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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A French late 19th century Louis XVI st. white Saint Amand et Hamage dining set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant Country French late 19th century Louis XVI st. white Saint Amand et Hamage porcelain dining set. This fifty nine piece set is signed 'Saint Amand et Hamage', and has a...
Porcelain
44 - Piece 18th Century Viennese Blue and White Porcelain Dinner Plates Set
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Firenze, IT
An elegant forty-four (44) piece blue and white porcelain plates set with Floral and Insect decoration, a magnificent example of refined European ceramic and Austrian craftsmanship ...
Porcelain, Paint
Blue and gold porcelain openwork bowl with Qianlong apocryphal seal - China
Located in Vicenza, IT
Elegant oval porcelain openwork bowl decorated with cobalt blue glaze and fine gold floral motifs. The strikingly scenic openwork band recalls the decorations of the so-called "pink ...
Porcelain
18th Century Nevers French Revolution Tin-Glazed Faïence Dish, the End of Famine
By Nevers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Revolution tin-glazed earthenware dish, made in Nevers, circa 1790. Showing a plump figure along side a basket of flowers beneath de l’arbre de la Liberté. The full body of...
Earthenware
18th Century Nevers French Revolution Tin-Glazed Faïence Dish, Bastille Tower
By Nevers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French revolution tin-glazed earthenware dish, made in Nevers, circa 1790. Showing a yellow battlement often thought to be the Bastille, the image of the tower represents the defen...
Earthenware
Silver Plated Covered Dish, Louis XVI Style, French Serveware, 1990
Located in Miami, FL
Covered vegetable, meat or cheese dish. Classical LXVI style dishes. This special type of dish made to protect the food for getting not hot enough before serving. Very precious an...
Metal
Antique silver-plated scallop shell serving dish made in USA
Located in Birmingham, AL
This vintage silver-plated scallop shell serving dish features a deeply fluted, reflective basin framed by an exceptionally detailed Rococo style handle.Basin and EdgeRadial Fluting:...
Silver Plate
$256Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.13 in Dm 9.75 in
Early 19th Century Pearlware Dinner Plate Blue and White, Staffordshire
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful early plate in a printed blue and white chinoiserie pattern and made of a type of earthenware pottery called pearlware, in the very early 19th century, by one of ...
Pearlware
19th Century French Blue & White Faience Dinner Plate Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French blue and white faience dinner plate signed "Francois" Sarreguemines.
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century French Majolica Flowers Saint Amand
By Saint Amand
Located in Austin, TX
19th century French Majolica flowers signed Saint Amand.
Ceramic
Royal Crown Derby Partial Dinner Service
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Buchanan, MI
A Royal Crown Derby Partial dinner service, twenty seven pieces, 20th century, in the Imari pattern, comprising of ten dinner plates and ten bread and b...
Porcelain
Set of 5 Majolica Plates, France, 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A beautiful set of five antique French majolica plates, featuring an elegant relief design of vine leaves, grape clusters, and branches. Their rich palette of greens, browns, and cre...
Majolica
Antique Silver Domed Dish Cover
Located in New York, NY
Elegant silver-plate dome dish cover with ornate handle, made in England in the 19th century.
Silver
$60,000
H 12 in W 14 in D 7 in
Magnificent French Antique Porcelain 116-Piece Dinner Set, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
116 Pieces A magnificent French Antique porcelain 116-piece dinner set, 19th century, with burgundy and gold accents. This set is exceptionnal both in its beauty, its state of conservation, and the extraordinary range of pieces and serving pieces. Set includes: o 33 assiettes (8.75" diam) o 13 shallow soup plates (8.5") o 18 dessert plates (8.5") o 9 saucers (5.25") o 9 cups (2 " H x 3.5 x 4 ) o 12 cream jars with their lids "pots à crème...
Porcelain
Mottahedeh Blue Canton Porcelain Plate with Blue and White Chinese Landscape
By Mottahedeh
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Mottahedeh Blue Canton blue and white porcelain salad plate from the 20th century with pagoda and geometric accents. Created in Portugal by Mo...
Porcelain
$2,105 / set
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
"NEMO" Majolica Set Designed by Aude Clément for 12 People '38 Pcs'
By Aude Clément
Located in Paris, FR
"NEMO" Service set for 12 persons in hand-painted majolica. Original NEMO set, designed by the french artist Aude Clément and produced by Au Bain Marie,...
