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Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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
Louis XVI Style Marble and Gilt Bronze Candelabra By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This beautiful Louis XVI style marble and gilt bronze column candelabra by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has got a very refined design featured by a classic vegetal motif capital and masks ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Malachite, Bronze

Pair Louis XVI Style Jardinières, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French Kingwood, ormolu-mounted jardinières, each with zinc liners, ormolu galleries, Sevres style porcelain plaques and raised on elegant cabriole legs.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Kingwood

Pair of French Rouge Marble & Rock Crystal Ormolu Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Extremely fine pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted rouge marble four-light girandole lamps. The beautiful girandoles are surmounted by a cut crystal spike, ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Rock Crystal, Crystal, Bronze

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Vert Campan Marble And Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert Campan marble and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by an elegant square base with concave corners, a fine mottled border...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Champlevé Enamel Clock Set
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very fine quality 19th century Louis XVI style gilded ormolu and champlevé enamel clock garniture, the four sided clock having four enamel col...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Enamel, Ormolu

Louis XVI Ormolu and White Marble Candelabra, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted White Marble Six Branch Candelabra, late 19th century, each with scrolled branches issuing from an urn shaped vase, with applied handles and de...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Classical 19th Century French Enamel Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style gilded ormolu mantel clock. Having a broken arch pediment with a twin handled urn to the centre. The inset champlevé enam...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Enamel, Ormolu

Early 18th Century Louis XVI Kingwood Small Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
A Louis XVI kingwood small chest with brass mounts. Opens to a metal lined interior and two velvet working lower drawers. Circa 1700, France.
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Early 1700s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Metal, Brass

Large, Impressive and Rare Meissen Porcelain Model of an Eagle, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
A very large, impressive and rare Meissen Porcelain Model of an Eagle, circa 1880. It is finely engraved and then hand-painted to create texture and realistic coloring. Naturalistica...
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19th Century German Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair French Sevres style porcelain vases. circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive pair of late 19th Century Sevres style porcelain vases, each with wonderful gilded ormolu mounts and monopodia handles to either side. A Turquoise ground with gilded hi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu centerpiece tazza
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu centerpiece tazza. This stunning centerpiece is raised by a triangular base with concave sides and showcasing a w...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu candelabras. Each four arm candelabra is raised by a most elegant circular mottled base with a beautiful spiraled acan...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Statue Signed Moreau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu statue of two cherubs signed Moreau. The two playful winged cherubs are standing amidst a rocky terrain while one is whispering in...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Pair of Baccarat Double Overlay Blue Over White Opaline Vases w/ 24k Gold Decor
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of 19th Century Louis XVI style Baccarat double overlay blue over clear white opaline vases with 24k hand-painted gold decoration. Each ...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Crystal

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Urn, Signed 'F. Barbedienne'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and marble urn, signed 'F. Barbedienne'. The urn is raised by a circular Rouge Griotte marble base with a bottom ormolu fillet. At t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

French Turn-of-the-century Louis XVI St. Statue of Diana the Huntress
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French turn-of-the-century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and ormolu statue of Diana the Huntress and her dog, signed F. Hamar. The statue is raised by an elegant oblong b...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Very Rare Carved and Gilted Wood Vases with Painted Sheet Metal Cachepot
Located in Walkertshofen, BY
This pair of Roman vases of the Louis-XVI period is extremely rare. The virtuosity of the sculpture follows with all the elements the Louis XVI sty...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Sheet Metal

Pair of 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Crystal Vases Attb to Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental Pair of 19th century French Dore bronze mounted hand-diamond cut crystal vases with rams heads attributted to Baccarat. Each vase...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Bronze

Large & Important French 19th C. Sevres Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Jardiniere
Located in New York, NY
A Large & Important French 19th C. Louis XVI Style Sevres Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Jardiniere. This magnificent piece is of a baluster form wi...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Raingo Fres, Paris. Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French gilded ormolu and white marble mantel clock, having a central urn, flanked by Pan like figures each with hoof feet. Swags and drapes of foliag...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble, Bronze and Ormolu Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and most unusual pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Black Belgian marble, silvered bronze and ormolu vases. The pair are raised by a mottled Black Belgian marble ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Italian bronze and wood battery operated French stylus clock 1990s
Located in Cantù, IT
Italian bronze and wood battery operated French stylus clock 1990s
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Wood

