XV Armchairs Fauteueills
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Add elegance and timeless French charm to your interior with this antique pair of French Louis XV armchairs (fauteuils). Crafted in the late 19th to early 20th century, these finely ...
Category
1850s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$1,480 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage French Country Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Low Bergere Lounge Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Low Bergere Lounge Chair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 28.5" H x 28.5" W x 26" D x 18" Seat height x 22.5" Arm height.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Auffray Style Carved Walnut French Louis XV Window Boudoir Bench Stool
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Auffray style carved walnut French Louis XV boudoir bench is an elegant example of refined craftsmanship and timeless Rococo-inspired design. Featuring a beautifully carved waln...
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Set of French sofa 2 armchairs 2 chairs carved painted wood - Louis XV style
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent set consisting of a sofa / bench, two armchairs à la reine and two Louis XV style chairs.
Each piece is in painted and gilded rechampi wood, molded and carved with scrol...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
$2,657 Sale Price
20% Off
1800s Venetian Sofa Valentino Besarel Attributet, Hand-Carved Walnut
By Valentino Besarel
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant 19th century Venetian sofa, Valentino Besarel attributed, restored, wax-polished, in hand-carved walnut restored with light green temporary upholstery.
We can customized the ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuil
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XV Style giltwood armchair newly upholstered in a black, white and gray wave fabric.
Category
1860s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Gilt and painted French upholstered open armchair in the Louis XV style.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gilt and painted French upholstered open armchair in the Louis XV style circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Antique French Louis XV Style Painted Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Astoria, NY
A charming set of six antique French Louis XV-style dining chairs, crafted in the late 19th century in the French Provincial tradition. Sourced in the South of France, these chairs w...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Chenille, Wood, Paint
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Oak
$3,482 Sale Price
30% Off
20th Century Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Armchair in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
20th century Louis XV Style Armchair – Hand-Carved Wood
Floral Damask Upholstery
Add timeless elegance to your space with this stunning Louis XV-style armchair. Featuring an in...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$1,544 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique French Louis XV Pair of Carved Walnut
Newly Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant French antique Louis XV fauteuil armchairs, in walnut, seat and back newly upholstered in neutral high end pale creamy white fabric. Rich Regency carved decoration on back an...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage French Louis XV Style Solid Wood Bronze Ormolu Arm Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Solid Wood & Bronze Ormolu Arm Chairs - a Pair. Item features green vinyl/Naugahyde upholstery, bronze ormolu, solid wood frames, distressed finish, cab...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of
8
French Louis XV Style Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of (8) French Louis XV style dining chairs in a bleached walnut wood. The chairs are newly upholstered in a washed Belgium linen with ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
$3,800 Sale Price / set
49% Off
Antique French Louis XV Carved Walnut
Upholstered Stool 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Louis XV Carved Walnut & Upholstered Stool 19thC
Measures - 10.5"H x 26.5"W x 12"D
This 19th-century French stool is crafted in the Louis XV style, featuring finely ...
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuils
Located in Houston, TX
An ornately carved pair of 20th century Louis XV giltwood armchairs newly upholstered in a creamy ecru nubuck Italian leather.
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Leather, Giltwood, Wood
$14,500 / set
1890s Louis XV Carved, Ebonized and Upholstered Sofa
Located in Germantown, MD
1890s Louis XV Carved, Ebonized and Upholstered Sofa. Beautiful hand carving and nicely ebonized. High Quality Velvet upholstery. Very comfortable and very firm seat with springs.
Me...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Super Comfortable and Top Quality Made Pair of Louis XV Style Wingback Armchairs
Located in Lisse, NL
Magnificent design with classical green velvet upholstery wing back chairs.
This vintage and pastel green painted pair of wingback chairs is beautiful in design, they are in superb ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
18th Century Louis XV Petite Footstool Tabouret Original Aged Finish, France
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $950....Petite Louis XV carved wood footstool or low tabouret with cabriolet legs and floral carvings. Newly upholstered in a styliz...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Blue Grey Louis XV French Daybed with Original Paint and New Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant French provincial daybed in the Louis XV style, sourced from Provence, France. Hand-crafted from solid painted walnut with sleigh-form ends, each framed in its original intri...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Blue Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 37 in W: 26 1/2 in D: 28 3/4 in SH: 20 in
This stunning pair of Louis XV style carved walnut armchairs captures the essence of classic 18th-century French design, e...
Category
20th Century Unknown Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Pair of 19th Century French Arm Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning pair of 19th century French armchairs exemplifies the elegance and artistry of the period. The solid walnut frames are skillfully hand-carved with intricate floral and ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$3,950 / set
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
French Louis XV Provincial Style Carved Walnut Cane Back Arm Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Provincial Style Carved Walnut Cane Back Arm Chairs - a Pair. Item features cane backs, solid wood frame, upholstered armrests, nicely carved details, cabriol...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
French Louis XV Style Settee or Canape with Floral Upholstery in Red
White
Located in Plainview, NY
A lovely French Provincial Louis XV style settee or canapé recently upholstered in a gorgeous floral red and white fabric with 4 matching pillows two square and two tufted round pill...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,485 Sale Price
61% Off
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 ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV–Style Walnut Bench with Upholstered Seat and Carved Frame, France
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant Louis XV–style bench crafted in walnut, distinguished by its finely carved seat rail and graceful proportions. The sculpted apron features flowing rocaille motifs centered...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Baker Furniture Style French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Armchairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Provincial Louis XV style armchairs or dining captain chairs
In the manner of Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Carved solid walnut frames, with caned bac...
Category
1980s American Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Style Giltwood Bench
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XV style giltwood bench. This stunning antique French gilt wood bench has excellent patina and has been profess...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XV Style French Carved
Tapestry Upholstered Aubusson Settee C. 1890
Located in Germantown, MD
A Monumental Antique French Aubusson Settee c 1890s Original Aubusson, beautiful soft creams, blues,pinks, sage, etc. Distressed upholstery by design. No tear.
Measures 54" in width...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood, Giltwood
French Louis XV Upholstered Settee
Located in Queens, 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
18th Century Louis XV Period Fauteuil by Mathieu BAUVE
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A luxurious Louis XV period armchair in beautifully carved and moulded walnut, with ornate scroll-carved arm rests and supports. This elegant 'Fauteuil à la Reine' dates from the 18t...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
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.