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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
Louis XVI Style, Candelabras, Gilt Bronze, Crystal, France, 1930s
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI Style, Candelabras, Gilt Bronze, Crystal, France, 1960s Each having four lights one wired and one not wired. The base strong and sturdy with hanging crystals. The pair in ...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Brass

Pair of Louis XVI Style Nightstands with Two Drawers and Cabriole Legs
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Country French nightstands are the ideal combination of size, form and function, making it perfect for a bedside companion, a little storage in the office, or in the family r...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Louis XVI Bombe Commode Antique French Chest Drawers 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Impressive Louis XVI Style Commode. Circa 1900 Combining the bombe shape with Louis XVI style elements creates a unique juxtaposition of curves and classical details. The result is a...
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Early 1900s Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Louis XVI Style Giltwood Settee
Located in Houston, TX
This Louis XVI Style Giltwood Settee exudes timeless elegance with its intricate giltwood frame, meticulously crafted in the 18th-century French aesthetic. Adorned with delicate carv...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Linen, Wood

Suite Of 6 Louis XVI Style Chairs In Lacquered Wood After A Model By Jacob
Located in BARSAC, FR
Set of 6 Louis XVI style chairs in cream lacquered wood after a model by Jacob with hot air balloon-shaped backrest and large oblong seat. The fabric has been changed by our upholst...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Hand Carved Dining Chairs in Louis XVI Style with Cane Seats
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century French hand carved dining chairs delicately hand painted in light grey with original cane seats and backs. The frame of the backs is in oval shape and all of them are in...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Cane, Wood

Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Pink Lacquered Dresser, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style nine-drawer triple dresser or credenza By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Pink lacquered walnut, with original brass hardware. Measures...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

Silversmith Bointaburet - Pair Of Solid Silver Displays From The Late 19th
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of solid silver displays in the shape of a scallop shell decorated with waves edged with nets and staples, resting on a round bate. The winding socket on the side is foliated. ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Silver

Boin Taburet - Pair Of Solid Silver Wine Coolers Louis XVI - 19th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of solid silver coolers mounted on a pedestal, engraved with a decoration of water leaves, halfway down a large garland of laurel leaves is connected to the handles represented ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Silver

Antique French Regency Louis XVI Inlaid Flame Mahogany Bronze Mounted Twin Beds
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of antique French Empire, French Regency, or Louis XVI style twin size beds France, Early 20th Century Gorgeous book matched flame mahogany, with inlaid satinwood b...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Rare Set of 16 Carved Creme Painted Cameo Back French Louis XVI Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular set of 16 French carved creme painted dining chairs. The chairs in an antique white or creme finish and has a leather or perhaps faux leather upholstery. The up...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Louis XVI Style, Three Piece Clock Garniture, Gilt Bronze, Marble, France, 1920s
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI Style, Three Piece Clock Garniture, Gilt Bronze, Marble, France, 1920s A finely cast bronze and marble clock set depicting Leto and her Children Apollo and Diana. The set ...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Gustavian, Swedish Commode, Louis XVI Style, White Paint Distressed, 1990s
Located in Stamford, CT
Gustavian, Swedish Commode, Louis XVI Style, White Paint Distressed, Sweden, 1990s Louis XVI style dresser or cabinet designed and produced in Sweden in the later half of the 20th c...
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1990s Swedish Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Paint

Fine Quality French Paint Decorated Giltwood Marble Top Louis XVI Console Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a classic and stunning distressed from time, gilded and painted console or demilune table with a fine marble top. The table is in its original fiinsh and would be considered ...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

French Louis XVI-Style Console Table
Located in New York, NY
A French Louis XVI-style center table/console table. The apron with inset cast brass guilloché pattern frize below a marquetry inlaid top with bronze edge. The transitional-style leg...
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1910s Swedish Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Small Chest of Drawers - Commode
Located in Hellerup, DK
Antique Louis XVI style commode with 4 drawers and decorative carvings - beautiful patina on the small painted commode - perfect for the hallway, bedroom or living room.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Fantastic Genuine Gilt French Louis XVI Tall Upholstered Full Double Size Bed
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a special form of bed that is perfect for some people who demand the best in French beds. The original distressed finish features genuine time-worn gold leaf over a red clay ...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

