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Louis XVI Furniture

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
Color:  Brown
French Louis XVI Ebonised Lamp Table
Located in Seaford, GB
A wonderful quality French Lamp or Occasional Table, Louis XVI style and ebonised. The original grey variegated marble top is in excellent condition. It has 2 drawers and 2 slides. ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

18th Century French Mahogany Four Doors Sideboard with Red Marble Top
Located in Sofia, BG
Row buffet in moulded and veneered solid oak and mahogany. Front part is made with a slight central opening projection by four leaves, punctuated by fluted uprights, those at the end...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Louis XVI Miles Redd Cubist Silk Side Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Period Louis XVI painted side chair: antique hardwood frames newly styled in Miles Redd Cubist peacock silk panel. Two available, see other listing.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Silk, Hardwood

Customizable French Louis XVI Style Sofa/Settee Made By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
This exceptional, Louis XVI style sofa/settee is hand carved in solid lime wood and can be customized to your requirements. This French design features finely carved details, includi...
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2010s British Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Elevate your living space with our exquisite Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, a masterpiece from 1780 originating in Germany. Crafted with precision and adorned with the finest walnut ven...
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1780s German Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Large Pair of oval French 19th c Antique Giltwood Mirrors Louis XVI
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of oval shaped giltwood mirrors. Carved with a wreath at the crest circling two love birds Doubled framed and beveled with excellent gilding. A floral and Foliate wreath is cent...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

French Early 20th Century Vitrine
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Vitrine 3 doors has been refinished and has a thin Burgundy paint color inside. The left and right inside dimensions of the doors is 22.5''W x 13''D The center door is 21.25''W.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

Antique Pair of Napoleon III circa 1870 Gold Giltwood Bergere Armchairs Louis
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this stunning pair of original circa 1860-1870 Napoleon III Louis XVI style bergère armchairs which are part of a suite These chairs come with a matchin...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Giltwood

18th Century Set of Six Engraving Design for a Clock by J.F Forty
By Jean François Forty 1
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of six engravings design clocks and barometers by J.F. Forty from the 18th century, the six engravings are framed hand painted imitating marble.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Paper

19th century French Louis XVI Style Settee
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century small, charming French Louis XVI style settee with elegant carved details on shaped back rail, knees and aprons with very soft "Fluffy" cushion in linen Paris, France, c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Linen, Oak, Giltwood, Paint

Original Louis Seize Style Bureau Mahogany Table, Early 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Perfect craftsmanship, inlaid mahogany and bronze application, early 20th century, a secret drawer on one side, freestanding.
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1910s Austrian Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood mirror. The mirror retains its original mirror plate framed within an elegant wrap around mottled border and a beautiful inn...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Giltwood, Mirror

Jansen Louis XVI, Ebonized, Bronze Trim Dining Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sleek and stylish Louis XVI Jansen style center or dining table in a black ebonized wood, supported on chamfered and tapered legs with bronze sabots, terminating in bronze circular c...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Large Sevres style porcelain clock set, 19th Century.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th Century French Serves style porcelain and gilded ormolu clock garniture. Having Turquoise ground with inset hand painted romantic scenes to the porcelain, ormo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Dining Chairs in Alpaca, Set of 12
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XVI Dining Chairs in Alpaca, Set of 12
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Alpaca, Wood

18th century Louis XVI Dressing Table
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI dressing table, France 1780. For the beautiful marquetry, the maker combined two types of veneer: Walnut and kingwood. The dressing...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Kingwood, Walnut

19th Century French Louis XVI Guillaume Grohé Style Bedside Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
A rare and impressive French mahogany parquetry bedside cabinet in style important 19th century ébéniste (cabinetmaker) Grohe Frères. This magnificent cabinet is exquisitely handcraf...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Pair Of Gilt Bronze And Crystal Sconces
Located in Norwood, NJ
Gilt bronze and crystal Versilles style Circa 1900 Louis XVI wall appliqués. Fine quality with unusual crystal pain oval crystal chain garland elegantly draped over gilt bronze flat ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Sevres style porcelain panelled mantle clock, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century French gilded ormolu mantel clock with hand painted Sevres style porcelain plaques, depicting beautiful maidens. Having a porcelain lidded urn to the...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Carved Oak Server Buffet with Decorative Putti Copper Panel
Located in Evergreen, CO
Made of oak and finished with a medium stain, this beautiful server from the beginning of the 20th-century is a feast for the eyes! From the elaborately carved crown over the backboa...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XVI Furniture

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Copper

Antique French Crystal Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous, French 1940s crystal chandelier in the Versailles-style. This chandelier features a scrolled gilt-brass frame heavily adorned wi...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Brass

Antique French Louis XVI Armoire Display Shelf Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique French Louis XVI Armoire Display Shelf Cabinet Country: France Materials: Oak, Glass Shelves, Metal Mesh Door Condition: Original Condition Style: French Antique Year: 194...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Metal

