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.
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...
Marble, Zinc
French Louis XVI Style Rafraichissoir Table, Mahogany & Marble, 1910
Located in Austin, TX
Rafraichissoir table from France in the Louis XVI style. This beautiful antique side table features two metal champagne bucket holders and a small...
Marble, Brass
Elegant brass and smoked glass cart, "Champagne Royale," 1970s
Located in Cantù, IT
An elegant serving cart in the Louis XVI / Hollywood Regency style, featuring a gilded frame with elegant, timeless lines. Featuring two smoked glass shelves and practical original c...
Brass
$5,621Sale Price|25% Off
Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted 2-Tier Dessert Table by P. E. Guerin
By P. E. Guerin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming early 20th century Louis XVI style mahogany, gilt bronze mounted and parcel-gilt ovoid two-tier tea or dessert table by P. E. Guerin. The twin-top dessert with quad-suppor...
Bronze, Ormolu
$2,888Sale Price|33% Off
H 34.5 in W 30.5 in D 19.5 in
French Marquetry Inlaid Kingwood Louis XV Style Two-Tier Dessert or Tea Table
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Fine and rare old French marquetry inlaid kingwood Louis XV style two-tier dessert or tea table with handsome ormolu mounts and exceptional floral motif marquetry inlays throughout. ...
Ormolu
$2,960
H 35.5 in W 38.5 in D 14 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Marble Console Table
Located in Houston, TX
A refined 19th-century French Louis XVI style mahogany console table (or console desserte), perfect for an entryway, hallway, or sophisticated living space. The piece features a classic, elegant demilune silhouette with a white Carrara marble top. The marble is framed by an openwork pierced brass gallery that elegantly follows the contoured shape of the table. Design & Construction Details Frieze Drawer: The front is fitted with a single paneled frieze drawer outlined in delicate brass beading It retains its original working lock and an antique iron skeleton key...
Marble, Brass
French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Mahogany Gueridon Side Table
Located in Brentwood, TN
French Louis XVI style mahogany gueridon or pedestal side table featuring an inset marble top surrounded by a pierced gilt-metal gallery. The circular top is framed by a delicate bra...
Marble, Brass
$2,045
H 25.79 in W 32.68 in D 15.75 in
Romeo Rega Italian Bar Cart in Brass Chrome and Smoked Glass, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous mid-century bar cart or trolley crafted entirely in solid brass and chrome-plated metal, completed with smoked glass shelves. This stylish and unique three-tier bar cart was...
Brass, Chrome
French 20th Century Louis XVI Style Bouillotte Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant French bouillotte table, crafted in the early 20th century, embodies the timeless sophistication of the Louis XVI style. Featuring a round marble top with soft veining, ...
Marble, Brass
Antique Art Deco Figured Walnut Serving Trolley 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a striking antique Art Deco three-tier figured walnut hostess trolley dating from the 1920s. The trolley is of decorative circular form and is fitted with castors. This is ...
Walnut
Louis XVI Walnut Rafraichissoir or Wine Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming late 18th century/early 19th century Rafraichissoir or wine/champagne coolert that has retained its original surface and basins. The table is in good overall condi...
Brass
$1,137
H 28.35 in W 26.38 in D 17.72 in
Italian Hollywood Regency Brass and Smoked Glass Bar Cart, Two-Tier, 1970s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Italian brass and smoked glass bar cart with two tiers and elegant architectural detailing, 1970s. Elegant Italian bar cart from the 1970s, crafted in brass with two smoked glass sh...
Brass
French Louis XVI-Style Mahogany Bouillotte Table with Carrara Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant Louis XVI-style bouillotte table from France, dating to the late 19th century, finely crafted in mahogany with refined neoclassical detailing. The circular apron is fitted...
Carrara Marble
French Vintage Mahogany Louis XVI Style Coffee Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Like an iconic “Bouillotte” type table, this vintage (circa 1930) French Louis XVI inspired rectangular coffee or “low table” has all the signature elements of earlier design periods...
