Louis XVI Seating
Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.
Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.
Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.
The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Brass
19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
18th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Giltwood
1980s Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Ormolu
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Beech
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Wool
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Fabric, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Tapestry, Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Silk, Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Cane, Hardwood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Velvet, Wood
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Wood
2010s French Louis XVI Seating
Leather, Upholstery, Beech
2010s French Louis XVI Seating
Beech, Upholstery, Leather
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Fabric, Wood, Maple, Paint, Trimming
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Mohair, Walnut
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Mohair, Walnut
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Silk, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Tapestry, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Seating
Cherry
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Cane, Hardwood
1990s American Louis XVI Seating
Velvet, Wood, Feathers
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Mohair, Fruitwood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
1780s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Fabric, Wood
2010s French Louis XVI Seating
Wool, Mohair, Upholstery, Paint
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Cane, Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Beech
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Walnut
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Leather, Walnut, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Cane, Walnut
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Beech
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Mohair, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Cane, Walnut
Late 18th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Wool, Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Fabric
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1980s Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Damask, Mahogany, Cotton
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1940s American Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Fabric, Maple
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Velvet, Maple
Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Giltwood
2010s American Louis XVI Seating
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Silk, Wood
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Upholstery, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Giltwood
1950s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Fabric, Wood, Paint
20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Fabric, Wood
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Beech