Louis XVI Seating
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
Carved Louis XVI Style Diminutive Settee for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With handsome Dark Stained and very well-carved frame depicting Scrolls and Shells. The divided Settee Back with separate Pads and the Legs terminating in a Snail’s Head foot. Uphols...
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20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
French Louis XVI Style 1900s Light Blue Canapé en Corbeille with Carved Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style sofa from circa 1900 with soft light blue painted finish, carved floral motif on the crest, scrolling arms and fluted legs. This French Louis XVI style sofa,...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Duchesse Brisee
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Duchesse Brisee.
Offered is a stunning Italian Louis XVI painted duchesse brisee, three part chaise longue or ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
$10,850 / set
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Curved Settee W/ Dark Green Velvet
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite late 19th-century French settee, or canapé, crafted in the grand Louis XVI style and sourced directly from Provence, France. Beautifully hand-crafted from solid wood, th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Maple, Paint
Six Vintage French Louis XVI Style Upholstered Dining Chairs, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage set of 6 French Louis XVI style dining chairs includes two armchairs and four side chairs and offer white washed wood frames having striped u...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,800 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Set of 6 Antique French Louis XVI Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 6 Antique French Louis XVI Dining Chairs are the perfect blend between elegance and a casual formality that works so well with today's lifestyles! Hand crafted from solid oak...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Pair of French Style Louis XVI Bergere Chairs with Beige Animal Print Fabric
Located in Essex, MA
This pair of French early 19th century Bergere chairs are unusual in that they are of a neater size and proportion than their larger counterparts which allows them to be used in mor...
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20th Century American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Maple Side Chairs in Golden Yellow Velvet- A Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite pair of early 20th-century accent side chairs in the Louis XVI style, sourced from Provence, France. Each chair features a hand-crafted maple frame with a square back an...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Maple
3 Piece Elegant and Rare 19th Century Classic French Louis XVI Salon Set
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant French Louis XVI Parlor or Salon Set with a sofa and a pair of side chairs, meticulously crafted to add a touch of elegance to any living space. The set showcases the timeles...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Silk, Wood
18th Century Louis XVI Period French Fauteuils, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of late 18th Century Louis XVI Period French fauteuils or arm chairs, each with solid carved walnut frame and wool petit point upholstery. Fine carved foliate details with fin...
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Late 18th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilted Dining Chairs with caned seats
Located in Miami, FL
Pair French Louis XVI style dining side chairs from Paris decorated with timeless classical styling and hand carved excellence on the entire framework, emphasizing typical neoclassic...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood, Cane
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Children's Chair
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style giltwood children's chair.
Antique French Louis XVI style gilt wood and cane children's chair or child's chair from the 19th century. This French ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century French Walnut Canape ~ Sofa with Mohair
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Walnut Canape ~ Sofa with Mohair is a refined example of the neoclassic style revived many times over the past millennia culminating in their current evolved form...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
19th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Sofa
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Sofa.
This unusual antique Italian Louis XVI style sofa , loveseat or canape has gorgeous exaggerated arms and is painted a gorgeous soft blue co...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Walnut Bergère à Oreilles with Carved Roses
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style walnut bergère wingback armchair from the 19th century with carved twisted ribbon, roses and foliage motifs. This French Louis XVI style walnut bergère wingb...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Eight Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive set of eight late 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany dining chairs with six side and two armchairs. Each chair is raised on tapered fluted legs with top rosettes below...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XVI Style Bergère Armchair Upholstered Green Velvet, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XVI style bergère armchair upholstered in sage green velvet, 19th century
Deep and comfortable, Classic French ch...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$2,800 Sale Price
22% Off
Pair of Delectable Early 19th Century Painted Neoclassical Armchair Bergères
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of 19th century Louis XVI neoclassical French bergères or armchairs with restored original olive and gold gilt paint. Made during the Louis XVI period in France. Channeled legs ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Pair of French Louis XV Upholstered Bergere Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
An elegant pair of antique Louis XV upholstered arm chairs. Freshly upholstered in a black velvet with nailhead trim bordering the edges and the frames refinished in a dark walnut fi...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Large Louis XVI Sofa / Daybed in Rechampi and Gilded Lacquered Wood
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent Louis XVI sofa in the style of the ottomans in gray lacquered wood and green, blue and gold rechampi with rich carved decoration of scrolls, wrapped foliage, resting on f...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique French Louis XVI Painted Wingback Bergere ~ Armchair
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Painted Wingback Bergere ~ Armchair represents the dawn of comfort in luxurious seating fit for a king! The generous seat back is conjoined with two sides t...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Silk, Hardwood
Pair of Mirrored Dining Chairs by Philippe Starck
Located in Palm Desert, CA
These unique mirrored chairs are from Clift Hotel, San Francisco Circa 2001. Clift Hotel was an Ian Schrager property and interiors were designed by Philip...
