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.
Antique French Porcelain & Gilt Bronze Serves Style Scenic Vase Table Lamp
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique French Porcelain & Gilt Bronze Serves Style Scenic Vase Table Lamp Additional information: Materials: bronze, porcelain Color: bronze Styled After: Manufacture de Sevre...
Bronze
21st-Century, Hand-carved Crystal and Bronze Table Lamp in Style Luigi XVI
Located in Calenzano, FI
Table lamp in hand-cut clear crystal and bronze in patinated gold. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of this tabl...
Crystal, Bronze
21st-Century, Green celadon Porcelain and Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Calenzano, FI
Table lamp in crakle celadon green porcelain and bronze in patinated gold. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of ...
Porcelain
Unusual Carved Italian Giltwood Table Lamp by Randy Esada
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Unusual carved Italian giltwood table lamp by Randy Esada.
Giltwood
Fabrication Française, Louis XVI Style Spelter Cassolette Lamp, circa 1915
Located in Chatham, ON
Fabrication Française (Consortium of French Foundries - Active 1892-1915) - Antique Louis XVI style Cassolette lamp - medium size - verdigris finish - ...
Spelter
Elegant Gilt Bronze Table Lamp – Louis XVI Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Gilt Bronze Table Lamp – Louis XVI Style, Early 20th Century A stately gilt bronze table lamp inspired by the French master Claude Galle and the refined elegance of the Lo...
Bronze
Magnificent Table Lamp in bronze & porcelain. Louis XVI style early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Magnificent Table Lamp in bronze & porcelain. Louis XVI style from the early 20th Century. Elegantly decorated and with a sophisticated color on the china. Newly rewired electrici...
Bronze
Pair of Antique French Classical Urn Style Table Lamps with Cherubs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Antique French Classical Urn Style Table Lamps with Cherubs Country: France Materials: Painted Bronze, Carrara Marble Condition: Newly Rew...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Biscuit Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
An elegant and refined pair of French Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted biscuit porcelain lamps. This exquisite pair of French lamps is crafted in the Louis XVI style, showcasing the ha...
Ormolu
$2,520Sale Price|30% Off
Huge Carved Italian Paladin Giltwood Lamp by Randy Esada Designs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Huge carved Italian Paladin giltwood lamp by Randy Esada.
Giltwood
$356Sale Price|20% Off
French Louis XVI style 3-arm gilt silver metal living room lamp - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent Louis XVI style gilt silver metal lamp with three light arms decorated with a fluted shaft and pearl friezes. Large living room lamp with ...
Metal
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and fine quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamp. This wonderful table lamp is raised by a square stepped Ormolu base with a top mottled trim accented with r...
Ormolu
Set of 4 Bagues French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite set of four French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and rock crystal candelabras by Bagues. Each piece is structured with a central gilt bronze stem rising from a shaped base...
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Rare 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Copper and Bronze Lampe Bouillotte
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Called a "lampe bouillotte" in French, this late eighteenth century Louis XVI period lamp was originally used for the card game of the same name, la bouillotte, which became popular ...
Bronze, Copper
$2,600Sale Price / set|27% Off
Pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Celadon Enamel Vases as Lamps
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE (1/18) Pair of celadon crystalline enamel vases as lamps with 19th century French ormolu ribbon and banding. Bases and caps are brass the color of bronze. Shades are...
$7,200Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair! FREDERICK COOPER COLUMN MARBLE LAMPS French Louis XVI Style White Gold
Located in Peoria, AZ
EXQUISITE ! PAIR FREDERICK COOPER COLUMN MARBLE LAMPS LOUIS XVI STYLE (DIMENSIONS: APPROX. 31" x 16") Frederick Cooper lamps have been around for almost a century! A designer by trade he soon began producing some of the most elegant and tasteful lamps for interior decorators to use in their masterpiece interiors! Here, a magnificent pair of Louis XVI styled marble lamps...
Marble, Metal
Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
Vintage gilt bronze and tole 2-light bouillotte lamp. Round bronze base and oval gilt and painted tole adjustable shade with two arm candle lights and wreath finial.
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Tole Bouillotte by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This fine and elegant Louis XVI style gilt bronze and painted tole Bouillotte by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has got three lights. The Toleware conic shade is hand painted with enamel and features gold feather and vegetal decoration and can be customized according to the customer's taste. Moreover it can be adjusted at different heights with the palm-shaped screw. It has got a round base with edges decorated with high quality hand-chiseled details with vegetal motifs. Three arms with vegetal decorations start from the small stem...
Bronze, Tôle
Three-light Louis XVI-style Bouillotte Lamp
Located in BARSAC, FR
Louis XVI-style bouillotte lamp in very finely chased gilded bronze, with a burgundy lacquered metal shade adorned with a gilded frieze. 3 lights, opaline fake candles. High-qualit...
Bronze
$10,500 / set
Large Pair of French Brass & Crystal Girandole Lamps
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A massive pair of French 19th century brass and crystal girandoles also known as table chandeliers, now electrified as lamps. This fine pair of glittering light fixtures have brass s...
Crystal, Brass
Louis XVI Style Brass Bouillotte Lamp With Adjustable Tole Shade
Located in Norwood, NJ
An elegant Louis XVI–style bouillotte table lamp in polished brass, featuring a classic three-light configuration with gracefully curved arms and simulated candle sleeves. The design...
Brass
French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze, Marble and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze, Marble and Ormolu screen lamp. This wonderful adjustable lamp is raised by four toupie shaped feet sup...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Wonderful Pair French Large Louis XVI Dore Bronze Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of French large Louis XVI style bronze three candelabra arm bouillotte table lamp with adjustable black metal tole shades and openwork basket form bases. They are co...
Metal, Bronze
$28,400Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair 19th Century French Baccarat White Opaline Crystal Vases Mounted as Lamps
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous and Monumental Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Baccarat White Opaline Crystal Baluster Form Flower Decorated Vases Mounted as Lamps. Each of these crystal lamp...
Crystal
Pair of E. F. Caldwell & Co. Dore Bronze Mtd. Carved Rose Quartz & Enamel Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic pair of marked E. F. Caldwell and Co. Louis XVI style dore bronze mounted hand-carved rose quartz and enamel table lamps. Mounted on two dore bronze open work bases with ...
Bronze
Pair Of Antique French Victorian Marble And Gilt Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of antique French Victorian marble and gilt bronze table lamps, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century. The main body is crafted from variegated marble featuring a bl...
Marble, Bronze, Other
$2,388Sale Price|20% Off
19thc French Antique Dors Gilt Bronze Porceain Saxe Buillotte Table Lamp Meissen
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Antique Dore Gilt Bronze San Vincennes Meissen Porcelain Saxe Flowered Table Lamp. Original shade and very good condition.
Bronze
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Marble and Ormolu lamps
By Paul Sormani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert de Patricia Marble and Ormolu lamps, attributed to Paul Sormani. This stunning pair of brûle parfu...
Marble, Ormolu
Large & elegant Table Lamp in gilded bronze. Louis XVI style, early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Large & elegant Table Lamp in gilded bronze. Louis XVI style from the early 20th Century. Richly decorated with period design. The new lampshade in black lacquer with a gilded insid...
Bronze
Exquisite Pair of Antique French Crystal and Dore Bronze Mounted Urns/Lamps
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of very fine Antique French Louis XVI style hand diamond cut crystal and Dore bronze two handled covered urns/lamps. The campagna form dates back to the Greco Roman...
Crystal, Bronze
21st Century, Hand Carved pink crystal and silver Bronze Table lamp
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century hand carved pink crystal and silver bronze table lamp. This table lamp is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand-grounded glass. This lamp has got 6-flight. On reque...
