Louis XVI Armchairs
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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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Tapestry, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Beech
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Textile, Linen, Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Tapestry, Giltwood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Beech
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Armchairs
Fabric, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Armchairs
Fabric, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Armchairs
Fabric, Beech
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Armchairs
Upholstery, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Armchairs
Fabric, Beech
2010s French Louis XVI Armchairs
Beech, Leather, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Louis XVI Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Walnut
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Beech
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Fabric, Cane, Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Louis XVI Armchairs
Linen, Cane, Wood
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Armchairs
Faux Leather, Wood, Cane
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Suede, Wood
20th Century American Louis XVI Armchairs
Brass
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Walnut, Fabric, Upholstery
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood
1770s French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Walnut, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Armchairs
Beech, Fabric
20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Armchairs
Fabric, Beech
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Leather, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Armchairs
Velvet, Beech
2010s French Louis XVI Armchairs
Leather, Upholstery, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Louis XVI Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood
1780s French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Walnut
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood
19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Armchairs
Fabric, Poplar
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Velvet, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood, Upholstery
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Upholstery, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Silk, Wood
1770s French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Other
1770s French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Other
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Giltwood, Damask
1970s American Vintage Louis XVI Armchairs
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood, Fabric
2010s French Louis XVI Armchairs
Beech