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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
LATE 18th CENTURY TUSCAN NEOCLASSICAL CHEST OF DRAWERS IN CHERRY
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful chest of drawers of small dimensions, made of solid cherry wood, hand-carved and veneered in cherry. The chest of drawers has truncated pyramid legs and three ergonomic dra...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Elegant French 19' Century Oval Extending Large Walnut Dining Table
Located in Rome, IT
A large late 19th century, French oval extending walnut dining table with paneled frieze and gilt bronze decoration , legs ending in capes and casters. Available 3 extensions. Measu...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

French Louis XVI Style Tufted Upholstered Blue Velvet Bench / Ottoman
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a French Louis XVI style upholstered bench in a blue velvet. It is unmarked. The frame is intentionally distressed. This piece is not very old.
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Early 2000s American Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Wood

French Louis XVI Style Trumeau Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A magnificent 18th century French trumeau mirror in the style of Louis XVI, the rococo carvings on the giltwood frame appear even more animated under a layer of gold. At the top of t...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Gold

Louis XVI Style, Mahogany, Dore Bronze, Marble, Side Tables, Europe, 1970s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XVI Style, Mahogany, Dore Bronze, Marble, Side or End Tables, Europe, 1970s Louis XVI-style doré bronze-framed end or lamp tables featuring a white Carrara marble top with gre...
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20th Century Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Period Side Table
Located in Austin, TX
Side table in the Louis XVI period  from France. This lovely table is made of solid wood construction; primarily Elm wood. It has been finished with a lustrous French polish of museu...
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1840s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Country French Louis XVI Stripped 3/4 Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Louis XVI Stripped 3/4 Bed makes a classic statement thanks to the influence of ancient Greek and Roman architecture dating back thousands of years! The arche...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Oak

Antique French, Louis XVI Chest of Drawers Commode, Carrara Marble
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French, Louis XVI style chest of drawers topped with a white Carrara marble, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs. Dovetailed drawers with brass details, and a key,...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble

French Original Black Painted Portable 18th Century Writing Desk
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An original black painted portable desk from the end of the 18th century. With owner initials, the desk has a French hand-written address on the inside. ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Set of Four Louis XVI Style Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning set of four lacquer painted dining chairs made in the grand French Louis XVI taste. The chairs feature beautifully carved frames...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Furniture

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Velvet, Wood

Mahogany Louis XVI Style Console
Located in Dallas, TX
Console table in mahogany, Louis XVI design, with bronze elements and inlay, around 1950.
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1960s Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

Mahogany Louis XVI Style Console
Mahogany Louis XVI Style Console
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18th Century Louis XVI Commode Signed T.C.
Located in Nashville, TN
A very fine Period French Louis XVI Commode signed T.C. Oak and Walnut construction in the case and drawers. There are three upper drawers over two lower drawers. Heavy use of flowi...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Satinwood & Rosewood Marquetry Side Tables, c 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of French Louis XVI satinwood and rosewood side stands offer crossbanded and bookmatched top with foliate inlaid marquetry borderin...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Rosewood, Satinwood

Louis XVI Style Gilt Metal Mahogany Meuble d'Appui
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI Style Gilt Metal Mounted Mahogany and White Marble Top Meuble d'Appui, late 19th century, fitted with a central cupboard enclosing two shelves. 44" H x 50" W x 19" D. Keywo...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Metal

Louis XVI Blue and White Gingham Upholstered Marquise Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI (18th Century) Marquise armchair with carved floral detail and modern blue and white gingham upholstery.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Fabric

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Distressed Paint Decorated Mirror
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 55 1/2 in W: 34 in D: 1 1/2 in A magnificent antique late 19th-century French Louis XVI-style trumeau mirror, exquisitely carved and finished in a refined grayish-g...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

18th Century French Louis XVI Oak Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique chest of drawers from the Louis Seize Period. This commode comes from France and dates from circa 1780-1790. It is...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Oak

Antique French Louis XVI Oval Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Oval Giltwood Wall Mirror will make a great accent for any room, especially the powder room! Crafted with a beautiful banded wheat frame all around topped w...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

21st Century, 3 Lights Billiard Chandelier in Porcelain and Golden Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
3 Lights billiard chandelier in porcelain and patinated gold bronze. The parts in porcelain are decorated in pure gold decorations. The metal parts are in patinated gold bronze. Eac...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique C1870s French Louis XVI Style Inlaid King Wood Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Plum-Mahogany Ormolu Mounted Tall Case Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Plum-Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Tall-Case Regulator attributed to Revollon. The Roman numeral dial signed: Revollon - M. Lion, with h...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Large 19th century French Console
Located in Charleston, SC
Classic, large 19th century French Louis XVI style console table in carved wood, with remnants of old white paint. The elegant console with fluted carved frieze and plaster shaped ta...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood, Paint

