Skip to main content

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.

to
1,191
6,436
3,027
9,235
385
59
197,220
113,539
42,766
32,706
16,018
11,723
10,556
10,440
8,860
7,242
6,738
6,355
6,299
6,123
5,652
4,843
3,729
1,508
5,343
2,384
444
1,059
623
239
189
60
184
76
81
90
132
44
38
22
5,334
5,144
2,952
2,540
2,117
8,756
7,367
852
323
305
9,679
9,371
9,408
143
46
44
37
35
Style: Louis XVI
Antique Wall Double Picture Frame, Louis XVI. Style, France, 5 x 5 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful double brass picture frame for wall installation, France, circa 1880. Picture size: 4,5 cm x 4,5 cm. Hanging ring on the top for wall installation, hidden behind a wonderfu...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Wall Picture Frame, Louis XVI. Style, Hanging Photo, France, 5 x 5 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame for wall installation, France, circa 1880. Picture size: 4,7 cm x 4,7 cm. Hanging ring on the top for wall installation, hidden behind a wonderful bow a...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Wall Picture Frame, Louis XVI. Style, Hanging Photo, France, 5 x 5 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame for wall installation, France, circa 1880. Picture size: 5 cm x 5 cm. Hanging ring on the top for wall installation, hidden behind a wonderful bow and f...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

18th Century French Louis XVI Diminutive Mahogany Footstool
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming diminutive or petite footstool from the French Louis XVI period. The stool features a hand-carved mahogany frame with neoclassical motifs. T...
Category

18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

Stunning Louis XVI Style Bronze Chandelier, Paris, France, circa 1980s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A beautiful solid bronze chandelier made by LG Paris (Maison Lucien Gau), Paris, France. The chandelier has six scroll arms and displays great elegance, than...
Category

1980s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XVl style fauteuil, c. 1900's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Academic Revival, Louis XVI style fauteuil with a caned seat & back panel, fitted with an upholstered seat cushion and upholstered seat platform. France, early 20th century. Dimensi...
Category

20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Cane, Wood

Massive Swedish Gustavian Banquette
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This massive Louis XVI style Swedish banquette is almost 8 feet long. All hand carved with laurel leaves at the crest continuing to an open frame wit...
Category

19th Century Swedish Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Paint

Pair of French Louis XVI Doré Bronze and White Carrara Marble Covered Vases
Located in New York, NY
A very fine and monumental pair of antique French Louis XVI doré bronze and white carrara marble covered vases with ram’s heads and serpentine handles, attributed to Henry Dasson. Th...
Category

1860s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Monumental Pair of 19th Century French Sèvres Celeste Blue Porcelain Cachepots
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and rare pair of 19th century French dore bronze mounted Sèvres Celeste blue porcelain cachepots. These cache pots are extremely rare to fi...
Category

1860s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze

French Style Carved Fruitwood Ottomans in Needlepoint Leopard, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of French style carved fruitwood ottomans in leopard needlepoint. They date to the later part of the 20th century and are unmarked.
Category

Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Fruitwood

Rare Matched Pair 19th century French Louis XVI Style Distressed Painted Settees
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very rare paid of lovingly distressed white and gold leaf decorated settees or canapes with gorgeous deep green velvet upholstery in good u...
Category

1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Bergere Louis XVI Armchair Seating by Testolini Freres in Carved Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
no. 3 Louis XVI-style bergere seats by TESTOLINI FRERES Venise from the late 1800s , early 1900s , in hand-carved walnut, with spring seats. Polished with shellac and wax. ABOUT TES...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Nutwood

19th Century Baccarat Crystal Open Double Salt Cellar
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This glittering open double salt cellar, made by renowned crystal manufacturer Baccarat, is made from a solid piece of glass with an elegant finial-topped silver-plated knob separati...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Silver Plate

Louis XVI Style Kingwood and Marquetry Commode with Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
Kingwood and marquetry commode, in Louis XVI transitional style, of serpentine bombe form, fitted three drawers above a shaped apron and tall angular splayed legs, inlaid with panels...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Kingwood

Japanese Lacquer Mounted Bonheur du Jour, By Henry Dasson
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Black and Gilt Japanese Lacquer Mounted Mahogany and Bois Satiné Bonheur du Jour, By Henry Dasson. The upper structure faced with three lacqu...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

Italian Maggiolini chest of drawers early 20th century, richly inlaid, Louis XV
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Milanese dresser by Meroni & Fossati, early 20th century. Louis XVI-style Maggiolini cabinet richly inlaid in walnut woods, rosewood, maple, beech and fruit woods with decorations ...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Nutwood

