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Louis XVI Desk Sets

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
Pair French Silvered Bronze Lions Mask Plinths w/ Hand-Carved Rock Crystal Orbs
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Incredible French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Silvered Bronze Lions Mask Plinths with Hand-Carved and Hand-Polished Rock Crystal Orbs. Boasting sumptuous French Regency d...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Desk Sets

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

Pair French Silvered Bronze Lions Mask Plinths w/ Hand-Carved Rock Crystal Orbs
Pair French Silvered Bronze Lions Mask Plinths w/ Hand-Carved Rock Crystal Orbs

Pair French Silvered Bronze Lions Mask Plinths w/ Hand-Carved Rock Crystal Orbs

$9,800
19th Century French Tantalus Liquor Set
Located in Mérida, YU
Very rare French 19th Century Ormolu Tantalus-Liquor Set in the shape of a globe. The Crystal Globe is made on a extraordinary pattern. Comes with 3 hand cut Crystal bottles and 6 g...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Sets

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Ormolu

19th Century French Tantalus Liquor Set
19th Century French Tantalus Liquor Set

19th Century French Tantalus Liquor Set

$15,500
3-Piece Sevres Porcelain and Dore Bronze Mnt. Clock and Candelabra Garniture
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous and very unusual 19th century French dore bronze mounted Sevres white porcelain three-piece clock and three-light candelabra garniture set. The Lyre shaped clock and cande...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Desk Sets

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Bronze

3-Piece Sevres Porcelain and Dore Bronze Mnt. Clock and Candelabra Garniture
3-Piece Sevres Porcelain and Dore Bronze Mnt. Clock and Candelabra Garniture

3-Piece Sevres Porcelain and Dore Bronze Mnt. Clock and Candelabra Garniture

$19,800 / set
A Champlevé Enamel Three Piece Desk Set, Attributed to Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Champlevé Enamel Three Piece Desk Set, Attributed to Barbedienne. Comprising a gilt-bronze pen tray and a pair of candleholders all finely decorated in Champlevé enamel. The pen...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Sets

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Bronze, Enamel

A Champlevé Enamel Three Piece Desk Set, Attributed to Barbedienne
A Champlevé Enamel Three Piece Desk Set, Attributed to Barbedienne

A Champlevé Enamel Three Piece Desk Set, Attributed to Barbedienne

$17,898
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Encrier Desk Stand
Located in Staffordshire, GB
French Tulipwood Desk Stand with Gilt Bronze Rococo style surround, a winged cherub sits holding floral garlands whilst looking over a Sevres style porcelain hand painted plaque of ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Sets

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Bronze

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Encrier Desk Stand
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Encrier Desk Stand

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Encrier Desk Stand

$936
19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Rounded Globe Style Tantalus Liquor Set
Located in New York, NY
An Unusual 19th century French Ormolu Mounted Globe Style Tantalus liquor set. The round globe top which rests on an elongated ormolu base is not common to find. The crystal top is m...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Desk Sets

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Crystal, Ormolu

19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Rounded Globe Style Tantalus Liquor Set
19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Rounded Globe Style Tantalus Liquor Set

19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Rounded Globe Style Tantalus Liquor Set

$14,000 / set
Royal Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Inkwell and Pen Tray in the Louis XVI Taste
Located in London, GB
An Ensemble de Bureau in the Louis XVI Taste Constructed using gilt bronze, and 'Sevres' style porcelain having 'Bleu de Roi' borders, and hand p...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Sets

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Ormolu, Bronze

Royal Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Inkwell and Pen Tray in the Louis XVI Taste
Royal Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Inkwell and Pen Tray in the Louis XVI Taste

Royal Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Inkwell and Pen Tray in the Louis XVI Taste

$11,702
Tiffany Studios New York Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Rocker Blotter, Circa 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Nouveau period Louis XVI style gilt bronze rocker blotter By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, early 20th century Measures: 5.38"W x 3"D x 2"H. Good original vintage ...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Desk Sets

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Rocker Blotter, Circa 1910
Tiffany Studios New York Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Rocker Blotter, Circa 1910

Tiffany Studios New York Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Rocker Blotter, Circa 1910

$1,295
PAIR OF 19th Century French CHENETS Louis XVI Style
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF 19th Century French CHENETS Louis XVI style, in gilded metal. Dim.: 29 x 13 x 5 cm good conditions
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Sets

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Metal

PAIR OF 19th Century French CHENETS Louis XVI Style
PAIR OF 19th Century French CHENETS Louis XVI Style

PAIR OF 19th Century French CHENETS Louis XVI Style

$858 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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Gilt Bronze and Champleve Enamelled Inkstand
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19th Century gilt bronze and champlevé enameled inkstand with single well with hinge cover and pen rest. All raised up on bun feet. Dimensions H...
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Gilt Bronze and Champleve Enamelled Inkstand
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Antique Victorian Three Bottle Tantalus & Games Compendium 19th C
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This is a fabulous antique Victorian games compendium and tantalus, circa 1880 in date. It consists of three cut crystal liquor bottles with stoppers, a pair of engraved shot glasses, a silver plated tray and a fitted cribbage board...
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Crystal, Silver Plate

