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 Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) gilt bronze mantle clock with a center fluted column supporting the clock face draped with a garland and...
Bronze
$13,200Sale Price / set|20% Off
French Marble Clock and Garniture Set, Louis XVI Style
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
French marble clock and garniture set, Louis XVI style. Crystal regulator clock with marble base and pillars, surmounted with cast bronze panthe...
A Louis XVI Style Mantel Fine Gilt-Bronze Clock by François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Very Fine Gilt-Bronze Clock With A White Marble Base by François Linke. The case signed 'Linke'. This rare example of a clock by François Linke has a twin train eight-day mov...
Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
French Boulle Clock On Stand Louis XVI Gilt Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a majestic clock on stand in the Boulle manner I hope the photos do this work of art some justice, it's definitely more impressive in the flesh At almost eight feet t...
Giltwood
Louis XVI Style Marble and Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set, 19th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI Style Gilt Metal Mounted White Marble Portico Mantel Clock, late 19th century, the circular enamel dial with strike on bell movement, surmounted by two handled urn and bouq...
Marble, Metal
$13,662 / item
19th Century French Champlevé Enamel Clock Garniture
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French champlevé enamel and porcelain clock garniture, set in a gilded ormolu case, the porcelain panels to the clock and urns depicting classic...
Enamel, Ormolu
$15,000
Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The white painted dial signed Cappy A Paris, 1773 within a laurel wreath carved case on a delicately carved flower entwined ribbon backplate ending in a tassel.
Giltwood
Large 19th Century Bronze Bachuss Clock Set, by Deniere
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century Louis XVI style Bachuss influenced bronze and gilded ormolu clock garniture. The pair of four branch candelabra each supported by bronze putti, raised ...
Bronze
Antique French Gilt Bronze & Champleve 'Marie Antoinette' Mantel or Table Clock
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This 'Marie Anoinette' antique clock is signed on the face by an unknown maker, and originated from France and dating to approximately 1880 and done in the period Louis XVI style. Th...
Bronze
Classical 19th Century French Enamel Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style gilded ormolu mantel clock. Having a broken arch pediment with a twin handled urn to the centre. The inset champlevé enam...
Enamel, Ormolu
Rare Vienna Porcelain Boudoir Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful Royal Vienna type porcelain boudoir clock featuring a classical maiden seated on a rock. She is holding a dove and is surrounded by delicate ...
Porcelain
Lyre Form Clock Garniture, Louis XVI Manner, 19th Century
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Lyre Form Clock Garniture in Louis XVI Manner. A stunning antique French lyre boudoir clock set, made in a beautiful figured rosé Languedoc marble, ...
Antique Gustavian Painted Longcase Clock from Denmark, Circa 1780s
Located in Lejre, DK
Step into the rich history of Danish craftsmanship with this extraordinary Antique Gustavian longcase clock, a true testament to the elegance of the late 18th century. Originating fr...
Wood, Paint
Small Cartel/small Wall Clock In Wedgwood
Located in Beaune, FR
A small, highly decorative wall clock or cartel clock. The dial is porcelain and surrounded by faux diamonds set in the door/bezel. The bezel itself is set in green Wedgwood Jasperwa...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble, Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and large scaled French 19th century Louis XVI st. Brèche Violette marble, ormolu and patinated bronze clock signed Balthazard. The clock is raised by a square Brèche Vio...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Deniere Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock in the Louis XVI Taste, France, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
The case Jean-Francois and/or Guillaume Deniere (French, 1820-1901); the mechanism (Samuel Marti et Cie (French, 1841- ), circa 1870, finely cast gilt bronze and marble mantel clock in the Louis XVI taste, surmounted by a ribbon tied quiver and torch, the case decorated with swirling florals, the enameled dial with polychrome floral swags and Arabic numerals, the base with bundled acanthus garlands. and rising on toupie feet. The dial marked "Deniere/Ft de Bronzes" and "Paris", the mechanism stamped "Jx/Deniere/A Paris/1565',"Juveneaux", and "Medaille Bronze/S Marti & Cie". Note: The Deniere (Derniere) firm was noted for their exceptional bronze casting, exhibiting at the Paris 1855 World Fair and having multiple royal commissions including the coronation coach...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Portique Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu Portique clock, signed "Tiffany'. Raised by a marble base with ormolu topie shaped supports. Above are two columns decorated by finely chased floral ormolu mounts. The columns are flanked by two fluted tapering ormolu design elements. The enamel dial has a foliate garland at the center and ormolu pendulum. At the top crown is an ormolu floral basket with two lovebirds...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Gilt Bronze & Crystal Regulator Clock by Samuel Marti
By Samuel Marti
Located in Tarry Town, NY
An exquisite example of 19th-century French horology, this gilt bronze and crystal case regulator clock was crafted by the renowned Samuel Marti in France, 1873. This elegant timepie...
