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 French 19th Century Walnut & Toile Louis XVI Fauteuils
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Rarely do you find original upholstery in as good shape as on these stunning early French toile armchairs or fauteuils. Crafted in the 19th century, th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style Giltwood Settees
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A decorative and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood settees. Each beautiful settee is raised on four straight tapered and fluted legs with finely carved ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century 5 Chairs 1 Armchair Handcarved Gilded Wood White Paint Linen Cover
Located in Epfach, DE
4 chairs, one of which has been replaced, and 1 armchair, around 1790, Vienna, (or maybe German?), from a noble family, original white with carved edges set in gold
Branding on the ...
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Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Carved Walnut & Needlepoint Oval Stools - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Style Carved Walnut & Needlepoint Oval Stools. Item features floral needlepoint upholstery, remnants of label, solid wood frame, beautiful wood grain...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XVI Style Maple Side Chairs in Beige Chenille - 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
Chenille, Maple
French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Wood Child’s Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated wood child's chair. The chair is raised by elegant circular tapered fluted legs below richly chased rosettes. The apron dis...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
French Late 18th Century Louis XVI Period Painted and Parcel-Gilt Canapé Settee
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A French Louis XVI period painted and parcel-gilt canapé settee from the late 18th century, with rectangular back, out-scrolled arms, fluted legs and deep cantaloupe colored upholste...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Karges French Regency Louis XVI Carved Walnut Oval Back Dining Chairs, Eight
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding set of eight French Regency Louis XVI style dining chairs
By Karges Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Gorgeous carved solid walnut frames, with blue and yellow striped uph...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Louis XVI Painted Fireside Chairs in Grey Upholstery with Flower Detail
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Louis XVI Bergere chairs newly upholstered in grey flannel fabric. The frames are painted green with carved urn detail at the...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Italian Louis XVI Carved and Painted Dining Armchairs, Suite of Ten
Located in Dallas, TX
Dress your dining table with this elegant suite of antique dining chairs. Crafted in Italy circa 1960, the set includes eight armchairs and two slightly larger ones for host and host...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gold-patinated armchair, around 1780
Located in Greding, DE
Large gold-patinated Louis Seize armchair on turned-channeled legs and scalloped band on the frame as well as carved leaf decorations on the armrests and backrest. The armchair has a...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
Louis XVI Style, Barrel Back Occasional Chair, Cream Painted Wood, Cane, 1960s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XVI Style, Barrel Back Occasional Chair, Cream Painted Wood, Cane, 1960s
Cream Painted Wood, Cane; USA, 1960s
Height: 33.25 inches, Width: 22.5 inches, Depth: 22 inches, Seat...
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1960s Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Set of Fourteen French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Giltwood Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and complete set of fourteen French 19th century Louis XVI st. giltwood dining chairs. This large set comprises of two armchairs and twelve side chairs. Each chair is rais...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XVI Antique Footstool, 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH LOUIS XVI PAINTED FOOTSTOOL
France, circa late 18th century
Item # 206DGU29P-1
A very nice and petite footstool from the last quarter of the...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Basket Love Seat
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A basket love seat style Louis XVI.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Pair French Louis XVI Revival Painted Fauteuil Armchairs, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a elegant Antique pair of Louis XVI Revival painted fauteuil armchairs, circa 1880 in date.
Constructed in a well carved two tone grey beechwood, with later floral and swag ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Louis XVI Style Parcel Cream and Brown Painted Bench
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Covered in striped silk, the molded seat raised on six stop-fluted tapering legs.
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Painted Bench in Old Paint and New Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XVI style bench in old putty grey paint and our old plank in house upholstery department just completed restoring. We left the antique French Louis XVI bench...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery
French Made by Hand Louis XVI Style Chairs Available in Any Color or Finish
Located in Chicago, IL
Handmade in France and hand carved, our Louis XVI style dining chairs are truly exceptional and absolutely authentic. Our French Louis XVI handmade chairs are virtually available in any finish and of course COM. We do sell the Louis XVI style dining chairs broken down into individual components for ease of shipping. Should you opt to have our in-house Old Plank upholstery department cover your Louis XVI chairs, we exclusively use old school techniques. Our Louis XVI dining chair seat cushions...
