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Louis XVI Pitchers

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.

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Style: Louis XVI
Pair English 19th C. Cobalt Blue, Jeweled & Gilt Double Handle Ewers by Copeland
By Copeland
Located in New York, NY
A Very Rare Pair of English 19th Century Cobalt Blue Ground Jeweled and Gilt Double snake Handle Ewers by Copeland. Each ewer consists of a cobalt blue ground, featuring a bulbous b...
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1870s English Antique Louis XVI Pitchers

Materials

Paste, Porcelain

Pair English 19th C. Cobalt Blue, Jeweled & Gilt Double Handle Ewers by Copeland
Pair English 19th C. Cobalt Blue, Jeweled & Gilt Double Handle Ewers by Copeland

Pair English 19th C. Cobalt Blue, Jeweled & Gilt Double Handle Ewers by Copeland

$36,000 / set
Buccellati Sterling Silver Jug Louis XVI Style
By Gianmaria Buccellati
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver jug by Gianmaria Buccellati. The body and base of the jug are rounded and completely smooth. A border with a striped and ribbon design typical of the Louis XVI style ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

Buccellati Sterling Silver Jug Louis XVI Style
Buccellati Sterling Silver Jug Louis XVI Style

Buccellati Sterling Silver Jug Louis XVI Style

$4,103
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Original zoomorphic pitcher ewer in the shape of a partridge. Beautiful item made of silver plate for the head of the partridge nicely chiseled showing the lovely texture of feathers and blown blue glass for the body part, with a handle on the back. Yellow-colored glass eyes. The Head of the partridge is mounted on a hinge forming a movable lid for the pitcher-ewer. This kind of pitcher ewer was mainly used to serve delicious alcohol or liquor with flavor and aroma, such as pear, and mirabelle plum, as it was during the "Belle Epoque" a very fashionable and refined custom. This colored blown glass was produced by the Portieux Crystal factory created in 1705, it has a written mark "Deposé" beneath the body of the ewer, french work from the late 19th century, probably from Napoleon III period. The history of this factory known as the "Portieux crystal factory" actually begins in Tonnoy in 1690. In 1698, Duke Leopold I of Lorraine granted letters patent to Sieur de la Pommeraye, owner of the premises, associated with François Magnien, holder of the know-how, the exclusivity of glass manufacturing and trade in his duchy. In 1898, the Grand Duchess of Vladimir, wife of the brother of Tsar Nicolas II, discovered the factory while on a cure in Contrexéville. She will become a frequent customer. in 1960, the company supplies many prestigious customers: Maxim's, Brasserie Lipp, Hôtel de Crillon, Le Bristol...
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Kalo Sterling Silver Hand Wrought/ Hammered Pitcher Jug in Arts & Crafts Style
By The Kalo Shop
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19th C Large English Porcelain Vase
Located in Hudson, NY
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Late 19th Century Blue & White Transferware English Pitcher by Royal Doulton
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Late 19th Century Blue & White Transferware English Pitcher by Royal Doulton
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$325
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Pair of 19th Century English Majolica Pickles Pitchers
Located in Austin, TX
Amusing pair of Victorian Majolica pickles pitchers signed dated with the English mark June 7th 1871.
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By Copeland
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H 7 in Dm 4 in
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