Carved French Louis Xvi Style Fireplace
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace...
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique Late 18th Century Louis XVI Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century European Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
20th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Antique Early 1900s Louis XVI Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Wood
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Oak
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
20th Century European Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone, Soapstone
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble, Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace M...
Gold
Antique 19th Century French Other Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Giltwood
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
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A Close Look at louis-xvi Furniture
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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