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
Recognized Seller Listings
Hand-Carved French Benches Louis XVI Style
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of early 20th century French benches in the style of Louis XVI. Gorgeous hand-carved frames with original paint. Newly upholstered.
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set of 4 French Louis XVI Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 French Louis XVI style (19th Century) mahogany side chairs with bronze trim and cane seats and back (PRICED AS SET).
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Bronze
A Set of Six Louis XVI Style White-Painted Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Each chair upholstered in black leather with nailhead trim; raised on fluted, round tapering legs.
Category
1920s Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Beech
A Louis XVI Style Giltwood and Aubusson Tapestry Five-Piece Salon Suite
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Giltwood and Aubusson Tapestry Five-Piece Salon Suite.
This suite of seat furniture comprises four fauteuils or open armchairs of generous proportions and a canapé...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood
A Louis XVI Style Corner Settee
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Aubusson Tapestry Upholstered Corner Settee.
French, Circa 1880.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Bergère
Located in Austin, TX
Single bergère armchair from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece has a hand-carved beech wood frame with original ‘trianon’ gray paint an...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Louis XVI Square-Backed Painted Side Chair, France, circa 1770-1790
Located in New York, NY
This charming Louis XVI side chair possesses a remarkable solidity for a piece of its size. Built out of hand carved, painted wood, it is appointed in elegant lines of brass detailing, which perfectly frame its upholstered cushions.
Provenance:
Private collection of Hubert de Givenchy, Paris.
Private collection of Mrs. Susan Gutfreund.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Brass
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
Pair of French Louis XVI Giltwood Beige Upholstered Canapes / Settees
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI (18th Century) canapes / settees with a curved and carved giltwood frame with a circular panel in the backrest, which curves forward to create the settee\'s ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
Pair of Swedish Neo-Classic Painted Tapestry Upholstered Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of Swedish neoclassic (18th century) armchairs with oversized frames carved and painted in a distressed off-white, with oval backrests and seats upholstered in French Beauvais t...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Upholstery, Wood
Pair of French Louis XVI Gilt Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI (18th Cent) gilt side chairs with square back and upholstered in beige and blue square pattern on seat and back.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood, Upholstery
Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood and Sèvres-Style Porcelain Mounted Salon Chairs
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood and Sèvres-Style Porcelain Mounted Salon or Bedroom Chairs
These charming chairs are delicately carved and adorned with attributes of love. The to...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood and Tapestry Fauteuils
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Louis XVI Style giltwood and tapestry fauteuils.
The tapestry 18th century and attributed to the Beauvais Manufactory. The frames are finely carved with guilloche bandin...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood
19th Century Louis XVI Style Carved Five Piece Gilt Salon Suite
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century Louis XVI style carved five piece gilt salon suite consisting of canapé sofa and four fauteuil chairs all complete with tapestry upholste...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, 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...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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.
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
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...
Category
Early 2000s American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Two Louis XVI Style Giltwood Upholstered Fauteuil Armchairs
Located in London, GB
These beautiful late 19th-century fauteuils (armchairs) are designed in the style of furniture crafted in France in the Louis XVI period (1774-92).
The chairs’ frames are crafted...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
French Louis XVI-Style Giltwood Frame Blue and Red Striped Upholstered Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (20th Century) armchairs with carved giltwood frames and seats and backs upholstered in a broad striped light blue, rust red, and ...
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Armchair Bergère Louis XVI Neoclassical French White Pink France
Located in New York, NY
Chair bergère Louis XVI neoclassical French white pink France. An armchair bergère made during the Louis XVI period in France. Painted in a white finish. Channeled legs and armrests....
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Birch
Set of 4 French Louis XVI Bleached Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
4 French Louis XVI style (20th Cent) bleached side chairs with white upholstery (PRICED EACH)
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Beige and Pink Stripe Upholstered Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI walnut armchairs with beige and pink stripe upholstered oval backs and seats and carved foliate details along frame supported on fluted legs. (PRICED AS PAIR...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Mahogany
French Louis XVI Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 20th century French Louis XVI-style mahogany side chairs with gilt trim and open backs with cane seats.
Category
20th Century European Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 6 French Louis XVI Blue Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 of French Louis XVI style (20th Cent) light green painted side chairs with light blue upholstered seat and back.
