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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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Item Ships From: California
Style: Louis XVI
Unusual Carved Italian Giltwood Table Lamp by Randy Esada
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Unusual carved Italian giltwood table lamp by Randy Esada.
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Louis XVI Furniture

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Giltwood

Huge Carved Italian Paladin Giltwood Lamp by Randy Esada Designs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Huge carved Italian Paladin giltwood lamp by Randy Esada.
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Giltwood

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze & Marble Urn with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style figural gilt bronze-mounted and Vert Maurin marble covered urn. The domed cover centred by a flambeau finial, the ovoid body flanked b...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Settee from Southwest France
Located in Carmel, CA
This rustic three seat ladder-back settee is from the Perigord region. It has a triple bowed frame front and back. The frame sides are also bowed at seat. The upholstered cap arms ha...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Vintage Decorative Arts Inc. New York, Louis XVI Style Mirror
Located in Ross, CA
Vintage Decorative Arts, Inc., New York mirror in Louis XVI style with wheat, crowned by leaves and intertwined scrolls and flowers. The leaves go down each side with the corners emb...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

19th Century Gilt Bronze French Mantle Clock with Rose Swags
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Late 19th century gilt bronze French mantle clock with rose swags. Decorated with a large ribbon bow and clusters of roses swags around the face, and sides of the clock. A beautiful...
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19th Century American Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel

Pair Antique Walnut Louis XVI Style Bergere Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of fine, hand-carved, walnut Louis XVI style bergères. One chair is approximately 1" taller than the other.
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1830s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Fabric, Walnut

Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze eight-light chandelier with superb quality chasing and gilt, the arms surmounted with floral decorations in the form of a bouquet...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Elegant Louis XVI Cherrywood Secrétaire Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Louis XVI cherrywood secrétaire cabinet.
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Leather, Cherry

Elegant Louis XVI Cherrywood Secrétaire Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Louis XVI cherrywood secrétaire cabinet.
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Leather, Cherry

Antique Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Gueridon
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XVI style gueridon, circa 1920. Having a mahogany and kingwood inlaid round top, a frieze with mahogany, tulipwood and ormolu mounts, tulip wood and mahogany square tap...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

French Bronze Louis XVI Fauteuils in New Yellow Damask Upholstery, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous Classic French Louis XVI Fauteuils in a Great painted finish with New Yellow Damask Upholstery. Add Instant Classic French Style to your decor. Beautiful Classical chairs!
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Textile, Wood

Reproduction Louis XVI Rush Seat Bar Stool with Back Support
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Reproduction Louis XVI rush seat bar stool with back support. Materials and techniques notes: Wood with rush seat. Side chairs $847, armchairs ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Furniture

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Rush, Wood

French Louis XVI Jansen Style Brass-Mounted Mahogany Commode
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely three-drawer commode made of light and dark stained mahogany with brass mounts in the style of Maison Jansen's early 20th century work. Drawers feature brass trim, key escut...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Set of Louis XVI Style Balloon Back Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A good set of four painted Louis XVI style balloon back chairs. Originally caned, then upholstered. Could be re-caned or reupholstered. Lovely carv...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Set of Louis XVI Style Balloon Back Chairs
Set of Louis XVI Style Balloon Back Chairs
$2,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Reproduction French Louis XVI Style Bar Stool with Rush Seat and No Back
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Reproduction French Louis XVI style bar stool with rush seat and no back.
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2010s American Louis XVI Furniture

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Rush, Wood

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Green & Giltwood Carved Trumeu Mirror Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XVI style green painted and parcel-gilt wood carved trumeau mirror frame. The elongated frame surmounted with giltwood carved wreaths, leaves, urns, ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Canvas, Wood, Giltwood

Terra Cotta Bust of Marie Antoinette, Terra Cotta Bust of Marie Antoinette
By Jean-Baptiste Nini 1
Located in Vista, CA
After Jean-Baptiste Nini (French, 1717-1786) inscribed "J. B. Nini, 1780" on shoulder of bust. Mounted in a neoclassical gilt-brass surround. In a technique of his own inventi...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Terracotta

