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Louis XVI Furniture

LOUIS XVI STYLE

Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.

Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.

Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.

The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.

Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Louis XVI
Antique French Louis XIV Style Carved Giltwood Console Table Hall Sideboard 76"
Located in Dayton, OH
A monumental Italian Louis XIV style "Belle Epoque" giltwood console table. Belle Epoque (The Age of Excellence) takes inspiration from the very beginning of the French Golden Age of...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Giltwood

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

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XVI Commode with Original Marble Top New Ebonized Mahogany Finish
Located in Chicago, IL
French Louis XVI Commode with its Original Marble Top. Our Old Plank Restoration Department removed the old tired lacquer, without the use of any harsh chemicals and applied an old s...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Marble, Brass

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

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

John Stuart French Regency Louis XVI Carved Mahogany Highboy Dresser, circa 1940
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style highboy dresser or gentleman's chest By John Stuart USA, circa 1940s Carved mahogany, with original brass hardware. Measures: 38...
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1940s American Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Bronze Wall Mirrors with Candle Holders
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a touch of elegance to an entryway with this striking pair of antique wall mirrors. Crafted in France circa 1890, each oval-shaped beveled mirror is set within a finely detailed ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Karges French Regency Louis XVI Burled Walnut and Gold Gilt Console Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style console table, entry table, sideboard, or buffet server By Karges Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Beautiful carved burled walnut, with faux to...
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1980s American Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Damask Upholstered Long Sofa Set
Located in Forney, TX
Add a touch of sophisticated elegance, timeless luxury and romantic warmth with this striking Belle Époque period French gilt wood four seater long sofa. Exquisitely hand-crafted...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Giltwood

Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble will make an elegant addition to any decor! Crafted from exotic imported mahogany, it features a tailored neoclassical ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Brass

Baker Furniture Style French Regency Louis XVI Carved Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of eight French Regency Louis XVI style shield back dining chairs In the manner of Baker Furniture USA, Circa Late 20th Century Solid carved walnut frames, with uph...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Antique Louis XVI Table Writing Desk In Walnut - Italy 19th
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant Louis XVI-style writing desk, crafted in solid walnut, dates to the early 19th century and originates from Italy’s Emilia Romagna region. With its restrained lines and r...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

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

Materials

Upholstery, Fruitwood, Giltwood

Pair of Maison Jansen Giltwood French Louis XVI Style Chairs
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of very well proportioned, elegant and chic Louis XVI style wood and gold leaf gilded chairs created very probably by Maison Jansen. Each chair with curved oval-shaped padded b...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Set of Eight Louis XVI- Style Painted Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 8 Louis XVI- Style Painted Dining Chairs - 2 arm and 6 side chairs - all upholstered in Blue Cowtan and Tout fabric.
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Kindel Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Lacquered Nightstands, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of mid-century French Regency Louis XVI style nightstands or end tables By Kindel Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved solid cherry wood in green lacquer, with mounte...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI writing desk in walnut. 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined Louis XVI period writing desk from the 18th century, crafted in warm walnut with understated brass trim. This elegant secrétaire features a clean, architectural silhouette ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

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

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Style End Table with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a sophisticated 19th century Louis XVI mahogany style end table. The oval Breccia marble top, with gilt bronze band is positioned over a deep frieze containing gilt bronze sw...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Wood

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

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage John Stuart Provincial Cane Back and Leather Dining Chairs
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Set of 6 Cane back dining chairs with leather seats. Louis XVI styling. Great design with complimenting warm wood and black leather seat.
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Leather, Cane, Wood

French 19th Louis XVI-Style Oval Giltwood Occasional Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This graceful oval giltwood occasional table, circa 1880, is from France and features a white marble top with delicate grey veining, over an ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

A 19th Century French Walnut Drop Leaf Dining Table
Located in Dallas, TX
A French early 19th century walnut drop leaf dining table with mahogany parquetry banding and round fluted legs. This versatile table was once an extension dining table that was lon...
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Early 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut

Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Chandelier by Maison Mottheau
Located in New York, NY
Finest quality 19 century French gilt bronze and blue cold paint Louis XVI Style 12 light chandelier by Maison Mottheau with Churib Motif.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XVI Style White Distress Painted Cane Bergere Club Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XVI Style White Distress Painted Cane Bergere Club Chairs - a Pair. Item features cane backs, white painted distressed finish, loose cushions, solid wood constru...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Cane, Wood

Late 18th Century Neoclassical Rolltop Bureau, Germany
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant Louis XVI, Zopfstil, roll-top secretary desk, crafted in the late 18th century. The piece features a three-drawer base and a three-door upper section with a projecting cen...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Walnut

French 1890s Baccarat Gilt Bronze Cut Crystal Glass Candelabra Centerpiece
Located in Germantown, MD
Amazing French 19th century Baccarat gilt bronze and cut crystal glass centerpiece candelabra Very good antique condition Measures 15"W x 15"...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Sofa
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A timeless settee in the Louis XVI taste dating from the 19th century with painted wood frame sheltering the upholstered interior of three down-feather seat cushions, tight seatback,...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint, Feathers

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Settee
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive French sofa settee featuring a carved mahogany frame crafted in the Louis XVI taste. The settee has a molded frame with gracefully curved arms and a flat back crest. The ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

Antique French, Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers Commode Buffet Bar
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French Louis XVI style bar buffet topped with a white Carrara marble, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs. One dovetailed drawer, two doors and a practical storage ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble

French Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Oval Giltwood Carved Marble-Top Center Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XVI Style 'Belle Époque' oval giltwood carved center table with marble top. The ornately decorated apron topped with a veined white marble top and raised on four flute...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Marble

Antique Louis XVI Desk Cabinet "bureau à pente"
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Louis XVI style antique desk chest of drawers called "bureau à pente". Three dovetailed drawers, bronze details. On the front opens a tab...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Hand Carved Stone Limestone Simple Rustic Fireplace Mantle Surround Antiques CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Stone Limestone Simple Rustic Fireplace Mantle Surround Antiques CA. A nicely Hand finished carved simple white and off white limestone fireplace mantel (fireplace) surro...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Antique French Louis XVI Style Leather top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Classic 19th century French Louis XVI style desk handcrafted in mahogany and zebra wood with a tooled leather top on a case with four drawers in front with brass hardware, inlaid bor...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Neoclassical Louis XVI Walnut Extending Dining Table
Located in Astoria, NY
A charming mid-19th century French extendable dining table in Louis XVI style, sourced from Provence, France. Beautifully hand-crafted from solid walnut, the table showcases a deep, ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Hardwood, Walnut

Baker Furniture French Louis XVI Mahogany Cane Balloon Back Dining Chairs - 6
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Baker Furniture French Louis XVI Mahogany and Cane Ballon Back Dining Chairs - Set of 6 Each armless chair measures: 21 wide x 24 deep x 37.75 high, with a seat height of 18.5 inche...
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Early 2000s American Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Cane, Mahogany

Pair of 19th Century Limoges Monvoisin Porcelain Figurines
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning pair of mid to late 19th century French Limoges Bisque porcelain figurines from circa 1870. One is of a lady in period dress/attire cradling a Dove. All hand-painted and decorated to the finest quality. The base is marked with the makers initials “C.H.”. She is made of fine bisque porcelain in the Old Paris porcelain style. The other is of a gentleman set...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Porcelain, Paint

Picture Frame Silver Enameled on guilloche with feet for oval photo Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame with feet for oval photo cm. 5.5 x 8.5 in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, with borders and ornaments in the ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Pair of French Transition Style Oval-Shaped Fruitwood Bedside Tables with Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Transition style fruitwood oval-shaped bedside tables from the early 20th century with two drawers and marquetry banding. This elegant pair of French Transition styl...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Grand French Louis XVI Buffet “A L’Etrusque”
Located in Austin, TX
Buffet from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece is made of striped mahogany with striking hand-crafted detail throughout. There are four doors that open to interior shelving. I...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Large 18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Dining Table.
Located in Dallas, TX
A large French Louis XVI mahogany extension dining table with five leaves This exceptional table is highly decorative and very functional with many lengths available with the additi...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