19th Century Gilt Bronze Fire Guard with Bagpipe Centrepiece
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An elegant antique gilt bronze and mesh Louis XVI style fire guard, profusely decorated all round its square frame with ornate floral and foliage designs. The facade is formed from m...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Kindel French Regency Louis XVI Pink Lacquered Highboy Dresser, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style seven-drawer highboy dresser By Kindel Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Pink lacquered solid cherry wood, with original brass hardware. Measur...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

French Louis XVI Style 1890s Walnut Three-Drawer Commode with Lion Head Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style walnut commode from circa 1890 with three drawers and brass lion head hardware. This splendid French Louis XVI style walnut commode, dating back to circa 189...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

19th Century Louis XVI Bureau à Cylindre or Roll Top Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine early 19th century Louis XVI period bureau à cylindre, or roll top desk, made of solid walnut with marquetry veneers of walnut, mahogany and cherry. Pine as a secondary wood. ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

Louis XVI Period French 1790s Gray Painted and Carved Giltwood Trumeau Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period gray painted and gilded trumeau mirror from circa 1790 with carved torch and quiver motif. This exquisite French Louis XVI period trumeau mirror, dating bac...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood, Giltwood

Louis XVI 19th Century Settee
Located in Houston, TX
Indulge in the elegance of a Louis XVI wood carved settee, a timeless piece that epitomizes the sophistication and grandeur of 18th-century French design. Crafted with meticulous at...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

Elegant 18th Century Louis XVI carved, polychrome console with marble top
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Louis XVI carved, polychrome console with marble top. Elegant, period 18th Century. The pink – salmon toned molded marble top, original to the piece, over an elegantly proportioned...
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18th Century Unknown Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Theodore Alexander Louis XVI Two Tier Crotch Mahogany Display Tea Serving Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century Louis XVI table by Theodore Alexander. Part of their Replica Collection. The original dating to 1780. A two tier crotch mahogany frame with drawer, the pierced bras...
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Late 20th Century Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

Antique French Louis XVI Giltwood Patina Mirror, circa 1780
Located in Paris, FR
Antique French giltwood wall mirror, Louis XVI period, circa 1780. Antique gilded wood frame with pearl decoration, period gilding with weathered patina. Frame width: 4 cm / 1.57 in....
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Glass, Wood, Giltwood

Gorgeous Creme Paint Decorated and Green Upholstered Cane Louis XVI Settee
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous painted settee with cross hatched red glazed decoration and a green upholstered removable cushion. The cane is in good condition as is the rest of the frame. The s...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Pair Of French Louis XVI Fauteuils
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine pair of antique French Louis XVI style armchairs/fauteuils. Silver gilt details with a bronze tone gold ground. Upholstered in a champagne silk brocade with gold and ivory highl...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Louis XVI Style French Paint Decorated Balloon Back Side Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 34 1/2in W: 17 1/2in D: 17in SH: 17 1/2in This Pair of Louis XVI Style French Paint Decorated Balloon Back Side Chairs attributed to Maison Jansen are made of the hig...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Pair of French Carved Gold Gilt Mirrors
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This impressive pair of carved mirror frames are in incredible antique condition. The frames are shaped and caved with squared off corners and a rounded molding of laurel leaf and be...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Giltwood, Mirror

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Stone commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Stone commode. This highly detailed three drawer commode is raised on four Mahogany legs supported...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Breccia Verde marble lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most handsome pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Breccia Verde marble lamps. Each lamp is raised on a square Ormolu plinth displaying a Coeur-de-Rai ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Griotte marble and Ormolu busts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and small scale true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Griotte marble and Ormolu busts. These wonderful Ormolu busts depict 'Jean qui rit et Jean qui pleure'...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Griotte Marble, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Dining Chairs Set of 4
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Set of 4 French Louis X...
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1980s Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Damask, Mahogany, Cotton

French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal chandelier. This elegant eight light eight arm chandelier is centered by a bottom Ormolu finia...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of 20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Bedside Tables, 1970
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of Italian bedside tables from the second half of the 20th century. Louis XVI style furniture with geometric inlay in walnut, maple, rosewood, mahogany and fruitwood. Bedside ta...
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1970s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Pair Louis XVI Armchairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of vintage armchairs with caned seats, sides, and backs. Plump cushioned seats and back pillow match the arm rests. Please confirm location NY or NJ
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20th Century Louis XVI Furniture

