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Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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 Crystal and Bronze Vase by Martin Benito
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish Louis XVI style Frnech crystal and bronze vase dates to the 1960s and was created by Martin Benito for Cristal Freres. Note: Acid etched si...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Brass Pedestal Urn with Lion Mask Handles
Located in San Francisco, CA
Of large scale and solid construction, the footed urn flanked by lion head handles and cast with guilloche and egg-and-dart bands.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Brass

Faience Vase with Top, German, circa 1780 Louis Seize, Decorative White Glaze
Located in Epfach, DE
Special faience vase with lid, German, circa 1780. The rare vase is white glazed and very nicely shaped. The lid vase is an very decorative object.
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1780s German Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Faience

19th Century French Ormolu & Green Marble Jardinière in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
An Ormolu-Mounted Marble Jardinière In the Louis XVI Style Constructed from green marble and mounted with gilded bronze mounts; the rectangular jardinière with paired hoof feet to t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Brèche Violette marble and Ormolu urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Brèche Violette marble and Ormolu lidded urns. Each large scale urn is raised by a square bottom Ormolu fil...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Magnificent pair of vases in crystal and bronze with cherub
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent pair of vases crystal and bronze louis XVI style The marble bases with bronze circle supports three draped patinated bronze loves which are...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Marble, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Vase
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Louis XVI Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Vase. Figural Louis XVI design accents incorporate relief head of rams, draping granites, and leaf motif along the base and lid. V...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Slate, Bronze

19th C. Louis XVI Style Jardinière in the Manner of Henry Dasson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French, King Louis XVI style wood jardinière. Hand painted porcelain plaque with five ormolu mounts, in the manner of Henry Dasson.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Wood

Pair of 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Baccarat Crystal Celeste Blue Opaline Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Baccarat Crystal Celeste Blue Opaline Vases. Each vase is of amphora form with a wide upper mouth that extends downwards ...
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1840s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Ormolu

Impressive 19th Century Bronze Ormolu Mounted Cut Glass Covered Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This important pair of Empire period vases, crafted in France during the first half of the 19th century, showcases exceptional artistry and refined elegance. The vases, made from exq...
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1830s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Jardiniere In Carved And Gilded Wood Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI style planter in carved and gilded wood circa 1900 internal diameter: 20.5cm
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Giltwood

Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Bronze Mounted White Marble Urns
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fine antique (late 19th century) urns in the Louis XVI style crafted from white marble with gilt bronze mounts with neoclassical motifs including floral swags, berry vines an...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze

Pair Louis XVI Style Cobalt Sevres Style Ormolu Mounted Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair Louis XVI Style Cobalt Sevres Style Ormolu Mounted Vases France, circa 1900s This elegant pair of Louis XVI-style cobalt Sevres-style ormolu-...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Pair Antique Carrara Marble and Bronze D'Or Cassolettes ~ Mantel Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique Carrara Marble and Bronze D'Or Cassolettes ~ Mantel Urns were designed for impressive opulence, symmetry, and timeless classical style! Crafted from select white Carrar...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

A Pair of Gilt-Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Vases
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Large Gilt-Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Turquoise Ground Porcelain Vases. Each of baluster form with gilt-bronze collar above an inverted pear-shaped body flanked by acanth...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century French porcelain vases with ormolu bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent and rare pair of vases ormolu bronze and porcelain blue cobalt The quality of these vases was made by one of the great bronzie...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

A French 19th century Louis XVI st Belle Époque period etched Glass Ormolu vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period etched Glass, Ormolu, and Brèche Meduse marble vase. This beautiful vase is raised by a circular ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique French Louis XVI Style Sienna Marble and Ormolu Urn
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique French Louis XVI style sienna marble and ormolu urn Elegant 19th century sienna marble and ormolu urn converted as a table lamp. The baluster shaped urn is decorated with gr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Siena Marble

Pair 19th Century Louis XVI Red and White Marble and Gilt Bronze Urns / Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (late 19th century) French variegated red, pink and white marble urns with gilt bronze mounts in the Louis XVI style, including acorn style finial and prominent scrol...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze

A pair of Continental 19th century Louis XVI st. etched Crystal and Ormolu vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and finely detailed pair of Continental 19th century Louis XVI st. etched Crystal and Ormolu vases. Each vase is raised by a triangular mottled Ormolu base with squared en...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Ormolu

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 Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair 19th C. French Signed Baccarat Opaline Double Overlay Blue-Cut-White Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important, Monumental, and Rare Pair of 19th Century French Signed Baccarat Opaline Double Overlay Cobalt Blue Cut-To-White Opaline Vases with Hand-Enameled Floral Designs, ...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Crystal

Pair of Louis XVI Style Paris Porcelain Cachepots
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A delightful and colourful matching pair of pretty porcelain cache pots, perfect for displaying indoor plants. Dating from the 19th century, the pots have been lovingly hand painted ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

A pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble Ormolu vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble, Ormolu, and Crystal vases. Each cornucopia shaped vase is supported on a rectangular shaped white Carrara m...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Carrara Marble, Ormolu

A French 19th Century Pot-Pourri Covered Vase
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A French 19th Century Pot-Pourri Covered Vase Large pot-pourri covered and ormolu-mounted ceramic vase Resting on an ormolu base simulating a perfume burner with posts in claws. L...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Pair of marble cassolettes vases
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
Pair of marble cassolettes vases Heavy marble vases with gilt bronze decorations in Louis XVI style Condition: very good with no damage. Date: around 1900. Provenance: France. Price...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble

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 Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze

A Pair of Large French Baccarat Style Gilt Bronze & Cut Crystal Urns
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...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Lapis Lazuli Garniture Set
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Antique French Louis XVI 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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Lapis Lazuli, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French (attributed) Bacarrat Hand-Diamond Cut-Crystal Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental Pair of 19th Century French (attributed) Bacarrat Hand-Diamond Cut-Crystal Vases of Superb Quality and Craftsmanship. The vases are of inverted baluster form, each vase transitions...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Crystal

French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sévres porcelain and Ormolu vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sévres porcelain and Ormolu vase. This exceptional vase is supported on a circular mottled edge Ormolu base ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

A French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A decorative and most elegant pair of French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass vases. Each beautifully decorated vase is raised by a smooth square base and topped by...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Late 19thC French Kingwood Jardiniere Planter
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC French Ebonised and Kingwood Planter/Jardiniere/Wine Cooler with Ormolu Decorations on Cabriole Legs - 23"w x 16"d x 31"h
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Ebony, Kingwood

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 Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

A Pair of French Ormolu Mounted Chinese Crackle Glaze Celadon Vases & Covers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Pair of French Ormolu Mounted Chinese Crackle Glaze Celadon Vases and Covers  This exquisite pair of French ormolu-mounted Chinese crackle glaze celadon vases with covers combines...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

A 19th C. French Ormolu Mounted & Rouge Marble Figural Cupid Jardiniere, ROBERT
By Robert Freres, Susse Freres
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental and Exceptionally High Quality 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted and Rouge Marble Jardiniere, attributed to ROBERT FRÈRES. The urn is of baluster form with ormolu saty...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique Amethyst Cut Glass and Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Vase
Located in New York, NY
Lovely antique campana form vase in the French Louis XVI style crafted from amethyst colored cut glass with gilt bronze mounts with Bacchus mask handles and grapevines, rim with egg-...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

French late 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and finely detailed French late 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal vase, stamped Baccarat. This beautiful and most decorative vase is raised by a circula...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Ormolu

Antique French Louis XVI Hammered Brass Rams Head Mantel Vases Trophy Urns 20"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of antique hammered brass mantel vases / trophy urns. Made of brass featuring Neoclassical and Louis XVI styling with round pedestal bases,...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Brass

Pair of Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Chantilly Porcelain Pots de Crème
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each porcelain pot delicately decorated with flowers and raised on an exquisitely chased tripod base headed by lion heads. These Chantilly porcelain pots were embellished in Paris wi...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Pair Antique Russian Hand-Diamond-Cut Crystal Ormolu Mounted Double Swan Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Pair of 19th Century Antique Russian Ormolu Mounted Crystal Double Swan Handle Vases. With a small diameter of bronze at the base, the vase widens as it ascends to the...
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1820s Russian Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Bronze

