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
Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
20th Century Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Beech
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Ormolu, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Porcelain
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Crystal, Ormolu
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Griotte Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Alabaster, Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Carrara Marble, Bronze
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Statuary Marble
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Crystal
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Metal
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Crystal, Ormolu
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Malachite, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu, Tôle
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Terracotta
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Onyx, Enamel, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Ormolu
19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Ormolu
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Onyx, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Ormolu
18th Century Austrian Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Malachite, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Ormolu
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Marble, Ormolu