Large Conversation Settee - Canapé à confident - Sofa
Located in Paris, FR
Very unusual and large conversation settee - canapé à confident. Carved gilt-wood and velvet fabric, circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Velvet, Wood

Beautiful Breche Marble Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Very happy to offer the beautiful and sought after Antique Louis XVI fireplace mantel in amazing rare and colorful breche marble. The nice profiles and stepped topshelf rest on a su...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Breccia Marble

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Footstool or Ottoman
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome French carved mahogany footstool or ottoman made in the neoclassical Louis XVI taste. The footstool features a square shape frame with gracefully curved concave sides. The c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th Century Louis XVI Style Bouillotte Table
Located in Kent, Dover
A French, late XIX Century bouillotte table in the Louis XVI manner, in mahogany, with brass detailing. With leather clad slides and drawers and a pierced gallery.
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Brass

Pair of 19th Century French Giltwood Louis XVI Style Médaillon Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… A pair of Louis XVI-style armchairs, hand-carved in France in the 1800s, each chair has a giltwood frame with several areas upholstered with a teal and...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood

French Louis XVI Style Brass and Crystal Basket Nine-Light Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful, subtle late 19th century Louis XVI style brass and crystal basket chandelier with a fountain corona, having an elegantly draped canopy with cascading bead crystals and alm...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Brass

Karges French Regency Louis XVI Burled Walnut Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet, 1960s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Karges Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved burled walnut, with glass front doors and origi...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

Pair of French Painted Bedside End Tables with Drawer
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This pair of French nightstands or bedside tables is made in solid wood and have been painted in a light neutral Gustavian gray cream color with rich thick patina, Classic details on...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

19th Century Italian Carved Louis XVI Style Giltwood Barometer
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous late 19th century gilt wood barometer thermometer made in Italy in the Louis XVI or baroque taste. The large barometer features a large carve...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Metal, Brass

Six Antique French Louis XVI Style Painted Dining Chairs W/ Light Blue Chenille
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite set of six antique French dining chairs in the Louis XVI style, sourced directly from Provence, France. Each chair features a hand-carved, oval-shaped medallion backrest...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Chenille, Maple, Paint

Palatial Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood and Vernis Martin Style Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality palatial French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted, satinwood, kingwood parquetry and Vernis Martin style paneling three-door raised Vitrine Display Cabinet attributed to Paul Sormani (1817-1877). A Vernis Martin Panel signed "V. Gossen." The lower part of the cabinet with three frieze drawers supported by two square-sectioned on tapered legs, fronting an ormolu mounted parquetry back panel, on toupie feet. The ormolu stamped with the initials "P.S." on the reverse. Circa: Paris, 1870. Height: 101 inches (256.5 cm). Width: 56 inches (142.2 cm). Depth: 20 inches (50.8 cm). Sormani, Paul (1817-1877): Born in Venice, Paul Sormani set up in Paris in the middle of the 19th century. He specialized in creating furniture and works of art and was known for his high quality reproductions of Louis XV and XVI furniture...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Antique French Gilt Wood Side Chairs
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of antique French gilt wood side chairs. They were made in France in the classic Louis XV style, they date from around the 1930’s. The quality is superb, they have ...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Fabric, Giltwood

Louis XVI Period Marquise Bergere, Circa 1780
Located in Doylestown, PA
An 18th century Louis XVI period Marquise (wide bergere) in original cream-colored painted finish, with a simple square upholstered back, upholstered arms and sides, with a down-fill...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Beech

Pair of Louis XVI Style Carved and Laqué Gilded Bergère Settees or Loveseats
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of Louis XVI style carved and Laqué gilded bergère settees. The elegant pair of carved loveseats, upholstered in a blue velvet, with padded backs and sides and a cushion seat,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Lombardy Louis XVI Writing Desk, Antique Wood, Italy, c. 1800s
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
A distinctive writing desk in the Louis XVI tradition from Lombardy, Italy, crafted in the 19th century from fine wood and showcasing neoclassical design elements. This piece blends ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Hardwood

