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 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
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pr. 19c Mintons Porcelain "Louis XVI Sevres Style" Blue Nouveau Ground Vases
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic and beautiful pair of antique 19th century mintons English porcelain Louis XVI style Sevres style blue nouveau ground hand-painted and hand-tooled-gilt, oval-shaped cover...
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1850s English Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Fantastic 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Black Crystal Hinged Box
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze Mounted Black Crystal Box. The box is composed of two sections of French black crystal wh...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
palatial 3 pieces clock set in bronze with cherub
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible and huge gilded and patinated bronze clock set of three pieces composed of a pair of nine lights candelabra and a clock . The candelabra are supported by a two standing c...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$99,000 / set
Fine Quality 19th Century Sevres Style Clock Garniture
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century French Sevres style porcelain and gilded ormolu clock garniture. The pair of five branch gilded ormolu candelabra each having Sevres style porcelain urns and pedestals with classical romantic scenes painted on them. The clock having an impressive lidded porcelain urn above with gilded handles either side, scrolling foliate ormolu mounts above the porcelain faced eight day duration clock that chimes...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
$30,544 Sale Price
20% Off
Regulateur after antique Jean-Henri Riesener in the Style of the 18th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Piano black polished veneer on solid pinewood. Exceptionally fine floral, bronze. It takes place in a magnificent gilt decor of three winged children playing with garlands on clouds.
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20th Century Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Beech
19th Century French White Marble and Gilt Bronze Clock in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
An Impressive Marble and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
In the Louis XVI Manner
Constructed from a marble platform with a bronze group above; all confidentl...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble And Ormolu Clock By Raingo Frères
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and very important French early 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu clock by Raingo Frères. The clock is raised by elegant topie shaped feet with fine wrap around berried laurel bands below the white Carrara marble base with rounded sides decorated with richly chased pierced intertwined berried laurel and blooming flower bands, and a finely detailed central plaque depicting charming cherubs playing musical instruments. Above are two exquisite patinated bronze maidens sitting on a mottled support with lovely foliate designs each draped in wonderfully executed garments and holding a wreath and flowers with a charming winged cherub extending his arms up. At the center is the elegant enameled dial with Arabic hour numerals amidst lovely floral garlands and numbers indicating the date at the border with delicate pierced ormolu hands with a remarkable pieced foliate design at the back. Above is the lightly curved fluted top crown with a stunning array of richly chased branches and blooming flowers in a superb satin and burnished finish. All original gilt and patina throughout.
Raingo Fréres, established in 1813 in Paris, specialized in the high precision clock...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Wall Picture Frame, Louis XVI. Style, Hanging Photo, France, 9 x 12 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame for wall installation, France, circa 1880.
Picture size: 8,5 cm x 11,5 cm.
Hanging ring on the top for wall installation, hidden behind a wonderful bow ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
French Bronze & Blue Guilloche Enamel Portrait Box – Stamped ‘France’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Bronze & Blue Guilloche Enamel Portrait Box—Stamped ‘France’
A beautiful example of French decorative craftsmanship, this round lidded box combines elegant design with histor...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
French Sevres Louis XVI Wood Mirror Vanity Box, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A French 19th century travelling classic case box for the personal items of the aristocracy ensuring that toiletries and other beauty essentials stay organized and secure.
A stunning...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
$3,979 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair 19th C. French Louis XVI Ormolu & Patinated 7-Arm Candelabra, A. Beurdeley
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley, François Rémond
Located in New York, NY
An Extremally Rare and Large Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Seven-Arm Candelabra, by Alfred Beurdeley, Originally Designed by François Rémond...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Tole Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Polychromed Planter, Plummer Ltd, NY
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Tole Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Polychromed Planter, Retailed by Plummer Ltd, NY
An elegant French Tole planter in the Louis XVI neoclass...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Rare 19th Century Sevres Style Clock Set
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very fine quality French late 19th century Sevres style and gilded ormolu clock garniture. Having a pair of four branch candelabra, each with ram's head and female mask mounts, dra...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
$38,181 / set
21st Century, 7-flame golden Bronze Candelabra
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century 7- flame gold bronze candelabra. The three figures representing the Venuses are made with the lost wax casting technique and then finely chiselled. This Candelabra has g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$6,707 / item
Superb Bronze and Marble Mantle Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
A superb clock in the manner of Le Faucher (clocksmith for Louis XVI) signed J. B. Dutertre. Paris, France, circa 1880.
