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Louis XVI Children's Furniture

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
Antique French Louis XVI Brass Cradle With Crown & Silk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique French Louis XVI Brass Cradle With Crown & Silk. It includes the original crown and pink silk and Norfolk lace drape and bedding. Provenance: we will include the original ne...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Children's Furniture

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Brass

Antique French Louis XVI Brass Cradle With Crown & Silk
Antique French Louis XVI Brass Cradle With Crown & Silk

Antique French Louis XVI Brass Cradle With Crown & Silk

19th Century Diminutive French Provincial Child’s Chest of Drawers
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century Diminutive French Provincial Child’s chest of drawers This child’s Baroque style French country chest of drawers has a finely ser...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Children's Furniture

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Fruitwood

19th Century Diminutive French Provincial Child’s Chest of Drawers
19th Century Diminutive French Provincial Child’s Chest of Drawers

19th Century Diminutive French Provincial Child’s Chest of Drawers

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Children's Chair
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style giltwood children's chair. Antique French Louis XVI style gilt wood and cane children's chair or child's chair from the 19th century. This French ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Children's Furniture

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Giltwood

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Children's Chair
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Children's Chair

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Children's Chair

Rare Pair of 18th Century Child's Bergères Stamped Nadal-Laine
By Jean Nadal L'aine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An important pair of period child's berge`re chairs, of painted walnut; each oval padded backrest in gadrooned frame, outswept arms with padded elbow rests o...
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1760s French Antique Louis XVI Children's Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

Rare Pair of 18th Century Child's Bergères Stamped Nadal-Laine
Rare Pair of 18th Century Child's Bergères Stamped Nadal-Laine

Rare Pair of 18th Century Child's Bergères Stamped Nadal-Laine

French 18th Century Louis XVI Children's Chair
Located in Delft, NL
A French 18th Century Louis XVI children's chair. A ca. 1775 French children's chair with an oval curved back with fluted legs and arm...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Children's Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

French 18th Century Louis XVI Children's Chair
French 18th Century Louis XVI Children's Chair

French 18th Century Louis XVI Children's Chair

Miniature Louis XVI Style Fauteuil
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century antique reproduction miniature fauteuil made in the French Louis XVI style. The armchair has an oval back carved with ribbon detail and a bowknot at the crest. The arms ...
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Late 20th Century Louis XVI Children's Furniture

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Satin, Wood

Miniature Louis XVI Style Fauteuil
Miniature Louis XVI Style Fauteuil

Miniature Louis XVI Style Fauteuil

Rare and Unusual 19th Century Louis XVI Style Dog/ Doll Bed or Baby Crib
Located in Buchanan, MI
Rare and unusual 19th century Louis XVI style dog/ doll bed or baby crib. The ultimate in luxury for your little furry friend.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Children's Furniture

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Walnut

Rare and Unusual 19th Century Louis XVI Style Dog/ Doll Bed or Baby Crib
Rare and Unusual 19th Century Louis XVI Style Dog/ Doll Bed or Baby Crib

Rare and Unusual 19th Century Louis XVI Style Dog/ Doll Bed or Baby Crib

French 18th Century Louis XVI Children's Chair
Located in Delft, NL
A French 18th century Louis XVI children's chair A ca. 1775 French children's chair with an oval curved back with fluted legs and armrests. An antique embroidered seat, part of ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Children's Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

French 18th Century Louis XVI Children's Chair
French 18th Century Louis XVI Children's Chair

French 18th Century Louis XVI Children's Chair

19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Commode or Child' s Chest
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century Louis XVI style petite French commode, or chest of drawers made of solid oak. This small commode has carved relief adorned drawers and sturdy turned legs. Waxed...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Children's Furniture

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Oak

19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Commode or Child' s Chest
19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Commode or Child' s Chest

19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Commode or Child' s Chest

19th Century French Children's Sofa
Located in Delft, NL
19th century French children's sofa louis XVI style children's sofa with satin embroidered fabric with flowers in cartouche with bow pattern Painted hand carved wood and webbing ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Children's Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

19th Century French Children's Sofa
19th Century French Children's Sofa

19th Century French Children's Sofa

Pair Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Carved Walnut and Cane Vanity Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1920, each side chair is finely carved and stands on classic elegant fluted Louis XVI-style legs, decorated with floral rosette medallions at the shoulder. Th...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Children's Furniture

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Cane, Walnut, Fabric

Pair Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Carved Walnut and Cane Vanity Chairs
Pair Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Carved Walnut and Cane Vanity Chairs

Pair Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Carved Walnut and Cane Vanity Chairs

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Louis Xvi children's furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

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