Wonderful French Louis XVI Bronze Crystal Birdcage Quartz Figurine Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Louis XVI Style Bronze & Crystal Birdcage Form With A Central Rose Quartz Figurine Surrounded By Porcelain Flowers 4 Candelabra Light Chandelier
Crystal, Quartz, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Limoges Monvoisin Porcelain Figurines
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning pair of mid to late 19th century French Limoges Bisque porcelain figurines from circa 1870. One is of a lady in period dress/attire cradling a Dove. All hand-...
Porcelain, Paint
Unavailable
H 9.5 in W 5.75 in D 5.75 in
French Antique Saxe Porcelain Figurine Group of Four Children, 1800s
Located in Petaluma, CA
This beautiful antique French Saxe porcelain figurine includes a group of four adorable children in varying country poses. It has a variety of paint colors with a glossy finish and i...
Porcelain
Louis XVI Figurine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
French porcelain "Biscuit" Louis XVI - with a pale blue coat - Gold leaf border.
Porcelain
Pair of Lamps with Porcelain Figurines
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of lamps made of Porcelain biscuit in the style of an 18th century couple. Base is a lady for one lamp and a gentleman is the base of the other lamp. Delicately hand-painted ...
Porcelain
A Large Meissen Porcelain Devisenkinder Cupid Figurine "Marriage Contract"
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Rare Large Meissen Porcelain Devisenkinder Cupid figurine with superb quality painting and marking. The concept is taken from Otto van Veen’s Emblems of Love publis...
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Figurine Depicting Rape of Europa
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Our porcelain figurine from Meissen depicts Europa riding Jupiter, disquised as a bull, depicting the Rape of Europa from Ovid's Metamorphosis. It tells of the abduction of Europ...
Porcelain
Sold
H 10 in W 10 in D 5 in
Scheibe Alsbach Kister Porcelain Nude Putti Riding Thuringian Goat Figurine
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Additional information: Materials: Porcelain Color: Pink Brand: Dresden porcelain Period: Early 20th century Styles: Louis XVI Item type: Vintage, antique or pre-owned Dimensi...
Porcelain
Table Lamp with Porcelain Figurine in 18th Century Style
Located in Paris, FR
Astonishing small baldachin-shaped table lamp adorned with ormolu garlands, crystal slice-cut drops and lattice. It features a polychrome porcelain statuette of a young woman wearing...
Marble, Bronze
$1,920Sale Price / set|50% Off
Vintage Limoges Porcelain Dinnerware Set - 80 Pieces
By Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite vintage dinnerware set, likely crafted in fine Limoges porcelain, features delicate floral patterns and gold accents. Each piece is signed “France,” a hallmark of its ...
Porcelain
French Gilt Porcelain Pair Decorative Centerpiece Figures
Located in Tarry Town, NY
French pair of large and impressively decorated porcelain centerpiece figures. Each one is in great antique condition with appropriate wear consistent with age / use. Both Repaired o...
Porcelain, Paint
$975 / set
H 4.25 in Dm 10.5 in
Wonderful Floral Pattern Service 12 Dinner Porcelain Plates Aynsley Bavaria
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Floral Pattern Service 12 For Dinner Porcelain Plates By Aynsley Bavaria
Porcelain
$97,938
W 80.71 in L 124.02 in
Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...
Wool, Silk
$347,200
H 68 in W 55 in
A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in Queens, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV. A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day" A truly ...
Oil
Pair 19th Century Meissen Figural Porcelain Centerpiece Baskets
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (late 19th century) reticulated porcelain baskets supported by putti around a tree stump, and encrusted with raised flowers. Each 16 inches tall. Each with the Meiss...
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany. Six antique porcelain dinner plates. Ca 1800
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, Germany. A set of six antique porcelain dinner plates. Hand-painted with polychrome floral motifs. Dating: circa 1800. Marked with the Marcolini mark. First factory quality...
Porcelain
$2,142Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.36 in Dm 5.71 in
Alpinien Margaine Limoges Porcelain Figurine, 19th Century
By Alpinien Margaine, Pierre-Justin Gibus
Located in Lisbon, PT
A noble baroque style porcelain figurine lady designed by Alpinien Margaine (French, active after 1854) by the foundry Gibus et Cie (1853–1972) in Limoges, France in a baby blue moti...
Porcelain
$6,502 / set
H 27.96 in Dm 13 in
Pair of 19th Century Floral Rococo Style French Porcelain Vases by Jacob Petit
By Jacob Petit
Located in Madrid, ES
This pair of striking 19th century porcelain vases, though unmarked, were almost certainly produced by Jacob Petit (1797-1868), the French pottery manufacturer well-known for his idi...
Porcelain
$6,058 / set
H 0.79 in Dm 8.67 in
Set of Antique Coalport Porcelain Dinner Plates Depicting English Fish
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Set of antique coalport porcelain dinner plates depicting English fish. English, late 19th century Dimensions: Height 2cm, diameter 22cm This charming set of nine dinner plates ...
Porcelain
19th Century Germany Meissen Porcelain Grouping
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Germany Meissen porcelain grouping.
Porcelain
$11,030
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 15.75 in
18th Century Italian Capodimonte White Glazez Porcelain Figural Centerpiece
Located in Firenze, IT
This 18th century Italian Capodimonte white glazed porcelain centrepiece is an oustanding sculptural artwork expertly hand carved with finely detailed figurines, putto angels playing...
Porcelain
Antique German porcelain group of Venus with Cupid by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique German porcelain group of Venus with Cupid by Meissen German, c. 1750 Height 20.5cm, width 11cm, depth 12cm This charming Meissen porcelain figure depicts Venus and Cupid. T...
Porcelain
$2,206 / set
H 16.15 in W 11.82 in D 6.89 in
French Porcelain Vases Victorian Figural Vases Jean Gilles style a pair
By Porcelaine de Paris, Dresden Porcelain, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Jacob Petit, Jean Gille
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
French old Paris porcelain vases with bisuit porcelain figurines. The vases flaired to the top and stand on an oval base. The vases are made of glazed porcelain and handpainted with ...
Ceramic, Porcelain
$4,500 / set
H 15.5 in W 10 in D 7 in
Antique Meissen Porcelain Vases with Serpent Handles, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Hudson, NY
A large and decorative pair of Meissen porcelain vases, of ancient Roman krater form, with handles shaped as entwined serpents. Highly ornamental, these vases represent an interesti...
Gold Leaf
Large Meissen Porcelain Group of Gardeners, Late 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Taken from a model of 1772 by M.C. Avier and J.C. Schönheit, this charming porcelain group by the Meissen manufactory depicts a group of five figures around a central rock mound, inv...
Porcelain
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.
This golden material glamorized neoclassical furnishings and transformed upper-crust sitting rooms from France to Philadelphia in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
A field guide for anyone who wants to brush up on their knowledge of French antiques