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Louis XVI Boxes

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
19th Century Dore Bronze Mounted Cut Crystal Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This antique crystal box is a true gem. The cut crystal is mesmerizing, due to its hand-chiseled facets that catch the light reflecting it in a t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass box. This most charming box is raised on four topie shaped feet below a wonderfully chased foliate and ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Ormolu

Vintage Limoges 22k Gold Trinket Piano Box Louis XVI Courtesan Scene
Located in BILBAO, ES
Elegant vintage Limoges 22-karat gold trinket piano box. French vintage Limoges porcelain in cobalt royal blue with fine gold decor. Marked on base as “L...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Enamel, Gold Leaf

19th Century Antique Dore Bronze Mounted Opaline Oval Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The creamy and smooth exterior of this 19th Century Opaline Box harmonizes beautifully with its streamlined Dore Bronze mount and clasp. All elements, including its oval shape, contr...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Bronze

18th-Century French Gold Etui
Located in New Orleans, LA
A marvelous objet d'art is this exquisite Louis XVI-era étui. Crafted entirely of green and yellow gold, this stunning octagonal vessel bears an exceptional, engraved Neoclassical de...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Gold

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu box. This beautiful Crystal square box showcases lattic...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Crystal, Ormolu

Early 18th Century Louis XVI Kingwood Small Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
A Louis XVI kingwood small chest with brass mounts. Opens to a metal lined interior and two velvet working lower drawers. Circa 1700, France.
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Early 1700s French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Metal, Brass

A Large 19th C French Ormolu Mounted Footed Prismatic Crystal Box, Domed top
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful and Quite Large 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Footed Crystal Box. The top crystal is domed and sits on a hinged ormolu mount with a seashell clasp. The crystal is ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Crystal, Ormolu

Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Pill Box with Buccioni Miniature, Louis XVI Style
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with a hand-painted miniature with fired enamel by the painter Romano Buccioni in Louis XVI style from the second half of ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Boxes

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Jewellery
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and sèvres style porcelain mounted jewellery box. Of rectangular for this charming jewellery box has a hinged lockable lid above silvered column...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Bronze

19th Century French Miniature Jewelry Chest of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This antique wood storage or jewelry box features three drawers with a flip up top with mirror. The box has has lots of character, charm and patina including the brass hardware.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Brass, Bronze

Imperial Manufacture Of Tula, Russia, End Of The 18th Century. Steel Sewing Box
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Imperial Manufacture Of Tula, Russia, End Of The 18th Century. Steel Sewing Box" Russian work from the imperial factory of Tula from the end of the 18th century. inlaid with copper ...
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Late 18th Century Russian Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Copper, Iron

An Unusual 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Orange/Red Crystal Box
Located in New York, NY
An Unusual 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Orange/Red crystal box. The box is composed of two sections of French orange/red crystal which are m...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze

Pill Box oval Silver Sterling Enameled and handcarved Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Domed oval pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè, top and bottom, with fine hand-engravings. Viennese Art Nouveau style second h...
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Early 2000s Italian Louis XVI Boxes

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze Jewellery Box
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very pretty oval-shaped jewellery box in gilt bronze, with an exquisite central miniature of a young man serenading two young ladies with a lute. This Louis XVI style box is stunni...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Bronze

Late 19th Century French Sevres Style Porcelain Casket
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very decorative late 19th century French Sevres style porcelain, hand painted casket. Having a Burgundy colour ground, with an inset pa...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Porcelain

21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Bronze Box
Located in Calenzano, FI
Clear crystal box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated gold finish. Each object is handcrafted and the care for ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

21st Century, Hand-Carved Amethyst Crystal and Bronze Box in Style of Luigi xvi
Located in Calenzano, FI
Amethyst crystal box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated gold finish. Each object is handcrafted and the care fo...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze

Vintage Limoges 22k Gold Trinket Jewelry Pieces Louis XVI Courtesan Scene
Located in BILBAO, ES
Elegant vintage Limoges 22-karat gold trinket jewelry decorative pieces. French vintage Limoges porcelain in cobalt royal blue with fine gold decor. Mark...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Enamel, Gold Leaf

21st Century, Hand-Carved Pink and Light Blue Crystal and Bronze Box
Located in Calenzano, FI
Pink and light blue crystal box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated silver finish. Each object is handcrafted an...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze

French Silver Plate Jewelry Vanity Pill Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small jewelry or vanity box as found in French market. This 19th Century pill box has a silver plated lid and features a ribbon band decoration. Wonderful patina and certainly will c...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Metal, Silver Plate

21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Bronze Box
Located in Calenzano, FI
Clear crystal box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated gold finish. Each object is handcrafted and the care for e...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze

21st Century, Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze Box
Located in Calenzano, FI
Hand carved clear crystal and patinated golden bronze clinex-holder. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of this Kl...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

21st Century, Animal Box Collection, Porcelain Box with Golden Bronze Penguin
Located in Calenzano, FI
Porcelain box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated golden finish. Each object is handcrafted and the care for eve...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Boîte XVIIIe siècle Arte Povera
Located in VILLENEUVE-LÈS-AVIGNON, FR
Boîte à décor de personnages dit "Arte Povera" (papier mâché) Origine Italie - Venise XVIIIe siècle
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Paper

Pill Box Silver Sterling Enameled Rectangular Louis XVI style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Silver is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24 carats. Pill Box Silver is Rectangular with translucent fired enamels on guilloché. Pill Box Silver has a hand-painted m...
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1970s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Boxes

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

21st Century, Animal Box Collection, Porcelain Box with Silver Bronze Fish
Located in Calenzano, FI
Porcelain box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with silver finish. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Boxes

Materials

Bronze

21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Bronze Box in Style of Luigi XVI
Located in Calenzano, FI
Clear crystal box with opaque cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated gold finish. Each object is handcrafted and the car...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

21st Century, Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze Box
Located in Calenzano, FI
Hand carved clear crystal and patinated golden bronze box. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of this box is a mo...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Gustavian Style Tissue Box Holder
Located in Sheffield, MA
Add a neoclassical country touch to your countertop or nightstand with a gold gilt edge grey painted galvanized tissue box cover. Add fashion and protection for your facial tissue. E...
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21st Century and Contemporary Louis XVI Boxes

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Tin

19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Guilloché Enamel Portrait Box
Located in Dublin, IE
A superbly crafted circular gilt bronze box of exceptional quality, featuring a rich turquoise-blue guilloché enamel top centered with an oval medallion bearing a finely hand-painted...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Enamel, Ormolu

21st Century, Hand-Carved Amber Crystal and Bronze Box in Style of Luigi XVI
Located in Calenzano, FI
Amber crystal box with opaque cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated gold finish. Each ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Bronze Dore Box
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19/20th century) bronze dore rectangular shaped jewel box with round plaque of lady and man.     
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Bronze

Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel hand-painted Louis XVI style miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted miniature fire enamelled in Louis XVI style, second half of the 19th century, and fine hand engravings. Siz...
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1980s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Boxes

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

21st Century, Animal Box Collection, Clear Crystal Box with Crocodrile
Located in Calenzano, FI
Handcarved clear crystal box with Crocodrile made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated gold finish. This box has got a oval shape. Each object is handcrafted and the ca...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Table Box Squared Green Enamel with oval miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on sunburst guillochè and Louis XVI French Empire style ornaments. External measurements cm. 12 x 12 x 2.5. Weight gr. 636- Fine oval miniature cm. 3.2 x 4.2 hand painted in tempera on a vegetable ivory plate by the painter Anna Maria Manfriani reproducing a portrait of a Flemish lady...
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1990s Italian Louis XVI Boxes

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Bronze Box in Style of Luigi XVI
Located in Calenzano, FI
Hand-carved clear crystal box with Panther made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated gold finish. This box has got a oval shape. Each object is handcrafted and the care...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze

Pill Box fired Enamel Miniature Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand painted miniature with fire enamelling in Louis XVI style, second half of the 19th century, and fine hand engravings...
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1970s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Vintage Limoges 22k Gold Trinket Ashtray Louis XVI Courtesan Scene
Located in BILBAO, ES
Elegant vintage Limoges 22-karat gold trinket ashtray French vintage Limoges porcelain in cobalt royal blue with fine gold decor. Marked on base as “Limog...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Gold Leaf

Vintage Limoges 22k Gold Trinket Jewelry Boxes Louis XVI Courtesan Scene
Located in BILBAO, ES
Elegant vintage Limoges 22-karat gold trinket jewelry boxes. French vintage Limoges porcelain in cobalt royal blue with fine gold decor. Marked on base as “Limoges France" Porcelain D' Art ”. Beautiful cobalt blue porcelain with 22-karat gold hand painted with with the classic courtesan scene of a man and woman in the Louis XVI period attire. Perfect gift for your special someone. One small box. 6 x6 cm / 2.32 x 2.32 inches One piano box...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Enamel, Gold Leaf

Salimbeni Pillbox Shaped with Hand-Painted Miniature in Louis XVI Style
Located in Firenze, FI
A captivating piece of Florentine craftsmanship, this shaped pillbox is crafted from gilded 925/1000 silver. It features a meticulously hand-painted miniature in the refined Louis XV...
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1970s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Boxes

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

French Louis XVI Bronze Dore Box
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze dore rectangular shaped box with onyx inset top.   
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Great Britain Silver 3 Pill Box "Victoria" 1838 - 1887
Located in BILBAO, ES
Vintage Great Britain Silver 3 Pill Box "Victoria" 1838 - 1887 Measures 5'5 x 3'5 x 2'5 cm / 2,16 x 1,37 x 0,98 inches Weight 48 gr Pradera is a second generation of a family ru...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Louis XVI Boxes

Materials

Silver

A French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Glass and Ormolu box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Glass and Ormolu box. This most elegant lidded box displays stunning diamond shaped cuts throughout the circular body. The cut Gla...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Ormolu

A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Glass and Ormolu box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Glass and Ormolu box. The stunning box displays lovely thick diamond shaped cuts throughout with a fine wrap around Ormolu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Ormolu

French Sevres Louis XVI Wood Mirror Vanity Box, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A French 19th century travelling classic case box for the personal items of the aristocracy ensuring that toiletries and other beauty essentials stay organized and secure. A stunning...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Metal, Brass, Bronze

Enamel Coffer with Mythological Scenes Signed Klein in Paris, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Small, rectangular, enamel coffer decorated with mythological scenes that are framed with spiraling lines of ormolu and attached with flowers at the corners. The Rape of Proserpina by the god Pluto adorns the lid. The front and back of the box are decorated with images of Diana being woken by her nymphs and the Rape of Europa. The sides have images of Mercury educating Cupid and a bath scene...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

Fantastic 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Black Crystal Hinged Box
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze Mounted Black Crystal Box. The box is composed of two sections of French black crystal wh...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze

French 19th Century 'Sevres' Porcelain Mounted Casket
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century gilded ormolu and Sevres style porcelain mounted casket, the hinged lid opening to a silk lined interior (needing repair) and raised on ormolu melon ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Porcelain, Walnut

True Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Terra Cotta Keepsake Boxes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and finely detailed true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Terra Cotta keepsake boxes. Each wonderful box is raised on a rectangular based with a rope designed edge ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Boxes

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Terracotta

Louis Xvi boxes for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with bronze, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original boxes, popular names associated with this style include Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, and Limoges. 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 boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $165 and tops out at $26,000 while the average work can sell for $2,880.

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