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2010s French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Beech, Leather
Pair of French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Giltwood Carved Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style 19th century giltwood carved chairs. Upholstered in a linen-blend fabric. Has fluted legs.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood, Linen
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...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood, Wool
Pair Vintage Floral Louis XVI Armchairs
Located in Trenton, NJ
Experience the enduring appeal of classic design with this pair of Louis XVI upholstered armchairs that exude timeless sophistication. The carved mahogany frames are masterfully craf...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
A Set of Twelve Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A set of twelve Italian painted and parcel gilt Louis XVI Style dining chairs, 19th century
Tablet back chairs with floral carved details raised on fluted legs with rosette embellis...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Set Of Four Armchairs With Medallion Backs In Carved Gilded Wood, 19th Century
Located in RUEIL-MALMAISON, FR
Set of four 19th century armchairs in gilded wood and carved with floral and leafy motifs, medallion back, fluted tapered legs. Gilding patinated by time. Solid and stable structure ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Silk, Velvet, Giltwood
Pair of Bleached Antique Louis XVI Style Fauteuil Armchairs, Circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
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Hand-carved in the style of Louis XVI, these bleached fauteuil armchairs date to circa 1890. The chairs are topped by a well-detailed crest that consi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Metal
Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Style Parcel Gilt and White Painted Side Chairs
Located in Birmingham, AL
An exceptional pair of 20th century French Louis XVI style painted and parcel gilt side chairs, meticulously handcrafted in Paris, circa 1920s. A testament to timeless elegance, the...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Pair Of Louis XVI Style Distressed Oak Benches
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular seat with fabric printed with famous historic news stories. Recommend replacing the fabric. Conforming guilloche carved frame raised on tapered fluted legs.
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1970s European Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Antique French Louis XVI Painted Bergere ~ Armchair
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Painted Bergere ~ Armchair exudes classic style, creating a timeless effect that will work with both casual and formal decors and provide enjoyment for deca...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood, Paint
French Louis XVI Style Ottoman Or Pouf
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XVI Style Ottoman Or Pouf.
Offered is a beautiful French Louis XVI style round painted ottoman, footstool or pouf professionally upholstered in cream velvet with spaced ...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Brass
French-Style Beech Wood Stool Fabric Coating Customizable Bar or Counter Height
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
This exquisite French-style bar stool, crafted entirely in Spain, embodies timeless elegance and refined craftsmanship. Made from solid beech wood, it features graceful curves, delic...
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2010s Spanish Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Ash
18th Century Pair of French Louis XVI Fauteuils or Armchairs
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of armchairs or fauteuils, Luis XVI, late 18th century, in walnut wood with back sculpted in guilloche, on fluted tapering legs, the interior has been reinforced and restored, u...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Day Bed or 'Lit De Repos' in the Manner of Georges Jacob, 1739-1814
Located in Berlin, DE
A late 18th century Louis XVI daybed or 'lit de repos', in the manner of Georges Jacob (1739-1814). Constructed in walnut with the swept ends of scrolled form, carved with flower hea...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
A pair of antique chairs on lion's paws, Western Europe, circa 1920.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A pair of antique chairs on lion's paws
Made of oak wood
Origin: Western Europe
Year: around 1920
Dimensions: height 110 cm / seat height. 46 cm / width 52 cm / depth 58 cm
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Oak
French Louis XVI Style Ormulu Mahogany Ottoman
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (late 19th Century) ormolu mounted mahogany caned ottoman. (Similar items: 050651, 050651A).
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XVI Style Sofa
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 20th-century French Louis XVI-style sofa exudes timeless sophistication, showcasing the craftsmanship and design elements characteristic of the Louis XVI period. Constru...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Pair of Louis XVI Style Painted Armchairs & Two Matching Cane Sidechairs
Located in Chicago, IL
A lovely set of four (4) midcentury French chairs, circa 1940, in the Louis XVI style. One pair of armchairs with faux black leather seats and backs is partnered with a pair of side ...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood, Cane
Pair of Louis XVI Painted Fauteuil by Claude Sene
Located in Essex, MA
Finely carved arched back and seat carved with ribbon and leaf tip raised on circular tapered stop fluted legs. One chair stamped on base C Sene.