Dimensions: Height 19", width 14", ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Louis XVI Style Gilded Clock Garniture
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive gilded ormolu Louis XVI style clock garniture, the clock and candelabra being supported by winged cherubs, scrolling swags and foliage and classical mask...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
$79,089 / set
19th Century French Carrara White Marble Bust of Marie Antoinette
By Félix Lecomte
Located in London, GB
Bust of 'Marie Antoinette'
After the original by Felix Lecomte
Constructed in Carrara statuary marble, the bust of the Queen is set on a truncated ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique French 19th C Pink Ground Sevres Style 3-Piece Pot-Pourri/Candelabra Set
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinary and fantastic quality antique French Louis XVI style and sevres style pink ground three piece pot-pourri and four arm candelabra garniture set. This unusual and quit...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Ormolu Clock and Candlesticks Set with Rouge Marble, Circa 1880's
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French exquisite quality Ormolu clock and candlesticks of Vatican rouge marble, circa 1875-1885
Clock measures 15” H x 10” W x 4 1/2” D
Candlestick measures 13” H x 7” W ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Bronze Tazza Dish, Casted by Oudry, Paris
By A. Oudry
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique bronze tazza, a bowl on a high foot. The bowl is decorated with graceful flowers and dates from the late 19th century. Multicolored patina.
The bowl is signed Oudry, a well-known French designer of bronze statues and ornamental objects. The tazza is of a very fine quality and in good condition.
L. Oudry & Cie stands for Leopold Oudry...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French early 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and ebonized Fruitwood Boulle box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A highly detailed and most elegant French early 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and ebonized Fruitwood Boulle Marquetry cabinet/trunk. This impressive rectangular trunk is raised ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This neoclassical style French mantel clock is crafted from patinated and gilt bronze in addition to flecked black and grey marble. The clock body is formed from a lopsidedly mounted...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Style Crystal and Gilt Enameled Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 3 1/4 in W: 5 1/4 in D: 5 1/4 in
This Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Crystal and Gilt Enameled Jewelry Casket Box is truly remarkable and whispers tale...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Enamel, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Two-Arm Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu two arm candelabras. Each candelabra is raised by fine topie shaped feet below t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
19th century French Louis XVI style Rouge Marble Mantle Clock by Raingo Frères
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI style Rouge marble and ormolu mantle clock by Raingo Frères, Paris. The circular white enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic outer minu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Griotte Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
Louis XVI style "Cage" Clock in crystal, gilt bronze and marble
Located in Paris, FR
Important gilt bronze clock with crystal and white marble cage. The white enamel dial with garlands of flowers signed "Thibault à Rouen" is supported by a crystal body and gilt bronz...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
Mantel Set, Vases, Pink Opaline, Napoleon III Period, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mantel set, vases, pink opaline, Napoleon III period, 19th century.
Mantelpiece, vases from the 19th century, Napoleon III period, pink opaline, Louis XVI style.