Crystal, Bronze
French Louis XVI style Cartel wall clock, 52" 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This large and impressive late 19th-century French gilded ormolu cartel wall clock exemplifies the elegance of the Louis XVI style. Adorned with intricate detailing, it features a m...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu, White Carrara Marble and Crystal Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most exquisite French mid-19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, white Carrara marble and crystal clock. The clock is raised on a moulded oval white Carrara marble base supported by ri...
Crystal, Carrara Marble, Ormolu
French Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Mercury Barometer
Located in Norwich, GB
Louis XVI carved giltwood and painted mercury wheel barometer. Eight inch circular painted wood register dial with central rosette within the scale calibrated from 27-28-29 and ...
Giltwood
Monumental 19th C. French Louis XIV Style Gilt Bronze & Cut Glass Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
This monumental 19th-century French mantel clock, crafted in the lavish Louis XIV style, is a commanding expression of regal elegance and technical refinement. Towering in presence, ...
Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Oak Grandfather Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant Danish 18th century Louis XVI period oak grandfather clock. The clock is raised by fine bun feet below a mottled finally carved foliate band. The case displays one doo...
Oak
19th Century Louis XVI-Styl Ormolu and White Marble Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
A Fine Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Mantel Clock After a model by Étienne-Maurice Falconet The urn-form pendule à cercles t...
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Porcelain And Gilt Bronze Clock, Napoleon III, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Louis XVI style clock in gilded bronze and porcelain: the base is very richly decorated: putti heads, flower garlands, knots and rosettes and porcelain plates decorated with golden s...
Bronze
Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Figural Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble figural mantel clock Origin: French Date: circa 19th century Size: 26-1/2 in x 19 in x 10-1/4 in.
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Blue Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Clock, Circa 1875-85
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Blue Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Clock, circa 1875-85.
Ormolu
French Louis Xv1 Style Striking Figural Ormolu-Mounted White Marble Clock
Located in London, GB
A wonderful French Louis XV1 style striking figural ormolu-mounted white marble clock. The beautifully cast figures of Venus and Cupid are springi...
Marble, Ormolu
Monumental Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Marble Clock with Putti in the Clouds
Located in New York, NY
A fine Louis XVI-style large gilt-bronze and greige Rococo marble figural mantel clock is surmounted by three dore bronze putti figures hanging floral adornments among clouds with lo...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu, Bronze and Marble Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, patinated bronze and Brèche Violette marble clock. The clock is raised by a square marble base with cut corners and a mottled...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$2,280Sale Price|55% Off
19th Century Bronze Mantel Clock Raised on a Marble Stand with Two Marble Urns
Located in Sofia, BG
Elegant mantel clock in very good condition with front glass and rich bronze decoration in Louis XVI style, having hand painted porcelain front part and raised on a white marble stan...
Marble, Bronze
French Ormolu, Onyx and marble clock & pedestal, retailed by Camerden & Forster
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu, Onyx and marble clock and pedestal, retailed by Camerden & Forster. This most rare set is comprised of a rich...
