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LOUIS XVI STYLE

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.

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Style: Louis XVI
Set of Six 18th Century Hand-Colored Botanical Prints, P.J. Buchoz, 1776
Located in London, GB
A set of six of exceptional quality 18th century hand-colored engravings Buchoz, Pierre Joseph. Collection précieuse et enluminée des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses, q...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Prints

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Paper

Assembled Set Of Four Copperplate Engravings Of Birds By François Martinet
Located in Free Union, VA
Hand colored in delicate detail, framed and matted original late 18th century engravings, two with labels visible: “Phalarope de Siberie” and “Pie varié de la Caroline.” Martinet (17...
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Late 18th Century Antique Louis XVI Prints

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Giltwood, Paper

French Engraving "The Monument"
Located in Carmel, CA
"The Monument" W H Toms, scup (engraver) Plate size; 13.75 X 8.25 Frame size: 23.5 X 18 The print is hand colored, and framed with museum grade mat and carved frame.
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1790s Antique Louis XVI Prints

French Antique Lithograph in Gilt Frame 'La Douce Résistance'
By Louis Leopold Boilly
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Lithograph by Italian artist Salvatore Tresca (1750–1815) after an original painting by French artist Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761–1845) of a work entitled 'La Douce Résistance' (The S...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Prints

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Giltwood

Hand Colored Copperplate Engraving of Copenhagen, Denmark
Located in Kastrup, DK
Hand-colored copperplate engraving depicting an interesting old view of Copenhagen seen from Frederiksberg Castle Gardens, approximate. 1790-1800. Framed in a mahogany frame from sam...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Prints

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Glass, Mahogany, Paper

Pair of 18th Century Hand-Coloured Engravings of Birds by Martinet
Located in London, GB
A very decorative pair of ornithological engravings, by François Nicolas Martinet, from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, 1770–1786. France, circ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Prints

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Paper, Paint

Hand-Colored French Map, Carte des Etats Unis, Par Bonne, Late 18th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Hand-colored French map, Carte de la Partie Nord, des Etats Unis, de l'Amérique Septentrionale, late 18th century. A French map of New England published at the end of the Revolutionary War...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Prints

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Paper

Set Elisabeth Haussard '1700-1804' 18 Century Hand Colored Engraving
Located in Den Haag, NL
set 18 Century Hand colored Strawberry Engraving by Elisabeth Haussard 1700- 1804 Author: Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700–1782) "Traite des Arbres et Arbustes"" Very famous ...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Prints

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Paper

Six Antique 18th Century Botanical Prints Engravings, by P.J. Buchoz, 1776
Located in London, GB
A set of six of exceptional quality 18th century hand-colored engravings Buchoz, Pierre Joseph. Collection précieuse et enluminée des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses, q...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Prints

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Paper

Large Framed Etching of Versailles – Vue Particulière de la Chapelle du Château
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Large framed French Etching of Versailles – Vue Particulière de la Chapelle du Château de Versailles Pair available on the Versailles Theme. From Mis en Demeure, Paris.
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Prints

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Wood, Paper

Jacques Renaud Bernard, Set of 5 Engraving of Architecture, 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful set of 5 engravings by Jacques Renaud Bernard representing the parade hall and the apartments of the Duchess of Orleans at the Royal Palace in Paris, architectural ensemble designed by the architect of Louis XV Pierre Contant D'Ivry. The engravings represent the architectural details of the different rooms (moldings, sculptures, furniture etc.) This set of engravings...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Prints

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Paper

Large Framed French Etching of Versailles, Le Bassin d’Encelade
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Large Framed French Etching of Versailles – Le Bassin d’Encelade Pair of Versailles themed prints available. From Mis en Demeure, Paris.
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Prints

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Wood, Paper

Antique Louis XVI Trumeau Pier Mirror & Engraving Le Lever Romanet Freudenberg
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Louis XVI mahogany trumeau wall mirror topped with a 1774 hand colored engraving titled “Le Lever” by Antoine Louis Romanet (1742-1810, French engraver and miniaturist) after Sigmund Freudenberger. “Sigmund Freudenberger (16 June 1745 – 15 November 1801) was a Swiss painter. Freudenberger was the son of a lawyer, and studied as a portraitist. He lived from 1765 to 1773 in Paris, where he worked with François Boucher. He then founded in a private art school in Bern and was known as "Little Master...
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18th Century Antique Louis XVI Prints

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Mirror, Mahogany

Print of an Interior Bath
Located in New York, NY
A lovely print featuring a French "Salle de Bain", matted and finished in a gilt wood frame.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Prints

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Paper

18th Century French Print by Pierre Philippe Choffard
Located in Doylestown, PA
A late 18th century French engraving titled “Marche tout doux, parlez tout bas” (Walk very softly, speak very low) by Pierre Philippe Cho...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Prints

