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.
French 19th Century Louis XVI Burl Walnut Bleached Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French commode featuring beautifully figured burl walnut veneers, a softly bleached finish, and four spacious drawers with original-style brass escutcheons and ring pulls. Th...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Three Door Sideboard
Located in Carmine, TX
A walnut Louis XVI three-door buffet, French, 19th century, featuring elegant neoclassical lines, paneled doors, and refined decorative details. Crafted in richly grained walnut, it ...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Pair of Commodes / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant pair of 19th century French Louis XVI commodes, beautifully crafted with clean neoclassical lines and fluted tapering legs ending in brass sabots. Each three-drawer chest is ...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Carrara Marble Top Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th century Louis XVI buffet crafted from rich mahogany, featuring a luxurious Carrara marble top, four drawers over four paneled cabinet doors, and refined brass accents. R...
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Solid Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Beautiful 19th-century French Louis XVI commode crafted from solid walnut with elegant geometric paneling and a rich, warm patina. This three-drawer chest features classic bronze rin...
Bronze
18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cabinet
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This massive Louis XVI style Dutch mahogany armoire from the late 1700’s will make an architectural statement in any room. Reeded and chamfered corners soften the otherwise large cas...
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Carrara Marble Top Mahogany Sideboard
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant 19th-century Louis XVI sideboard featuring a luxurious Carrara marble top above four drawers and four paneled cabinet doors. Crafted in fine mahogany with delicate brass t...
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Carrara Marble Top Demilune Sideboard
Located in Carmine, TX
19th Century Louis XVI Demi-Lune Buffet crafted in richly figured walnut with elegant bookmatched veneer panels and a beautiful white marble top. Featuring a graceful demi-lune silho...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Provincial Bleached Walnut Marble Top Sideboard
Located in Carmine, TX
This French 19th century bleached walnut sideboard is an elegant example of Provincial craftsmanship with Louis XVI influence. Topped with a beautifully veined marble slab, it featur...
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Bleached Solid Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant three-drawer commode crafted from solid walnut with a beautifully bleached finish. Features fluted sides, tapered Louis XVI legs, brass trim and ring pulls, and refined neocl...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Solid Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant 19th-century French Louis XVI commode, crafted from solid walnut with beautifully figured walnut veneer. This three-drawer chest features clean neoclassical lines, fluted ...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Solid Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century French Louis XVI commode crafted in walnut with a warm, rich patina. Featuring three spacious drawers with original bronze ring pulls, fluted corner posts, and t...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Carrara Marble Top Two Door Buffet
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant Louis XVI style commode featuring a warm wood finish with a white marble top. The piece showcases clean lines, fluted tapered legs, paneled cabinet doors, and classic bras...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century Louis XVI commode crafted in walnut, featuring a clean, neoclassical design with upper drawers over two spacious lower drawers. Accented with fluted corner detai...
Bronze
Antique French Commode Chest of Drawers Louis XVI Walnut Brass c1940
Located in Choudrant, LA
Antique French Commode Chest of Drawers Louis XVI Walnut Brass c1940. Direct from France, a charming antique Louis XVI commode or chest of drawers with a classic French silhouette. ...
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Oak & Walnut Three Doors Vitrine Bookcase circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
A grand Louis XVI-style bookcase crafted around 1900 from solid oak and walnut veneer. This elegant piece stands out for its balanced design featuring three glass-paned doors, offeri...
Glass, Oak, Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XVI Solid Walnut Chest of Drawers / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
This elegant 19th-century French Louis XVI walnut commode showcases the refined neoclassical style with clean, straight lines, fluted details, and understated craftsmanship. Crafted ...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Pair of Mahogany Carrara Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant pair of 19th-century Louis XVI-style commodes, featuring luxurious Carrara marble tops above beautifully figured mahogany cases. Each chest offers three spacious drawers a...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Mahogany Sideboard with Ste-Anne Marble Top, Circa 1780
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This magnificent French Louis XVI Period Sideboard is made of mahogany with its original veneer and Ste-Anne marble top. It has 5 feet with one located at the center.
Marble
French 18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
It is characterized by elegance, symmetry, and inspiration from classical Greek and Roman design. Furniture typically features straight, fluted legs, refined carvings, geometric shap...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Bleached Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French 19th-century Louis XVI commode crafted from beautifully bleached walnut, featuring three drawers with decorative inlaid borders and ornate brass pulls. Raised on taper...