Vases: H: 40cm, D: ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Opaline Glass
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Carrara Marble Candlesticks
Located in Ljungby, SE
A pair of French Louis XVI candlesticks from the late 18th century. The stems and bases are made of white Carrara marble, while the fittings are burnished gilded bronze. The base is ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Portoro marble urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Portoro marble urn. This wonderful urn is raised by a square Portoro marble base with concave corners above a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Pink Porcelain Clock by Japy Fréres in the Louis XVI Manner
By Japy Frères
Located in London, GB
A table clock in the Louis XVI Manner
By Japy Frères
The finely chased ormolu case is dressed with pink 'Sèvres' style hand decorated polychrome panels to the face and sides, dep...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French late 19th century Louis XVI st. Glass and Ormolu box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and most elegant French late 19th century Louis XVI st. Glass and Ormolu box. This charming etched Glass lidded box is raised by Ormolu legs in the shape of lily pads below ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Pink Porcelain Mantel Clock, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French 19th Century Louis XVI style gilded ormolu and 'Severs' style pink porcelain mantel clock. In the form of a vase with an inset clock face, an eight day dur...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
French 1890s Baccarat Gilt Bronze Cut Crystal Glass Candelabra Centerpiece
Located in Germantown, MD
Amazing French 19th century Baccarat gilt bronze and cut crystal glass centerpiece candelabra
Very good antique condition
Measures 15"W x 15"...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
21st Century, Violet Porcelain and Silver Bronze Table Clock
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century violet porcelain and silver bronze table clock. This clock is finely chiseled lost wax castings and the porcelain is decorated in plati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Bust Signed Houdon and Frères
By Susse Freres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze bust of Diana the Huntress, signed Houdon and Susse Frères. The bust is raised by a striking circular base wi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 19th Century French Frame
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Early 19th century French frame, Louis XVI style.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Classical Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century classical French Louis XVI style mantel clock, having gilded ormolu figures of a naked maiden looking in a mirror with two cherubs to her side, above a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$5,236 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of French Antique Louis XVI Style Crystal Candelabras Baccarat Attributed
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular and large pair of French antique Louis XVI-style crystal candelabras, attributed to Baccarat. The pair is crafted from cut and engraved crystal, designed in the Louis X...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Ormolu and Marble Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period ormolu, Gris St. Anne and white Carrara marble clock, signed 'Mailland, a Paris'. The clock is raised by six mottled ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Magnificent 19th Century clock in bronze with cupids pulling a chariot by rams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine antiques french gilt bronze and marble base clock representing cupids pulling a chariot by rams.
the top of the clock is crowned by a cupid ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of 19 Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronzed Mounted Marble Urns
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large and very fine quality 19 century French Louis XVI style gilt bronzed mounted cherub motif Marble Urns.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Clock set 3 pieces marble and bronze with cherub
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent clock set three pieces executed by Prosper Roufoel working 26 place Vendome a Paris, one of the most pretigious place in paris where is the great jewwelers and the ritz ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$27,000 Sale Price / set
22% Off
Pair of French Late 18th Century Paris Porcelain Cachepots with Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XVI period Paris porcelain cachepots from the late 18th century, with hand-painted floral décor and gilt accents. Created in France during the short reign of K...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Ormolu Gilt Bronze Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Antique (19th century) exceptionally modeled, cast and ormolu gilt bronze glazed picture frame in the French Louis XVI style bordered with repeating acanthus leaf and berry vine moti...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Large Louis XVI Style Clock Set
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French gilded ormolu clock garniture, having a pair of five branch scrolling foliate candelabra either side. The white enameled clock face with ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
$10,908 / set
19th C. Sevres Porcelain Urns with Cobalt Blue Background
Located in Hixson, TN
19th C. Sevres porcelain urns with cobalt blue background, heavy gilt decorations, gilt bronze pineapple finials on the lids, double handles, and ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu & Marble Candelabra Beurdeley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley (French, 1847-1919) A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted and white marble three-light candelabra (now electrified), ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$14,250 Sale Price / set
48% Off
21st Century, Hand-Carved Amethyst Crystal and Bronze Box in Style of Luigi xvi
Located in Calenzano, FI
Amethyst crystal box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated gold finish. Each object is handcrafted and the care fo...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Large Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra
Located in London, GB
These exceptional, large pair of red marble and gilt bronze candelabra is opulently decorated finely-cast neoclassical style decorations. Each candelabrum is formed as a red marble vase...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
$61,362 / set
Pair 18th C. Louis XVI Patinated & Gilt Bronze Sphinx Motif Andirons/Chenets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning Pair 18th C Louis XVI French Bronze Recumbent Sphinx Chenets
France, circa 1790
A stunning pair of 18th-century Louis XVI French bronze chenets featuring recumbent sphinxes...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Monumental Palace Size Osler Four Light Crystal Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century Monumental Palace Size Osler Four Light Crystal Torchères/Candelabras. Each section is super finely hand-carved and hand-cut f...
