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 Paint Decorated French Louis XV Boudoir Slipper Chairs Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare pair of boudoir or slipper chairs. The chairs are in their original robins egg blue-green finish and has signs of age and distressing and the upholstery is entirely or...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Tufted Silk Damask Louis XV Style Bergere Chair
Located in Mckinney, TX
This French Louis XV Bergère style armchair is a masterpiece of craftsmanship from the early 19th century. The hand-molded frame and barrel back exhibit meticulous attention to detai...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silk, Wood
pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Giltwood side chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique and highly detailed pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Giltwood side chairs. Each elaborate and unusually shaped chair is raised by two cabriole legs in the fron...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Louis XV Navy Blue Armchair, France, circa 1910. Restored.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Winged armchair, France, circa 1910.
Very good condition, after professional renovation and replacement of upholstery.
Wood: walnut
dimensions height 108 cm seat height 54 cm widt...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Louis XV Grey Armchairs, France, circa 1890. Restored.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Two Armchairs made in France, in circa 1890.
Very good condition, after professional renovation and replacement of upholstery for shiny grey velvet synthetic material.
Wood: oak
...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Fantastic Set of 8 French Louis XV Auffray Paint Decorated Carved Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular set of French Louis XV paint decorated dining chairs by Auffray furniture, a legendary American furniture manufacturer who made the most beautiful and accurate ...
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1970s American Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Early 1990s era Paint Decorated French Louis XV Bergere Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is superb pair of bergere chairs made in France from the late 1890-1900s era. The chairs are in their original distressed painted and gilded finish and have normal age-related s...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Bergere Chairs - a Pair
Located in Hudson, NY
French Louis XV style bergere armchairs, perfect for your salle de séjour. Walnut frames with a distressed pink and white finish are upholstered in a gold, pink & white striped silk ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silk, Walnut
Superb 19th century French Gilded Louis XV Style Marquis Bergere Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Ok, this is a superb frame, the frame is expertly carved and gilded in bright gold leaf that's genuine gold. The frame is substantially wider than a typical bergere chair and the fin...
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1870s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silk, Walnut
Pair of Antique Louis XV Style Carved Fauteuil Arm Chairs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Antique Louis XV Style Carved Fauteuil Arm Chairs. This listing is for two chairs but we actually have four available.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XV Style Bergère with Carved Frame
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant French Louis XV style armchair features an ornately carved wooden frame that is finished in a beautifully antiqued white patina that contrasts the rich gray upholstery w...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of French Antique Louis XV-Style Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition
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1950s American Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, 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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Vintage Pair Louis XV Revival French Gilded Armchairs 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning pair of French carved giltwood armchairs in the Louis XV style and dating from the last quarter of the 20th century.
The chairs feature hand-carved decoration a...
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1980s English Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
1760s Louis XV Period Fauteuil à La Reine 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...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Set of 8 Louis XV Style Painted Dining Room Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Set of 8 Louis XV style painted dining room chairs, circa 1960's. With rounded crest rails with central floral carving, cane backs, floral upholstered seats, armchairs with partial d...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
Superb French 1780s era Walnut Upholstered Louis XV Settee Canape
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous hand-carved 1780ss French settee. The settee shows its original finish with its original signs of age and use and minor antique repairs. The upholstery is still qu...
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1780s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
French Provincial Louis XV Style Carved Cane Back Dining Chairs - Set of 5
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Dimensions: H 37.3" / W 19.8" / D 19.4" Height from floor to seat: 19" Back height: 20.2"
An elegant and timeless set of five French Vintage Louis XV style dining chairs or side cha...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Oak
Louis XV French Armchairs Suite of 4
Located in Buxton, GB
Set ofx4 French Louis XV Style Armchairs with Grey Upholstery.