Majolica
Porcelain Dinner Service of 43 Pieces with Blue Floral and Bird Motifs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This remarkable 43-piece porcelain dinner service dates from the late 19th century and beautifully reflects the refined taste of the period. Each piece is delicately decorated with h...
Porcelain, Paint
18th Century French Faience Nevers Dog Plate
By Nevers
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique 18th-Century French provincial faience Nevers plate. This lovely plate has scalloped edges and is decorated with a hand painted charming dog holding a basket in a ga...
Faience
Set of 13 plates Blue and White 18th Century China
Located in New York, NY
A set of 13 porcelain plates of excellent quality med in China during the Qing dynasty Qian Long 1736-1795. Richly decorated on both sides.
Porcelain
Russian Lomonosov Blue Gold and White Porcelain Plate
By Lomonosov
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Russian blue, gold and white porcelain plate in the 'Cobalt Net' pattern by Lomonosov Porcelain, Russia, circa late-20th century, after 1991. Wi...
Porcelain
19th Century French Majolica Plate
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely colorful French Majolica plate with flowers and acanthus leaves Orchies, circa 1890.
Ceramic
Porcelain Transfer Decorate / Gilt Dinner Service Plate For 11 People
By Coronet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Dine in timeless elegance with our Porcelain Painted and Gilt Floral Bouquet Decorated Set of Eleven Dinner Plates, a stunning creation from the mid-20th century by Coronet Chinaware...
Porcelain
Antique Limoges Porcelain Set of 12 Dessert Plates
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A set of 12 stylish dessert plates in delicate white Limoges porcelain, each piece edged with a fine rim of gilt, and bearing the elaborately formed monogramme 'DP'. Dating from the ...
Porcelain
Dinner Service of 65 Pieces in Limoges Porcelain, by Raynaud
By Atelier Raynaud, Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A lovely dinner service of 65 pieces, in delicate Limoges porcelain and stamped with the maker's mark of 'Raynaud'. Sumptuously decorated with hand painted garlands of pink bell- sha...
Porcelain
69-Piece Bernardaud Limoge Artois Bleu Dinnerware
By Bernardaud
Located in Stamford, CT
Bernardaud limoge Artois blue or green dinnerware with tea cups and saucers, (1974-2006) Decorated with laurel wreath and flowers, gold rim on Versai...
Porcelain
64 Pieces Royal Limoges France Porcelain Dinner Set
By Limoges
Located in Stamford, CT
64 pieces Royal Limoges France Porcelain dinner set. A French France Limoges group or suite of porcelain plates from the Hotel Meurice Paris, Sixty-four ...
Porcelain
61 Pieces Hutschenreuther Porcelain Dinner Set, Fleur De Lis Blue Pattern
Located in Stamford, CT
61 pieces Hutschenreuther Porcelain dinner set, Germany, 1814. Fleur De Lis Blue by Tirschenreuth in a bone white and celeste blue finish. This impos...
Porcelain
Sèvres Style Porcelain Plate Depicting King Louis XVI
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
This exquisite antique porcelain plate was crafted in the style of the famous Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory and depicts King Louis XVI of France...
Porcelain
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H 1.25 in Dm 9 in
18th Century Nevers French Revolution Tin-Glazed Faïence Dish Les Trois Domaines
By Nevers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Revolution tin-glazed earthenware dish, made in Nevers, circa 1790, showing the symbols of the three estates, the crook of the clergy, the spade of the peasant, and the swor...
Earthenware
18th Century Nevers French Revolution Tin-Glazed Faïence Dish, L'équité
By Nevers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Revolution tin-glazed earthenware dish, made in Nevers, circa 1790, called l’équité or the Justice. Showing a scale balancing the symbols of the commoners with the symbols o...
Earthenware
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H 1.25 in Dm 9.4 in
Set Dozen Antique Sèvres Porcelain Dinner Dishes with Feuille-de-Choux Borders
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Katonah, NY
A set of a dozen 18th century exceptionally beautiful Sèvres soft-paste porcelain dinner plates decorated all-over with loose bouquets of flowers within blue enamel Feuille-de-Choux ...
Porcelain