Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
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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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Cotton, Upholstery
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Paint, Down, Wood, Textile, Fabric
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Velvet, Wood, Giltwood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Beech
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Textile, Cane, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Hardwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Beech
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Abalone, Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Leather, Wood
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Walnut
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Beech
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Wood, Walnut
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Cotton, Giltwood
19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
20th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Oak
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Giltwood, Upholstery, Fabric, Beech
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Giltwood
Late 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Giltwood, Velvet, Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Wood, Paint
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Leather, Wood
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Wood, Velvet, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Walnut
1760s French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1860s French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Walnut, Velvet
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Walnut
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Walnut
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Iron
1770s French Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Wood, Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Walnut
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Wood