19th Century Pair of French Louis XVI Style Antique Bronze Violet Marble Vases
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF FRENCH LOUIS XVI STYLE BRONZE MOUNTED BRECHE VIOLETTE MARBLE VASES Circa third quarter of the 19th century Item # 403TET18P A lovely matched pair of vases in the Louis XV ta...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze

Sèvres Porcelain Vase Painted by E. Baurens and Bronze Mount from the 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
Sèvres porcelain vase with bronze mount "Aux tetes de satyr". The vase is made in the Louis XVI style, painted on French porcelain and signed E. Baurens. Ø cm 29 Ø cm 23 h cm 65 T...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Pr. French Patinated & Ormolu Mounted Malachite Figural Pot-Pourris H. Dasson
Located in New York, NY
A Large and Quite Magnificent Pair of Antique 19th Century French Patinated and Ormolu Mounted Malachite Figural Pot-Pourris/Covered Vases, Attributed to Henry Dasson. These brule-pa...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Malachite, Bronze

Large Pair 19th Century French Sevres Style Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large, good quality pair of late 19th century French 'Sevres' style porcelain vases, each with wonderful gilded ormolu swag and foliate handles on either side, Cobalt blue ground, ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Fabulous Pair of Meissen Porcelain Glass Coolers/Cachepots
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of Meissen Porcelain glass coolers/cachepots. This exceptional pair of exquisitely hand-painted Meissen Porcelain glass coolers are each painted with panels of figure...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain, Meissen

18th-Century Gilt Bronze & Egitto Serpentino Urn After Pierre Gouthière
Located in New Orleans, LA
This 18th-century gilt bronze & Egitto Serpentino urn is modeled after the opulent design of one of the last gilders of the Versailles Court, Pierre Gouthière. An identical urn is he...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Sèvres Porcelain Vase from the 'Camaïeu Carmin' Service of Fontainebleau
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This small but elegant Sèvres porcelain vase boasts an impressive provenance, being part of the 'Camaïeu Carmin' service originally made in 1757 for Louis XV for his Château de Fonta...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

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...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Bronze Ormolu / Porcelain Pair Urns / Side Handled
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse your space in opulence with this captivating pair of Louis XVI style bronze-mounted porcelain urns. Each urn is a masterpiece, adorned with a meticulously crafted bronze-moun...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Louis XVI Gilt Marble Cassolettes And Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
The bodies of this exquisite pair of Louis XVI-style cassolettes, along with a complementary clock, are crafted from exceptional specimens of white marble, each measuring almost a fo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Marble and Bronze Cassolettes
Located in Brussels , BE
Perfect decoration for a beautiful fireplace
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of C. 1880 French Louis XVI Style Carved Marble and Gilt Bronze Cassolettes
Located in Dallas, TX
Although the origin of cassolettes can be traced back to ancient Europe and Asia, it was not until the late 18th century that cassolettes began to develop the urn-like form seen on t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze

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 Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

19th Century Napoleon III Zinc Louis XVI Style Urns. Beautiful Patina.
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Napoleon III Zinc Louis XVI Style Urns. Beautiful Patina.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Zinc

Pr. 19th Century Antique Bohemian White Over Clear Crystal Maiden Portrait Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19th century Louis XVI style Bohemian white over clear crystal maiden portrait vases with hand-painted gilt décor. Each is beautifully hand-painted with gorgeous maidens lo...
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1870s Czech Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Crystal

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Vert De Patricia Marble And Ormolu Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert de Patricia marble and Ormolu lidded urn. The urn is raised by a square Vert de Patricia marble base with and Ormolu trim. The socle...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Louis XVI style Cassolettes attr. to H. Vian, France, circa 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful pair of Louis XVI-inspired baluster-shaped cassolettes in white marble, enriched with an elegant bronze mount with a double patina. The lid is topped with a seed-shaped gri...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze

Louis Xvi vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI vases and vessels 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 vases and vessels created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI vases and vessels made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases and vessels, popular names associated with this style include Oggetti D'Arte, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Baccarat, and Ferdinand Barbedienne. 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 vases and vessels differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $442 and tops out at $188,000 while the average work can sell for $10,710.

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