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Early 2000s American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Louis XVI Style Giltwood Settee
Located in Houston, TX
This Louis XVI Style Giltwood Settee exudes timeless elegance with its intricate giltwood frame, meticulously crafted in the 18th-century French aesthetic. Adorned with delicate carv...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood
Two French Louis XVI Style Painted Armchairs with Richly Carved Décor, Sold Each
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two French Louis XVI style painted wood armchairs from the 19th century with carved décor including twisted rope motifs, acanthus leaves, rosettes and petite beads. Enhance your livi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of large Louis XV bergère armchairs, stamped by François Foliot
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair of large Louis XV bergère armchairs, stamped by François Foliot, who became a master craftsman in 1749.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Style Fauteuils
Located in New York, NY
Old meets new in this chic pair of Louis XVI style arm chairs in a gilt finish.. We love the restrained elegance of the Louis XVI style, and these chairs feature many of the details characteristic of the style--oval back, lovely carved detail at the die joins (where the base of seat meet the legs) and tapered, fluted legs. We re-upholstered the chairs in a fresh charcoal and white Schumacher stripe, giving these very traditional chairs...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
$3,900 / set
Antique French Louis XVI Side Chair in Hand-Carved Walnut Over 200-Years Old
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XVI Side Chair in Hand-Carved Walnut Over 200-Years Old. In the 35-years we have been importing from France, this might be the oldest original Louis XVI Chair we...
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Early 1800s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Dennis & Leen Formations Arm Chair W Rose Tarlow Melrose House Fabric - 1 of 2
By Formations
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Dennis & Leen Formations Arm Chair W Rose Tarlow Melrose House Fabric - 1 of 2 available.
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1990s American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Exquisitely Carved Walnut Bergere with New Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exquisite French 19th Century Louis XVI elegant and comfortable finely carved walnut armchair bergere chair with new high end British upholstery. Will add a touch of class and sophis...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Elegant Gilded and White Painted Upholstered Italian Louis XVI Style Armchair
Located in Montreal, QC
Elegant gilded and white painted upholstered Italian Louis XVI style armchair.
Provenance: Collection of corey hart's family.
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Early 1800s Italian Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
18th c. French Louis XVI Period Fauteuil - Armchair in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A French armchair from the Louis XVI period in original paint and newly upholstered in two fabrics with studs, circa 1790. Channeled frame, with oval, cushion backrest. Shaped arms w...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Large Louis XVI Gilt Carved Open Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Large Louis XVI gilt carved open armchair. Handsomely carved and proportioned neoclassical fauteuil in deeply burnished gilding with wide and deep seat and broad gently curved back. ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
Pair of French Louis XVI Distressed Painted 18th Century Period Armchairs
By Jean-Baptiste Lelarge
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic pair of signed Jean Baptiste Lebarge period 1780s armchairs. The chairs are in good antique condition with their original distressed painted finish and beautiful ...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
18th Century, Pair of Louis XVI French Lacquered Wood Corbeille Canapes
Located in IT
18th Century, Pair of Louis XVI French Lacquered Wood Corbeille Canapes
The refined pair of corbeille sofas, made in France in the second half of the eighteenth century, Louis XVI P...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
19Th Century French Louis XVI Style Carved Walnut Bergere Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
A large 19th century French carved walnut Bergere armchair in the Louis XVI style.
This beautifully carved bergere has rams heads carved flowers, gadrooning and round tapering flute...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Antique French Gilt Wood Salon Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of antique French gilt wood salon armchairs, dating from around the 1890-1910 period.
They are of superb quality, with gorgeous carving throughout. They sit on wond...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Paint Decorated French Louis XVI Tapestry Upholstered French Salon Set
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb parlor or salon set from a famous (though we can't say who) philanthropist from Manhattan. The set features gorgeous tapestry upholstery which we believe is Aubusson...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
$7,996 Sale Price / set
20% Off
A French Louis XVI style open armchair, C. 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fauteuil is perfect for your office, sitting room or in front of your living room fire. With straight square back, padded arms, bulbous turned and fluted arm supports, round bal...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair Vintage Louis LXI Style Lounge Chairs Attributed to the Baker Furniture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine pair of well made and comfortableFrench Style lounge chairs in a custom fabric treatment. Nicely carved with ribbon twist frames and carved ribbed arms with acanthus leaves. R...