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of 12 Louis XVI-Style Painted Green Damask Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 Louis XVI-style (1st half 20th Century) dining chairs with off-white painted frames with green trim and having oval channeled backs, upholstered in green and gold silk dama...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery
Pair of Louis XVI-Style Gold Upholstered Fauteuils / Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Louis XVI-style (19/20th Century) fauteuils / armchairs with distressed grey painted frames on turned fluted legs having a gold diamond-patterned upholstery on seats, backs, ...
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Louis XVI Stool by Claude Sené
By Claude I Sené
Located in New York, NY
One could be forgiven for thinking Claude Sené was a poor speller and dyslexic, since his stamp has a ‘G’ initial for Claude, and an inverted ‘N’ in Sené. ...
Category
1770s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Style Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style (19th Cent) gilt side chairs with carved back designed with wreath & arrow and initials MA (Marie Antoinette) w...
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of French Louis XVI Beechwood Bergeres
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Louis XVI (18th century) carved beechwood bergeres / armchairs with carved beaded pattern edge on arched back and seat frame with acanthus and scroll carved arms and gold damask upholstery...
Category
18th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Beech
Pair of French Louis XVI Green Silk Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th/20th Cent) grey painted armchairs with oval back in pale green silk upholstery.
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Silk
3-Piece Set of French Louis XVI Velvet Bergéres
Located in New York, NY
3-Piece Set of French Louis XVI-style (20th Century) bergeres with floral cut velvet tapestry upholstery with matching ottoman (PRICED AS SET).
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Louis XVI Style White Painted Wooden Daybed with Curved Back and Pink Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI-style (early 20th Century) white antique painted daybed with rounded sides and leaf finials having restored pink upholstery.
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of 4 French Louis XVI Striped Walnut Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 French Louis XVI style walnut arm chairs with striped upholstered seat and back. (19/20th Cent.).
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Style Small White Painted Wooden Rounded Wall Daybed
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI-style (early 20th Century) white antique painted daybed with rounded sides and leaf finials having restored pink upholstery.
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Custom Phillip Starck Mirrored Louis XVI Style Chairs, Cliff Hotel San Francisco
Located in Chicago, IL
Custom Phillip Starck mirrored Louis XVI style chairs, Cliff Hotel San Francisco, silver painted wood with cut mirrored glass on seat and back de...
Category
Early 2000s French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Mirror, Wood
French Louis XVI Style Aubusson Upholstered Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Four French Louis XVI style (19th century) gilt oval back Aubusson upholstered armchairs. (4-priced each)
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
French Louis XVI Velvet Loveseat
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style cream painted loveseat with bow knot carved back crest and velvet upholstered seat and back.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Louis XVI Walnut Bergère Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style (19th century) walnut bergère armchairs with bow knot top and striped upholstery.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of French Louis XVI Velvet Bergeres & Ottoman
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style (20th century) bergeres with floral cut velvet tapestry upholstery with matching ottoman (3 piece set).
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Velvet, Wood
French Louis XVI Gilt Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style 19th century gilt side chairs with carved back designed with wreath and arrow and initials MA (Marie Antoinette) with contemporary off-white multicolor...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XVI Style Ormulu Mahogany Ottoman
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (late 19th Century) ormolu mounted mahogany caned ottoman. (Similar items: 050651, 050651A).
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Louis XVI Green Silk Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th-20th century) grey painted arm chairs with oval back in pale green silk upholstery.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Armchairs French Louise XVI Period White and Blue Floral Fabric French
Located in New York, NY
Armchairs French Louise XVI period white and blue floral fabric French. A pair of armchairs made during the Louise XVI period in France. Frame in a white washed finish. Oval back spl...