Marble, Brass, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Small Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Charming 19th-century French Louis XVI style small commode crafted in warm walnut with a clean, elegant design. Featuring three spacious drawers accented with brass trim and classic ...
Bronze
Dutch 19th Century Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Louis XVI Style
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous 19th century Dutch mahogany chest of drawers–seven drawers to be exact–like a rather large semainier with spellbinding grain that is perfectly matched down the drawer fron...
Metal
Henredon French Regency Louis XVI Carved Walnut Sideboard Credenza, Circa 1960s
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style sideboard, credenza, or bar cabinet By Henredon USA, Circa 1960s Carved walnut, with original brass hardware. Measures: 61.25"W x 19"D x...
Brass
French 18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Marble-Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dating to the eighteenth century and made in France, this Louis XVI chest of drawers is constructed in walnut and opens at the front with three drawers fitted with drop handles. A tu...
Marble
Alpine Blue Floral Painted Wardrobe
Located in Vo', Veneto
Alpine Antique Painted Wardrobe Hand‑painted antique wardrobe with floral panels, suitable for those looking for painted European furniture and furnishings linked to Alpine and Centr...
Fir
19th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Antique Desk in Walnut inlaid
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Introducing this elegant Italian walnut desk, dating back to the late 19th century. Featuring a typical design inspired by the sumptuous Louis XVI era, it features clean lines and r...
Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XVI Carrara Marble Top Demilune Sideboard
Located in Carmine, TX
Exquisite 19th-century Louis XVI style sideboard showcasing exceptional craftsmanship with beautifully figured wood veneer, intricate floral marquetry, and ornate gilt bronze mounts....
Carrara Marble, Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany & Marble Sideboard, Circa 1940
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This is a French Louis XVI style sideboard with a round shape on each side. It is in mahogany wood with brass beads around the doors and drawers and a white marble top with grey veins.
Marble, Brass
French Vintage 20th Century Louis XVI Style Enfilade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An elegant storage piece for a dining room or foyer, this 20th century Louis XVI style enfilade captures the refinement of the period in timeless finishes like marble and mahogany. T...
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Solid Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century French Louis XVI commode crafted in walnut with beautiful figured veneer. Featuring two small over one large drawer, fluted corner posts, fine brass trim, and cl...
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Commode with Mahogany & Pink Marble
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An elegant mahogany & pink marble commode from France, 19th century, in the Louis XVI style that easily fits with Empire and transitional tastes that value noble materials. The t...
Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Style Triple Dresser by Dixie
By Dixie
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Louis XVI style triple dresser made by Dixie Furniture circa 1970. Three top drawers are paneled to give the look of four and open with rosette pressed knob handles. Lower drawers ...
Wood
French Regency Walnut Sideboard by Johnson-Handley-Johnson, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique French Regency Louis XVI style sideboard, credenza, or bar cabinet By Johnson-Handley-Johnson Co. USA, Circa 1920s Carvel walnut case, with burl wood and s...
Brass
Oval Louis XVI Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
An oval Louis XVI style writing desk. Three panels of black leather are framed with a scrolled gilt border. Four dovetailed drawers with beveled paneled fronts, open with round brass...
Brass
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers, circa 1785
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XVI chest of drawers France Mahogany, etc. c. 1785 Dimensions: H x W x D: 92 x 117 x 54 cm Description: The body of the chest of drawers, constructed using a stollen frame d...
Carrara Marble
French Regency Louis XVI Carved Mahogany Bow Front Sideboard, Circa 1940s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style sideboard, buffet, credenza, or bar cabinet By R-Way Furniture Co. USA, Circa 1940s Beautiful book-matched mahogany, with original brass ...
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bookcase or Vitrine, Bronze
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Louis XVI style mahogany bibliotheque or bookcase is finished with bronze banding. Its corners feature bronze fluting and the side panels are also...
Bronze
$3,270 / item
Louis White Oak Dresser with 6 Drawers
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Louis XVI style 6 drawer dresser in a beautiful natural white oak finish. The elegant design of this Louis XVI nightstand features intricate detailing and craftsmanship that exudes l...
Oak
French Oak Commode, Hand-Carved, Louis XVI Style, Early 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Early 19th Century French Commode is an exceptional and sizeable piece. Its classic rectangular form is supported by refined, turned legs is an understated nod to Louis XVI style inf...
