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Louis XVI Urns

LOUIS XVI STYLE

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.

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Style: Louis XVI
Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Chinese Porcelain Sage Green Urns or Vases - A Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental pair of vintage Chinoiserie urns decorated with ornate brass ormolu style handles, bases and rims, circa 1970s. The body of the large urns are heavy porcelain with intric...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Louis XVI Urns

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Brass, Ormolu

Pot Pourri - Gilded Bronze - F. Barbedienne - France - 19th Century
Located in CANNES, FR
Pot pourri in gilded bronze and richly chiseled. This Louis XVI style cut consists of a circular base with a frown and godron pedestal. The belly is openwork and decorated with gar...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Bronze Ormolu / Porcelain Pair Urns / Side Handled
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse your space in opulence with this captivating pair of Louis XVI style bronze-mounted porcelain urns. Each urn is a masterpiece, adorned with a meticulously crafted bronze-moun...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Marble and Bronze Cassolettes
Located in Brussels , BE
Perfect decoration for a beautiful fireplace
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Bronze

Sèvres Porcelain Vase from the 'Camaïeu Carmin' Service of Fontainebleau
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This small but elegant Sèvres porcelain vase boasts an impressive provenance, being part of the 'Camaïeu Carmin' service originally made in 1757 for Louis XV for his Château de Fonta...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Porcelain

Pair of C. 1880 French Louis XVI Style Carved Marble and Gilt Bronze Cassolettes
Located in Dallas, TX
Although the origin of cassolettes can be traced back to ancient Europe and Asia, it was not until the late 18th century that cassolettes began to develop the urn-like form seen on t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze

19th Century Napoleon III Zinc Louis XVI Style Urns. Beautiful Patina.
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Napoleon III Zinc Louis XVI Style Urns. Beautiful Patina.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Zinc

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Vert De Patricia Marble And Ormolu Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert de Patricia marble and Ormolu lidded urn. The urn is raised by a square Vert de Patricia marble base with and Ormolu trim. The socle...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th c. Louis XVI St. Sarreguemines Cobalt Blue Porcelain & Ormolu Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sarreguemines cobalt blue porcelain and Ormolu centerpiece urn. The centerpiece is raised by a richly chased circular Ormolu base with fo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Ormolu

A Grand French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Urn, Circa 1860
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful Louis XVI-style urn from France, circa 1860, this grand gilt bronze decorative accessory has been mounted on a square white marble with light cream accents. The main body...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Metal, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI style Gilt Bronze & Rouge Griotte Marble Urns
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of French Gilt Bronze mounted Rouge Griotte Marble Urns in the Louis XVI taste, late 19th Century, have female masks and draped swages, rising on a socle plinth base. Dimension...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Griotte Marble, Bronze

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Verde Indio Marble Ewers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Verde Indio marble ewers. Each small scale ewer is raised by a square Verde Indio marble base below a central c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair 19th Century Classical marble and ormolu urns.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Pair of Classical 19th Century French Louis XVI style marble and gilded ormolu lidded urns. Each with swan head handles and floral swag decoration, raised on plinth bases. Batch 75 ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

Fine Large Early 20th C Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Malachite Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine large early 20th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted malachite urn.    
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Urns

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Malachite

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain & Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu lidded urns. The pair of urns are raised on square Ormolu bases supported by topie shaped feet. The e...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Ormolu

Pair Of French Turn Of The Century Louis XVI St. Crystal Centerpiece Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality pair of French turn of the century Louis XVI st. Crystal centerpiece urns. The pair of oval urns are raised on octagon shaped bases with crisp square cuts on the under...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Urns

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Crystal

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble And Ormolu Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and uniquely shaped French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu lidded urn. The oblong urn is raised on an oval mottled pedestal base with an Ormo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Cassolettes Louis XVI Style
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
A superb pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Bréche Verte marble and ormolu urns. Each is raised on a square marble base with ormolu trim and ormolu laurel wreath above. The bo...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of marble urns decorated with putti, Napoleon III period, 19th century
Located in NICE, FR
A splendid pair of large Louis XVI style cassolettes in light brown marble with white veining from the Napoleon III period. Rare for their size (56 cm high), they are also well-balan...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Bronze

