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.
French Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Girandoles
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This dazzling pair of French girandoles are in wonderful antique condition. While technically they are candelabra for wax taper candles, the abundance of crystals draped and suspende...
Crystal, Brass
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Period Bronze Ormolu Mantel Clock with Candelabras
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A finely bronze fire-gilded ormolu mantel clock set with matching candelabras. Rich ornate with typical Louis XVI mounts, floral garlands, scr...
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu, Enamel
Fine Pair of Henry Dasson Four-Light Candelabra after Clodion circa 1895
By Henry Dasson
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VERY FINE PAIR OF CANDELABRA WITH SATYR PUTTO EACH RAISING FOUR-LIGHTS Cast by Henry Dasson after the original models by Claude Michel known as Clodion gilt and patinated bronze ove...
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Style, Candelabras, Gilt Bronze, Crystal, France, 1930s
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI Style, Candelabras, Gilt Bronze, Crystal, France, 1960s Each having four lights one wired and one not wired. The base strong and sturdy with hanging crystals. The pair in ...
Crystal, Brass
Magnificent Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Pink Chinese Porcelain Three-Light Cadelabras
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Magnificent Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Pink Chinese Porcelain Three-Light Candelabras – A Masterpiece of East and West This fabulous and large pair of 19th-century Louis XVI style orm...
Bronze, Ormolu
$62,580 / set
Pair of Large Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra
Located in London, GB
These exceptional, large pair of red marble and gilt bronze candelabra is opulently decorated finely-cast neoclassical style decorations. Each candelabrum is formed as a red marble vase...
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of French 19th c. Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., France, a pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze candelabra. The upwardly tapering and chiseled column support rises from ...
Metal
$10,430 / set
Pair of French gilt bronze table candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of French gilt bronze table candelabra French, 19th Century Height 75cm, diameter 35cm The fine gilt bronze candelabra in this pair are crafted ...
Ormolu
Set of Four Louis XVI Style Silver Candelabra by André Aucoc
By A. Aucoc
Located in London, GB
This beautiful set of four candelabra (or candlesticks) was made around 1900 by André Aucoc, a leading French silversmith of the time. Aucoc inherited the ...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Double Branched Silver Candlestick
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Double branched silver candlestick Dimensions: 15.5” H x 10.5” W x 5.5” D Base diameter 5.5”.
Silver
Rare Pair of French Ormolu "Animal" Candelabra, By Thomier A Paris
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible Pair of French Ormolu “Animal” Candelabra, Signed Thomire A Paris. This monumental pair of six-light candelabra is signed Thomire & Cie à Paris on the gilt bronze bas...
Marble, Bronze
Exceptional Pair Of French Ormolu & Marble Candelabras Circa 1890
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of late 19th-century French candelabras featuring fluted and tapering off white marble and gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts, designed in the Louis XVI or Neoclassical style. Crafted ...
Marble, Bronze
21st Century, Hand Carved Clear crystal and Silver Bronze Candelabra
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century hand carved clear crystal and silver bronze candelabra. This candelabra is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand-grounded glass. This Candelabra has got 6-flames. O...
Crystal, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI White Marble & Gold Bronze 3 Piece Garniture Clock Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI white marble & gold bronze 3 piece Garniture clock set. Clock: 14" High x 10" Wide x 4-1/2" Deep Candelabra: 12" High x 6" Diameter at Top and 5" Diameter ...
Marble, Bronze
$1,920Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Parcel-Gilt Bronze & Marble Putti Candelarbra 1870
Located in Portland, OR
A very good pair of antique French Louis XVI bronze, parcel-gilt and marble putti candelabra, circa 1870. Each candelabra having twin candle holders and each bobeche in gilt bronze with fruiting swags...
Marble, Bronze
$1,976Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair 19thc French Grand Louis XVI Gilt/ Gold Spelter Cherub Candelabras
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 19thc Grand Louis XVI style Gilt Spelter Seraphim Cherub Candelabras. Very highly detailed and beautiful. These candelabras command presence as they are stunning and large.
Spelter
Pair of 19th Century Green Marble Vase Candelabra with Bronze Doré Mounts
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A lovely pair of French Louis XVI style candelabra with turned light-green-marble vase resting on tripod marble base with bro...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Pair of Gilt Bronze Cherubs Candelabra on White Marble Stands
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fabulous pair of complementary 19th century gilt bronze and white marble two-branch candelabra, crafted in the Louis XVI style. Each of these ornate candle holders takes the form o...
Marble, Bronze
A Magnificent Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Candelabra on Porphyry Bases
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Magnificent and Large Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Two-Light Candelabra after Clodion, on Swedish Neoclassical Blyberg Porphyry Bases, circa 1860. An e...
Porphyry, Bronze, Ormolu
21st Century, Hand Carved Clear crystal and Golden Bronze Candelabra
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century hand carved clear crystal and golden bronze candelabra. This candelabra is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand-grounded glass. This Candelabra has got 6-flames. O...
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Rock Crystal Six Arm Candelabras
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite pair of late 19th-century Louis XVI-style six-arm candelabras is crafted from bronze and adorned with stunning rock crystal. Each candelabra features six gracefully cu...
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Louis Seize Candelabra, attr. to François Rémond, France c. 1785
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of candelabra made of fire-gilt and burnished bronze. The female figures are depicted in ancient dress and carry cornucopias that develop into projecting candelabra and end in a...
Granite, Bronze
$9,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair 18/19thc XL French Gilt Bronze Opposing Face Parrot Candelabra C. Cressent?
By Charles Cressent
Located in Opa Locka, FL
These are amazing and quite rare! Pair French Louis XVI style Antique Gilt Bronze Parrot Candelabra. Heavy and old. We know these are at least 19thc...
Bronze
Important Pair Rock Crystal and Ormolu Girandoles by Maison Bagues
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This fabulous and impressive pair of gilt bronze girandoles or candelabra are by the renowned French firm of Maison Bagues. They are of grand proportions, and feature hand carved qu...
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Monumental Palace Size Osler Four Light Crystal Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century Monumental Palace Size Osler Four Light Crystal Torchères/Candelabras. Each section is super finely hand-carved and hand-cut f...
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Period Gilt-Bronze and Marble Figural Candelabra, France 1780
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Louis XVI Period Gilt-Bronze and Marble Three-Light Figural Candelabra. Modelled as partially robed classical maidens. One with a floral posy at her feet, representing Spi...
Marble, Ormolu
$5,040Sale Price|20% Off
French 1890s Baccarat Gilt Bronze Cut Crystal Glass Candelabra Centerpiece
Located in Germantown, MD
Amazing French 19th century Baccarat gilt bronze and cut crystal glass centerpiece candelabra Very good antique condition Measures 15"W x 15"...
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of French Antique Louis XVI Style Crystal Candelabras Baccarat Attributed
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular and large pair of French antique Louis XVI-style crystal candelabras, attributed to Baccarat. The pair is crafted from cut and engraved crystal, designed in the Louis X...
Crystal, Bronze
Two Pairs of Crystal Girandoles on Pedestals Atb. to Maison Jansen Paris
Located in New York, NY
Four Monumental 20th Century Mid-Century French Baccarat Crystal Multi-Arm Girandoles on Faux Marble Hand-Painted Pedestals, attributed to Maison Jansen. Each girandole consists of ...
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style Candelabra, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Louis XVI style candelabra, 19th century. A pair of gilt bronze and marble candlesticks in the Louis XVI style, Napoleon III period, 19th century. Dimensions : H: 44cm, D: ...
Marble, Bronze
Pair Early 19th Century Ormolu and Patinated Bronze and Marble Candelabra Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of finest quality and large antique (early 19th century) French Louis XVI style ormolu and patinated marble and bronze candelabra, wi...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Candelabra by Susse Frères
By Susse Freres
Located in London, GB
Pair of neoclassical style gilt bronze candelabra by Susse Frères French, circa 1900 Measures: Height 62cm, width 24cm, depth 24cm Each candelabrum i...
Ormolu, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Candelabra by Beurdeley, Circa 1880
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley (French, 1847-1919) A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted and white marble three-light candelabra (now electrified), ...
Marble, Ormolu
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
18thc French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Musical Cherub Baby Candelabrum
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Quite Impressive 18thc French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Musical Cherub Baby Candelabra. Rare piece! and a lovely candelabrum.
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Bronze and White Marble Candelabras
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a touch of opulence to your interior with this exquisite pair of antique Louis XVI style candelabras. Crafted in France circa 1870, each tall candelabra features a finely fluted...
Marble, Bronze
Pair 19th Century French Sevres Style Candelabra
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Pair late 19th century French sevres style porcelain and gilded ormolu five brach candelabra, with scrolling foliate decoration, turquoise g...
Ormolu
Pair of French Antique Four-Light "Satyr & Bacchante" Candelabra after Clodion
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE FOUR-LIGHT GILT AND PATINATED CANDELABRA OF YOUNG BACCHANTESSE & SATYR After the models by Claude Michel, known as Clodion France, circa 1870 Item # 403SAY11...
Bronze
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
$891Sale Price|20% Off
Pair of Gilt-Metal Marble Candelabra, Louis XVI 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Candle
Located in Wembley, GB
A Pair of Louis XVI 19th Century Gilt-Bronze and Gilt-Metal and Marble Candelabra Art Deco-style candlesticks and candelabra pressed cast ...
Gold, Gold Leaf, Sterling Silver, Silver, Gold Plate
Pair of French Louis XVI Bronze Dore Column Candelabras
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Charles X (1st quarter 19th Cent) bronze dore 7 arm column candelabra (signed: Thomière à Paris) (PRICED AS Pair)
Bronze
$9,850Sale Price / set|46% Off
19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Figural Candelabra, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style patinated and gilt bronze figural two-light candelabra after a model by Claude-Michel Clodion (French, 1738-1814), one modeled...
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Style, Dore Bronze, Marble, Candelabras, France, 19th c.
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI Style, Dore Bronze, Marble, Candelabras, France, 19th c. Elegant 19th to early 20th century doré bronze and marble candelabra converted to table lamps. Featuring finely ca...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Marble and Bronze Candelabras
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) white marble and bronze 2 arm candelabras (PRICED AS PAIR).
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Napoleon III French Gilt Bronze 7-Light Louis XVI Style Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century French gilt bronze 7-Light Louis XVI candelabra in the manner of Jean-Charles Delafosse (1734-1789) The tapering stem standing on a circular base cast with foliage an...
Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style Electrified Candelabra Bronze and Cristal Girandoles
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Pair of Louis XVI style electrified candelabra bronze and cristal girandoles Dimensions: 33.5” H x 12” W x 12” D Base: 5.75” diameter.
Crystal, Bronze
$4,875Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra with Putti Holding Floral Bouquets
Located in Pembroke, MA
Pair of candelabra with winged putti, each supporting a floral bouquet, on top of marble base. Each putti is patinated bronze and the bouquets are gilt bronze. The floral bouquet has...
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and marble candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and white Carrara marble candelabras. This stunning true pair of four arm candelabras is raise on square marble ...
Marble, Ormolu
$15,000 / set
3-Piece French Louis XVI Marble Clock Set
Located in Queens, NY
3-Piece French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) rouge marble and bronze dore clock set with Pair of candelabra. (18"high candelabra) (PRICED AS SET)
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Ormolu and Crystal Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu, Baccarat crystal, and rock crystal candelabras. Each six arm candelabra is raised by a triangu...
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Pr. 19th C. English Ormolu Mounted Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal Two-Arm Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Early 19th Century English Ormolu Mounted Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal Two-Arm Candelabra. Each candelabra features finely hand-diamond cut crystal elements mounted with ormolu...
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabras
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) gilt bronze and grey marble base 5 scroll arm candelabra with cornucopia on side of base and foliate mounts. (PRICED AS Pair)
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style Candelabra, 19th Century, Signed Barbedienne.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Louis XVI style candelabra, 19th century, signed Barbedienne. A pair of gilt bronze candelabra, signed Barbedienne, 19th century, Louis XVI style with three arms of light su...
Marble, Bronze
true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and richly detailed true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candelabras. Each stunning nine arm candelabra is raised on claw feet below richly chased Ormol...
Ormolu
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Figures of Man and Woman
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style bronze figures of man and woman on gilt fluted base holding three-arm candelabra with floral design (19th century).
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Figural Bronze Candelabra
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine quality 19th Century French gilt bronze winged cupid sculptural candelabra mounted on square rouge marble plinths. Louis XVI form with rose pedal candle arms.
Griotte Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Candelabras
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate a mantel or dining table with this refined pair of French Louis XVI candelabras, crafted circa 1870 with exceptional decorative detail. Each antique piece stands on an elegan...
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Rock Crystal Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
A stunning pair of largeFrench 19th century Louis XVI Style ormolu and cut rock crystal 5 arm candelabras. These exceptional pieces embody the refined neoclassical aesthetic of the S...
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Garniture De Cheminée
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
An important Garniture de Cheminée in the manner of Henry Dasson Constructed in well cast and chased gilt bronze, with 'Sevres' type 'jewelled...
Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of French Rouge Marble & Rock Crystal Ormolu Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Extremely fine pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted rouge marble four-light girandole lamps. The beautiful girandoles are surmounted by a cut crystal spike, ...
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Marble, Bronze
$2,396Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Louis XVI 19th Century Gilt-Bronze and Gilt-Metal and Marble Candelabra
Located in Seattle, WA
Pair of Louis XVI Style 19th century gilt-bronze and gilt-metal and marble candelabra. Dimensions: 11W, 4D, 13H.
Marble, Bronze