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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
Period: 1930s
Maison Jansen Louis XVI Style White Painted Console Table From The Waldorf
Located in Essex, MA
With a serpentine green and white Cipollino marble top above a frieze carved with laurel leaves and gilded details , raised on circular fluted tapered legs.From the Waldorf Towers in...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Pair of French Antique Louis XVI Antique Bergère Armchairs
Located in North York, ON
Pair of French antique Louis XVI antique bergère armchairs. Completely restored. Finished in a distressed glazed ant...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

Sterling Silver Sugar Shaker Hallmarked Alexander Clark & Co Birmingham 1931
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful Sterling silver sugar shaker. It is hallmarked Birmingham 1931, with makers mark Alexander Clark & Co. The spreader has a graceful design with...
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1930s English Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Gilt Bronze & Crystal Hexagonal Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Elegant & Decorative Bronze Hexagonal lantern. Beveled Glass Panels. 3 Lights. France, circa 1930. Dimensions: Height 28 1/2" Width 12 3/4" Depth 12 3/4" CW5223.
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Signed Maison Jansen Verdi Green Marble Creme Painted Gilded Console Sideboard
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary This is a signed (under the marble) Maison Jansen of Paris sideboard...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Louis XVI Trumeau Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XVI neo classique trumeau mirror.  
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1930s Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Lovely Louis XVI Style Vintage French Painted & Caned Side Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely carved wood creamy white painted side chair having caning on the seat and oval back and stylish updated custom seat cushion.
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood, Cane

Early 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Gilded Living Room Set or Salon Suite
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare complete Italian luxury Louis XVI style 1930s living room set includes: 1 large sofa 4 armchairs Refined living room set in carved and gil...
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1930s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Poplar

French Art Deco Meuble De Metier Chest of Drawers Marble Top and Pull Tab c 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French meuble de métier, pantalonnière. This commode was in a a french store : at the beginning this chest of drawers was a special furniture of storage and presentation (marble tabs) to the customers for the pants. After is was the furniture containing the cash drawer...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Pair of Gilt Bronze Chenet Louis XVI Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of louis XVI french chenet in giltbronze of exquisite workmanship embellished by a magnificent vase on the top of each chenet.  
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Chandelier Crystal Baccarat & Bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Top quality of chandelier in bronze and crystal Baccarat, this chandelier is very elegant and it can find a place in any room, any style of home becau...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Louis XVI Dore Bronze Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
A simply stunning finely cast dore bronze chandelier. This diminutive chandelier has six lights and a continuous flow of swag and laurel bronze ...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Two Louis XVI Salon Armchairs Circa 1930
Located in Opole, PL
Two Louis XVI Salon Armchairs Circa 1930 Armchairs from the 1930s in the style of Louis XVI. Wooden frames adorned with rich carving. Seats on springs, upholstered like the backs an...
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1930s European Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

Set of Three French Painted Stools with Swags
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of three carved wood painted tripod stools standing on three fluted legs with celadon velvet upholstery. The benches are painted in vibrant colors of red, green & blue. The uphol...
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1930s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Velvet, Paint, Wood

Pair of Louis XVI Bronze Sconces, circa 1930/1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Louis XVI bronze sconces, circa 1930/1950.
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Bronze Dore and Marble Table
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XVI style bronze dore and marble table. Stunning French Louis XVI style two tier bronze dore and marble gueridon. This beautiful antique French Louis XVI style side table or center table has an unusual variegated rouge marble top within an ormolu border. This versatile two tiered table rests on three inward curved bronze legs terminating in hoof feet and casters. The legs are connected by a concave-sided tri-form pierced stretcher centered with an acorn finial at the bottom and a circular marble tier...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Brass Louis XVI Style 1930s Crystal Pendant Chandelier with Crystal Spires
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a nice chandelier that looks like a 90000.00 Baccarat crystal chandelier at a fair price. The chandelier does have some chips, missing prisms and very minor issues, but is es...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Brass

1930s French Carved Silver Gilt Velvet Tufted Settees, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French carved wood silver gilt settees stand on four straight legs and were newly upholstered in a platinum colored tufted velvet with silver nailhead trim detail. Seat heig...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Silver Leaf

Pair of Louis XVI Style Two-Tier Bronze Dore' and Marble Guéridons
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant pair of guéridons. The tables present a French circular variegated black marble top within an ormolu border. Each piece rests on three inward curved bronze legs terminating i...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Armchairs Manner of Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Louis XVI Style Armchairs manner of Jansen.
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1930s Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Pair of Louis XVI style bronze sconces circa 1930.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Louis XVI style bronze sconces circa 1930.
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Sofa Modeled after Marie Antoinette Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Louis XVI style sofa modeled after a set that Marie Antoinette had made for her grand cabinet in the Tuileries Palace. Reproduced in France, circa 1930, most likely by Jansen.
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood, Upholstery, Velvet

Antique Robert W Irwin Louis XVI Satinwood Tallboy Dresser Chest of Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
"An exquisite tallboy dresser or chest of drawers by Robert W. Irwin Furniture Company. Circa 1928-1940. Crafted from satinwood featuring a rectangular form with six drawers, rounded fluted stiles, neoclassical hardware, and turned tapered arrow feet. At the ripe age of 23 Robert Irwin rose from office clerk to plant superintendent of the Grand Rapids School Furniture Co. In 1900 he and some associates purchases Royal Furniture Co, and later it transferred to his very own label in Irwin. Irwin specialized in high end reproductions based off of European and ancient American...
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1930s Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Satinwood

Elegant French Parquetry Three-Door Marble-Top Buffet or Sideboard
Located in Dallas, TX
Monumental French marble-top sideboard or buffet in a transitional form. The façade presents three sculptural doors and sides with inlaid radial sunburst veneer, each decorated with ...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

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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