Louis XVI Cabinets
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
Period: 19th Century
Pair of 19th Century Boulle Pier Cabinets
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French 19th century Boulle side cabinets, having ebonized tops and sides, gilded ormolu mounts, glazed doors to each with r...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Server Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) mahogany server cabinet with brass trim and side shelves with a mirror back and a single front door and d...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century French Boulle Inlaid Side Cabinets
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of French late 19th century French Louis XVI style Boulle side cabinets, each with their original white marble tops, red ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Floral Marquetry Two-Door Cabinet with Carrera Marble Top
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century floral marquetry two-door cabinet with Carrera marble top and gilt bronze mounts, French, circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Transitional Style Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Commode, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Late 19th century transitional style marquetry commode with three drawers. The set is topped with a Breche d’Alep molded marble top with canted corners. A marquetry motif of interlac...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century, Wood and Gilt Bronze French Showcase Vitrine
Located in IT
The splendid showcase vitrine, made of solid wood, dates back to the end of the 19th century. Made in France by a master cabinet maker of great ability, it’s in Louis XVI style.
The ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Cabinet by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th century the rectangular three-quarter galleried top with eared corners above the conforming case fitted with a fall-front opening to gilt and tooled leather-inset writing s...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
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Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Fall Top Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI style fall top secretaire, France second half of the 19th century, mahogany veneer with white marble top. In very good condition. The sec...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Style free standing display cabinet.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French ormolu-mounted free standing vitrine. Having bowed glass to the ends, a door to open with a glass shelf within. Classical floral and fola...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Side Cabinet by Henry Dasson, French, circa 1880
By Henry Dasson
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A very fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted mahogany side cabinet with a Brèche Violette marble top, by Henry Dasson.
Stamped to the top of the carcass ‘Henry Dasson’.
Thi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cabinet with a Painted Panel, French
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted cabinet with a Vernis martin panel, in the manner of Paul Sormani.
This elegant cabinet has a rectangular Seravezza marble top with cant...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Bronze-Mounted Marble-Top Commode
Located in New York, NY
A fine very quality tall French Louis XVI style kingwood, marquetry inlaid bronze-mounted marble-top commode. The front door inlaid with a basket of flowers.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Palatial Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood and Vernis Martin Style Vitrine
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality palatial French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted, satinwood, kingwood parquetry and Vernis Martin style paneling three-door raised Vitrine Display Cabinet attributed to Paul Sormani (1817-1877).
The Vernis Martin Panels signed "V. Gossen." The lower part of the cabinet with three frieze drawers supported by two square-sectioned on tapered legs, fronting an ormolu mounted parquetry back panel, on toupie feet. The ormolu stamped with the initials "P.S." on the reverse. Circa: Paris, 1870.
Height: 101 inches (256.5 cm).
Width: 56 inches (142.2 cm).
Depth: 20 inches (50.8 cm).
Sormani, Paul (1817-1877): Born in Venice, Paul Sormani set up in Paris in the middle of the 19th century. He specialized in creating furniture and works of art and was known for his high quality reproductions of Louis XV and XVI furniture...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marquetry Fontainebleau Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany, fruitwood and sycamore marquetry and parquetry commode with a Brèche Violette marble-top, after the model by Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806), circa 1880. The finely detailed commode with rounded sides three apron drawers with wreath ormolu pulls and an acanthus plate...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A pair of 19th Century French Ebonised Pier / Side Cabinets
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century ebonised pier / side cabinet, with gilded scrolling foliate ormolu mounts to the frieze, classical monopodia supports, a single door to each...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Etagere or Cabinet
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XVI style mahogany etagere or cabinet with brass galleries and a carrara marble top, circa 1890-1910. The mahogany has a nice old original patina.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Ormolu Mounted Vitrine Attributed Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu mounted two-tier vitrine cabinet. The upper section with a single glass front door below a pierced gilt-bronze floral r...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Showcase Vitrine in the antique Transition Style 1870 mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany on solid wood. High-aisle, one-door, curved and three-sided glazed body. On its curled feet, a draped frame.
Three-sided glazed display case. Slightly protruding top plate ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Pair of Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cabinets by Paul Sormani, circa 1870
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Cabinets by Paul Sormani.
Paris, circa 1870.
Signed to the lock...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Walnut Side Cabinets with Sèvres-style Porcelain Mounts, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A good pair of gilt bronze-mounted walnut side cabinets with Sèvres-style porcelain mounts.
French, circa 1880.
The rectangular tops having out-stepped corners above a single ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Style Cabinet in the Manner of Grohe Freres
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GORGEOUS late 19th Century French Louis XVI STyle Cabinet in the Manner of Grohe Freres.
From circa 1880.
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS Ormolu mounts...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
French Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Mounted & Marquetry Side Cabinet with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted and marquetry meuble d'appui à hauteur (Side cabinet). The rectangular variegated white marble top with outset corners over a gilt...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Walnut Side Cabinet in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century French side cabinet or nightstand in Louis XVI Style. Made of hand-carved walnut it has two sliding hiding doors and is ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Style Side Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century side cabinet, having a white marble top, gilded ormolu scrolling mounts to the frieze, various exotic woods to the parquetry and marquetry inlay, a S...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Tulipwood
Very Important Palace Size Louis XVI Style Marquetry Parquetry Tall Commode
By Bronzes By Leon Kahn
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary, palace-size French Empire Revival armoire dates from circa 1900 and measures 98" (8 ft 2 in) tall, 60" (5 ft) wide and 22" deep. It features extensive and massive...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) 2 door cabinet with lower shelf and shaped glass sides with bronze dore trim.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
19th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Bedside Cabinet
Located in Sofia, BG
French 19th century walnut bedside cabinet. Often known as chevet or night table in France. The cabinet dates from circa 1880, it is made from ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Tall Marble-Top Cabinet
Located in Sofia, BG
Tall cabinet with central projection, it opens with two leaves and a drawer belt and poses on high arched feet. It is clad in an elegant rosewood and amaranth inlay with geometric pa...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Parquetry and Gilt Bronze Cabinet by Francois Linke
Located in Dallas, TX
French rare 19th century cabinet. Kingwood and parquetry with fine quality gilt bronze mounts. Clock on top. Signed Francois Linke
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
19th Century Marquetry Inlaid Pier Cabinet
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century seaweed marquetry inlaid Pier cabinet, having gilded ormolu mounts and a 'Sevres' porcelain plaque to the center of the door.
