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Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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
Fine Large Early 20th C Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Malachite Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine large early 20th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted malachite urn.    
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Malachite

Pair of Vases 19th Century Louis XVI
Located in Warsaw, PL
The water vases are decorated with angels who are surrounding the competition that takes place on the interior decoration. The two vases are designed with d...
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Malachite, Bronze

Pr. 19c Mintons Porcelain "Louis XVI Sevres Style" Blue Nouveau Ground Vases
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic and beautiful pair of antique 19th century mintons English porcelain Louis XVI style Sevres style blue nouveau ground hand-painted and hand-tooled-gilt, oval-shaped cover...
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1850s English Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Breche Verte d'Egypte and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and uniquely shaped French 19th-century Louis XVI st. Brèche Verte d'Egypte marble and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by a square marble base below an ormolu support ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres Porcelain and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a triangular porcelain base with concave sides and rounded cor...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Pair of French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Porcelain and Ormolu Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and high quality pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. blue cobalt Porcelain and Ormolu vases. Each vase is raised by a scrolled Ormolu base with acanthus leaves and rosettes, and an Ormolu berried laurel band above. The handsome blue vases have attractive Ormolu pierced handles with a maiden bust...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Baccarat Cut Crystal and Silvered Bronze Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French Louis XVI st. Baccarat cut crystal and silvered bronze vases. Each vase is raised by a chased square silvered bronze base decorated by chased acanthus leave...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Crystal

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and large scale pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. Brèche Violette marble and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a thick square mottled base with ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Urns on Marble Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 19th century French Louis XVI mantel urns on marble bases were intended for decorative appeal alone, and feature classic designs inspired by ancient Greek amphora...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Spelter

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Urn, Signed 'F. Barbedienne'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and marble urn, signed 'F. Barbedienne'. The urn is raised by a circular Rouge Griotte marble base with a bottom ormolu fillet. At t...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Mid-19th Century Marble and Ormolu Tazzas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant pair of French Louis XVI st. mid 19th century Rosso Antico marble and ormolu tazzas. Each tazza is raised by a square mottled marble base with ormolu supports and a fr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French Malachite and Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Malachite and gilt bronze vases French, 20th century Measures: Height 63cm, width 40cm, depth 31cm Each vase in this pair is ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Malachite, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Rouge Royal Marble and Ormolu Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Royal marble and ormolu urn. Raised on a marble base with canted corners and ormolu moulded band. The urn rests on four ormo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Brèche Verte Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Bréche Verte marble and ormolu urns. Each is raised on a square marble base with ormolu trim and ormolu laurel wreath above. The bo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair 19th Century French Sevres Style Porcelain Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th century French Sevres style porcelain vases, each with classical gilded ormolu mask handles to either si...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Red Granite Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and red granite urns. Each urn is raised by an elegant square base with a fine mottled border and a wrap around palmette des...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Granite, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Sèvres Style Lidded Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style Sèvres style lidded vases, each with turquoise ground, floral decoration and of twisted form. Wonderful scrolling gilded or...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Monumental Pair of 19th Century French Sèvres Celeste Blue Porcelain Cachepots
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and rare pair of 19th century French dore bronze mounted Sèvres Celeste blue porcelain cachepots. These cache pots are extremely rare to fi...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Antique French 19th C Pink Ground Sevres Style 3-Piece Pot-Pourri/Candelabra Set
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinary and fantastic quality antique French Louis XVI style and sevres style pink ground three piece pot-pourri and four arm candelabra garniture set. This unusual and quit...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Large Sevres Style Lidded Comport, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century French Sevres style lidded porcelain comport, having wonderful gilded ormolu finial, handles, mouldings and base. Hand painted romantic scene of love...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

19th Century French Table Jardiniere
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th Century French oval Kingwood veneered table jardiniere, having gilded ormolu mounts, mouldings and scrolling feet. Sevres style porcelain plaques each with hand p...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain, Mahogany

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Crystal and Ormolu Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. crystal and ormolu vases. Each circular tapered shaped crystal vase displays beautiful thick cut crystal with diamond shaped de...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair Baccarat Style Cut Glass Urns
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of gilt bronze mounted Baccarat style ruby red cut to clear glass urns. Bulbous form with diamond and facet cut crystal, mounted on gilt bronze footed base with floral form hand...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Cobalt Blue Glass Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and cobalt blue glass vases. Each vase is raised by a lovely ormolu base with a fin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Set of Three French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Garniture Compotes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. garniture set of three Porcelain de Paris compotes. The set consists of two circular and one oblong oval urns tha...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu urn. The urn is raised on a finely chased design scalloped base with pie...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Onyx and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A remarkable pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. onyx and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square ormolu base with concave corners and a delicate Coeur de Rai wrap a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Onyx, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Marble and Bronze Cassolettes
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 19th century French Louis XVI marble and bronze Cassolettes represent the epitome of affluence! handcrafted from exquisitely veined marble and festooned with bronze mounts fr...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze

A Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Porphyry Vases, 19th Century
By Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Spencertown, NY
The mounts are similar to those by Gouthière. The one vase having more speckling of white in the porphyry than the other.
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Porphyry, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Vert De Patricia Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert de Patricia marble and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square marble base with a fine circular twisted desig...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Pr. French Louis XVI Sevres Style Cobalt Blue Porcelain & Dore Bronze Mnt. Vases
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of large antique French Louis XVI Sevres style cobalt blue porcelain and dore bronze mounted vases with wreaths, flowers, and ribb...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Silvered Bronze and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. silvered bronze and ormolu lidded urns, attributed to A. Ermane. Each urn is raised by a square silvered br...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Bronze, Ormolu

Baccarat Crystal and Dore Bronze-Mounted Centrepiece or Jardinière
Located in New York, NY
An unusual antique Baccarat crystal and Dore bronze-mounted oval shaped centrepiece, the removable oval shaped crystal bowl, beautifully hand-cut and engraved with floral and vine de...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive and high quality pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. Verde Antico marble and ormolu Medeci style vases. Raised by a square marble plinth, the column base ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Enameled Porcelain Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and enameled porcelain centerpiece hand signed by Picard. The centerpiece is raised by a striking and richly detailed ormolu base ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. marble and ormolu lidded urn. The urn is raised on a circular base decorated with acanthus leaves and an ormolu band above...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Bréche Verte d'Egypte marble lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a sq...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert de Patricia marble and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by a square marble base with a fine bottom ormolu band. The socle ped...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of English Mintons Coral Ground Floral Motif Moon Flasks with Gilding
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of Louis XVI style 19th century English Mintons Coral ground floral painted moon flasks with 24k hand-painted decoration. Exceptional in q...
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19th Century English Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a circular white Carrara marble base with an elegant lightly c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Porcelain and Ormolu Medici Designed Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French 19th century Louis XVI st. Biscuit de Sèvres porcelain and ormolu Medici designed vase. The vase is raised on a chased ormolu base below a square support and f...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal vase. The vase is raised by a richly chased circular base, with charming birds in their nes...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Crystal and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. amethyst colored cut crystal and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a s...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Ormolu

19th Century French Ormolu Centre Piece in the Louis XVI Style
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional quality 19th century Ormolu centre piece in the Louis XVI style. The shallow lobed ogee bowl shaped receiver with lappest cast deep rim below a fluted swept top with l...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Rouge Griotte marble and ormolu urns, signed Ferdinand Barbedienne. Each most impr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Urns with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style figural gilt bronze (Ormolu) mounted and Vert Maurin marble (Veined green marble) covered urns. The domed removable lid centered by a flambeau finial, the ovoid body flanked by a pair of Putti (children) terms with their arms raised, warming their hands to finial flame...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and large scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu vase. The vase is raised by an elegant circular ormolu base a fine bottom wrap around lau...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of Dore Bronze Mounted Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous and quite beautiful pair of Louis XVI style dore bronze mounted Chinese Famille Rose porcelain, sgraffito ground covered vases or por pourries. Each is exceptionally hand ...
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze and Ormolu Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze and ormolu vases. Each vase is raised by a square patinated bronze base with concave corners a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Ormolu Clock and Candlesticks Set with Rouge Marble, Circa 1880's
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French exquisite quality Ormolu clock and candlesticks of Vatican rouge marble, circa 1875-1885 Clock measures 15” H x 10” W x 4 1/2” D Candlestick measures 13” H x 7” W ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Alabastro Fiorito & Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and large scale pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Alabastro Fiorito and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square base below the circular mottled socle pe...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Blue Turquin Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Blue Turquin marble and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by a square marble base with a mottled border and an ormolu satin and bur...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Italian 19th Century Louis XVI Style Capodimonte Porcelain Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Capo di Monte porcelain urns. Each urn is raised by a square base with a fine wrap around acanthus leaf design and beautiful...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Carrara and Ormolu Ewers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. white carrara marble and ormolu ewers attributed to Henry Dasson. Each ewer is raised by square ormolu bases with fine block feet...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Bronze Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. silvered bronze, ormolu and two toned patinated bronze urns. Each lovely urn is raised by a patinated bronze socle pedestal with ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style White Carrara and Ormolu Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and large scale French 19th century Louis XVI st. white carrara and ormolu lidded urn. The urn is raised by a concave triangular shaped base decorated by an ormolu trim...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Stunning French 19th Century Vert Patricia Marble and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert Patricia marble and Ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised on a square marble base with a foliate Ormolu so...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Pink Granite and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. pink granite and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by a square base decorated with a fine wrap around ormolu ba...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Vases and Vessels

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Granite, Ormolu

Louis Xvi vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage vases and vessels created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI vases and vessels made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases and vessels, popular names associated with this style include Oggetti D'Arte, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Baccarat, and Ferdinand Barbedienne. 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 vases and vessels differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $442 and tops out at $188,000 while the average work can sell for $10,710.

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