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 French gilt bronze crystal chandelier in the style of Louis XVI, ca.1910
Located in Eindhoven, NL
An amazing French crystal chandelier in the style of Louis XVI. This fabulous chandelier has in total 11 lights: 6 inside the chandelier and 5 outside. Decorated with clear crystal a...
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
$1,888Sale Price / item|46% Off
Cylindrical Lantern in Louis XVI Style Brass Glass Pendant Lighting
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Louis XVI Style Brass Lantern: Illuminate in Style Discover our exquisite collection of large cylindrical lanterns in the timeless Louis XVI style, a harmonious fusion of br...
Brass
21st-Century, 12-Lights Porcelain and Bronze Chandelier
Located in Calenzano, FI
12-lights chandelier in light-green porcelain and bronze in burnished. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The lampshades are...
Bronze
Miniature Chrystal Glass Pendant lamp 1950s France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Must love this almost miniature Chrystal Glass pendant lamp . Diameter 15 cm 1 large E27 bulb needed . 1940s France .
Crystal
Louis XVI Style Baccarat Chandelier, Gilt Bronze and Crystal, circa 1890
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This Louis XVI style gilt bronze twenty light chandelier is by the renowned firm La Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Stamped Baccarat in bronze on the central stem, it is al...
Crystal, Bronze
Basket Chandelier In Green Lacquered Metal Foliage & Meissen Porcelain Flowers
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice important basket chandelier is made of green lacquered metal foliage and very nice and fine Meissen porcelain flowers. This is a French work in the Louis XVI style. Ci...
Brass
$2,612Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Lantern Chandelier Louis XVI Style Brass and Glas Gold Handmade
Located in Berlin, DE
A classic lantern chandelier with a clear form and refined decorative details. The cylindrical structure is enclosed by a glass body, allowing the light to spread evenly and softly....
Brass
Wonderful Pair Louis XVI Large Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Lantern Light Fixtures
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Louis XVI Style Large Gold Gilt Lantern Cylinder Shaped Light Fixture, With 4 Interior Candelabra Lights, They Have Been Rewired, These Lantern Fixtures Come With...
Glass
A beautiful pair of French Baccarat Crystal chandeliers with 16 lights
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
This is a pair of large Baccarat crystal chandeliers are exceptionally refined examples. Each chandelier has a two-tier composition. A tall, tapering upper canopy formed from cascad...
Crystal
Italian Versaille Style Brass and Glass Hall Lantern, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Elegant Italian hall lantern crafted in solid brass with faceted glass panels, dating to the 1930s. The lantern features a finely proportioned octagonal body composed of individually...
Brass
Large French Louis XVI Style Bronze Etched Glass Four-Light Lantern
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Very large Louis XVI style four-light hexagonal lantern, France, 1920-1930. The lantern is made of solid brass with integrated cast bronze details, six curved sides with curved cut g...
Brass, Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis XVI style gilt wood torchiere floor lamp. Turned pole with dark aged patina and bright tôle uplight shade. Rewired with new cord. Circa 1890-1900. Dimensi...
Giltwood
Exquisite Antique French Baccarat Crystal Louis XVI Style Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This magnificent antique French Baccarat chandelier, crafted in the elegant Louis XVI style, is a testament to Baccarat’s renowned mastery of fine crystal artistry. Featuring twelve ...
Crystal, Brass
$3,996Sale Price / set|40% Off
Pair of Monumental Early 1900s Era French Dore' Gilt Bronze Sconces with Figures
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional pair of monumental French gilt bronze sconces from the early 1900s captures the opulence and grandeur of Belle Époque design. Cast in finely detailed dore’ bronze, e...
Bronze
Magnificent Baroque Crystal Chandelier, Brass & Gold, Louis XVI Style, 10 Lights
Located in Berlin, DE
Magnificent Baroque Crystal Chandelier, Brass and Gold, Louis XVI Style, 10 Lights A sumptuous chandelier adorned with rich, cut crystal pendants. Solid brass frame in gold. Electri...
Crystal, Brass
Large-Scale French Crystal Chandelier with 15 Lights
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
An impressive large-scale French crystal chandelier dating from circa 1930, featuring a generous and well-balanced form with fifteen lights. The chandelier is suspended from a gilt ...
Crystal, Brass
Fabrication Française, Louis XVI Style Spelter Cassolette Lamp, circa 1915
Located in Chatham, ON
Fabrication Française (Consortium of French Foundries - Active 1892-1915) - Antique Louis XVI style Cassolette lamp - medium size - verdigris finish - ...
Spelter
Pair Of Antique French Victorian Marble And Gilt Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of antique French Victorian marble and gilt bronze table lamps, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century. The main body is crafted from variegated marble featuring a bl...
Marble, Bronze, Other
$3,140Sale Price|20% Off
19thc French Antique Bronze Louis XVI Rococo style Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Antique Louis XVI Rococo style Chandelier. Highly detailed beautiful Chandelier. I purchased this piece while on a buying trip to France.
Bronze
Pair of Maison Jansen Louis XVI Style Brass and Curved Glass Lanterns, ca. 1930s
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French cylindrical hanging lanterns by Maison Jansen, designed in the Louis XVI revival style and dating to the 1930s. The frames are constructed from solid brass, featuri...
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Bronze Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XVI Style Bronze Lantern. Offered is a superb large scale antique French Louis XVI style bronze lantern with curved glass panels and three interior lights (candelabra so...
Bronze
$5,598Sale Price|20% Off
Handmade Louis Seize Brass Crystal Chandelier Rare French Style Ceiling Lamp
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Louis XVI Style Chandelier – Handcrafted Masterpiece with Crystal Drops This exclusive chandelier is a true work of classical craftsmanship, inspired by the refined elegance...
Crystal, Brass
A Large Antique French Louis XVI Ormolu and Glass Multi Light Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A Large Antique French Louis XVI Ormolu and Glass Multi Light Lantern. Enclosed by curved glass panels within a gilt bronze framework. The lantern is surmounted by four scrolling sup...
Ormolu
$2,697Sale Price / set|20% Off
Napoleon III Pair of gilt bronze ormolu wall sconces France
Located in Valladolid, ES
Elegant pair of large gilt bronze wall sconces, late Napoleon III period. Late 19th-early 20th century. The central front is ornamented with a large bow with cascading ends and divi...
Ormolu
Antique Louis XVI Style Bronze Desk/Table Lamp with Blue Iridescent Glass Shade
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant antique desk or table lamp in Louis XVI style. The lamp is made of copper and casted bronze. With a blue iridescent glass lampshade. The foot has inside a stone weight for...
Brass, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Style 6-Light Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Antique (19th century) bronze chandelier in the French Louis XVI neoclassical style with reticulated central ring with guilloche motif and long faceted crystal pendants, six candle a...
Bronze
Antique 1900 French Louis XVI Chandelier, Iron & Crystal Design
Located in Austin, TX
French chandelier in the Louis XVI style. The fixture features a hand hammered gilt iron structure boasting a rich array of mouth blown crystal teardrops. This fixture has been newly...
Crystal, Iron
Magnificent Antique French Baccarat Crystal Louis XVI Style Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This magnificent antique French Baccarat chandelier, crafted in the elegant Louis XVI style, is a testament to Baccarat’s renowned mastery of fine crystal artistry. Featuring twelve ...
Crystal, Brass
6 Arms Bronze Chandelier in the Style of Louis the 16th
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice 6 arms chandelier is made of bronze. This is a French work in the style of Louis the 16th. Circa 1900
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century French gilt bronze and beaded crystals chandelier with 12 lights
Crystal, Bronze
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and fine quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamp. This wonderful table lamp is raised by a square stepped Ormolu base with a top mottled trim accented with r...
Ormolu
Pair Antique Gilt Bronze Three-Light Sconces in French Louis XV XVI Style
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large antique electrified gilt bronze wall lights (sconces) in the French Louis XV / XVI style in the form of ribbons and tassels, each 31 1/2 inches tall, 12 in wide and 7 i...
Bronze
$2,388Sale Price|20% Off
19thc French Antique Dors Gilt Bronze Porceain Saxe Buillotte Table Lamp Meissen
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Antique Dore Gilt Bronze San Vincennes Meissen Porcelain Saxe Flowered Table Lamp. Original shade and very good condition.
Bronze
21st Century, 3 Lights Billiard Chandelier in Golden Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
3 Lights billiard chandelier in patinated gold bronze. The metal parts are in patinated gold bronze. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique ...
Bronze
Wonderful French Louis XVI Dore Bronze Blown Glass Regency Lantern Light Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Vintage French Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze And Blown Glass Panel, Regency Lantern Light Fixture With 3 Candelabra Internal Lights Accompanied By Chain And Canopy
Bronze
$5,000Sale Price|42% Off
Wonderful French Dore Bronze Crystal Basket Cherub Putti Louis XVI Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French dore bronze & patinated & graduating crystal strand basket chandelier with cherub / putti each holding a garland wreath in the manner of Louis XVI, chandelier has ...
Crystal, Bronze
French Louis XVI Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine French Louis XVI style gilt bronze three light. Bouillotte lamp, with an adjustable tole, painted shade, three adjustable arms, fluted column, and a pierced basket base. Di...
Metal, Bronze
Elegant Gilt Bronze Table Lamp – Louis XVI Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Gilt Bronze Table Lamp – Louis XVI Style, Early 20th Century A stately gilt bronze table lamp inspired by the French master Claude Galle and the refined elegance of the Lo...
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Knot & Tassel Appliqué Wall Candle Sconces
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing matching pair of gilt bronze sconces in the shape of knotted ribbons holding two candle arms. These amazing set were produced in the 19th-century in France. Both remarkable ...
Brass, Bronze
Antique French Gilt Bronze and Engraved Glass Pendant Flush Mount Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Antique (early 20th century) gilt bronze and frosted and engraved glass pendant chandelier in the French Louis XV / XVI style, measuring 18 inches across and 12 inches tall, with neo...
