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.
Style: Louis XVI
Color: Brown
French Cane Back Louis XVI, Directoire Style Desk Armchair
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Cane Back Louis XVI - Directoire style desk armchair.
Category
20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood
French Louis XVI Style Dressing Table Coiffeuse Dresser, circa 1960-70, France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Stunning Louis XVI style dressing table that embodies the elegance and timeless charm of Classic design. Featuring a large mirror, faux ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century, French, Louis XVI Style Giltwood Bridal Mirror
Located in Winter Park, FL
A small 19th century Louis XVI style French giltwood bridal mirror from Provence. Nice hand carved crest with scrolling leaves and a flaming hea...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
French Bureau Plat Around 1900
Located in Heiligenberg, DE
Splendid Bureau Plat veneered with rosewood and decorated with bronze applications, France 19th century. Bureau Plat is in restored condition with shellac polished surface.
This ...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Kingwood
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque buffet signed by Paul Somani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Mahogany, ormolu and Arabescato marble buffet signed by Paul Sormani. The two door four dra...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
21st Century Chaine Bed in Hand-carved Beechwood and Fabric
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Chaine is a classic French-style bed that perfectly expresses the heritage of Jumbo Collection brand, in which attention to detail, craftsmanship and precious materials prevail. The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Galleried Mahogany Burl and Marquetry Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An outsanding Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted , Mahogany Burl and Marquetry Desk with top gallery. Very good antique condition. Intricate Marquetry work all over to the legs terminati...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
French Classic LXVI Style Bergère Bed by La Maison London 'UK Super King Size'
Located in London, Park Royal
The Bergère bed is a classic, French style, Louis XVI design.
This period was founded on the "Beau Idéal': the idealisation of beauty, based on the purit...
Category
2010s British Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, Wedgwood porcelain and crystal chandelier. The six light chandelier has a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
21st Century Ourlet Night Table with Hand-carved Base
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Ourlet is a line in a classic French style, expressing the refinement of the Italian artisan tradition. Made of maple, dyed in an elegant slightly darker shade, it features light and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Walnut Armchairs, Bergeres
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair antique French Louis XVI walnut armchairs ~ Bergeres was created with timeless neoclassical style! The tailored framework is accented by...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French Pair of Louis XVI 18th Century Armchairs or Fauteuils, Stamped/Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Important pair of 18th century Louis XVI armchairs stamped Menuisier du Roy (Ebeniste of the King).
Very generous proportion...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Beech
Louis XVI Style Coffee Table
Located in Austin, TX
Coffee table from France in the Louis XVI style. This table features four tapered legs, a dovetailed drawer, and the original Carrara marble top. It is enhanced by the gilt brass gal...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Mid-Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Seven-Drawer Semainier Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1970, the elegant fruit wood "Semainier" stands on tapered and fluted legs, over a straight apron. The chest decorated with projecting spline corner posts and...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Rectangular Danish Louis XVI Carved Wooden Gilt Mirror
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Danish Louis XVI period carved giltwood wall mirror in original condition.
Features a bevelled mirror in a light gray and gilt carved frame with flutings surrounded by a carved be...
Category
18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge de Languedoc marble pedestals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and impressive pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge de Languedoc marble pedestal columns. Each column is raised by a square base with a fine mottled b...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Carved-Wood Cream-Lacquered Settees, Jansen Attr.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Pair of French Louis XVI Style Carved-wood Cream-Lacquered Settees, probably by Maison Jansen. The rectangular shaped Love Seats, each with scr...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Satin, Silk, Wood
Mirror In Carved And Gilded Wood Louis XVI Period XVIII
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Rectangular mirror in carved and gilded wood Louis XVI XVIII period.
