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.
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Marquetry Side Table, End Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early twentieth century French Louis XVI style walnut side table features a beveled top with an inset marquetry border of alternating lemonwood and rosewood squares. Hand carved...
Bronze
Drexel Heritage French Regency Louis XVI Carved Mahogany Console Tables, Pair
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Regency Louis XVI style console tables, sofa tables, or buffet servers By Drexel Heritage USA, Circa Late 20th Century Beautiful mahogany, with caned low...
Brass
19th Century Walnut Inlaid Partner’s Desk with Leather Writing Surface
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A beautifully crafted 19th-century walnut partner’s desk, showcasing refined craftsmanship and elegant proportions. This impressive freestanding desk is veneered in richly figured wa...
Bronze
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
Antique French Louis XVI Style Marble & Caned Carved Fruitwood Drinks Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an antique French Louis XVI style marble and caned carved fruitwood side table. It has three caned tiers that are in very good condition. The marble top is ivory with green f...
Fruitwood
French Louis XVI Style Ebonized, Brass and Marble Demi-Lune Console Table
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant French Louis XVI style demi-lune console featuring an ebonized wood case, white marble top and refined gilt-brass ornamentation. The half-moon marble top is surrounded by...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Henredon Style French Regency Louis XVI Walnut Dining Table, Newly Refinished
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style carved walnut extension dining table In the manner of Henredon USA, Circa 1960s Measures: 42"W x 42"D x 29"H. Extends up to 78"W with...
Walnut
18th Century Louis XVI Period Console Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Louis XVI period console table dating from the late 18th century. This refined French piece displays the restrained neoclassical styling that defines the Louis XVI era, with ...
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Desk – An elegant Louis XVI-style desk crafted in rich mahogany, featuring a green leather writing surface with gilt tooling, five dovetailed drawers...
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Antique Desk in Walnut inlaid
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Introducing this elegant Italian walnut desk, dating back to the late 19th century. Featuring a typical design inspired by the sumptuous Louis XVI era, it features clean lines and r...
Walnut
$3,257Sale Price|38% Off
French 18th Century Marble-Top Louis XVI Console Table
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful marble-top Louis XVI console table. Wonderful carvings and great patina. Original marble top. France, circa 1770-1889. Weathered and small losses. More photo's are availab...
Marble
Elegant early 20th century writing desk with brass details and three drawers
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Elegant early 20th century writing desk crafted in hardwood and inspired by the refined lines of the Louis XVI period. The desk features three drawers across the front, slender flut...
Brass
Henredon French Regency Louis XVI Walnut Dining Table Newly Refinished
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style extension dining table By Henredron USA, Early 21st Century Book-matched walnut top, with tapered walnut legs on brass-capped feet. ...
Brass
Louis XVI Style Carved Wooden Demilune Console Table
Located in Redding, CT
Louis XVI Style Carved Wooden Demilune Console Table. Most likely Italian but no marks. This Louis XVI style demilune will add color and style to any entryway or hallway . The carve...
Wood, Paint
Large French Louis XVI Ebonized Writing Table or Desk with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant and large scale French writing table or executive bureau plat desk of ebonized mahogany with gilt accents in the Louis XVI style. Featuring an ebonized rectangular top w...
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Pair of French 20th Century Louis XVI Style Cherrywood Tables
Located in Atlanta, GA
Made in France in the twentieth century, this pair of Louis XVI style tables is constructed in cherrywood, each with a drawer at the front fitted with a working lock and key. The top...
Wood
Pair of 18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Demilune Tables
Located in Astoria, NY
Sourced in Provence, France, this exceptional pair of late 18th-century French Louis XVI giltwood demilune console tables embodies the refined neoclassical design and craftsmanship o...
Marble
Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Walnut and Brass Tea Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style tea table or occasional side table By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Walnut, with brass gallery and ormolu. Measures: 26"W x 26"D x 24...
Brass
$2,043Sale Price|38% Off
18th Century Antique Louis XVI Swedish Painted Console
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
An antique Swedish painted console from the Louis XVI period, dating to the early 18th century. The piece features a beautifully hand-painted faux-marble top and delicately carved ap...
Beech, Oak, Pine
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
$2,116Sale Price / set|35% Off
Louis XVI Revival Nightstands/Side Tables c1950s France
Located in Trensacq, FR
Pair of Louis XVI Revival Nightstands, C1950s France. Classic Louis XVI style two drawer bedside tables with marbled tops, tapered legs, a low-level shelf, pierced brass gallery, an...
