Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.
Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.
Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.
The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Linen, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Textile, Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Walnut, Upholstery
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Linen, Cane, Wood
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Beech
20th Century French Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Walnut, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
20th Century American Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century British Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Linen, Mahogany
Early 2000s American Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Walnut
1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century British Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
20th Century Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Wood, Cotton
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Wood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Cotton, Velvet, Wood
Early 1800s French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Textile, Walnut
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Wood, Linen, Upholstery
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Giltwood
1890s European Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Leather, Beech, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Giltwood
1940s American Vintage Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut