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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: New York
Style: Louis XVI
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Three-Light Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Each with three outward scrolling candlelights in the form of a hunting horn, mounted on tasseled-swag encircled by a wreath of oak leaves.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Fireplace Screen
Located in New York, NY
A Fine and Unique Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt bronze fire screen of superb quality embellished with figural masks of roosters, floral wreaths and finally adorned with a gilt ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Filigreed Bronze Dore Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style bronze dore double urn and festoon design andirons.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

A 19th C. KPM Plaque of Jan Hus at Constance Council, By Karl Friedrich Lessing
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century KPM Plaque of Jan Hus at Constance Council, Originally By Karl Friedrich Lessing, with the Original Giltwood Frame. The plaque is expertly framed in a meticulously cr...
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19th Century German Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Porcelain, Giltwood

19 C Sevres Porcelain Turquoise Blue Ground Gilt Garniture Set w/ Figural Scenes
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Sevres Porcelain Turquoise Blue Ground Gilt Garniture Set w/ Figural Scenes. A three-piece garniture set comprising a mantel clock and a pair of matching candlesticks....
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Porcelain

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

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Crystal, Brass

French Louis XVI Style Walnut Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) walnut center table with carved gilt trim and apron with carved floral design and open stretcher.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Antique Chinese Kangxi Period Porcelain and Doré Bronze-Mounted Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
A fine antique Chinese "Powder Blue" porcelain, mounted with very fine antique French transitional Louis XV/ Louis XVI style ormolu mounts. The porcelain Chinese Kangxi period, circa...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Porcelain

French Design, Louis XVI, Small Chairs, Ivory Painted Wood, Fabric, France 1740s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of 18th century French Musician's chairs, Diminutive chair or stools each in a Swedish paint decorated original finish with new upholstery. Prov...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cupid Center Table with Marble Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) rectangular mahogany and bronze trimmed center table with cupid relief plaques & festoon design apron with marble top.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Set of 4 French Louis XVI Green Damask Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
SET of 4 French Louis XVI style (19th Cent) grey painted side chairs with 6 fluted column design back and green damask upholstered seats (Priced As Pair).
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Fabric, Upholstery, Wood

Louis XVI Style White and Gold Painted Art Motif Trumeau / Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (21st Century) white and gold painted trumeau / wall mirror with gilt carved painter palette trophy design and trim. (Similar to: VTP1090)
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

French Silvered & Gilt Bronze Putti Mounted Crystal Centerpiece Baccarat, 1800s
Located in New York, NY
A large Louis XVI Style French Silvered and Gilt Bronze Putti Mounted crystal centerpiece, Marked Baccarat, from the 1800s. The crystal centerpiece i...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of 19th-20th Century Paint Decorated Louis XVI Style Swedish Side Chairs
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of 19th-20th century paint decorated Louis XVI style Swedish side chairs. This fine pair of French Louis XVI style side chairs are stunning and the quality of the carvings and paint is unsurpassed. The simply breathtaking wood work certainly done for someone of wealth and statue. The pair in a seemingly new Scalamandre upholstery. A couch and pair of large bergères...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Pair of French Louis XVI Beechwood Bergeres
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Louis XVI (18th century) carved beechwood bergeres / armchairs with carved beaded pattern edge on arched back and seat frame with acanthus and scroll carved arms and gold damask upholstery...
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18th Century Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Beech

French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) gilt bronze chandelier with 8 scroll form arms emanating from a solid center shaft with a tapered finial bottom (with original chain)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

A 19th C. French Louis XVI Patinated & Doré Bronze Jardinière, F. Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Large 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Patinated and Doré Bronze Jardinière/Planter, Attributed to F. Barbedienne The large and imposing piece features a regal ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Candelabra Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) 3 arm candelabra with a column over a triangular base with claw feet now wired as a lamp. Ships without a shade
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19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Jansen Style, Louis XVI, French Armchair, Ivory Painted Wood, Silk, 1930s
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Louis XVI style bergère, arm or wingback chair in a fine silk velvet upholstery attributed to Maison Jansen. The finest carvings possible on this bell flower motif frame with ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Velvet, Wood

Pr. Unusual French Baccarat White Opaline & Bronze Mounted Lamps w Elephant base
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Antique French Baccarat Gilt and Patinated Bronze White Opaline Crystal Rectangular Lamps with Enamel Decoration. This pair of antique French Baccarat lamps features recta...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Sofa Attributed to Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI persimmon chenille upholstered sofa. Down filled cushions and bolsters throughout. Measures: Seat height 17" Arm height 24" Finial height 32".
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

French 19th Century Louis XVI Guéridon Table
Located in New York, NY
A French gilt bronze guéridon side table Applied ormolu bronze wreath with medusa bordering along the oval-shaped frame with inset hardstone top above a set of four intricately chise...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Walnut Bench with Cane Seat
Located in Queens, NY
"French Louis XVI style (19th Century) walnut oval shaped bench with double stretcher and inSet cane seat. There is a split in the center of the stretcher."
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Cane, Walnut