Oak
19th Century Louis XVI Style Demilune Commode with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Elegant 19th century Louis XVI style demilune commode, finely crafted in marquetry and adorned with a richly colored breccia marble top. This refined piece beautifully reflects the n...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Mahogany Louis XVI Style Bibliotheque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A sprawling, 19th century French bibliothèque, handcrafted of mahogany with four glass-front doors to display treasured books, trophies, and other collections in an office or library...
Glass, Mahogany
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XVI Style 19th Century Commode – An elegant two-drawer commode crafted in the refined Louis XVI style, featuring clean lines, tapered fluted legs, and classic brass ring pulls ...
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid nineteenth century French Louis XVI style commode or chest of drawers features a marble top and solid walnut paneled sided with fluted rounded corners. Its three drawers of ...
Marble, Bronze
Henredon French Regency Louis XVI Carved Walnut and Oak Sideboard Credenza
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style sideboard, credenza, or bar cabinet By Henredon USA, Circa 1980s Carved walnut, burl wood, and oak, with original brass hardware. Measur...
Brass
Antique Rare Fine Pair of French Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Mounted Commodes
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique fine French rare pair of early 20th century mahogany, fruitwood marquetry and gilt bronze mounted commodes In the Louis XVI Style, after the original model of the commode com...
Bronze, Other
Louis XVI Style, French Classic Demilune Buffet, Ebonized, Circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Buffet or enfilade from France made in the Louis XVI style. This piece is made of solid wood construction, primarily mahogany that has been ebonized and finished in a lustrous French...
Carrara Marble, Brass
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Enfilade with Marble Top, 20th Century
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A statement piece for a dining room or foyer, this 20th century Louis XVI style enfilade speaks of refined taste and luxury, marked NF Ameublements after winning of a gold medal for ...
Marble, Brass
18th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Secretaire Desk in Mahogany
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry secretaire, or secretary desk with bookcase. Beautifully made with book matched veneer of mahogany and fine inlay of walnut and mahogany. I...
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
A refined 19th-century Louis XVI style commode crafted in beautifully figured wood with a warm, rich finish. Featuring three spacious drawers adorned with ornate cast brass ring pull...
Brass, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century Louis XVI style commode crafted with beautiful figured wood veneer and a warm, rich patina. This refined piece features two spacious drawers with classic brass r...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This wonderful Louis XVI Desk is made of blond mahogany with a mustard color leather top.
Leather, Mahogany
French 18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Painted 3 Door Armoire
Located in Carmine, TX
large French louis XVI 3 door bookcase or Armoire made of solid walnut. The wood has the original French paint from the period, the inside is a rich wood and paint the bookcase has t...
Mirror, Walnut, Paint
Antique Italian Louis XVI Walnut Bronze Leather Partner’s Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impressive antique Italian writing desk or partner’s desk, distinguished by richly figured walnut veneers, extensive geometric marquetry, bronze mounts, and a large burgundy leath...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Demilune Carrara Marble Top Sideboard / Buffet
Located in Carmine, TX
This elegant late 19th century cabinet is crafted in the Louis XVI style, a design tradition that originated in France in the late 18th century and is known for its refined symmetry ...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Pair of Louis XVI Style Marble Top Commodes Chest of Drawers
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A rare an opulent pair of matched and signed French Louis XVI style commodes, dressers, or chests of drawers by French cabinet maker Rene Trotel born in Brittany, France 20th Century...
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Chest Of Drawers In Walnut Circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined French Louis XVI style chest of drawers, expertly crafted in solid walnut and defined by its clean neoclassical proportions. The façade opens with three generously scaled d...
Wood
French Sideboard Louis XVI style
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Sideboard is made of oak with carved brass on the columns, drawers and doors. It is a good fabrication, made in Faubourg St-Honore, Paris France.
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Bleached Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century French bleached commode featuring a classic Louis XVI-inspired design with clean lines, fluted corner posts, and three spacious drawers with original brass hardw...
Bronze
18th Century Small Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers, Walnut with Marquetry, circa 1790
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique Louis XVI chest of drawers Southern Germany Walnut late 18th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 80 x 77 x 51 cm Description: Two-tier Louis Seize chest of drawers on poi...
Walnut