Antique Victorian Three Bottle Tantalus & Games Compendium 19th C
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19th Century Victorian Style French Glass Epergne Centerpiece Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Enhance your living space with this exquisite 19th Century Victorian-style French Glass Epergne Centerpiece Vase in a captivating pink hue....
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Art Glass

19th Century Victorian Style French Glass Epergne Centerpiece Vase
19th Century Victorian Style French Glass Epergne Centerpiece Vase

19th Century Victorian Style French Glass Epergne Centerpiece Vase

$2,400
H 18.5 in Dm 10.5 in
French 19th Century Set of Scale Weights Stand Desk Accessory
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Set of Brass Scale Weights, France A charming late 19th Century set of weights in brass, housed in their wooden stand. Weights such as these were used with different sc...
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French 19th Century Set of Scale Weights Stand Desk Accessory
French 19th Century Set of Scale Weights Stand Desk Accessory

French 19th Century Set of Scale Weights Stand Desk Accessory

$170
H 3 in W 7.5 in D 2.45 in
PAIR OF 19th Century French CHENETS Louis XVI Style
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF 19th Century French CHENETS Louis XVI style, in gilded metal. Dim.: 29 x 13 x 5 cm good conditions
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Metal

PAIR OF 19th Century French CHENETS Louis XVI Style
PAIR OF 19th Century French CHENETS Louis XVI Style

PAIR OF 19th Century French CHENETS Louis XVI Style

$858 Sale Price / set
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H 11.42 in W 5.12 in D 1.97 in
19th Century French Glass Demijohn Bottles, Set of 5
Located in Winter Park, FL
A set of five 19th century French globular form amber glass demijohn bottles with air bubbles typical of handblown glass. Circa 1850-1860 Dimensions (left to right): 18"H x 16" Diam...
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19th Century French Glass Demijohn Bottles, Set of 5
19th Century French Glass Demijohn Bottles, Set of 5

19th Century French Glass Demijohn Bottles, Set of 5

$3,250
H 21 in Dm 16 in
19th Century Murano Glass Paperweight - Pen Holder
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique paperweight, handmade from multi colored glass, in the shape of a rooster. On top a small vase, probably intended to hold a pen. ...
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1870s Italian Antique Louis XVI Desk Sets

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19th Century Murano Glass Paperweight - Pen Holder
19th Century Murano Glass Paperweight - Pen Holder

19th Century Murano Glass Paperweight - Pen Holder

$345
H 7.09 in W 5.12 in D 4.34 in
Napoleonic Tantalus Liquor Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
Presenting an exquisite antique French Tantalus liquor cabinet that transports you back to the elegance of the mid to late 1800s. This remarkab...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Desk Sets

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Brass

Napoleonic Tantalus Liquor Cabinet, 19th Century
Napoleonic Tantalus Liquor Cabinet, 19th Century

Napoleonic Tantalus Liquor Cabinet, 19th Century

$1,400 Sale Price
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H 10.5 in W 13 in D 9.75 in
French 19th Century Glass Fly Catcher
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A unique handmade fly catcher, of mouth-blown clear glass from France, 19th century. The basin at the bottom of the glass cone is meant to be filled with a small amount of sugar wate...
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Glass

French 19th Century Glass Fly Catcher
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$255
H 7.5 in W 7.13 in D 7.13 in
Ferdinand Barbedienne, A French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardiniere, C. 1870
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Louis-Constant Sevin
Located in Queens, NY
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Ferdinand Barbedienne, A French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardiniere, C. 1870
Ferdinand Barbedienne, A French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardiniere, C. 1870

Ferdinand Barbedienne, A French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardiniere, C. 1870

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H 5 in W 8 in D 5 in
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Tiffany Studios New York Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Desk Set, Circa 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Nouveau period Louis XVI style gilt bronze desk set. The two-piece set includes a notepad holder and a rocker blotter. By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, early 20th c...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Desk Sets

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Desk Set, Circa 1910
Tiffany Studios New York Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Desk Set, Circa 1910

Tiffany Studios New York Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Desk Set, Circa 1910

H 0.5 in W 4.75 in D 7.5 in
Tiffany Studios New York Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Notepad Holder, Circa 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Nouveau period Louis XVI style gilt bronze notepad holder By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, early 20th century Measures: 4.75"W x 7.5"D x 0.5"H. Good original vint...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Desk Sets

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Notepad Holder, Circa 1910
Tiffany Studios New York Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Notepad Holder, Circa 1910

Tiffany Studios New York Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Notepad Holder, Circa 1910

H 0.5 in W 4.75 in D 7.5 in

Louis Xvi desk sets for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI desk sets for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage desk sets 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 metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI desk sets made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desk sets, popular names associated with this style include Tiffany Studios, Europa Antiques, and Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres. 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 desk sets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $990 and tops out at $19,800 while the average work can sell for $2,998.

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