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Louis XVI Decorative Objects

LOUIS XVI STYLE

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.

Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Louis XVI
19th Century Pair of Bronze Cherubs Candelabra
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fabulous pair of complementary 19th century gilt bronze and white marble two-branch candelabra, crafted in the Louis XVI style. Each of these ornate candle holders takes the form o...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

A Louis XVI Style Three Graces Spherical Clock By Beurdeley
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Marble Three Graces Spherical Clock. By Emmanuel-Alfred (Dit Alfred II) Beurdeley. Modelled in bronze with the Three Graces holding ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Romantic Louis XVI pendule by Gille l’Aîné à Paris
Located in HAARLEM, NL
A romantic early striking and classical LOUIS XVI pendule. The round white enamel dial, signed “Gille l’Aîné à Paris”, indicates the Roman numeral hours and the Arabic numeral five-m...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Cent Marble and Bronze French Mantle, Bracket or Table Clock, Signed France
Located in Stamford, CT
Marble and Bronze French Mantle, Bracket or Table Clock, France, Signed` A charming casket shaped small clock having gilt bronze and marble form, working, artist signed and made in ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Pair 18 C. Russian Cobalt Blue Crystal & Ormolu Mounted Vases w/ Marble Bases
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Pair of Russian Cobalt Blue Crystal and Ormolu Mounted Vases, Louis XVI Period. Each of these vases, showcases the highest level of c...
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1780s Russian Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Carrara Marble, Crystal, Ormolu

Wonderful Louis XVI style gilded ormolu ornate carriage clock.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A late 19th Century French gilded ormolu ornate carriage clock. Having this wonderful scrolling foliate Rococo style case with numerous seated putti picking fruits, inset hand painte...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Pendule Lyre Luis XVI White Marble Clock, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
Large Lyre Pendulum clock in white marble, rich ornamentation of very finely chiseled and gilded bronzes such as garlands of flowers, draped garlands, rosettes and acanthus leaves. ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Metal, Bronze, Enamel

19th Century French White Marble and Gilt Bronze Clock in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
An Impressive Marble and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock In the Louis XVI Manner Constructed from a marble platform with a bronze group above; all confidentl...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French mantel clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French gilded ormolu and patinated bronze mantel clock, having a seated cherub holding the rains of a winged dragon pulling a scrolling foliate ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Round Bonbonniere in Gold and Enamel, Louis XVI Period, 1779
By René-Antoine Bailleul 1
Located in Paris, FR
Bonbonnie`re, or candy box, in intricately patterned gold and translucent, ruby-red enamel. Thin bands of gold are inlaid in the enamel. A painted enamel medallion decorates the lid ...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Gold, Enamel

Antique French Louis XVI Marble and Ormolu Portico Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful Antique French portico clock retailed by the famous Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co of Regent Street, London. It is of the classical style of Louis XVI, made of white marb...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI style long case clock.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very imposing fine quality 19th Century French longcase clock, having an ormolu casting of Father Time on the hood, the white enam...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Marble Clock, Louis XVI
Located in New Haven, CT
This magnificent Louis XVI period overmantel cock was made by Charles Bertrand in Paris, circa 1790. It is constructed like an architectural monument consisting of two Obelisks on to...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair Of Louis XVI Tole Verrieres
Located in Essex, MA
Oval painted with a mat black and red palette in the classical taste in imitation of ancient Greece. Side handles.
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Tin

Pair 18th Century Meissen Porcelain & French Doré Three Arm Bronze Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
18th Century Meissen Porcelain and French Doré Bronze Candelabras with Applied Porcelain Flowers Step into an era where Meissen porcelain meets French doré bronze in a harmonious bl...
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18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Pr. Baccarat Red Cut-to-Clear Covered Vases w/ Central Cameo of Hunting Trophies
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Pair of Covered Crystal Double Overlay Cranberry Cut-to-Clear Hunting Trophy Vases with applied shell handles and stepped bases, Attributed to Baccarat. These vases are...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Gilded Bronze Bust of Louise Brongniart by Houdon.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gilded bronze bust of Louise Brongniart by Houdon. Sculpture of a bust of Louise Brongniart by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828), reproduction of the XIXth century.     h: 23cm , w: 1...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Faience Vase with Top, German, circa 1780 Louis Seize, Decorative White Glaze
Located in Epfach, DE
Special faience vase with lid, German, circa 1780. The rare vase is white glazed and very nicely shaped. The lid vase is an very decorative object.
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1780s German Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Faience

19thc French Antique Gilt Bronze Cherub Swinging Clock
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful 19thc French Gilt Bronze Cherub Swinging Table Clock. Onyx Base. I have the key but I do not know if it is working. I am sure that it needs a ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Onyx