Marble, Brass
$3,070
H 28.85 in W 29 in D 18.25 in
French Louis XVI Rafraichissoir Table, Brass & Marble, Circa 1920
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This wonderful table called "Rafraichissoir" is originally used to put bottles into the brass containers with ice cubes. Very convenient to have it beside a sofa. It can be used as w...
Marble, Brass
Italian Brass Bar Cart with Smoked Glass Shelves 1970s
Located in Winter Park, FL
An Italian Hollywood Regency style brass plated bar cart. Smoked glass shelves with dark paned border. Simple bar handle. Bottle rack on the lower shelf. Wheels run smoothly. In good...
Brass
Sold
H 29 in W 24 in D 15.75 in
Louis XVI–Style Blond Mahogany Rolling Table with Brass Gallery, France, 20th Ce
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined French rolling table crafted in blond mahogany in the Louis XVI style, dating to the twentieth century. Elegant in proportion and light in appearance, this piece reflects n...
Glass, Wood
Italian Gilt Bronze Serving Cart
By Maison Jansen, Maison Baguès
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Gilt Bronze Serving Cart. Offered is an rare Italian Modern Louis XVI style gilt bronze serving cart, bar cart, drinks cart or tea cart. This cart, realized in the 1970's has...
Bronze
Sold
H 30.25 in W 26.88 in D 17.75 in
French Bar Cart, Side or End Table Ebonized Mahogany Restored in Style Louis XVI
Located in Highwood, IL
French Vintage Bar Cart or Side Table or End Table for this is a very unusual and beautifully made. Once we started stripping off the old finish and removing some of the brass trim, we began to notice that after the casters were removed it transformed into a great looking Side Table with an optional removable mahogany tray with its original glass bottom. The way this was made has us believing that it was possibly custom made for a special client for everything is just a little nicer than a mass-produced item, we’d call it bespoke made. The quality of the ebonized mahogany and the brass itself was a step above what we typically would expect to see. I think the end results speak for themselves and our inhouse Old Plank restoration department did an extraordinary transformation from a well used bar cart...
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Brass Bar Cart
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An elegant brass bar cart or trolley is the perfect occasional table for your interior. This rounded and tiered bar cart features two circular glass surfaces surrounded with pierced ...
Brass
1950s Italian Drop Leaf Bar Cart with Brass and Marquetry
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very stylish mid-century Italian drop-leaf bar cart, or drinks trolley, beautifully decorated with fine quality floral marquetry in a variety of lovely wood. Featuring two tiers, t...
Brass
Henredon French Regency Louis XVI Walnut Rolling Flip Top Bar Cabinet
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Regency Louis XVI style rolling buffet or bar cabinet By Henredon USA, Circa 1970s Measures: 38.75"W x 18"D x 31"H. Top extends to 76.25"W. Gorgeous wa...
Brass
Victorian Parquetry Tray Top Table
Located in Essex, MA
In the French taste, gallery top and trestle form base and pierced stretcher and saber legs.
Tulipwood
Sold
H 24.41 in W 24.41 in D 15.75 in
Elegant Brass Nesting Tables with a Serving Tray by Maison Jansen, France, 1965
Located in Brussels, BE
Brass bar cart- nesting tables. Clear glass tops, one with a serving tray. Maison Jansen, 1965.
Brass
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Brass Tables
Located in Houston, TX
A vintage pair of French Louis XVI style brass nesting tables on casters with removable glass tray tops. These tables would work wonderfully as low lying bar carts.
Brass
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H 44.25 in W 37 in D 21.88 in
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Silver-Plated Meat Carving Trolley Cart
By Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style silver-plated and gilt-bronze mounted wooden serving "Chariot à Viande" meat-carving trolley cart...
Silver Plate, Ormolu
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H 30.32 in W 21.26 in D 16.15 in
French Louis XVI Style Gueridon, Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Charming French Gueridon (Side Table), made in the second half of the 19th century, rosewood and kingwood veneer and marquetry. The top is decorated with a mirror and has three openi...
Kingwood, Rosewood
French Midcentury Bar Trolley
Located in New York, NY
A French two tear light mahogany bar trolley with brass accents. This chic and unique piece has reeded tapered legs on castors and two pullout trays. It's small scale makes it ideal ...
Mahogany