Pair of Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Hand Carved Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This pair of nineteenth century Louis XVI style walnut chairs features an escutcheon shaped seat back flanked by spiral fluted columns detailed with acanthus leaves. The columns have...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Bronze Clock with Sèvres Porcelain
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine quality Louis XVI style bronze ormolu mantel clock. The case is made of gilt brass and bronze ormolu casted ornaments, Roman numerals in white enameled cartouches. On top of t...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Cane Back Dining Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style dining chair or side chair By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Ebonized and gold gilt carved walnut frame, with caned back and seat, and ...
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1980s American Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Cane, Walnut, Giltwood

A pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most attractive pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu vases. This stunning pair of vases are raised on square Ormolu bases with scr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Maple Dining Chairs in White Chenille - Set of 6
Located in Astoria, NY
An elegant set of six French Louis XVI-style dining chairs, sourced from Provence. Each chair features a hand-crafted maple wood frame with an oval medallion back. Two chairs are sli...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Chenille, Maple

Antique Ornately Carved Giltwood Frame Hanging Wall Mirror
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your home decor with this exquisite antique hand-carved giltwood framed wall mirror. The frame showcases a heavily decorated floral design, expertly crafted to create a stunn...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

Late 18th or Early 19th Century French Enfilade
Located in High Point, NC
Late 18th/Early 19th century oak enfilade from France. The top is made from three boards, and have a beveled edge surrounding the top and a plate rail across the back. Hand runs na...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

Louis XVI Chest of Drawers
Located in Madison, MS
This Louis XVI Chest of Drawers has 3 drawers with a marble top. The hardware is brass lion carved rosettes with a drop ring pull. The finish has 2 stain colors (a darker color paire...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Oak

Mid 20th Century John Widdicomb Bombe Style Walnut Nightstands, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of John Widdicomb Bombe style walnut nighstands in excellent condition. This gorgeous set of 2 Night Tables/Small Dressers made out of wood...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

Dennis & Leen Louis XVI Style Painted Dining Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous distressed dining chair made in the neoclassical French Louis XVI taste by Dennis & Leen Hollywood, CA. The Louis XVI side chair features an intentionally aged painted patin...
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20th Century American Louis XVI Furniture

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Silk, Wood

Antique French Louis XVI Style Marquetry And Bronze Mounted Dressing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique French dressing table with a bronze trimmed hinged turtle top lid with mirror on verso. The table with intricate and fine marque...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

21st Century white porcelain and decorated porcelain liquid soap dispenser
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century white decorated porcelain dispenser. This dispenser is simple and elegance in the same time. It's avaible to combine this dispenser with its glass, soap holder and tray....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Petite chest of drawers from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece is made of cherry wood that has been finished with a lustrous French polish of museum quality. There are two do...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

French 19th Century Louis XVI Gilded Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique 19th century French Louis XVI style gilded bronze and white marble mantel clock. The circular case is decorated with a floral elements and surmounted by the figures of Venus...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Maison Jansen's Settees - Banquettes
Located in Paris, FR
Unusual pair of curved Maison Jansen's settees, lacquered carved wood with silk blue velvet upholstery. This pair of sofas are the perfect example of the high quality of the Maison ...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Silk, Velvet, Wood

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, Horloge à Poser, by Henri Picard and Fedinand Barbedienne - ‘F. Barbédienne & Cie. / A Paris’, after the model by É...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

A Set of Twelve Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A set of twelve Italian painted and parcel gilt Louis XVI Style dining chairs, 19th century Tablet back chairs with floral carved details raised on fluted legs with rosette embellis...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Hardwood

French Carved Giltwood Bench with New Cotton Duck Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Glamorous giltwood bench with pretty cabriole legs and carving, newly upholstered in elegant white cotton duck.  
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1970s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Giltwood

French Louis XVI Style Bronze Barometer
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style bronze wall barometer with an urn finial top with a head above the round dial and draped with a ribbon design.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Armchairs
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of Louis XVI style armchairs covered in cut velvet fabric. Carved foliage and shell motif at the top. Very good condition. Two s...
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Early 2000s American Louis XVI Furniture

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Velvet

Late 20th-C. French Louis XVI Style Sofa By EJ Victor In Stripe Damask
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 20th century French Louis XVI style sofa by E.J. Victor. The piece is done in a stripe damask. It is shown with and without the loose cushions. It is marked. The carve...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Fruitwood, Giltwood

French Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style desk of mahogany, finished with a Museum quality French polish. The contours of the writing table are covered with gilt brass trims while Pearl trims adorn the...
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1930s Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Leather, Mahogany

Painted Iron Bed, Genoa, Early 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Beautiful iron bed painted in brown-burgundy, with a very rich decoration of intertwined flowers and foliage, enhanced with gold. Good general condition, wear to the patina, small...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Iron

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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