2 Antique French Silver Plate Church Temple Altar Pricket Candlesticks Holder
Located in Dayton, OH
Two antique French Louis XVI style silverplate mantel or floor prickets / candlesticks / candle holders featuring a tall reeded column with trophy urn form pedestal base. In the his...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Metal

19th Century Louis XVI Style Champleve Enamel Clock Set
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality, 19th century French gilded ormolu and champleve enamel clock garniture. The clock has a cherub on either side, an urn with swags to the top, 'C' scroll and folia...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Enamel, Ormolu

19thC French Signed "Bleu Celeste" and Gold Sevres Vase with gilt bronze mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A magnificent large scale 19thC French "bleu celeste"and gold Sevres porcelain vase mounted with decorative gilt bronze handles and gilt bronze base. The 'bleu celeste' coloured porc...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century Clock in Gilt Bronze with a Porcelain Plate from Sévres
Located in NICE, FR
We present you with this stunning mantel clock, designed in the Louis XVI style and originating from the Napoleon III period. It is crafted from gilded bronze and notably adorned wit...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

18thc French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Musical Cherub Baby Candelabrum
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Quite Impressive 18thc French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Musical Cherub Baby Candelabra. Rare piece! and a lovely candelabrum.
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Sevres Style Porcelain Lidded Candy Dish or Jewelry Box
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality porcelain lidded candy dish or jewelry box inspired in the manner of 19th Century Sevres designs. This fine quality and beautiful por...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Important 19th Century French clock garniture by Deniere.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderfully impressive 19th Century French gilded ormolu clock garniture, by Deniere of Paris. The clock having a classical reclining maiden holding doves among flowers and foliage...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

French Pair of Louis XVI Style Girandoles
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This dazzling pair of French girandoles or table chandeliers are in wonderful antique condition. Each fixture is centered with a gilt bronze Louis XVI style candelabra base with six ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Brass

Louis Seize Mantel Clock in a Giltwood Case, End of 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Louis Seize mantel clock or pendule, housed in a gold-patinated wooden case featuring intricate openwork rings and a round clock case. The design depicts a young undressed woman lean...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Brass

19th Century Dore Bronze Mounted Blue Opaline Cut Crystal Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This classic blue opaline cut crystal box catches the light in such a way as to make it seem as if it’s glowing from within. Note the lean cut and smooth edges of its crystal facets....
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain & Ormolu Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and large scale pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu candelabras. The richly decorated pair of seven arm candelabras are supported by f...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu candelabras. Each four arm candelabra is raised by a most elegant circular mottled base with a beautiful spiraled acan...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th C. Blue Opalescent Crystal Tulip Form Lustres W/ Gilt Decor
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style blue opalescent crystal tulip form lustre/girandole/candle sticks with hand-painted enamel designs and gilt decoration. Each ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Antique French Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Mantel Clock after Falconet
Located in London, GB
French sculptor Etienne-Maurice Falconet (1716-1791) is the inspiration for this beautiful, sumptuous mantel clock. His clock, crafted in the late 18th Century and now on display at the Louvre Museum, caused such a stir when it was exhibited over 100 years later, at the Great Exhibition in Paris in 1900 that one reviewer claimed that it "attracted so much admiration from the crowds gathered around that the pressure was sufficient at times to endanger its safety." As well as this famed 'Three Graces...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze

Louis XVI pendule by Molliens le Jeune a Paris
Located in HAARLEM, NL
Beautiful pendule made by: Louis-François-Amable Molliens who was a clockmaker whose workshop was recorded as being, successively, in the rue Saint-Honoré around 1800, then in the passage du Grand-Cerf between 1806 and 1815 (see Tardy, Dictionnaire des horlogers français, Paris, 1971, p. 469) This model is rare because of the strong facade and looking at the base you see detailed gilded relief...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble

French 19th Century Mantle Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French late 19th century gilded ormolu and champleve enamel mantel (fireplace) clock. Having urns and a cherub above the eight day clock that chimes...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Enamel, Ormolu

18th Century Louis XVI Cartel Clock By Le Nepveu
By Nicolas-Antoine Le Nepveu
Located in Amersham, GB
A rare 18th century ormolu cartel clock by Nicolas-Antoine Le Nepveu a Paris . This exceptional Cartel clock in a gilt bronze or Ormolu case still with its original mechanism. The 8 ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Enamel, Ormolu

Pair of 18th Century Italian Silver Neoclassical Vases, In the Louis XVI Style
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 18th Century Italian Silver Neoclassical Vases, In the Louis XVI Style Each vase Hallmarked A rare and exquisite pair of 18th-century Italian Silver Neoclassical Vases, mad...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Sterling Silver

19th Century French Antique Terra Cotta Cherub Figurine Statuette Objet d’Art
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This antique, elegant early 19th Century allegoric figure composition was hand crafted in terracotta clay and placed on an oval wooden base, in good condition. Two cherubs are drapin...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Clay, Terracotta, Wood

