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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
19th Century Ormolu Mantle Clock, Louis XVI Style
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting 19th century Louis XVI style gilded Bacchus influenced ormolu mantel (fireplace) clock depicting three putti rolling a barrel on the back of a cloven hoofed putti. The ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

19th Century Gilt Bronze Ormolu Candelabras
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century gilt bronze pair of French ormolu and figural six light candelabra featuring two cherubs. Each cherub holds a candelabra sitting barefoot on a rock with clothed in a sma...
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1860s European Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Gold, Bronze

Large 19th Century Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large and impressive very good quality 19th century French Louis XVI style mantel (fireplace) clock, having a bronze mother and two children ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

21st Century, Hand-Carved yellow and pink Crystal and Bronze Box
Located in Calenzano, FI
Yellow and pink crystal box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated silver finish. E...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Monumental Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Monumental Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style sconces.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Louis XVI Ormolu Cartel Clock
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The circular glazed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic chapters, set within a pierced case with ribbon-tied fruiting laurel trails, each side with a ram’s mask capped pilaster, ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Vintage Limoges 22k Gold Trinket Jewelry Boxes Louis XVI Courtesan Scene
Located in BILBAO, ES
Elegant vintage Limoges 22-karat gold trinket jewelry boxes. French vintage Limoges porcelain in cobalt royal blue with fine gold decor. Marked on base as “Limoges France" Porcelain D' Art ”. Beautiful cobalt blue porcelain with 22-karat gold hand painted with with the classic courtesan scene of a man and woman in the Louis XVI period attire. Perfect gift for your special someone. One small box. 6 x6 cm / 2.32 x 2.32 inches One piano box...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Enamel, Gold Leaf

French Louis Xv1 Style Striking Figural Ormolu-Mounted White Marble Clock
Located in London, GB
A wonderful French Louis XV1 style striking figural ormolu-mounted white marble clock. The beautifully cast figures of Venus and Cupid are springi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Tole Bouillotte By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This fine and elegant Louis XVI style gilt bronze and hand-painted tole Bouillotte by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has got three-lights. The Toleware shade is hand painted with green ename...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Tôle, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Bronze Cupid Candelabras
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze seated cupids holding two two-armed candelabras on rouge marble and relief bases (signed CLODION) (PRICED AS Pair)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

A Grand French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Urn, Circa 1860
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful Louis XVI-style urn from France, circa 1860, this grand gilt bronze decorative accessory has been mounted on a square white marble with light cream accents. The main body...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Metal, Bronze

Late 18th Century Ormolu Gilt Bronze Sculpture Eagle
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A antique bronze sculpture of an eagle, on a marble plint. Refined casting and chiseling, with ormolu gilt bronze patina. Made in the French Louis XVI period, 1780-1790. The sculptu...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze, Marble, and Ormolu Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu, and Rouge Griotte marble statue. The statue is raised by a square Rouge Griotte marble base with a most elegant...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

A 19th Century French Gilt & Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock by Raingo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent 19th century French Louis XVI style gilt and patinated bronze clock depicting mother and child, by Raingo Frères, Paris. The dial marked: Raingo Fres, A Paris. Circa ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Very Large 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Sèvres Celeste Blue Ground Porcelain Box
Located in New York, NY
A Very Large 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Sèvres Celeste Blue Ground Porcelain Box with Watteau Scene Cartouches. This box consists of signature celeste blue ground of Sèvres porcela...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

French Louis XVI Cupid Mantel Clock
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze dore and white marble oval shaped mantel clock with 2 cupids reading book at top. (Not working)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

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

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Bronze, Marble and Ormolu clock set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most spectacular and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze, Rouge Royal marble and Ormolu garniture set. This most striking garniture set consists of a ce...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Highly Important Pair of 19th-Century Vienna Porcelain Hand-Painted Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important and Quite Spectacular Pair of 19th-Century Vienna Porcelain Hand-Painted and Gilt Vases. Each of baluster-form with flared necks and an octagonal stepped bases. T...
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1870s Austrian Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair Of Ornamental Vases Stamped Jollet Anc. Colin House In Paris
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent pair of ornamental vases in water green marble and very finely chiseled gilded bronze frame decorated with garlands, pine cones, friezes of acanthus leaves and above all ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Chinese Export Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and quite important pair of antique French Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted Chinese export porcelain vases. This exceptional pair of Louis XVI style porcelain vases are be...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pr. Chinese Kangxi Famille Vert Porcelain French Ormolu Mounted Solider Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent, Rare, and Large Pair of Chinese Kangxi (18th Century) Famille Vert Porcelain French Louis XVI Style (19th Century) Ormolu Mounted Solider Vases. These monumental vase...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Pair of French Cobalt Porcelain and Bronze-Mounted Cassolettes
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of French cobalt blue porcelain and bronze mounted cassolettes in the Louis XVI style from the late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

Important 19th Century French clock garniture by Deniere.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderfully impressive 19th Century French gilded ormolu clock garniture, by Deniere of Paris. The clock having a classical reclining maiden holding doves among flowers and foliage...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted White Marble Cassolettes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted White Marble Cassolettes All original, finely chased gilt-bronze with removable acanthus leaf tops, the three legs with satyr heads at the top...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Gustavian Style Tissue Box Holder
Located in Sheffield, MA
Add a neoclassical country touch to your countertop or nightstand with a gold gilt edge grey painted galvanized tissue box cover. Add fashion and protection for your facial tissue. E...
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21st Century and Contemporary Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Tin

