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
18th Century French Louis XVI Carved Settee
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century French Louis XVI Carved Settee with original horse hair upholstery. Frame is in very good vintage condition with some paint loss but very sturdy. Featuring acanthus moti...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Minton Spidel Louis XVI Style Grisaille Painted Armchairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Pair of Louis XVI style grisaille painted armchairs, made by Minton Spidel, circa 2000. With oval shaped and molded backs, comfortable seats, down swept arms, turned tapered fluted l...
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1990s North American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Pair 19th C. Louis XVI Style Partial Gilt Carved and Upholstered Accent Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Partial Gilt and Upholstered Accent Chairs with High quality upholstery. Re-upholstered in the 1980s.
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Hardwood, Upholstery, Giltwood
$2,450 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Ten Maison Jansen Style Silverleaf 'Montgolfier' Hot-Air Balloon Dinning Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Ten Maison Jansen Style Silverleaf 'Montgolfier' Hot-Air Balloon Dinning Chairs
France, Mid -20th Century
A set of ten dinning chairs consisting of two arm and 8 side chairs, after...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Beech
$9,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French Louis XVI Walnut Parlor Suite Set with Sofa and Two Side Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An elegant and grand salon suite set comprising a sofa, loveseat or settee and two side chairs, each finely detailed with a crest rail centering a ribbon-tied berried branch and wrea...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Settee
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive French sofa settee featuring a carved mahogany frame crafted in the Louis XVI taste. The settee has a molded frame with gracefully curved arms and a flat back crest. The ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Fine Antique Napoleon III circa 1870 Gold Giltwood Bergere Louis XVI Sofa Settee
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this stunning original circa 1860-1870 Napoleon III Louis XVI style bergère settee which is part of a suite
This sofa comes with a matching pair of parlour armchairs...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
$3,194 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Louis XVI Style Large French Chair Vienna Straw Seat And Back.
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Inte...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
$1,385 Sale Price
28% Off
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
French Louis XVI Leather Stool Bench or Ottoman with Original Paint
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant and handy late 18th century Louis XVI stool, bench or ottoman having neoclassical detailing with classic French design. The Louis XVI frame with original paint features roset...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Maison Jansen Signed, Louis XVI Style Giltwood Bergère, TIger Silk Velvet
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Maison Jansen Signed, Louis XVI Style Giltwood Bergère armchair, Scalamandré "Le TIgre" Silk Velvet
The "Jansen Paris" stamp clearly visible on the unde...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Silk, Giltwood, Velvet
French 1780s Louis XVI Period Walnut Canapé en Corbeille
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period carved walnut canapé en corbeille from the late 18th century, with carved roses and upholstery. Created in France during the last quarter of the 18th centur...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Louis XVI Style White Painted Wooden Daybed with Curved Back and Pink Upholstery
Located in Queens, NY
Louis XVI-style (early 20th Century) white antique painted daybed with rounded sides and leaf finials having restored pink upholstery.
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20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set Of 3 French Louis XVI Style Walnut Ottomans Or Benches
By Henredon
Located in Southampton, NJ
A set of 3 Louis XVI style walnut bench ottomans having hand carved fluted legs with hand-carved details throughout. France circa 1950.
Willing to break the set up of you only need a...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Cotton, Satin, Walnut
Set of 4 French Louis XVI Bleached Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
4 French Louis XVI style (20th Cent) bleached side chairs with white upholstery (PRICED EACH)
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20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair Of Italian Louis XVI Period Walnut Fauteuils En Cabriolet
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of Italian walnut fauteuils en cabriolet arm chairs in the Louis XVI taste, 18th century each having a curved back, ribbon and rod decoration, and ri...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Hand Carved Dining Chairs with Cane Backs, circa 1870
Located in Sofia, BG
Six 19th century dining chairs in Louis XVI style made of hand-painted wood with cane backs and upholstered very comfortable seat resting on elegantly shaped legs.