Category
1790s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Green Damask Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 French Louis XVI style (19th century) grey painted side chairs with 6 fluted column design back and green damask upholstered seats.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Set of 10 French Louis XVI Stripped Bleach Dining Chairs
Located in New York, 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.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Silk, Upholstery, Wood
French Louis XVI Moire Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 French Louis XVI (18th Century) white painted open arm chairs with oval back having a carved bow knot crest and a white moire upholster...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Antique Silk-Upholstered Beechwood Armchair by Linke
Located in London, GB
This armchair is a fine piece of workmanship, completed by possibly the most important craftsman of the late 19th and early 20th century, François Linke. The back of the chair is sig...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Silk, Beech
French Louis XVI Lyre Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 French Louis XVI style (19th century) white and gilt lyre back side chairs with white damask upholstery.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Louis XVI Style Canapé Upholstered with Aubusson Tapestry, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI style Canapé, upholstered with Aubusson tapestry depicting a scene from Aesop’s Fables.
French, circa 1880.
The small town of Aubusson, on the River Creuse in France, had a long history of producing elaborate and costly tapestries. They were known for their elegance and delicate colouring and often depicted romantic pastoral scenes derived from artists such as Boucher; historic scenes, inspired by classical mythology; or more formalized architectural vistas.
Aubusson was particularly noted for its finely balanced compositions of garlands and bouquets which became famous and sought after throughout Europe.
Aesop was by tradition a labourer who was a contemporary of Croesus and Peisistratus in the mid-sixth century BC in Ancient Greece. The various collections that go under the rubric "Aesop's Fables" are still taught as moral lessons and for centuries have been influential subject matter for artistic endeavour.
The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf:
In a village was a young boy who had a job watching the village's sheep. Two times he called out, "Wolf! Wolf!" Each time the villagers came running to help the boy. And both times the boy just laughed at the villagers and called them names. But then the wolf really did come and start eating the sheep. The boy called, "Wolf! Wolf!" but the villagers just ignored his calls. They thought he was just trying to trick them again. The wolf took his time and had a huge meal of the entire flock of sheep.
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing:
Once upon a time there was a wolf who decided to disguise himself so he could get some food without working too hard. He took a sheep's skin and hung it over his body. Then he went into the sheep pasture and pretended to graze with the sheep. He fooled everyone. Even the shepherd didn't realize she had a wolf grazing with her sheep. Soon the shepherd moved the sheep into the barn and the wolf went with them. The barn door was closed and locked and the wolf was just about ready to have a nice meal when the shepherd came back. She decided she wanted some food for her meal. She grabbed the wolf who was still disguised as a sheep and killed him for her meal.
The Wolf and the Crane:
One day a wolf had a bone stuck in his throat. He called to a crane and hired him for a large sum of money to put her head in his mouth and remove the bone. The crane did as she was hired to do and got the bone out and then asked to be paid. The wolf just grinned and said, "Ha! You've already been paid. I let you take your head safely out of my mouth when I could have crushed you with my powerful jaws”.
The Wolf and a Mountain Goat:
One day a wolf looked up and saw a mountain goat eating on a ledge high up on the side of a steep mountain. The wolf called out to the goat, "You should come down here to eat, you might fall if you stay up there. And the grass is very tender down here." But the mountain goat was too smart for the wolf and called back, "I don't think you are worried about my dinner. You are just looking for your own food!"
The Wolf and the Lamb...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood
French Louis XVI Striped Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 French Louis XVI style walnut armchairs with striped upholstered seat and back. (19th-20th century.).
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of 10 French Louis XVI Lyre Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
Set of 10 French Louis XVI style (19th Cent) mahogany lyre back side chairs with cane seats
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Italian Venetian Bleached Tete-a-tete with Zebra Print
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian style (19th Century) bleached tete-a-tete conversation seat with carved and upholstered black and white zebra print sides and dolphin arms.
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Caned Bergere
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany caned bergere (late 19th century). Matching ottoman Dealer reference number #050651B.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XVI Style Walnut Bench with Cane Seat
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) walnut oval shaped bench with double stretcher and inset cane seat.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Pair of Marquises, France, Louis XVI, circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
Carved and off-white lacquered wood, upholstered with a cushion seat; the rectangular back connects to padded armrests, ending in scrolls, above curved ...
Category
1780s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Beech
Set of 6 French Louis XVI Walnut Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 French Louis XVI style (19/20th Cent) walnut side chairs with cane seat and back with a carved back crest.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Louis XVI Period Oval Back Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Featuring exceptional carving. The leather-upholstered oval back within a conforming surround carved with beaded and rope banding and the top rail centred by...
Category
1770s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Leather
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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