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.
Pair of 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Silver Plate Candlesticks
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th century Italian Louis XVI style silver plate candlesticks. Beautiful pair of antique Italian Louis XVI style silver plated candlesticks, candleholders, altar prickets o...
Silver Plate
French Louis XVI style Cartel wall clock, 52" 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This large and impressive late 19th-century French gilded ormolu cartel wall clock exemplifies the elegance of the Louis XVI style. Adorned with intricate detailing, it features a m...
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany and Ormolu Longcase Clock, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany and ormolu longcase clock, circa 1890.
Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu box
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu box. This beautiful rectangular Crystal box showcases lattice cut patterns and a reeded O...
Crystal, Ormolu
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Oak Grandfather Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant Danish 18th century Louis XVI period oak grandfather clock. The clock is raised by fine bun feet below a mottled finally carved foliate band. The case displays one doo...
Oak
French Louis XVI Style Bronze Dore Box
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19/20th century) bronze dore rectangular shaped jewel box with round plaque of lady and man.
Bronze
pair of French late 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Marble urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine and high quality pair of French late 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and green marble urns, signed Susse Freres, Paris. Each stunning urn is raised by an Ormolu socle with a...
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu clock, signed Samuel Marti. The clock is raised by six beautiful circular ormolu feet with fine fluted...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
A Pair of Large French Baccarat Style Gilt Bronze & Cut Crystal Urns
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Very Large French Baccarat Style gilt bronze and cut crystal covered urns of superb craftsmanship. Each Urn is embellished with fine double gilt bronze handles further rest...
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Majolica/Fiance Models of Lions Perched on Stands
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th century French Majolica/Fiance Models of Lions Perched on stands. Each is wonderfully hand painted in vibrant purple and blue colorways. The bases are green and each i...
Ceramic
Lyre Form Clock Garniture, Louis XVI Manner, 19th Century
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Lyre Form Clock Garniture in Louis XVI Manner. A stunning antique French lyre boudoir clock set, made in a beautiful figured rosé Languedoc marble, ...
Pair of Large Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Figural Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular pair of large antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze figural candelabras. The candelabras are composed of gilt bronze and designed in the Louis XVI style, each form...
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Baccarat Pink and White Opaline Crystal Covered Bowl
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
An Antique 19th Century French Baccarat Pink and White Opaline Crystal Covered Bowl with Gilt Decoration. The bowl features a rounded base of opaque white opaline, transitioning int...
Opaline Glass
Pair Louis XVI Ormolu Patinated Bronze Dog and Cat Chenets
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Pair of Large Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Two-Tone Patinated and Dore Bronze Dog and Cat Form Chenets/Andirons Modeled after Jacques Caffieri...
Bronze
$43,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique French 19th C Pink Ground Sevres Style 3-Piece Pot-Pourri/Candelabra Set
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
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...
Porcelain
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Statue After Clodion
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble statue after Claude Michel Clodion. The charming statue is raised by a beautiful sq...
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass box. This attractive ruby red glass lidded box is raised on its hand blown glass base with rounded c...
Ormolu
Pair of Louis XVI Pewter Candlesticks Marked "DN" and "Etain Fin" (fine pewter)
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of Louis XVI Pewter Candlesticks Marked "DN" and "Etain Fin" (fine pewter) c1780. The "DN" Duché de Nevers indicating pewter from the Nevers region which was a duchy in France, ...
Pewter
Antique German Porcelain Urn, Pink and White Decorated, Ram Head, 1790
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (Berlin, late 18th Cent) porcelain pink and white decorated urn with a finial top cover and ram head sides, signed on bottom
Porcelain
Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period White Carrara Marble Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative Italian 18th century Louis XVI period white Carrara marble urn. The lovely urn is raised by a square base below the moulded ...
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Bust of Menelaus
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI style patinated bronze and ormolu bust of Menelaus. The bust is raised by a square ormolu base below a fine mottled socle pedestal. The richl...
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th century Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu bust of Mars, signed Becquet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu bust of Mars, signed Becquet. The handsome bisque Porcelain bust is raised by an Ormolu square base below a cobal...
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Blue Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Clock, Circa 1875-85
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Blue Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Clock, circa 1875-85.
Ormolu
Taste of Meissen, Putto Driving A Flower Cart, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large subject in white and colored porcelain, of a putto driving a chariot filled with porcelain flowers, pulled by 4 horses For even more refinement, this s...
Porcelain
19th Century Louis XVI-Styl Ormolu and White Marble Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
A Fine Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Mantel Clock After a model by Étienne-Maurice Falconet The urn-form pendule à cercles t...
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
$5,886 / set
Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Subjects.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of 18th century Meissen porcelain subjects. A pair of 18th century Meissen porcelain sculpture subjects, circa 1760, depicting a Turkish couple. Dimensions : H: 13cm, D: 5cm ...
Porcelain
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Lapis Lazuli Garniture Set
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Antique French Louis XVI Style Figural Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli three piece garniture set of exquisite craftsmanship featuring a central figural clock and a pair of candelabras. The central superb gilt bronze clock is embellished with two cherubic gilt bronze figures, large gilt bronze...
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Dore Bronze Mtd. Baccarat Crystal 'Attributed' Centerpiece on Mirrored Plateau
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful antique French Louis XVI style 19th century gilt bronze mounted hand diamond cut Baccarat (Attributed) crystal centerpiece on a gilt bronze mounted mirrored plateau. The ...
Crystal, Bronze
Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Figural Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble figural mantel clock Origin: French Date: circa 19th century Size: 26-1/2 in x 19 in x 10-1/4 in.
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Louis XVI Marble and Gilt Bronze Candlesticks or Cassolettes
Located in Greenwich, CT
Nice Pair of French Louis XVI Marble and Gilt Bronze Candlesticks or Cassolettes , the urn -shaped marble body acting as a vase holding a group of tulips in git bromze. Nicely detail...
Marble, Bronze
A fine pair of 19th c French Classical candelabra with fine gilt bronze mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of 19th century French classical figural candelabra with fine gilt bronze mounts. Marble base
Carrara Marble, Bronze
A 19th C. French Dore Bronze Mounted White Opaline Egg Form Covered Nesting Box
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous and Unusual 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted White Opaline Egg Form Covered Nesting Box. The intricate craftsmanship of this piece is a ...
Opaline Glass
19th C. French Baccarat Opaline Crystal Vase w/ Hand-Enameled Floral Decoration
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century French Baccarat Opaline Crystal Vase with Hand-Enameled Floral Decoration and Gilt Highlights. This baluster-form vase features a trumpet-shaped neck, rounded shoulde...
Crystal
$2,340Sale Price / set|40% Off
Pair of 19th Century Doré Bronze 7-Light Marble Base Candelabras Mounted as Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 19th century doré bronze 7-light marble base candelabras mounted as lamp. Each having bronze sabots leading to a white Carrara marble pedestal...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Pair of Antique French Clear Glass Scent or Perfume Bottles with a Fitted Case
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique set of glass perfume or scent bottles with a fitted case are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and dating to approximately 1880 in the period Louis X...
Leather, Silk, Velvet, Glass
Large Louis XVI Period (18th Century) French Marble & Dore Bronze Portico Clock
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Large Louis XVI Period (18th Century) French portico clock, with a double marble column mount and adorned with gilded bronze chains. The pendulum takes the form of ...
Marble, Bronze
Porcelain And Gilt Bronze Clock, Napoleon III, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Louis XVI style clock in gilded bronze and porcelain: the base is very richly decorated: putti heads, flower garlands, knots and rosettes and porcelain plates decorated with golden s...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze Bust of Diana the Huntress
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze bust of Diana the Huntress, signed HOUDON and SUSSE Frères. The bust is raised by ...
Bronze
Rare Neoclassical Style French Giltwood Clock and Barometer Set
Located in London, GB
Rare neoclassical style French giltwood clock and barometer set French, 19th century Measures: Height 90cm, width 38cm, depth 12cm This du...
Enamel
A 19th C. French Louis XVI Patinated & Doré Bronze Jardinière, F. Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Large 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Patinated and Doré Bronze Jardinière/Planter, Attributed to F. Barbedienne The large and imposing piece features a regal ...
