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 C. French Louis XVI Style Brass Mounted Marble Top Sofa Console Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This handsome Louis XVI-style walnut console table is distinguished by its long, elegant proportions, restrained neoclassical detailing, and beautifully inset marble top. Designed in...
Marble, Brass
$5,247 / item
Louis XVI Leather Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Louis XVI style narrow leather paneled and solid wood console table, decorated throughout with verdigris brass mounts, the galleried top above four frieze drawers on turned and flu...
Wood
$5,877 / item
Louis XVI Parquetry Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Louis XVI Parquetry console table. A burl lattice parquetry, brass mounted console table having a pierced brass gallery to the top and lower shelf,...
Wood
$4,200Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XVI Style Marble Top Console Table
Located in North York, ON
Louis XVI Style marble top console table. This 1940’s American piece is fully restored in a light bubble gum lacquer finish with ori...
Marble
$3,520Sale Price|20% Off
20th century Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Console Table with Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XVI style free standing console or sofa table with three drawers, fluted legs and a black marble top, circa 1920. Elegant green velvet base and top with balls Measur...
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Console or Sofa Table
Located in Birmingham, AL
A fantastic large 19th century French Louis XVI style white painted console table with bluish gray accents, circa 1880s, having a rectangular top above an apron featuring four drawer...
Wood
Rare Louis XVI Oak Dressing Table or Sofa Table, End of 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A rare antique Louis XVI oak dressing table, Lovely piece in very good condition. The top flaps open to reveal 3 sections. On the lower section of the piece, we can find four small ...
Oak
French Side Table Walnut Marble & Bronze Nightstand Sofa Table, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
Art Deco Nightstand in Walnut, Bronze, and Marble – circa 1920 An elegant French Art Deco-era nightstand, crafted circa 1920 from walnut and walnut veneer. Its slightly curved fro...
Bronze
paire de chevets tambour en acajou – Estampillée Jeanselme – Style Louis XVI
Located in NEUFCHÂTEL-HARDELOT, FR
Cette remarquable paire séduit par la qualité de son ébénisterie, l'élégance de ses lignes et le raffinement de ses ornements en bronze doré. Chaque chevet présente une configuration...
Mahogany
20th Century Louis XVI Style Pomp-Salon Coffee Table, Solid Beech Wood
Located in Berlin, DE
Monumental pomp salon table in Louis XVI style. Highly valuable solid beechwood carved in finest detail. Colored hand-painted and gilded. On conical legs, connected with X- formed s...
Marble
$2,963Sale Price|24% Off
H 34.25 in W 54 in D 12 in
Maison Jansen Style Neoclassical Black & Gold Console Bronze Beveled Marble Top
Located in Miami, FL
Superb black & gold console table in the style of Maison Jansen. Features 4 ebonized turned wood pedestal base with gold gallerie decoration. Th...
Marble
$4,500 / item
H 32 in W 48 in D 12 in
Torched Oak Console Table with Floating Acrylic Base Modern Solid Wood Console
By Kirk Van Ludwig, Autonomous Furniture
Located in Victoria, BC
Torched oak console table with floating acrylic base, handcrafted from solid North American oak. The Tillikum Console pairs our signature Torched Oak finish with museum-grade clear a...
Acrylic, Oak, Wood
$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
Mid-Century Neoclassical Style Lacquered Marble Top Console Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning Mid-Century Modern lacquered console table featuring a Carrara marble top. Made in France in the neoclassical taste having a parcel gilt decorated case. Fronted by two stora...
Carrara Marble, Brass
$1,700Sale Price|24% Off
H 32.75 in W 67 in D 17 in
Louis XVI Style Painted Console Table with Marble Top
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XVI Style painted and silver leafed marble top console table, late 20th century. With a pink marble top with molded front and side edges, a frieze with a central medallion and ...
Marble, Silver Leaf
Clean Lined Modern Brass Console Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean lined modern console or sofa table, American, circa 1980s. This table is a versatile size and can be used as a console table, sofa table, desk, or vanity.
Metal, Brass
$3,538
H 30.32 in W 63.19 in D 16.74 in
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Style Console Table with Brass Details
Located in BÉTERA, ES
This elegant early 20th-century console table, crafted in the Louis XVI style, features a refined design with clean neoclassical lines and beautifully proportioned tapered legs. The ...
Bronze
19th Century Carved Oak Console Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak console table from England with a wonderfully detailed hand carved backsplash over the top of the table, which has a beveled and car...
Oak
$1,374
H 32.88 in W 43.71 in D 11.82 in
Louis XVI‑Style Console Table by Deknudt, Belgium, 20th Century
By Deknudt
Located in Meulebeke, BE
An elegant giltwood console table in the Louis XVI style, crafted by Deknudt in Belgium during the 20th century. The piece features a serpentine front with a central rosette medallio...