French Bronze Dore Mantle Clock by Leveque Guéret, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
Louis XVI gilded bronze watch. Enamelled dial with hollow hands White marble pedestal richly decorated with gilded bronze, and in the center a bas-relief with an ibex / goat symbol o...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Metal, Ormolu, Bronze, Brass

18th Century, Italian Venice Silver Sugar Bowl
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). Of circular plain form, the reeded...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Sterling Silver

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Clock
Located in Paris, FR
Gilt bronze clock in the Louis XVI style representing a nymph and two cherubs. The nymph, undressed and resting on a cushion, is nursing one of the cherubs while the second one calls...
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1850s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Enamel

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Rouge Royal Marble and Ormolu Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Royal marble and ormolu urn. Raised on a marble base with canted corners and ormolu moulded band. The urn rests on four ormo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted White Marble Clock
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted White Marble Clock, 19th century, the tapering marble block mounted with a frieze and ram's heads issuing foliate and fruit swags, centered by the dial...
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of candlesticks in gilt bronze, 19th century
Located in Warsaw, PL
This exquisite pair of candlesticks exemplifies the refined aesthetic and masterful craftsmanship of the Louis XVI style in 19th-century France. Crafted from a combination of gilded ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Fantastic 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Blue Opaline Crystal Box
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze Mounted Blue Opaline Crystal Box. The box is composed of two sections of French opaline crystal which are mounted to a fa...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Bronze

Italian imperial Louis XVI watch triptych 1970s
Located in Cantù, IT
Italian imperial Louis XVI watch triptych 1970s
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Antique French Gilt Bronze & Champleve 'Marie Antoinette' Mantel or Table Clock
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This 'Marie Anoinette' antique clock is signed on the face by an unknown maker, and originated from France and dating to approximately 1880 and done in the period Louis XVI style. Th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze Marble Clock and Candlesticks, Louis XVI Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gilt bronze marble clock and candlesticks, Louis XVI period. Dial signed: ”Charles Garriots à Paris”  
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Three Piece Garniture Set, Signed Denière
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. three piece garniture set, signed Denière, Paris. The elegant set includes a pair of two arm candelabras raised on sq...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Wonderful Large French Louis XVI Dore Bronze Picture Frame Bow Wreath Garland
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large French Louis XVI style, dore bronze picture frame with bow wreath garland crown.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Dore Bronze Mounted Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous and quite beautiful pair of Louis XVI style dore bronze mounted Chinese Famille Rose porcelain, sgraffito ground covered vases or por pourries. Each is exceptionally hand ...
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

French Gilt Bronze and Blue and White Jasperware Clock and Barometer Set
By Carcany & Robin
Located in London, GB
A fine quality clock and barometer set by Carcany and Robin, after models on exhibition in the Louvre Museum, Paris. In the Louis XVI manner, of banjo form, the cases being in cr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Early 19th Century Baluster Vase in Porcelain Paris Painted and Gilded by Hand
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Elegant baluster Paris porcelain vase painted and gilded by hand. The two sides represent a different decoration, on one side a scene of a gentleman conversing with a woman leaning o...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

French Louis XVI Parium Marie Antoinette Bust
Located in Queens, NY
"French Louis XVI style (19th Cent) parian marble bust of Marie Antoinette wearing a robe and mounted on a festooned pedestal and resting on a bronze base (signed with Sevre mark) V...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

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

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Russian Jasper Vases in Louis XVI Style
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of large, ornamental jasper urns from Russia with ormolu mounts. The handles are formed with scrolling acanthus leaves and they hold in place a piece o...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Marble And Ormolu Portico Clock
Located in Essex, MA
In fine condition with eagle finial over an enameled clock dial signed Degre, a fine Paris maker listed in Tardys book of French clockmakers. Flanked by two pairs of urns one white marble and the other black over marble columns wrapped in spiraling gilt bronze vines...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Ormulu Wall Clocks & Barometers
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (Mid-19th Century) ormolu wall clock and barometer set each of banjo form with Apollo mask above putti and ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Metal, Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Floor Torchieres
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze festoon design floor torchiere with 6 arms and claw foot base (PRICED AS Pair).
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Set of 4 Marble Mortars from 18th Century
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
These very nice 4 mortars are made of white marble. This is a French work, 18th century.
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble

Venetian 18th Century a Door-Knocker Putto
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). Made in bronze in the shape of a p...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Large Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Cherub Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Louis XVI style gilt and patinated bronze cherub candelabra French, 20th century Height: 147cm, width: 69cm, depth: 69cm Impressive in size and exceptional in the ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Porcelain and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. porcelain and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square ormolu base with elegant Greek key designs at ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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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

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Marble

Pair of Clodion Gilt & Patinated Bronze Satyr Candelabras, 19th Century, France
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
A pair of wonderful French gilt and patinated bronze candelabras made by Atelier Clodion in the mid-19th century. Depicting two patinated bronze satyrs sitting on a tree stump holdin...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th century French Napoleon III Period Pair of Gilded Bronze Picture Frames
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful pair of frames to put on a table or console or hang on the wall in gilded bronze in Louis XVI style, from the Napoleon III period with a glass. Nice Louis XVI details,...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century Gilded Ormolu and Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive late 19th century French gilded ormolu and patinated bronze mantel clock. Having three putti mounted to the top each playing musical instruments. The clock having an ei...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Terracotta Bust of Young Man Resting on Marble Plinth, Houdon, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
French terracotta bust of young man resting on circular marble plinth. Signed Houdon, Late 18th century.
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble

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

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Wood

French Louis XVI Style Silvered Metal Jardiniere and Plateau
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Louis XVI style silvered metal jardinière and matching plateau.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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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