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Paper

18th Century French Hand Colored Etching of an Elephant Skeleton
Located in Stamford, CT
A beautifully rendered etching with hand coloring depicting the skeleton of an elephant on a pedestal. A live elephant, foliage and huts in the background. French, 18th century by Georges Le Clerc...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Prints

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Paper

18th Century French Gilded Frame with Revolutionary Lithograph
Located in Carmel, CA
"Les Francais En Garrison" is an original hand colored lithograph. The notation on the print indicates that the copper plate was etched by Charon and reproduces the work of the arti...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Prints

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Glass, Paper, Wood

German Prints Birds Series Ornithological Engravings Martinet-Buffon C-1790 '2'
Located in Katonah, NY
These are small, gem-like, individual bird scenes. They are beautifully drawn, detailed prints of hand-colored copperplate engravings from one of the most important ornithological works of the 18th century. These hand-colored engravings were printed in Germany on original 18th-century rag paper taken from the Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux by Georges Louis Leclerc, le Comte de Buffon (1708-1788), with engravings by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1731-1804), published in Paris 1770-1786. Dimensions: 6 inches x 3.5 inches (8 inches x 10 inches including the matte) Condition: Excellent. Price: $185 for a pair BACKGROUND: of Georges Louis Leclerc, le Comte de Buffon and Francois Nicholas Martinet: The Comte de Buffon was a mathematician and scientist often thought of as the founding father of ornithology. His lifetime goal was to create images of most of the world's birds in their natural environment. His work prefigured the works of John James Audubon. Under Louis XV, he was the head of the Royal...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Prints

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Paper

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Antique Engraving Depicting the Confession & the Anointing of the Sick, 1724
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Pl. 61 Antique Print of the Monuments of Herculaneum by Bayardi, 1762
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Antique Print of the Monuments of Herculaneum by Bayardi, 1762
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Old Hand-Colored Copper Engraving of a Pepper Branch, 1739
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Peper-Takje'. Copper engraving of a pepper branch. This print originates from: 'Hedendaagsche Historie, of tegenwoordige staat van alle volkeren II deel ', ...
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Engraving of a Guardian of the Fort: The Medieval Arbaletrier, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
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Antique Engraving of the Village of Winsum, The Netherlands, c.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Winsum langs de buuren te zien'. View of the village of Winsum, the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Vaderlandsche gezichten of afbeeldingen, behoorende...
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Herculaneum Monuments, 1762: Bayardi's Engraving Plate 61
Located in Langweer, NL
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Herculaneum Monuments, 1762: Bayardi's Engraving Plate 61
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Set of Four Parrot Engravings by Martinet, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
A very decorative set of four of engravings of parrots, by François Nicolas Martinet, from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, 1770–1786. France, circa 1770–80. Why we like them Original hand-colored copper-plate engravings, signed in the bottom of the yellow border, mounted in decorative gesso mats within custom chinoiserie frames. Exquisitely engraved and hand-coloured in the 18th century, these superb prints evoke the fashion for exoticism in the Enlightenment era Europe. History Over the course of his splendid career, François Nicolas Martinet (1731-1790?) engraved illustrations of birds for some of the most influential naturalists in 18th-century France, including François Salèrne, Mathurin Brisson, and, above all, Georges Louis Leclerc, le comte de Buffon.   This exceptional set of hand...
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Pair of Louis XVI Style with Engravings, 19th Century
Located in Beaune, FR
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Antique Marie Antoinette d'Autriche Queen of France et de Navarre Engraving
Located in Dayton, OH
"Marie Antoinette d'Autriche, Reine de France et de Navarre, 1777 Color wash-manner etching and engraving with overprinting in gold ink framed in ornate black and gold frame...
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Pair of French 20th Century Louis XVI Style Genre Prints in Carved Frames
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XVI style framed prints from the 20th century, depicting genre scenes. Created in France during the 20th century, each of this pair of prints brings us back to the ambiance of the Ancien Régime. Evolving in a decor reminding us of the Marie-Antoinette private apartments at Versailles (think cabinet de la Méridienne), each scene depicts three characters. One is more formal, the other more intimate. A courtier is visiting (or trying to) a lady. The maid is either presenting a gorgeous basket of flowers, or slightly opening the door to the eager courtier. Bearing gifts of trying to be allowed in, we are charmed by the intimacy of the scenes and the refinement of the Louis XVI decor...
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Louis XVI Architectural Print Plate by Rouyer
Located in Rio Vista, CA
French Louis XVI style architectural plate print by French architect Eugene Rouyer (French 1827-1901). Titled Hotel De La Prefecture and set in a gilt wood frame behind glass. From a...
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Pair of 18th Century Bird Prints/Engravings by Martinet
Located in London, GB
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18th Century French Engraving of Rooster by Martinet
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Louis Xvi prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI prints for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage prints created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, decorative objects, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI prints made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Denmark pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original prints, popular names associated with this style include Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, Francois Nicolas Martinet, and Pierre Joseph Buchoz. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for prints differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $8,960 while the average work can sell for $950.

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