Louis XVI Side Chairs
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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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Leather, Beech
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Cotton, Linen, Wood, Hardwood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Cotton, Wood, Maple, Paint
20th Century Louis XVI Side Chairs
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Velvet, Wood, Paint
1980s American Vintage Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Gold Leaf
1990s American Louis XVI Side Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Cotton, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Cane, Hardwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Giltwood
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Side Chairs
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Cane, Mahogany
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Velvet, Maple, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Cane, Hardwood
1910s Vintage Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Birch
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Cotton, Hardwood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Gold Leaf
1780s French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Side Chairs
Oak
20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Side Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Early 1800s French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Paint
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Side Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Velvet, Maple
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Cotton, Paint, Wood
20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Paint, Maple, Cotton
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Gold Leaf
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fruitwood
19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
2010s North American Louis XVI Side Chairs
Beech
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Walnut, Velvet
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
2010s French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Beech, Leather, Upholstery
19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Rattan, Giltwood
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Side Chairs
Walnut
20th Century European Louis XVI Side Chairs
Mahogany
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Beech
20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
2010s French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Brass
2010s French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Brass
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Side Chairs
Leather, Walnut
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Side Chairs
Gold Leaf
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Side Chairs
Mohair, Walnut
1790s French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Beech, Cane, Leather
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Giltwood, Upholstery
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Wood