What defines the Louis XV style in regional French furniture?

Louis XV regional furniture, commonly known as French Provincial, incorporates elegant curves, cabriole legs, and serpentine top rails into sturdy local timbers, often paired with traditional woven rush seats.

What materials are traditionally used in French ladder back chairs?

These chairs are predominantly crafted from solid hardwoods such as oak or fruitwood, featuring hand-woven natural rush or reed seats anchored with traditional mortise and tenon joinery.

How can 1920s Louis XV style chairs be identified?

Pieces from this period display hand-carved detailing such as shell motifs, hand-turned stretchers, natural wood patination, and fitted woven rush seats secured within framed timber borders.

How can a set of French oak chairs be styled in a modern interior?

A full set of timber dining chairs provides warmth and visual structure when positioned around a contemporary stone, marble, or scrubbed wood dining table in an open-plan room.

How should natural rush seats and oak frames be preserved?

Oak frames should be dusted regularly and periodically polished with clear wax, while natural rush seats require gentle vacuuming and occasional humidification to maintain elasticity.

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Antique French Set of 12 Twelve Louis Xv Style Oak Ladder Back Rush Seat Kitchen Dining Chairs (Circa 1920)

1900 - 1920

For Sale by Yolanda Gray Antiques

Description

Summary:

• Item: 12 French Kitchen Chairs

• Provenance: France

• Circa: 1920

• Period: 3rd Republic

• Wood: Solid Oak

• Style: Louis XV Style

• Carved shell cartouche top rail to side chairs

• Wavy shaped ladder-back splats

• Removable rush seats

• Cabriole front legs

• Straight rear legs

• Turned “H” stretchers

• Heavy / solid chairs

• Good original condition

• Newly French polished

• Fantastic rich golden-oak colour

• Free delivery to England, Wales and southern Scotland*

• Free 14-day UK returns policy

This is a fine quality antique harlequin set of 12 French kitchen chairs, in the Louis XV style, made from solid oak, with a ladder-back design, featuring drop-in rush seats, circa 1920, in good original condition. The chairs feature a shaped top rail with a shell carved cartouche and two further shaped rails below, in the form of a ladder-back design within the shaped upright supports; the chairs feature “drop-in” rush seats, all of which are in good condition. The shaped seat frame incorporates a shell carved motif apron. The seats are raised on fine cabriole legs to the front (which terminate on curled toecaps), with straight legs to the rear, all of which are united by elegantly turned stretchers for added strength and stability. The 12 French kitchen chairs are heavy in weight, which is a good sign of fine quality and it means they are also sturdy.

Condition Report:

This is a fine quality antique harlequin set of 12 French kitchen chairs, in the Louis XV style, made from solid oak, with a ladder-back design, featuring drop-in rush seats, circa 1920, in good original condition. Nominal old use marks to the leading edges but nothing significant considering the age of the item. The chair frames have been glued and the oak has been cleaned and French polished by hand, to a professional standard, in our workshop. Therefore, the colour and patination are of an excellent standard. The chairs incorporate drop-in rush woven seats, which show signs of age and wear (some surface fraying) but are perfectly functional and in-keeping with the age of the chairs; they are solid in joint and are of good quality. The twelve oak chairs are solid in joint, they do not wobble and are ready to use.

Price:

The price for this item is £3,250 which includes free delivery to mainland England, Wales & southern Scotland* and free 14-day returns.

Free UK Delivery*:

We offer free delivery to mainland England, Wales, and Southern Scotland (anywhere south of Stirling). *We do not offer free delivery to locations north of Stirling in Scotland, Northern Ireland, or any British Islands off the mainland; for example, the Isle of Man, Isle of White and Channel Islands.

International Buyers:

If you live outside the UK and you would like to purchase this item, please contact us before purchasing it, so that we can obtain an accurate shipping quote and delivery lead-time. The shipping quote provided is a global estimate only. The actual shipping cost will vary by country and postcode.

About the Seller:

This item is being sold by Yola Gray Antiques who is an accredited member of LAPADA (the UK’s largest Trade Association of Professional Art and Antique Dealers) and CINOA.

