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: Europe
Style: Louis XVI
A large Antique Gold Gilt French Louis XVI Style Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large antique French gold gilt mirror in the Louis XVI manner. Retaining its original mirror plate with some foxing. The outer edge of the shaped frame beaded with the inner ribbon...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu & Tulipwood Dressing Table by Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
An Elegant Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood Dressing Table
In the Louis XV Style
Attributed to Paul Sormani
A superb example of late 19th century 'mobilier de luxe,' this tulipwood-veneere...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French, Louis XVI Chest of Drawers Commode, Carrara Marble & Bronze
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.
Five dovetailed drawers with brass details, and a...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commode
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Louis Seize Commode 1790, Germany
Chest of drawers veneered in walnut, top panel fielded in 2 compartments, with beautiful bandwork also on the dr...
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1790s German Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Four Baccarat Crystal Vases, by H. Vian ; H.Dasson & Baccarat, France, C. 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
A very fine and rare set of four baluster-shaped covered vases made of faceted ovoid cut Baccarat crystal and adorned with a bronze mount of exceptional quality and kept with its ori...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Tall 18th Century Paneled and Curved French Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Tall 18th Century Paneled and Curved French Limestone Fireplace Mantel
France, 18th Century
Elevate your space with this majestic 18th-century French fireplace mantel, a rare tall-f...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Antique French Louis XVI Pair Of Armchair
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Pair of Louis xvi armchairs from the 1900s, known as "Marie Antoinette".
The slightly curved back, the armrests, and the padded seats make them comfortable and perfect for daily use...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Beech
20th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Style Four-Poster Bed
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful and rare 20th century French walnut between Louis XV and Louis XVI style four poster bed.
The bed is upholstered with pink silk fabric but we think it needs to be changed. As we are upholsterer, we can recover the bed for you with the fabric of your choice. We will be happy to give you our quote.
Can be disassembled for transportation. This is a double bed size.
Measurement of the mattress must be : 140 cm X 190 cm.
Because of the rounded up and bottom parts, the mattress must be rounded too.
Large silk fabric canopy...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Silk, Walnut
$2,357 Sale Price
20% Off
A Louis XVI Style Mantel Fine Gilt-Bronze Clock by François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Very Fine Gilt-Bronze Clock With A White Marble Base by François Linke.
The case signed 'Linke'.
This rare example of a clock by François Linke has a twin train eight-day mov...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
Pair Of Wall Lamps In Louis XVI Style
Located in Warsaw, PL
The wall sconce is made of intricately chiseled brass and plated with 24-carat gold, featuring natural elements such as olive branches and the face of King Louis XVI on a shield to c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Children's Sofa
Located in Delft, NL
19th century French children's sofa
louis XVI style children's sofa with satin embroidered fabric with flowers in cartouche with bow pattern
Painted hand carved wood and webbing ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of 19th Century Bronze Floral Mirrored Wall Sconces
Located in Barntrup, DE
A pair of small but very fine antique French wall sconces with oval framed mirrors and beautiful floral details, roses. Originally crafted for two candles each, these antique bronze wall lights...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Marquetry bureau, circa 1880.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite 19th-century French marquetry bureau showcases exceptional craftsmanship and artistry. Adorned with intricate floral and landscape motifs, the bureau features a rich, ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Exquisite Classic French Antique Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This fine Louis XVI antique fireplace surround in French limestone is in great condition.
Original and one of a kind mantle, a real work of art, with floral details on the front of ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Limestone
French Demilune Hand Painted White Wooden Console with White Marble Top
Located in London, GB
A very pretty French 19th century original hand painted wooden demilune with original marble top. The paintwork is original and has a distressed look but this only adds to the beauty.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble
Large 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Impressive large 19th Century French Louis XVI style gilt and gesso antique wall mirror.
With scroll finial, garlands and ribbons. With a gadrooned border.
Original mirror plate with...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
Buccellati Sterling Silver Jug Louis XVI Style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver jug by Gianmaria Buccellati.
The body and base of the jug are rounded and completely smooth.
A border with a striped and ribbon design typical of the Louis XVI style ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Louis XVI Style "Astronomy" Mantel Clock, circa 1845
By Perrelet
Located in Greven, DE
French mantel clock "Astronomy"
Paris
Bronze, marble
Mid 19th century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 38 x 55 x 16 cm
Description:
A Louis XVI-style figural mantel clock mounted on a two-t...
