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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
$2,870 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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 Louis XVI Walnut Parlor Suite Set with Sofa and Two Side Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An elegant pair of side chairs, each finely detailed with a crest rail centering a ribbon-tied berried branch and wreath pendant above a gadrooned and leaf tip trim, flanked by marg...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
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
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ottoman
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ottoman.
This lovely antique French oval ottoman or pouf has a beautiful desirable distressed painted finish and has been newly upholstered in a c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
French Louis XVI Style 1900s Footstool with Carved Rosettes and Beads
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style wooden footstool from circa 1900 with carved rosettes, beads and turned legs. This French Louis XVI style wooden footstool, dating back to the early 20th cen...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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
French Louis XVI Bench
Located in Austin, TX
Bench, French, in the Louis XVI style. The piece features hand carved details and its original patinated colors in Ivory and gold leafing. Traditional burlap cover with a sage trim. ...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Burlap, Wood
$2,950
Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Armchairs ~ Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Armchairs ~ Fauteuils represent the epitome of the genre, with elegant contoured oval seat backs and generous seats surrounded by hand-carved giltwood for sublime opulence! The molded trim is primarily of the spiral ribbon design, accented by acanthus leaves at the tips and bases of the armrests, with rosettes on the plinth blocks...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
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
18th Century French Oak & Leather Fauteuil
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fantastic 18th Century French fauteuil.
Retaining its original embossed leather seat and back.
A rare survivor in good condition with a small amount of wear, commensurate with ag...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Set of 6 Louis XVI Fauteuils Signed “F. Lapierre a Lyon”
Located in Doylestown, PA
A set of 6 Louis XVI Period fauteuils circa 1790 with medallion backs and fluted legs, in light grey painted finish, recently upholstered and ready for cover fabric. Each chair is si...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Beech
$5,500 Sale Price / set
42% Off
Pair of Hendrix Allardyce Louis XVI Style Bergere Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing pair of lounge chairs or Bergere armchairs made in the grand neoclassical Louis XVI taste by Hendrix Allardyce Los Angeles, CA. The chairs feature a carved frame with an inte...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Lacquered Living Room Set or Salon Suite
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare complete Italian luxury Louis XVI style living room set includes:
1 large sofa
2 armchairs
4 chairs
Refined living room set in lacquared wood. The living room comes from an ...
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1880s Italian Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Painted Dining Chairs W/ Striped Fabric- Set of 6
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite set of six antique French dining chairs made in the style of Louis XVI, sourced from Provence, France. Each chair features a hand-molded frame adorned with an oval-shape...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Chenille, Wood, Paint
Pair of Period Italian Lacquered Wooden Benches
Located in Roma, IT
This highly elegant pair of benches is in Louis XVI style, made in the mid-19th century.
The four legs are tapered in a truncated pyramidal shape, and the band is decorated with polychrome carvings...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
$3,348 / set
Pair of Louis XVI Style Creme Paint Decorated Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 35 1/2in W: 24in D: 25 3/4in SH: 18 1/2in
This antique pair of Louis XVI style creme paint decorated armchairs accent chairs is perfect for you and your home and is ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Footstool
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style giltwood footstool.
Unusual antique French Napoleon III gilt wood footstool, stool or tabouret with beautiful patina. This great French Louis XVI...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
$1,250 Sale Price
44% Off
French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Bergère Chairs - Set of 2
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Cotton, Giltwood
$2,171 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Vintage French Louis XVI Gold Giltwood Upholstered Lounge Chairs (B) - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XVI Gold Giltwood Upholstered Lounge Chairs (B) - a Pair. Item features distressed gold gilt finish, floral carved details, solid wood frames, tapered legs, grea...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique sofa from the late 19th century, Northern Europe
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique sofa from around 1890.
Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation. The sofa has been covered with a new fabric.
Dimensions: Height 103 cm / seat height...
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1890s Scandinavian Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Ultra Rare Pair of Petite Sized Balloon Back French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very, very rare size of bergere chairs! These chairs are only 32 tall x 24 wide x 23 deep and have a normal seat height of 19 inches. They are perfect for a bedroom or boud...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
$3,996 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Three Elegant Antique "Cabriolet" Armchairs in Louis XVI Style, France, 1860
Located in Sofia, BG
Three elegant antique cabriolet armchairs from France in Louis XVI style, circa 1860. These chairs are made of solid painted wood with curved frame and legs and have been reupholster...
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Mid-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, Paint
Restoration Hardware Style Bleached Tufted Upholstered Louis XVI Style Bench
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a recently made restoration hardware style bench. Clean and in good condition with minor signs of age and wear. Bleached beechwood frame. Measures 31.5 wide x 15.5 deep x 16....
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2010s Chinese Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Beech
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Custom Old Plank Upholstered Daybed Made to Order in Our Workshop Any Dimension
Located in Chicago, IL
Our old plank workshop, offers this French inspired daybed in any dimension, up to a king-size bed and of course it can be COM. The frames are typically made from solid maple, althou...
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2010s American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood, Upholstery, Maple
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 Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Elegant Antique Armchair from France, circa 1860
Located in Sofia, BG
An elegant antique armchair from France, circa 1860. Made of solid walnut painted in beige with curved legs and back, upholstered with a cotton fabric in stripes. Very comfortable an...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilded Armchairs ~ Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th century French Louis XVI Gilded Armchairs ~ Fauteuils are a truly timeless representation of the neoclassic form inspired by the ancient Greeks and Romans! Carved from hand...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Set of 10 French Louis XVI Stripped Bleach Dining Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 10 French Louis XVI stripped bleach dining chairs with white silk upholstered oval back & seat over fluted turned legs. 2 arm, 8 side chairs, circa 1775.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Silk, Upholstery, Wood
Painted Italian Louis XVI-style Window Seat Bench Upholstered in Leopard Velvet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Window seat bench, having a rectangular tufted seat and outscrolled sides flanked by scrolling stiles, the ivory painted finish showing natural wear, its channeled apron raised on ro...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Pair of French Louis XVI Style Armchairs with a Gold Leaf Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of French Louis XVI style armchairs with a gold leaf finish from the late 19th century. These fauteuils are beautifully carved with gadrooning, flutted legs and a ribbon at the ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
French Pair of Louis XVI Style Marquise Bergere Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French pair of Louis XVI style marquise bergère armchairs, gilt wood, 19th century.
In the clean and classic Louis XVI style, the name Marquise is attributed due to their exceptiona...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Maple Side Chairs in Pink Velvet - A Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
A beautiful pair of early 20th-century French side accent chairs in the Louis XVI style, sourced from Provence. Each chair features a hand-crafted maple frame with an elegant oval ba...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Maple
Pretty Vintage Pair French Style Grey Painted and Freshly Upholstered Bergeres
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very pretty compact pair of French style Bergere chairs having matte grey painted carved wood frames and fresh white linen upholstery.
Window pane backs make them lovely from every a...
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1950s American Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Louis XVI Style Bergère
Located in Westwood, NJ
Inspired by an 18th-century original, this finely carved fauteuil features a paper twist carved arched top rail and gently downswept padded arms terminating in intricate scrolls. The...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
$4,548 / item
Midcentury French Louis XVI Style Gilt Painted Striped Armchair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
French Louis XVI style cream and gilt painted wood armchair custom upholstered in a fabulous Geoffrey Beene inspired striped fabric by Schumacher. This round back chair features beau...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Style French Caned Side Chairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A handsome pair of 19th century Louis XVI style side chairs, with hand-woven caned square seats and tall, straight seat backs. Accents of patinated bronze provide interest, with a ri...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bergere Armchair
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very stylish late 18th-early 19th century French Louis XVI style Ivory colored Bergere armchair. Having reeded and fluted, gilded decoration and raised on turned tapering legs.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Softwood
Vintage Louis XVI Style Leather Bergere Chair by Pennsylvania House
Located in Westfield, MA
This vintage Louis XVI style bergère chair by Pennsylvania House exemplifies timeless elegance and traditional craftsmanship. The hand-carved wooden frame showcases classic Louis XVI...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Leather
Rare Pair of 18th Century Child's Bergères Stamped Nadal-Laine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An important pair of period child's berge`re chairs, of painted walnut; each oval padded backrest in gadrooned frame, outswept arms with padded elbow rests o...
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1760s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Baker Furniture Louis XVI Parcel Painted Dining Chairs, Set of Four
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous set of four French Regency Louis XVI style dining chairs
By Baker Furniture, apparently unmarked
USA, Circa 1960s
Beautiful yellow lacquered frames, with yellow and gre...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
19th C Gilt Salon Chair
Located in New York, NY
We believe this is a Late 19th, or Early 20th C gilt wood salon chair in as found condition. This elegantly carved wood arm chair is structurally sound...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
19th century French Louis XVI Style Settee
Located in Charleston, SC
Rare, 19th century French Louis XVI style double oval back settee with richly carved motifs, scrolling arms and uphostered in linen.
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
$2,160 Sale Price
40% Off
Gilded Age Louis XVI Style Carved and Giltwood Bergere
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This hand carved Louis XVI style giltwood armchair features classic motifs including acanthus leaves, rosettes, and fluted tapered legs.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Set Six Louis XVI Brass Mounted Carved French Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
Set of six Louis XVI Style Brass Mounted French Walnut upholstered dining chairs. Four side chairs and two captain chairs. Measures 20.5" in width, 21" in depth and stands 42" tall. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI style armchair, France, ca. 1920
Located in Chorzów, PL
Louis XVI style armchair, France, ca. 1920 .
Very good condition, after professional renovation and replacement of upholstery.
Wood: walnut
dimensions height 70 cm seat height 38 ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
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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