Pair 18th Century Meissen Porcelain & French Doré Three Arm Bronze Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
18th Century Meissen Porcelain and French Doré Bronze Candelabras with Applied Porcelain Flowers Step into an era where Meissen porcelain meets French doré bronze in a harmonious bl...
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18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Rock Crystal and Gilt Bronze Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of spectacular French Louis XVI style tall cut rock crystal and gilt bronze lamps embellished with flowers and figural masks.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

Antique Glass, Bronze and Steel Jewelry Showcase or Vitrine
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful antique French gilt bronze, patinated bronze, steel and glass jewelry vitrine or showcase, Paris, circa 1890-1910. It is very unusual to see these vitrines having the ori...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Large French Bagues Style Rock Crystal and Gilt Multi light Lantern Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Spectacular and Large French Louis XVI style gilt and cut rock crystal unusual Pagoda shape multi light lantern chandelier of exquisite craftsmanship in the style of Maison Bagues....
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Rock Crystal, Copper

3-Piece Sevres Porcelain and Dore Bronze Mnt. Clock and Candelabra Garniture
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous and very unusual 19th century French dore bronze mounted Sevres white porcelain three-piece clock and three-light candelabra garniture set. The Lyre shaped clock and cande...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Fauteuils
Located in New York, NY
Old meets new in this chic pair of Louis XVI style arm chairs in a gilt finish.. We love the restrained elegance of the Louis XVI style, and these chairs feature many of the details characteristic of the style--oval back, lovely carved detail at the die joins (where the base of seat meet the legs) and tapered, fluted legs. We re-upholstered the chairs in a fresh charcoal and white Schumacher stripe, giving these very traditional chairs...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Meissen Plaque Depicting Four Royals Hunting in the Woods with a Dog and Rifles
Located in New York, NY
An exceptionally fine and quite larege Meissen hand-painted porcelain plaque depicting four royals hunting in the woods with a hunting dog and rifles. This is the finest quality of a...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Porcelain, Wood

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilded Bronze Bouillotte Lamps with Black Tôle Shades
Located in New York, NY
With three outward scrolling candlearms and fitted with two bulb sockets; adjustable upright with wreath finial and feather quill screw. Dimensions: Overall Height: 24 (not inclu...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

A Spectacular Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted and Gilt Columnar Pedestals
Located in New York, NY
A Spectacular Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted and Gilt Columnar Pedestals. This pair of Louis XVI-style painted and gilt wooden columns features rounded, fluted tops with gilt f...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Pair of Louis XVI Grey Marble Column Pedestals
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style (19/20th Cent) grey marble fluted column pedestals with square top.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Pair of Louis XVI Bronze Cupid Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze dore flame top andirons with winged cupid. (PRICED AS Pair)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French Majolica/Fiance Models of Lions Perched on Stands
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th century French Majolica/Fiance Models of Lions Perched on stands. Each is wonderfully hand painted in vibrant purple and blue colorways. The bases are green and each i...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ceramic

Empire Doré Bronze Candelabra Lamp Having a Patinated Woman Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Manhasset, NY
An Empire doré bronze candelabra lamp having a patinated woman mounted as a lamp. Part of our recent acquisition of fifty year collection from a Secaucus NJ antique shop comes this finely cast bronze candelabra lamp with stunning detailed shade. Diana the Huntress with bow and arrow on her back supporting this doré bronze light.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Pair of Louis XVI Style Three-Light Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A symbolic and distinguished pair of Louis XVI-style ormolu three-light wall appliques. The tied drapery backplate molded with oak branches and stag hoofs and cast with tassel terminal. The three branches each, the form of a French hunting Horn...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Revolutionary Illumination: Symbolism and Craftsmanship in 19th C. Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
This suite of five wall sconces, crafted in the 19th century, showcases an exquisite blend of molded, carved, and gilded wood, each boasting two arms of light. Notably, their design ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Set of 4 French Louis XVI Damask Arm Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
"Set of 4 French Louis XVI style (19th Cent.).gilt carved arm chairs with carved oval back frame and white damask upholstery (PRICED AS Set) Antique condition."
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Damask, Giltwood

Antique French Louis XVI Style Sevres Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Spectacular large 19th century blue Sevres porcelain and gilt bronze multi arm double tier chandelier of exquisite craftsmanship. The main body of this unique blue Sevres porcelain...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Vintage Set of Six Louis XVI Style Painted Dining Room Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Vintage set of six Louis XVI style painted dining room chairs on tapered legs.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Leather, Fruitwood

Period Louis XVI Small Marble Top Corner Cabinet
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine and small Enconignure (corner cabinet) is constructed of book-matched and quarter paneled Tulip-wood veneer bordered by marquetry line inlays and marquetry stop fluting at ...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Grand Tour Gilt Bronze circular shaped plaques of Roman Gladiators
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic Pair of 19th C. French Gilt Bronze Roman Solider Plaques of gladiators with Faux Marble Boarders. Each frame is beautifully hand-carved and the bronze medallions are in ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