Circa 1920.beautiful carved Walnut woodwork in good condition. On the upholstered Grey Seats there are some slight mar...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Italian, Savoy, Carved Walnut & Leather Upholstered Bergere, 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Shockingly handsome and robust this wingchair or bergere takes French design of the Louis XV period and makes it so uniquely Italian, of larger scale and having exaggerated wings wit...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Pair Of Louis XV Armchairs
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair of Louis XV style armchairs, blue velvet in good condition
Category
20th Century European Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Scalamandre Silk Striped Tufted Club Chair
By Scalamandre
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Scalamandre Silk Striped Tufted Club Chair
Category
Early 2000s American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Armchair, 18th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A French 18th century fauteuil a la reine, Louis XV period, in distressed grey painted finish, the frame carved with floral motifs, acanthus leaves at feet. Upholstered seat, back an...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
Vintage Louis XV style open arm giltwood chair
Located in Brea, CA
Vintage gilt wood open arm chair. This vintage chair has the original finish, which is a weathered patina gilt wood. We have reupholstered them in a linen with burlap back. Finished...
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20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Burlap, Linen, Giltwood
19th Century Signed Maison Jansen Louis XV White Washed Carved Window Bench
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb carved and signed Maison Jansen window bench of incredible quality. The carving is absolutely decadent and of the finest quality and white washed to give the bench a...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Provincial Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Cane Dining Chair - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cane back and seat, carved stretcher, solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, finely carved details, cabriole legs, very nice antique item. Slight variation in color and carvi...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
An 18th Century French Side Chair Newly Upholstered in Linen
Located in Oak Park, MI
A stunning 18th century French side chair with delicately carved legs. Newly upholstered in a Kravet 100% linen fabric. A very good patina on this chair! Exquisite carving. The silho...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood
Set of Six Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Oak Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in Milford, NH
A fine sturdy set of six Louis XV style scrollwork and foliate carved oak dining chairs with foliate upholstery. The set dates to the late 19th century and is in very good overall co...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Vintage French Louis XV Style Carved Mahogany Tooled Leather Window Foyer Bench
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century French inspired foyer / window bench. Features tooled leather green upholstery over carved mahogany frame with cabriole legs and double x form stretchers.
Dimensio...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair Of Louis XV Style Fauteuil Arm Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of Louis XV Style Fauteuil armchairs. Chairs feature carved and shaped walnut frames, a serpentine skirt, and carved cabriole legs. Chairs also feature tacked red leather backs ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut, Leather, Textile
Pair Of Louis XV Armchairs In Carved And “chené” Wood, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Louis XV Armchairs In Carved And “chené” Wood, 18th Century
Category
18th Century European Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair Antique French Carved Walnut Fauteuils for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Ca. later 19th c. Louis XV style with elegant carved frames, the shaped backs and curved arms with delicate carved foliate details. The serpentine skirt rails and cabriole legs with ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pair of Louis XV Armchairs
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of armchairs with curved frames and S-shaped legs. The seat, backrest and armrests are upholstered. The armchairs have a white patina and are in used condition.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Softwood
19th Century Italian Carved Gilt-wood Salon Suite - Sofa, Chairs & Footstools
Located in London, Park Royal
A nine piece Italian, Louis XV style, gilt-wood Suite. This masterfully handcrafted set includes one sofa, two armchairs with matching footstools, and four chairs, all unified by a a...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Beech
Pair Of Armchairs Louis XV, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair of Louis XV armchairs, 18th century “oak” carved wood, pretty velvet in good condition
Category
18th Century European Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Baker Furniture Company Carved Walnut French Louis XV Style Arm Chair & Ottoman
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous Baker Furniture company carved Louis XV style armchairs and matching ottoman. The chairs and ottoman are in good codnition and while it is used and may have some s...