Ref. 103377

Physical Dimensions

Height

97cm (38.19")

Width

48cm (18.90")

Depth

45cm (17.72")

Declaration

Yolanda Gray Antiques has dated these French Oak Dining Chairs to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1066459

Dealers Internal Reference

103377

Dealers Notes

Please contact us on 01829 458 070 or 07960 738 212 to arrange a viewing. Alternatively, please email: info@yolagray.com

Description

Summary:

• Item: 12 French Kitchen Chairs

• Provenance: France

• Circa: 1920

• Period: 3rd Republic

• Wood: Solid Oak

• Style: Louis XV Style

• Carved shell cartouche top rail to side chairs

• Wavy shaped ladder-back splats

fig 1. A set of twelve 1920s French Louis XV style oak dining chairs featuring carved ladder backs, natural rush seats, and cabriole legs. — fig 1. Antique French Set of 12 Twelve Louis Xv Style Oak Ladder Back Rush Seat Kitchen Dining Chairs (Circa 1920)

• Removable rush seats

• Cabriole front legs

• Straight rear legs

• Turned “H” stretchers

• Heavy / solid chairs

• Good original condition

• Newly French polished

• Fantastic rich golden-oak colour

• Free delivery to England, Wales and southern Scotland*

fig 2. A set of twelve 1920s French Louis XV style oak dining chairs featuring carved ladder backs, natural rush seats, and cabriole legs. — fig 2. Antique French Set of 12 Twelve Louis Xv Style Oak Ladder Back Rush Seat Kitchen Dining Chairs (Circa 1920)

• Free 14-day UK returns policy

This is a fine quality antique harlequin set of 12 French kitchen chairs, in the Louis XV style, made from solid oak, with a ladder-back design, featuring drop-in rush seats, circa 1920, in good original condition. The chairs feature a shaped top rail with a shell carved cartouche and two further shaped rails below, in the form of a ladder-back design within the shaped upright supports; the chairs feature “drop-in” rush seats, all of which are in good condition. The shaped seat frame incorporates a shell carved motif apron. The seats are raised on fine cabriole legs to the front (which terminate on curled toecaps), with straight legs to the rear, all of which are united by elegantly turned stretchers for added strength and stability.

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The 12 French kitchen chairs are heavy in weight, which is a good sign of fine quality and it means they are also sturdy.

Yolanda Gray Antiques

fig 3. A set of twelve 1920s French Louis XV style oak dining chairs featuring carved ladder backs, natural rush seats, and cabriole legs. — fig 3. Antique French Set of 12 Twelve Louis Xv Style Oak Ladder Back Rush Seat Kitchen Dining Chairs (Circa 1920)

Condition Report:

This is a fine quality antique harlequin set of 12 French kitchen chairs, in the Louis XV style, made from solid oak, with a ladder-back design, featuring drop-in rush seats, circa 1920, in good original condition. Nominal old use marks to the leading edges but nothing significant considering the age of the item. The chair frames have been glued and the oak has been cleaned and French polished by hand, to a professional standard, in our workshop. Therefore, the colour and patination are of an excellent standard. The chairs incorporate drop-in rush woven seats, which show signs of age and wear (some surface fraying) but are perfectly functional and in-keeping with the age of the chairs; they are solid in joint and are of good quality. The twelve oak chairs are solid in joint, they do not wobble and are ready to use.

fig 4. A set of twelve 1920s French Louis XV style oak dining chairs featuring carved ladder backs, natural rush seats, and cabriole legs. — fig 4. Antique French Set of 12 Twelve Louis Xv Style Oak Ladder Back Rush Seat Kitchen Dining Chairs (Circa 1920)

Price:

The price for this item is £3,250 which includes free delivery to mainland England, Wales & southern Scotland* and free 14-day returns.

Free UK Delivery*:

We offer free delivery to mainland England, Wales, and Southern Scotland (anywhere south of Stirling). *We do not offer free delivery to locations north of Stirling in Scotland, Northern Ireland, or any British Islands off the mainland; for example, the Isle of Man, Isle of White and Channel Islands.

fig 5. A set of twelve 1920s French Louis XV style oak dining chairs featuring carved ladder backs, natural rush seats, and cabriole legs. — fig 5. Antique French Set of 12 Twelve Louis Xv Style Oak Ladder Back Rush Seat Kitchen Dining Chairs (Circa 1920)

International Buyers:

If you live outside the UK and you would like to purchase this item, please contact us before purchasing it, so that we can obtain an accurate shipping quote and delivery lead-time. The shipping quote provided is a global estimate only. The actual shipping cost will vary by country and postcode.

fig 6. A set of twelve 1920s French Louis XV style oak dining chairs featuring carved ladder backs, natural rush seats, and cabriole legs. — fig 6. Antique French Set of 12 Twelve Louis Xv Style Oak Ladder Back Rush Seat Kitchen Dining Chairs (Circa 1920)

About the Seller:

This item is being sold by Yola Gray Antiques who is an accredited member of LAPADA (the UK’s largest Trade Association of Professional Art and Antique Dealers) and CINOA.

Ref. 103377