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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
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Crystals Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and most unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystals lantern. The large scale eight arm eight light lantern is centered by an Ormolu rosette with an ac...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamps, Signed Gagneau Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and wonderfully detailed pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu lamps, signed Gagneau Paris. Each lamp is raised by a circular pedestal with a beaded edge. Above...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century Grey Painted French Carved End of Bed or Fireside Bench
Located in Essex, MA
Grey-painted Louis XVI-style curved end of bed or fireside bench ready to be reupholstered in your choice of fabric. It is upholstered in a polished chintz with a large goose-down p...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Marble Guéridon Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and White Carrara marble Guéridon side table. The table is raised by three beautiful lightly curved legs with ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique Stone Floors, Antique French Flooring, Original Age 18th Century
Located in Forte Dei Marmi, IT
We have available the best Stock of Authentic Reclaimed French Stone Flooring, famous "Dalle de Bourgogne 19th Century ( cut 5 cm thick ) 2 inc. Opus, random size.., Available in w...
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1810s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Limestone

Antique Pair French Louis XV / XVI Transitional Style Chests w/ Inlay Circa 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French Louis XV / XVI Transitional Style Marquetry Commodes With Exotic Satinwood, Rosewood and Walnut Woods. Rectangular satinwood marquetry top over single drawer with two gilt bronze pulls surmounting a single compartment enclosed by pair of satinwood marquetry doors all rising on cabriole transitional legs terminating with applied gilt bronze ormolu mounts. Circa 1810 French Empire (Napoleon) Empire Two Door Cabinet...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

True Pair Of French 19th c. Louis XVI St. Ormolu & Patinated Bronze Andirons
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and finely detailed true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze andirons. Each andiron displays a seated cherub wearing oversized garments i...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Quartzite And Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely unique and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Quartzite and Ormolu lamps. Each lamp is supported by an Ormolu base below a square Quartzite base w...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Side Table or End Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Louis XVI style rosewood marquetry side table features a 17.5 inch square top with an inlaid latticework pattern in lemon wood. The apron is furth...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Early 20th c French Louis XVI Style Faux Book Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine early 20th century French Louis XVI style oval marquetry side table with faux livres doors. Made of mahogany with rosewood veneer and finished on all sides. Good quality cast ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Pair of Paris Porcelain Gilded Coffee Cups and Saucers
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exquisite pair of antique white 'Porcelaine de Paris' teacups and saucers, intricately hand- painted with gilt decoration throughout. Dating from the early 19th century, the cups ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Porcelain

Louis XVI Style French Bureau Plat, Circa 1860 - 1890
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Louis XVI style mahogany writing desk with satinwood and French walnut marquetry with bronze banding. The desk is double sided with the original tooled leather top, bronze escutcheo...
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Set of Four Louis XVI Style Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A set of four Louis XVI style painted and upholstered dining chairs, circa 1930. Two arm chairs and two side chairs with carved and painted white square back frames and fluted legs....
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

Louis XVI Fireplace In Gray Ardennes Marble 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI fireplace in Ardennes Gray Marble Hearth dimensions: 81 x 84 cm
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18th Century European Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Yellow Gold Gilt Bronze Flambeau Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
his exquisitely made, Circa 1880, French, Louis XVI style, yellow gold gilt chandelier is a masterpiece of metalwork full of neoclassical motifs that carry multi-layered symbolism th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Mid 19th century glazed carved oak Liège cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century glazed carved oak liege cabinet circa 1860. Beautiful 2 piece liege cabinet from Belgium presented in oak, original green coloured glass and contrasting painted int...
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Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Glass, Oak

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Cherrywood Semanier
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a mellow 18th century walnut French Louis XVI semanier with a marble top over seven long drawers, the faces within a raised frame, raised on short round tapered legs.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Cherry

Rustic 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Period Chest Of Drawers Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome rustic antique Italian walnut chest of drawers commode. circa 1780 Hand-made in Italy in the second half of the 18th century, styled in Neoclassical inspired Louis XVI pe...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

18th Century Louis XVI Dessertere table
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century Louis XVI Dessertere table . Mahogany with marble top and bronze. Gorgeous piece.
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1750s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

Antique Louis XVI Style Gilt Wood Burgere w/ Original Finish Late 19th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style gilt wood settee still retaining remnants of the original gilt gesso finish. Intricate hand carved detailing throughout the frame. Vintage silk damask...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Beech, Down, Paint

