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Louis XVI Home Accents

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
18th Century Country French Neoclassical Trunk ~ Blanket Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Country French neoclassical trunk ~ Blanket Chest is a reminder of a bygone era in which none of the modern conveniences we take for granted had been invented or develop...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Brass, Wrought Iron

Five-Paneled French Gilt Folding Screen
Located in Redding, CT
Five-paneled French gilt folding screen. Perfect for privacy or for covering up an area. Gorgeous carved wooden gilt design with caning and hand pa...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Home Accents

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Cane, Wood

Super Pretty French Giltwood Mirrored and Silk Brocade 3-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fit for a princess French screen with applied oval mezzotint engraved cartouche in a laurel leaf carved surround flanked by mirrors. Upholstery is a soft green brocade front and back...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Mirror, Giltwood, Upholstery

French Giltwood Folding Screen
Located in Pembroke, MA
French giltwood screen in the Louis XVI style, recently upholstered in Pierre Frey fabric. Folding four panels with nice ribbon and bow detailing.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Giltwood, Gesso, Fabric

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Bronze Andirons
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th century French Bronze Louis XVI style andirons were cast in the Classic manner revived during the reign of King Louis XVI to return the court to a manner consistent with th...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Bronze

Fire Screen Bronze Dore or Brass, Louis XVI Style Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Three-panel fire screen bronze or brass Fire Sceen ,original.Louis XVI Style Very elegant Fire screen Beautiful and elegant fireplace screen, Louis XVI style It is a folding screen...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Home Accents

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Brass

A Pair Of Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marble Obelisks On Stands
Located in Firenze, IT
Shipping policy No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). The tapered columns, on tortoise pa...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Malachite, Marble

Antique Louis XVI Style Mirrored Room Divider Floor Screen, 1920s
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Louis XVI Style Mirrored Room Divider Floor Screen Additional information: Materials: Mirror Color: Beige Period: 1920s Styles: Louis XVI Item Type: Vintage, Antique ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Home Accents

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Mirror

Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI gold bronze fire screen, circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Bronze

18th Century French Louis XVI Period Ecran Fire Screen
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce period Louis XVI hand carved wooden fire screen (Écran de Cheminée) in the manner of important Parisian menuisiers Georges Jacob (French, 17...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Silk, Beech

20th Century Pair Of Black Marble And Giallo di Siena Marble Obelisk Garniture
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). This Louis XV style black marble and giallo di Siena...
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Home Accents

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Marble

Pair of Obelisks, France, Late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of white marble obelisks with fire-gilded bronze mounts.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Marble, Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Needlepoint Fire Screen, Circa 1850-1860.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI needlepoint fire screen, circa 1850-1860.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Fabric, Wood

magnificent 4 Panel Screen Painted on Wood Depicting the 4 Saisons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This high quality of decoration 4 panel screen frame with giltwood, painting on wood depicting the 4 season never touch since it was done this four painting are so exquisite, its bri...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Home Accents

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Wood, Giltwood

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Stye Gilt Three Panel Screen Room Divider
Located in London, GB
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Stye Gilt Three Panel Screen Room Divider A gilt-framed three-fold screen, c.1890, Continental, the shaped top with leaf and ribbon moulded cresting, shaped bevelled glass mirror panels, above fabric panels. In very good condition commensurate with age. Minor signs of wear to gilt and one replacement mirrored...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Fabric, Giltwood, Mirror

19 Century Louis XVI Style Folding Four Panel Gilt Framed Fabric Screen
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An attractive four panel screen having clear glass panels to the tops of each panel. The frames are of carved and gilded wood decorated with interlacing circles; the bottom three qua...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Fabric, Cut Glass, Giltwood

Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze Firescreen, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI gold bronze firescreen, Circa 1880. Typical of the Louis XVI design, and very handsome.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Bronze

French Louis XVI St. Mid 19th Century Three Paneled Gilt Wood Parisian Screen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and unusual scale French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. three panel giltwood Parisian screen. The two outer upholstered panels are decorated with prints of the period fram...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Upholstery, Mirror, Giltwood

Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze Fire Screen, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI gold bronze fire screen, circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Style Bronze D' Ore Firescreen, circa 1880's
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI style bronze d' ore fire screen, Circa 1880's.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style French Screen Gilded Wood with Oil Painting and Ground Glass
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Super...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Home Accents

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Fabric, Giltwood

19th Century French Fireplace Screen in Hand Carved Frame and Silk Tapestry
Located in Sofia, BG
Elegant fireplace screen in Louis XVI style made of gilt wood hand carved frame upholstered with authentic silk tapestry in light colors and ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Silk, Giltwood

Louis XVI Style 3-Panel Folding Screen / Room Divider with French Tapestry
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI style 3-panel folding screen / room divider with French tapestry.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Home Accents

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Wood

Pair of 19th Century English Turtle-Form Ormolu Mnt. Blue John Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous and quite fine pair of 19th century Louis XVI style English turtle-form Ormolu Mounted Blue John (Fluorspar) Obelisks. Each obelisk is finely hand-carved with the finest quality English blue...
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19th Century English Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Stone, Bronze

18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Signed: Joseph Gay Horloger du Roy A Turin The movement is contained in a white marble obelisk which is surmounted by an armillary sphere finial. The front with a panel chased wit...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Marble, Ormolu

18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Coffer or Blanket Chest
Located in Houston, TX
18th century French Louis XVI walnut coffer or blanket chest. 18th century French Louis XVI or Gothic style walnut coffer or chest from Dijon. This gorgeous coffer, trunk or blanke...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Walnut

Antique French Louis XVI Three-Panel Screen
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI three-panel screen.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Gold Leaf

19th Century French Hand Carved Gilded Four Leaves Folding Screen
Located in Sofia, BG
French hand carved four leaves folding screen in gilded wood decorated with ribbon tori. Double mirrors at the high part and original silk upholstery until the bottom of each leave. ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Silk, Wood

Antique French Carved Walnut and Needlepoint Decorative Panel, ca. 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique French carved walnut and needlepoint decorative panel, ca. 1920 A beautiful decorative panel with a frame carved in Louis XVI style and needlepoint with a Bible motif. The ne...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Home Accents

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Fabric, Walnut, Velvet

Louis XVI Style Cut-Glass Travel Nécessaire by Boin Taburet, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An exceptional Louis XVI style silver-gilt and cut-glass travel nécessaire by Boin Taburet. French, circa 1880. The lock engraved ‘BOIN TABURET 3, rue Pasquier, Paris’. Thi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Silver

19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Inlaid Silk Scroll Screen with Crank
Located in Sofia, BG
Mahogany scroll screen with foliage decor, green silk fabric with crank. Very good condition. France, circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Mahogany

French Louis XVI Style Bronze Firescreen with Lyre Design
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Louis XVI style bronze firescreen with lyre design.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Bronze

Louis XVI Stye Three-Panel Screen
Located in New York, NY
Screens can add some depth and architectural interest to a room, and this one is exceptionally good looking. This three-panel painted and parcel-gilt screen is surrounded by a beaded...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Mirror, Giltwood

Superbly Carved Fire Screen by Francois Linke
Located in New York, NY
This painted-and-gilded fire screen in the Louis XVI style was made by Francois Linke (1855 - 1946), the greatest maker of furniture in Belle Epoque Paris...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Home Accents

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Wood

Louis Xvi home accents for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI home accents for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage home accents created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, building and garden elements, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI home accents made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original home accents, popular names associated with this style include and Boin-Taburet. 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 home accents differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $653 and tops out at $86,683 while the average work can sell for $4,496.

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