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.
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Style: Louis XVI
Danish Louis XVI Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Louis XVI chest of drawers or dresser.
Mahogany veneered on oak. Four drawers, the sides are flanked by a pair of fluted quarter columns. Original condition and brasses. Key of later date.
Denmark...
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1780s Danish Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Provincial Walnut Bedside Cabinet w Glass Top
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Provincial Walnut Bedside Cabinet with protective Glass Top. Measures 18.5" in width, 15.5" in depth and 28.5" in height. Top is 16.5" in width by...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Wall Clock, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France in the 1800s, this high quality gilt bronze wall clock has elements in the style of Louis XVI. The white clock face with blue numbers re...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
18th Century Country French Whitewashed Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Whitewashed Commode was considered an essential furnishing in the 1700s as closets were virtually non-existent. This example, rendered from solid oak wit...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Bronze
18thc Pair Louis XVI Fire Gilt Bronze Candlesticks/ Candle Holders
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair c1790 French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Candle Holders/ Candlesticks. Highly detailed and quite stunning!
Category
1790s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Signed Escalier De Cristal of Paris Metamorphic French Louis XVI Desk Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an incredible signed L Escalier De Cristal of Paris metamorphic desk or ladies vanity. The desk is beautifully inlaid and features inlaid brass inside the fluted legs and a g...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Walnut Bergère Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style (19th century) walnut bergère armchairs with bow knot top and striped upholstery.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Painted Trumeau Wall Mirror
By Claude-Joseph Vernet
Located in Dallas, TX
Add beauty and elegance to your living room with this elegant antique trumeau, crafted in Versailles, France, circa 1770, the mirror has sharp, clean lines with a beige hand painted frame with some gold leaf carved mounted decorations. Above the mirror, a lovely painting depicting an harbor scene on canvas in the manner of Claude Vernet...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
18Th Century French Grand Interior Marble Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This museum quality mantel in griotte marble is one of a kind. Its exceptional condition. The rich color will make it the focal point of any room. A great piece for a connoisseur of ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Griotte Marble
19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Marble Top Library Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand French 19th century library table, writing table, or bureau plat featuring an Italian Carrara marble top inset. Crafted in the neoclassical Louis XVI taste, the frieze is decorated on each side with strands of delicate bell flowers centered by floral reserves. The corners have carved rosettes and are supported by fluted legs having acanthus tops. The legs are conjoined by gracefully curved stretchers centered with an acanthus finial...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Patinated Trumeau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely decorative Italian 18th century Louis XVI period patinated Trumeau with sconces and display shelves. At the bottom of each side are a...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Custom Handcrafted French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Commode Custom Made Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
An Old Plank exclusive and part of our constantly expanding collection of Hand-Crated Furniture. Classic French Louis XVI Style Commode, Chest of Drawers or Dresser, pick your prefer...
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2010s American Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mahogany bronze mounted Louis XVI style marble top console table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mahogany bronze mounted Louis XVI style marble top console table with mirrored back.
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20th Century European Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble
Hermes Ochre Patinated Leather Period Louis XVI Winged Bergere
Located in Dallas, TX
A handsome patinated Hermes ochre leather wing winged bergère. Bronze nail heads line the exterior and inset of the back of the chair. Turned and fluted wood legs. Arms have a leathe...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Fireback, Small and Decorative
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
A nicely decorated gem of a fireback or backsplash, displaying a monkey and cat playing in a fireplace mantel.
Hollow casted so its relatively light, would make a great wall decor...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Iron
French 19th century Transitional st. Mahogany and Ormolu armoire, signed Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Transitional st. Mahogany and Ormolu armoire, signed F. Linke. This exceptional two door cabinet is raised on elegant cabrio...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Marquetry Vanity
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Marquetry Vanity will make the perfect finishing touch for your bedroom! Crafted from exotic imported mahogany, the surfaces and facade are fi...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XVI Marble Top Burl Wood Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Marble Top Burl Wood Buffet is an elegant expression of the neoclassical form, rendered in exquisitely veined contoured and be...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Louis XVI Style French Stone Classic Fireplace Mantel
Located in Beervelde, BE
Fine LXVI period French fireplace mantle in bicolor hard stone.
Authentic fireplace surround for bespoke interior design.
Perfect imperfection...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Saxe Porcelain And Tole Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Saxe Porcelain and Tole chandelier. This truly stunning six arm chandelier is centered at the bottom by an array of b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Metal
21st Century, Animal Box Collection, Porcelain Box with Golden Bronze Geko
Located in Calenzano, FI
Porcelain box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated golden finish. Each object is handcrafted and the care for eve...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Bronze
George III sterling silver coffee pot, Charles Wright, London, 1771
Located in Brescia, IT
Description
George III sterling silver coffee pot, Charles Wright, London, 1771.
Of baluster form on circular foot, decorated with festoons of leaves tied by ribbons, the spout with ...
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1770s British Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Louis XVI Armoire, Lake Constance Region, 1770-80
Located in Belmont, MA
Exceptional Louis XVI Armoire, Lake Constance region, Germany 1770-1780, cherry wood with finely carved decorations. In very good refinished condition. ...
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1770s German Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Pr Louis XVI French Dore Bronze Mounted Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Potpourri
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze Mounted Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Potpourris. Each dark blue ground porcelain body is beautifully hand-enamel...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large 19th Century Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large and impressive very good quality 19th century French Louis XVI style mantel (fireplace) clock, having a bronze mother and two children ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Style Knee Hole Desk
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique French knee hole desk. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1930’s.
It is a lovely petite size, and...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very Fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted four-door vitrine, with two central bombé glass doors and single bombé glass doors on each side, the fluted mahogany...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
21st Century Clothshanger in golden bronze and porcelain
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century clothshanger in golden bronze and the part of porcelain with pure gold decorations. This pedestal has got a towel-holder, soap-dish and clothes hanger.
Each object is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Footstool
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style giltwood footstool.
Unusual antique French Napoleon III gilt wood footstool, stool or tabouret with beautiful patina. This great French Louis XVI...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Precisely Carved Pair Walnut French Directoire Maison Jansen Style Sconces
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic pair of carved walnut wood and gilded Directoire quiver of arrows Maison Jansen style non-electrified sconces. They can be professionally electrified by an electr...
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1930s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Carved Table Vitrine in the Louis XVI Manner by Beurdeley
Located in London, GB
A Tour de Force table Vitrine in the Louis XVI Manner
by Alfred-Emmanuel-Louis Beurdeley, of Paris
Of free-standing form, constructed in a finely patinated fruit wood, adorned with ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood
Sèvres French Porcelain Hand Painted Teacup and Saucer with Bird Scenes, 1791
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare Sèvres Porcelain cabinet teacup and saucer each hand painted with birds within a landscape in coloured enamels and set...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Louis XVI Style Armchairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A set of two 19th century armchairs, in a typical Louis XVI style. Backrests are in a 'Chapeau de gendarme' form, upholstered in a bright yellow ta...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
1810s French Louis XVI Style Painted and Gilt Trumeau Mirror with Floral Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style painted and gilt trumeau mirror with floral motifs from the early 19th century. Born in the tumultuous years of the early 19th century, this French trumeau m...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
A French Louis XVI style carved and giltwood mirror, C 1810.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This giltwood mirror has a nicely hand carved floral crest with cascading leaves. Here is that small mirror that you have been looking for to use in the powder room or hallway. It is...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Louis XVI Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
A generously sized rectangular Louis XVI style mirror featuring an intricately carved giltwood frame with an exceptional level of detail. It reflects the grandiose, ornamental Louis ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Antique inlaid chest of drawers, France, around 1850. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chest of drawers from the 19th centuries.
Chest of drawers in very good condition, professionally renovated.