Onyx, Marble, Ormolu
Rare Neoclassical Style French Giltwood Clock and Barometer Set
Located in London, GB
Rare neoclassical style French giltwood clock and barometer set French, 19th century Measures: Height 90cm, width 38cm, depth 12cm This du...
Enamel
19th Century French Boulle Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century French Boulle inlaid mantel clock. Having a gilded ormolu figure of father time to the top, beautiful brass inlaid decoration to the sides and front. T...
Brass
A Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Marble Clock Garniture
By Jollet & Cie
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Marble Clock Garniture, Comprising a 'Pendule à Cercles Tournants' Modelled with the Three Graces and a Pair of Cherub Four-Light Cand...
Marble, Ormolu
A French 19th century Belle Epoque Period marble and Ormolu clock garniture set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu clock garniture set. This stunning garniture set consists of a cl...
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Lenzkirch Bracket Clock in French Louis XVI Style, 19th Century
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
German Lenzkirch mahogany and carved ormolu cased mantel clock. The clock has wonderful carved scrolling feet supporting a rolled ridged stepped base decorated with leaf carved ormol...
French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble And Ormolu Clock By Raingo Frères
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and very important French early 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu clock by Raingo Frères. The clock is raised by elegant topie shaped feet with fine wrap around berried laurel bands below the white Carrara marble base with rounded sides decorated with richly chased pierced intertwined berried laurel and blooming flower bands, and a finely detailed central plaque depicting charming cherubs playing musical instruments. Above are two exquisite patinated bronze maidens sitting on a mottled support with lovely foliate designs each draped in wonderfully executed garments and holding a wreath and flowers with a charming winged cherub extending his arms up. At the center is the elegant enameled dial with Arabic hour numerals amidst lovely floral garlands and numbers indicating the date at the border with delicate pierced ormolu hands with a remarkable pieced foliate design at the back. Above is the lightly curved fluted top crown with a stunning array of richly chased branches and blooming flowers in a superb satin and burnished finish. All original gilt and patina throughout. Raingo Fréres, established in 1813 in Paris, specialized in the high precision clock...
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Breche Violette marble and Ormolu clock
By Le Roy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Breche Violette marble and Ormolu clock, signed Le Roy, Paris. This stunning rotunda shaped clock is raised on eight Orm...
Marble, Ormolu
$79,244 / set
Large Louis XVI Style Gilded Clock Garniture
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive gilded ormolu Louis XVI style clock garniture, the clock and candelabra being supported by winged cherubs, scrolling swags and foliage and classical mask...
Ormolu
$4,720Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Black and White Marble Mantel Clock, Paris, 1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI ormolu-mounted black and white marble mantel clock, Paris, 1800. The white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals is contained ...
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Neoclassical Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Malachite Clock
Located in London, GB
Antique Neoclassical Louis XVI gilt bronze and malachite clock French, late 18th Century Measures: Height 56cm, width 35cm, depth 12cm Crafted from gilt bronze and a later malac...
Malachite, Ormolu
$16,395 / set
Large Louis XVI Style Clock Set, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large and impressive, good quality 19th century French Louis XVI style gilded ormolu and bronze clock set. Having a mother and child mounted above the clock, which has an eight day...
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Marble, patinated Bronze and Ormolu clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Marble, patinated Bronze and Ormolu pedestal clock, retailed by Tiffany & Co. This stunning clock is raised by a Rouge R...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$21,092Sale Price|25% Off
19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock of a Lion Signed Festeau Le Jeune
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
The clock is signed by the Clockmaker Festeau Le Jeune. The case after a design of François Vion in form of a lion supporting a cylindrical case draped with ribbon tied laurel swags ...
Bronze
French 19th Century Ormolu and Porcelain Clock Set
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive late 19th century French gilded ormolu and cobalt blue porcelain urn clock set, the clock having seated putti holding garl...