Marble, Brass
Maitland Smith English Regency Hand-Painted Red Lacquered Console Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous English Regency or Louis XVI Chinoiserie console table By Maitland Smith USA, Circa Late 20th Century Red lacquered finish, with hand-painted Chinese scenes, banded fla...
Brass
Karges French Regency Louis XVI Walnut Extension Dining Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Regency Louis XVI style extension dining table By Karges Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Stunning carved walnut, with inlaid parquet top. Measures: 63.5"W x 44.5...
Walnut
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Ebonized and Brass Marble-Top Side Tables
Located in Austin, TX
A refined pair of French Louis XVI style side tables featuring ebonized wood, gilt-brass accents and beautifully veined white marble tops. Each table is fitted with two drawers outl...
Carrara Marble, Brass
French Maison Jansen Paris Louis XVI Double Pedestal Dining Table with Leaves
Located in Forney, TX
A rare, magnificent, and well documented French double pedestal dining table by iconic luxury Parisian design house Maison Jansen. Paris, France, circa 1940 This dining table was ...
Gold Leaf
French Louis XVI Style Walnut Writing Desk with Leather Top, Early 20th Century
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Elegant early 20th century walnut writing desk in the Louis XVI taste, featuring refined neoclassical lines and beautiful figured walnut veneers. The desk is fitted with three drawe...
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Round Bouillotte Marble Top Side Table
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French Louis XVI side table crafted in walnut with a beautifully figured veneer. It features a single drawer, a white carrera marble top surrounded by a pierced brass gallery...
Marble, Bronze
French Painted Wood & Marble Top Sellette Louis XVI Style circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
This sellette was made in mid-20th century. Its style is typical of Louis XVI decoration. Oval marble top. Golden painted wood. Good condition. Shipping: 38 / 50 / 71 cm 5.2 kg
Marble
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 Painted Gesso & Giltwood Console Table with Shaped Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional French Louis XVI console table, circa 1785-1795, with original paint and gesso surface. The carved wood frame features the refined neoclassical lines Marie Antoinette’s e...
Marble
Louis XVI Style Console In Mahogany.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined early 19th century Louis XVI style console table, beautifully crafted in wood veneer with elegant neoclassical restraint. The rectangular white marble top is enclosed by a...
Marble
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
Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Carved Cherry Wood Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style writing desk or console table By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection USA, Late 20th Century Carved cherry wood, with brass capped ...
Brass
$1,323Sale Price|20% Off
French Demilune Hand Painted White Wooden Console with White Marble Top
Located in London, GB
A very pretty French 19th century original hand painted wooden demilune with original marble top. The paintwork is original and has a distressed look but this only adds to the beauty.
Marble
Copper Base and Travertine Top Louis XVI-Style Console Table, Italy
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Italy / 1950 / Console / Copper and travertine / Louis XVI A refined mid-century Italian Louis XVI–style console table showcasing elegant classical ornamentation paired with luxurio...
Travertine, Copper
French 19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Round Bouillotte Marble Top Side Table
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French Louis XVI side table crafted in walnut with a beautifully figured veneer. It features a single drawer, a pinkish / purple marble top surrounded by a pierced brass gall...
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Writing Table with Leather Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small scale late eighteenth century French Louis XVI period walnut lady's writing desk features a gold tooled black leather top. A single drawer pulls out from the side using a ...
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Brass Mounted Embossed Leather Top Desk By Baker Furniture
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 28 1/4 in W: 58 in D: 28 in This elegant Louis XVI style brass mounted writing desk by Baker Furniture is a refined interpretation of classic French neoclassical de...
Brass
Fine JP Ehalt Signed French Louis XVI Style Rosewood Marquetry Dining Table
By J.P. Ehalt
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning, fine quality vintage French gilt bronze ormolu mounted marquetry inlaid rosewood extension dining table by J.P. Ehalt. Exquisitely handcrafted using only the finest materials and highest level of craftsmanship, the mid-century antique reproduction lavishly finished in Neoclassical Louis XVI taste, having an extensively inlaid oval shaped top, richly decorated marquetry at the center features intricate floral motif, wonderfully designed and exceptionally executed built-in hide-a-way extension leaves that rest under the table in the manner of Maison Jansen, sliding out to extend the length of the table from 72 to 107 inches. The frieze luxuriously decorated with gilt bronze mounted running ornamentation with beaded trim, accented by stylized foliate gilded bronze embellishments, above fluted tapered legs. Signed J.P. Ehalt (Jean-Pierre Ehalt) Circa 1960s; France JP Ehalt...
