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.
French Early 20th Century Table Rafraichissoir
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This wonderful table called Rafraichissoir is originally use to put bottles into the brass containers with ices cubes. Very convenient to have it beside a sofa. It can be use as well...
Marble, Brass
French Louis XVI Style Server
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
French Louis XVI style Ebonized small two-door Server or French Ebonized Buffet, with a lower shelf and marble top. Our Old Plank finishing department just completed a very nice ebon...
Marble, Brass
Mahogany Cooling Table, Gray Marble Top, Two Zinc Buckets, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Refreshment Table In mahogany and mahogany veneer, Saint Anne gray marble top fitted with two zinc buckets, the belt opening with a drawer, resting on tapered legs joined by a crotch...
Marble
Fine 19th C. Figured Mahogany Planter Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rarely seen planter stand, finely made with particularly handsome graining. Louis XVI style with a shaped book matched figured frieze. The raised top with brass rope motif border, ...
Brass
$4,500Sale Price|27% Off
Elegant French Ormolu Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Sideboard Rose Marble-Top
Located in Roslyn, NY
This full length mahogany sideboard from the early 1900s with three large divided drawers is detailed with beautiful bronze-mounted scroll and leaf desig...
Marble, Bronze
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...
Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Buffet Marble Bronze Ormolu Sideboard
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Extremely rare and one of a marble and bronze buffet. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. Just look at the gorgeous curves on this beauty! A handsome French 19th century Loui...
Marble, Bronze
$1,995Sale Price|43% Off
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Boulle and Ebonized Lowboy or Serving Table
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century French Louis XVl style boulle and ebonized lowboy or serving table with hinged lid, interior mirror and bronze mounts.
Wood
French 19th century Napoleon III Period patinated Metal serving tray/table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Napoleon III Period patinated Metal serving tray/table. This charming oval shaped tray is supported on its original ...
Metal
A Louis XVI Style Oval Three Tier Gueridon
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style Oval Three Tier Gueridon After The Model by Simon Phillippe Poirier and Martin Carlin. This fine and unusual gueridon has three graduating oval shelves surmo...
Ormolu
Elegant, Louis XVI Style Buffet, Antique French, 1920s
Located in Austin, TX
Long buffet from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece is made of solid wood construction, primarily mahogany. It has been finished with a lustrous French polish of museum qualit...
Brass
$1,130
H 7.88 in W 24.81 in D 15.75 in
Early 20th Century Chrome Art Deco Serving Table with Faux Turtle
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful serving table from the French Art Deco period. The table has a sleek design, and a beautiful combination of shiny chrome and imitation tortoiseshell. The base of the table ...
Metal, Chrome
19th Century Mahogany Serving Tray
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century mahogany serving tray Hand made serving tray from solid mahogany with brass hardware. The oval tray has four handles along four drop-down sides. The tray sits a...
Mahogany
French Buffet Cabinet, Louis XVI Style Ebonized with Marble Top
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French buffet cabinet, Louis XVI style, ebonized with marble top, early 20th century. In the spirit of Hollywood Regency and Maison Jansen. T...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Iron and Marble Top French Pastry Table
Located in San Angelo, TX
A gorgeous 19th century French marble top pastry table featuring old white painted patina on the iron base. This beauty features decorative brass hardware with patina and a white vei...
Marble, Brass, Iron, Wrought Iron
$2,495
H 30 in W 30 in D 16 in
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
$4,300
H 34 in W 35.5 in D 20 in
French Mahogany Louis XVI Style Two-Door Buffet with Carrara Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
French Mahogany Louis XVI Style Two-Door Buffet with Carrara Marble Top draws on the elegant restraint of neoclassical and Directoire designs, reinterpreted in the mid-20th century w...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Early 20th C English Mahogany Three Tier Server with Drawers
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this circa 1900 mahogany server table has a top with two drawers that have a functional lock and two lower tier shelves. Decorative turned legs in the front,nicely ...
Mahogany
$4,992Sale Price / item|25% Off
H 34 in W 48 in D 16 in
Walnut Console with Brass or Aluminum Inlay Detail
Located in Ballard, CA
The walnut console is a handcrafted edition, with tapered legs and brass or aluminum inlays, mitred corners and traditional joinery. Custom sizes and fi...
