Louis XVI Lounge 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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20th Century Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Beech
20th Century French Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
20th Century American Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Beech
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Silk, Giltwood
Early 2000s French Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Mirror, Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Wood
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Linen, Upholstery, Wood
1940s American Vintage Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Paint, Down, Wood, Textile, Fabric
2010s Italian Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Metal
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Wood, Velvet
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Velvet, Wood, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut, Paint
2010s Brazilian Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Wood
1960s Vintage Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Fabric
Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Maple
1970s American Vintage Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Silk
20th Century French Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Wood
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Leather, Walnut
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Walnut
1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Wood, Linen, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Velvet, Wood
1970s Vintage Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Hardwood
1970s North American Vintage Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Walnut
Early 2000s American Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Brass
20th Century French Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Wood, Fabric
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Wood