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Style Rosewood Dining Table with Floral Inlay
Located in Astoria, NY
A refined late-19th-century French Louis XVI style dining table sourced in Provence. The oval top is beautifully crafted with chevron-laid rosewood veneer and a central floral marque...
Brass
Antique French 18th Tric Trac Game Table, Chess, Backgammon & Cards
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
An antique 18th-century games table, preserved in remarkable condition—likely due to having been expertly restored over the centuries. The table can be divided in three ways: the fi...
Wood
$2,446Sale Price|30% Off
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Provincial Walnut Dressing Table W/ Glass Top
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Provincial Walnut Dressing Table / Vanity With protective Glass Top Measures 49.25" in width, 19.5" in depth and 30.75" in height.
Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Round Bouillotte Marble Top Side Table
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant and refined, this 19th-century French Louis XVI style bouillotte table features a rich mahogany pedestal base supporting a beautiful white marble top encircled by a pierced b...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Kindel Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Cherry Wood Extension Dining Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style extension dining table By Kindel Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Gorgeous book-matched cherry wood, with brass capped feet on brass caster...
Brass
French 20th Century 1940's Marble Top Bronze Coffee Table
Located in Carmine, TX
This elegant French Louis XVI style coffee table features a beautifully veined black marble top resting on a finely cast bronze frame with a decorative frieze and fluted tapering leg...
Marble, Bronze
French Regency Louis XVI Carved Mahogany Console Table or Server
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style console table, sofa table, or buffet server USA, Circa Late 20th Century Beautiful solid mahogany, with ornate carvings. Measures: 59.5"W...
Mahogany
21st Century, Crystal Side Table with One Leg and Temperated Glass Top
Located in Calenzano, FI
Clear crystal and French gold bronze side table with one legs and the temperated glass top. The parts in crystal are hand-carved. Each object i...
Crystal, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Pair of Mahogany Demilune Side Tables
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant pair of 19th-century French Louis XVI demi-lune side tables, crafted in richly figured mahogany with beautiful satinwood banding and decorative inlaid accents. Each table ...
Brass, Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Side Table with Caned Bottom Shelf
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Louis XVI style French side table or nightstand made of beechwood with hand-carved motifs all around the table apron and on the legs. This vintage Louis XVI style French si...
Beech
Sligh Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Carved Walnut Writing Desk, Circa 1960s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style writing desk or bureau plat desk By Sligh Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved walnut, with black leather top, and original brass hardware. ...
Brass
Pair of Vintage French Louis XVI Style Demilune Console Tables With Marble Tops
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of elegant demilune console tables in the Louis XVI manner, each featuring a shaped marble top over a conforming case with two drawers. The mahogany-veneered oak frame features ...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Carrara Marble Top Console Desserte
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century French Louis XVI console table crafted in richly grained mahogany with refined neoclassical styling. It features a single drawer with original brass hardware, fl...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Oval French Commode with Mirrored Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Side table commode, in the Louis XVI style, having an oval top of spotted mirror, bordered by pierced brass gallery, on painted table base, with fielded sides, double-stacked frieze ...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Walnut Demilune Game Table Console with Green Felt Top, Late 18th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant demilune game table combines charm and functionality, showcasing the craftsmanship of late 18th century furniture. Crafted in solid wood and walnut veneer, the table res...
Felt, Walnut
Pair of Louis XVI Style Nightstands with Three Drawers and Cabriole Legs
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Country French nightstands are the ideal combination of size, form and function, making it perfect for a bedside companion, a little storage in the office, or in the family r...
Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XVI Round Bouillotte Marble Top Side Table
Located in Carmine, TX
A charming French 19th century Louis XVI style bouillotte side table, featuring a circular white marble top enclosed by a pierced brass gallery. The painted black wood base is suppor...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Style Extendable Dining Table
Located in Astoria, NY
French Louis XVI dining table sourced in Paris, dating to the early 20th century. Constructed in fruitwood with a warm, natural tone and visible grain throughout. The oval top extend...
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Nightstand, Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early twentieth century French Louis XVI style mahogany nightstand or side table features a white marble top surrounded by a pierced bronze gallery. Its three drawers of dovetai...
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Round Bouillotte Marble Top Side Table
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French Louis XVI side table crafted in walnut with a beautifully figured veneer. It features a single drawer, a white carrera marble top surrounded by a pierced brass gallery...
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Vintage Maitland Smith Louis XVI Iron & Stone Lion Console Sofa Entry Table 79"
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional late 20th century French Louis XVI inspired serpentine console table / sideboard by Maitland Smith. Made from iron with a porous stone top. The robust table is suppo...
Stone, Iron