French Bronze Mandolin Table Clock
Located in Malibu, CA
A small bronze table clock, finely hand painted porcelain face with gilt hands & accents. Most likely the bronze had been gilt when produced, but the gilding has been removed in the ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted 2-Tier Dessert Table by P. E. Guerin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming early 20th century Louis XVI style mahogany, gilt bronze mounted and parcel-gilt ovoid two-tier tea or dessert table by P. E. Guerin. The twin-top dessert with quad-suppor...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Neoclassical Louis XVI Shield Back Caned Fauteuil
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive French Louis XVI style fauteuil armchair carved in the neoclassical taste featuring a shield backrest. Highly carv...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Cane, Mahogany

Pair of Louis XVI Beech Wood Armchair Frames
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Pair of Louis XVI beech wood armchairs, circa 1800. Seat cushion is 50% down and 50% feathers.
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Early 1800s European Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Beech, Down, Feathers

18th C. Antique Gilded Bronze Mirror Glass Desk Console Wall Mount Handcrafted
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th C. Antique Gilded Bronze Mirror Glass Desk Console Wall Mount Handcrafted A superb handcrafted and gilded bronze, late 17th-18th century period Louis XVI antique mirror with or...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Antique French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Console or Desserte
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A high quality French ormolu-mounted mahogany, Amaranth and Marquetry marble top console Desserte - in the manner of Jean-Henri Riesener. The D-shaped green Cippolino marble-top abo...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Carved Chair with Beige Upholstery
Located in San Marino, CA
A very sweetly carved French wingback armchair with solid linen-look upholstery. Removable seat cushion and lighter wood trim, circa 19th century.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Silvered Bronze & Cut-Glass Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style silvered bronze and cut-glass (Crystal) ten-light chandelier, in the manner of Baccarat. The elongated body surmounted with strands of...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Elegant Louis XVI Cherrywood Secrétaire Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Louis XVI cherrywood secrétaire cabinet.
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Cherry, Leather

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Silver Leaf Metallic Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dazzling pair of French armchairs featuring carved Louis XVI style frames that have been painstakingly silver leaf finished by hand. The frames have been upholstered with a matching ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass, Silver Leaf

Pair Large Antique Wall Mount Light Sconces Gilt Bronze Hunt Trumpet Bronze Dore
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair Large Antique Wall mount light Sconces Gilt Bronze Hunt Trumpet Bronze Dore . Hunting Lodge Theme The hunt . For a high end design and mo...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze, Metal

Huge Carved Italian Paladin Giltwood Lamp by Randy Esada Designs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Huge carved Italian Paladin giltwood lamp by Randy Esada.
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Giltwood

Italian Designer Venetian Rope Table Lamp by Randy Esada
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Italian designer Venetian rope table lamp by Randy Esada White gold giltwood finish.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Furniture

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Giltwood

Pair of Monumental Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Monumental Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Sconces.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Five-Light Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze five-light wall sconces. Each lumière with scrolled arms and crowned with a neoclassical urn surmounted with wreaths an...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry & Ormolu Mounted Ladies Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century louis XVI style kingwood parquetry and ormolu-mounted ladies writing table, the body surrounded by bronze moldings. The apron repeats the parquet...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Italian Louis XVI Gold Gilt and Bolo Finish Framed Mirror Circa 1920
Located in Encinitas, CA
Beautiful gold gilt over bolo process frame yields subtle variation in theme on this fine reproduction Louis XVI style mirror of Italian origin. Nice scale and clear reflectivity. M...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood, Mirror

Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted side table with drawer by François Linke. The foliate key plate with ormolu banding repeated on all sides ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze 7-Light Chandelier with Children, After Gouthière
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XVI style gilt-bronze figural seven-light chandelier with Figures of Putti (Children), after the model by Pierre Gouthière in the Cabinet doré for Marie-Antoinette at ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Vintage Pair of Bergere French Louis XVI Wing Back Chairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful pair of chairs made of wood with wings back. They are in good condition. No damages in the wood frame. No broken parts. There’re comfortable and sturdy. The wood frame has ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

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...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Boudoir Side Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style giltwood carved Boudoir side chairs. The low giltwood carved frames with a padded tapered backrest crowned with carved crossed flaming tor...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Silk, Giltwood