Very good condit...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
$803 Sale Price / item
24% Off
Six French Louis XVI Style Square Back Walnut Dining Chairs W/ Beige Leather
Located in Astoria, NY
A handsome set of six French dining chairs made in the style of Louis XVI, sourced from Provence, France. The chair showcases a hand-crafted walnut frame, featuring a square-shaped b...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
20th Century French Louis XVI Style Bergere
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 20th-century French Louis XVI-style bergère reflects the timeless sophistication of neoclassical design. Crafted from beech wood, the chair features a meticulously hand-...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Pair Antique French Neoclassical Day Beds ~ Chaise Lounges
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique French Neoclassical Day Beds ~ Chaise Lounges will make the perfect choice for creating style, comfort and symmetry in your family room! Styled with classical accents l...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
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
French Handmade Louis XVI Style Armchairs in Black Leather Side Chairs Available
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...
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2010s French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Beech, Leather, Upholstery
French Louis XVI Style Painted & Upholstered Armchair, c. 1910-30
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Oyster gray painted beechwood Academic Revival fauteuil in the Louis XVI taste. The chair has a boxed upholstered seat on a painted beechwood seat frame. The front legs are turned an...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Beech, Paint
Regal Aubusson Upholstered Parlor Suite with Loveseat Canape and 4 Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A magnificent 19th century French Louis XVI five piece carved walnut parlor suite richly upholstered in exceptional and rare handwoven Aubusson tapestries. The set includes four armc...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
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
18th Century French Louis XVI Chaise Longue
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 18th Century French Louis XVI style chaise longue, along with two small stools each covered in old white linen fabric with hand-made tambour embroidered pink and yellow flower...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Hooded Bergère
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style walnut hooded bergère. This stunning French Louis XVI style hooded chair, bergère, or porters chair has been profes...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut, Velvet
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Marquise or Bergere
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style giltwood marquise or bergere.
This stunning antique French Louis XVI style gilt wood chair, marquise, loveseat or bergere chair is most comfortabl...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of French Open Armchairs Louis XVI Style Fauteuils, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of Louis XVI style fauteuils, French open armchairs, made in the 20th mid-century period.
The wood is finely scupted with plant motifs typical of the Louis 16 style.
The upholst...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilded Armchairs ~ Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilded Armchairs ~ Fauteuils will add timeless classical elegance to any setting! The design features an open, airy look thanks to suspended armre...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Pair of Louis XVI Style Fauteuils or Armchairs with Silk Lampas Fabric
Located in Pembroke, MA
Pair of lovely Louis XVI style painted fauteuils with elegant silk lampas French fabric and double welt (early 20th century). The chairs are a light cream color with parcel gilt acce...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Upholstery, Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Fabulous pair of Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI style giltwood side chairs. These highly detailed French gilt chairs have beautifully detailed identical front and rear legs (super...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Giltwood Aubusson Tapestry Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Upholstered in fine Aubusson tapestry fabric, this pair of early 19th century French Louis XVI matching armchairs or fauteuils have carved giltwood frames and finely woven Aubusson...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Textile, Giltwood
French Louis XVI Style Painted Settee or Sofa with Carving Detail, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
French Louis XVI style painted settee or sofa with carving detail and ending in hoof feet, early 19th century.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
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
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Fauteuils
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Exceptional pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style painted fauteuils.
The chairs have Greek inspired geometrical fluted legs which continue in the upper back part of the frames...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
18th Century French Canape
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant 18th-century French canapé, showcasing the refined craftsmanship and timeless style of the Louis XVI period. This graceful piece features a painted wooden frame, highlight...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
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
Louis XVI Style Beechwood and Aubusson Tapestry Five-Piece Salon Suite
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Beechwood and Aubusson Tapestry Five-piece Salon Suite.
Comprising a canapé and four fauteuils, the beechwood frames crisply carved with beading, stylised petals a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Beech
Set of 4 French Louis XVI Striped Walnut Arm Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
"Set of 4 French Louis XVI style walnut arm chairs with striped upholstered seat and back. (19/20th Cent.)
