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Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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
French Louis XVI Style Mid-19th Century Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and unusual French Louis XVI st. mid 19th century patinated bronze, ormolu, marble and silvered bronze statue. The statue is raised by a rectangular Rouge Griotte marble base with cut corners and a tapered mottled design. Above sits an adorable winged patinated bronze cherub wearing a swaging garment and a Hercules style helmet with a lion's head. The cherub is holding a commemorative silver...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze, Ormolu and Sienna Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu, and Sienna marble statue. The small scale grouping of three charming cherubs is raised by a ci...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Siena Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and ormolu statue. The statue is raised by a circular base with a tree trunk and a fallen water vessel amidst fine folia...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble, Ormolu and Bronze
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. black Belgian marble, ormolu and patinated bronze statues of ‘Jean qui rit, Jean qui pleure’, Jean who laughs, Jean who crie...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Biscuit de Sèvres Porcelain Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An incredibly charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Biscuit de Sèvres porcelain statues of a boy and a girl. Each statue is raised by an elegant circular mottled base with a fine ground design. To the left is a beautiful young girl dressing in lovely period attire wearing a bonnet and carrying a water barrel...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Statues Signed Clodion
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu and rouge Griotte marble statues signed Clodion. Each small statue is raised by a circu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze. The bronze is raised on a square ormolu base with concave corners. Two nude bathing maidens frolic in the waves with t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Giltwood, and Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, giltwood, and Rouge du Languedoc marble statue. The statue is r...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze Statue of a Maiden
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and ormolu statue of a beautiful maiden, attributed to Pierre Louis Detrier. The statue is raised by a lovely scallo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu statues. Each statue is raised by an elegant mottled base with fine rounded borders. The beautiful maidens above are e...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu & Rouge Griotte Marble Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble statues. Each statue is raised on a wonderful circular Rouge Griotte marble pedestal with a t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu, Bronze and Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, patinated bronze, silvered bronze and marble statue of Diana The Huntress inscribed "Réduction Sauvage". The statue is raised by ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu and white Carrara marble statue signed Lemire. The statue is rai...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century (Early) French Charles X Ormalu Urn Decoration
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century (Early) French Charles X Ormalu Urn Decoration
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Napoleon III Period Statue/Desk Accessory
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Napoleon III period ormolu statuary grouping of Jean de la Fontaine's Fable "Le Loup plaidant contre le renard par-devan...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Silver, Brass, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu, and Notre Dame marble statue signed Clodion. The statue is raised on an elegant Notre Dam...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Rouge Griotte Marble Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome and high quality pair of French Louis XVI st. ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble statues. Each is raised by an ormolu bottom plate below the mottled edge circular Rouge ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most charming true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble statues. Each statue is raised by a Fine circular Rouge Griotte marble...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze, Marble and Ormolu Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French 19th century Louis XVI style patinated bronze putti in hunter dress. The statue is raised by a most elegant octagonal white Carrara marble base which tapers to a fl...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Silvered Bronze Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and silvered bronze statues. Each statue is raised by silvered b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Statues of Young Cherubs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An absolutely charming pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble statues of young cherubs. The pair are raised by a rectangular marble base above ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Griotte Marble Bust
By Léopold Harzé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high-quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble bust, named Dorine and signed by Léopold Harzé. The bust is...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Cherub Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very charming true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu cherub statues. Each richly chased winged cherub displays a joyful expression and stands upon a tapered circul...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Statue of a Lady by Moreau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb and high quality French 19th Century Louis XVI st. ormolu statue of a lady sitting by the sea, signed by Mathurin Moreau. The beautiful statue is raised by a circular mottle...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, Rouge Griotte, and black Belgian marble statues. Each statue is raised by a circular black Belgian ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze Sculptures
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze statues depicting Parisians during the Belle Epoque. One bronze is of a courting scene with a gentleman and a la...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Ormolu and Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI style Belle Époque period ormolu and fleur de Pêcher marble statue. The most charming small scale statue is raised by its o...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze and Marble Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style patinated bronze and Vert Patricia marble statues. Each statue is raised by a circular base with a mottled border and...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and ormolu statues. Each statue is raised by a square base with a Fine ground like design. Abov...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Statue of a Maiden Dancing with Cymbals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A graceful French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and Rouge Griotte marble statue of a maiden dancing with cymbals, signed Clodion. The statue is raised by a circular Rou...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Statue of Two Maidens, Signed Moreau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu statue of two beautiful maidens signed Moreau. The statue is raised by a fine circular mottled base with an outs...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Ormolu