Dimensions: height 99 cm / width 102 cm / depth 39 cm
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1850s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French Giltwood Bergere Chair, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
This bergere chair from France has exquisite style and
Form. It is very comfortable due to the shape of the
back and the seat. The curve of the back is very
Pleasing. The gilding...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
19thc French Louis XVI Bronze/ Crystal Mesh Beaded Flush Mount Ceiling Fixture
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Stunning 19thc French Antique Louis XVI Rococo style Beaded Crystal Ceiling Fixture/ Flush Mount/ Plafonnier. Bronze Framed and quite an impress...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Crystal
19th Century Fine Petite European Antique French Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a unusual petite French vintage fireplace mantel in bicolor hard stone in Louis XVI style. The straight lines and small makes it easy ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Very Fine Pair Of French Style Armchairs In Custom Treatment
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A particularly well-made Pair of Oval-Back Armchairs with Generous Proportions, Deep Stain, Sophisticated Carved Frames, Tapered Reeded Legs and a Striking Sinuous Form. The Pair ar...
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pair of Italian Venetian Painted Serpentine 2 Drawer Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th Century Pair of Italian Venetian Painted Serpentine 2-Drawer Commodes are beautiful and distinctive pieces of furniture from the Veneto region in Italy. These types of comm...
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1860s Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fabulous Vintage Louis XVI Style Distressed Wood Sofa Gustavian
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous vintage Louis XVI-style upholstered sofa. Features a naturally distressed and carved walnut frame with fluted turned column details. We love the dark rustic finish in contr...
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1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage Limoges 22k Gold Trinket Ashtray Louis XVI Courtesan Scene
By Limoges
Located in BILBAO, ES
Elegant vintage Limoges 22-karat gold trinket ashtray
French vintage Limoges porcelain in cobalt royal blue with fine gold decor.
Marked on base as “Limog...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Gold Leaf
French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Crystal and Gilt Bronze box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Crystal and Gilt Bronze box. This charming rectangular box is raised on ball feet below the bottom rectangular Gilt Bronze band. T...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Gold Leaf
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...
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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...
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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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Brass
Sevres Ormolu Mounted Porcelain Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Bronze mounted and ormolu sevres porcelain decorative vase / urn. The vase features exterior hand painted floral still live scene details with gilt borders on each side. The vase is ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Gold
Antique 18th Century Door Lock Gilt and Chiseled Bronze, France, Louis XVI
Located in Firenze, IT
This precious lock in mercury-gilt bronze and meticulously chiseled with sphinxes and leaf motifs dates back to the 18th century, Louis XVI period.
It probably served the door of an ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Small French Silver-Gilt Chocolate Pot by Boin-Taburet, 1880s
By Boin-Taburet
Located in BARCELONA, ES
BOIN–TABURET
French, active Paris, 1873–circa 1905
CHOCOLATE POT
c. 1880
Silver plate and wood
The smaller scale of this vessel indicates that its use was likely for chocolate not...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Silver
18th Century French Cherry Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
18th Century period Louis XVI cherry chest of drawers from France. The top is made from four planks, following down to paneled sides and three drawers over three drawer configurati...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Gueridons
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very elegant pair of late 19th Century French, Louis XVI style, gilt bronze and lacquered brass gueridons or side tables.
Each with a circular alabaster top and conforming under ti...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
Pair of French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. Verte Antique marble and ormolu mounted urns mounted into lamps. The pair are raised by square marble bases with concave ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Style Walnut Cobbler's Work Table
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Louis XVI style walnut Cobbler's work table.
Handsome 19th century French Louis XVI walnut work table or cobbler's table with fluted legs and a single drawer. This ve...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Gustavian Style Console Featuring French Breche Violette Marble
Located in London, Park Royal
A hand carved/hand finished console in the Gustavian Style featuring Louis XVI detailing with two drawers in a lightly aged, antique white, patina. A further striking feature of this...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19thc French Antique Louis XVI style Carved Giltwood & Gilt Washed Wall Mirror
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Louis XVI style Carved Giltwood & Giltwashed Large Wall Mirror. This antique mirror is incredibly carved. Statement piece for any room!
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Inlaid Secretary
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) parquetry inlaid drop front secretary abattant with gilt bronze trim and ring hands with 4 drawers below a fitted interior with a leather writin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf
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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