Louis Xvi Style Marble Mantle
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique 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
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Alabaster, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique 1860s French Mantel Clocks
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Antique 1860s 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
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Other Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 1880s French Belle Époque Mantel Clocks
Marble, Metal
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Carrara Marble
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Stone, Marble
Antique 19th Century French Other Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Other Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Antique 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
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Breccia Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Other Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique 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
Marble
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Busts
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Buffets
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Architectural Elements
Carrara Marble
Antique Late 18th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
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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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