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Other
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...
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1940s European Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Oak
Henredon Style French Regency Louis XVI Carved Walnut and Cane Back Dining Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of six French Regency Louis XVI style dining chairs
In the manner of Henredon
By Grand Ledge Chair Company
USA, Circa 1960s...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Daybed Louis XVI Style in Copper Clad on Teak Wood, Daybed by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Daybed in Louis XVI Style designed by Paul Mathieu. The earliest examples of the Daybed have been found in Egyptian tombs of the 1stDynasty (3100 BC). The renowned designer Paul Math...
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2010s Indian Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Copper, Sheet Metal
French Louis XVI Style Two Piece Bergere Chair and Ottoman Set Duchesse Brisee
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant duchesse brisee in walnut from the 19th century. This lovely two piece chair and ottoman set can be used separately or together; together the ottoman has a face with a slight...
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique French Neoclassical Style Painted Cane Back Loveseat W/ Floral Linen
Located in Astoria, NY
A magnificent late 19th-century painted loveseat made in the style of Louis XVI with a Neoclassical profile. The loveseat was originally made for the District Court in Hamburg, Germa...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Linen, Cane, Wood, Paint
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Painted Armchairs, Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair antique French Louis XVI painted armchairs ~ fauteuils will make a classic addition to any decor! The ovoid shield shaped seat back and generous seat are framed in incredibly de...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Fruitwood
Thomasville French Regency Louis XVI Carved Walnut Dining Chairs, Set of Eight
By Thomasville
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of eight mid-century French Regency Louis XVI style dining chairs
By Thomasville
USA, Circa 1960s
Sculpted walnut frames, with upholstered seats.
Measures: 19.25"W...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Gorgeous Pair French Carved Painted and Gilded Armchairs Blue Silk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is one of two pairs we have. They are in good condition and may have signs of wear and use including minor stains here or there but nothing significant or unusual for a pair of ...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
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
18th c. German Louis XVI Period Beech Wood Armchair in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A beautiful 18th c. Louis XVI period armchair from northern Germany made of beech wood, hand scraped to the original paint and newly upholstered in linen fabric with nail head trim. ...
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18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Linen, Beech, Paint
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
French Early 19th Century Stunningly Carved Louis XVI Chair with Original Paint
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sublimely pretty French carved and grey white painted Louis XVI fauteuil or armchair having oval back inset into intricately carved frame, with seats and armrests newly upholstered i...
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19th Century French Antique 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
Pair of 19th century French painted upholstered armchairs/side chairs
Located in London, GB
A nice pair of late C19th French open armchairs in the Louis XVI taste.
With carved detail but unfussy and understated they are in their original paint and have been upholstered in a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Pine
Antique bench classicism walnut two-seater
Located in Würzburg, DE
✓ Simple elegance
✓ Dainty & timeless
✓ High-quality workmanship
Dimensions: W: 125cm H: 96cm D: 66cm
Article: Antique bench seat
Item no.: 928
E...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Nutwood
Pair of 19th Century Fauteuils Chairs, Newly Upholstered in Schumacher Fabric
Located in New York, NY
Discovered in the South of France, these dressy 19th-century fauteuils have the oval backs, scrolled handrests and straight legs associated with Louis XVI pieces. Newly upholstered i...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Silk, Wood
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
French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated wood bench.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated wood bench. The bench is raised by six turned circular tapered legs with a top and bottom half round band. The apron has at att...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Carved Louis XVI Style Cream Settee
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage carved Louis XVI settee with cream cotton upholstery, tight back and removable down cushion seat. The French frame is carved with acanthus leaf and scroll detail. Fabric is...
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20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Down
Louis XVI Style Creme Painted Tabouret
Located in Essex, MA
Circular newly upholstered muslin seat with a gouilloch'e carved seat rail and raised on four legs with a stretcher. Property from the estate of William Hodgins Inc. Boston.
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Beech
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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