Louis XV Side Chairs
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
19th Century French Hand Carved and Painted side Chairs in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French hand carved side chairs in Louis XV style beautifully hand painted in light green with gilt wood accents. Both are upholstered in floral silk textile and are in very good orig...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Silk, Wood
Set of 4 Louis XV Style Pressed Leather and Carved Wood Dining Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Set of four Louis XV style brown pressed leather carved side chairs having cabriole legs leading to an ornate carved form apron supporting high back re...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, 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 Side Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
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 Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Rare Pair of Stamped Maison Jansen Louis XV Neoclassical Chairs, 1940s
Located in Paris, IDF
The construction of this pair of chairs was deeply cared about, and it shows in the finished product, even some eight decades later. The chairs were made and stamped by French firm M...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Pair of Louis XV Carved Fruitwood Brass Nail Studded And Upholstered Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Gorgeous Pair Of Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style handcrafted and hand Carved partial gilt Fruitwood Brass Nail Studded And Upholstered Side Chairs.
Newer upholstery in gr...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Pair Louis XV/Regence-Style Side Chairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a classic pair of Regence or Louis XV-Style side chair. The frame is well-carved and the caned seats and backs are in good condition. Both chairs are sturdy and ready for ano...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Louis XV Style Pair 19th Century French Bergères Armchairs
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of our exquisite late 19th-century French Louis XV walnut patinated bergères armchairs. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, each ch...
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1850s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
19th Century French Single Louis XV Upholstered Chair
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A great chair for extra seating.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of French Louis XVI Painted Parcel Gilt Petite Antique Chairs
Located in Forney, TX
An elegant pair of petite French Belle Époque period (1871-1914) Louis XVI style parcel gilt painted chairs.
Hand-crafted in France in the l...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood, Giltwood
Rare Pair of Stamped Maison Jansen Louis XV Neoclassical Armchairs, 1940s
Located in Paris, IDF
The construction of this pair of armchairs was deeply cared about, and it shows in the finished product, even some eight decades later. The armchairs were made and stamped by French ...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Louis XIV Style French Loveseat
Located in New York, NY
Louis XIV style French loveseat. Frame is walnut and has loose cushions.
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1960s Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
18th C French Louis XV Fauteuil Chairs Each With Unique Carvings - Set of 4
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of 4, 18th Century French Louis XV fauteuil chairs each with unique carvings but same dimensions. Look closely at the photos show...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Louis XV French Provincial Carved Beechwood Chairs
Located in Free Union, VA
A pair of period mid 18th century French chairs, the natural beechwood frames of sturdy and comfortable proportions. Serpentine lines are we...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Beech
Pair of 19th century French LXV Style Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of two in natural oak French chairs in Louis XV style with flat back called “la Reine”, scalloped frieze and carved, raised on cabriole legs.
Upholstered in natural linen. Very ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Linen, Oak
Pair of French Louis XV Style Side Chairs in Yellow Fabric
Located in Buchanan, NY
A beautiful pair of Louis XV style side chairs in yellow patterned fabric with white painted frames with traces of gilt. This stunning pair of Louis XV style side chairs will add a t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Provincial Style Side Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of French Louis XVI style, aged patinated painted side chairs with oval backs and fluted legs. The distress paint gives the chairs added character and style. Use for dining or i...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Tall Back French Country carved Louis XV Side Chairs Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful pair of chairs in good condition. The chairs measure 42.75 tall x 21 wide x 22.5 deep and a seat height of 19 inches. The chairs are in nailhead trim and date to ...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century Country French Side Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century country French side chair of ash with rush seat. Louis XV style. Shaped ladderback with shell & leaf carving on the crest rail and front shaped stretcher rail. Stra...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Ash
Vintage French Louis XV Style Small Boudoir Accent Side Chair w/ Pink Stripes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Small Boudoir Accent Side Chair w/ Pink Stripes. Item featured is a small petite size, solid wood frame, beautiful wood grain, nicely carved details, sh...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Style Giltwood Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of 19th century French Louis XV Style Giltwood Chairs.
