Louis XVI Armchairs
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
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Louis XVI Painted Bergère à la Reine, France, circa 1780
Located in Kinderhook, NY
French circa 1780 Louis XVI Bergère à la Reine having painted carved wood frame with allover bellflower motifs on arms, rails, and stiles; the rectangular back issuing sloping padded...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
French 18th Century Louis XVI Painted Wood Armchair by George Jacob
Located in Berlin, DE
French 18th century Louis XVI painted wood armchair by George Jacob (1739-1814)
A Louis XVI period armchair or fauteuil "en cabriolet' made ca. 1775-1779 showing the stamp of Georges Jacob (1739-1814). The carved paintwood fauteuil with round and slightly curved padded back and seat within a moulded French Grey paintwood frame showing a beautiful original patina, on fluted tapering legs. The armrests with scroll ends and partial upholstery. The armchair or fauteuil upholstered in the French tradition with an elegant linen fabric copying a Louis XVI silk jacquard with a traditional colorful ribbon&flower ornament on a vivid blue ground.
Georges Jacob was one of the most prominent Parisian chair...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Linen
Pair of Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Walnut Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most attractive pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI period walnut armchairs. Each chair is raised by circular tapered fluted legs below the mottled frieze. The arms display char...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Armchair Bergère Louis XVI Neoclassical French White Pink France
Located in New York, NY
Chair bergère Louis XVI neoclassical French white pink France. An armchair bergère made during the Louis XVI period in France. Painted in a white finish. Channeled legs and armrests....
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Birch
Set of Four 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming set of four 18th century French Louis XVI period patinated arm chairs. Each with a rectangular upholstered backrest, the top rail is fluted and flanked by circular capital...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Louis XVI Walnut Armchairs, Circa 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of French Louis XVI walnut arm chairs with carved floral motif, original floral petit point, and terminating on stylized cabriole legs. Late 18th Century.
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Authentic Pair of French Armchair, Louis XVI Period, 1775-1790
Located in Paris, France
These authentic Louis XVI period armchairs, original and authentic, seduced me by their modernity. Very rare with their original cream lacquer, flat and square back "à la Reine", with their strict armrests and highly visible assembly, straight legs turned into quivers in the shape of a column tapered down and fluted. The foot ends in a dice that rests on the ground, while the top is cubic is decorated with a circular molding pattern quite rare contrary to the rosette pattern often used for copies - The queen chairs have perfect proportions in their elegant silhouette.
In general, I am only interested in design and contemporary pieces, but in the course of my peregrinations I sometimes come across pieces that do not leave me indifferent. As for the lyres chairs, the baccarat chandelier and the large golden mirror...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Walnut
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Walnut Armchair, circa 1760
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive French 18th century Louis XVI period walnut armchair, circa 1760. The low seating armchair is raised by elegant circular tapered...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Louis XVI Beechwood Bergeres
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Louis XVI (18th century) carved beechwood bergeres / armchairs with carved beaded pattern edge on arched back and seat frame with acanthus and scroll carved arms and gold damask upholstery...
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18th Century Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Beech
Directoire Mahogany Child’s Armchair, Late 18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The diminutive armchair with wear consistent with age and use.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Period 18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Fauteuil Arm Chairs
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a rare pair of period Louis XVI fauteuil arm chairs in solid walnut. Recently upholstered in crushed emerald green fabric. Recently waxed ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Four Louis XVI Gilt Chairs, Circa 1780
Located in London, GB
A magnificent set of four gilt Louis XVI chairs, comprising of two armchairs and two side chairs, circa 1780.
Of exceptional quality these chairs are hand-carved and finished in gil...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XVI Period Armchair, circa 1790
Located in Doylestown, PA
A French Louis XVI Period Fauteuil in stained beechwood, with silk upholstery, circa 1790.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Pair of Louis XVI Giltwood Fauteuils
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Louis XVI fauteuils. Elegant yet comfortable. In it's original woven velvet and silk tapestry upholstery. The pair of giltwood chairs do...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century Pair of French Louis XVI Fauteuils or Armchairs
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of armchairs or fauteuils, Luis XVI, late 18th century, in walnut wood with back sculpted in guilloche, on fluted tapering legs, the interior has been reinforced and restored, u...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Giltwood Open Armchairs
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Danish Louis XVI giltwood open armchairs, late 18th century, with a arched upholstered backrest, straight armrests, upholstered seat raised on turned fluted and tapered leg...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XVI Period 18th Century Armchair with Floral Tapestry Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period carved wood armchair from the late 18th century with oval back and tapestry upholstery. Born during the second half of the 18th century, this exquisite sing...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Tapestry, Wood
Armchairs French Louise XVI Period White and Blue Floral Fabric French
Located in New York, NY
Armchairs French Louise XVI period white and blue floral fabric French. A pair of armchairs made during the Louise XVI period in France. Frame in a white washed finish. Oval back spl...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Painted Fauteuil by Claude Sene
Located in Essex, MA
Each chair with arched carved back and seat, carved with ribbon and leaf tip decoration, down swept arms all raised on circular tapered stop fluted legs. Signed under seat rail C. Sene. Claude Sene...
Category
1770s French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Other
Pair of Louis XVI Painted Fauteuil by Claude Sene
Located in Essex, MA
Finely carved arched back and seat carved with ribbon and leaf tip raised on circular tapered stop fluted legs. One chair stamped on base C Sene.
Category
1770s French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Other
French Louis XVI Moire Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 French Louis XVI (18th Century) white painted open arm chairs with oval back having a carved bow knot crest and a white moire upholster...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Pair of 18th Century Louis XVI Style Armchairs or Fauteuils A La Reine
Located in Miami, FL
Very fine pair of 18th century French Louis XVI armchairs, scrolled arms, over bow fronted seat, standing on fluted legs. Retaining mostly original paint and with period needlework ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Pair of Louis XVI Carved Mahogany Fauteuils by George Jacob
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Louis XVI style hand-carved mahogany fauteuils by George Jacob, a distinguished designer under the reign of Napoleon I. Newly reupholstered in a creamy gold-toned fabric, the...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Hand Carved Louis XVI Bergère Amrchair
Located in Houston, TX
Hand carved Louis XVI bergère armchair from France, upholstered in vintage fabric. This 18th century French armchair is hand carved in fruitwood (prob...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood, Wood
18th Century Black Italian Pair of Antique Giltwood Armchairs, Fauteuils
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 18th Century, an antique pair of Italian gilded fauteuils with ornate armrests, the back rests are adorned with centered medallions, enhanced by detailed wood carvings, in good ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Delaisement Cabriolet Armchairs in the Style of Louis XVI
Located in Hamburg, Hamburg
These faithful copies of the delightful En Cabriolet armchairs from the Parisian master Nicolas-Denis Delaisement show very fine decorations and elegant proportions. The carving cons...
Category
1780s French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Suite of Six French Louis XVI Fauteuils with a Painted Finish, 18th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of six period French Louis XVI armchairs with a painted finish.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Louis XVI Period Fauteuils or Armchairs
Located in Pembroke, MA
A stunning pair of French Louis XVI style painted armchairs or fauteuils with "caps de gendarmes" detailing, tapered fluted legs, and having lovely French black and white re-editione...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Fruitwood, Upholstery
Louis XVI Period Oval Back Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Featuring exceptional carving. The leather-upholstered oval back within a conforming surround carved with beaded and rope banding and the top rail centred by...
Category
1770s French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Important Pair of Italian Painted Fauteuils Florence, 18th Century
Located in Buchanan, MI
An important pair of Italian painted fauteuils
Florence, 18th century
Each having a Tassinari and Chatel silk-upholstered shield form padded bac...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Rustic Armchair
Located in Carmel, CA
This is the quintessential French ladder back chair. The shape of the ladder back and arms of this chair is characteristic of furniture from the Southwest region of France. The lad...
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Louis XVI Chaise Percée
Located in New York, NY
An 18th century chaise percée, from the bathroom of Baron Max Fould-Springer, Palais Abbatial de Royaumont and by descent his sister Baroness Elie (Lilia...
Category
1780s French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 18th Century Painted Square Back Louis XVI Fauteuils
Located in Washington, DC
Pair of 18th Century Painted Square Back Louis XVI Fauteuils
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Period Louis XVI Armchair
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gilded,Painted and Carved Louis XVI Armchair
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Bergère Armchair Upholstered Red Velvet, 18th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XVI style bergère armchair upholstered in red velvet, 18th century
Deep and comfortable, Classic French chic
D...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
18th Century Set of Six Louis XVI Armchairs with a Gray and Gold Leaf Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
Six French Louis XVI pale gray painted and parcel-gilt dining armchairs from the late 18th century. These fauteuils are beautifully carved with oval backs and flutted legs. The paint...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wood
18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Italian Armchair
Located in Roma, RM
Fantastic Italian armchair, 1760-1770, northern Italy, made of walnut and carved in an exceptional way. Perfect.
Category
1770s Italian Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Louis XVI Carved Bowknot Fauteuils
Located in Westwood, NJ
A matched pair of French Louis XVI carved walnut oval back Fatueil a La Reine with oval seats, carved bowknots, 20 fluted arms and turned, tapered and fluted legs.
Category
1790s French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Armchair with Cane Back and Seat
Located in Carmel, CA
Exceptional Louis VI armchair with double cane oval back. Channel detail on arms, skirt and legs. The arms gently curve to join the leg with a rosette detail at the skirt. The oval c...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Cherry
Louis Xvi armchairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI armchairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage armchairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI armchairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original armchairs, popular names associated with this style include Jumbo Collection, La Maison London, Minton-Spidell, and Philippe Starck. 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 armchairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,800 and tops out at $50,136 while the average work can sell for $6,473.
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