Bronze
$24,950Sale Price / set|49% Off
Pair French/Chinese 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted blue-glazed enamel over bronze vases with allegorical masks, rings and wreaths. The porcelain is...
Bronze, Ormolu
18th c. French Louis XVI Tin Glaze Delft Faience Monteith Jardiniere Cachepot
Located in Litchfield, CT
Antique 18th century French Louis XVI tin glaze Delft faience monteith jardiniere cachepot. Measures 13" across over handles x 6 3/4" x 4" tall. Good condition. Provenance - famed an...
Faience
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal vase. The vase is raised by a square base with cut corners and a beautiful richly chased wrap around ormo...
Crystal, Ormolu
19th Century French Boulle Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century French Boulle inlaid mantel clock. Having a gilded ormolu figure of father time to the top, beautiful brass inlaid decoration to the sides and front. T...
Brass
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...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal vase. This elegant etched Baccarat Crystal vase is raised on a wrap around pierced Ormolu...
Crystal, Ormolu
$31,040Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of 19th C. French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Vases with Foo Lion Handles
Located in New York, NY
A fine and Large Pair of 19th century Orientalist Motif French Ormolu and Champlevé Enamel Vases with Foo Lion Handles of Magnificent quality and condition, Attributed to F. Barbedie...
Enamel, Ormolu
$141,267Sale Price / set|20% Off
Impressive Pair of Granite and Gilded Bronze Urns, France, 20th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
A very impressivel A-form pair of granit urns, each of Campana form, the rims cast with acanthus leaves, the bodies applied with foliate scrolls and flowers, with ram mask handles, o...
Granite, Bronze
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...
Marble, Ormolu
A Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Marble Clock Garniture
By Jollet & Cie
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Marble Clock Garniture, Comprising a 'Pendule à Cercles Tournants' Modelled with the Three Graces and a Pair of Cherub Four-Light Cand...
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu, Bronze and Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, patinated bronze, silvered bronze and marble statue of Diana The Huntress inscribed "Réduction Sauvage". The statue is raised by ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$2,200 / set
Pair of Lovely Bow Motif French Candle Sconces
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of pretty gilt metal bow candle sconces from France in a classic form.
Metal
Important Terracotta Bust of Madame du Barry
Located in Montreal, QC
Important terracotta bust of Madame du Barry resting on a Rouge de Languedoc marble base, beautiful patination, inscribed on back: "Feceit 1777." Ma...
Terracotta
Monumental Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Marble Clock with Putti in the Clouds
Located in New York, NY
A fine Louis XVI-style large gilt-bronze and greige Rococo marble figural mantel clock is surmounted by three dore bronze putti figures hanging floral adornments among clouds with lo...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Large 19th Century Bronze Bachuss Clock Set, by Deniere
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century Louis XVI style Bachuss influenced bronze and gilded ormolu clock garniture. The pair of four branch candelabra each supported by bronze putti, raised ...
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI St. Bréche Violette Marble Cassolettes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very high quality pair of mid 19th century French Louis XVI st. Bréche Violette marble and ormolu cassolettes with removable lids. Each urn is raised by a square base with a laurel...
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Gilt Bronze & Crystal Regulator Clock by Samuel Marti
By Samuel Marti
Located in Tarry Town, NY
An exquisite example of 19th-century French horology, this gilt bronze and crystal case regulator clock was crafted by the renowned Samuel Marti in France, 1873. This elegant timepie...
Crystal, Bronze
Fine Pair of Signed Antique Baccarat Crystal and Bronze Compotes or Centerpieces
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of antique French Louis XVI style, signed Baccarat hand diamond cut crystal and bronze doré, first quality, footed compotes or centerpieces. The cut crystal is in excelle...
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Serpentine Cassolettes attr. to H. Dasson, France, circa 1880
By Henry Dasson
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful pair of Louis XVI-inspired baluster-shaped serpentine cassolettes, with an elegant chiseled and gilded bronze mount. The lid, resting on an openwork gilded bronze frieze, i...
Serpentine, Bronze
French Ormolu, Onyx and marble clock & pedestal, retailed by Camerden & Forster
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu, Onyx and marble clock and pedestal, retailed by Camerden & Forster. This most rare set is comprised of a rich...
Onyx, Marble, Ormolu