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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
Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Westwood, NJ
A European Louis XVI style commode with a molded edge top with canted corners, carved dental molding frieze above two long drawers with panel inlays, antiqued pewter handles...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Gilt Bronze Mounted Porcelain Clock
Located in Norwood, NJ
Gilt bronze mounted continental Porcelain clock. Porcelain and doré bronze mounted continental clock. Loius XVI style. Figural and floral painted scenes. Features open escapement...
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Early 1900s German Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate, Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Demilune Vitrine, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XVI vitrine offers mahogany construction in demilune form having shaped and mirrored backsplash over single do...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Metal

Louis XVI Style Tric Trac Games Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French style tric trac game table reversible to a writing table. The ebonized mahogany table with a reversible top panel with a backgammon and chess/checkerboard with counter well,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

19th Century French Hand Carved Dining Chairs with Cane Backs, circa 1870
Located in Sofia, BG
Six 19th century dining chairs in Louis XVI style made of hand-painted wood with cane backs and upholstered very comfortable seat resting on elegantly shaped legs. Very good condit...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Cane, Wood

French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Four-Light Chandelier with Glass by Degué
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Louis XVI style gilt bronze four-light chandelier with glass by Degué French Louis XVI style ornate gilt bronze four-light chandelier, decorated with acanthus leaves and bran...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Vintage French Provincial Louis XVI Cream Painted Fauteuil Armchairs, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Provincial Louis XVI style cream painted Fauteuil armchairs - a pair. Item features solid wood frame, upholstered arm rests, distressed finish, nicely carved details, ...
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Mid-20th Century North American Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Russian Neoclassical Style Console/Server or Commode with Marble Top
Located in Stamford, CT
Russian neoclassical style console with inverted sides and marble top. This fine Maison Jansen inspired console table or serving tab...
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Late 20th Century Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Italian Carved Walnut Rouge Marble Top Commode with French Styling
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian carved walnut chest with a rouge marble top. The piece has French styling, hairy paw feet, and the original hardware and key. It is unmarked. It most likely dates ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Marble, Brass

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Sconces
By Pierre-François Feuchère
Located in London, GB
Pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze sconces French, 20th century Dimensions: Height 94cm, width 49cm, depth 33cm This pair of wall lights are superbly wrought in bronze, and fea...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

Classical 19th Century French Enamel Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style gilded ormolu mantel clock. Having a broken arch pediment with a twin handled urn to the centre. The inset champlevé enam...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Enamel, Ormolu

French Neoclassic Extension Dining Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
French neoclassic dining table with mahogany swirl veneer, brass capitals and three extension leaves. Open dimensions: 124" W x 52" D...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique French Louis XVI Style Sienna Marble and Ormolu Urn
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique French Louis XVI style sienna marble and ormolu urn Elegant 19th century sienna marble and ormolu urn converted as a table lamp. The baluster shaped urn is decorated with gr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Siena Marble

CLODION - French Pair of Candelabra Ormolu & Red Marble with Putti - 19th France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent and high quality pair of French gilt bronze candelabra from the late 18th/early 19th century, raised by a circular Griotte red marble pedestal on gilded feet, with 6 ligh...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Fine 19th Century Sevres Style Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century French Sevres style mantel clock, having a wonderful gilded ormolu case with an urn to the top with cobalt...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Tole Bouillotte by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This fine and elegant Louis XVI style gilt bronze and painted tole Bouillotte by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has got three lights. The Toleware conic shade is hand painted with enamel and features gold feather and vegetal decoration and can be customized according to the customer's taste. Moreover it can be adjusted at different heights with the palm-shaped screw. It has got a round base with edges decorated with high quality hand-chiseled details with vegetal motifs. Three arms with vegetal decorations start from the small stem...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Tôle

Pair of Louis XVI Style Slipper Chairs or Chauffeuses
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonder pair of mid-late 19th century Louis XVI style caned slipper chairs or fireside chairs in their original condition. The carved walnut frames retain their original can...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Cane, Walnut