Frame formed by finely carved moldings with a frieze of pearls and a frieze of velvet
Mercury mirror and original...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XVI Painted Bergère à la Reine, France, circa 1780
Located in Kinderhook, NY
French circa 1780 Louis XVI Bergère à la Reine having painted carved wood frame with allover bellflower motifs on arms, rails, and stiles; the rectangular back issuing sloping padded...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Wood and Gilt-Gesso Carved Pier Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Wood and Gilt-Gesso Carved Ornamental Mantel Pier Mirror. The ornately decorated giltwood carved frame crowned with a shield meda...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood, Mirror
Tall Antique Italian Green Wooden Candlesticks
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare set of 4 ancient tall Italian candlesticks, lacquered green wood -
It is possible also to buy a pair -
O/6196.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Custom Vintage Louis XVI Blue raised Velvet Floral Bergere Armchair
Located in Charleston, SC
A vintage Louis XVI-style ebonized giltwood bergere armchair, with a square button-tufted back, and a comfortable large cushion base. DIMENSIONS
26ʺW × 21ʺD × 34.5ʺH. Previously u...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Giltwood
Marquetry Inlaid Occasional Table, Attributed to Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Gilt-Bronze Marquetry Inlaid Occasional Table, Attributed to Emmanuel Zwiener.
The reverse of the gilt-bronze sabot incised 'Z'
This exquisite table is perfect for a living room ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Antique Lithograph in Gilt Frame 'La Douce Résistance'
By Louis Leopold Boilly
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Lithograph by Italian artist Salvatore Tresca (1750–1815) after an original painting by French artist Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761–1845) of a work entitled 'La Douce...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
French Vintage Marble Top Demilune Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This striking little demilune chest features exceptional inlaid mahogany in varying varieties that have been thoughtfully book matched and placed about ...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Louis XVI-style gilt wood and rouge griotte marble top center table
Located in Houston, TX
This Louis XVI-Style giltwood center table is excellent on all sides
Exhibiting fine carving and light gold patina to the gilding. It is
Early 20th century and it has thick , oval ro...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
original painted wooden pedestal, imitating marble circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
original painted wooden pedestal, imitating marble circa 1900
some small lack of paint
base dimension 15.75" x 15.75" (40cmx40cm)
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of 6 Caned Chairs, 18th Century Louis XVI
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of 6 matching side chairs in carved and painted wood with caning on the backs and seats.
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood
Custom Old Plank Upholstered Daybed Made to Order in Our Workshop Any Dimension
Located in Chicago, IL
Our old plank workshop, offers this French inspired daybed in any dimension, up to a king-size bed and of course it can be COM. The frames are typically made from solid maple, althou...
Category
2010s American Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Maple, Wood
A 19th C. French Dore Bronze Mounted White Opaline Egg Form Covered Nesting Box
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous and Unusual 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted White Opaline Egg Form Covered Nesting Box. The intricate craftsmanship of this piece is a ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
18th Century Country French Louis XVI Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Country French Louis XVI Commode ~ Chest of Drawers was designed to store all the foldable clothes for the master or mistress of the home! Hand-crafted from old-growth o...
Category
1790s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century marquetry inlaid card table.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French 19th Century marquetry inlaid card table, having musical instruments, ribbons and scrolling foliat...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of giltwood French Louis XVI- Style arm chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Fine giltwood hand carving makes these chairs exceptionally fine.
The gilding is original with a soft patina. The legs are reeded and
A circular pendant design is set on the corners....
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Console "Demi-Lune" Style Louis 16 Napoleon 3 Period
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful "half-moon" console in Louis XVI style from the Napoleon III period.
Magnificent rudente fluted base in gilded wood, very beautiful stucco work representing foliage on the...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique French Louis XVI Carved Gold Leaf & Alpaca Mohair Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique French Louis XVI Carved Gold Leaf & Alpaca Mohair Sofa
Country: France
Materials: Carved Gold-Leaf Wood, New Alpaca Mohair
Condition: Newly Reupholstered, New Alpaca Moha...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Alpaca, Wood
Louis XVI Period French Commode or Perruquière 18th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very fine Transition Style (between Louis XV and Louis XVI Period) commode, or 'Perruquière', featuring a design of inlaid precious wood veneers and opening with a single, wide dra...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Gilded Ormolu Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French 19th century gilded ormolu lamps, each having two putti seated on a scrolling foliate base.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated wood vitrine cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated wood vitrine cabinet. The four door vitrine is raised by elegant topie shaped feet below the straight mott...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Style Side Table with Italian Marble Top, Powder Room Side Table
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage French Louis XVI style side table with a beige Italian marble top.
