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
Pair of Louis XVI Style Beechwood Cabriolets Fauteuils with Oval Medallion Backs
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A pair of French Louis XVI style beechwood cabriolets fauteuils with oval medallion backs, scrolled arms, fluted legs and green silk upholstery. Each of this pair of French Louis XVI...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Beech, Silk, Upholstery
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Fruitwood
Giltwood Louis XVI Piano Stool with Leather Seat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Adjustable height piano stool, in the Louis XVI style, of carved giltwood, its rotating round seat upholstered in leather with nailheads,...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of 18th century Louis XVI Armchairs, Provincial France
Located in Leimen, DE
Discover a stunning pair of 18th century French Provincial Louis XVI armchairs featuring elegant oval-shaped backs. These exquisite armchairs showcase the timeless beauty of Louis XV...
Category
1780s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of giltwood French Louis XVI- Style arm chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Fine giltwood hand carving makes these chairs exceptionally fine.
The gilding is original with a soft patina. The legs are reeded and
A circular pendant design is set on the corners....
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
$5,100 Sale Price / set
40% Off
FOUR STUNNING LOUIS XVI FRENCH CARVED GILTWOOD DOUBLE CANED BERGERE SIiDE CHAIRS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptional set of four sublime Louis XVI French Carved Giltwood and double Caned Bergère side chairs
...
Category
19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Rattan, Giltwood
French Louis XVI Style Lacquered Oval Cane Bench
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful caned oval bench or footstool featuring a crimson red lacquered finish. The bench was made in the French Louis XVI taste with a honeycomb caned seat. The seat has a reeded a...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Wood
Customizable French Louis XVI Style Sofa/Settee Made By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
This exceptional, Louis XVI style sofa/settee is hand carved in solid lime wood and can be customized to your requirements.
This French design features finely carved details, includi...
Category
2010s British Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Pair of Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Early 19th Century, Good Condition with Cut Velvet Upholstery.
Unique set purchased in France.
Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$3,300 / set
Pair of French Louis XVI Green Silk Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th/20th Cent) grey painted Armchairs with oval back in pale green silk upholstery.
Please note one chair is missing cushion, upholstery is in poor...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
$7,500 / set
Antique French Louis XVI Style Painted Side Chair in Peony Velvet
Located in Astoria, NY
A lovely early 20th-century side chair in the style of Louis XVI, sourced from Provence, France. Handcrafted with an oval medallion back, the frame is painted in a creamy antique whi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Paint
French Giltwood Bergere Chair, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
This bergere chair from France has exquisite style and
Form. It is very comfortable due to the shape of the
back and the seat. The curve of the back is very
Pleasing. The gilding...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Set of Four French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Dining Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent set of four mahogany dining armchairs hand-crafted for the historic 19th century City of Paris department store in San Francisco, CA. Beautifully constructed in the grand...
Category
20th Century American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Brass
Two French Louis XVI Style Side Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
This fine chair is a true nod to the classic French Provincial design, crafted with detailed attention to bring an air of elegance to your dining room. The graceful wooden frame boas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
$2,490 / set
French Louis XVI style painted & upholstered swivel chair, 1950's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Painted swivel chair in the Louis XVI taste. The chair has an upholstered internal back with gimp trim and a caned external frame. The seat is caned and fitted with an upholstered bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Gold Leaf Armchairs, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Louis XVI gold leaf armchairs, circa 1890.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
Louis XVI Style Patinated Green Carved Wood Stool
Located in New York, NY
Perfectly aged Louis XVI carved wood stool with newly upholstered cushion and leaf details to legs. Wonderful carved details throughout.
Category
1950s European Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Maison Jansen Attributed, Louis XVI, Armchairs, Painted Wood, Silk, France 1930s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Bergeres in A Distressed Frame having a Scalamandre upholstery. Simply stunning white washed finely carved frames c...
Category
1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, 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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Silk, Hardwood, Paint
Vintage John Stuart Provincial Cane Back and Leather Dining Chairs
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Set of 6 Cane back dining chairs with leather seats. Louis XVI styling. Great design with complimenting warm wood and black leather seat.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Leather, Cane, Wood
French 19th Century Walnut Louis XVI Hand Carved Sofa
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A French Louis XVI period Provençal carved sofa from the late 19th century, with new upholstery, lovely fluted legs and exquisite carving. Born in Provence during the reign of King L...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Italian Venetian Cream Distress Painted Carved Wood Arm Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Venetian Cream Distress Painted Carved Wood Arm Chairs - a Pair. Item features shapely scrolling arms, medallion backs, reeded and tapered legs, bow and drape carved ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
French Louis XVl style fauteuil, c. 1900's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Academic Revival, Louis XVI style fauteuil with a caned seat & back panel, fitted with an upholstered seat cushion and upholstered seat platform.
