Louis XVI Urns
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
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 Urns
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Carrara Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble And Ormolu Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and uniquely shaped French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu lidded urn. The oblong urn is raised on an oval mottled pedestal base with an Ormo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Marble, Ormolu
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 Urns
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Ormolu
Antique Pair of French "Sevres" Bleu Celeste and Gilt Bronze Covered Urns
Located in Montreal, QC
These are large, French and of excellent quality. From acorn finials to square stepped bases, this pair exude quality unmistakably. They have the de luxe look of items from the Belle...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Bronze
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Verde Antico Marble and Ormolu urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Verde Antico Marble and Ormolu urns, in the manner of Maison Boudet. Each urn is ra...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Marble, Ormolu
pair of French late 19th century Louis XVI st. Marble and Ormolu urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A delightful and high quality pair of French late 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge de France marble and Ormolu lidded urns. Each most decorative urn is raised by an Ormolu trimmed sq...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Marble, Ormolu
French Ormolu Bronze Urns by Maxime Secrétant
Located in New York, NY
Our pair of exceptional ormolu bronze urns are attributed to French designer, Maxime Secretant, circa 1890s. They feature spiral-gadrooned necks fl...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Bronze
French and Asian Collaboration 19th Century Louis XVI St. Famille Rose Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French and Asian collaboration 19th century Louis XVI st. Famille Rose porcelain urn. The urn is raised by a fine square ormolu base with concave corners...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Ormolu
Elegant Pair of French Louis XVI Style Double-Handled Spelter-Metal Urns
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each gracefully-shaped urn reminiscent of classical antiquity with graceful neck above a tapering body flanked by mask handles; all-over a wooden base.
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Metal
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Breche Violette marble and Ormolu urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and large scale pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Breche Violette marble and Ormolu urns, in the manner of Linke. Each stunning urn is raised by a thick stepped...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Russian Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal Covered Urns, Imperial Glass Manufactor
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful pair of 19th century Louis XVI style Russian cobalt blue hand-diamond cut to clear crystal covered urns/vases, attributed to Imperial Russian glass...
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1840s Russian Antique Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Crystal
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Carrara and Ormolu Ewers
By Henry Dasson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white carrara marble and ormolu ewers attributed to Henry Dasson. Each ewer is raised by square ormolu bases with fine block feet...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze and Marble Urns Signed Clodion
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and black Belgian marble urns signed Clodion and attributed to Barbedienne. Each urn is ra...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Marble, Bronze
Large Sevres Style Lidded Comport, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century French Sevres style lidded porcelain comport, having wonderful gilded ormolu finial, handles, mouldings and base. Hand painted romantic scene of love...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Porcelain
Pair of Louis XVI Style Verde Antico Marble and Gilt Bronze Lidded Cassolettes
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of lidded urns in the Louis XVI style, the bronzes very much in the manner of the famous French sculptor Gouthiere. The tri-form base richly...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Marble, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Onyx and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A remarkable pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. onyx and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square ormolu base with concave corners and a delicate Coeur de Rai wrap a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Onyx, Ormolu
Pair of Louis XVI Style Marble Urns Attributed to Maxime Secrétant, circa 1890
By Maxime Secretant
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted Bleu Turquin marble urns with Satyr masks, attributed to Maxime Secrétant.
French, circa 1890. ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu urn. The urn is raised on a finely chased design scalloped base with pie...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and white Carrara marble urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and white Carrara marble urns. Each most elegant lidded urn is raised on a square Ormolu base with concave corners accente...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Carrara Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Ormolu Centre Piece in the Louis XVI Style
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional quality 19th century Ormolu centre piece in the Louis XVI style. The shallow lobed ogee bowl shaped receiver with lappest cast deep rim below a fluted swept top with l...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and ormolu lidded urn signed Sèvres. The urn is raised by a circul...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres porcelain urns. Each campagna shaped vase is raised by a circular base with a lovely gilt accent bubble like design below...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Porcelain
Pair Of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Ormolu And Marble Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu and Sarrancolin marble lidded urns. Each urn is raised by an elegant circular ormolu base with block feet adorned with striking rosettes below a wrap around tied fluted band. The elegantly shaped marble body...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Portoro Marble Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most elegant pair of French 19th Louis XVI st. ormolu and Portoro marble lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square Portoro marble base with concave corners...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Marble, Ormolu
Pair of 19th C. Bohemian Crystal Hand-Engraved and Acid Washed Covered Pokals
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19th century Bohemian crystal hand-engraved and acid washed covered pokals, with hunting scenes. Each crystal pokal is blown, handcut, hand-engraved, and acid washed to cre...