French Louis XVI Mahogany Round Dining Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-Style (19th Century) mahogany round (opened) dining table with drop sides and a brass rim supported on round tapers legs with ca...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique French Louis XVI Style Painted Dining Chairs in Blue Velvet - Set of 6
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite set of six early 20th century French dining chairs, sourced in Provence, France. The set comprises four side chairs and two armchairs, each executed in the refined Louis...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Velvet, Hardwood, Paint

Pair 19th Century French Walnut Armchairs ~ Fauteuils with Mohair
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century French Walnut Armchairs ~ Fauteuils with Mohair are a refined example of the neoclassic style revived many times over the past millennia culminating in their curren...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Mohair, Walnut

Set of Four Louis XVI Caned Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of Four Louis XVI Caned Chairs. Handsome set of blonde wood carved chairs in the Louis XVI style from the 1920’s with wood peg and corner bloc...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Wood

Set of Six Louis XVI Style Square Back Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Classic set of six French Louis XVI style painted dining chairs having a distinctive square back. The set features a painted finish with an intentionally aged, weathered patina. The ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Exceptional French Three Graces Piece Rotary Mystery Clock Set Candelabra Suite
Located in Roslyn, NY
Exceptional 19th century, French 'Three Graces' annular dial clock, bronze and marble clock, with Roi-de-bleu enamel globe surmounted by Cupid. The ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Burl Walnut, ebonized Fruitwood, Maple and Ormolu center table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An important and most stately French 19th century Louis XVI st. Burl Walnut, ebonized Fruitwood, Maple and Ormolu center table. This exceptional table is signed on the mounts by its ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Bas Relief Carved Oak Panel, Attributes of Agriculture
Located in Dallas, TX
large French trophy panel, glorifying the attributes of agriculture, that was hand-carved in bas relief during the 1900’s. Trophy plaques became popula...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Wood, Oak

Monumental bureau plat
Located in Wien, AT
France, Louis XVI period, ca. 1780, by the ebenist Pierre Garnier (master from 1742), predominantly oak, mahogany veneered and with ebony marquetry, matted, double-sided drawer desig...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ebony, Mahogany, Oak

Pair of Saunier French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Marble Top Console Tables
By J. B. Saunier
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) mahogany and satinwood console tables with bronze dore heron supports and mirrored back panel with white marble tops. (signed: CLAUDE-CH...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Japy Freres Antique French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful original gilt bronze antique French clock in the neoclassical style of Louis XVI by the renown maker Japy Frères. Architecturally designed and profusely decorated with ac...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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

Materials

Giltwood

French Louis XVI Walnut Side Table with Single Drawer and Fluted Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Crafted in France during the late 18th century, this Louis XVI walnut side table presents a refined neoclassical silhouette ideal for a variety of interiors. The circular top is cons...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Pair of French Louis XVI Walnut Armchairs, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French Louis XVI walnut arm chairs with carved floral motif, original floral petit point, and terminating on stylized cabriole legs. Late 18th Century.
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

19th Century French Nightstand Circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning 19th-century Louis XVI-style bedside table crafted from walnut and cherrywood, accented with fine dark wood inlay. This exceptional piece exemplifies the elegance and prec...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

French Louis XVI Style Carved and Painted Wood Marquise Wingback Armchair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style painted and carved wood marquise wingback chair from the 20th century, with new upholstery. Created in France during the 20th century, this marquise chair fe...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

French Louis XVI Marble & Bronze Mantle Clock
By Mellet Hger du Roi
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) white marble mantle clock with gilt bronze trim and a pediment with a wreath & arrows. (Clock face signed: HGER DU ROI, PARIS) (Not working)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

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

Materials

Velvet

19thc Louis XVI Carved Fruitwood Settee with Needlepoint Upholstery
Located in Savannah, GA
This lovely 19th century French Louis XVI style carved fruitwood settee features a floral cartouche at the crest and at the bottom front corners. The back and bottom of the settee ar...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Fruitwood

French Mahogany Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted with figured flame mahogany, this writing desk features a luxurious leather inlaid surface. The meticulously designed structure includes five drawers surrounding a generous k...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Wood

French Mahogany Desk
French Mahogany Desk
$11,247 / item

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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