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

Creator: Henry Dasson

Fine Pair of Henry Dasson Four-Light Candelabra after Clodion circa 1895

Louis XVI Furniture

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Fine Pair of Henry Dasson Four-Light Candelabra after Clodion circa 1895

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Unique and Rare 19th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet by Henry Dasson of Paris

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

19th Century Marble-Top Lacquer Table in the Louis XVI Style by Henry Dasson

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

19th Century French Marble Top Commode in the Louis XVI Style by Henry Dasson

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Exceptional 19th Century French Marble-Top Mahogany Table by Henry Dasson

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Pair of Bonheur Du Jours With Lacquer Panels, by Henry Dasson

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Tulipwood Cabinet/Vitrine

1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Four Baccarat Crystal Vases, by H. Vian ; H.Dasson & Baccarat, France, C. 1880

Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry and Parquetry by Henry Dasson

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Pair French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Figural Chenets, by Henry Dasson

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Louis XVI Cabinet by Henry Dasson

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Henry Dasson Gueridon, 19th Century

1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Round Table by Henry Dasson

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Louis XVI Style Commode with Painted Panel by Henry Dasson, Dated 1879

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Side Cabinet by Henry Dasson, French, circa 1880

1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Louis XVI Style Barometers and Thermometers by H. Dasson, France, Circa 1880

1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Louis XVI Style Secretary by H. Dasson, France, Circa 1880

1870s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Pair of French Victorian Marble and Gilt Bronze Candelabras

1870s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Palatial 4-Light Wall Appliques by Henry Dasson

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

French 19th Century Louis XVI style commode.

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Late 19th Century French Marble Topped Gueridon, in the Manner of Dasson

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

French 19th Century Cabinet Signed Deny, Paris

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Fine pair 19th Century ormolu and Porphyry candelabra, attributed to Henry Dasso

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Side Table, Attributed to Dasson

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Japanese Black Lacquer Cabinet

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Marble Commode

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

French 19th Century Rare and Unique Cabinet

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Interesting Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Onyx Top Table By Henry Dasson

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Bronze Seven-Light Candelabra After Clodion Cast, Suse Frères French circa 1890

19th Century English Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Pair of Victorian Silver Plated Four Light Candelabra

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

19th Century French Small Round Marble Top Side Table in Louis XVI Style

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Pair of Louis XVI Style Wall Appliques by Henry Dasson

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Antique Ormolu-Mounted Side Table in the Louis XVI Manner by Henry Dasson

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

A Pair of Gilt-Bronze Three-Light Wall-Appliques by Henry Dasson, Circa 1880

1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Large Patinated and Gilt Bronze Clock Set with Putti by Dasson

1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

French 19th Century Ormolu Barometer and Thermometer by Henry Dasson

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

19th Century Guéridon Side Table by Henry Dasson

1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Pair of Bronze Dore and Marble Cherub Candelabras Signed Henry Dasson

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Pair of Gilt and Patinated Bronze Antique French Lamps by Henry Dasson

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture