Louis XVI Decorative Objects
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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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
2010s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Bronze
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
2010s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
1790s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze
1780s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Carrara Marble, Bronze
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Leather
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century German Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze, Ormolu
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Ormolu, Enamel
20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Rock Crystal, Metal
2010s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Porphyry, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Enamel, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Gold Plate, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Ormolu
1890s Czech Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Crystal, Bronze
1810s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Silver Plate, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Enamel, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Griotte Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze
Early 1900s German Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Porcelain
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Gold
1890s American Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Statuary Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Ormolu
Early 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze
1790s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Tin
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze
1880s German Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Porcelain, Meissen
1810s British Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Crystal, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Malachite, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Ormolu
1850s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Ormolu
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Malachite, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Granite, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze