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.
Antique Italian Curve Kidney Shaped Inlay Walnut Burl Wood Writing Desk Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian desk writing table, in beautiful veneer burl wood with great inlay frames decors, elegantly kidney shaped with curved sides completed by the central drawer and carv...
Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Bow Front Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid nineteenth century French Louis XVI style walnut commode or chest of drawers features a bow front and fluted corners. Three drawers of dovetail construction are appointed wi...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Painted and Upholstered Daybed
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A lovely 19th-century French daybed crafted in the Louis XVI style. The wooden bedframe has a painted finish that has become nicely patinated with time. It features panels upholste...
Upholstery
Alpine Floral Painted Cabinet, circa 1820
Located in Vo', Veneto
Antique Tyrolean Painted Wardrobe Exquisite antique single-door painted wardrobe, crafted from solid fir and richly hand-decorated with figurative motifs, floral elements, and faux m...
Fir
Louis XVI Style Brass Gueridon Side Table, Early 20th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Elegant French Louis XVI style gueridon side table, dating from the first half of the 20th century, circa 1920–1940. This refined occasional table features a circular top surrounded...
Brass
Baker Furniture French Regency Flame Mahogany Serpentine Front Chest of Drawers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style dresser or chest of drawers By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection USA, Late 20th Century Gorgeous book-matched flame mahogany...
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Lattice & Painted Chest Restoration Hardware Treillage
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a French Louis XVI style painted chest with metal lattice by Restoration Hardware / Treillage line. This line has been discontinued. The piece is in very good condition and m...
Metal
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Hand Carved Ash Vitrine, Bookcase
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This medium scale late nineteenth century Louis XVI style ash wood vitrine or bookcase rests on finial feet and features fluted columns flanking its glass doors. A hand-carved rais-d...
Glass, Ash
Louis Solid Oak French Carved Queen Size Bed Upholstered in Natural Linen
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Meet our stunning Queen French Oak Bed, a beautifully replicated Louis XVI bed made from white oak with meticulous attention to detail. Each intricate carving is embellished with lov...
Linen, Oak
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Fruitwood Draw Leaf Dining Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An incredible 19th-century French draw leaf table crafted in the Louis XV style. Made from fruitwood, this dining table showcases exquisite craftsmanship. The top is made up of sev...
Fruitwood
Set of 6 Antique French Louis XVI Dining Chairs, Hardwood & Leather
Located in Astoria, NY
An antique set of six French Louis XVI style dining chairs, sourced in Provence, France, featuring painted hardwood frames and dark blue-black leather upholstery. The chairs have bee...
Leather, Hardwood, Paint
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Settee
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A lovely Louis XVI-style settee from 19th-century France with floral upholstery. The carved wood Louis XVI frame has a worn painted finish and a richly patinated surface. The uphol...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
19th c. gilt bronze French chandelier with Baccarat crystals, style Louis XVI
Located in Eindhoven, NL
An elegant antique crystal chandelier in the style of Louis XVI, featuring a finely crafted gilt-bronze frame with twelve lights arranged over two tiers. Adorned with exquisite Bacca...
Crystal, Bronze
Antique French Commode Chest of Drawers Louis XVI Walnut Brass c1940
Located in Choudrant, LA
Antique French Commode Chest of Drawers Louis XVI Walnut Brass c1940. Direct from France, a charming antique Louis XVI commode or chest of drawers with a classic French silhouette. ...
Brass
$2,660Sale Price|30% Off
Mid-Century Baker Furniture Louis XVI Style Upholstered Recamier Chaise Lounge
Located in Dayton, OH
This refined 1960s Neoclassical-style Chaise lounge or Récamier or méridienne style daybed manufactured by Baker Furniture, represents a sophisticated mid-century interpretation of c...
Fabric, Hardwood
19th-C. French Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Fruitwood Marble Top Chest Commode
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 19th century French neoclassical Louis XVI style marble top carved fruitwood chest or commode. The marble is gorgeous and is a mottled pink and gray. It does have the key. ...
Marble, Brass
Set of 8 Midcentury French Style Louis XVI Style Cane Back Dining Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful set of eight French Louis XVI style dining chairs, six side chairs and two armchairs, with tall oval medallion backs in woven cane. Each crest is delicately carved with a l...
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
20th Century Inlaid Wood Louis XVI Style Italian Commode, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
An elegant mid-20th-century Italian dresser. This Louis XVI-style furniture is richly inlaid with walnut, rosewood, maple, palisander, and fruitwood. A high-quality, beautifully size...
Wood
Louis XVI style large double bed attributed to Maison Jansen. French c.1930's
Located in London, GB
A stunning French Louis XVI style gilded and painted double sized bed frame in the style of Maison Jansen. Some minor damage to the paint work but otherwise in good original conditio...
Wood, Giltwood
$4,020
French 19th Century Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This French Louis XVI style Desk is made of walnut with a dark grey leather top. It has 2 extensions and each one is 14''W. It has 4 drawers, 1 in the center, 2 on the left side and ...
