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
French 18th century Louis XV Period Walnut settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and most decorative French 18th century Louis XV Period Walnut settee. This stunning winged settee is raised on eight richly carved cabriole legs with bottom acanthus l...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Style Provincial Maple Cane Dining Chairs - Set of 8
Located in Astoria, NY
An elegant set of eight late 19th-century French Provincial dining chairs, crafted in the Louis XV style and sourced directly from Provence, France. Expertly hand-crafted from solid ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Maple
Set of 4 Antique French Louis XV Style Giltwood
Aubusson Tapestry Fauteuil Arm
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Set of 4 Antique French Louis XV Style Giltwood & Aubusson Tapestry Fauteuil Arm Chairs.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Louis XV Style Armchair Bergere Petite and Gros Point Upholstery
Located in Manhasset, NY
A 19th century Louis XV style armchair or bergere. The fine petite and gros needlepoint upholstery seat and backrest depicting large floral baskets or urns in vibrant colors on a won...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Style Gilt Wood Armchairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This pair of mid-nineteenth century gilt wood armchairs is in the classic French Louis XV style. The hand carved frames are detailed with simple fluting and scrolling armrests. With ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silk, Upholstery, Giltwood
Matched Pair Of Louis XV Walnut Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Arched shaped and carved crest rail and carved serpentine seat rail framing faux tapestry upholstery. Carved cabriole legs. These are not a pair but are very similar and came togeth...
Category
1750s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
$3,250 / set
Pair of Louis XV Painted Arm Chairs Newly Upholstered in Lee Jofa Floral Fabric
By Lee Jofa
Located in Locust Valley, NY
An elegant pair of French Louis XV style armchairs, newly upholstered in a luxurious Lee Jofa floral fabric featuring a graceful palette of soft garden...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of 6 Antique French Regence Dining Chairs Includes 2 Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 6 Antique French Regence dining chairs includes 2 armchairs and represent the perfect combination of form, function and comfort! Gracefull...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Oak
Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Serpentine Settee Sofa Loveseat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Serpentine Frame Settee with Gold Dragon Upholstery and Down Filled Cushion. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 33.5" H x 50" W x 31"...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Louis XV Style Carved Creme Paint Decorated Settee
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 34in W: 51 3/4in D: 29in SH: 18 3/4in
This vintage Louis XV Style Creme Paint Decorated sofa settee is made of the highest quality! If you look at the photos provid...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French Louis XV Style Green-Lacquered and Parcel Giltwood Carved Chaise Lounge
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV Style Green-Lacquered and Parcel Giltwood Carved Chaise Lounge Armchair. The rounded backrest carved and caned frame in the shape of an extended armchair, with an e...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Giltwood
$5,859 Sale Price
38% Off
19th Century French Walnut Armchair in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French elegant armchair with walnut frame made in late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$598 Sale Price
40% Off
Baker Furniture Style French Provincial Louis XV Cane Back Dining Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Provincial Louis XV style side chairs or dining chairs
In the manner of Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Carved solid walnut frames, with caned backs and...
Category
1980s American Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Bergere Chair Louis XV Circa 1900
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely Louis XV style painted wooden armchair upholstered with a very beautiful fabric
Beautiful quality of sculpture
seat height 42cm
In superb condition.
Note: slight little wear o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique French Chair Bergere Walnut
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of An
Antique Early 1900s Ca...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut, Cotton
$1,916 Sale Price
20% Off
Burton-Ching Louis XV Style Birch Arm Chair
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Burton-Ching Louis XV Style Birch Arm Chair
Category
2010s American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Birch
Antique French Louis XV Hall Bench Carved Oak Foyer Settee Lift Top Chest c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Louis XV Hall Bench Carved Oak Foyer Settee Lift Top Chest c1890.
Direct from France, a SUPERB antique French carved oak hall bench, with a charming combination of Fr...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Oak
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
French Louis XV Style Carved-Wood
Upholstered Settee
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style sofa from the mid-19th century. This antique settee from France upholstered features a gently arched top rail at back, carved acanthus leaves decorated the sk...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Regence Style Giltwood Armchair
Located in Houston, TX
Regence style giltwood armchair upholstered in leather decorated with nail head trim. Large-scale 19th century French armchair, hand-carved in Regence style. Intricate carving. Beaut...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Louis XV Caned Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of two French Louis XV carved beechwood side chairs with caned backs and seats on cabriole legs. The chair front and crest rail with carved flower and scroll design. Two addition...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane
$3,750 / set
Set of 6 Painted and Gilt Decorated Dining Room Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Set of 6 Louis XV style painted and gilt (Gold Leaf) decorated dining room chairs, circa 1980's. With cupid's bow painted and gilt decorated crest rails with central shell carving, p...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Louis XV Style Painted Settee with New Linen Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Louis XV Style Painted Settee with New Linen Upholstery
A refined French Louis XV style settee featuring an elegantly arched backrest, gracefully scrolling arms, and six cabr...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood
Gorgeous Pair of French Blue and White Painted Louis XV Parlor Boudoir Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite pair of French Louis XV style parlor boudoir chairs showcases timeless elegance with a charming blue and white painted finish that enhances their graceful silhouette. ...
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$796 Sale Price / set
20% Off
20th Century 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
Pair of Louis XV Style Fauteuil Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
Upholstered in needlepoint, this delightful pair of fauteuil chairs in carved walnut reminds us of a time not so long ago when we took a moment...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$3,900 / set
French Louis XV Style Recamier
Located in Queens, NY
Louis XV style (19th Century) recamier having a channeled and foliate carved dark beechwood frame, the padded sides, back and seat upholstered in metallic thread damask, loose seat c...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
Antique French Louis XV Style Gilt Sofa
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Satin, Cotton
$1,032 Sale Price
58% Off
Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt Wing Bergére Chairs
Located in Queens, 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
$4,500 / set
French Litlle Armchair red and yellow gold - Louis XV Style - France Napoleon 3
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very elegant Louis XV style armchair upholstered in red and yellow with geometric patterns reminiscent of plants. The base is curved and rests on casters for easy movement. The seat ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$806 Sale Price
20% Off
French Louis XV Rococo Style Boudoir Dressing Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition Original Vintage Condition, New Upholstery Recommended
This French Louis XV Rococo style boudoir dressing bench features a beautifully carved walnut frame with scrolling ...
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1820s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Louis XV French Provincial Walnut Upholstered Lounge Chairs, a Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A pair of stunning Louis XV French Provincial style club chairs or lounge chairs.
Carved walnut, with deep blue faux bois patterned upholstery.
Measures: 26.5"W x 24"D x 37.5"...
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Quatrain for Dessin Fournir Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuils Arm Chairs
By Quatrain
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Quatrain for Dessin Fournir Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuils Arm Chairs
Category
1990s American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Textile, Giltwood
$7,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XV Fruitwood Armchair, Fauteuil with Needlepoint Tape
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XV fruitwood armchair ~ Fauteuil with Needlepoint Tapestry is a remarkable example of expert craftsmanship melded with extraordinary artistry! Utilizing sel...
Category
1870s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Fruitwood
Set of 6 French Louis XV Style Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
A set of six early 20th-century French chairs in the style of Louis XV. Crafted from solid walnut wood with a warm, aged patina, these chairs exhibit the elegant curves and detailing...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Rush, Walnut
$10,666 / set
18th Century French Walnut Louis XV Style Fauteuil with Original Petit Point
Located in Louisville, KY
This mid 18th century French Louis XV walnut fauteuil with seemingly gloriously original upholstery portrays an exquisite petit-point that shows beautiful aging and a few minor areas that are reparable. The chair frame encompassing the padded back, arms, and serpentine-fronted seat apron are of rich walnut and are intricately hand carved revealing a floral crest in the center the top frame, flanked with stunningly done leaves that wrap the upper corners and continue down to the arms leading into the front seat apron with recessed gadroons along the way ultimately revealing a floral motif that continues on the crowns of the hipped cabriole legs that finish with a single scroll on pad bottoms. The overall wood of this chair is quite spectacular in that it seems to have the original rubbed finish which reveals the raw beauty of the wood and the patina flows beautifully into the wonderfully aged petit-point covering.
This piece was part of a collection of a prominent Louisville family and spent a portion of its life in a stunning music conservatory as a piece of historic art beautifully positioned next to an antique baby grand piano.
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Minton Spidell French Louis XV Style Walnut Dining Arm Chairs, Set of Six
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional set of six French Provincial Louis XV style dining armchairs
By Minton Spidell
USA, Late 20th Century
Solid carved walnut frames, with brass studded floral ta...
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Brass
Pair of Nicely Upholstered Walnut French Provincial Style Bergeres
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a finely crafted pair of bergeres.
The arms and legs are finely carved and terminates
into a cabriolet foot. The front crest is pretzel carved.
