Louis XVI Side Chairs
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.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
2010s French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Leather, Upholstery, Beech
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Leather, Wood, Paint, Cane
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Side Chairs
Bronze
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Cane, Oak
2010s Italian Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Beech
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Velvet, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Bronze, Ormolu
1960s Vintage Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery
1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery, Paint, Beech
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Bronze
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Cane, Walnut, Giltwood
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Side Chairs
Wood, Paint, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Paint
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s American Vintage Louis XVI Side Chairs
Oak
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Beech
Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Silk, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Paint
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Textile, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Cane, Beech
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Walnut
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery, Cane, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Side Chairs
Rush, Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Side Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery, Ash
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Tapestry, Wood
Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
1780s Austrian Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery, Cherry, Maple
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Gold
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Gold Leaf
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Side Chairs
Beech
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Side Chairs
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Italian Louis XVI Side Chairs
Cane
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Paint, Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Fabric, Fruitwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Gold Leaf
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Oak
1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Side Chairs
Walnut
2010s French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Leather, Upholstery, Beech, Paint
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Side Chairs
Porcelain, Giltwood
2010s North American Louis XVI Side Chairs
Beech