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Cane, Wood

French 19th century Belle Epoque period Giltwood and marble pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative and high quality French 19th century Belle Epoque period Louis XVI st. Giltwood and Breccia Violette marble pedestal. This unique pedestal is raised by four 'C' scr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Pair of Louis XVI Style French Walnut Armchairs Circa 1930s era
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
These are classic chairs and are in good condition. The chairs have normal signs of wear and use. They have nice older upholstery and may have signs of use including minor staining n...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Onyx and Ormolu urn/centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Onyx and Ormolu urn/centerpiece. This beautiful urn is raised by a square Onyx block supported by four Ormolu maiden...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Onyx, Ormolu

Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and beautifully detailed Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara and Brocatelle d'Espagne marble console. This wonderful wall mounted marble console is raised by ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble

19th century Louis XVI st. Gilt Metal, Tole, Glass, and Porcelain chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming and unique Continental 19th century Louis XVI st. Gilt Metal, Tole, Glass, and Saxe Porcelain chandelier. This wonderful four arm four light chandelier is centered by...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Metal

pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Gilt Metal and Giltwood sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Gilt Metal and Giltwood sconces. Each decorative six arm six light sconce is centered by a Giltwood sphere which connects the s...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Iron

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and finely detailed French 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood mirror. This wonderful mirror is framed within a beautiful rectangular Giltwood frame. The frame is decorate...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Verde Ranocchia Marble pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Verde Ranocchia Marble pedestal. This beautiful pedestal is raised by an octagonal base below a circular mottled socle. The tapered shaf...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Gilt Metal and Giltwood sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Gilt Metal and Giltwood sconces. Each most decorative seven arm seven light sconce is centered by a gilded sphere which connect...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Iron

French Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze Six-Light Putti Motif Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Very fine quality French turn of the century Louis XVI style patinated bronze six-light putti motif chandelier.
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Important Mirror - Provençal - France - 18th Century
Located in CANNES, FR
Important Provençal mirror. Topped with a basket of fruit and richly decorated with floral motifs, arabesques and acanthus leaves. France 18th century Good condition: some small mini...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Giltwood

Louis XVI Style French Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece has been ebonized and finished with a French polish for a lustrous, museum-quality finish. The hardware and trim is al...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

Important Mirror - Trumeau - France - 18th Century
Located in CANNES, FR
Very beautiful old overmantel mirror from the Louis XVI period (see our article on the Louis XVI style) made during the 18th century in carved, painted and gilded wood. The upper par...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Fruitwood

Odiot - 4pc. 19th Century 950 Sterling Silver Louis XVI Gravy Boat, Noble Crest
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, A Magnificent 4 pc. 19th Century 950 Sterling Silver Louis XVI Gravy Boat with Presentation Platter and Two Sterling Silver Inserts and Noble Crest by the World's ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Amazingly Original, Late 1800s Handcrafted Bronze & Brass Fireplace Coal Bucket
Located in Lisse, NL
Exceptional workmanship bucket for fireplace decoration or otherwise. Exceptional is the only word that comes to mind when looking at the design, the quality of the workmanship, the...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Blue Enamel Cartel Clock and Barometer
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Blue Enamel Cartel Clock and Barometer, By Maison Mottheau & Fils., Paris. This exceptional cartel clock and aneroid barometer exhibit the finest p...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel

Louis XVI Style Carved Fruitwood Roll Arm Bench
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Louis XVI Style Carved Fruitwood Roll Arm Bench
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1990s American Louis XVI Furniture

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Fruitwood

French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Wrought Iron lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Wrought Iron lantern. The octagonal four arm four light lantern consist of an eight sided cage with bottom sph...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Pair of Large French Blue Porcelain Antique Lamps with Bronze Doré Mounts
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Blue Porcelain Lamps In the Louis XVI Style The cobalt blue porcelain vases tastefully mounted with gilt bronze draped swags, ribbon-tied bunches of fruit, ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Lacquered Wood Set / Eight Louis XVI Style Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your dining experience with this exquisite set of eight lacquer painted dining chairs, inspired by the grand French Louis XVI style. Each chair is meticulously crafted with b...
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Late 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Lacquer

Louis XVI Style Bronze Ormolu / Porcelain Pair Urns / Side Handled
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse your space in opulence with this captivating pair of Louis XVI style bronze-mounted porcelain urns. Each urn is a masterpiece, adorned with a meticulously crafted bronze-moun...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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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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