Louis XVI Porcelain
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
19th C. Royal Vienna Porcelain Double Panel Vase w/ Raised 24K Gilt Decoration
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional 19th century Royal Vienna porcelain vase with two panels and raised 24K gilt decoration, signed Wagner, marked in underglaze blue with Beehive mark on bottom. This is ...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen Double Handle Vase w/ Lovers and Floral Panels after Watteau
Located in New York, NY
A Gorgeous and large Meissen double handle vase with Watteau lovers panel and flower panel scenes. The panels are completed after the works by Jean-Antoine Watteau, the most famous F...
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1890s German Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large White Bisque Sevres Porcelain Figural Centerpiece of Woman and Children
Located in New York, NY
Large white bisque sevres porcelain figural centerpiece of woman and children. The women and children use the garlands of flower to pull the giant seashell...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Sèvres
Pair of 19/20th C. Louis XVI Style Meissen Models of Golden Oriole Birds
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic pair of 19/20th century Louis XVI Style Meissen Models of Golden Oriole birds. Each bird is naturalistically modeled and perched on white birc...
Category
20th Century German Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$8,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Biscuit Porcelain Figure of Queen Marie Antoinette
Located in London, GB
This antique bust of Marie Antoinette has been gracefully crafted in biscuit porcelain after the fashionable Sevres style. Biscuit, or bisque, describes the technique whereby the por...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock by Ernest Royer
Located in London, GB
This fine neoclassical style mantel clock will make a sumptuous addition to a grand room, or could be given as a unique gift to a loved one. The clock is the work of Ernest Royer, an...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair 18th C. Meissen Porcelain Covered Tureens w/ 19th C. French Ormolu Mounts
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Marcolini Period Covered Tureens with 19th Century French Ormolu Mounts. These tureens show the combination of iconic French and German porc...
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19th Century German Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Baccarat Opaline Finely Painted Vases Attributed to Jean Francois Robert
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique baccarat opaline finely painted vases turned into lamps, painting attributed to Jean Francois Robert. Of baluster form, each ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Opaline Glass
A Pair of Meissen Porcelain Pug Dogs with Gilt Bell Collars & One w/ Child
Located in New York, NY
A Wonderful Large Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures of Pug Dogs with Gilt Bell Collars on Blue Porcelain Ribbons, One Dog with a Child. Exquisitely hand-painted with rea...
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1870s German Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Pair of Old Paris Porcelain Vases with Dancing Figures of Angles
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and unique pair of 19th century old Paris porcelain vases with hand-painted dancing figures of Angles. Each vase is beautifully hand-painted in pink and white ground wit...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Exquisite Antique French Sevres Cobalt Porcelain and Ormolu Centerpiece Compote
Located in Tustin, CA
Opulent, 19th century handmade and painted square porcelain and ormolu gilt metal centerpiece features elaborately scrolling floral split handles, and a grapevine wreathed frame with egg and dart edges on cabriole legs. An idyllic pastoral scene is exquisitely painted in minute detail in the center and dramatically framed with a magnificent cobalt blue painted border with rich 24-karat gold trim and panels of hand painted, multicolored flowers.
Measures approximately 15.5” wide x 12” deep x 7.25” high.
Hallmarked in blue with the letter A...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Coffee Cup in Porcelain of Sevres, from the 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Coffee cup in porcelain of sevres, from the 18th century
Beautiful 18th century coffee cup in Sèvres porcelain.
Dimensions: H:6.5cm, D: 11cm.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Carl Thieme, Dresden Hand Painted & Gilded Porcelain Figure, Germany, C. 1910
By Carl Thieme
Located in Chatham, ON
CARL THIEME (Factory / Manufacturer) - Potschappel (Village / Location) - Antique Dresden hand painted, decorated and gilded porcelain figure of a...
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Early 20th Century German Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$906 Sale Price
30% Off
Imposing Louis XVI Style Pair of Sèvres Style Vases
Located in Montreal, QC
These have huge decorative impact. Decorated with "scenes gallant" in the manner of Watteau on a Bleu Celeste ground, with gilt decoration and appllied w...
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1980s French Vintage Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$8,400 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique 19th Century Porcelain Model of a Bolognese Dog, After J. Kirchner
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous antique 19th century porcelain model of a bolognese dog, signed Deresden in Underglaze blue mark, After the Original Meissen Model by Johann G...
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Early 1900s German Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Vista Alegre "Fontainebleu" Hand-Painted Porcelain Sauce Tureen
By Vista Alegre
Located in Cagliari, IT
Circa 1980.
Magnificent collectible sauce tureen and saucer in portuguese porcelain Vista Alegre, with hand painted flowers, leaves, festoons and stars in cobalt blue and twenty-two...
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1980s Portuguese Vintage Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Aitco, Hand Painted & Gilded Limoges Cabinet Tray, France, Mid 20th Century
By Limoges
Located in Chatham, ON
Aitco- Fine vintage Limoges ceramic cabinet tray - hand painted with Poppies to the center - gilded floral border and handles - signed on the back - Fr...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$665 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Rotating Porcelain And Bronze Vase, Sèvres, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large rotating porcelain and bronze vase, decorated with gallant scenes signed Henry, on the front and landscapes on the back; decoration of...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Vienna porcelain - 4 cups and saucers, 1781
Located in DELFT, NL
Set of 4 cups and saucers with decoration of gilt flower sprays and blue border by the Kaiserlich priviglierte Porzellan Fabrique in Vienna. It was founded in 1718 and continued unti...
