Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
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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20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Rock Crystal, Copper
20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Rock Crystal, Copper
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Griotte Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Rock Crystal, Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Cut Glass
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Rock Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Rock Crystal, Copper
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Rock Crystal, Iron
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Paint
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
20th Century Italian Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Rock Crystal, Crystal
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze, Brass
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Alabaster, Bronze
Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Rock Crystal, Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Ormolu
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Coral, Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
Mid-19th Century Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Rock Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Rock Crystal
20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Metal
1940s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Ormolu
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Amethyst, Rock Crystal
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Coral, Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Ormolu
Late 18th Century European Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Cut Glass
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Enamel, Ormolu
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Bronze
1950s Czech Vintage Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Wire, Metal