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1840s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Marble Mortar from 18th Century
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice mortar is made of white marble. This is a French work from 18th Century
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble
$1,033 Sale Price
30% Off
A 19th Century Chinese Style Samson Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamp
By Edmé Samson
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th Century Chinese Style Samson Porcelain vase and cover, ormolu-mounted in lamp
Polychromed design of birds, foliages and branches in cartouches, the ginger jar on a yel-low and...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$2,740 Sale Price
25% Off
13-Piece Set Crystal Wine Glasses - Cristallerie De Lorraine
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful set of crystal wine glasses with a matching carafe, made by the French brand Cristalleri de Lorraine.
- 12 wine glasses for red wine, these glasses are 18 cm high and Ø8...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Crystal
20th century, Pair of French Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in IT
20th century, Pair of French Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
The pair of candlesticks, made in the twentieth century, is in gilded bronze.
The structure of each candlestick consists of pl...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Gold box of Louis XVI period
Located in Paris, FR
Three-tones gold oval snuff box. The hinged lid is decorated with a country trophy medallion. The medallion is framed by a garland of green gold foliage and roses. The medallion is d...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Gold
$41,251
Delightful French Louis XVI Style Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Delightful French Louis XVI "Demi Lune" style fireplace mantel.
This perfect size Parisian Louis XVI fireplace mantel is the perfect mix of simple and strong profiled elements and ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique Black and Red Marble Fireplace
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Nice sized and decorative Dutch mantel.
The deep polished black "Noir de Mazy" marble combined with striking red "Griotte" marble makes this stylish mantel really stand out.
This could work really well in a modern, contemporary and a Classic interior. Prefect usable dimensions.
Great original condition, can be sold with black marble flooring...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Griotte Marble
19th Century French Gilded Wooden Canape in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Gilded wooden sofa with water leaf motifs, rosettes and grooves, straight armrests, curved armrests, twisted and tapered legs. Striped fabric trim with foliage patterns in pastel sha...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
$1,897 Sale Price
65% Off
18th Century French Classic Fireplace Mantelpiece In Marble Stone
Located in Beervelde, BE
This 18th-century French marble stone fireplace surround is truly a statement piece. With its ivory and pink rose coloration, it exudes an elegant charm that would enhance any grand ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble
Handpolished 1780s Louis Seize XVI Chest Of Drawers In Nutwood
Located in Ulm, DE
Louis XVI chest of drawers in nutwood
shellac hand polished
Original Louis XVI (also: Louis-seize), France around 1780
Dimensions:
Width: 77 cm
Height: 77,5 cm
Depth: 43 cm.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Nutwood
21st Century, 8-Lights Chandelier in Clear Crystal and Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
8-Lights chandelier in clear crystal and gold patinated bronze.
The parts in crystal are hand-carved. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item uniqu...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Exceptional Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Malachite Grandfather Clock
Located in London, GB
Exceptional Louis XVI style gilt bronze and malachite grandfather clock
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 250cm, width 54cm, depth 33cm
This superb longcase clock is a wonderful example of the Belle Époque impetus to draw inspiration from the styles of the past. The clock, crafted during the late nineteenth century—though the malachite finish is later—is inspired by a famous eighteenth-century original. The clock is of traditional form, which a cubic clock case inset with an enamel dial and a gilt bronze bezel cast with signs of the zodiac. The central section of the clock includes a window, which reveals the pendulum inside, while the lower section is in the form of a plinth. The malachite veneer is wonderfully varied, with lighter and darker shades of the stone utilised to add visual interest. The clock is surmounted by a sculpture in gilt bronze of Apollo in his chariot, pulled by a quadriga of horses. The dial is signed for Rosel Bruxelles...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
137-Piece Set Silver Plated Tableware - Christofle - Rubans Croisés - Complete
By Christofle
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A great set of silver plated tableware, made by the French brand Christofle, from the series Rubans Croisés. The set is complete for 12 persons and in great condition. It looks like ...
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1980s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Elegant Antique Armchair from France, circa 1860
Located in Sofia, BG
An elegant antique armchair from France, circa 1860. Made of solid walnut painted in beige with curved legs and back, upholstered with a cotton fabric in stripes. Very comfortable an...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Style Benches White Painted With Fabric
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair (set of 2) benches in Louis XVI style.
Frame in white-painted wood, seats newly upholstered with striped linen blend in shades of green (Forest Green) from Colefax & Fowler.
R...
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Early 20th Century Danish Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Louis XVI Style Bronze Chandelier, Paris, France, circa 1970s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A beautiful solid bronze chandelier attr. to (Maison Lucien Gau), Paris, France.