Nast In Paris, Series Of 12 Barbeaux Plates, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Nast à Paris, series of 12 plates in white porcelain, with scalloped edges, barbel model, with gold highlights Slight wear of time, 4 plates with a "hair...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Porcelain

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

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Ormolu

18th Century Louis XVI Style Parcel Gilt Mirror
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 18th Century Louis XVI style parcel-gilt mirror. Elaborate three- dimensional carved crest with a bird's nest under a floral wreath canopy surrounded by scrolling garlands. Be...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

19th Century Pair of Baccarat Wall Sconces in Gilt Bronze and Crystal
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A truly gorgeous pair of glittering three-armed sconces, made by renowned crystal manufacturer Baccarat in the 19th century. These fabulous wall lights are crafted from gilt bronze, ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

1780s Louis XVI Pareclose Giltwood Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A truly exceptional late 18th century French Louis XVI parclose, or cushion, mirror, in an elaborate, richly carved giltwood frame. This rectangular mirror is embellished on all four...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

Antique Gilt Brass and Frosted Glass Mystery Clock by Robert-Houdin
By Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin
Located in London, GB
Antique gilt brass and frosted glass mystery clock by Robert-Houdin French, c. 1850 Height 35cm, width 12cm, depth 11cm This intriguing mantel clock from the mid-19th century is by ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

Louis XVI style bronze basket chandelier, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XVI style bronze basket chandelier, circa 1950
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Diminutive Antique Louis XVI Style Olive Green Leather Arm Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Late 19th Century muted olive green leather arm chair with square backrest, brass nailhead trim, arms with sloped supports and covered with ma...
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

French Bonheur du Jour 19th Century, Louis XV
Located in Lisbon, PT
A rare Bonheur Du Jour with gilt brass mounts and exquisite marquetry inlay with French Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted. A Louis XVI Style 19th Century piece with four uppe...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Metal, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Piano Stool
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A round French piano stool made of carved rosewood and mahogany in the Louis XVI Style. The top cushion is made of cut velvet upholstery with nailhe...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

Chess Console Table, Louis XVI Style, Game Table, France, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique chess and card table in Louis XVI style from the 19th century. When closed, we see a console table standing on long pointed legs and in brass sabots. The top is divided into...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Bronze Flambeau Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
The Neoclassical style often has an opulent look that is balanced with clean shapes and classical details. It pays homage to the Greek and Roman culture and was a defining style of t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Cabinet By Maison Forest
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 63in W: 72in D: 19in This French inlaid Chinoiserie cabinet wardrobe armoire signed Maison Forest was built to last! Maison Forest was established at 14 rue Pierre...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French Louis XVI filigree skeleton clock set
Located in HAARLEM, NL
The clock set comprises a skeleton clock of gilded bronze in Arabesque style, together with the original matching gilded bronze candlesticks. The clock stands proudly on four feet an...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Commode, Stamped Jean-Baptiste Lependu
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry commode, expertly crafted by master ébéniste Jean-Baptiste Lependu from solid oak secondary wood with tulipwood, kingwood and satinwood...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Marble Top Oval End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Marble Top Oval End Table is a definitive study in the neoclassical style that was so enamored by the King! The elegant oval shape means no sh...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

A French Dichroic Opaline Crystal Dore Bronze Mounted Green & Pink Colored Box
Located in New York, NY
A French Dichroic Opaline Crystal Dore Bronze Mounted Green & Pink Colored Box. This absolutely gorgeous jewelry box showcases opaque pale pink a...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Gold, Bronze

20th Century Lacquered and Gold Wood Louis XVI Style Double Bed, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian bed from the mid-20th century. Finely sculpted, lacquered and gilded Louis XVI style furniture of excellent quality. Double bed that can accommodate an internal structure (no...
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1950s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Louis XVI Secretaire with Urn Decoration, around 1790
Located in Greding, DE
Louis Seize secretary featuring five drawers and a flat writing flap. Veneered with cherry wood, this secretary is adorned with fire-shaded inlays. The central motif of the laurel wr...
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1790s German Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Gilded Age Louis XVI Style Carved and Giltwood Bergere
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This hand carved Louis XVI style giltwood armchair features classic motifs including acanthus leaves, rosettes, and fluted tapered legs.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