The door opening to reveal ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Porcelain, Kingwood, Satinwood
French Louis XVI Style Breakfront Vitrine in Violet Wood and Parquetry
Located in Montreal, QC
This superb vitrine was made in the Belle Epoque by a Parisian ebeniste of the greatest skill who has sadly not left us his name. The violet wood and parquetry case is enclosed by a ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Ormolu-Mounted Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style Belle Epoque ormolu-mounted satine, kingwood and burlwood two-door cabinet, the mounts by Ferdinand Barbedienne, fitted with a shaped Breccia Colorata marble top above a Vitruvian scroll frieze, centered by two doors flanked by putti and griffin mounts, the interior with two shelves, on four tapering fluted legs, the backs of the mounts stamped 'FB'. Paris, circa 1890-1900.
Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892) Was a highly important and prolific bronze founder of furniture mounts and more commonly, bronze sculpture including figures, animals, urns, clocks and candelabra. His signature Varied from hand written capitals to stamp in capitals,- Bronzes cast bear...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Breccia Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Victorian Walnut Buffet Cabinet with Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian walnut buffet cabinet with bronze mounts and 4 doors below 4 drawers with a "D" shaped brown marble top.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ormolu, Kingwood and Vernis Martin Side Cabinet by Linke
Located in London, GB
Kingwood, Vernis Martin and Gilt-Bronze mounted side cabinet by Linke
French, Late 19th Century
Height 127cm, width 147cm, depth 50cm
Made in the late-nineteenth century in the height of the French Belle Époque, this exceptional ormolu, kingwood, and Vernis Martin cabinet...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Ormolu and Amboyna Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A High Quality Amboyna and Fire Gilt Bronze Vitrine in the manner of Holland
Rising from a rectangular stepped plinth with everted corners, in well figured Amboyna; the glazed door having bead and reel decoration. The top edge having lobed decoration, and the fire gilt bronzes show a gadroon casting to the lower section, with architectural corbels.
England Circa 1855
Holland & Sons
Originally founded in 1803 by Stephen Taprell and William Holland, a relation of the architect Henry Holland, the firm of Holland & Sons soon became one of the largest and most successful furniture making companies in the 19th Century. The firm worked extensively for the Royal Family, being granted the Royal Warrant early in the reign of Queen Victoria, hence taking a leading part in the decoration and furnishing of Osborne House...
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1850s English Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Style Side Cabinet with White Marble Top
Located in Buchanan, MI
Charming 19th century Louis XVI style side cabinet with white marble top and shelf, three drawers with brass banding, two hidden drawer.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Mahogany Cabinet with Marble Top and Brass Gallery, France, circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XVI mahogany cabinet with marble top and brass gallery, France, circa 1800.
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Early 1800s French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Gold Polychrome Paneled Side Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A cabinet in the Louis XVI manner by James Shoolbred and Co of London
Of gentle breakfront form, constructed in goncalo alves, dressed with gilt metal mounts and hand decorated polychrome panels...
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19th Century British Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Chinoiserie Cabinet with Gilt Bronze Trim
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) narrow single door cabinet with ebonized carved coromandel chinoiserie decoration and gilt bronze trim with a marble top
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Demilune Side Cabinet with Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
This Louis XVI style meuble a hauteur d' appui has a warm, reddish brown patina, and is crafted from mahogany with rosewood or kingwood. It features a rouge marble top, crosshatch pa...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Finest Quality Louis XVI Style Marquetry Ormolu-Mounted Tall Marble-Top Commode
Located in New York, NY
This antique rosewood and satinwood side cabinet in the French Louis XVI style dates from circa 1900, and features exceptional doré bronze mounts, geometric parquetry inlay, and a ce...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th C Louis XVI Style Pillared Cabinet with Black Marble Top and Brass Accents
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this Louis XVI style cabinet dates from the late 19th century. Cabinet features a flame mahogany base with a black marble top, three drawers over three storage compa...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass
An Exhibition Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Cabinet on Stand
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Cabinet on Stand By Emmanuel-Alfred (dit Alfred II) Beurdeley
Of elliptical shape, this rare cabinet is designed to be viewed in the round. An exhibi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Side Cabinet Nightstand Bedside Table 19th Century Louis XVI
Located in Mimizan, FR
French side cabinet nightstand bedside table 19th century Louis XVI
Walnut
Single drawer
Cupboard with porcelain liner that can be removed if preferred
Variegated marble top
As removed from a French Manor...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Porcelain Inset Cabinet with Marble Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality French Louis XVI style mahogany side cabinet with a brass galleried inset carrara marble top above 3 narrow ormolu...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Louis Xvi cabinets for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI cabinets 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 cabinets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, more furniture and collectibles, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI cabinets made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original cabinets, popular names associated with this style include François Linke, Paul Sormani, Maison Mercier Frères, and Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener. 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 cabinets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $695 and tops out at $674,500 while the average work can sell for $13,491.
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