France, early 20th century.
Dimensi...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
$1,200 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of Louis XVI Painted Bergère Armchairs, France, Circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary pair of 18th century bergères boast well-preserved painted wood frames, plush seats, backs and arms, and a new, patterned linen upholstery.
Provenance:
Private collection of Hubert de Givenchy, Paris.
Private collection of Mrs. Susan Gutfreund
Category
1770s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Single Bergere
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A single French Louis XVI style bergere from the late 1800’s. This barrel back bergere is made of carved solid walnut. It is upholstered in a worn striped velvet with a brass nailhea...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Brass
18th Century of the Period Louis XVI Solid Walnut Armchair with Straw Seat
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful 18th century of the period Louis XVI Italian antique rustic armchair in solid walnut wood. The armchair is very simple and essential. Beautifully decoration in wood. The se...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Straw, Walnut
$2,393 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Four Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils
Located in London, GB
A set of four Louis XVI style giltwood fauteuils
French, Early 20th century
Measures: Height 92cm, width 60cm, depth 55cm
These...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
$13,181 / set
Pair of 20th Century French Bergeres
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite pair of 20th-century French bergères combines timeless elegance with comfort, reflecting the sophistication of traditional French design. Crafted in the classic Louis ...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
$3,950 / set
French Louis XVI Style Armchairs Custom Dyed Blue Leather Hand-Made in France
Located in Chicago, IL
From the Old Plank Collection, comes a Louis XVI style dining chair, made in France, by an elderly gentleman, who has been crafting French dining chairs his entire life. Our French L...
Category
2010s French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Beech, Leather, Upholstery
Set of Six Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
We will never tire of Louis XVI style dining chairs. With their clean, elegant lines, they can go anywhere. These oval back chairs have a white painted finish and are upholstered in ...
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
$6,000 / set
French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Giltwood bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Giltwood bench. This wonderful bench is raised by Giltwood tapered cylindrical legs with spiral fluting leading t...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Set of Four Painted Louis XVI Style Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of four fauteuils, with painted fielded frames, each rounded caned back flanked by bowed arms, on down-swept terminals, crown seat of linen with nailheads, raised on round taperi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
$1,800 / set
Louis XVI Style bench
Located in ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE, ES
Bench Louis XVI Style
Carved wood and velvet upholstery
Measurements
125 x 60 x 115 (h) cm
Condition
Very good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$1,225 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut and Cane Stool
Located in Burton, TX
Found in the South of France, this Late 19th Century French Stool or Bench was crafted by artisans from walnut in the grand Louis XVI style in the late 1800's. The piece features an ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Pair 19th C. French Paint and Gilt Decorated Fauteuils
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Scrolled arm ends and ribbed curved supports ending in gilt rosettes on the skirt rails. Raised on tapering fluted cylindrical legs. Upholstered in fine pale tone petit point featuri...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood, Wool
Pair of Louis XVI Style French Paint Decorated Balloon Back Side Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 34 1/2in W: 17 1/2in D: 17in SH: 17 1/2in
This Pair of Louis XVI Style French Paint Decorated Balloon Back Side Chairs attributed to Maison Jansen are made of the hig...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,396 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century French Round Bergere Chair in Hand Carved Walnut Wood with Cane
Located in Sofia, BG
Petite French round armchair, in Louis XVI style hand carved and decorated with friezes of ribbons tapered fluted base, with dobble cane back and sides. Upholstered in mustard velvet...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Textile, Cane, Walnut
$955 Sale Price
40% Off
A French Louis XVI Style Ivory Painted and Parcel Gilt Oval Back Open Arm Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large-scaled and elegant French Louis XVI style ivory painted and parcel gilt oval back open armchair; the circular padded back with floral carved crest rail above padded arms over...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
$3,840 Sale Price
49% Off
18th Century Italian of the Period Louis XVI Pair of Armchairs in Walnut
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Lovely Italian antique armchairs, set of 2, 1750. These armchairs are of the period Louis XVI in solid walnut wood. The seat upholstered in fabric. Beautiful simple line. This beauti...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
$4,308 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French, Louis XVI Style Cerused Oak Bench or Ottoman
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XVI style cerused oak bench or ottoman.
Handsome French 1940s cerused oak oval bench, ottoman or stool. This stylish French Louis XVI style limed oak ottoman has been newly upholstered in plush faux gray shearling...