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1860s Czech Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Crystal
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain & Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu lidded urns. The pair of urns are raised on square Ormolu bases supported by topie shaped feet. The e...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Breche Verte d'Egypte and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and uniquely shaped French 19th-century Louis XVI st. Brèche Verte d'Egypte marble and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by a square marble base below an ormolu support ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI St. white Carrara marble and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square base with a fine bottom ormolu fille...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Tazzas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze tazzas. Each tazza is raised by a circular ormolu base with a most elegant fluted design. At the centers are impressive foliate supports with handsome satyr masks at the front and charming frogs to each side. Above are richly chased winged ormolu mermaids holding up a beautiful patinated bronze seashell...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Porphyry and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. Porphyry and fire gilded ormolu lidded urns. The pair are raised by a square ormolu plate below the mottl...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Porphyry, Ormolu
Pair of Cassolettes
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Cassolettes from the 19th century. Marble and gilded bronze, in the style of Louis XVI
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Urns, Signed E. Kahn
By E. Kahn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sarrancolin marble and ormolu urns, signed E. KAHN. Each urn is raised by a square marble base with a fine bottom ormolu fill...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Vert Antique Lidded Marble Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert Antique lidded marble urns. Each urn is raised by a square base with concave corner and a decorative bottom ormolu fillet. The fluted socle pedestal is decorated with a tied berried laurel band and rich foliate movements. At the body are finely detailed ormolu rams heads...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Granite and Patinated Bronze Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and large scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. granite and patinated bronze lidded urn. The urn is raised by a square granite base below the fine socle pedestal ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu, Silvered Bronze & Marble Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, silvered bronze and Rouge Griotte marble lidded urns. Each urn is raised by an elegant square Rouge Griotte marble...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Pink Granite And Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and extremely decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. pink Granite and ormolu lidded urns. The pair are raised on circular ormolu bases below the mottled G...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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 Urns
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Marble, Ormolu
Fine 19th Century French Sèvres Style Porcelain & Doré Bronze-Mounted Ewers
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of 19th century French Sèvres style Porcelain and ormolu-mounted ewers which are hand painted in Sèvres celest blue color porcelain. Each ewer is very finely hand pa...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Porcelain and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. glazed porcelain and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by an elegant ormolu base with lovely decorative foli...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Verde Indio Marble Ewers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Verde Indio marble ewers. Each small scale ewer is raised by a square Verde Indio marble base below a central c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Mid-19th Century Marble and Ormolu Tazzas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant pair of French Louis XVI st. mid 19th century Rosso Antico marble and ormolu tazzas. Each tazza is raised by a square mottled marble base with ormolu supports and a fr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Marble, Ormolu
Rare Louis XVI Russian Ormolu Mounted Agate Vase with Dore Bronze Swan Handles
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent Louis XVI Style Russian ormolu-mounted covered agate vase or Urn with finely hand-chiseled and Cast doré Bronze Swan Handles. This marvellous baluster form covered vase...
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1830s Russian Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Agate, Bronze
French, 19th Century, Belle Époque Period Bronze and Ormolu Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning large scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze, silvered bronze and ormolu urn. The urn is raised by a square base below a fine circula...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Bronze, 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 Urns
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Zinc
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Porphyry Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Porphyry lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a fine circular base with a finely detailed wra...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres Porcelain and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a triangular porcelain base with concave sides and rounded cor...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Red Granite Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and red granite urns. Each urn is raised by an elegant square base with a fine mottled border and a wrap around palmette des...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
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Granite, Ormolu
Pair of Louis XVI Style Marble Vases in the Manner of Pierre Gouthière
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of gilt-bronze mounted Incarnat Turquin marble vases in the manner of Pierre Gouthière.
Each vase is mounted with finely cast gilt bronze fema...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis Xvi urns for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI urns for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage urns 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 urns made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original urns, popular names associated with this style include Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Ferdinand Barbedienne, Baccarat, and Capodimonte. 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 urns differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $750 and tops out at $188,000 while the average work can sell for $14,150.