The chairs are nicely upholst...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
1950s Louis XV Style Ebonized and Carved Fruitwood Arm Chairs W/ Down Cushion, 2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of mid-century Louis XV carved and ebonized bergere chairs. The vintage upholstery is in decent condition and is almost chartreuse in color. The cushion is down. They ...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood, Down
Carved Walnut French Louis XV Oval Foot Stool Circa 1930
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This charming French Louis XV oval foot stool, crafted circa 1930, exudes timeless elegance and refined craftsmanship. Made from rich carved walnut, the stool features graceful cabri...
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Magnificent Set Four 19th Century Highly Carved Armchairs from South of France
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Really beautiful set of Four French Louis XV Highly Carved Fauteuils or Armchairs bough in the South of France and in immaculate shape. Intricately carved pen armchairs, upholstered ...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Damask, Walnut
A Pair of French Louis XV style Painted Open Armchairs, C. 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The painted and carved frames with oval padded backs, small arm rests, and seats supported by turned and fluted legs. Perfect in your living room as accent chairs.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
$783 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Five-Piece Salon Suite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XVI style giltwood carved five-piece salon suite, comprising of a canapé and four fauteuils, all with recent upholstery. The finely carved frame...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
$22,850 Sale Price / set
48% Off
Pair of French Louis XV Style Painted Fauteuil Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Country French provincial or Louis XV style pair of painted fauteuil armchairs. The set features a generous seating area with a vintage butte...
Category
20th Century American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$1,875 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Pair of Vintage Jansen Newly Upholstered Velvet Chairs
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of vintage Jansen style newly upholstered velvet chairs. The pair of bergeres in Louis XV style feature sumptuous cerulean blue velvet upholstery and carved and painted frames...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Scalamandre Fabric Bespoke Vintage Pair of Wingback Wing Chairs
By Scalamandre
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant pair of vintage wingback chairs with Scalamandre fabric which is newer. The colors are to die for, please enjoy pictures. Fabulous lines and scale, not too big, not too sm...
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany, Textile, Silk
Fine Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A fine pair of exquisitely carved 19th century Louis XV period fauteuils handcrafted in France of solid walnut. Featuring a shaped back with a crest of finely carved floral and folia...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Giltwood Carved Three-Piece Salon Suite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French Louis XVI style 19th century giltwood carved three-piece salon suite, comprising of a three-corps settee and...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
$8,950 Sale Price / set
39% Off
French 19th Century Bed or Daybed
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Daybed is nicely carved garnished with a red velvet fabric. Easy to place anywhere at home.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
French louis XV giltwood arm chairs, 19 th century
Located in Houston, TX
These fine giltwood chairs are exceptional in quality with excellent
Carving, proportions and gilding. They are original and very sturdy.
The joints are all tight and well construct...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
A pair of painted and giltwood French upholstered open armchairs Louis XV style
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of painted and giltwood French upholstered open armchiars in the Louis XV style circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
A French Louis XV style Painted Boudoir Chair, C. 1920.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and elegant, this petite chair features a carved and painted frame in the Louis XV style with a shapely back and cabriole legs. The overstuffed seat cushion is upholstered i...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
French, 18th Century Dining Room Six Chairs and Two Armchairs, 1760
Located in Rome, IT
Fine French dining set with six chairs and two armchairs. We can sale the six chairs also separated. The white leather upholstery is with a wear of the time .
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Refined and Chic French Louis XV Carved Walnut Settee Sofa Canape Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This refined French Louis XV carved walnut settee, circa 1920, embodies the elegance and sophistication of classic French design. With its graceful serpentine back, scrolled arms, an...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Louis XV Period Fauteuils
Located in Pembroke, MA
A pretty pair of French Louis XV period fauteuils, circa 1760, in carved fruitwood with floral lamps fabric. Cabriolet backs, nicely carved an...
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fruitwood
$3,500 Sale Price / set
26% Off
Antique French Country Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Bergere Wingback Chairs Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Country Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Bergere Wingback Chairs with Partial Down Filled Cushions and Floral Print Upholstery - a Pair. Frames feature a unique medium siz...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Black Ebonized and Gold Cane Back Armchair by John Widdicomb
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 38 in W: 24 1/2 in D: 25 in SH: 18 1/4 in
A striking Louis XV-style black ebonized and gold cane-back armchair by John Widdicomb, exuding timeless French elegance a...
Category
20th Century American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XV Rococo Style Ornate Carved Walnut Settee Loveseat Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Rococo Style Ornate Carved Walnut Settee Loveseat Sofa. Item features remarkable and fine carvings throughout, solid wood frame, beautiful wood grain, cabriol...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Pair of Antique French Walnut Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of antique French walnut armchairs. They were made in France and date from around the 1920’s.
The quality is outstanding, the solid walnut frames have a gorgeous col...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
$3,080 / 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.