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Wood Wall Mirror
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small early twentieth century French Louis XVI style gilt wood oval mirror features a classic knotted ribbon at the crown. The mirror is surrounded with an inset border of beadi...
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Sèvres Porcelain Box with Puiforcat Silver Mount
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A refined French oval box combining 18th-century Sèvres porcelain with an elaborate later silver mount attributed to the renowned Parisian silversmith Puiforcat. The porcelain body,...
Silver
French Louis XVI Commode Sauteuse, Walnut, Antique Chest, Circa 1850
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This French 19th Century "Commode Sauteuse" is made of walnut. It has long legs with 2 drawers and a wood top. It is a Louis XVI Style Chest.
Walnut
French 19th Century Walnut Louis XVI Style Marble Top Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous Louis XVI-style petite commode with a marble top. The ashy grey stone has stunning white veining and a smooth, patinated surface. It is in good condition with only minor...
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Style Carved Walnut Dining Chairs, Side Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of eight mid twentieth century French walnut dining chairs or side chairs is in the Louis XVI style and features carved rosettes on the die joints and classic tapered cable ...
Walnut
French Silver-Mounted Marie Antoinette Jasperware Snuff Box, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Silver-Mounted Marie Antoinette Jasperware Snuff Box, 19th Century A 19th-century French silver-mounted jasperware snuff or patch box with a relief portrait of Marie Antoinet...
Sterling Silver
French Gilt Bronze Crystal Four-Light Wall Lantern Louis XVI Style, 1920-1930
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A very elegant gilt bronze and brass mounted cylindrical lantern with a central four-light candelabra cluster, France, 1920-1930. Finely handcrafted, clean lines and modern design in...
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Trumeau Mirror with Oil Painting
Located in Elkhart, IN
An unusually elegant late 19th century French trumeau mirror combining carved giltwood, antiqued mirror glass, and a charming figural oil painting. The architectural frame is distinc...
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century French Maison Jansen Style Brass and Green Marble Coffee Table
Located in Astoria, NY
A refined mid-20th century French Maison Jansen style brass and green marble coffee table, sourced in Provence, France. The design draws from Louis XVI and neoclassical forms, combin...
Marble, Brass
18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cabinet
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This massive Louis XVI style Dutch mahogany armoire from the late 1700’s will make an architectural statement in any room. Reeded and chamfered corners soften the otherwise large cas...
Brass
Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood Armchairs, circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Louis XVI style giltwood armchairs, French, circa 1920, made when Parisian workshops were producing some of the finest neoclassical revival seating of the 20th century. The...
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Oak & Marble Sideboard by Haentges Freres
Located in Astoria, NY
An exceptional late 19th-century French Louis XVI style sideboard by Parisian cabinetmakers Haentges Freres, sourced in Paris, France. Crafted in oak with finely executed geometric p...
Breccia Marble, Brass
Antique French 18th Century Canapé en Corbeille/Marquise Bergere Settee Original
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique French Louis XVI upholstered settee or canapé en corbeille featuring a curved barrel back. Originally, the frame to our Louis XVI chair was painted in layers: close-ups detai...
Gesso, Silk, Oak, Down, Paint
Late 19th Century French Gilt Metal and Hand-Painted Porcelain Mantel Clock
By A.D. Mougin
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
An impressive late 19th-century French mantel clock combining an elaborately cast gilt-metal case with beautifully hand-painted porcelain elements and an A.D. Mougin mechanical movem...
Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 19th century French Louis XVI Style Bleached Commode. Handcrafted by skilled artisans in France circa 1890. Featuring a beautifully bleached or washed finish topped with a recta...
Walnut
Pair of Louis XVI Style Painted Bergeres in Soft Green, Late 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Louis XVI style bergeres, French, late 19th century, the beech frames lacquered in a soft green with beige undertones and carved with palmette details above fluted tapered ...
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Walnut Inlaid Partner’s Desk with Leather Writing Surface
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A beautifully crafted 19th-century walnut partner’s desk, showcasing refined craftsmanship and elegant proportions. This impressive freestanding desk is veneered in richly figured wa...
Bronze
Antique French Chest of Drawers Semainier Louis XVI White Marble Mahogany c1900
Located in Choudrant, LA
Antique French Chest of Drawers Semainier Louis XVI White Marble Mahogany c1900. Direct from France, a beautiful antique Louis XVI semainier chest of drawers with classic French sty...
Marble, Brass
Set of Eight Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Chairs
Located in Astoria, NY
A set of eight early 20th-century French Louis XVI style dining chairs in mahogany, sourced in Provence, France. The set has been structurally revised, refinished, and newly upholste...
Fabric, Mahogany
A French "Canapé à Confidante Sofa" / Couch
Located in Pomona, CA
A wonderful and rare "Canapé à Confidante Sofa". A French Louis XVI style frame, fully carved with an acanthus leaf design and showing a gilt tint in ...