Louis XVI Style Gilt Marble Vases
Located in New Orleans, LA
The bodies of this pair of Louis XVI-style vases, measuring nearly two feet in height, are formed from stunning specimens of white marble. Doré bronze mounts in the Louis XVI style p...
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of 19th C French Dore Bronze & Enamel 2-Arm Candelabras w/ Dolphin Branches
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful Pair of 19th Century French Dore Bronze and Enamel Two-Arm Candelabra/Lamps with Dolphin Branches. Each is cast from incredible dore bronze, the finest quality of gilt b...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th C. Ormolu Figural 4 Light Candelabras, After P. Gouthiere
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of French 19th century ormolu figural four light candelabras, after a model by Pierre Gouthiere, After a Design by Jean-D...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Antique Little Base for Statue
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare antique little base for statue: useful and very elegant. I'm selling it now because I'm closing the business. Sizes for statue: lenght 41 x wide 17 . ref. O/4820.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Fruitwood

French clock in bronze by Barbedienne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very nice clock in bronze made by F.BARBEDIENNE louis XVI style of very high quality the dial of the clock is in enamel, and its remarkably executed by one the best bronziers of ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

True Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Busts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze, ormolu, Rouge Griotte, and black Belgian marble busts attributed to F...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Gilt Bronze and Pink Sevres Style Porcelain Antique Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This exquisite pink porcelain clock set is made in the Louis XVI style and comprises of two vases flanking a central clock. The porcelain clock dial is delicately painted and bears a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Pair of 19/20th C. Louis XVI Style Meissen Models of Golden Oriole Birds
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic pair of 19/20th century Louis XVI Style Meissen Models of Golden Oriole birds. Each bird is naturalistically modeled and perched on white birc...
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20th Century German Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

19 Century Louis XVI Cassolettes
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Cassolettes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert de Patricia marble and ormolu cassolettes. Each cassolette is raised by a marble triangular base with concave sides and cut ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze and White Marble Candlestick
Located in Barntrup, DE
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze and White marble candlestick An adorable French Louis XVI-style bronze candlestick or candle holder from the late 19th century. Beauti...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Porcelain Ice Pail & Cover By Jacob Petit
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning 19th century ice pail and cover by Jacob Petit, under glazed blue JP mark. Circa 1850 French This ice pail is in excellent condition. The gilt details and painted surfa...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Antique Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1880, 5 x 10 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful brass picture frame, France, circa 1880. Picture size: 5,5 cm x 9,5 cm. French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for i...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Brass

Terra Cotta Bust of Marie Antoinette, Terra Cotta Bust of Marie Antoinette
By Jean-Baptiste Nini 1
Located in Vista, CA
After Jean-Baptiste Nini (French, 1717-1786) inscribed "J. B. Nini, 1780" on shoulder of bust. Mounted in a neoclassical gilt-brass surround. In a technique of his own inventi...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Terracotta

Louis XVI Cartel Clock
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Exceptional Louis XVI carved and giltwood finished Cartel clock, surmounted with a double handled urn on carved platform above a later white painted dial...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Wood

Antique Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1880, 10 x 14 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1880. Picture size: 10 cm x 14 cm. Passepartout: 6 cm x 9 cm. French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an e...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Brass

Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Biscuit De Sèvres Porcelain Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of 19th century Louis XVI st. Biscuit de Sèvres porcelain urns. Each urn is raised on a mottled square base below the socle decorated with a rai de coeur design below a scrolling garland and acanthus leaves. The urn above displays maidens playing musical instruments and with winged cherubs. Finely detailed borders decorated the urn flanked by scrolled handles centered by coins of nobility on each side and maiden busts...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Faux Lapis Wall Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
On this Louis XVI style gilt bronze and faux lapis wall sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi it's possible to appreciate the handcrafted work of gilt bronze decorations such as branch's ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Enamel