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Pink Granite And Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and extremely decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. pink Granite and ormolu lidded urns. The pair are raised on circular ormolu bases below the mottled G...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair 19th Century Sevres Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Urns in Louis XVI Style
Located in New York, NY
Pair 19th Century Sevres Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Urns in Louis XVI Style, cartouches signed Marchand with spurious Sevres marks on underside.
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Porcelain

Pair of Cassolettes
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Cassolettes from the 19th century. Marble and gilded bronze, in the style of Louis XVI
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze and Marble Urns Signed Clodion
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and black Belgian marble urns signed Clodion and attributed to Barbedienne. Each urn is ra...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Porcelain and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. porcelain and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square ormolu base with elegant Greek key designs at ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Ormolu

Pair of 19th C. French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Vases with Foo Lion Handles
Located in New York, NY
A fine and Large Pair of 19th century Orientalist Motif French Ormolu and Champlevé Enamel Vases with Foo Lion Handles of Magnificent quality and condition, Attributed to F. Barbedie...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Ormolu, Enamel

Pr Louis XVI French Dore Bronze Mounted Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Potpourri
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze Mounted Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Potpourris. Each dark blue ground porcelain body is beautifully hand-enamel...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th century French marble and gilded ormolu urns, each with classical Rans head mounts, supported by three out-swept supports, terminating in hoof feet a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

French Ormolu Bronze Urns by Maxime Secrétant
Located in New York, NY
Our pair of exceptional ormolu bronze urns are attributed to French designer, Maxime Secretant, circa 1890s. They feature spiral-gadrooned necks fl...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Bronze

Pair of 19th C. Bohemian Crystal Hand-Engraved and Acid Washed Covered Pokals
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19th century Bohemian crystal hand-engraved and acid washed covered pokals, with hunting scenes. Each crystal pokal is blown, handcut, hand-engraved, and acid washed to cre...
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1860s Czech Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Crystal

19th Century French Pair Gilt Bronze / Rouge Marble Garnitures / Urns
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Large pair of baluster form gilt bronze-mounted marble decorative garnitures / urns, in the manner of Pierre Gouthiere (French, 1732-1813). Each footed urn / garniture features a fruiting finials above verde antico marble caps...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI St. white Carrara marble and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square base with a fine bottom ormolu fille...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Vert Campan Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and large scale pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert Campan marble and ormolu urns. Each impressive urn is raised by a square base with a mottled socle shaped pe...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Brass Pedestal Urn with Lion Mask Handles
Located in San Francisco, CA
Of large scale and solid construction, the footed urn flanked by lion head handles and cast with guilloche and egg-and-dart bands.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Brass

Pair of Louis XVI Style Verde Antico Marble & Gilt Bronze Urns 19th/20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Fine pair of Louis XVI style Verde Antico Marble and gilt bronze urns - featuring fine chasing and casting to the bronze elements - lids not removable - shallow enough in depth to fi...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Style Marble Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of circa 1900 French Louis XVI style marble vases with finely worked gilt bronze mounts. Gilt bronze swags terminate in handles anchored by satyr masks. Removable gilt bronze lids.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and most impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sarrancolin marble and ormolu lidded urns. Each large scale urn is raised ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu, Silvered Bronze & Marble Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, silvered bronze and Rouge Griotte marble lidded urns. Each urn is raised by an elegant square Rouge Griotte marble...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Portoro Marble Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most elegant pair of French 19th Louis XVI st. ormolu and Portoro marble lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square Portoro marble base with concave corners...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Ormolu And Marble Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu and Sarrancolin marble lidded urns. Each urn is raised by an elegant circular ormolu base with block feet adorned with striking rosettes below a wrap around tied fluted band. The elegantly shaped marble body...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Brèche Violette Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Brèche Violette marble and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by fine circular fluted mottled ormolu feet below a rectangular Brèch...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and ormolu lidded urns signed, Fumiere et Cie. Each urn is raised by a circular ormolu base with a fine mott...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th C. Sevres Porcelain Urns with Cobalt Blue Background
Located in Hixson, TN
19th C. Sevres porcelain urns with cobalt blue background, heavy gilt decorations, gilt bronze pineapple finials on the lids, double handles, and ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Porcelain