Category
1940s European Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair of Louis XVI Style Armchairs
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of Louis XVI style armchairs covered in cut velvet fabric. Carved foliage and shell motif at the top. Very good condition. Two s...
Category
Early 2000s American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet
$1,800 / set
Antique French Louis XVI Style Painted Side Chairs in Chinoiserie Fabric- A Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
A magnificent pair of late-19th-century accent side chairs in the Louis XVI style, sourced from Provence, France. Each chair features a hand-crafted frame with a square back, hand-pa...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Cotton, Wood, Paint
Remarkable small carved and gilded wooden armchair, Venice, early 18th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Remarkable small carved and gilded wooden armchair, Venice, early 18th century
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Painted French Louis XVI Style Hand-Carved Side Chairs Made in France Options
Located in Chicago, IL
We have been searching for a correct size and “comfortable by American standards” Louis XVI side chair. Copied from an original circa 1800s French Louis XVI side chair...
Category
2010s French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Beech, Upholstery, Leather
Set of Four Louis XVI Style Chairs with Striped Silk Upholstery, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
A matched set of 19th century Louis XVI style dining or side chairs with walnut furniture, nicely carved floral rosettes, and new cream and light green striped silk upholstery. A Cla...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Silk, Walnut
Louis XVI Style Sofa in Indigo Navy Blue Fabric
Located in North York, ON
Louis XVI style sofa in Indigo Navy blue fabric. Beautiful Louis XVI inspired frame with floral carvings and details. Finished in a distressed off-white cream with dark glaze to accentuate the detailing. Completed with thick cushion upholstery work in a dark navy indigo fabric...
Category
2010s American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Maple
$8,360 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
French Louis XVI Style Walnut Footstool with Linen Upholstery, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style walnut footstool from the 19th century with custom linen upholstery. This exquisite Louis XVI-style footstool, crafted in 19th-century France, showcases time...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Fabric, Linen, Walnut
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...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
$3,900 / set
French Louis XVI Pink Floral Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (18/19th Cent) beech wood large open arm chair with a carved bow knot top oval shaped back and seat upholstered in a pink floral damask.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Beech, Paint, Upholstery
Louis XVI Style Bergere Chairs
Located in San Angelo, TX
Here is a beautiful and feminine pair of Louis XVI style bergere chairs. The color palette is a light blue/gray with ivory color paint th...
Category
19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
$4,720 / set
Vintage French Louis XVI Style Carved Walnut Fireside Arm Chair Fauteuil
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XVI Style Carved Walnut Fireside Arm Chair Fauteuil. Item features beautiful carved scrollwork-acanthus arms, small florets along the back, carvings the entire w...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
19th Century Fine French Louis XVI Carved Five-Piece Salon Suite
Located in Sofia, BG
A very fine French 19th century Louis XVI style hand grey painted and carved five-piece salon suite, comprising of a canapé, two fauteuils and two chairs, all reupholstered in floral...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
$4,951 Sale Price / set
70% Off
19th Century French Hand Carved Wooden Chair Metal Ornaments Red Velvet
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful chair made in France, circa 1860.
Special about the chair are the metal ornaments and the headline contains initials.
The chair is fully new upholstered in red velvet.
Category
1860s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Metal
Antique French Louis XVI Style Painted Side Chairs in Green Chinoiserie Fabric
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite pair of late 19th-century Louis XVI-style accent chairs, sourced in Provence and newly reupholstered in a richly expressive Chinoiserie-inspired cotton. The hand-carved ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood, Paint
19th Century French Pair Of Corbeille Bergere Armchairs
Located in London, Park Royal
A rare find of exquisitely hand-carved 19th Century Corbeille Bergere, Louis XVI Style, French Armchairs, Circa 1800s. The Chairs have beautiful proportions with the attention to de...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Fantastic Pair of 18th-19th Century Gold Gilt French Stools
Located in Richmond, VA
Fantastic pair of 18th-19th century French gold gilt wood stools in attractive upholstery from an estate in the residence side of the Carlyle in ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Ottomans After Jansen
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French Louis XVI style ottomans after Jansen. These stunning French Maison Jansen style ottomans, benches or stools have a matte ebonized finish, tapered legs with brass sabo...
Category
1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Louis XVI Style Armchair in Cotton Velvet
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI style armchair in camel cotton velvet. Large vintage carved and painted wood open French armchair / fauteuil in silvered camel silk velvet with grey silk taffeta back. Attr...
Category
Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
French Louis XVI Style Footstool Gilt Gold
By Massant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XVI style footstool repose pied, gilt gold
Large footstool, highly decorative, can also be used as extra seating or as an ottoman instead of a coffe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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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