Louis XV Armchairs
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.
Find antique Louis XV bedroom furniture, seating, tables and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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Style: Louis XV
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 ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Carved Arm Chair Upholstered in Mohair, Early 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Carved Arm Chair Upholstered in Mohair with Nail Head Trim
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Mohair, Wood
Pair of Vintage Hollywood Regency French Provincial Louis XV Style Arm Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of vintage country French/Louis XV style Hollywood Regency armchairs. Item features heavy solid wood frames, shapely rolled arms, cabriole legs, carved upper and lower rail, and...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
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.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Louis XV Period Painted and Parcel Gilt Fauteuils
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fabulous pair of Louis XV period fauteuils featuring a painted and parcel-gilt distressed finish. Upholstered in a stunning salmon pink brocade. Beautifully molded frames with cabrio...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Louis XV Style Beech Fauteuils in Dedar Silk Stripe, Pair
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
We love the frame of a Louis chair. The gorgeous beechwood is perfectly-aged and was ripe for something cool and Classic, so we chose a beautiful silk fab...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Silk, Beech
Pair of Mid-19th Century French Carved Fauteuils Louis XVI Armchairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of 19th century Louis XVI style fauteuils armchairs, in overall excellent condition. Newly reupholstered.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
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 Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Giltwood
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 Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Giltwood, Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Style Carved and Giltwood Childs Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
This charming 19th century French Louis XV style diminutive child's armchair features a sculptural giltwood fame carved with scrolls, leaf work and rosettes.
The fauteuil has the or...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Baker Furniture Louis XV Silver Gilt Fauteuils, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning pair of French Louis XV style fauteuils
By Baker Furniture
USA, circa 1970s
Carved silver gilt over gold gilt wood frames, with unique griffin patterned upholster...
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood, Upholstery
Large 19th Century French Louis XV Style Fauteuil
Located in Dallas, TX
A large French carved walnut early Rococo style armchair with wings and interior armrest.
Fauteuil en confessionnal in French.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Antique Louis XV Style Armchairs in Painted Distressed Frames
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of antique Louis XV style armchairs in painted distressed frames. Each having a wonderful antique frame that has been washed wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Armchair Fauteuil
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Armchair Fauteuil
This elegant and regal armchair has a masterfully carved frame with acanthus and
shell scro...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Painted Sheild Back Ribbon Carved Cane Open Armchairs
Located in Brea, CA
19th century painted and carved ribbon cane back open armchairs painted in a soft pale Swedish gray color, with natural cane back and seat. No fl...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
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".
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Antique French Carved Parlor or Living Room Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French armchairs, intricately hand-carved in the late 1800's, in as found condition. The pair of French antique armchairs, sti...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Palatial 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Three-Piece Salon Suite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XV style giltwood carved three piece salon suite, comprising of a canapé (Settee) and two fauteuils à la reine...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
18th Century Pair of Beechwood Louis XV Fauteuil
Located in Hudson, NY
This lovely pair of period chairs circa 1750-1760 were made in France during the reign of Louis XV. Light and fun these small-scale chairs are comfortable and well crafted. The lesse...
Category
1750s French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Antique French Louis XV 'Pumpkin' Bergere with Barrel Back and Mohair
Located in Chicago, IL
Distinctive antique French Louis XV style bergère pumpkin chair, its distinctive orange mohair upholstery and green trim gave it this nickname. Ready for...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Mohair, Upholstery
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...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French Louis XV Carved Walnut Fauteuil, Mid-18th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Louis XV carved walnut fauteuil from the Provence region of France from the 18th century.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Three-Piece Salon Suite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French 19th century Louis XV style carved walnut three-piece salon suite. The high back intricately carved frames with floral and wreath design, comprising of a thre...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
French Louis XV Carved and Gilt Armchair
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French carved and gilt Louis XV style armchair, circa 1930. Ornate and comfortable.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Pair of Louis XV Style Bergère Armchairs
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of Louis XV style bergère armchairs. Each having a finely carved frame and clean floral pattern fabric with carved rosettes thr...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Armchairs
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...
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1720s French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Upholstery, Beech
20th Century French Armchair antique Louis Quinze Baroque Style beech
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid beechwood, carved, colored and gilded. Semi-circular ascending backrest frame with rocaille crowning. Passive, carved frame. Slightly bent frame o...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Beech
American 1920s "Venetian" Style Armchair
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant 1920s Venetian style armchair is an example of classic beauty that will become the centerpiece of any space. The wooden frame is painted in dreamy shades of green and go...
Category
1920s American Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Early 19th Century Velor Fabric Louis XV Armchair with Original Patina
Located in LEGNY, FR
Early 19th century velor fabric Louis XV armchair with original Patina. Former pink fabric.