Smoked Glass, Wood
Thomasville Queen Anne Console Table Sofa Table, Circa 1970s
By Thomasville
Located in Germantown, MD
Thomasville 60" Queen Anne console table sofa table, Circa 1970s. Solid hardwood and Fruitwood. One drawer dovetailed construction. Good vintage condition with original finish, wit...
Hardwood, Fruitwood
$4,351
H 35.83 in W 40.16 in D 18.51 in
20th Century Lacuered and Silvered Wood Louis XVI Style Italian Console Table
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian console table from the second half of the 20th century. A Louis XVI-style furniture of carved, lacquered, and silvered wood, it features beautiful lines and attractive furnis...
Wood
$4,400Sale Price|50% Off
H 33 in W 60 in D 16 in
Erland Console Table with Carrara Marble Top by Matthew Fairbank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Erland console table • Size: 60” W x 16” D x 33” H • Wood finish: Charcoal cerused white oak • Stone top: White Carrara marble (honed and sealed) • Accent metal (feet/sabots): An...
Carrara Marble, Brass
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H 30 in W 48.25 in D 28.25 in
1800's Antique Louis XVI Style, Glass-Top, Walnut, Rectangle, Salon Table!!
Located in Austin, TX
Handsome 1800's Antique Louis XVI Style, Glass-Top, Walnut, Rectangle, Salon Table!! Antique Table, Louis XVI Style Glass-Top Walnut Salon Table, Rectangle, 1800s!! This Antique Lo...
Glass, Walnut
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H 17.52 in W 39.38 in D 20.48 in
French Louis XVI style coffee table in marble and gilded wood - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Elegant Louis XVI style coffee table dating from the 1950s. It is made up of a white marble top. The base is in gold and white wood. It is typically Louis XVI with tapered and fluted...
Marble
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H 18.9 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in L 18.9 in
Beautiful French Louis XVI Style Marble-Top Occasional Tables
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this beautiful pair of marble-topped occasional tables in French Louis XVI taste, modern; the square tops above inset ceramic and gilt metal scroll decor...
Marble, Brass
20th Century Italian Sofa Table or Coffee Table in Solid Walnut
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and fine quality Italian coffee table or sofa table 1980s in Louis XVI style. The table is in precious solid walnut wood. characterized by a simple line with linear legs. Excell...
Walnut
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H 25.6 in W 29.53 in D 29.53 in
20th Century Two French Square Sofa Tables in Giltwood in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Two identical square sofa tables in gilt wood frame with two levels in glass top. Very practical and useful size with delicate frame which makes them look almost invisible and on the other hand you may place a lot of books...
Wood
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H 29.5 in W 41.5 in D 21.25 in
Antique French Louis XVI Gold Bronze and Mahogany Inlaid Sofa Table, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI gold bronze and mahogany inlaid Sofa table, circa 1890.
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Marble Topped Oval Coffee Table
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very fine French Louis XVI-style oval coffee table with a stunning white and grey-veined marble top. A simple but elegant hand-carved twisted-rope style frieze adorns the burnished...
Marble
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H 32 in W 45 in D 16 in
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Mahogany Console Table, Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late 18th century French Louis XVI period mahogany console table features a white marble top surrounded by a pierced bronze gallery. Bronze banding details the front and curved ...
Marble, Bronze
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H 31.62 in W 79.12 in D 29.25 in
French Louis XVI Style Walnut and Elm Table with Lateral Drawer and Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style walnut and elm table from the 19th century, with single lateral drawer, tapered legs and great rustic character. Created in France during the 19th century, this walnut and elm table charms us with its rustic presence and simple lines. The table features a rectangular planked top showing nice signs of aging, sitting above an apron concealing a lateral drawer. This drawer opens thanks to a turned wooden pull. The table is raised on four tapering legs mounted on conforming feet. With its clean lines, and walnut and elm patina, this French Louis XVI style table from the 19th century will bring a touch of subtle yet elegant Classicism to any home, placed in a living room used...
Elm, Walnut
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H 18.12 in W 55.12 in D 55.12 in
20th Century Large French Square Sofa Table in Gilt Wood in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Large square sofa table in gilt wood frame with two levels in glass top. France, circa 1960.
Wood
Louis XVI Two Drawer Console by Henredon
By Henredon
Located in Southampton, NJ
1960's Henredon two drawer Louis XVI style console table of oak with zebra wood banding to the top. Excellent condition with original tag & branding in rarely if ever used condition....
Brass
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H 19.69 in W 45.28 in D 19.69 in
Elegant Neoclassical Two Tier Brass Table by Maison Jansen, France, 1960
Located in Brussels, BE
Two tier (aged mirror and clear glass on top) neoclasssical coffee table in the style of Louis XVI. The feet end above with a pinecone. By Maison Jansen France 1960.
Brass