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20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Louis XVI French Style Hot Air Balloon Back Montgolfier Dining Chair Set of 6
By Montgolfier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of 6 Vintage Louis XVI French style hot air balloon back "Montgolfier" dining chairs. Item includes 4 side chairs, 2 arm chairs, white painted dis...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Louis XVI Style Walnut Caned Needlepoint Lounge Chairs
Located in Tarry Town, NY
fine quality and beautifully hand carved and hand woven with wood frame floral decoration set of four armchair / bergere. Each armchair features a wood frame decorated with hand carv...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Wood, Walnut
Antique French Louis XVI SeatAntique French Sofa, Maison Pierre Frey Velvet
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French Louis XVI style sofa corbeille.
Two removable cushions, with a fabric of the famous French "Maison Pierre Frey" in velvet. With its thick feather and down cushion, th...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet
Salon Set Comprising One Sofa and 4 Armchairs Giltwood Louis XVI Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is the very high end for quality for salon set comprising a sofa and 4 armchairs in the style of louis XVI ,This salon set was upholstery in exactlty in the same maner what they...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Giltwood
Neoclassic French Pair of 19th Century Period Louis XV Fauteuils or Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A French neoclassical pair of carved wood blue grey painted armchairs or fauteuils from the early 19th century with high end neutral new upholstery and having cameo round backs with ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Very Fine Pair Of French Style Armchairs In Custom Treatment
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A particularly well-made Pair of Oval-Back Armchairs with Generous Proportions, Deep Stain, Sophisticated Carved Frames, Tapered Reeded Legs and a Striking Sinuous Form. The Pair ar...
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20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Fine Pair of Painted Bergeres in French Linen, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of bergeres, having a painted frame with natural wear to finish; each bowed gadrooned crestrail continues into downswept arms, outcarved with graduated husking, finishing with s...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI style chairs in the manner of George Jacob
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Beautifully carved Louis XVI style chairs, early 19th c, with original paint and gilded accents. Beech, paint and gilt, In the manner of George Jacob.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Beech, Giltwood
$3,575 Sale Price / set
35% Off
19th c. French Daybed
Located in Houston, TX
19th c. French daybed in Louis XVI style, having carved lyres in the wooden frame at each end. This piece also has 4 fluted round legs that end in brass caps.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Fabric
$7,700
Antique French Louis XVI Painted Canape, Chair and a Half
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Painted Canape ~ Chair and a Half is the perfect choice for comfortable reading, a cozy seating group, or as a decorative acc...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Fruitwood
Barbara Barry for Henredon French Regency Louis XVI Bergere Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Regency Louis XVI style upholstered club chairs or bergere chairs
By Barbara Barry for Henredon
USA, Circa 1990s...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
1790s Louis XVI Period French Painted Sofa with Oval Back and Carved Foliage
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period sofa from circa 1790 with antique beige painted finish, oval back, carved foliage and fluted legs. Indulge in the romance of bygone eras with this exquisite...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Louis XVI style painted & upholstered fauteuil, 1910-30
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of generously scaled Louis XVI style carved hard wood fauteuil with upholstered back panels, arm caps, and seats. The hardwood frames are finished in a white stain.
American, A...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Fancy Louis XVI Giltwood Sofa Loveseat with New Silk Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Louis XVI style sofa having carved gilded wood and beautiful new upholstery. The lovely frame displays fluted columns topped by acanthus leaves. The base is composed of fluted and ta...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Carved Velvet Settee
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique soft coral pink velvet settee with paint decorated, carved wood frame, France, circa 1880. Beautiful design with flared sides and back and a superbly carved wood frame with ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Down, Paint
Vintage French Louis XVI Style Hollywood Regency Green Blue Settee Loveseat Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XVI style Hollywood Regency green blue painted settee loveseat sofa. Item features green blue distress painted frame, solid wood construction, upholstered arm re...
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Mid-20th Century North American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
French Louis XVI Period Sofa
Located in Pembroke, MA
An elegant neoclassical Louis XVI period sofa or canapé, with down-stuffed separate seat cushion, two small tasseled pillows, painted frame, and tapered f...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Down
$11,250
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Fauteuil Chair in Striped Linen Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Fauteuil armchair, with carved tapered legs, retaining old traces of paint over expose...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Linen
Pair Of French Louis XVI Fauteuils
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine pair of antique French Louis XVI style armchairs/fauteuils. Silver gilt details with a bronze tone gold ground. Upholstered in a champagne silk brocade with gold and ivory highl...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$3,275 / set
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Solid Walnut Armchair
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful 18th century of the period Louis XVI Italian antique armchair in solid walnut wood. The armchair is very simple and essential. The backrest decorated with a lyre carved in ...
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1750s Italian Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
$2,837 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved 3-Piece Salon Suite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style giltwood carved three-piece salon suite frames. The ornately carved set comprising of a settee and a pair of fauteuils a la Reine (armchair...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
$9,960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Louis Xvi seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI seating 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 seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include Jumbo Collection, La Maison London, Maison Jansen, and Drexel. 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 seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $220 and tops out at $115,000 while the average work can sell for $3,844.
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