A French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Carved Alabaster Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Fine Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt bronze and Hand carved alabaster multi light circular form chandelier of great quality. This unique chandelier is embellished with a very ornate hand carved circular alabaster dish decorated with a gilt bronze acorn which is embellished with hand chizzled gilt bronze arms, further adorned with reticulated gilt...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Alabaster, Bronze

Pair Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chenets / Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (late 19th to early 20th century) andirons (chenets), finely sculpted and cast in bronze with gilt and patinated surfaces, depicting Cupid beside a flaming torch. 11...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Antique Louis XVI Gilt Wood Long Foot Stool 18thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Louis XVI Gilt Wood Long Foot Stool 18thC. Measures - 13.5"H x 36.5"W x 12.5"D. An 18th-century Louis XVI style long foot stool, crafted from gilt wood and upholstered....
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18th Century Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Giltwood

Louis XVI Style, Clock Garniture, Gilt Bronze, Marble, France, 1920s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XVI Style, Clock Garniture, Gilt Bronze, Marble, France, 1920s A finely cast bronze and marble clock set depicting Leto and her Children Apollo and Diana. The set having a Mad...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Lapis Lazuli Garniture Set
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Antique French Louis XVI Style Figural Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli three piece garniture set of exquisite craftsmanship featuring a central figural clock and a pair of candelabras. The central superb gilt bronze clock is embellished with two cherubic gilt bronze figures, large gilt bronze...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Lapis Lazuli, Bronze

A 19th C. French Ormolu Mounted & Rouge Marble Figural Cupid Jardiniere, ROBERT
By Robert Freres, Susse Freres
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental and Exceptionally High Quality 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted and Rouge Marble Jardiniere, attributed to ROBERT FRÈRES. The urn is of baluster form with ormolu saty...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Italian Gilt Wood Wall or Console Mirrors
Located in Manhasset, NY
A fine pair of Italian gilt wood wall or console mirrors. Each having a clean center mirror flanked in a carved pierced frame of wood and gilt gesso design with shell and rosette car...
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Late 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

Pair of Russian Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal Covered Urns, Imperial Glass Manufactor
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful pair of 19th century Louis XVI style Russian cobalt blue hand-diamond cut to clear crystal covered urns/vases, attributed to Imperial Russian glass...
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1840s Russian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal

Exceptional 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional and Unusual 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted English Partners Desk Made for the French Market The rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing-sur...
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19th Century English Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Large, Impressive and Rare Meissen Porcelain Model of an Eagle, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
A very large, impressive and rare Meissen Porcelain Model of an Eagle, circa 1880. It is finely engraved and then hand-painted to create texture and realistic coloring. Naturalistica...
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19th Century German Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Porcelain

19th Century French Baccarat Ormolu Mounted Crystal Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Baccarat Ormolu Mounted Crystal Centerpiece with Crystal Columns and Lions Paw Feet. The Bronze is marv...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Magnificent 19th Century Giltwood Louis XVI Loveseat with New Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sublimely elegant plush 19th century gilt wood Louis XVI French loveseat having gorgeous scalloped high back, bronzed aged patina, cabriole legs and curvy arms. The new upholstery j...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mohair, Upholstery, Giltwood

Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marble-Top Console de Desserte
Located in New York, NY
This admirable fine console has a shaped marble top; inset within gilt-bronze border; on a conforming base with decorated gilt bronze mounts. Below is a central cupboard with finely ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Early 19th C. French Ormolu Covered Vases, Signed Clodion
Located in New York, NY
An Extraordinary Pair of Early 1800's French Ormolu Covered Vases, in the style of CLAUDE MICHEL, Signed Clodion. After the original terracotta vase by Clodion in 1763. These ormolu vases represent an extraordinary confluence of painting and sculpture in 18th century French art...
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1830s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Armchairs French Louise XVI Period White and Blue Floral Fabric French
Located in New York, NY
Armchairs French Louise XVI period white and blue floral fabric French. A pair of armchairs made during the Louise XVI period in France. Frame in a white washed finish. Oval back spl...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Pair 19 C. French Ormolu Four Arm Candelabra with Putti, After Pierre Gouthière
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Four Arm Candelabra/vases with Putti, After the Model by Pierre Gouthière, attributed to Henry Dasson. Each candelabrum is of lidded vase form, f...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Maison Jansen Style, French Louis XVI, Monumental Commodes, Mahogany, Bronze
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of monumental Louis XVI style marble-top commodes in the Maison Jansen fashion. These impressive and finely constructed commodes or sideboards are simply stunning and leave noth...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Louis Xvi furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, tables, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Oggetti D'Arte, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, François Linke, and Maison Jansen. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3 and tops out at $833,747 while the average work can sell for $6,700.

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