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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:  Gold
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Three-Piece Clock Set by Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Comprising a central clock and a pair of flanking candelabra, the ormolu clock with circular dial and roman numbers signed 'F. Barbedienne', decorated with foliate scrolls and shells, surmounted by a putto, the pair of flanking three light candelabra similarly decorated on scrolling feet. The elegance of this beautiful antique ormolu clock...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Parrot Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and cut rock crystal multi light cage form chandelier of fine detail embellished with a central gilt bronze parrot and further embellish...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Three-Light Wall Sconces
Located in Montreal, QC
A massive pair of Louis XVI style three light bronze wall sconces, each arm modeled with scrolling acanthus, the back plate with vase-shaped flame finial and of tapering garlanded fo...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Bronze Firescreen with Lyre Design
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Louis XVI style bronze firescreen with lyre design.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Superb pair of large Louis XV style gilt bronze wall sconces. Each sconce features five branches of lights that are sculpted with acanthus leaves, asymmetric scrolls and gadrooned fo...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Antique French Neoclassical style Ormolu Clock and Barometer Set by Mottheau
Located in London, GB
Manufactured in the Louis XVI style, both clock and barometer are encased within an ormolu case and flanked on either side by trumpet wielding cherubs, each surmounted with a patinated bronze sphere that is topped with a crown, the bases terminating in a pine cone finial. The barometer face signed 'E. Mottheau Paris', the clock movement signed 'LEMERLE CHARPENTIER' and 'LESIEUR'. This beautiful antique French clock and barometer...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel

19th Century French Figural Bronze and Gilt Inkstand
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This beautifully detailed French bronze and gilt inkwell shows a Revolutionary figure sounding an alarm of impending uprise while standing on a cobblestone street with a gilt metal document box...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze, Metal

Large Antique Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Pair of Wall Sconces
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and finest quality, antique gilt bronze wall lamps. This stunning pair is perfect for decorating the wall of the entrance to your home, but they would also look great on eithe...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Period Louis XVI Bronze Dore' Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
Important Louis XVI mantle clock with exceptional bronze detail and chasing.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze

20th Century Napoleon III in the Louis Seize Style Wall Appliques
Located in Berlin, DE
Fine cast bronze. Perforated wall sign decorated with a classicist ribbon, each of which extends three stylized, curved luminaries in vase-shaped grommets over round eaves. Electrifi...
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20th Century German Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Bronze and Crystal Chandelier ,
Located in Montreal, QC
This large fixture has 12 candle arms and 10 further lights within the open hemispherical basket, From a corona formed as bronze eagles graduated cut beads drape to the lower basket.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Gilt Bronze Wall Lights
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI two-arm sconces.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Military Bronzes by Etienne Henri Dumaige
Located in London, GB
Representing two separate moments in the French Revolution, the uprising against Louis XVIth, and the fall of the monarchy in 1792. One subject being a drummer, marked a^??Avant le c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Jeweled Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze and jeweled frame.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Buffet, Bronze & Marble Top
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French, Louis XVI style buffet topped with a white marble, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs. Three dovetailed drawers and four doors with brass details and thei...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

Mid-Century French Crystal and Patinated Bronze Four-Light Basket Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Brighten your hallway with this vintage Louis XVI bronze and crystal light fixture; crafted in France, circa 1950, and round in shape, the basket chandelier features four inside ligh...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

19th Century, Pair of Frech Gilt and Burnished Bronze Candlesticks with dogs
Located in IT
19th Century, Pair of Frech Gilt and Burnished Bronze Candlesticks with dogs Measurements: cm H 61,5 x base diameter 10; H candlestick without lamp holder cm 21,5; lampshade diamete...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze And Iron Fireplace Box Grate
Located in Norwood, NJ
19th century highly decorative gilt bronze and iron box form fireplace grate insert. In the Louis XVI style with urn and flame center flanked by scrolling florets and flame form fini...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze, Iron

Pair of Bronze Wall Lamp in Louis XVI, France
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Beautiful set of French Louis XVI style wall lamps. Made of solid bronze, top bow design and two arms with light points. They are in very good condition.
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Patinated Gilt Metal Chenets
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Louis XVI Style Patinated Gilt Metal decorated acorn Chenets. Measures 14" in width and stand 9" tall. Listing is for the pair. Not per item
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Furniture

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Metal, Gold Leaf

Classical Lantern Brass Glass Gold Pendant Lighting Lanterne
Located in Berlin, DE
Introducing Our Exquisite Large Cylindrical Lantern-Style Brass and Glass Pendant Lighting Elevate your space with the timeless elegance of our stunning large cylindrical lantern-st...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

French, Gold Silk Embroidered Curtains with Fringe
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French, gold silk embroidered curtains with fringe. Exceptional quality, from a fine Swiss Estate. Dimensions: Total length including pompom f...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Fabric, Silk

Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze Chandelier with Quiver of Arrows
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-twentieth century French Louis XVI style bronze chandelier features a central quiver of arrows detailed with rosettes and finished with an acanthus leaf finial. Its four arm...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Large 19th Century French Pink Opaline Silvered Bonze Mounted Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
An extremely large 19th century Louis XVI style french silvered bonze mounted pink opalescent dore bronze mounted jewelry box. This box is truly amazing in both size and appearance. ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of French Late 18th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze Sconces
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality pair of French late 18th century Louis XVI gilt bronze sconces. The two S scrolled arms have been electrified, details include...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Louis XVI Marble Top Gilt Bronze Geuridon
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine quality 19th century Verde Antico marble top bronze gueridon side table having an Empire, Neoclassical feel. Marble top with a unique inverted carved "gutter" around perimeter. ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Bronze Candlestick Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze electrified candlestick lamps. Each lamp is raised by a square base in a unique and most decorati...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Sconces with Porcelain Flowers
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This fine pair of cast bronze foliate, and bow knot motif sconces feature hand-painted porcelain flowers. They have been newly wired, and ready for use.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Very fine set of 4 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 4 Very fine 19th century French bronze sconces, having grape cluster finials on ribbon and tassel backs, with scrolling arms with flared bobeches and floral cups...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Bronze Dore Three-Light Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
These elegant antique bronze wall fixtures were crafted in France, circa 1950. Each tall sconce features the traditional Louis XVI ribbon bow at the pedim...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

French Crystal-Cut and Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Chandelier Attr. to Maison Baguès
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 19th century Louis XVI style eight light crystal cut and gilt-bronze chandelier attributed to Paris luxury lighting manufacterer Maison Baguès. This eight-light chandelier fea...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal & Ormolu Mounted Baccarat Centerpiece/Surtout de Table
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent museum quality French 19th century hand-diamond cut crystal and ormolu-mounted Baccarat centerpiece/surtout de table in the Louis XVI style. This is truly an exemplary piece. The crystal center bowl is all hand-diamond cut with illustrious detail. Two different patterns are found on the bowl, which includes a gorgeous octagonal raised crystal design adjacent to a fluted convex crystal design. Details are not skimped on the upper rim of the bowl, with a beautiful cut-crystal scalloped motif. The center bowl is mounted on a beautiful doré bronze square plinth with an embossed drape-like pattern flowing off either end of the plinth. On either end of the center bowl are two marvelously cast and embossed doré bronze love...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

1 of the 2 Antique French Massive Bronze Louis XVI Wall Sconces
Located in Rijssen, NL
An exceptional antique pair of French bronze Louis XVI wall sconces. The antique sconces are heavy cast bronze. With wall sconce clip-on shade with gold/bronze silk fabric. In ver...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Barbedienne Bronze Centerpiece after Germain Pilon on Red and Black Marble Base
Located in Norwood, NJ
19th Century Signed Doré bronze Belle Époque Barbedienne centerpiece of large scale, in the Renaissance style, on a red and black marble base. Three graces gilt bronze figural sculpt...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Carrara Marble and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze and Cararra marble chandelier.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal and Doré Bronze Four Arm Sconces, E.F. Caldwell, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A very fine and unusual pair of Louis XVI Style E.F. Caldwell hand carved Lapis Lazuli, rock crystal, doré bronze and gilt metal four arm wall appliques/sconces. These are truly an e...
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1890s American Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal, Bronze

Fine French Louis XVI Bronze Mantel Clock by Marquis a Paris
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine and rare 19th century French Louis XVI bronze Mantel clock by Marquis a Paris. The wonderful clock has elaborate bronze decorations with masks,...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Monumental Single Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Seven-Light Candelabra
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Single Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Seven-Light Candelabra Illuminate your space with the traditional allure of this monumental single Louis XVI style ormolu and ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Crystall Cut Six-Light Chandelier, circa 1860
Located in Berlin, DE
A fine Louis XVI Style gilt-bronze and crystal cut chandelier with six external lights. Surmounted by spray adornment draped with facetted crystals fro...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Palatial 4-Light Wall Appliques by Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
A fine and fabulous pair of antique French doré bronze Louis XVI style palatial 4-light wall appliques or sconces, signed and dated by Henry Dasson, 1878. Most likely made and exhibi...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Large Baguès French Louis XVI Style Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large and spectacular antique French Baguès Louis XVI style gilt bronze, cut rock crystal, crystal and beaded glass multi light chandeliers...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Rock Crystal, Crystal, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Bronze Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI (19th Century) style gilt bronze fluted candlesticks with beaded trim and round base (re-gilded) (PRICED AS Pair).
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Bronze Doré Candelabra
Located in Belmont, MA
A pair of exquisite bronze doré (ormolu) candelabra. Excellent work with beautiful details.
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Rare Antique Louis XVI Style Caldwell Marble & Bronze Turtle Floor Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of palatial and rare large antique American Louis XVI style gilt bronze and carved marble floor lamps depicting large turtles by E.F .Caldwell.
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Superb Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Figural Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A superb antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze figural floor lamp.
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20th Century European Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Set of French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Cut Rock Crystal Candelabra Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Set of four large French Louis XVI style multi light gilt bronze and cut rock crystal candelabra lamps embellished with cut rock crystal prisms, chains, flowers and finally decorated...
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20th Century European Louis XVI Furniture

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

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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