This large pair of Louis Delanois inspired antique French Louis XV style chairs, armchairs, side chairs or fauteuils have ...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of French Louis XV Walnut Plank Seat Hall Chairs on Cabriole Legs, 1800s
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of French walnut plank seat hall chairs on cabriole legs in the Louis XV taste. The tall chair backs frame a shaped central back splat which terminate in a shoe at the base of t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Louis XV Pair of Chairs in Linen
Located in San Angelo, TX
A beautiful pair of Louis XV style of chairs reupholstered in a white linen fabric. Perfect for any sitting room, at the foot of a bed, hallway and more. The fabric has been professi...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
4 Vintage 1980s Tricoire Louis XV Country French Walnut Cane Dining Side Chairs
By Tricoire
Located in Dayton, OH
Tricoire vintage French Country dining chairs, circa 1980s. Made from naturally distressed solid walnut with a serpentine scallope...
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1980s Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Pair of Louis XV Style Bergère Armchairs
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning pair of bergère armchairs or lounge chairs made in the grand French Louis XV style. Featuring large carved frames in the style and scale of...
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20th Century American Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood, Birch
Fancy Set of Four Italian Venetian Louis XV Chairs with Original Real Gold Gilt
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A set of four richly carved Italian, 19th century Venetian side or dining chairs with original rich gold gilt paint. The chairs stand on lovely reeded legs and skirt and seatback dis...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Paint
Pair Exceptional Antique Boulle Inlaid Side Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The shaped crest rails with inlaid palmette and leaves, the seats raised on serpentine skirt rails with inlaid leafy motifs on the front and scrolls on the sides. The square cabriole...
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
W & J Sloane Mid Century French Walnut Louis XV Fauteuil Arm Chair Downfill Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite French Fauteuil chair by W & J Sloane Inc. Made from naturally distressed walnut with foliate carvings, padded scrolled arms, and ca...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Style Upholstered Cream Painted Vanity Side Accent Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style upholstered cream painted vanity side chair. Item features solid wood frame, distressed finish, nicely carved details, original label, cabriole legs, ve...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Louis XV Style Carved Gilt Wood Side Accent Leather Chair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Louis XV style side chair with carved scrolled gilt accents and curved cabriole legs. This highly decorated small accent chair is upholstered in da...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
Romantic Celadon Painted Pair of Carved Wood French Louis XV Style Side Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of antique French Louis XV style painted, hand carved side chairs newly custom upholstered with high-grade fabric and trim. Late 1800’s, from a Chateau in Deauville, France.
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
1860s French Fine Hand-Carved Walnut and Cane Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An amazing 1860s French carved walnut and cane side chair with exquisite carvings on back.
Measures 18" in width, 18" in depth and stands 37.5" tall with a seat height of 17.5".
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Louis XV Provincial Style Painted Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV Provincial style painted side chairs, the shaped crestrail above an upholstered back and seat, the chairs decorated in yellow and blue paint with blue and white jacquard uph...
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20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Set of Four 19th Century French Louis XV Giltwood Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of four 19th century French Louis XV giltwood chairs is a wonderful find, indeed! The gracious, naturalistic form of the Rococo style so favored by King Louis XV has been aptly expressed in exquisite giltwood, with an arched seatback crowned with an heraldic crest flanked by floral and foliate sprays. The seat framework is comprised of a subtly undulating apron enhanced with shell and foliates, repeated on the scrolled legs. Silk damask upholstery is serviceable but should be replaced.
As of this writing, the original matching table, pair of canapes...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
Lovely Pair of 19th Century Intricately Carved Walnut Louis XVI Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Really high quality pair of Louis XV side chairs bought outside Paris having beautiful hand carved walnut backs, aprons and cabriolet legs. All new ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Style Ebonized Carved Wood & Ormolu Side Chairs 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of French Louis XV style upholstered side chairs offer ebonized carved wood frame with foliate cast ormolu mounts and stylized scroll form feet, 20th century
Measure...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Bergères Armchairs
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A decorative pair of late 19th century French Louis XV walnut patinated bergères armchairs, upholstered in a blue velvet fabric, with carved decoration to the frame. Very comfortable armchairs. Great patina.
The dimensions are:
Height: 88cm (34.6in)
Width: 62cm (24.4in)
Depth: 64cm (25.2in)
These pair of French armchairs are in good antique condition throughout with some signs of age. The seat and back have been professionally reupholstered and remain in good, clean condition. The antique carved...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage French Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Carved Boudoir Side Chairs, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV style goldwood gilt carved boudoir side chairs - a pair. Item features gold gilt finish, solid wood frames, nicely carved details, cabriole legs, great style ...