Category
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$745 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Sevres Bisque Porcelain Neoclassical Grouping of a Maiden and Her Attendants
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century antique Louis XVI style French Sevres Bisque Porcelain neoclassical Grouping of a Maiden and her Attendants. In the center is th...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair French 19th C. Ormolu & Sevres Porcelain Celeste Blue Jeweled Covered Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous and Quite Large Pair of French 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Sevres Porcelain Jeweled Celeste Blue Ground Covered Vases with Four Main Panels. Each vase of baluster form w...
Category
1870s French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Berlin Porcelain Perfume Burner, Louis XVI Style, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Berlin porcelain perfume burner, Louis XVI style, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Berlin porcelain perfume burner decorated with painted village scenes, gilt bronze mount, Louis ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
In The Taste Of Sèvres, Large Porcelain And Bronze Vase, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large porcelain vase in the style of Sèvers, with bronze ornamentation, mounted on a rotating base and decorated with female figures surrounded by putti at the front and views of gar...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Nast In Paris, Series Of 12 Barbeaux Plates, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Nast à Paris, series of 12 plates in white porcelain, with scalloped edges, barbel model, with gold highlights
Slight wear of time, 4 plates with a "hair...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
In The Style Of Sèvres, Pair Of Covered Porcelain Vases, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of covered vases in the Sèvres style, with a bronze mount: the vases are decorated with gallant scenes on the front, signed E Froger, and landscapes on the back; all on a blue b...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Amazing Pair of Mintons Porcelain Cobalt Blue Ground Covered Vases w/ Still Life
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century Mintons Porcelain Cobalt Blue Ground Covered Vases with Still Life Scene Cartouches. Each vase is of compressed oval form with domed, detachable lids and circu...
Category
1880s English Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Augustus Rex Meissen Porcelain Pink Ground Hunting Scene Covered Vases
Located in New York, NY
A monumental pair of 19th century Louis XVI style Augustus Rex Meissen Porcelain pink ground hunting scene covered vases. Each is beautifully hand painted with scenes of hunters, hun...
Category
1870s German Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Louis XVI Porcelain Footed Butter Tubs
Located in Essex, MA
Oval with covers and attached under tray painted overall with floral sprays and gilded details. From a Bellevue Ave Newport RI estate.
Category
1770s French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$2,800 / set
Hand Painted Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Centerpiece in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
A hand painted and ormolu-mounted
‘Sèvres’ Porcelain urn in the Louis XVI Manner
The characteristic bleu celeste Sèvres-style porcelain body of oblate and bulbous form with gadro...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of French Sèvres Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Ewers with Birds/Flowers/Dragons
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of 19th century Louis XVI style French Sèvres style Porcelain and ormolu-mounted Ewers with dragon handles, birds and flowers. The porcelain is mounted on the finest quality of hand-chiseled and chased Doré bronze mounts. The top of the spouts are decorated with beautiful vine-like patterns. The handles are exquisitely cast with a flowing design with acanthus leaves resting on each. Two Doré bronze dragons can be found climbing towards the top of each ewer with wings and long tails. Underneath each handle are two finely cast doré bronze lions masks with acanthus mane. The porcelain is mounted on the finest quality of hand-chiseled and chased doré bronze mounts. The top of the spouts are decorated with beautiful vine-like patterns. The handles are exquisitely cast with a flowing design with acanthus leaves resting on each. Two Doré bronze dragons can be found climbing towards the top of each ewer with wings and long tails. Underneath each handle are two finely cast doré bronze lions masks with acanthus mane. The porcelain of each ewer is very finely hand painted in Sèvres celeste...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Porcelain Pat Sue Pat Vases in Orientalist Taste Mounted as Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A fine and quite unusual pair of antique French ormolu-mounted Pate Sur Pate porcelain vases, beautifully decorated in the orientalist motif, originally mounted as oil lamps, still h...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu
A Large 19th Century Vienna Porcelain Vase w/ Ormolu Mount, Signed Wagner
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental and Beautifully Enameled 360 Degree Decorated 19th Century Vienna Porcelain Vase with Ormolu Mount, Signed Wagner. The ...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Sèvres Style Porcelain Plate Depicting King Louis XVI
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Style Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Fine Antique French Louis XVI style enameled and gilded porcelain lamps.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Polychrome Porcelain and Gilded Bronze French Perfume Burner
Located in IT
Refined polychrome porcelain perfume burner, in the shape of potiche, painted with refined geometric decorations in gold on a light magenta red background and splendid bouquet of flo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
$2,271 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Porcelain Candelabra Vases Louis XVI Lustral Drops
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous pair of candelabra vases in the Louis XVI manner
Main body of urn is blue porcelain offset by gilt fixtures
Features crystal lustral drops hanging down fro...
Category
1890s Antique Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Marble
Louis Xvi porcelain for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI porcelain 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 porcelain created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI porcelain made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original porcelain, popular names associated with this style include Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Meissen Porcelain, Cristalleries De Sevres, and Charles Fields Haviland. 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 porcelain differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $442 and tops out at $188,000 while the average work can sell for $8,500.