French 19th Century Desk and Game table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This piece is just wonderful and so refine. When you pull the drawer, a small top desk appears that can be open to the inside drawer. The top of the table can be unfold to be game ta...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Fruitwood

A French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Giltwood Double Frame Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and extremely elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood double frame mirror. The central mirror plate is surrounded by a mottled border while the outer mir...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Kingwood, Satinwood, & Ormolu Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Kingwood, Satinwood and Ormolu center table/desk, signed Grimard, Paris. The table is raised by four slender circular tapered fluted legs ending with topie shaped supports with Ormolu sabots and top reeded Ormolu bands. The four legs are joined by an 'X' shaped stretcher decorated by an Ormolu band in a woven pattern on both sides of the stretcher and leading to two circular reserves with Ormolu rosettes above a Rosewood mottled tier. The top of the legs are decorated by a richly carved pierced Ormolu bands with intertwined berried laurel and beaded designs all over Ormolu chandelles in each flute. At the apron are two drawers, each with all of their original locks, and decorated with rectangular Ormolu bands and berried laurel keyhole escutcheons. At the four rounded corners are fanciful rosettes framed...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Set of Four Louis XVI Style Chairs with Striped Silk Upholstery, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
A matched set of 19th century Louis XVI style dining or side chairs with walnut furniture, nicely carved floral rosettes, and new cream and light green striped silk upholstery. A Cla...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Silk, Walnut

Large Louis XVI Gilt Carved Open Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Large Louis XVI gilt carved open armchair. Handsomely carved and proportioned neoclassical fauteuil in deeply burnished gilding with wide and deep seat and broad gently curved back. ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Velvet, Giltwood

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Marble, & Ormolu Side Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Brass, Ormolu and white Carrara marble side tables. The tables are raised on elegant topie shaped feet with brass rings...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Brass, Ormolu

Mirror In Wood And Marble, Italy 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Charming mirror in gilded wood with decoration (rim and columns) in marble marquetry Italian work from the 19th century Good general condition, some wear and lack of use; two-tone ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

French 1750s Louis Seize XVI Commode by Jean-Baptiste Tuart in Wood and Marble
By Jean-Baptiste I. Tuart
Located in Ulm, DE
Chest of drawers with three drawers signed "J B TUART" (Jean-Baptiste I. Tuart) cherry and mahogany, shellac hand polished inlays in various fruit woods marble top Original Louis ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

French Louis XVI Style Guéridon Bouillotte Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A charming French mahogany gueridon bouillotte table originally used for playing cards. A classic example of a Louis XVI style gueridon from the 20th century. Topped with white marbl...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Stone, Brass, Metal

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Wood Benches
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated wood benches. The pair of rectangular benches are raised by circular tapered fluted legs with a reeded top bun. Above the legs a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Louis XVI Style Fauteuils with Original Aubusson Upholstery – Set of Four
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Louis XVI Style Fauteuils with original Aubusson upholstery. Original condition with horsehair stuffing. These pieces are exceptionally carved with gilt. The Aubusson tapestry is stu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wool, Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Oval Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. oval Giltwood mirror. The mirror plate is framed within a lovely beaded mottled border. At the edge is a fine twisted gadroon design ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood mirror. The original mirror plate is framed within an elongated Giltwood band with inner beaded and outer Coeur de Ra...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Ebonised Commode à l'Anglaise
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Ebonised Commode à l'Anglaise. The original marble top of Italian fleur de pêcher marble. The centre frieze drawer applied with ne...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique French Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers Commode
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French, Louis XVI style chest of drawers, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs. Three dovetailed drawers domed in the center, all the locks are functional and the ke...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Pair Louis XVI style marble topped commodes.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 18th Century style marble topped Bombe shaped Louis XVI style commodes, each with gilded ormolu rococo style mounts and handles to the two drawers and raised o...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

An Exceptional George Iv Period Boulle Games Table Attributed to Thomas Parker
By Thomas Parker
Located in Benington, Herts
An Exceptional Boulle and Ormolu Mounted Games Table in the French Louis XVI style attributed to Thomas Parker (active 1805-1830) English Circa 1825 C...
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1820s English Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Pink Granite And Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and extremely decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. pink Granite and ormolu lidded urns. The pair are raised on circular ormolu bases below the mottled G...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French Pair of Louis XVI Style Marquise Bergere Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French pair of Louis XVI style marquise bergère armchairs, gilt wood, 19th century. In the clean and classic Louis XVI style, the name Marquise is attributed due to their exceptiona...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood, Velvet

Museum antique coffee table/console table gilded with marble around 1860, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Museum antique coffee table/console table gilded with marble top around 1860, Paris, Louis XVI Richly carved solid wood body with rich ornaments...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Large 19th Century Louis XVI style gilded ormolu clock set.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A spectacular French 19th Century Rouge marble and gilded ormolu clock garniture, having a beautiful seated Madian holding an oil lamp above masked bracket supports with ring handles...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique French Louis XVI Sofa with Carved Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique French Louis XVI Sofa with Carved Details Country: France Materials: Carved giltwood, Alpaca Mohair Condition: Newly Reupholstered...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Alpaca, Wood