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Late 20th Century Spanish Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Lovely Pair of 19th Century French Painted Armchairs with Cane Seating
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A quality pair of French 19th century light blue white painted carved cane armchairs. Finely hand carved and extremely comfortable this pair of armchairs features gorgeous sinuous li...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Paint
Pair of 1920s Louis XV Style Painted and Gilt Child's Chairs with Carved Flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XV style painted and gilt wooden child's side chairs from the early 20th century, with carved flowers and new upholstery. Created in France during the first quarter of the 20th century, each of this pair of child's chairs features a slightly sinuous back, topped with carved flowers and upholstered with a double welt neutral muslin fabric. The seat, recovered with the same fabric, is resting on four cabriole legs with scrolling feet. This pair of French Louis XV style 1920s chairs...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Pair Antique French 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Salon Chairs C.1870
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique French 19th century Louis XV Style Giltwood salon chairs
A superb pair of Louis XV-style gilt wood salon chairs.
c.1870, France.
Each...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
18th/19th Century Venetian Chinoiserie Rococo Chair
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming Italian hand painted, carved, and woven cane side chair with beautiful heavily worn and distressed original patina perfection ove...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood, Paint
Set of Three Louis XV Style Bleached Wood Chairs with Faux Hide Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stylish spin on classic set of 3 petite Louis XV style bleached carved wood chairs having chic high end faux hide upholstery with double piping detail. Measure: Seat height 19.
#5115.
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1950s American Vintage Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Cowhide, Wood
Italian Parcel Gilt Vanity Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th century Italian vanity or petite side chair finely carved in the Louis XV style. The chair is painted in cream with gilded details that ha...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Silk, Paint
French Louis XV Style Pair of Bronze Side Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of fine bronze Louis XVI style side chairs. This is a simply magnificent pair of Maison Jansen fashioned solid bronze side chairs. This pair having recently been cleaned. The so...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Set of Four Louis XV Style Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A set of four Louis XV style walnut side chairs with curved and carved frame and legs. Upholstered in pink velvet seat and back.
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Louis XV style Giltwood Carved Rococo Fauteuils, Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of French Louis XV style giltwood carved Rococo fauteuils (armchairs). The intricately carved wood frames with open scrolled and padded armrests...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
Louis XV Style Armchair, France, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XV style armchair, France, 19th century birchwood with exquisitely carved details. In very good condition with recently replaced upholstery.
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Birch
Louis XV Style Side Chair in Walnut with Upholstered Back and Seat, circa 1860
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely Louis XV-style chair with walnut frame and upholstered seat & back. Features carvings of scallop & foliage along back crest, with carved flowers along apron and on the ...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French Louis XV Style Pair of Armchairs, Caned Seatback, 6 Available
By Massant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XV style pair of armchairs, caned seatback.
Classical pure-lined model in Trianon grey with natural cane back and upholstered off-white seat...
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20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
Pair of French Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th Cent) walnut carved side chairs with shaped back and cream upholstered seat and back.
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Carved Klismos Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning pair of Italian carved Klismos chairs with cardinal red silk velvet Scalamandre fabric seats.
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Set of Four French Louis XV Rococo Style Giltwood Carved Side Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine set of four French 19th century Louis XV Rococo style giltwood carved chaises side-chairs, the arched upholstered panelled backs with foliate scroll cresting and similar borde...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Set of 12 French Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 French Louis XV style walnut side chairs with cane seat and back (19th Cent.)
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XV Gilt Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 8 French Louis XV style (19th Century) gilt side chairs with cane seats.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Giltwood
Set of 10 French Louis XV Gold Damask Side Chairs
By E. Delmas
Located in New York, NY
Set of 10 French Louis XV style walnut side chairs with gold damask upholstered seat and oval back (signed E. DELMAS) (19th cent.).
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Gold
One of a Kind Louis XV Style Chairs in Dedar "Cherry Oh" Fabric
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
We love the frame of a Louis chair. It's perfect for luxurious and fun fabrics like Dedar's Cherry Oh. The fabric looks especially nice with the frames of...
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20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric
19th Century French Hand Carved Set of Chair and Armchair in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French set of a chair and an armchair hand carved and painted in green and red cream lacquered wood with cabriolet backrest in basket handle decorated with flowers and scrolls. Light...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Louis Xv side chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV side chairs 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 side chairs 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 side chairs 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 side chairs, popular names associated with this style include Maison Jansen, Chanel, E. Delmas, and Lillian August. 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 side chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $325 and tops out at $37,500 while the average work can sell for $2,650.
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