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Gueridon by Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany and gilt bronze-mounted circular side table (Gueridon) by Maison Jansen, Paris. The tapered fluted legs fitted with clas...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of French Ormolu Figural Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Outstanding opposing pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu lamps with rouge marble bases. With parcel gilt and paint decorated faux parchment shade. Each ormolu lamp...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Rouge Marble & Rock Crystal Ormolu Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Extremely fine pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted rouge marble four-light girandole lamps. The beautiful girandoles are surmounted by a cut crystal spike, ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Rock Crystal, Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Style French Walnut Armchair with Black Leather Upholstery
Located in San Francisco, CA
A finely carved walnut armchair with a oval shaped back and generous seat upholstered in quality black leather. Sturdy and sound, in excellent condition. France, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Leather, Upholstery, Walnut

Pair of Louis XVI Style Beechwood Cabriolets Fauteuils with Oval Medallion Backs
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A pair of French Louis XVI style beechwood cabriolets fauteuils with oval medallion backs, scrolled arms, fluted legs and green silk upholstery. Each of this pair of French Louis XVI...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Beech, Silk, Upholstery

Reproduction Louis XVI Rush Seat Bar Stool with Back Support
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Reproduction Louis XVI rush seat bar stool with back support. Materials and techniques notes: Wood with rush seat. Side chairs $847, armchairs $897 and b...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Furniture

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Rush, Wood

Bronze and Porphyry Clock by Julien Le Roy, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
A magnificent 19th century French Louis XVI ormolu and patinated bronze mounted Porphyry clock with two reclining bronze cherubs playing a gilt harp. The movement made by Dargent Medallie Company with silk suspension. Signed by Julien Le Roy...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Porphyry, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French White Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps, 19 Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite pair of French Louis XV style white bisque figures ormolu mounted to lamps, 19 century Each lamp is with a white bisque standing putti with a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

French 18th Century Louis XVI Flip-Top Demilune Console Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Newly restored French 18th century Louis XVI flip-top demilune console table in mahogany, with ormolu mounts and gilt inlay. Flips open to reveal new purple felt.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Set of Four Antique Louis XVI Chairs—Circa 1790s, Elm, Neoclassical Grace!
Located in Saint Helena, CA
Over two centuries of history, beautiful woodwork, and neoclassical elements, all with a stylish, contemporary accent! This is a set of four antique Louis XVI chairs. They have more...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Elm

18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Writing Table or Desk, Circa 1780
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Louis XVI carved walnut writing table with a tooled inset brown leather top, standing on elegant cabriole legs ending on cloven hoof feet. Having single center drawer with a decora...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Leather, Walnut

Louis XVI Mirror
Located in Vista, CA
Wood carved and gilded mirror with sectioned cannelures and beaded carving with top attributes of wheat and a torch with ribbon, flanked by detailed floral motifs. Some gilding is mi...
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Late 18th Century European Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Giltwood, Mirror

Louis XVI Period Carved and Gilded Wood Framed Beveled Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome and well proportioned carved and gilded wood framed Louis XVI mirror, having its original gilding that is beautifully aged. The...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Side Table with Drawer, French Early 20th century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality stylized Louis XVI mahogany side table with a single drawer having an oval bronze laurel shape drawer pull, bronze trim and bronze sabots. Having a later beveled glas...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Finely Carved French Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century. French. Finely carved walnut. Newly upholstered in Rubelli fabric.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Pair of Louis XIV Style Bronze Two Light Sconces
Located in Cypress, CA
Pair of large Louis XVI style bronze two light sconces. A shaped gilt bronze backplate decorated with two female masks within foliate and ribbons, issuing three foliate-inspired can...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

19th C. Louis XVI Style Jardinière in the Manner of Henry Dasson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French, King Louis XVI style wood jardinière. Hand painted porcelain plaque with five ormolu mounts, in the manner of Henry Dasson.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century Bronze Mounted French Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In beautiful condition. Bronze has been cleaned and finely chased. The original onyx top has a crack but is stable and hardly noticeable.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century French Giltwood & Painted Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finely-carved sturdy and comfortable giltwood armchairs. Paint is most likely not original. Newly-upholstered in a raspberry velvet strie.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Giltwood

Louis XVI Painted Buffet Deux-Corps
Located in Vista, CA
Louis XVI period painted buffet deux-corps from Provence.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Glass, Wood

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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