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu and Leather Cartonnier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, ormolu and leather cartonnier, signed "GROS PARIS". The cartonnier is raised by a fine base with a lovely a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Game Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Louis XVI style demilune console that folds open to a round game table. With a molded edge on a gate leg swing supports and square tapered legs with brass capitals and caps....
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI French Mahogany Ormolu Mounted Dessert Console Table, 1780
Located in Rome, IT
Extraordinary French D-shaped console dessert with white statuary marble top adorned with a pierced ormolu gallery. The central drawer, with original finely chiseled ormolu decorati...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze, Hardwood & Marble Corner Cupboards
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Louis XVI style mahogany and walnut marquetry inlaid corner cabinets with gilt metal fittings and solid marble top A very go...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Marble

19th Century Ormolu Mantle Clock, Louis XVI Style
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting 19th century Louis XVI style gilded Bacchus influenced ormolu mantel (fireplace) clock depicting three putti rolling a barrel on the back of a cloven hoofed putti. The ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century French Aubusson Floral Tapestry Gouache on Paper in Gilt Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a bedroom wall with this colorful, antique Aubusson drawing cartoon. Created in the city of Aubusson, France circa 1820, the simple and elegant gouache on paper is hand pain...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Giltwood, Paper

French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI St. Secrétaire in Arbalette Shape
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. tulipwood Secretaire. The secretaire has a fine quarter veneered tulipwood marquetry on the front and sides, ornamented with pierced ormolu mo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Footstool Gilt Gold
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XVI style footstool repose pied, gilt gold Large footstool, highly decorative, can also be used as extra seating or as an ottoman instead of a coffe...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

French Giltwood Canapé Attributed to Georges Jacob
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Rare and exceptional piece. This large and beautiful sofa is a fine example of the work of famed menuisier Georges Jacob (6 July 1739 – 5 July 1814), who was one of the two most prom...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Velvet, Giltwood

Pair Baccarat Style Cut Glass Urns
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of gilt bronze mounted Baccarat style ruby red cut to clear glass urns. Bulbous form with diamond and facet cut crystal, mounted on gilt bronze footed base with floral form hand...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Parquetry Flip Top Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French Louis XVI st. 19th century round tulipwood parquetry flip top center table. The table with square straight tapered legs raised by casters. The drum like apron is inlaid with...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Boxwood, Tulipwood

Louis XVI Style Fauteuil and Matching Side Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Elegant French Louis XVI style armchair with complementary side chair in bleached wood frames, fluted leg and cubic blocks decorated with florets, upholstered in classic beige quilte...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Pair of French Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Cut Glass Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of French neoclassical style gilt bronze and cut glass lamps French, 20th century Dimensions: Height 75cm, width 24cm, depth 20cm Designed in the neoclassical Louis XVI sty...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XVI Style French Carved Walnut Armchair with Reed Seat
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XVI style French carved walnut armchair with reed seats. France, 1920. Solid walnut with original finish. Beautiful carved top rail Canework back panel with turned side sup...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Cane, Walnut

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb and high quality French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany buffet. The buffet is raised on a demi lune base with four tapered reeded columns with ormolu chandelles supp...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Wonderful Antique French Hand Carved Oak Trumeau Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful antique carved natural oak trumeau mirror having lovely round medallions and swag decoration with top and bottom new grey tinted smokey mirror.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Oak

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and very decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu sconces. Each five light ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century Louis XVI Style Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Three-Light Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of magnificent French 19th century Louis XVI style Baccarat crystal and ormolu three light sconces. Each sconce is centered by a striking acorn finial below richly chased acanthus leaves in a fine satin and burnished finish. Each of the elegant S scrolled arms are adorned with large acanthus leaves, a stunning array of cut Baccarat crystal pendants with foliate and reeded bobeches. Leading up three most decorative rectangular link chains is the impressive top crown with rinceau shaped ormolu sprays with cut Baccarat crystal pendants. Centered are three richly chased ormolu birds...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Table/Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French early 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany and brass mounted games table/center table and console table. The table is raised by five circular fluted tapered legs...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

Beautiful French Marble Topped Louis XVI Bombe Commode with Intricate Marquetry
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A particularly beautiful French Louis XVI bombe commode with intricate mixed wood marquetry in walnut and fruitwoods. Top is a neutral creamy marble. 2...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Fruitwood, Walnut

