Louis XVI Console Tables
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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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Mirror, Wood
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
1940s American Vintage Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Carrara Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary English Louis XVI Console Tables
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Wood
20th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble, Ormolu
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables
Wood, Mirror
1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Console Tables
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble, Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Console Tables
Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century Mexican Louis XVI Console Tables
Stone, Aluminum
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Console Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Console Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Console Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Console Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Carrara Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Brass
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Ormolu
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Stone, Marble
1940s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Console Tables
Beech
20th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables
Carrara Marble
1850s French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Tulipwood, Kingwood, Oak
1940s European Vintage Louis XVI Console Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Console Tables
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Carrara Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Wood
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary English Louis XVI Console Tables
Gold Leaf
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
Leather, Mahogany
1980s French Vintage Louis XVI Console Tables
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Console Tables
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble