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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.

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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Louis XVI
Pair of Louis XVI Style Maison Bagues Three Branch Wall Sconce, circa 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
A pair of Louis XVI style Maison Bagues three branch wall sconce or wall lights, each with splays of flowerheads on top, its back plate issuin...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Brass

Statuary Marble Louis XVI Style Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A good quality statuary marble antique fireplace in the Louis XVI manner. The panelled jambs surmounted by carved rosette paterae, the frieze with swags, drapery and foliage to centr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Statuary Marble

An Italian Arabescato French Louis XVI Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A good quality French Louis XVI style Italian Arabescato marble fireplace. The finely carved guilloche frieze with rosettes, acorns and foliage throughout, flanked by carved square p...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Louis XVI Style Tables, After Weisweiler
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality near pair of French gilded ormolu Gueridons, in the Louis XVI style after a design of Adam Weisweiler (French, 1744-1820). Each table having an inset Lapis Lazuli...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock, by Grohé Frères
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large and exceptional Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and white marble figural mantel clock, by Grohé Frères, Paris. The dial signed ‘Grohé, A Paris'. ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century French Tulipwood Table in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
An Elegant Tulipwood Table In the Louis XVI Style Veneered in a beautifully figured tulipwood with a contrasting kingwood inlay and decorated with mercury...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century French Writing Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French Louis XVI style bureau plat, having an inset leather top, gilded ormolu mounts, a single frieze drawer, raised...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Fine Quality French Statuario Marble Fireplace in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
A fine quality French Statuario marble fireplace in the Louis XVI style. The tapering jambs with carving throughout surmounted by carved capitals featuring cartouche and foliage. The...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Statuary Marble

Pair of French 18th Century Louis XVI Corner Cabinets with Flower Marquetry
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An exceptional pair of Louis XVI period corner cabinets or encoignures with elaborate marquetry work. Each cabinet opens with a front door, revealing two shelves, on bracket feet. Be...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

18th Rambouillet Pair of Wall Lamp in Bronze Nickel and Gold with Rock Crystal
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This sconce skillfully blends several motifs and influences of the great goldsmiths of the eighteenth century. The mirror on the one hand, which is a reminder of the evolution of ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal, Gold, Bronze, Nickel

A Statuary White Marble Fireplace in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French Statuary white marble fireplace in the Louis XVI style. The fluted jabs with carved husks, surmounted by panels carved with ribbons and foliage. The panelled fr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Statuary Marble

19th Century Veined Statuary Marble Mantel Piece
Located in London, GB
A good quality French Louis XVI style fireplace in veined Statuary marble. The jambs with half rounded column, surmounted by carved acanthus leaf capitals. The frieze with beaded pan...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Statuary Marble

White Marble Fireplace in the Louis XVI Manner
Located in London, GB
An elegant French Louis XVI style white marble fireplace, with panelled and beaded frieze, tapering half round fluted columns with carved acanthus leaf capitals. A copy of an earlier...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Good Quality Period French Louis XVI Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A good quality period French Louis XVI fireplace. The shaped, stop-fluted jambs surmounted by square carved paterae. The frieze with panels ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Limestone

19th Century French Louis XVI Style free standing display cabinet.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French ormolu-mounted free standing vitrine. Having bowed glass to the ends, a door to open with a glass shelf within. Classical floral and fola...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century Marquetry Inlaid Pedestal, in the Style of 'Linke'
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French marble topped classical pedestal, having its original marble top, wonderful elegant gilded ormolu mounts, fine quality marquetry inlaid f...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Exceptional Wrought Iron Castle Lantern circa 1930 Very Nice Work of Ironwork
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional wrought iron castle lantern circa 1930 Very nice work of ironwork and bolts Provenance chateau in the center of France.
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Wrought Iron

20th Century imperial Bureau Plat / Desk in the Style of Louis XVI
Located in Berlin, DE
Exotic veneer on solid oak and wood. Extremely finely chased and rich bronze applications. Rectangular body. A hand painted picture badge on the front and side view. Gilded bronze de...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Unusual 19th Century, French XVI Style Carrara Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An unusual and nicely carved 19th century (circa 1840) French XVI style Carrara marble fireplace. The frieze with scrolled foliage. The shaped jambs with ac...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble

Pair of Louis XVI Style Cube Parquetry Gueridons or Bedside Tables, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine companion pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted Mahogany and cube parquetry guéridon or bedside tables with Vert Maurin marble tops. French, circa 1880. Each guér...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Antique French Directoire Fireplace with an Egyptian Flavour
Located in London, GB
A very finely carved French Louis XVI limestone fireplace. The delicately carved frieze with diamond centre motif of rosette and husks, the jambs with leaves and foliage surmounted b...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Limestone

Italian Statuario Marble Fireplace with Carved Rams Heads
Located in London, GB
An 18th century Italian fireplace in white Statuario marble. The panelled jambs with carved cascading foliage, surmounted by finely carved rams heads...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Statuary Marble

Petite Louis XVI Style Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A petite Louis XVI style fireplace in a variegated sienna marble. The shaped jambs with flutes inlaid with brass ormolu, surmounted by square ormolu paterae. The frieze with fluting,...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Siena Marble

Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Cut-Glass Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Six-light candelabra, ormolu with a glass spike surmount and two rows of hanging glass daggers and beads, one above and one below the six candles.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Antique Louis XVI Style Fireplace Mantle in Blue Turquin & Statuary Marbles
Located in London, GB
A 19th century Louis XVI style chimney piece of blue turquin and white statuary marbles. The white frieze with a central vase of flowers flanked by suspen...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Stone, Marble, Statuary Marble

Large French Louis XVI Style Marble Mantel Piece
Located in London, GB
An elegant French Louis XVI style Saint Anne des Pyrenees marble fireplace, with carved capitals in Statuary marble. The jambs with half round columns surmounted by carved acanthus l...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Large French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Vitrine by Francoise Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century French bombe shaped display cabinet in the Louis XVI style, having wonderful scrolling gilded ormolu mounts, original marble to the tops, serpentine ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

French Louis XVI Style White Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A French Louis XVI style white marble fireplace. The panelled frieze with oval centre patera. Half round tapering columns surmounted by matching fluted blockings, with moulded shelf ...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

18th Century French Louis XVI Brocatelle Marble Fireplace
Located in London, GB
An 18th century (circa 1770) French Louis XVI Brocatelle marble fireplace with panelled frieze with circle to centre, fluted jambs surmounted by s...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Louis XVI Style Marquetry Side or Work Table, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century Louis XVI style side or dressing table, having wonderful inlaid marquetry to the top and frieze, depicting classical scrolls, faux wicker and fo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Kingwood

Set of Four Louis XVI Style Armchairs
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of four Louis XVI style armchairs, 19th century. Hand-painted wood and silk.  
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Silk, Wood

A pair of 19th Century French Ebonised Pier / Side Cabinets
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century ebonised pier / side cabinet, with gilded scrolling foliate ormolu mounts to the frieze, classical monopodia supports, a single door to each...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Important LXVI Style Pedestal, France Late 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Rare and important stand in the shape of a column, LXVI style, in copper-plated and patinated metal. Decor of asparagus, scrolls, grooves etc. It can support a very heavy object...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Copper, Iron, Zinc

Antique Walnut and Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
This elegant writing desk was created in France in the late 18th century, during the reign of King Louis XVI (1774-1792). The desk is designed in a refined neoclassical style which w...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

Odiot - 3pc. French 19th Century 950 Sterling Vegetable Server - MINT !
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from a chateau near Paris, France; a magnificent 19th century antique french 950 sterling silver 3pc. covered vegetable server in "Like New" condition by renowned French silve...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Sterling Silver

20th Century Louis XVI Style French Curtain Retainer
Located in Berlin, DE
French curtain retainer in Louis XVI style. Bronze, finely engraved. Relieved wall plate, before engraved scroll with garlands as curtain retainer.
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20th Century Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

20th Century Louis XVI Classicist Style French Salon Vitrine
Located in Berlin, DE
French salon vitrine in Louis XVI classicist style Solid beechwood colored hand-painted. Oval one-drawered combered and four-sided glassed body on high, brass-painted four edged leg...
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20th Century Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI Limestone Fireplace
Located in Zedelgem, BE
Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel, dating from the 19th century. Inside dimensions : 109cm wide x 86cm high
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Limestone

Petite Louis XVI Stone Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A rustic yet charming French Louis XVI stone fireplace. The delicately carved frieze and jambs with foliage throughout. Directoire period, early 19th c...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Stone