Antique condition."
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
$15,000 / set
Set Of Eight Karges Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs
Located in Norwood, NJ
Karges French Louis XVI style style tapered and fluted leg dining chairs - set of 8. Item features (2) gilt armchairs, (6) stained side chairs beautifully upholstered , quality Ameri...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
$5,906 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of Empire Style Open Armchairs Blue Fabric, Chippy White and Gold, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous pair or crème or chippy white paint chairs in an Empire Style. These chairs have beautiful guilt details throughout. Add an elegant touc...
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1950s German Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood, Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Stool
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A beautiful stool perfect for any space. Made in France, this 19th century stool has a brightly colored leather upholstered seat, atop four elegantly fluted and tapered legs with bra...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Beautiful Antique French Bergeres
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A very fine French 19th century Louis XVI style hand cream painted and carved pair of two bergeres or armchairs in original diamond cut fabric in very good condition as well as of hi...
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1880s Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$3,800 / set
A Pair of French Louis XVI style painted side chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This quality pair of chairs appear to be in the manner of Maison Jansen. The openwork splats appear to be in the form of a hot air balloon, over a rounded seat supported by an apron ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Louis XVI Style Satin Upholstered Bergere
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI Style Upholstered Bergere, with fluted legs. 38" H x 27" W x 23" D; seat: 19" H. Provenance: From a New York City Collection.
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Satin, Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Medaillon Armchairs, 18th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A charming pair of Louis XVI era 'Fauteuils en Cabriole', upholstered in stripes of luxurious cream and gold satin silk, edged in gold-braid trim. Discovered in a Provençal mansion, ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Silk, Walnut, Paint
Lovely Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Neoclassical Side Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Add a touch of elegance to any room in the home with the exquisite carving on the frams of these French Louis XVI painted chairs having rectangular backs with beautifully rounded and...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Style Walnut Caned Needlepoint Lounge Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Divine pair of French caned lounge chairs or armchairs featuring the original art nouveau style needlepoint. Beautifully crafted from walnut i...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
Regence Double Cane Bergere Chairs, Pair
Located in Southampton, NJ
A pair of Regence Double Cane Arm Chairs of classic European styling with hand-carved detailing on the wood frames, tight upholstered seats and tapered, turned legs.
Rarely used cond...
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2010s Unknown Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
$2,900 / set
Painted and gilt Louis XVI style bergere chairs circa 1950.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted and gilt Louis XVI style bergere chairs circa 1950 with recent burlap fabric.
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French Louis XVI Style Walnut Bergères à Oreilles with Fluted Legs, a Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XVI style walnut bergères chairs from the 20th century with carved fluted legs and striped upholstery. Immerse yourself in the opulence of French design with t...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Louis XVI Blue and White Gingham Upholstered Marquise Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI (18th Century) Marquise armchair with carved floral detail and modern blue and white gingham upholstery.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric
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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Cotton, Wood, Paint
Very Fine Suite of 19th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Carved Armchairs and Settee
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine suite of 19th century French Louis XVI armchairs and settee. Finely carved and detailed with the original gilt and...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Vintage Baker Furniture French Louis XVI Fauteuil Silk Striped Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Baker Furniture Louis XVI / French Provincial Feuteuil armchair featuring tulip and acanthus accents, a domed back with finials, upholstered arms and tapered fluted legs. The chair is upholstered in a green and yellow silk striped fabric...
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1960s Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Silk, Hardwood
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Style Polychrome, Parcel gilt bench made by La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI Style polychrome giltwood bench, painted in an Old White with gilded highlights and upholstered with a Tassinari and Chatel Fabric.
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2010s British Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Carved Mahogany Fauteuils by George Jacob
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite pair of Louis XVI style fauteuils, attributed to the celebrated craftsman George Jacob during the reign of Napoleon I, showcases the precision of classical French craf...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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
$2,456 Sale Price / set
25% 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.