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1880s English Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Continental Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Clock, signed Imperial
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative Continental Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Ormolu, Vert Antique marble and patinated Bronze clock, signed Imperial. The clock is raised on six Ormol...
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20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Doré Bronze Mounted Peach Opaline Crystal Round Covered Box
Located in New York, NY
A French Dore Bronze Mounted Peach Opaline Crystal Round Form Covered Box. The cylindrical form includes a flat-topped lid that fits precisely onto the base, joined by a decorative ...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$3,560 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Gris St. Anne Marble and Ormolu Pedestal Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Gris St. Anne marble and ormolu pedestal clock. The rectangular shaped pedestal clock is raised by ormolu topie shaped legs below a mottl...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Late 18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and White Marble Candelabra
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A fine pair of Louis XVI white marble and gilt bronze candelabra in the form of atheniennes. The rams-headed tripod has a snake entwined through the stem, the central ovoid form whit...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Marble Mortar from 18th Century
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice mortar is made of white marble. This is a French work from 18th Century
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Antique French Ormolu and White Marble Louis XVI Clock
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful classical clock made in the style of Louis XVI by Samuel Marti. Stunning ormolu (finely gilded bronze) mounted on a marble base. It is decorated with an inset laurel swag...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Monumental French Ormolu Mted Bust of Alexander The Great, F. Girardon, 1800s
By François Girardon
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental and Rare 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Multi-Marble Bust of Alexander The Great, After The Model by Francois Girardon. Drawing inspiration from the renowned "Bust of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)" housed in the esteemed Palace of Versailles, this monumental work of art showcases exceptional craftsmanship and meticulous attention to detail, serving as a testament to the creator's artistic prowess.
Central to this magnificent sculpture is the resplendent red marble face, neck, and hair of Alexander the Great. Capturing the youthful essence of the conqueror, the sculptor depicts him as a young man with a clean-shaven countenance, his moderately long curls delicately cascading from beneath a remarkably unadorned helmet, save for a magnificent plume. The red marble harmoniously accentuates the life-like features of Alexander, imparting an air of regal elegance to the composition.
Adding to the allure of this remarkable sculpture is an ormolu robe cascading over Alexander's shoulders, exuding an aura of nobility and power. Of particular note, the breastplate bears an embossed ormolu mask of a deity in profile, surrounded by elegantly sweeping acanthus leaves, paying homage to the influential forces that shaped the life of this great conqueror. Once again, the sublime combination of precious metal and marble amplifies the robe's magnificence, further accentuated by the presence of an ormolu body chain swaying gracefully from Alexander's left shoulder to his right hip.
The selection of marbles for the cuirass and plinth serves as an additional testament to the artist's commitment to crafting a visually striking and harmonious composition. The grey marble cuirass complements the overall color scheme of the bust while providing a subtle contrast to the red marble features. At the neck, a pleated ormolu linen undergarment discreetly peeks out, showcasing the artist's meticulous attention to intricate details and enhancing the sculpture's depth. The original Alexander The Great Bust...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock of a Lion Signed Festeau Le Jeune
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
The clock is signed by the Clockmaker Festeau Le Jeune. The case after a design of François Vion in form of a lion supporting a cylindrical case draped with ribbon tied laurel swags ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$21,560 Sale Price
25% Off
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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