Louis XVI Style Parquetry Inlaid Card Table, circa 1890 Linke Style
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century Parquetry inlaid fold over card table, having gilded ormolu mouldings and mounts. The top hinging open to reveal a baize covered card playing su...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

Pair of Very Large Baluster Candelabras, Signed Eugène Hazart
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of candelabras in bronze and gilded and Marblewhite with three arms of lights in the form of a bouquet of flowers. The shaft in the shape of vase is decorated with two handles e...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

21st Century Brocart Night Table with Gold Leaf Laser Engraved Lace Decoration
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
The night table of the Brocart line completes the bedroom furniture with its refined style that evokes the luxury of the 17th and 18th century French noble courts. The base, with hand-carved legs and antique gold leaf finishing in pure classic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Statuary Marble French Louis XVI Style Mantel
Located in London, GB
An elegant and good quality 19th century (circa 1840) French Louis XVI Statuary marble fireplace, with bowed frieze with guilloche carving. Round paterae above shaped jambs. Shelf le...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Statuary Marble

French Bronze Louis XVI Style Hanging Lantern, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French bronze Louis XVI style hanging lantern, circa 1950 beveled glass. hight with chain : 110 cm
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

4 Louis XVI Style Chairs, Napoleon III Period, Partially Gilded
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
4 Louis XVI style chairs, Napoleon III period, partially gilded.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Velvet, Wood, Giltwood

Candelabra 18th Century in Light Bleu Color Lacquered and Gilded Wood
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
This wood candelabra is in light blue color lacquered and gilded wood: beautiful and perfect, despite its age. It's coming from Faenza. The small imperfection are acceptable because...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Fruitwood

Louis XVI Style Fireplace in Antique Red Marble, France, circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI style fireplace in antique red marble, hearth dimensions: 81 x 93 cm.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

20th Century Louis XVI Style Applique/Wall Lamp
By Jean Louis Prier
Located in Berlin, DE
Applique Louis XVI in the style of Jean Louis Prieur 1732-1795. Matte and gilded bronze. Narrow, profiled wall panel with large attachment in the f...
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20th Century Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Centre Table, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French late 19th century inlaid centre table, the top having geometric parquetry inlay to the top and frieze, gilded ormolu mask and floral mounts, a single friez...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Marble Top Centre Table, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive and good quality 19th Century Louis XVI style marble topped centre table, having wonderful gilded ormolu mounts, mouldings and masks to the drawer fronts, frieze an...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

20th Century Louis XVI Style Five-Flamed-Light Applique
Located in Berlin, DE
Monumental applique in Louis XVI style. Five-flamed light- corpus. Engraved Bronze. Flat wall shield from a relief of Roman battle weapons and middle disp...
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20th Century Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Important Pair of Gilt Bronze Covered Perfume Burner Vases 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Pair of Gilt Bronze covered Perfume Burner Vases 19th century France with flower garlands and cherry marble. Louis XVI style, circa 1880....
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

French 19th Century Rococo Cartel Wall Clock, in the Louis XVI Style
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century Louis XVI style gilded ormolu and patinated bronze sun burst cartel wall clock. Depicting cherubs among clouds and sun rays. The white enamel clock fac...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Magnificent lamps in gilt bronze louis XVI style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XVI style lamps two lights in bronze called bouyotte lamps with its lampshade in painted sheet metal ,bordeaux color. The lampshade can be adjusted to the desired height the b...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Veined Statuario French Marble Chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
A fine quality 19th century, circa 1830 French Louis XVI fireplace in veined Statuario marble. The frieze carved with flutes, exquisitely carved to the centre with fruit, flowers and...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Statuary Marble

Louis XVI Style Centre Table Attributed to François Linke, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style mahogany and marquetry centre table with gilt bronze mounts attributed to François Linke. French, circa 1890. This fine marquetry table has a frieze with...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

20th Century Pedestal Column in the Ancient Antique Louis XVI Style Rosewood
Located in Berlin, DE
Different rosewoods on solid conifers mirrored veneer. Sides with paneled parquet decorated with grid-shaped, perforated wide measuring strips. Cover plate with stepped veined marble...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

19th Century Fireplace of Belgian Bluestone in Style of Louis XVI
Located in Made, NL
Beautifully decorated fireplace of Belgian bluestone from the 19th century with a width of no less than 208 cm. This fireplace is in the style of Louis XVI. A beautiful striking fire...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Other

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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