The motifs around the top and the curved legs make this stylish French Louis XVI style side table particu...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Louis XVI Desk or 'Bureau à Dos D'âne'
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant writing desk, known quirkily as a “bureau à dos d’âne” (donkey’s back desk), is beautifully veneered in rosewood, including reverse diamonds and butterfly-wings, which a...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Louis XVI Writing Desk, 20th Century, Cognac Leather, Bonze & Brass
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique Louis XVI style desk from the 20th century, with cognac leather top and gold embossed frieze.
The front of the piece has four dov...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Giltwood and Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most elegant Italian 18th century Louis XVI period giltwood and crystal chandelier. The sixteen arm chandelier is centered by a stunning fitted cut crystal dome with ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Crystal
French 19th Century Napoleon III / Louis XVI Style Giltwood Center Table
Located in Berlin, DE
French 19th Century Napoleon III / Louis XVI Style Giltwood Center Table
A rectangular table made of gilded wood is resting on four slender richly sculpted spindle shaped legs with lanceolate leaf decration. The front and both sides decorated with laurel leaf friezes between stylized floral paterae which surmount the legs. The table is topped by a red and grey marble slab which is framed by a neoclassical Lesbian leafs and darts frieze.
Charming small center table...
Category
1860s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Vitrine Tables
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Rare Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Vitrine Tables In The Manner of Weisweiler, by Georges-François Alix.
This rare pair of mahogany vitrine tables each have a hinged...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Continental Opaline Urn Shaped Vase
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Continental Opaline Urn Shaped Vase
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
Painted Narrow Neoclassical Chest with Rouge Marble Top by Baker
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Narrow, Neoclassical style, painted hall chest, by Baker; having a painted finish, its rectangular top of rouge marble with rounded corners, on conforming base, its fluted stiles fla...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of Louis XVI Style Carved Marginal Frame Mirrors
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood Marginal Frame Mirrors.
This fine pair of carved giltwood and geso mirrors each have an oval bevelled mirror plate framed by four mirrored s...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
A French 19th Century Louis XVI st. Tulipwood, Kingwood and marble cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French 19th Century Louis XVI st. Tulipwood, Kingwood and marble cabinet/vitrine. The vitrine is raised by topie shaped front legs and square tapered legs in the back, with all leg...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble
Linke style Gueridon, with parquetry inlay and gilded ormolu mounts.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century French Kingwood, parquetry inlaid centre table, in the manner of Francoise Linke, with cross banding and wonderful gilded ormolu mounts and mouldings...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Kingwood
French marquetry inlaid Ladies bureau, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th Century French Rosewood inlaid Bonheur Du Jour, having glazed cupboards and mirror above. A fall front bureau opening to reveal compartments within, drawers ...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. giltwood mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and uniquely shaped French 19th century Louis XVI st. giltwood mirror. The original oval beveled mirror plate is surrounded by a berried laurel mottled border ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Pair 19th Century Country French Louis XVI Painted Nightstands
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th century Country French Louis XVI painted nightstands is a charming example of the combination of classical architecture and rustic French charm! A wraparound backsplash encompasses a candle shelf...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Oak
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Maple and Amarante side table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Maple and Amarante desk/side table. The rectangular one drawer table is raised by four square tapered legs decorated with twis...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
French Louis XVI Style Daybed
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This fantastic day bed from the 1800’s was made of fruitwood in the style of Louis XVI! The shaped headboards are full of great details; a decorative...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair French Verne Martin vitrines, circa 1890.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Matched pair of 19th Century French Kingwood serpentine fronted vitrines, each with classical gilded ormolu mounts, adjustable shelves within, Verni Martin hand painted panels depict...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Kingwood, Paint
Pair Louis XVI Style Carved and Painted Square Back Arm Chairs
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of Louis XVI style carved and painted, square back arm chairs. The chair frames are beautifully carved with a twisted rope detail, acanthu...
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Antique French Nightstand Side Cabinet Bedside Table Walnut Marble Top, 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique French side cabinet nightstand bedside table
Rouge marble top, exotic wood inlay-ed and golden bronze
Single drawer
Cupboard with o...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Walnut Cabinet - 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare Italian cabinet of the 18th century in walnut
Very beautiful piece of furniture in two parts in walnut marquetry
the lower part is composed of three drawers. Each w...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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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