Crystal, Bronze
$808Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair 19thc French Louis XVI Bronze/ Porcelain Flower Boudoir Accent/ Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Lovely Pair 19thc French Antique Table/ Accent / Boudoir Lamps. Featuring Porcelain flowers climbing on vines, heavy bronze based. Very high quality and more of a petite size.
Porcelain
21st Century, Hand Carved pink crystal and silver Bronze Table lamp
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century hand carved pink crystal and silver bronze table lamp. This table lamp is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand-grounded glass. This lamp has got 6-flight. On reque...
Crystal, Bronze
Pair Louis XVI Style French Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century Louis XVI style French porcelain and hand gilt gold decorated urn shape vase pair table lamp. Each lamp features on one side a painted pastoral scenes decorated de...
Gold, Brass
French Gilt-Bronze Neoclassical Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Pembroke, MA
Very nice quality, French, Louis XVI style gilt bronze Bouillotte lamp with green painted tole shade, (19th century). The lamp features nicely chiseled acanthus leaves, garlands, cen...
Ormolu, Bronze, Tôle
French Bouillotte Lamps Hand Painted Decoration Rewired
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Pair of French Bouillotte Lamps with Hand Painted Decoration, French, circa 1960s. The bases are a deep forest green color with hand painted cream and gold color decorations ...
Metal
21st-Century, Hand Carved Crystal and Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Calenzano, FI
2-lights table lamp in handcut clear crystal and golden bronze. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of this table l...
Crystal, Bronze
French Louis XVI Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine French Louis XVI style gilt bronze three light. Bouillotte lamp, with an adjustable tole, painted shade, three adjustable arms, fluted column, and a pierced basket base. Di...
Metal, Bronze
$16,800Sale Price|30% Off
Amazing Pair of French 19th Century Bronze and Gilt Bronze Candelabras
Located in Rome, IT
A fine pair of French 19th century bronze and gilt bronze candelabras, each with a dark bronze delicious dancing putto figures and parrots holding aloft three scrolled candle-branche...
Bronze
A fine pair of 19th century French alabaster and gilt bronze lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of 19th century French Louis XVI alabaster and gilt bronze lamps.
Alabaster, Bronze
Early 20th century Gilt Bronze & Patinated Metal Louis XVI Style Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite five-arm candelabra lamp, crafted in the early 20th century, embodies the opulent Louis XVI style. Adorned with lavish gilt bronze mounts, the lamp features floral and...
Metal, Bronze
1970s Brass and Painted Tole Bouillotte Table Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s Brass and Painted Tole Bouillotte Table Lamp 2 light candelabra candlestick lamp Shade is Tole painted with Red and Cream Stripes Adju...
Brass
Pair of French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Lamps with Snake Handles circa 1870
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A truly stunning pair of vasiform lamps in the Louis XVI taste, they feature solid bodies crafted of a brilliant exotic polished onyx both in the ovular upper body and the squared ba...
Onyx, Bronze
Monumental Single Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Seven-Light Candelabra
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Single Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Seven-Light Candelabra, Paris, Circa 1880 A large scale single Louis XVI style ormolu and patinated seven-light candelabra, ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$7,500 / set
Fine Pair Of Late Louis XVI Bouillotte Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Diameter of base 5.63. Red tole shades and each lamp retro-fitted with two lights. Three candle holders and pierced circular base with cast anthemion. Adjustable.
Ormolu, Tin
Wonderful French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Three-Arm Bouillotte Lamp Swan Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large French neoclassical Louis XVI gilt bronze bouillotte lamp with three acanthus leaf arms and fluted center shaft with applied swags and top offed with a swan head gr...
Tôle, Bronze
$2,950
18th Century French Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 18th-century French table lamp is a masterful example of Louis XVI-era craftsmanship, originally crafted as a candlestick and later converted into a lamp. Made from ha...
Giltwood
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Celadon Porcelain Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A high quality and extremely elegant true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and celadon porcelain lamps. Each pâte sur pâte lamp is raised by an exceptional ormolu bas...
