Louis XVI Vases
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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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Enamel, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
1870s French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
1870s French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Alabaster, Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Porphyry, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
2010s Italian Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Gold, Bronze
1850s Russian Antique Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Vases
Malachite, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Griotte Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Griotte Marble, Bronze
2010s Italian Louis XVI Vases
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Marble, Bronze
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Vases
Marble, Bronze
1830s Russian Antique Louis XVI Vases
Agate, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
1830s French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
20th Century Louis XVI Vases
Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Porphyry, Bronze
1770s French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Agate, Bronze, Ormolu
1850s Antique Louis XVI Vases
Granite, Bronze
1860s French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Gold, Ormolu
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Vases
Bronze