Louis XVI Seating
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 2000s American Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery
2010s French Louis XVI Seating
Beech, Leather, Upholstery
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Wood
2010s French Louis XVI Seating
Beech, Leather, Upholstery
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Velvet, Walnut
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Walnut
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Brass
Late 20th Century German Louis XVI Seating
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Giltwood
1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Wood
1870s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Giltwood
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Brass
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Brass
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery
1860s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Pearwood
20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Beech
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Straw, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Leather, Wood
19th Century Canadian Antique Louis XVI Seating
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Giltwood
2010s French Louis XVI Seating
Beech, Leather, Upholstery
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Brass
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Early 2000s American Louis XVI Seating
Velvet, Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1960s Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century European Louis XVI Seating
Fabric, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Giltwood
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Fabric, Giltwood
2010s Chinese Louis XVI Seating
Beech
18th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Fabric, Giltwood
1950s German Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Fabric, Giltwood, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Walnut, Upholstery
1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Seating
Brass
1860s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Seating
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Cane, Wood
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Giltwood
2010s American Louis XVI Seating
Rush, Wood
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Gold Leaf
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Linen, Wood, Paint
2010s French Louis XVI Seating
Beech, Upholstery, Leather
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Fabric, Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Fruitwood
1860s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Oak
Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
2010s French Louis XVI Seating
Leather, Upholstery, Beech
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Seating
Fabric, Fruitwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Wood