Bronze
19th Century Small Pair of French Chiseled Gilded Bronze Candlesticks
Located in IT
19th century, small pair of French chiseled gilded bronze candlesticks The elegant and refined pair of bronze candlesticks finely chiselled and gilded was made in France circa mid...
Ormolu, Bronze
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XVI Style Figural Putti Ormolu & Bronze Tole Bouillotte Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Louis XVI Style Figural Putti Ormolu & Bronze Tole Bouillotte Lamp France, 19th century, electrified Circa 1925 This exquisite Louis XVI-style figural Bouillotte lamp from France, made in the 19th century and electrified circa 1925, is a fine representation of exceptional artistry and elegance. Standing 26.5 inches high to the top of the finial, this lamp features a finely cast patinated bronze figure of a seated putto, artfully depicted naked but draped, exuding a sense of classical refinement. The putto gracefully holds an ormolu leaf column, which supports the neoclassical tole shade, measuring 6 inches in height and 13.5 inches in diameter, beautifully adorned with gilt decorations. The shade is topped with a stylish ormolu pomegranate finial, adding a touch of sophistication. The lamp is mounted on a striking Carrera marble base, 7 inches wide by 6 inches deep, with ormolu accents that further enhance its opulent appeal. This lamp is not just a source of light but a decorative statement piece, ready to be placed and admired in any elegant setting. Its timeless design and fine craftsmanship make it a treasured addition to any collection of classic French decor...
Marble, Metal, Bronze
A fine pair of 19th c French Louis XVI Carrera marble and gilt bronze urn lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine pair of mid 19th century French Louis XVI Carrera marble and gilt bronze urn lamps. Rooster heads and gilt bronze swag details.
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Chinese Yellow Monochromatic Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Lamp, Attb. E. F. Caldwell
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Chinese Yellow Monochromatic Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Lamp, Attributed to E. F. Caldwell. Of baluster form, the porcelain has a gorgeous bright yellow monochromat...
Ormolu
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilded Bronze Bouillotte Lamps with Black Tôle Shades
Located in New York, NY
With three outward scrolling candlearms and fitted with two bulb sockets; adjustable upright with wreath finial and feather quill screw. Dimensions: Overall Height: 24 (not inclu...
Bronze
Pair of 6 Candle Electrified Gilded Bronze Putti Candelabra
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a fine quality pair of Louis XVI style candelabra in gilded bronze. They are quite heavy for their size. Its a true pair with opposing Putti in a contrasting dark finish. We...
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Silver Plated Bronze Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XVI Style silver plated bronze bouillotte lamp. This stunning antique French Louis XVI style silver plated bronze bouillotte lamp or desk lamp with adjustable tole shade...
Bronze, Tôle
Pr. 19th C Ormolu/Giltwood Mtd. Chinese Green Jade Plaques as Lamps, Ed. Farmer
Located in New York, NY
An incredible and rare pair of 19th century ormolu and giltwood mounted Chinese green jade plaques mounted as lamps, attributed to to Edward Farmer. The mounts were produced in New Y...
Jade, Bronze
Pair Louis XVI Style French Porcelain / Dore Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Louis XVI style French porcelain and gilt gold dore decorative vase pair table lamp. Each lamp features on one side a painted pastoral promenade scenes signed by a famous artist in t...
Gold, Brass
Pair Louis XVI Style Sevres Porcelain / Dore Bronze Vase Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Louis XVI style French Sevres cobalt porcelain and dore bronze-mounted ormolu vases pair table lamp. One side is painted with pastoral love sce...
Gold, Bronze
Pair 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Eggshell Blue Glazed Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (late 19th century) French porcelain vases in the Louis XVI period style, with lovely Chinese egg shell blue glaze and finely cast neoclas...
Bronze
Vintage Gilt Brass and Patinated Metal Bouillotte Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional French Louis XVI style bouillotte table lamp, finely cast in brass and gilt, with dark green patinated metal shade, three electrified sockets and three candle holders. 1...
Metal, Brass