Louis XVI Sculptures
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.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Sculptures
Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XVI Sculptures
Porcelain
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Bronze
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Fruitwood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Fruitwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble, Carrara Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Griotte Marble, Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XVI Sculptures
Plaster
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Terracotta, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Terracotta
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Rock Crystal
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century German Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Porcelain
18th Century European Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Terracotta
1860s French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Terracotta, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Clay, Terracotta, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
1870s French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Porcelain
Late 19th Century German Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Porcelain
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century German Louis XVI Sculptures
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Bronze
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Ceramic
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Sculptures
Porcelain
20th Century French Louis XVI Sculptures
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Terracotta
19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Porcelain
1860s German Antique Louis XVI Sculptures
Porcelain