French 19th century Louis XVI st. marble and Ormolu clock, signed Derniere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and finely decorated French 19th century Louis XVI st. Gris St. Anne marble and Ormolu clock, signed Derniere. This exquisite and high quality clock is raised on an imp...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Six Leg Oval Footstool
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century French walnut footstool featuring an elongated oval form supported by six fluted legs. Made in the grand Louis XVI taste with neoclassical carved rosettes on th...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

Set Of Twelve French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant set of twelve French 18th century Louis XVI period dining chairs. Each patinated gray/cream chair is raised by circular tapered fluted legs with top and bottom carved ...
Category

18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of French 19th Century Silver Plate Candlesticks
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning pair of French Louis XVI style candlesticks, 19th century, in gleaming silver plate. The base is cast with exceptional fluted details from the tip of the cone to the reede...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Metal, Silver

Antique French Louis XVI Gold Leaf Mirror with Beveling, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Gold Leaf Mirror with Beveling, Circa 1890. A lovely old French antique mirror.
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Oak Grandfather Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant Danish 18th century Louis XVI period oak grandfather clock. The clock is raised by fine bun feet below a mottled finally carved foliate band. The case displays one doo...
Category

18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Oak

Antique sofa from the late 19th century, Northern Europe
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique sofa from around 1890. Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation. The sofa has been covered with a new fabric. Dimensions: Height 103 cm / seat height...
Category

1890s Scandinavian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Oak

Elegant French Console Table
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Charming vintage French console table, Louis XVI style, with lovely groovework in the tapered legs. There are two drawers, with charming r...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Wood

Wood Paneled Room with Trompe L'oeil Library Decoration, Late 20th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This piece of woodwork was made at the extreme end of the 20th century, around 1985 and comes from a Parisian mansion. It presents a grey paneled decoration enhanced with gold, composed of empty shelves surmounted by cupboards opening with a leaf, or filled with trompe l'oeil books by great authors with old bindings. The shelves are punctuated by protruding ionic columns on rudent pedestals. Three doors give access to the room, two of which are trompe l'oeil, taking up the library decor...
Category

20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Wood

French Caned Painted Bergere Chairs Louis XVI Style, Loose Seat Cushions Pair
Located in Miami, FL
French Caned & Painted Louis XVI Bergere Chairs, Loose Seat Cushions PR Offered for sale is a pair of French caned and painted wood Louis XVI style bergere chairs with loose seat c...
Category

Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Cane, Foam, Wood

19th Century French Giltwood Side/Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finely carved giltwood side/coffee table with original marble, which is very pretty. Detailed. Strong. Not wobbly.
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Marble

Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Figural Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble figural mantel clock Origin: French Date: circa 19th century Size: 26-1/2 in x 19 in x 10-1/4 in.  
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Chic Antique White Painted Demilune French Louis XVI Console Table
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 simple and chic console...
Category

1940s European Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Set of 8 Louis XVI Beech Wood Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 8 Louis XVI (circa 1790) carved beech wood cane back side chairs with turned fluted legs and blue leather seat cushions. There is a loss to the decoration on the seatback
Category

1790s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Beech, Cane, Leather

Thomasville French Regency Louis XVI Burled Walnut Flip Top Buffet Server
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Italian Provincial or French Regency Louis XVI style flip top buffet server or bar cabinet By Thomasville USA, Circa 1960s Gorgeous carved burl wood and walnut, with o...
Category

1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bronze Gueridon Side Table
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH LOUIS XVI STYLE GILT-BRONZE, POLISHED BRASS AND MAHOGANY GUERIDON Modeled after the design by Adam Weisweiler 20th century Item # 407UNK10P This gorgeous 20th century interp...
Category

20th Century European Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Chic Louis XVI-Style Neoclassical Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic Louis XVI-style neoclassical commode in the style of Jean-Michel Frank or Maison Jansen. Elegant and understated. The next picture gives an example of how this commode could ...
Category

1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Carved and Painted Louis XVI Painted Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
These 19th Century French Louis XVI armchairs are a stunning representation of antique furniture, with intricate carvings and a beautifully painted finish. The craftsmanship of these...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Antique French Sevres Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French 19th century gilded ormolu and pink Sevres porcelain mantel clock. Having monopodia supports, a putti supporti...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Table - Carrera Marble and Ormolu Mounts
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Table - Carrera Marble and Ormolu Mounts Beautiful Table purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos.
Category

18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French 18th Century Transitional Marquetry Commode
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XV-XVI transitional period commode with lovely marquetry in satinwood, rosewood and tulipwood, Gris Sainte Anne marble top and three drawers. The commode features a cent...
Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Marble