Grand French Louis XVI Painted Demilune Console with Carrara Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Grand French Louis XVI Painted Demilune Console with Carrara Marble Top was designed for a tall ceiling, and features a four-legged design making it self-supporting. As such, it can...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble

Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Marble-Top Center Table
Located in Forney, TX
A lovely antique French Louis XVI style mahogany centre table. Hand-crafted in France in the late 19th / early 20th century, exceptionally executed in sophisticated 18th century Ki...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Breccia Marble, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Parcel Gilt and Painted Maison Jansen Bergeres
Located in Birmingham, AL
A beautiful pair of early 20th century French Louis XVI style bergère chairs with loose seat down filled cushions and nail head trim handcrafted in Paris and attributed to the distin...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood, Giltwood

Italian Crystal Beaded Sconces With Amber Prisms
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very pretty, pair of Italian 1960s crystal beaded sconces. The sconces consist of scrolled iron frames in a gilt finish with clear crystal beads and light amber glass hued faceted p...
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1960s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Iron

Antique Pair French Bois de Violette Parquetry Bedside Cabinets 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant pair of Antique French Bois de Violette and ormolu mounted Louis XVI Revival bedside cabinets, circa 1870 in date. They feature shaped ormolu banded rectangular ...
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1870s Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Set of 4 Louis XVI Chairs, Germany 1800, Walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
This set of 4 original Louis XVI walnut chairs stands out for the finely carved back with an open work palette motif. The chairs have two elegan...
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1790s German Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Classical French Fire screen, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Late 19th Century French gilded ormolu fire scree, having classical scrolling foliate, motif and ribbon decoration. the central mount of musical instruments and an arrow quiver, rais...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Verni Martin secrétaire abattant , circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French Louis XVI style secretaries abbattant, having bombe shaped sides, gilded rococo style scrolling ormolu mounts. Wonderful hand painted Ver...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

French Louis XVI Style Inlaid Carved Walnut Marble Top Bouillote Table, 20th C.
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Louis XVI Style Inlaid Carved Walnut Marble Top Bouillotte Table, 20th c., the oval brass galleried white marble top over a wide skirt with one frieze drawer, on turned tapered legs with ormolu sabots. A 20th century Louis XVI style bouillotte side table handcrafted of inlaid walnut and having a marble top surrounded by a reticulated gilt brass gallery, this classic French side table...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Rare French Antique Trumeau Mirror Louis XVI Style Romantic Painting, circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Rare French giltwood trumeau mirror, circa 1930, in the Louis XVI style with a painting of a romantic genre scene (oil on canvas) in the manne...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Canvas, Paint, Mirror, Giltwood

Italian Gilt Iron And Crystal Beaded Chandelier With Amber Glass Prisms
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous, 1960s vintage Italian gilt-iron and crystal beaded chandelier. The chandelier consists of scrolled iron frame in a pretty, hand-applied gilt finish and adorned with honey...
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1960s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Iron

Stamped early 18th Century Louis XVI Duchesse Brisee Longue Chair French Bergère
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extremely rare French Louis XVI Duchesse Brisee (Chaise Longue or Lounge chair) by Nicolas-Jean Marchand, circa 1730s. Beautifully hand carved oak wood, newly restored and reupholstered with Casamance blue velvet fabric. Both chairs are signed (Estampillee) by Marchand at the bottom. Nicolas-Jean Marchand was a Louis XVI cabinetmaker well known for his furniture workshop in rue Saint-Nicolas. Marchand provided the King's court through Gilles Joubert...
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1730s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Oak

20th ROCHE BOBOIS FRANCE Louis XVI style WALL MIRROR
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding and really gorgous mirror made by a French master craftsman, following the extraordinary mirrors Louis XIV (1643 – 1715). Made of finely carved , gilded and silver wood with an aged effect. Body with a quadrangular profile and an exuberant forelock at the top. These two parts present the typical elements of Louis XIV mirrors. The main body presents a double corridor, the interior with smaller mirrors. In addition, ornaments in the corners and half of each side that enhance its shape. In the upper part, a large crest develops, which presents in its central area the cup of abundance, framed by a multitude of rockeries that create a kind of ephemeral architecture. Floral elements scattered throughout the set and a large fleshy acanthus leaf that crowns it. It has an extraordinary high quality!!! It comes from the Roche Bobois collection...
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1990s French Louis XVI Furniture

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Silver Leaf

Louis XVI Style Tuscan Italian Walnut Nightstand Pair with Inlay Marquetry
Located in Encinitas, CA
Handsome Louis XVI Style Italian walnut pair of nightstands with burl inlay marquetry, Tuscany circa 1920. Single upper drawer with dovetail joinery above the door, with brass pulls....
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut, Burl

Louis Xvi furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, tables, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Oggetti D'Arte, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, François Linke, and Maison Jansen. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3 and tops out at $833,747 while the average work can sell for $6,700.

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