French Louis XVI Style Bronze and Clear Cut Glass Four-Light Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Louis XVI style bronze and clear cut glass four-light chandelier from circa 1920s. This adorable Neoclassical or Louis XVI-style bronze chandelier is adorned with scrolls, aca...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

Meissen Porcelain, Love Series: Cupid Mailing a Love Letter with Love Bird C1870
Located in New York, NY
Meissen Porcelain, Love Series: Cupid Mailing a Love Letter with Love Bird C1870, SUPREME A Meissen porcelain figure from the Love Series: Cupid Mailing a Love Letter with a Love Bi...
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1860s German Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Porcelain

A French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Meuble d'Appui Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Meuble d'Appui Cabinet with Marble Top. The serpentine walnut and satinwood body with three front drawers and a rolled ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century French Louis XVI Tall Narrow Chiffonier Chest Of Drawers Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A charming and elegant pair of period Louis XVI (1774-1792) French chiffoniers. circa 1780 Exquisitely hand-crafted in France in the late 18th century, most likely Parisian work, hi...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Breccia Marble, Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Painted Vanity Chair with Cane
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Painted Vanity Chair with Cane is an artful example of French craftsmanship at its finest! The round stool itself is caned for lightweight comfort, and feat...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Cane, Hardwood, Paint

Antique cabochon floors , Reclaimed Flooring from France, age18th Century
Located in Forte Dei Marmi, IT
Antique Reclaimed flooring, Reclaimed limeStone flooring in cabochon 18th Century, Reclaimed limeStone and Reclaimed black state, Price ...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Limestone

Italian, Piemontese, Louis XVI Period Carved and Painted Armchair, CA. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
This unique chair has a square caned and upholstered back with carved moldings, straight arms with upholstered elbow pads, the tight seat above a square frame resting on square taper...
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1780s Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

19th Century Inlaid Wood French Louis XVI Style Napoleon III Era Writing Desk
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French writing desk from the second half of the 19th century. Napoleon III furniture in Louis XVI style elegantly inlaid in walnut, palisander, maple, mahogany, ebonized wood and fru...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Canvas

19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Style French Caned Side Chairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A handsome pair of 19th century Louis XVI style side chairs, with hand-woven caned square seats and tall, straight seat backs. Accents of patinated bronze provide interest, with a ri...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Mid-Century French Carved and Painted Trumeaux Mirrors from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room, or even a master bathroom with this important pair of colorful vintage trumeaux mirrors. Crafted in France, circa 1950 and over 6.5 feet tall, each large trum...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood, Paint

French 19th Century Tall Painted Cabinet
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Tall Cabinet called Bonnetiere has its original painted in the style of Louis XVI with the attribute of music.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Pill Box Silver Sterling Enameled Rectangular Louis XVI style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Silver is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24 carats. Pill Box Silver is Rectangular with translucent fired enamels on guilloché. Pill Box Silver has a hand-painted m...
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1970s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Pair Paint Decorated Louis XVI Open Arm Chairs, or Fauteuils
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome pair of provincial oval back chairs feature carved bowknots, and stop fluted tapered legs. They are currently covered in floral Fortuny fabric.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Karges French Regency Louis XVI Burled Walnut Dining Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style extension dining table By Karges Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous book-matched burled walnut top, with carved solid walnut legs, a...
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1980s American Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut, Giltwood, Burl

Bedroom Mirror - Bridal Mirror - Golden Wood - Period: XVIIIth Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Rare giltwood bedroom mirror (sometimes called a "bridal mirror"). The pediment is adorned with a large rocaille motif centred on a basket, while the inner edges of the central mirro...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Pair of Louis XVI French Bergere Armchairs, c. 1940
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Gorgeous pair of French Louis XV style Bergère Armchairs, c. 1940. Upholstered in a lovely pink velvet fabric that is superbly comfortable and well ...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Velvet, Wood, Walnut

Tetard - Two French Antique Louis XVI 5-Candle 950 Sterling Silver Candelabra
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Private Chateau near Paris, A Truly Magnificent Pair of Original 950 Sterling Silver Louis XVI 5-Candle Candelabra by one of France's Premier Silversmiths "Tetard Frères"...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Vintage Decorative Arts Inc. New York, Louis XVI Style Mirror
Located in Ross, CA
Vintage Decorative Arts, Inc., New York mirror in Louis XVI style with wheat, crowned by leaves and intertwined scrolls and flowers. The leaves go down each side with the corners emb...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

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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