Grand Tour Bronze Cassolette Urn Vase after Claude Michel Clodion c. 1870
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GRAND TOUR "BACCHANALIA" BRONZE CASSOLETTE AFTER CLAUDE MICHEL CLODION Patinated and burnished bronze, polished brass, verde marble France, cast circa 1870 Item # 309SWK07P A very ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

19th Century Pair Louis XVI Style Brass Bouillotte Lamps
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Pair Louis XVI Style Brass Bouillotte Lamps. Gorgeous set, see photos.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Brass

Pair of White Porcelain and Bronze Candlesticks, From Late Louis XVI Period
Located in New York, NY
These exquisite candlesticks, originating from the late Louis XVI period, epitomize the refined and neoclassical design sensibilities of their time. Crafted from exquisite white porc...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Four Baccarat Crystal Vases, by H. Vian ; H.Dasson & Baccarat, France, C. 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
A very fine and rare set of four baluster-shaped covered vases made of faceted ovoid cut Baccarat crystal and adorned with a bronze mount of exceptional quality and kept with its ori...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair 18/19thc XL French Gilt Bronze Opposing Face Parrot Candelabra C. Cressent?
By Charles Cressent
Located in Opa Locka, FL
These are amazing and quite rare! Pair French Louis XVI style Antique Gilt Bronze Parrot Candelabra. Heavy and old. We know these are at least 19thc...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century Dore Bronze Mounted Cut Crystal Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This antique crystal box is a true gem. The cut crystal is mesmerizing, due to its hand-chiseled facets that catch the light reflecting it in a t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Bronze

19th Century Antique Dore Bronze Mounted Opaline Oval Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The creamy and smooth exterior of this 19th Century Opaline Box harmonizes beautifully with its streamlined Dore Bronze mount and clasp. All elements, including its oval shape, contr...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Fine Pair of French 18th Century Bronze and Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in Rome, IT
A fine pair of French 18th century bronze and gilt bronze candelabra, each in the form of putto figures holding aloft three scrolled candle-branches on a red marble and a square whit...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

18thc Pair Louis XVI Fire Gilt Bronze Candlesticks/ Candle Holders
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair c1790 French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Candle Holders/ Candlesticks. Highly detailed and quite stunning!
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble, Ormolu And Jeweled Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble, Ormolu and jeweled dial clock. The most elegant lyre shaped clock is raised on a stunning white Carrara marble base...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair 19thc French Grand Louis XVI Gilt/ Gold Spelter Cherub Candelabras
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 19thc Grand Louis XVI style Gilt Spelter Seraphim Cherub Candelabras. Very highly detailed and beautiful. These candelabras command presence as they are stunning and large.
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1880s Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Spelter

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sévres Porcelain And Ormolu Annular Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sévres porcelain and Ormolu annular clock. The clock is raised by a square Ormolu base with a Coeur de Rai border des...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Quality 19th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu & Porcelain Mantle Clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality 19th century French Louis XVI ormolu and porcelain mantel clock, the case cast as a seated farm boy with floral rimmed hat, holding a single rose, by a pair of Doves, rake, p...
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Early 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Three Piece Garniture Set, Signed Denière
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. three piece garniture set, signed Denière, Paris. The elegant set includes a pair of two arm candelabras raised on sq...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Leggio da Tavolo Italiano Tiglio Scolpito con Motivi Fogliati e Dorato Metà 1700
Located in Milan, IT
Dall'Italia Settentrionale un affascinante accessorio da scrivania, un Leggio da Tavolo Scolpito e Dorato della metà 1700 in legno di tiglio, appoggiato su quattro piedini torniti ch...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Giltwood

Pr 9thc French Louis XVI style 5 Light Bronze Lyre Back Candelabra / Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Maison Bagues style Bronze Lyre Back Cut Crystal Adorned Candelabra/ Candle Lamps/ Candel Holders/ Table Lamps. These are stunning and would look great on the mantle...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century, French Marble and Gilt Bronze Centerpiece
Located in IT
19th Century, French Marble and Gilt Bronze Centerpiece This particular centerpiece was made, in white marble and finely chiseled gilded bronze, in France between the end of the eigh...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze And Marble Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming and true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze and Vert Patricia marble statues of cherubs. Each statue is raised by a circular base with a mottl...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble And Ormolu Three Piece Garniture Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and extremely decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert de Patricia marble and Ormolu three piece garniture set. The pair of outer vases are raised by a mottled...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

French, Louis XVI Style Enamel Clock Set, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French Louis XVI style Champleve enamel clock set. The clock having a classical scene of a cherub handing flowers to ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Enamel, Ormolu

Louis Xvi decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI decorative objects 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 decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with bronze, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Oggetti D'Arte, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Alexandre Vossion, and Baccarat. 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $289 and tops out at $9,217 while the average work can sell for $1,658.

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