The chandelier has eight scroll arms and displays great elegance, thanks to a platinum coating old g...
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1970s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Cylindrical Lantern in Louis XVI Style Brass Glass Pendant Lighting XXL
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Louis XVI Style Brass Lantern: Illuminate in Style
Discover our exquisite collection of large cylindrical lanterns in the timeless Louis XVI style, a harmonious fusion of br...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Brass
$3,133 Sale Price / item
30% Off
18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Church Torchère Converted to Floor Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Tall giltwood church torchère with deep foliate carvings, Italy late 18th century. This piece is finely hand carved in precise detail with deep foliate carvings decorated with acanth...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
$4,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Style Fireplace In Turquin Blue Marble Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI style turquin blue marble fireplace Fireplace dimensions: 92.5cm x 90cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble
French Leather jewelry box with inlaid etched plaque - France - Louis XVI style
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming wooden jewelry or sewing box covered in brown leather, surrounded by a dark brown inlaid frieze and a decorative green frieze glued around the box.
The leather is decorated ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Arabescato Marble Fireplace Surround For Stylish Interior Design
Located in Beervelde, BE
Beautiful French vintage fireplace mantel with columns on the jambs made in the Arbescato marble. Small restoration on the baguette. It is a Louis XVI period piece, 18th century.
Mea...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique Marble Chimneypiece
Located in Made, NL
A monumental 19th Century Louis XIV-style Paonazzo marble fireplace, exquisitely carved with acroterion details. This antique chimneypiece, i...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble
$34,474
Panneling, Set of Carved Oak Ionic Pilasters, 18th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This 18th-century woodwork features a set of pilasters, more ornate than classical Ionic models. It reflects the strong taste for Ancient Greek aesthetics that prevailed during the 1...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Oak
Late 18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Secretary With Impressive Marquetry
Located in Greven, DE
18th Century Louis XVI Secretary With Marquetry
The Netherlands
Amaranth, satinwood and others
Louis XVI around 1790
Dimensions: H x W x D: 149 x 89 x 46 cm
Description:
Elaborate...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Satinwood
Antique French Side Table Writing Desk Oak Beveled Top Carved Decorated Legs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful French side table or console table or writing desk, characterized by the handcrafted carved beveled edge table-top and raised on two stunning carved legs and central cross-...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood
Classic Louis XVI Style Bedside Cabinet By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
A Pair of bedside tables made by artisan furniture specialists - La Maison London.
The Bedsides have been hand made in wood, in the classic Louis XVI style, and finished in an ecru ...
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2010s British Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Gold
18th Century French Giltwood Mirror
Located in Godstone, GB
18th century small french carved giltwood wall mirror c.1760. Possibly later mercury glass, with signs of age (black spots ,scratches etc.)
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1760s Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique French Elegant Rustic Fireplace Mantel In Limestone With Patina
Located in Beervelde, BE
Original 18th century French grez limestone fireplace surround. The patina is exceptional. It reflects the light in the room and has a silky feeling when touching. Indisputably one o...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Louis XVI Style Casket on Stand
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain Louis XVI style casket on stand
This magnificent Louis XVI style ormolu casket is supported by a mirror-topped table stand, which sits on four tapered, fluted legs connected by a curving X-form stretcher. In the centre of this stretcher is an ormolu urn decorated with rams heads, four hoof feet and birds on the top. The legs of the table are also ornately decorated with draped garlands and scrolled detailing. The apron is inset with Sèvres style porcelain plaques depicting scenes of cherubs and children in landscapes as well as decorative floral detailing, and is surmounted with laurel leaf mounts.
The casket itself is of oval architectural form, and is set on fourteen small feet. It features further porcelain plaques depicting cherubs, musical instruments and a central oval portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette within a crowned gilt cartouche. Her portrait is flanked by two cherubs and is sat within a decorative royal blue border, matching the turquoise colored borders of the other plaques. The reverse of the casket is similarly decorated and features a painted plaque of her husband King Louis XVI.
The plaques are separated by mounted ormolu columns decorated with crowns and draped laurel leaves, and each column is surmounted by floral crowns. Each curved side of the casket features an ormolu mask of a female figure, and the hinged lid is surmounted by two reclining female figures wearing draped dresses and holding a central crown. The casket opens at the lid to reveal a velvet interior.
There is an inscription below the portrait of Marie Antoinette which spuriously reads ‘This casket formerly property of Marie Antoinette, presented to my beloved wife as souvenir of our European tour / Sept 8th 1886 / Louis L...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Limestone Fireplace
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
This exquisite Louis XVI-style paneled limestone fireplace mantel from France is a timeless masterpiece that exudes elegance and sophistication. Crafted from warm-toned limestone, th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Limestone
$4,855 / item
Antique Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel in Breche d'Alep Marble
Located in London, GB
A Louis XVI period late 18th century fireplace in Breche d'Alep marble with Ormolu enrichments and cast iron interior panel. The frieze with beaded decoration, acanthus leaf and moul...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Monumental Black Marble Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Made, NL
Monumental Louis XVI black marble mantle in excellent condition. A true masterpiece.
The carving is of such a high quality showing the true art of ...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
$74,253 Sale Price
21% Off
Pair of Antique French Gilt Wood Salon Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of antique French gilt wood salon armchairs, dating from around the 1890-1910 period.
They are of superb quality, with gorgeous carving throughout. They sit on wond...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Monumental Louis XVI mirror, from the Napoleon III period
Located in Paris, FR
Majestic mirror featuring a richly carved and gilded frame decorated with scrolls, pearl friezes, acanthus leaves and shells. The pediment is adorned with two musician cherubs in the...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Small 18/19th Century French Giltwood Louis XVI Style Mirror
Located in Buisson, FR
Small giltwood Louis XVI style mirror with its original mirror glass
France, circa 1760-1850
Weathered, small ,losses and old repairs.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,054 Sale Price
52% Off
19th C. Neo Classic Large Bed With Gilt Work & Painted "Boucher" Style Cherubs
Located in London, Park Royal
This bed isn’t just fit for a king—it was actually made for royalty!
Handcrafted in solid oak in France circa 1880, this remarkable Neo-Classical bed was commissioned a member of Eu...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Marquetry Salon Table Louis XVI with Noble Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Rectangular with semi-circular sides.
The body stands on conical legs, which are connected to a cross-bridge. Tabletop strongly inlaid with tendrils and foliage.
A drawer with key.
...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Oak
$5,233 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Baccarat Crystal Open Double Salt Cellar
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This glittering open double salt cellar, made by renowned crystal manufacturer Baccarat, is made from a solid piece of glass with an elegant finial-topped silver-plated knob separati...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
An Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Commode by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Marble-Top Commode by Paul Sormani.
Stamped twice beneath the marble top 'SORMANI Paris'.
The lockplate engraved 'P. Sormani Paris 10 ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Polished bronze easel photo frame French style 20th century
Located in Cantù, IT
Polished bronco easel photo frame French style 20th century - Private Collection Domenico Rugiano
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Louis XVI Style Museum Pedestal Clock after Jean-Henri Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Berlin, DE
A Model of Jean Henri Riesener (Received Master in 1768) executed in 1785. (Inv. OA 5501 in Louvre Museum). 19th century. This fine and sumptuous “Regulateur de Pendule” presents a fine amaranth. Of Sycamore oeuil de vermeuil, ebony and buis stringing marquetry. The base and the gaine are decorated with diamond shapes. The hours are inscribed in Roman numerals and the munutes in Arabic. It takes place in a magnificent gilt décor of three winged children playing with garlands on clouds. The regulator is enriched with a delicate garniture of bronze. The dial and each panel are framed by an elegant frieze of palms and pearls. The top of the gaine is enhanced with a frieze of palms and ovums, foliages and garlands of flowers. Each corner is ornated with fleurons. The front of the gaine is embellished by an Apollo mask (Sun Symbol) and each side with laurel crowns. Under the mask the cartouche is decorated by a stylized vase of flowers.
Folliated scrolls, flowers, garlands, cornucopias and musical instruments such as a harp (Apollo Reference) The cherubs are underlined by pearls, scrolls of Acanthus Leaves and garlands dawning out in foliages, framed with ropes until the lions feet. The feet rest on a base ornated with fleurons and foliages with buds of flowers ending in four conical feet with acanthus leaves.
With André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732) and Charles Cressent (1685-1768), Riesener was arguably one of the three greatest French ébénistes of the 18th century. Eventually taking over the workshop after Oeben’s death in 1763, and marrying his widow some four years later. He is renowned for completing the famous bureau du Roi...
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20th Century Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Gold Sewing Box with Wax Case, Scissors, Seal
Located in Paris, FR
A 18th century set presented in trapezoidal case made of light wood and inlaid with marquetry. The vanity case includes a gold wax case decorated with fl...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Gold
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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