Louis XVI Style French Gilded Fauteuil or Armchair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Louis XVI style French fauteuil, or arm chair, with solid carved and gilded beech wood frame
Vintage 1920s Louis XVI Armchairs
Beech, Fabric
Louis XVI Style French Gilded Fauteuil or Armchair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Louis XVI style French fauteuil, or arm chair, with solid carved and gilded beech wood frame
Beech, Fabric
Antique Italian Gilded Fauteuils, Louis XVI Style, Circa 1780
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 18th Century, antique pair of Italian gilded fauteuils with ornate armrests, the back rests
Wood
Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilded Armchairs ~ Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilded Armchairs ~ Fauteuils will add timeless classical
Fabric, Giltwood
Maitland Smith Louis XVI Style Carved Gilded Wood Fauteuil Armchair
By Georges Jacob, Maitland Smith
Located in Forney, TX
An extraordinary carved giltwood fauteuil armchair by fine quality luxury furniture designer
Leather, Giltwood
Antique French Louis XVI Carved Parcel Gilded Armchair Fauteuil
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique French Louis XVI carved parcel gilded armchair fauteuil. This lavish period French
Wood
Bright Gilded Gold Leaf Pair Louis XVI Aubusson Fauteuils
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Walnut
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H 36 in W 24 in D 24 in
Fine Pair Gilded French Louis XVI Aubusson Upholstered Fauteuils Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Walnut
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Painted and Parcel Gilded Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of French Louis XVI style painted and parcel gilded armchairs.
Set of four french gilded wood & nedllepoint Louis XVI Style Fauteuils
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Original French Pastoral scene Nedllpoint Fauteuil. Part of a Salon Set , including a Settee
Giltwood
Pair of French Gilded Carved Louis XVI Fauteuils Armchairs, circa 1870
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
These gorgeous chairs feature a genuine 24-karat gold leaf finish and beautiful time-worn rose colored pink silk damask. The frames show some wear and can be touched up, at the cost ...
Beech
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H 38.5 in W 26 in D 25 in
Fine Pair of Gilded Carved Tapestry French Louis XVI Fauteuil Open Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an amazing set of French chairs dating to the 1900s-1920s era. They are carved in a precise manner with a mandolin carved atop of the frames. The gilding is bright and genuin...
Beech
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H 36.75 in W 23.5 in D 22 in
Pair of French Louis XVI Gilded Caned Armchairs Armchairs Fauteuils, circa 1920s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Cane back. Gilded frame. Upholstered seats. Measures: 36 3/4" H x 23 1/2" W x 22" D, seat height 18
Cane, Beech
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H 36.25 in W 23 in D 21 in
Carved French Louis XVI Cane Back and Seat Gilded Walnut Fauteuil Armchair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fine 1870s era armchair that really is a statement piece, circa 1870. Fitted with a silk cushion with tassles, this could become your very favorite chair. The chair is in e...
Walnut
c.1850 French Louis XVI Painted and Gilded Fauteuil
Located in Highwood, IL
French Louis XVI style chair with original paint, traces of the original gilding and the original
c.1850 French Louis XVI Painted and Gilded Fauteuil
Located in Highwood, IL
Phenomenal antique French Louis XVI style armchair with original paint, traces of the original
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H 39 in W 27 in D 30 in
Pair of Gilded Carved Tobacco Brown Leather Tufted Fauteuil Armchairs circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
a beautiful tobacco brown and the frames are beautifully gilded in their original finish. The
Walnut
Luminous Gilded French Louis XVI Regal Looking Armchair Fauteuil
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous gilded French armchair that can easily add some sorely needed character to a
Walnut
Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilded Armchairs ~ Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th century French Louis XVI Gilded Armchairs ~ Fauteuils are a truly timeless representation
Silk, Giltwood
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilded Armchairs, Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 19th century French Louis XVI Gilded armchairs ~ fauteuils are a rare find because of their
Giltwood
Pair of Louis XVI 19th Century Gilded Fauteuils a la Reine
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exquisite pair of French 19th century armchairs made in the Louis XVI taste with intricate carved
Fabric, Wood
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H 40 in W 27 in D 26 in
Period 1780s French Louis XVI Gilded and Painted Dining Armchairs Fauteuil, Pair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a pair of very old, "of the period" antique Louis XVI armchairs. The chairs have beautiful
Beech
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H 44.25 in W 26.25 in D 29.25 in
Fantastic Pair of French Gilded Fauteuil à la Reine Leather Armchairs 1890s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional pair of French Fauteuil à la Reine armchairs from the late 19th century epitomizes
Leather, Walnut
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilded Fauteuils
Located in Pau, FR
Beautiful pair of French Louis XVI style gilded fauteuils with carved relief ornaments. Some loss
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Louis XVI Style Fauteuil
Located in Salisbury, GB
A 19th century gilded Louis XVI style fauteuil with green velvet upholstery. Collection of Lord
$24,000 / set
H 42 in W 33 in D 26 in
French Pair of Louis XVI Style Marquise Bergere Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French pair of Louis XVI style marquise bergère armchairs, gilt wood, 19th century. In the clean and classic Louis XVI style, the name Marquise is attributed due to their exceptiona...
Velvet, Wood
Highclere Castle Jewellery Box
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
Over the years, British design company Linley has developed expertise in creating scaled versions of famous architectural buildings including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the R...
Maple
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 16 in D 19 in
Pair 19th C French Louis V Style Bergere Lounge Chairs with Hand Carved Frames
Located in New York, NY
Voguish pair of French Beregeres, having hand carved wood frames, and upholstered seats and backs. The chairs are structurally sound and sturdy, the upholstery is as is, and will nee...
Upholstery, Wood
$4,200
H 36 in W 37 in D 21 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oversized Bergere Marquise Armchair
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century French Louis XVI style bergère marquise upholstered armchair in painted wood frame with neoclassical architecture embellished hand-carved foliates, rosettes and tapered ...
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Pair of French Bergere Armchairs
Located in Chireno, TX
Pair of French bergere armchairs circa 1895-1905. Upholstered in light neutral linen with feather and down cushions. Sold together priced $6,800 for the pair.
Linen, Upholstery, Wood, Down
$770Sale Price|30% Off
H 33 in W 24 in D 25 in
Hickory Chair Co. Louis XVI French Directoire Mahogany Green Fauteuil Armchair
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Hickory Chair Company Louis XVI French Directoire / Neoclassical style arm chair. Made of mahogany featuring fauteuil arms with corner rosettes and tapered fluted legs with ...
Fabric, Mahogany
Pair of Louis XVI Style Painted and Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Pair of Vintage Chairs from France, Original painted finish, in a creamy tone with gold gilt and pink velvet. 24" x 24" x 36"h Arm Height 24" / Seat height 18". / Seat depth 20" Th...
Velvet, Wood
$308,786 / set
H 75 in Dm 29 in
Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Louis XV style Ormolu and crystal girandoles Probably by Baccarat Constructed from finely cast and chased ormolu, the imposing floor candelabra—almost 2-me...
Crystal, Ormolu
Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque
Located in London, GB
The overhanging foliate cornice above a frieze with reliefs of female and male figures surmounted by ribbon ties and flanked by foliage and laurel leaves, above two pairs of glazed d...
Ormolu
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$46,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.25 in W 22.5 in D 27.25 in
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, Horloge à Poser, by Henri Picard and Fedinand Barbedienne - ‘F. Barbédienne & Cie. / A Paris’, after the model by É...
Bronze, Ormolu
$203,000Sale Price|30% Off
H 136 in Dm 108 in
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a...
Stone, Copper
$480,335
H 16.15 in W 28.35 in D 20.48 in
Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone Regency period ebonized wooden casket
Located in London, GB
Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone mounted ebonized wooden casket English, 19th Century Height 41cm, width 72cm, depth 52cm Exceptionally fine and richly adorned, this beau...
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Ormolu
Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey
By Garrard & Co. Ltd., Asprey International Limited
Located in London, GB
This exceptional, 18 carat gold Easter egg was crafted by the famous London-based royal jewellers, Asprey & Co. The piece was then retailed by Garrard & Co, who once worked i...
Gold
$3,984Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 35 in W 27.5 in D 23 in
Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Bergeres, Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI walnut Bergeres ~ armchairs is a remarkable combination of master furniture makers with exceedingly talented sculptors! Fashioned from sumptuous Fr...
Walnut
$395,318
H 64.97 in W 70.08 in D 18.51 in
19th Century Belgian Fireplace Mantel, Carved Bleu Granite & Marble
Located in Beervelde, BE
This fireplace surround has been built in Belgian Bleu granite with Rouge de Rochefort marble details. The caricatures are very unique with strong impressions. This is one of a kind ...
Stone
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.
Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between, and everyone has an antique or vintage armchair that they love.
Long before industrial mass production democratized seating, armchairs conveyed status and power.
In ancient Egypt, the commoners took stools, while in early Greece, ceremonial chairs of carved marble were designated for nobility. But the high-backed early thrones of yore, elevated and ornate, were merely grandiose iterations of today’s armchairs.
Modern-day armchairs, built with functionality and comfort in mind, are now central to tasks throughout your home. Formal dining armchairs support your guests at a table for a cheery feast, a good drafting chair with a deep seat is parked in front of an easel where you create art and, elsewhere, an ergonomic wonder of sorts positions you at the desk for your 9 to 5.
When placed under just the right lamp where you can lounge comfortably, both elbows resting on the padded supports on each side of you, an upholstered armchair — or a rattan armchair for your light-suffused sunroom — can be the sanctuary where you’ll read for hours.
If you’re in the mood for company, your velvet chesterfield armchair is a place to relax and be part of the conversation that swirls around you. Maybe the dialogue is about the beloved Papa Bear chair, a mid-century modern masterpiece from Danish carpenter and furniture maker Hans Wegner, and the wingback’s strong association with the concept of cozying up by the fireplace, which we can trace back to its origins in 1600s-era England, when the seat’s distinctive arm protrusions protected the sitter from the heat of the period’s large fireplaces.
If the fireside armchair chat involves spirited comparisons, your companions will likely probe the merits of antique and vintage armchairs such as Queen Anne armchairs, Victorian armchairs or even Louis XVI armchairs, as well as the pros and cons of restoration versus conservation.
Everyone seems to have a favorite armchair and most people will be all too willing to talk about their beloved design. Whether that’s the unique Favela chair by Brazilian sibling furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana, who repurposed everyday objects to provocative effect; or Marcel Breuer’s futuristic tubular metal Wassily lounge chair; the functionality-first LC series from Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret; or the Eames lounge chair of the mid-1950s created by Charles and Ray Eames, there is an iconic armchair for everyone and every purpose. Find yours on 1stDibs right now.