Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
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
French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Satinwood Inlay Mahogany Nightstands - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Satinwood Inlay Mahogany Nightstands - a Pair. Item features a shaped rouge marble top, tapered legs, curved sides, satinwood mahogany case with sun...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
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Marble
French Bedside Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A neoclassic style French bedside table, the rectangular top with rounded protruding corners and one frieze drawer, on turned legs joined by an u...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
$2,895 / item
Antique French Louis XVI Super King Size Bed
Located in Buxton, GB
This Beautiful Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Super King Size Bed features a stunning headboard height of 168 cm and a footboard height of 87 cm. Made from walnut with intrica...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
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Wood
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Carved Oak Miniature Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Store your jewelry in style in this intricately carved antique miniature commode. Crafted in France circa 1850, and built of oak, the elegant...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
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Oak
Pair of Louis XVI Style Marquetry Night Tables
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of Italian tables in the manner of G. Maggiolini. Side tables veneered in marquetry fruitwood, walnut and other wood inlay.
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
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Wood, Fruitwood
$5,500 / set
Antique Gobelin Pillow Featuring 18th-Century Tapestry Fragment
Located in Hamburg, DE
Immerse yourself in the charm of the 18th century with this exquisite antique pillow, crafted from a fragment of a historical Gobelin tapestry. This unique piece showcases a delightful scene of a child with his dog, intricately woven and full of character. The tapestry fragment, despite having a few holes, has been lovingly hand-stitched onto an old linen pillow, preserving its beauty and historical significance.
Gobelins, named after the renowned Gobelins Manufactory in Paris, were highly prized in the 18th century for their detailed and vibrant tapestry work. These tapestries were often commissioned by royalty and the elite to decorate palaces and grand homes, featuring intricate scenes from mythology, history, and everyday life. The craftsmanship involved in creating a Gobelin tapestry was exceptional, with skilled artisans spending months, sometimes years, to complete a single piece.
The fragment used in this pillow is a testament to the exceptional artistry of the Gobelins weavers. It depicts a charming scene of a child with his loyal dog, rendered with remarkable detail and expression. Despite the presence of some holes, which add to its antique charm, the tapestry fragment remains a beautiful and evocative piece of art. It has been carefully hand-sewn onto an old linen pillow, enhancing its historical authenticity and ensuring its preservation.
This antique Gobelin pillow...
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18th Century Antique Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
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Textile, Linen
French Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Mercury Barometer
Located in Norwich, GB
Louis XVI carved giltwood and painted mercury wheel barometer.
Eight inch circular painted wood register dial with central rosette within the scale calibrated from 27-28-29 and ...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XVI Style Barometers and Thermometers by H. Dasson, France, Circa 1880
By Henry Dasson
Located in PARIS, FR
A companion pair of Louis XVI style barometer and thermometer finely decorated with gilt bronze acanthus leaves and seeds on green velvet, each with a polychrome decorated enamel pla...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
$8,267 Sale Price / set
43% Off
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Carved Painted Tables with Faux Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
These elegant antique side tables were created in France, circa 1880. Each occasional table stands on three hand carved spline legs embellis...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Oak
French 18th Century Louis XVI Neoclassical Walnut and Cherry Full Size Bed
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French 18 century bed from the Louis XVI period in walnut and cherry woods with Ebonized finials and detailing. Beautiful cast brass moldings. A...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
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Cherry, Walnut
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble Umbrella Stand/Planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most unique Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble umbrella stand/planter. The elegant lightly tapered umbrella stand is raised by a fine mottled bas...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Marble
Maison Jansen pair of French Louis XVI Style Caned Stands
Located in Montreal, Quebec
From a private French home in Aix-en-Provence, provided by Maison Jansen and typical of their whimsical and unique style, this rare decorative pair of Louis XVI style caned stands we...
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20th Century French Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Cane, Wood
$7,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Mahogany and Ormolu Bedside Cabinets
Located in London, GB
Pair of French mahogany and ormolu bedside cabinets
French, 20th century
Height 85cm, width 40cm, depth 40cm
Designed in the Louis XVI style, the...
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20th Century French Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$20,322 / set
Late 18th Century, Limoges Enamel Plate "Deianeira and the Centaur Nessus"
By Limoges
Located in Paris, FR
Limoges enamel plate featuring Deianeira and the Centaur Nessus. In Ovid's Metamorphosis, Hercules marries Deianeira after conquering Achelous and puts her in the care of Nessus, a centaur, who offers to help her cross the Euenos river. While Hercules floats away, Nessus, who is in love with the princess, tries to abduct her. Realizing the deception, Hercules kills the centaur with an arrow poisoned by the Lernaean Hydra. The dramatic nature of this scene is highlighted by the movement of the waves and Deianeira's brightly-colored, billowing fabric. The creator of this enamel plaque was inspired by Guido Reni...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
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Enamel
Bedside Table Louis XVI Period Stamped JB Vassous
By Jean-Baptiste Vassou
Located in Marseille, FR
Bedside table kidney Louis XVI stamped Vassou Jean-Baptiste (1739-1807) - painting and facades. Paris. Master January 28, 1767, which became known by a rather abundant production lov...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
Louis XVI Period Barometer
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Very charming carved and gilded acanthus leaf framed Louis XVI period wall barometer with glass covered central dial and glass thermostat beneath; bot...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
$18,500 / set
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Carved White Oak Nightstand with 3 drawers
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Louis XVI style 3 drawer nightstand in a beautiful natural white oak finish. The elegant design of this Louis XVI nightstand features intricate detailing and craftsmanship that exude...
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21st Century and Contemporary Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
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Oak
Louis XVI Style Giltwood Thermometer/ Barometer
Located in Montreal, QC
The Louis XVI style giltwood case with ribboned crest flanked by trailing garlands above the wood cased painted wheel barometer
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Giltwood, Glass
Louis XVI Period Giltwood Barometer
Located in Ross, CA
This beautifully carved Louis XVI barometer follows the designs of Evangelista Torricelli, an Italian physicist who was a student of Galileo and...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
$3,840 Sale Price
40% Off
Group of Cut Steel Sewing Accoutrements
Located in London, by appointment only
A group of late 18th cut steel Plombieres needlework accessories.
France, circa 1775.
Measures: Height on stand 8 inches (20cms),
width 13 inches,
depth 4 inches.
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Cut Steel
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
Early 20th c. French Beaded WoodTop Stand With Drawer & Faux Book Lined Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This pair are early 20th Century French night stands with one drawer, and faux tambour door cabinets. The wood tops with beaded molding. The wood is mahogany and walnut.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
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