Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
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 Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Iron
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Zinc
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century English Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Zinc
1960s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Wood
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
1910s Slovak Vintage Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Brass
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Mahogany
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Marble
17th Century French Antique Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Softwood
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
2010s Spanish Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
2010s Spanish Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century English Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Carrara Marble
1930s English Vintage Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Bronze
1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Cement
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Iron, Wire
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Metal
1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Building and Garden Elements
Marble