Pair of 19th Century Boulle Pier Cabinets
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French 19th century Boulle side cabinets, having ebonized tops and sides, gilded ormolu mounts, glazed doors to each with r...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

20th Century French Sofa
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 20th-century French sofa exemplifies the Louis XVI style, combining neoclassical design elements with timeless sophistication. The solid beech wood frame is hand-carved ...
Category

20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

Tall Back Carved Walnut French Louis XVI Bergère Wing Chair, Circa 1920
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 delive...
Category

1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Walnut

French Louis XVI Style Painted & Upholstered Armchair, c. 1910-30
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Oyster gray painted beechwood Academic Revival fauteuil in the Louis XVI taste. The chair has a boxed upholstered seat on a painted beechwood seat frame. The front legs are turned an...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Beech, Paint

Fabulous Pair of Meissen Porcelain Glass Coolers/Cachepots
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of Meissen Porcelain glass coolers/cachepots. This exceptional pair of exquisitely hand-painted Meissen Porcelain glass coolers are each painted with panels of figure...
Category

Mid-19th Century German Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Meissen

19th Century French Bronze Chandelier with Two Crystal Roses in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century French bronze chandelier in Louis XVI style, with two hand made crystal roses and a black putty holding them. The piece is in very good authentic condition hard wired wi...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Chandelier is a stunning lighting fixture that exudes elegance and sophistication. Crafted from bronze and adorned with intricate detail...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Gilt Bronze Louis XVI-Style Cabinet Attrib. François Linke
Located in New York, NY
The Louis XVI style is characterized by a yearn to return to antiquity. Greatly influenced by the first ever large scale archaeological excavations ever done, Pompeii in 1748 and the...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Trumeau Mirror
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis XVI style trumeau mirror with a sepia toned oil painting depicting a pastoral courtship scene. Pale green painted pine frame with gilded border trim. Orig...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Pine, Giltwood, Canvas, Paint

Pr. French Louis XVI Sevres Style Cobalt Blue Porcelain & Dore Bronze Mnt. Vases
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of large antique French Louis XVI Sevres style cobalt blue porcelain and dore bronze mounted vases with wreaths, flowers, and ribb...
Category

1860s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ottoman
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ottoman. This lovely antique French oval ottoman or pouf has a beautiful desirable distressed painted finish and has been newly upholstered in a c...
Category

19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Antique French Louis XVI Style Parcel Gilt and Painted Side Chair
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XVI style dining side chair from Paris decorated with timeless classical styling and hand carved excellence on the entire framework, emphasizing typical neoclassical gil...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Walnut, Giltwood

Fine Quality Pair of French Creme Painted Gilt Louis XVI Directoire Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous set of chic Maison Jansen style armchairs. The chairs feature chic creme painted frames with distressing and gold gilded highlights. The chairs are upholstered in ...
Category

1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Matched Pair of Louis XVI Armchairs, 18th C., Signed AP Dupain
By Adrien-Pierre Dupain
Located in Doylestown, PA
A matched pair of 18th century French Louis XVI fauteuils in original painted finish, one bearing the stamp of Adrian Pierre Dupain (Maitre 1772). Dupain's pieces are in important p...
Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Beech

20th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Champagne Table, Rafraichissoir, Server
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid twentieth century Louis XVI style walnut side table features a marble top surrounded by a bronze gallery. Two removable zinc buckets that rest in the marble top serve to chi...
Category

1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Marble, Zinc

18th Century French Louis XVI Period Mahogany Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century French Louis XVI period mahogany armoire is a true gem of the cabinetmaker's art! Only rarely do we come across pieces from the Louis XVI period around the time of our g...
Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

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...
Category

Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Fruitwood, Giltwood

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Ottomans After Jansen
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French Louis XVI style ottomans after Jansen. These stunning French Maison Jansen style ottomans, benches or stools have a matte ebonized finish, tapered legs with brass sabo...
Category

1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Louis XVI Style Paint Decorated Side Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Louis XVI style paint decorated side chair in blue velvet upholstery with rectangular back, brass tack decoration, carved medallions in gold and the whole resting upon fluted legs. ...
Category

20th Century Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

Sèvres Porcelain Box, Cobalt Blue With A Fencers Decor
Located in Bilzen, BE
A cobalt blue and gold leaf porcelain box with gilt metal mounts and a decoration of fencers on the lid. Hand painted and marked inside the lid. 7.2 x 12.7 cm, height 4.7 cm.
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th C. Italian Gilt & Carved-Wood Demi Console Table with Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian early 19th century marble-top console table. This beautiful giltwood console table with white marble top features a nicely carved apron with hanging floral swags and guill...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

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.

Recently Viewed

View All