Aluminum, Brass
18th Century English Oak Console or Serving Table
Located in High Point, NC
18th century oak console table from England. The top has a beveled edge, following down to a hand carved apron with nulling decoration over h...
Oak
$39,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 39.13 in W 72.5 in D 27.5 in
Impressive French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Gilt Bronze Mounted Server Commode
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XVI style mahogany and gilt-bronze mounted "Marie Antoinette Style" Medallion Server Commode, after a model by Benneman & Stökel, The gilt-bronze panels after a model ...
Marble, Bronze
Walnut Server with Brass or Stainless Steel Inlays
Located in Ballard, CA
The walnut server is a handcrafted edition with traditional joinery, mitred corners, with tapered legs and brass or stainless steel inlays. Each piece is stamped. Custom sizes and ...
Brass, Stainless Steel
Sold
H 32 in W 38 in D 16.5 in
French Louis XVI Mahogany and Bronze Ormolu Server Buffet Dry Bar Buffet Table
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite French Louis XVI style flame mahogany server that features three tiers with bronze ormolu. Multipurpose - bar, buffet, server, table, ...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 44.5 in W 66.25 in D 27.75 in
19th-C. French Louis XVI Style Walnut And Gilt Bronze Dining Server Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a spectacular piece! It is a French Louis. XVI server with gilt bronze ormolu. It is carved walnut with two drawers that have dovetail construction. The right drawer is larger and encompasses the center piece. The second tier has a gilt bronze gallery. Note the capped feet too! It is 37” to the top tier serving surface. It is structurally sound and is unmarked. My shipping can run from two to five weeks. For locations such as Nantucket, we shipping charge...
Bronze
Sold
H 41 in W 32 in D 22 in
Theodore Alexander Louis XVI Two Tier Crotch Mahogany Display Tea Serving Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century Louis XVI table by Theodore Alexander. Part of their Replica Collection. The original dating to 1780. A two tier crotch mahogany f...
Brass
Louis XVI Style 2-Drawer Round Bouillotte Occasional Table by Maitland Smith
Located in Southampton, NJ
Louis XVI style round bouillotte table having hand-carved mahogany frame, verde green marble top adorned with a brass gallery. Features 2 oppose...
Marble, Brass
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H 34.5 in W 44.25 in D 17.5 in
Early 20th Century, French, Louis XVI Style Mahogany Console Table, Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early twentieth century French Louis XVI style mahogany console table features a grey marble top surrounded by a pierced bronze gallery. Two drawers of dovetail construction fit...
Marble, Bronze
18th Century, French, Louis XVI Desert Table
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Louis XVI mahogany desert table with a white marble top and bronze fittings from the late 18th century.
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 33.75 in W 49 in D 23.75 in
Pair Italian, Tuscany, Shaped Walnut Console Tables, LXV/LXVI Period, 18th Cen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Transitional in styles between the Rococo and Neoclassical thus sharing curved and straight line features these consoles having rectangular tops with lighter walnut banded edges atop...
Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Circular Side Table/Gueridon
Located in San Francisco, CA
The circular top with brass pierced gallery over an apron fitted with two frieze drawers and candle slides; raised on tapering legs ending in bronze caps...
Brass
18th Century French Louis XVI Kitchen Prep Table
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Large Louis XVI kitchen prep table. France, c. 1760. Oak wood with 2 inlaid slabs of bluestone. This unique freestanding work table was made for ...
Stone
Sold
H 28 in W 28 in D 17 in
Ebonized Lacquer Brass Faux Bamboo Wheeled Signed Maison Jansen Dessert Trolley
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunning ebonized lacquer Maison Jansen Tea or dessert cart. The condition is wonderful for a 40 plus year old piece and the brass is gleeming and bright. The piece is sign...
Brass
Sold
H 31.5 in W 24.02 in D 16.93 in
19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Server Bar Table/Cupboard Napoleon III
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine Louis XVI style serving table or bar cupboard. It can be used for various purposes, such as serving wine. The table is made of mahogany veneer, the fluting legs are made of so...
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI-Style Demilune Server
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful 19th century French mahogany console with marble top. The marble top is stunning and in remarkable antique condition. This piece has a single drawer set in the apron and ...
Mahogany