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
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze and White Marble Candlestick
Located in Barntrup, DE
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze and White marble candlestick An adorable French Louis XVI-style bronze candlestick or candle holder from the late 19th century. Beauti...
Marble, Bronze
$3,308Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Louis XVI gilt bronze - ormolu candlesticks - 19th century - 11" 3/4
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Antique French pair of candlesticks, beautiful finely chiseled ormolu (solid bronze gilt with fine gold) Louis XVI style pattern. Our model is richly ornamented with pearls, gadroons...
Bronze, Ormolu
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
Louis XVI Style, Candelabras, Gilt Bronze, Crystal, France, 1930s
Located in Manhasset, NY
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
Pair of Vintage French Wall Candle Sconces in Bronze in the Style of Louis XVI
Located in COLMAR, FR
A beautiful pair of vintage, wall candle sconces in a classic Louis XVI style. These sconses are made of heavy, molded, bronze/copper alloy. They are identical and none of them featu...
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
Antique Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Ormolu Gold Marble Candleholder Candlestick
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Ormolu Gold Marble Candleholder Candlestick Continental Bronze, marble Late 19th Century Dimensions: H x W x D: 6.5cm x 9cm x 7cm This charmi...
Marble, Ormolu
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
$7,120Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Early 19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Candlesticks after Martincourt
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent pair of Louis XVI gilt bronze candlesticks after a model by Etienne Martincourt (master 1762, died after 1791): Candelst...
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
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
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
Pair of Late 18th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Candlesticks, France
Located in Knivsta, SE
Pair of Late 18th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Candlesticks, France Elegant and finely crafted pair of candlesticks in classical Louis XVI style, made in France during the late 18...
Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Style Bronze and Marble Four-Light Candelabra, Jeweled
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Metal and White Marble Four-Light Candelabra Each with a 'jeweled' urn-form standard continuing to hoof feet, raised on a circular base, on squat toupie...
Carrara Marble, Metal
$61,499 / 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
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
19thc French Antique Cut Glass/ Crystal Tulip Candelabra attributed to Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Grand Cut Glass/ Cut Crystal Candelabra attributed to Baccarat. Stunning cut glass Tulip form candle holding tops. Miami Beach estate find. No chips, cracks or breaks.
Cut Glass
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
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
$1,576Sale Price / set|36% Off
Louis XVI Style Pair of Silver Plated and Crystal Candle Holders by Morlot
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very fine pair of antique silver-plated candle holders in the Louis XVI style, dating from the 19th century, each topped with a cut crystal drip tray and featuring a glittering fri...
Crystal, Silver Plate
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
19th Century Marble and Ormolu Lyre Clock in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
A French Clock Garniture in the Louis XVI Manner The clock and its accompanying candelabra constructed in gilt bronze mounted Italian Carrara marble; the timepiece with stepped elli...
Marble, Ormolu
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
Carved Italian Giltwood Bellini Pricket Candlestick by Randy Esada Designs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Carved Italian giltwood Bellini Pricket candlestick by Randy Esada designs.
Giltwood
Seven-Flame Bronze Candelabra by Oggetti D'Arte, Louis XVI Style
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century 7- flame gold bronze candelabra. The three figures representing the Venuses are made with the lost wax casting technique and then finely chiselled. This Candelabra has g...
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Two-Handled Green Marble & Gilt Bronze Six-Light Candelabras
By Susse Freres
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exceptional pair of 19th-century French candelabra exemplifies the elegance and refinement of the Louis XVI transitional style, a period where the ornate Rococo sensibilities of...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Knot & Tassel Appliqué Wall Candle Sconces
Located in Charleston, SC
Amazing matching pair of solid brass sconces in the shape of rope and tassels and knotted ribbons holding two candle arms. These amazing set were produced in the 19th-century in Fran...
Brass
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
Pair Carrara Marble and Gilt Bronze Candlesticks, Louis XVI from the 1780s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A pair sophisticated carrara marble and gilt bronze Candlesticks. Made in France during the 1780s. Louis XVI. Beautiful contrast between the white Carrara marble and the gilded de...
Carrara Marble, Gold Plate, 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 Similar French Louis XVI Style Brass Candlesticks, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
An elegant pair of very similar French Louis XVI-style brass candlesticks or candle holders from the 1920s. Beautifully ornate with rich chiseling, stripes, and rosettes throughout....
Brass
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Candelabra, Circa 1840.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French Louis XVI style ormolu candelabra, circa 1840.
Ormolu
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Carrara Marble Candlesticks
Located in Ljungby, SE
A pair of French Louis XVI candlesticks from the late 18th century. The stems and bases are made of white Carrara marble, while the fittings are burnished gilded bronze. The base is ...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
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 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
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
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
A Rare and Exquisite Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Bloodstone Two-Light Candlesticks
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Rare Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Bloodstone Two-Light Candlesticks, Resting on Jasper Bases, Circa 1790 Transport yourself to the pinnacle of historical elegance with this extraordinar...
Ormolu
$2,220Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pr 9thc French Louis XVI style 5 Light Bronze Lyre Back Candelabra / Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Maison Bagues style Bronze Lyre Back Cut Crystal Adorned Candelabra/ Candle Lamps/ Candel Holders/ Table Lamps. These are stunning and would look great on the mantle...
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Bronze Dore and Porcelain Candelabras
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a dining room table or a mantel with this elegant pair of antique bronze candleholders. Crafted in France circa 1870, each candelabra stands on a tripod base with curved fee...
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
Antique Monumental Pair of Italian Carved Giltwood Torcheres in Louis XVI Style
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This is a rare and impressive pair of hand-carved and gilded floor candleholders. The bold 19th century Baroque carving is authentic in style. The heavy tripod base with foliate scro...
Wood
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
Pair French Attr. Baccarat Double Overlay White to Green Cut Crystal Lusters
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A very fine pair of Antique French " Baccarat" double overlay, White to Green cut Crystal Lusters / Girondles, attributed to Baccarat . This pair of wh...
Crystal
$712Sale Price|25% Off
Louis XVI Style Putto Ormolu Patinated Bronze and Marble Candlestick
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This French candleholder, in the style of Clodion, is mounted on white statuary Carrara marble. The patinated putto holds a candle support of flowering acanthus leaves. Circular and rectangular marble shapes...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
$10,249 / 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
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
$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 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 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
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
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 Victorian Marble and Gilt Bronze Candelabras
By Henry Dasson
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Victorian (19th Century) black marble and gilt bronze trim 3-light candelabras with extensive floral and swag design & lion paw details (signed: HENRY DASSON 1879) (PR...
Marble, Ormolu
Pair 18th Century Meissen Porcelain & French Doré Three Arm Bronze Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
18th Century Meissen Porcelain and French Doré Bronze Candelabras with Applied Porcelain Flowers Step into an era where Meissen porcelain meets French doré bronze in a harmonious bl...
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Gilt and Burnished Bronze Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Louis XVI Style Gilt and Burnished Bronze Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi two-arm sconce is centred by burnished bronze rod decorated with a spiral v...
Bronze
Pair Antique 19th C French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Marble Candle Holders
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (19th century) candle holders in the French Louis XVI style, crafted from white marble with gilt bronze standards and mounts including draped bronze chains and covers...
Marble, 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
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Four-Arm Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and green Porphyry, four arm candelabras. Each large scale candelabra is raised by a square ...
Porphyry, Ormolu