A 19th C. French Ormolu Champlevé Enamel Footed Centerpiece, Att. Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible 19th Century French Ormolu Champlevé Enamel Footed Centerpiece, Att. Barbedienne. This captivating piece stands as a testament to the impeccable craftsmanship of its e...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

French Classical Mantel Clock, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting classical Louis XVI style gilded ormolu and marble mantel clock, having a standing cherub holding a Cockerel above a white enamel clock face, retails name; Rob. Engstro...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock by Ernest Royer
Located in London, GB
This fine neoclassical style mantel clock will make a sumptuous addition to a grand room, or could be given as a unique gift to a loved one. The clock is the work of Ernest Royer, an...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Ormolu Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A uniquely shaped and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI ormolu frame, that accommodates three pictures. The frame is raised by four curved le...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

19th Century Sevres Style Porcelain Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French gilded ormolu and Sevres style porcelain mantel clock. Having a blue porcelain urn to the top with ormolu swags, scrolling gilded ormolu folia...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Elaborate Gilt Bronze and Sèvres-style Porcelain Mantel Clock, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine and elaborate gilt bronze and Sèvres-style porcelain mantel clock. French, circa 1870. A fine and elaborate gilt bronze and Sèvres-style porcelain mantel clock with a fo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble And Ormolu Three Piece Garniture Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and extremely decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert de Patricia marble and Ormolu three piece garniture set. The pair of outer vases are raised by a mottled...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze, Ormolu, & Marble
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze, Ormolu, and Gris St. Anne marble statue. The statue is supported by four Ormolu ball feet beneath a ci...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Marble Clock By Charpentier & Cie.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu, patinated bronze and white Carrara marble clock by Charpentier...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal vase. The vase is raised by a richly chased circular base, with charming birds in their nes...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Candelabra by Susse Frères
Located in London, GB
Pair of neoclassical style gilt bronze candelabra by Susse Frères French, circa 1900 Measures: Height 62cm, width 24cm, depth 24cm Each candelabrum i...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu, Bronze

Tall Exquisite Austrian Antique Pair Continental Decorative Porcelain Vases
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite pair of Continental decorative vases showcases exceptional Austrian craftsmanship and artistic flair, making them a stunning focal point for any room or decor. Each ur...
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1840s Austrian Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Gold

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Five-Light Wall Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This elegant five-light Louis XVI style wall sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzishows many high-quality hand chiselled details. At the top, there is a tassel, a typical element of Louis...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Neoclassical Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Mounted Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This three-piece clock and candelabra set is formed of malachite and is fitted with gilt and patinated bronze mounts. The malachite base of th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI White Marble and Gilt Bronze
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of antique French Louis XVI marble and gilt bronze covered urns, each embellished with foliate garlands and berried finial, applied with rams' masks raised on animal leg suppor...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Period Neoclassical Ormolu and Malachite Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Louis XVI period neoclassical ormolu and malachite mantel clock French, Late 18th Century Measures: Height 53cm, width 36cm, depth 14cm Encaps...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Malachite, Ormolu

Antique Round Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1890, 9 x 9 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful round brass picture frame, France, circa 1890. Picture size: 9 cm x 9 cm. French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Brass

Bronze Vase with Harvesting Putti in the Gout of Clodion, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Covered pot in patinated bronze in the Louis XVI style, in the taste of Clodion. The main body is covered with a mythological decoration of putti connected to each other by branches of vine and bunches coming out of several horns of plenty, themselves held by a central putto enthroned on top of the lid. The latter, the only one wearing wings, has a serious and concentrated attitude. He stands on top of the triton shell...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Louis Xvi decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with bronze, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Oggetti D'Arte, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Alexandre Vossion, and Baccarat. 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $289 and tops out at $9,217 while the average work can sell for $1,658.

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