Louis Xvi Style Baccarat Crystal
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Centerpieces
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Centerpieces
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Lanterns
Crystal
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Centerpieces
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Bowls
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Lanterns
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Centerpieces
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Centerpieces
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Centerpieces
Crystal, Bronze
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Bowls
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Crystal
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Decorative Bowls
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Centerpieces
Crystal, Ormolu
Vintage 1920s French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Crystal
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Centerpieces
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Crystal
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Centerpieces
Crystal, Enamel
Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Glass
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Vases
Crystal
Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Barware
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
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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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