French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze and Ormolu Statue by Schoenwerck
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and ormolu statue of a maiden, signed by Alexander Schoenwerck. The bronze is raised by an impressive Black Belgium ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Ormolu

Belgian Mid-19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Sarrancolin Marble Statue
By Charles Samuel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality Belgian mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Sarrancolin marble statue signed Charles Samuel 1894 and Petermann Fondeur Bruxelles. The statue is raised by a beautiful stepped mottled Sarrancolin marble base with finely sculpted block feet. The striking ormolu statue above depicts a beautiful maiden draped in a wonderfully executed flowing garment with her hair tied in an updo while holding a cornucopia overflowing with coins in her arms symbolizing abundance and prosperity. She is standing on a wheel amidst three cherubs on a wonderfully executed ground like design. All original gilt throughout. Charles Samuel (1862, in Brussels – 1939, in Cannes) was a Belgian sculptor. Samuel was born in Brussels and trained there. He studied sculpture with Eugène Simonis, Joseph Jaquet and Charles van der Stappen, and medal-making with the goldsmith and sculptor Philippe Wolfers...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Ormolu

French Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze, Ormolu and Vert De Patricia Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Vert de Patricia marble statue named Moissonneur, by Maurice Constant. The statue is raised by a cir...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Bronze Signed J. Gautherin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze signed J. Gautherin. The statue is raised by a circular mottled patinated bronze base where a stamp of th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu and white Carrara marble statue. The statue is raised by a beautiful square white Carrara marbl...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu, Bronze and Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, patinated bronze and Vert de Patricia marble statue of drummer boys. The statue is raised by a rectangular Vert...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Statue of a Beautiful Maiden
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu statue of a beautiful maiden, signed S. Kinsburger. The statue is raised by a wonderfully executed terrain designed base, where the ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Rouge Griotte Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and extremely charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble statue. The statue is raised by an elegant circular Rouge Griotte marble base ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Onyx Statue of a Maiden
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and onyx statue of a maiden in the forest. The statue is raised by a lovely circular onyx base with a m...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Onyx, Ormolu

Pair of Military Bronzes by Etienne Henri Dumaige
Located in London, GB
Representing two separate moments in the French Revolution, the uprising against Louis XVIth, and the fall of the monarchy in 1792. One subject being a drummer, marked a^??Avant le c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze And Alabaster Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze and Alabaster statues. Each wonderful statue is raised on a circular Alabaster base with a fine mottled band. Th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Statue Signed Machault
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and wonderfully executed French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu statue signed Machault. The statue is raised by a square base with an elegant mottled border where the si...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and ormolu statue, signed 'Rougelet'. The statue is raised by a circular base with a wonderfully execut...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. Terra Cotta and Giltwood Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and finely detailed true pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. terra cotta and giltwood statues. Each statue is raised by an elegant circular mottled base where each ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta, Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming small scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and marble statue. The statue is raised by a square marble base below a fine ormolu terrain design. The lovely winged ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Paperweight
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and marble paper weight, signed and stamped. The decorative paper weight has a Vert Antiqu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Statue of Pierrot
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu statue of Pierrot singing. Pierrot is standing on a square base all dressed in his pantomime outfit playing his ukulele and singin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Cherub Signed Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu cherub signed statues. The pair are raised by ormolu bun feet below a square Rouge Griotte marble base with mottled border...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis Xvi figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI figurative sculptures 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 figurative sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, building and garden elements, 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 figurative sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original figurative sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Claude Michel Clodion, Charles G. Lemire, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, and August Moreau. 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 figurative sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $480 and tops out at $280,000 while the average work can sell for $12,800.

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