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Louis XVI Furniture

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
ainted and gilt Louis XVI style queen size bed C 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted and gilt Louis XVI style queen size bed C 1940. This bed has recently been repainted and reupholstered in a burlap like material and is ready to be used in your home. Interio...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

19th Century French Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Exquisite 19th century French Louis XVI carved and giltwood mirror. Featuring a gorgeous elaborate crest at the top with an urn with leaves and flowers. Stunning!!
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

Important Pair of Louis the 16th Style Gilded Carved Wood Wall Sconces with Crys
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This important pair of Louis the 16th style wall sconces is made of gilded carved wood with crystal garlands. This is a French work. Circa 1940
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Rare Matched Pair 19th century French Louis XVI Style Distressed Painted Settees
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very rare paid of lovingly distressed white and gold leaf decorated settees or canapes with gorgeous deep green velvet upholstery in good used condition. The frames are aut...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Velvet, Walnut

Antique French Louis XVI Style Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Refined 19th century Louis XVI style desk featuring the original tooled leather top on a case with three drawers in the front and the reverse of the desk with false drawers, geometri...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Precisely Carved Pair Walnut French Directoire Maison Jansen Style Sconces
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic pair of carved walnut wood and gilded Directoire quiver of arrows Maison Jansen style non-electrified sconces. They can be professionally electrified by an electr...
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1930s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Ultra Rare Pair of Petite Sized Balloon Back French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very, very rare size of bergere chairs! These chairs are only 32 tall x 24 wide x 23 deep and have a normal seat height of 19 inches. They are perfect for a bedroom or boud...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Pair of Antique Painted French Porcelain Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Porcelain, Patinated Brass, New Shades Condition: Newly Rewired, New Shades
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1950s American Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Lingerie Chest Pedestal Cabinet with Drawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Tall Lingerie Chest Pedestal Cabinet with Drawers. Item features a shaped rouge marble top, 6 drawers, floral and marquetry inlay throughout...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

19th Century French Louis XVI Library Table in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Library Table in Stripped Oak is a remarkable example of the furniture crafter's art! Utilizing hand-select old-growth oak, only solid planks and turni...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Oak

Belle Époque Era 1870s Era Dore' Ormolu Cabinet with Emile Guillemin Plaques
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare and incredibly well-defined marble top cabinet with bronze sculptural plaques by Emile Guillemin. The walnut and birch case features incredible bronze gilt ormolu and ...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Breccia Marble, Bronze

Pair of Maison Jansen Giltwood French Louis XVI Style Chairs
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of very well proportioned, elegant and chic Louis XVI style wood and gold leaf gilded chairs created very probably by Maison Jansen. Each chair with curved oval-shaped padded b...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

A Pair of Caldwell Gilt Bronze & Alabaster Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of alabaster Caldwell sconces in a Louis XVI-style design. The curved arms are finely chased with the original signature Caldwell patina. With oval backplates having leaf tip ...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Furniture

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Alabaster, Brass

Circa 1780 Antique French Louis XVI Carved Settee Sofa Canapé
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS XVI CARVED AND SCRUBBED PARCEL-GILT CANAPÉ France, circa 1780 cambric not removed to examine for signatures Item # 404GPQ12L A lovely Louis XVI period canapé from the last qu...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Chest Of Drawers, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
20th century Italian Louis XVI style chest of drawers. Chest of drawers richly inlaid with floral and geometric motifs and a landscape with musicians in fruit wood, palisander, eboni...
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1960s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

French Louis XVI Style Upholstered Stool
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite French Louis XVI style stool with worn silk upholstery. The frame has classic carved rosettes with fluted and tapered legs. Be sure to view the detailed images to see the cu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

Fine Pair Genuine Gold Leaf Carved French Louis XVI Style French Bergeres
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous pair of rose velvet expertly carved French-made pair of bergere chairs. The chairs are some of the finest we have ever had. The gold is rich and luminous and in go...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

18th-Century Marble Clock with a Woman from Classical Antiquity
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this stunning Carrara marble clock, a masterpiece capturing a statue of a graceful young woman from classical antiquity in exquisite detail. Her foot delicately rests ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Flame Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning French mahogany bureau plat writing desk. Exquisitely hand-crafted in France in the first half of the 20th century, most likely Parisian work, exceptionally executed in s...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

French Bedside Table Walnut Nightstand Louis XVI St, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Bedside table in walnut. Sober and chic style, this bedside table has a discreet vegetal sculpture on its front. The inside of each drawer has been arranged with wooden boxes covere...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

20th Century French Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in San Antonio, TX
Experience the timeless elegance of the 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Commode, meticulously crafted to embody the essence of classic French design. Constructed from premium oak...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Pair of painted and carved French Louis XVI style upholstered twin beds C 1930.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of painted and carved French Louis XVI style upholstered twin beds C 1930. The wood frames having cream paint with pale blue accents and carved acanthus leaf decoration. Interio...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Large Antique Bronze Baccarat Crystal 12 Bulb Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Step into elegance with our Baccarat chandelier, a masterpiece of light and luxury. Crafted with precision and passion, this exquisite fixture exudes opulence in every facet. Gleamin...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Fireplace In Carrara Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI style fireplace in Carrara marble circa 1880 Dimensions of hearth 86 x 105 cm
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Pair painted and gilt Louis XVI style twin beds C 1940
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair painted and gilt Louis XVI style twin beds C 1940 having been just reupholstered in a burlap like material. They are in excellent condition and ready to be used. interior dimens...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Louis XVI Style Figural Brass and Iron Ribbon Decorated Andirons
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Louis XVI Style Figural Brass and Iron parcel Ebonized and Ribbon Decorated Andirons Measures 7.5" in width, 25.5" in depth and 16.5" tall.
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass, Iron

French Louis XVI Directore Dining Chairs Set of Twelve 12
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning set of 12, yes 12 French dining chairs. Upholstery is about 20 years old but still holds up. There are four arm chairs and eight side chairs in all.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Fabric, Mahogany

Pair of Italian Gilt Wood Carved Mirrors with Birds Early 1800s
Located in Milan, IT
Pair Of Italian Gilded Mirrors in the Louis XVI taste of the early 1800s formed by a rectangular frame with a simple half-bullnose outline decorated in the edges with knurling. In th...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Goldsmith Boin Taburet - Set Of 19 Parts Decoration Of Table In Vermeil
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This set consists of: • 1 large, mostly oval mirror-bottomed on an oak parquet floor surrounded by an ingot mold decorated with strong nets and staples, and placed on ball feet. Dim...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Vermeil

Vintage Louis XVI Style Oval Side Table with Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Great looking versatile oval shaped end table having handsome walnut base with decorative brass beading and mounts, topped by a chunky piece of black and white marble.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Brass

Antique French Louis XVI Walnut Armoire ~ Wardrobe
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Walnut Armoire ~ Wardrobe is a majestic example of the neoclassical revival that captivated the attentions of Louis XVI and his Queen Marie Antoinette. Craf...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Walnut

Louis XVI Style Half Moon Fireplace In White Carrara Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI Style Half Moon Fireplace In White Carrara Marble Circa 1880 Dimensions of the hearth: 82 x 100cm
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Pair of French Antique Four-Light "Satyr & Bacchante" Candelabra after Clodion
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE FOUR-LIGHT GILT AND PATINATED CANDELABRA OF YOUNG BACCHANTESSE & SATYR After the models by Claude Michel, known as Clodion France, circa 1870 Item # 403SAY11...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Pair of French Antique Bronze and Red Marble Table Lamps
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FINE PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE BRONZE AND RED MARBLE TABLE LAMPS Probably French, circa late 19th century Item # 404KXB11P A gorgeous pair of table lamps made in the taste of the Loui...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Stunning Louis XVI French Style Mahogany Demilune Console Table
Located in Southampton, NJ
Long Louis XVI style Demi Lune Console table with two pocket drawers accented with carved details throughout, exquisite fiery Mahogany wood grains, resting on five reeded tapered leg...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany, Walnut

Antique French, Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers Commode Buffet Bar
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French Louis XVI style bar buffet topped with a white Carrara marble, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs. One dovetailed drawer, two doors and a practical storage ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble

French Louis XVI Style Parquetry & Bronze Antique Armoire Wardrobe ca. 1880
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS XVI STYLE PARQUETRY-INLAID ORMOLU MOUNTED ONE-DOOR ARMOIRE Paris, France circa 1880 lock stamped "B & P Paris", back of one mount stamped "L.P." Item # 403BDA14P This exquisi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style, Clock Garniture, Gilt Bronze, Marble, France, 1920s
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI Style, Clock Garniture, Gilt Bronze, Marble, France, 1920s A finely cast bronze and marble clock set depicting Leto and her Children Apollo and Diana. The set having a Mad...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

19thc French Louis XVI style Carved Chest of Drawers/ Dresser
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Louis XVI style Carved Walnut Chest of Drawers/ Dresser. 4 Drawers.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

German Provincial Louis XVI Style Sideboard made of Oak
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A German provincial credenza or sideboard in oak. Made in the Louis XVI style at a later date, probably in the 1st half of the 20th century. Three-door oak body with 4 fluted pilast...
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Early 20th Century German Louis XVI Furniture

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Oak

19th Century French Walnut Side Table
Located in Houston, TX
This elegant 19th-century French side table exudes timeless charm with its rich walnut wood and intricate craftsmanship. Standing gracefully on slender legs, it features three spacio...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Pair of Louis XVI Style Nightstands with Two 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...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Canapé à joues de style Louis XVI, bois laqué gris/vert rechampi bleu et or.
Located in ROYÈRE-DE-VASSIVIÈRE, FR
Canapé à joues de style Louis XVI, bois laqué gris/vert rechampi bleu et or. Fin XIXe ou début XXe Le dossier, le matelas capitonné et les deux coussins sont garnis d’un tissu soyeux...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Bridal Mirror
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century Louis XVI French Provençal giltwood bridal mirror. Beautifully carved three dimensional crest with a pair of lovebirds, an oval plaque with flaming hearts and a quive...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

Pair Of Engraved Crystal Cups On Solid Silver Support XIXth
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of silver cups decorated with rams' heads connected by laurel wreaths, the four winding feet are covered with a large acanthus leaf and on each side is a Louis XVI style cartouc...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal

Stunning Antique Hallway or Stairwell Pendant w. Four Bronze Ram Head Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and highly stylish, gilt bronze and glass entry hall fixture. In the earliest days of electric lighting, designers worked closely together with artists & artisans and together they created some of the most beautiful light fixtures made in the history of mankind. For creating these 'works of lighting art' they used some of the most expensive materials and some of the most expensive methods. One of the reasons why such very expensive light fixtures could be made, was, because the potential buyers were mostly people who lived in the largest and most expensive of homes. This gilt bronze and cut glass pendant would have been made for an entry hall with a high ceiling and it would be mounted in the centre of a ceiling rose. The unique combination of gilt bronze ornaments and a stunning cut glass shade, makes this antique pendant an absolute joy to own and look at. This handsome and completely original antique pendant, has rams heads and guirlandes all around the shade, a crown-like gallery on top and leafs and a bronze pineapple underneath. All these antique style elements symbolize something, but with regards to this hallway pendant we particularly like the symbolic meaning of the pineapple, because to many Europeans in the new world they symbolized friendship and hospitality. So much so that families would hang pineapples outside their homes to perfume the entryway and make it welcoming to guests. This striking antique pendant too is wired for safe and immediate usage the world over. If you like the rarity, quality, beauty and the deeper meaning of this antique hallway...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

French Antique Louis XVI Buffet
Located in Austin, TX
Buffet in the Louis XVI style from France, ebonized with a highly lustrous French polish finish of museum quality. This case piece has four doors that open to interior shelving and f...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

19thc French Louis XVI Arm Chair and Side Chair [2 piece]
Located in Opa Locka, FL
One 19thc French Louis XVI Carved Wood Arm Chair and One LXVI Side Chair. These beautifully framed chairs are sturdy and they are ready for reupholstery. Wood is really good and fab...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Italian Louis XVI Style Intricate Marquetry Commode Imported by Slack & Rassnick
By Henry-François Riesener
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Expertly crafted in the style of Henry-François Riesener and imported from Italy by Slack, Rassnick & Co. NY in the early 1900s, this commode boasts intricate marquetry and a classic...
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Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Furniture

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Satinwood, Walnut

Fine Louis XVI style Carved Wood Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Carved Wood Chandelier in the Louis XVI style. 8 lights. France, circa 1900. CW5552
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Gilt Bronze & Cut Crystal Pendant/Plafonnier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal Pendant/Plafonnier featuring hand cut crystal dome centered in the bottom by a hand cut round oculus. 2 lights. France, circa 1900. Dimensions: Hei...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu lamps. Each lamp is raised on a square Ormolu plinth displaying a Coeur-de-Rai b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

19th Century French Vernis Martin Vitrine Louis XVI
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A good quality late 1800s French Louis XVI Vernis Martin vitrine display cabinet...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

Louis XVI Style commode, mahogany with white marble top 19 th c
Located in Houston, TX
This cabinet is very well made with the drawers sliding easily It has quality hardware that is complete. The white marble top Has no restorations and has very pale gray veining. The ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

Louis XVI style Gilt Wood Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine late 19th Century Giltwood Chandelier in the Louis XVI style. Original gilding. 4 lights. France, circa 1890. Dimensions: Height 28 1/2" Diameter 26" CW5545
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Paire de fauteuils style Louis XVI
Located in LIVAROT-PAYS-D’AUGE, FR
Paire de fauteuils style Louis XVI, datant du XIXème siècle. Ces confortables fauteuils en chêne, faits dans les règles de l’art, sont tapissés de velours de lin chocolat en très b...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Fabric, Oak

Set of four Louis XVI Armchairs, France 18th century
Located in Leimen, DE
Dating back to 1780, this set of four Louis XVI armchairs exudes timeless elegance and classic sophistication. Each chair features an oval-shaped back adorned with intricate floral m...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Set of 8 Walnut Louis XVI Cane and Upholstery Backed Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is gorgeous set of cane back and two upholstered back dining chairs with carved walnut frames and plaid upholstery in pastel tones in good condition. These are cane chairs so p...
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1950s Unknown Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Cane, Walnut

Louis Xvi furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, tables, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Oggetti D'Arte, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, François Linke, and Maison Jansen. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3 and tops out at $833,747 while the average work can sell for $6,700.

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