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu sconces. Each two arm sconce is centered by charming and wonderfully executed tied garland tassels b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Large Italian Carved Venetian Gold Walnut Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful vintage carved walnut mirror with Venetian gold finish, wonderful details to carving and face of a cherub at the top. Depth of body of mirror 1/5" top 5" D.
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1920s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Walnut

Antique French Louis XVI Styled Ebonized Jardinière Table with Inset Plaque Top
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique jardinière table is unmarked, but presumed to have been made in England or France is circa 1890 in a Louis XVI style. The table is composed of wood which has been painte...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Flamed Mahogany and Ormolu Dessert Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and extremely elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. freestanding flamed mahogany and ormolu dessert console, attributed to Beurdeley. The high quality console is ra...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Massive French Louis XV Baroque Gilt Bronze 12-Light Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Coimbra, PT
Massive Baroque 12-light gilt bronze chandelier. The scrolled arms have foliate embellishment pincered to a gadrooned central knop. Adorned with foliate baluster stem above and fruit...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Danish Louis XVI Display Cabinet on Stand
Located in Kastrup, DK
Louis XVI mahogany display showcase on stand. Cornice accented with dentil moldings above two doors. Copenhagen, circa 1800. New mahogany stand. We can shorten this if desired. ...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Lyre Shape Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century French white marble and gilded ormolu mantel clock in the shape of a Lyre. Having a sun burst mount above gilded ormolu garlands of flowers, set into the ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Maison Jansen Louis XV Style Steel and Brass Coffee Table, C1950
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...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass, Steel

Antique French Louis XVI Satinwood & Rosewood Marquetry Side Tables, c 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of French Louis XVI satinwood and rosewood side stands offer crossbanded and bookmatched top with foliate inlaid marquetry borderin...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Rosewood, Satinwood

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu and patinated bronze sconces. Each two arm sconce is centered by a beautiful bottom acorn finial amidst large acanthus lea...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Three-Light Sconces
Located in London, GB
Pair of neoclassical style gilt bronze three-light sconces French, 19th century Measures: Height 75cm, width 37cm, depth 30cm The sconces in this pair are after a famous model b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century Sevres Style Gilded Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful French 19th century gilded ormolu mantel clock, having a putti mounted to the top holding garlands of flowers, draping down the case, Rams heads and urns of flowers. The ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

French Louis XVI Center Table in Gilded Wood and Marble - 19th France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Louis XVI style center table or console in gilded wood marble top. It is sculpted as a belt with a ribbon frieze and rests on four fluted feet crowned with palms joined by ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Louis XVI Style Sofa, Belgium
Located in Brussels, BE
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Early 2000s Belgian Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Fabric

Large 19th Century Bronze Cherub Mantel Clock
By Charles Du Tertre 1
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderfully impressive 19th century Louis XVI style Cherub mantel clock with maps and a globe above a white enamel clock face, the eight day hou...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Bergère
Located in Westwood, NJ
A finely carved fauteuil, the paper twist carved, arched top rail and downswept padded arms with scroll terminals enclosing an upholstered back and cushion seat, on a finely carved s...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Montreal, QC
This pair are of Classic design and accomplished execution. The primary decorative motif is acanthus and beading. The base and column are reeded and have a matted finish. There are t...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Extraordinary Italian 18th Century Carved Giltwood Console Tables
Located in Rome, IT
A very fine Italian carved gilt-wood console tables, Roma, circa 1770 With an important and very rare rectangular "greco scritto " marble top. Above a frieze centered by a male mask...
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1770s Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Giltwood

5 French Louis XVI Style Brass Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
5 French Louis XVI style wall sconces with 3 scroll arms and an urn top. (Priced each).
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20th Century Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

Yellow Moire Fabric Upholstered French Louis XV Style Armchair Fauteuil
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 beautiful French Louis XV chair...
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1990s American Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

19th Century Louis XVI Style Vitrine in the Style of Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century French Louis XVI style bombe fronted vitrine, having wonderful quality gilded ormolu female monopodia mounts, floral marquetry inlaid panels to the sides ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

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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