Pair of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Napoleon III period ormolu lidded urns, attributed to Paul Sormani. Each impressive and large scale ur...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Ormolu

Bronze Vase with Harvesting Putti in the Gout of Clodion, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Covered pot in patinated bronze in the Louis XVI style, in the taste of Clodion. The main body is covered with a mythological decoration of putti connected to each other by branches of vine and bunches coming out of several horns of plenty, themselves held by a central putto enthroned on top of the lid. The latter, the only one wearing wings, has a serious and concentrated attitude. He stands on top of the triton shell...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Bronze

French, 19th Century, Belle Époque Period Bronze and Ormolu Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning large scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze, silvered bronze and ormolu urn. The urn is raised by a square base below a fine circula...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres porcelain urns. Each campagna shaped vase is raised by a circular base with a lovely gilt accent bubble like design below...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Porcelain

Large Pair of 19 C. French Ormolu Mounted Carved Agate Vases, Att. to E. Lievre
Located in New York, NY
A very large pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Carved Agate Vases, Attributed to Édouard Lièvre. Each vase is massive with a...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Agate, Bronze

Pair Of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Marble And Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period white Carrara marble and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square base wi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

Set of Louis XVI Urns in the Sevres Style
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish set of two porcelain vases are in the Louis XVI style of the late 18th century, and are very much in the manner of pieces created by Sevres. Note: The two pieces vary ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Porcelain

Pair Of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Centerpiece Tazzas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period onyx and cloisonné centerpiece tazzas. Each tazza is raised by an elegant square onyx base with fine concave...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Onyx, Metal, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Alabaster and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Alabaster and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by a beautiful fluted Alabaster b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain & Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres porcelain and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square ormolu base with concave corners, decorated with fitted decorative interlocking designs and a fine wrap around beaded band. The beautifully shaped vase displays a lovely lightly curved design decorated with exceptional wonderfully executed hand painted floral designs and striking gold tooled patterns. At the center is a circular reserve with a charming finely detailed cherub holding flowers amidst a ribbon flanked by beautiful cornucopias and lovely foliate designs set on a striking gold tooled background. Impressive scrolled acanthus leaf ormolu handles lead up each side with unique berries and lovely beaded trim centering the elegantly curved neck with a most decorative mottled and beaded wrap around band at the rim. Above is the stunning crown shaped removable lid with additional lovely gold tooled foliate designs and a majestic floral finial above. Also finished inside and all original gilt throughout. André Rivaud...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Ormolu

19th Century French Neoclassical Louis XVI Style Porcelain Urns, a Pair
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptional matching pair of exhibition quality bisque porcelain urns / vases, very fine French work, elegant Louis XVI style, finished with luxurious Neoclassical taste, the magn...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Pair of French "Sevres" Bleu Celeste and Gilt Bronze Covered Urns
Located in Montreal, QC
These are large, French and of excellent quality. From acorn finials to square stepped bases, this pair exude quality unmistakably. They have the de luxe look of items from the Belle...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu, Bronze and Granite Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, patinated bronze and granite urns. Each urn is raised by a square granite base with a foliate wrap around patinated bronz...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pr. French 19th C. Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze Enamel & Marble Mtd. Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style Dore bronze, Champlevé Enamel, and rouge marble mounted 'Day and Night' Vases. Each vase is beautifully cast, hand-chased, and hand-chiseled with meticulous detail. On each of the vases are relief images of arabesque woman each representing night and day in draped clothing...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Enamel, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Jaspé de Cazerdane marble and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by an elegant square base with concave corners and ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

Crystal Vase in the Style of Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic Louis XVI style crystal vase dates to the 1930s-1940s and is very much in the form of a vase created by Baccarat Note: Signed on the verso (see image #9).
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Urns

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Crystal

Louis Xvi urns for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI urns for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage urns created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI urns made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original urns, popular names associated with this style include Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Ferdinand Barbedienne, Baccarat, and Capodimonte. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for urns differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $750 and tops out at $188,000 while the average work can sell for $14,150.

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