Ormolu
$3,600Sale Price|55% Off
French clock in bronze by Barbedienne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very nice clock in bronze made by F.BARBEDIENNE louis XVI style of very high quality the dial of the clock is in enamel, and its remarkably executed by one the best bronziers of ...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Clock Signed Raingo Frères
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble clock signed Raingo Frères. The clock is raised by two elegant rectangular reeded supports at the front and circular spiral fluted feet behind below striking richly chased elongated rosettes centering a fine pierced fitted intertwined laurel branch also repeated at the rounded sides. At the center is an impressive pierced fitted ormolu mount with Rinceau shaped scrolled acanthus leaves and berried laurel garlands flanked by striking fluted columns with fitted decorative ormolu chandelles and stunning lightly curved richly chased cornucopias with ribbons at each side. The enamel dial displays Roman numeral hour markings and Arabic numeral minute markings with elegant pierced foliate ormolu hands framed within an elegant mottled bezel with foliate and beaded designs. Above is the remarkable top crown a richly chased berried laurel wreath, a quiver, arrows, a bow and the eternal flame all tied with a flowing ribbon and displaying a wonderful satin and burnished finish. All original gilt throughout. Raingo Fréres, established in 1813 in Paris, specialized in the high precision clock...
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sévres Porcelain And Ormolu Annular Clock
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sévres porcelain and Ormolu annular clock. The clock is raised by a square Ormolu base with a Coeur de Rai border des...
Ormolu
19th Century Patinated Bronze Putto Seated on a Gilt Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
A Majestic patinated bronze putto seated on a gilt mantel clock. Modelled with a seated putto holding two doves, the putto leaning over a gilt mantel clock with garland, surmounted ...
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
$88,500Sale Price|25% Off
Superb 19th Century Grandfather Clock by Haentges Freres
Located in Tarzana, CA
A superb quality 19th century French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany and King-wood Parquetry "Re´gulateur de Parquet" Grandfather longcase Clock by Haentges Freres. The drum...
Ormolu
$13,662 / set
Large 19th Century Raingo Fres, Paris Clock Set
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality French 19th Century gilded ormolu and patinated bronze clock garniture, having a pair of seven branch flower like candelabra, being supported by putti, raised on circular plinth bases with scrolling decoration. The clock having bronze patinated mother and three children, one sculpting, one painting and the other reading. Mounted on this beautiful gilded ormolu base with flowers, shells and foliage. The eight day duration clock chimes on the hour and half hour and is signed; Raingo Fres...
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Rococo Cartel Wall Clock, in the Louis XVI Style
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century Louis XVI style gilded ormolu and patinated bronze sun burst cartel wall clock. Depicting cherubs among clouds and sun rays. The white enamel clock fac...
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and White Carrara Marble Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble clock. The clock is raised by fine circular ormolu supports below the demi lune shaped white Carrara marb...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
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
Patinated Gilt-Bronze Wall Clock by E. Artult, French, Circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Patinated and Gilt-Bronze Hanging Clock, with an enamelled dial and Arabic Numerals. The dial signed 'E. Artult / Moulins S.Allier'. The clock with a twin-train movement and a ...
Bronze
Antique Gustav Becker Royal Vienna Bronze-Mounted Porcelain Mantel Clock, 19th C
Located in Tarry Town, NY
An exceptional Antique Gustav Becker attributed Royal Vienna bronze-mounted porcelain mantel clock, dating to the mid-19th century. Beautifully c...
Bronze
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Clock with Bacchante and Satyrs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Louis XVI style clock with Bacchante and musical satyrs. The body of the clock features two young satyrs in gilded bronze each holding twin horns; they lean back against the shaped w...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Boulle Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French Boulle inlaid mantel clock having wonderful classical brass inlay to the tortoiseshell ground, a gil...
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Clock Signed by Denière
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu clock signed by Denière. The clock is raised by elegant topie shaped feet below beautiful block rosettes. At the center is a richl...
Ormolu