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1990s American Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Bench In Carved Wood Oak Patina 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV bench in carved wood with oak patina 18th century, very good general condition
Category
18th Century European Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Oak
Very Low Seat Height Antique Tea Gossip Chairs in The French Louis XV Style
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Like a pair of Downton Abbey chairs, these gossiping chairs are made for having tea and biscuits and would have been in a lord's home or wealthy merchant's home. They have white pain...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Set of 9 beautifully carved original polychrome chairs
Located in Somme-Leuze, BE
magnificent set of 9 very nicely sculpted original polychrome chairs new tapestry with high quality Italian silk fabric enhances gold on the sculpture...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Oak, Paint
Set of Eight Louis XV Style Painted Dining Chairs C. 1930's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight Louis XV style French dining chairs, each exuding the elegance and graceful curves characteristic of the era. These chairs are upholstered in Belgium linen, a material ...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Louis XV Style Painted and Upholstered Bench
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage Louis XV style painted and upholstered small bench. The graceful cabriole bench legs are painted a distressed cream with green accents and meet with a curved X stretcher. ...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique Louis XV Style Bergere Arm Chair w Schumacker Strolling Butterflies
By Schumacher
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Louis XV Style Bergere Arm Chair w Schumacker Strolling Butterflies Fabric. This listing is for one chair but we actually have two chairs available.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
18th Century LouisXV Duchesse Chaise with New Upholstery
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century LouisXV Duchesse Chaise with New Upholstery. Gorgeous piece. See detailed pics.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Hardwood
“Two Available” Antique Louis XV Style Painted and Gilt Settee
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Louis XV Style Painted and Gilt Settee. This is one of a pair and priced individually. Newly upholstered in a blue velvet fabric. Cream painted frame with gilt accents on typ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Circa 1880 Italian Giltwood LXV Style Chaise Longue
Located in London, Park Royal
This wonderfully elegant Chaise Longue, Circa 1880 is from Tuscany, Italy. Finely carved in the LXV style, it includes an armrest on one side which adds the piece's overall form and ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th century Louis XV sofa in walnut and first patina
Located in Cesena, FC
Louis XV Settee
Epoch: 18th century
Louis XV sofa, an elegant sofa from the art and refinement of the 18th century, made from walnut wood that lends an aura of nobility and warmth t...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Nutwood
Vintage French Louis XV Style Parcel Gilt Carved Dining Side Chairs - Set of 10
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Parcel Gilt Carved Dining Side Chairs - Set of 10. Item features is a very rare set of 10 armless dining chairs, parcel gilt carved frames, cream and b...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XV Style 1880s Painted Bergère Chairs with Carved Floral Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XV style painted wood bergères à oreilles chairs from circa 1880 with carved floral motifs, cabriole legs and used upholstery. This exquisite pair of French Lo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Venetian armchairs in lacquered and gilded wood, 18th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
This refined and important pair of lacquered armchairs was made around the mid-18th century in Venice, Italy. They are made of carved, lacquered and gilded wood and reflect the typic...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Antique French Cane Living Room Set Louis XV
Located in Buxton, GB
Embrace the charm of the 19th century with this elegant French Rocaille Salon Set. Crafted from high-quality walnut with Cane Seat and Backrests, this Louis XV style set includes a s...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Louis XV Caned Dining Chairs Antique Set of 6
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
Set of 6 Antique Carved...
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1940s Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cotton, Cane, Walnut
French Settee Sofa Louis XV by Meyer Gunther Martini
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent Palm Beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a
French Louis XV Style settee sofa by Meyer Gunther Martini
With 100% heavy cotton chevron patterned up...
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1980s Vintage Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cotton, Walnut
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Intricately Carved Wingback Club Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant antique pair of French Louis XV style walnut wingback bergères from the 19th century, with completely carved frame décor, new neutral high end upholstery and Louis XV classic...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French Louis XV Painted Fauteuils, A-Pair, 18th C.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Period French Louis XV Painted Fauteuils, 18th C.
This pair has a cartouche-shaped padded back.
The arms are upholstered, the front and back have a serpentine form and eleg...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage French Fauteuil Tufted Armchair & Ottoman Newly Upholstered in Mohair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Louis XV Style Fauteuil Tufted Armchair & Ottoman Newly Upholstered in Italian Mohair in Camel Color
This beautifully carved lounge and ottoman set would be a stately accent chair for your living room. We reupholstered this chair and ottoman set in a plush patterned “camel” Italian...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Mohair, Upholstery
Period Louis XV polychrome Fauteuil Upholstered in Penny Morrison
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Louis XV Period carved, pale green polychrome beechwood Fauteuil, open armchair, having a floral crest and other foliate carving to the back with carved, scrolled arms and acanthus c...
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18th Century English Antique Louis XV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Beech
Carved French Style King Cane Back Chair
By Timeless
Located in Pasadena, TX
Beautiful French Style floral side chair-cane back , floral print fabric in muted tones, delicate carved and accent light wood .
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Wood
1900s Pair of Venice Baroque Louis XV armchairs, carved walnut with floral motif
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Pair of Venice Baroque Louis XV armchairs from the 20th century, walnut hand-carved with floral motifs and threads. The two armchairs are sturdy and in good condition of upholstery, ...
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1940s Italian Vintage 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.
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