Beech, Walnut
18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Armchairs with Celadon Velvet - Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of late 18th-century French Louis XVI carved walnut armchairs, sourced in the Loire Valley, France. The chairs reflect the restrained symmetry and classical detailing characte...
Velvet, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Banquette, Vanity Bench, Stool
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late 19th century French walnut Louis XVI style bench or banquette features classic hand-carved motifs of rosettes at the die joints and rais-de-coeur along the apron. Scrolled ...
Upholstery, Walnut
A Large Antique French Gold Gilt Over mantle Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large antique Louis XVI style Gold Gilt over mantel or fireplace mirror. Warm aged gilt, with some red bole showing. The crest and pediment from shoulder to shoulder of C scrolls, ...
Mirror, Giltwood
Drexel Heritage French Regency Louis XVI Carved Mahogany Console Tables, Pair
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Regency Louis XVI style console tables, sofa tables, or buffet servers By Drexel Heritage USA, Circa Late 20th Century Beautiful mahogany, with caned low...
Brass
French Carved Walnut Bed Full Size or Double Bed Louis XVI Style, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Carved walnut bed in the Louis XVI style, circa 1900 — Full size A Louis XVI-style walnut bed from around 1900, featuring elegant carved floral decoration. The headboard, topped b...
Walnut
Set of Two Louis XVI Period Beechwood Armchairs, France Circa 1770
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A charming set of Two French Louis XVI period medallion armchairs, dating to circa 1775 and crafted from carved and patinated beechwood. With their elegant proportions and beautifull...
Beech
Henredon Style French Regency Louis XVI Walnut Dining Table, Newly Refinished
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style carved walnut extension dining table In the manner of Henredon USA, Circa 1960s Measures: 42"W x 42"D x 29"H. Extends up to 78"W with...
Walnut
Karges French Regency Louis XVI Burled Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style dresser or chest of drawers By Karges Furniture USA, Circa 1970s Gorgeous figural burled walnut, with original brass hardware. Measu...
Brass
Pair Neoclassical Bronze Mirrored Wall Sconces Candle Holders
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage or antique pair of bronze wall sconces features ornate Louis XVI style framed with twin arms extending from the bottoms; each candle holder is equipped with wide bobeche to ...
Brass, Bronze
Louis XVI Cassolettes, Green Marble & Gilt Bronze, France, 19th C.
Located in Hochheim am Main, DE
A pair of cassolettes in green marble with gilt-bronze mounts. The stone has a dark green ground with pale, undulating veining; this distinctive pattern is often described as vert de...
Breche D'Alep Marble
20th-Century Inlaid Wood Louis XVI-Style Half-Moon French Commode with Marble Top
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
A half-moon dresser, early 20th-century France. Louis XVI-style furniture, finely inlaid with walnut, mahogany, maple, ebonized wood, and fruitwood, featuring gilded and chiseled bro...
Marble
Italian Metal Iron Bench Stool Roll Arm Window Seat New Cushion
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian neoclassical style curule savonarola wrought Iron bench or window seat or daybed with its typical rolled arm curved sides and savonarola form base, completed with n...
Wrought Iron
Gilded Wood Overdoor or Canopy, Louis XVI Style, circa 1900
Located in Nashville, TN
A gilded architectural element, possibly an Overdoor with uses as bed crown canopy or pelmet. In the Louis Xvi style of carved wood and gilded ,having...
Giltwood
19th Century French Floral Gold Gilt Mirror, Louis XVI Style
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French 19th century gilt mirror is symmetrical to hang in either direction, exhibiting high-relief floral decorations at the corners which leave ample space for the gold to reve...
Gold Leaf
Petite French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Mahogany Vitrine
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant petite French vitrine in the Louis XVI style, crafted in mahogany with a deep ebonized finish. Two glazed doors preserve the original glass and open to adjustable interior...
Brass
Large French Louis XVI Ebonized Writing Table or Desk with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant and large scale French writing table or executive bureau plat desk of ebonized mahogany with gilt accents in the Louis XVI style. Featuring an ebonized rectangular top w...
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Elegant early 20th century writing desk with brass details and three drawers
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Elegant early 20th century writing desk crafted in hardwood and inspired by the refined lines of the Louis XVI period. The desk features three drawers across the front, slender flut...
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid nineteenth century French Louis XVI style commode or chest of drawers features a marble top and solid walnut paneled sided with fluted rounded corners. Its three drawers of ...
Marble, Bronze
$3,149Sale Price|38% Off
French 18th Century Marble-Top Louis XVI Console Table
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful marble-top Louis XVI console table. Wonderful carvings and great patina. Original marble top. France, circa 1770-1889. Weathered and small losses. More photo's are availab...
Marble
Set of Eight Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Dining Chairs in Blue Stripe
Located in Astoria, NY
Sourced in Provence, France, this set of eight late 19th century Louis XVI style dining chairs showcases the refined neoclassical lines associated with the Louis XVI period. The rect...
Fabric, Fruitwood
This golden material glamorized neoclassical furnishings and transformed upper-crust sitting rooms from France to Philadelphia in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
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