Bronze
Signed Baccarat Gilt Bronze And Crystal Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This beautifully proportioned 19th Century signed Baccarat chandelier, originally candle powered has been electrfied. The gilt bronze frame ...
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair French Gilt Bronze Cherub Wall Lights Louis XVI Revival
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant pair of French gilt bronze wall sconces in the Louis XVI Revival taste Each modelled as a winged cherub with outstretched arms holding twin candle sconces Finely cast with ex...
Bronze
Venetian Chandelier In Murano Glass, Clear, Three Levels Of Light, Gold Cups
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian Chandelier In Murano Glass, Clear, Three Levels Of Light, Gold Cups
Metal
Louis XVI Style Brass Bouillotte Lamp With Adjustable Tole Shade
Located in Norwood, NJ
An elegant Louis XVI–style bouillotte table lamp in polished brass, featuring a classic three-light configuration with gracefully curved arms and simulated candle sleeves. The design...
Brass
$939Sale Price|50% Off
Large Pair of Bronze Wall Lamp French Louis XVI Style 20th Century
Located in La xara, VC
Pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze sconces from the first half of the 20th century. This model of sconces of great class has an illuminated handle. Model of the Grand Hotels and lar...
Brass, Bronze
Three-light Louis XVI-style Bouillotte Lamp
Located in BARSAC, FR
Louis XVI-style bouillotte lamp in very finely chased gilded bronze, with a burgundy lacquered metal shade adorned with a gilded frieze. 3 lights, opaline fake candles. High-qualit...
Bronze
Rare Set of Four French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Sconces, Henri Vian
By Henri Vian
Located in Kastrup, DK
A refined set of four French Louis XVI style gilt bronze wall lamps. Made in France in the late 19th century by Henri Vian. Very high quality. Each fitted with two lights held by a ...
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Eight–Light Crystal Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
A stunning Louis XVI-style chandelier made of crystal glass and brass in France circa the 1900s. Originally crafted for 8 candles, this antique chandelier has been electrified. It fe...
Crystal, Brass
$5,625 / set
Pair of Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Sconces
Located in Pembroke, MA
Pair of French gilt bronze Louis XVI neoclassical style sconces, circa 1880, with an urn and brazier finial decorating the top, swags draping the central portion of the sconces, acan...
Bronze
Authentic Louis XVI Silvered Linden Wood Sicilian and Iron Wall Candle Sconces
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This exceptional authentic pair of Louis XVI period wall sconces is a rare example of Sicilian decorative arts from the late 18th century. Hand-carved from Linden wood and originally...
Silver Leaf
Louis XVI Style, Wall Sconces, Basket Form, Gilt Bronze, Crystal, France, 1940s
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI Style, Wall Sconces, Basket Form, Gilt Bronze, Crystal, France, 1940s A pair of large basket form Louis XVI style gilt bronze and crystal wall sconces. Each example featur...
Bronze
Pair of "Sèvres" Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Candelabra-Vases, France, Circa 1880
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in PARIS, FR
Large pair of baluster-shaped candelabra vases with seven lights, in gros bleu porcelain and chiselled and gilded bronze. The sconces, adorned with fol...
Crystal, Bronze
$29,950Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Figural Wall Lights after Thomire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze five-light figural wall lights (Sconces - Appliques) after the model by Pierre-Philippe Thomire (French, 1751–1843...
Bronze
Large late 19th century French crystal chandelier in the style of Louis XVI
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A fabulous large French chandelier in the style of Louis XVI. With 24 candle arms and 2 branches; gilt bronze frame decorated with beautiful bobeches, cut crystal pendeloques, octago...
Crystal, Bronze
Large French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Crystal Four-Light Lantern, 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
Antique French Louis XVI Style Crystal, Cut Glass, and Bronze Ceiling Light
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique French Louis XVI Style Crystal, Cut Glass, and Bronze Ceiling Light, circa 1900 An elegant French ceiling light in the Louis XVI Revival style, dating to circa 1900. Crafted...
Crystal, Bronze
$3,101Sale Price / item|30% Off
Large Cylindrical Lantern in Louis XVI Style Brass Glass Pendant Lighting XXL
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Louis XVI Style Brass Lantern: Illuminate in Style Discover our exquisite collection of large cylindrical lanterns in the timeless Louis XVI style, a harmonious fusion of br...
Brass
Brass Hanging Lantern Louis XVI Style
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Brass Hanging Lantern Louis XVI Style This pretty brass hanging lantern is suspended from its ceiling rose that is decorated with floral motifs. This is a highly decorative petit...
Brass
Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
Vintage gilt bronze and tole 2-light bouillotte lamp. Round bronze base and oval gilt and painted tole adjustable shade with two arm candle lights and wreath finial.
Bronze
Mid-Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Six-Light Basket Floral Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Illuminate a dining room, breakfast area, or entry with this elegant antique French chandelier crafted in the Louis XVI style. Created circa 1950, the fixture is designed in a classi...
Metal