Nice manufacture.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Antique Louis XV Chairs
Located in South Salem, NY
These antique French Louis XV chairs are circa 1860s. They are very generous size for the time period. Horsehair fill on the back. Reupholstered in antique Indian textiles...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Pair of French Louis XV Style Fauteuils with Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of French Louis XV style fauteuils with a beautiful old painted finish and Aubusson tapestry upholstery.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 Louis XV Style Armchairs in Blue Leather
Located in Buchanan, NY
An elegant set of four Louis XV style armchairs in light blue leather and white patinated frames. With this alluring combination of classic French design and rich blue leather uphols...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pair of Louis XV Style Chairs
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A pair of French Louis XV style carved and painted wood armchairs, circa 1860, painted wooden frames with carved floral decoration, upholstered in buttoned silk.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paint
Pair of Fine Louis XV Style Armchairs in Fine Upholstery Custom Frames
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of fine Louis XV style armchairs in fine upholstery custom frames. These wonderfully shell motif carved and finely recovered armchairs are simply stunning and are certain to add...
Category
1960s Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XV Style Tapestry Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Pair of Louis XV style armchairs with machine upholstery and nailhead trim.
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
Set of Louis XV Style Oval Back Chairs
Located in Hanover, MA
A mixed pair (one with arms) of Louis XV style oval back chairs paint finished in silver cream with Brunschwig & Fils cotton and silk small patterned leaf design in a pale aqua marine color upholstery.
Dimensions of chair without arms...
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1980s American Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of French Louis XV Style Cream Gold Walnut Fauteuil Armchairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of early 20th century French Louis XV style green and gold walnut fauteuils armchairs. Item features green and gold silk fabric, loose pillow cushions, solid wood frame, upholst...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Silk, Walnut
Armchair in antique Louis Seize Style XV with Curved Armrests beech
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid beech wood, set and gilded. Cambered and carved frame on fluted, pointed legs. Curly armrests. Straight supports with applied acanthus leaves. Rising armrests in oval back fram...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Beech
19th Century French Armchair in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
A French walnut open armchair, a very good quality and condition, lovely shaped back and arms, carvings to the frames, standing on nice cabriole legs, newly recovered in gold satin w...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Painted 19th Century Fauteuils
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of armchairs, having a painted finish showing natural wear, each arched, channelled frame surmounted by carved ribbons, padded backrest flanked by scrolling arms with padded elb...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Louis XV Giltwood Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With a serpentine carved crestrail over an upholstered back, carved with carved details, serpentine upholstered seat, raised on cabriole legs.
Category
1760s European Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XV Style, Armchairs, Ivory Scalamandre Fabric, Walnut, 1950s
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine pair of Louis XV style walnut fauteuils or Bergères in a Scalamandre Fabric. A simply understated pair of carved arm chairs in the finest fabric having a stripped fabric...
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1960s Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Louis XV Style Giltwood Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style giltwood armchairs.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Fauteuil in Petit Point
Located in Locust Valley, NY
French Louis XV style fauteuil in a lovely floral petit point pattern. Curved legs with carved floral details to back, apron and legs.
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Walnut Fauteuil
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Louis XV style walnut fauteuil with brown leather, intricate carved floral designs.
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
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 Armchairs
Materials
Linen, 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 Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Louis XV Style Painted Fauteuil
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th Century hand carved and painted wooden fauteuil or side chair in the Louis XV style with the seat, back, and arms upholstered in chocolate brown s...
Category
20th Century American Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Suede, Upholstery, Wood
Louis XV Fauteuil in Walnut with Painted Accents, France c. 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Louis XV period Walnut Fauteuil, featuring carved foliate designs on the exposed apron & seat-back, and restrained green painted accents. Dating from the mid-1700s, and French...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Distressed Finely Carved Louis XV Style Fauteuils Manner Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of distressed finely carved Louis XV style fauteuils manner Jansen. The worn and distressed Louis XV style frames are wonderfully carved hav...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Early 18th Century French Régence Carved Armchair
Located in Miami, FL
Large and impressive early 18th century French Régence carved armchair. The Régence was the period in French history between 1715 and 1723, when King Louis XV was a minor and the land was governed by Philippe d'Orléans.
This high quality piece has tapestry upholstery and was typically used with a Mazarin desk...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Oak
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...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of 20th Century French Louis XV Carved Armchairs with Scalamandre Fabric
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a dose of sophisticated, French style to your home with this pair of large fauteuils. Crafted in France, circa 1920, the elegant armchairs sit on ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Louis XV Style Voltaire Armchair, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Unusual Louis XV Voltaire armchair, with a large medallion back, and cabriole legs; painted bluey-green, and upholstered with a colourful, vintage 19...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
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...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
Pair French Country Louis XV Style Finely Carved Round Back Walnut Arm Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Early 20th Century French Country / Louis XV Style Finely Carved Walnut Armchairs with Round Backs. Chairs features ornately carved solid wood frames, cabriole legs, ribbon c...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
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 Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry
Louis Xv armchairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV armchairs 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 armchairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV armchairs 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 armchairs, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Chateau d'Ax, Theodore Alexander, and Beauvais Royal Manufactory. 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 armchairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $475 and tops out at $64,500 while the average work can sell for $3,415.
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