Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
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.
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Crystal, Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Brass
1780s German Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Faience
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Marble, Ormolu
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Slate, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Wood
1840s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Crystal, Ormolu
1830s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Carrara Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Ormolu
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Siena Marble
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Crystal, Ormolu
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
1860s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Crystal
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Crystal, Carrara Marble, Ormolu
1860s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Ormolu
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Crystal
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Ormolu
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Ebony, Kingwood
1860s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Ormolu
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Ormolu
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Crystal, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Brass
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Ormolu
1820s Russian Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Marble, Bronze
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Bronze
1870s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Malachite, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century German Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Porcelain, Meissen
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Marble, Ormolu
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Marble, Bronze
19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Ormolu
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Zinc
1870s Czech Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Crystal
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Marble, Ormolu
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels
Marble, Bronze