Louis XVI Picture Frames
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
Picture Frame for oval photos enamel Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame for oval photos cm. 3 x 4 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel, plum purple, on guilloche, with French Empire Louis XVI style...
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1970s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze Picture Frame
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A refined antique photo frame, made of bronze, in Louis XVI style. On top a crest of laurel wreath. The trim is decorated with laurel leaves. Made in France circa 1880-1890. For on t...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Picture Frame Louis XVI Green and sky blue, French Empire style Sterling Silver
Located in Firenze, FI
This stunning Picture Frame is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Picture Frame Louis XVI has a squared shape with green and sky blue color for the fire enameled surface on guilloche and h...
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1980s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Antique French Photo Frame Bronze Oval Ribbons & Bows Louis XVI Style
Located in Greer, SC
Beautifully detailed antique French bronze easel back picture frame, circa late 1800's. This oval photo frame features a ribbon and bow design in the Louis XVI style. Measures 6.5 in...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Bronze Oval Desktop Picture Frame, ca 1900
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Louis XVI style bronze oval photo or picture desktop easel frame from circa the 1900s.
This adorable picture frame is made of bronze and brass and has an easel supporting leg ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Bronze, Brass
Photo Frame Bordeaux Enamel Empire style ornaments Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped oval photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and Louis XVI French Empire style ornaments. External dimensions cm. 13.5 x...
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1970s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze Oval Desktop Picture Frame
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Louis XVI style bronze oval photo or picture desktop easel frame from circa the 1900s.
This adorable picture frame is made of bronze and has an easel supporting leg on the bac...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Bronze
Wonderful Large French Louis XVI Dore Bronze Picture Frame Bow Wreath Garland
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Large French Louis XVI Dore Bronze Picture Frame Bow Wreath Garland
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20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Bronze
Estate French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Oval Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Classical style lovely French bronze photograph frame with a finely detailed laurel leaf wreath and garlands crest and rope twist design along the b...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Bronze
Photo Frame Enamel and Guilloche Striped Border Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and internal striped border with French Empire Louis XVI style interweavin...
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1960s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Fine Large Antique 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Love Trophies Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
"There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved"
- George Sand
Fine Louis XVI style antique French gilt bronze photograph frame, the crest with an ornate wreath surrounding the head of a lion...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Bronze
Photo Frame Red Enamel Guillochè and Hand Engravings Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped oval photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on sunburst guillochè and Louis XVI French Empire style ornaments. External dimensions c...
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1970s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Frame for Oval Photo Borders in Louis XVI French Empire Style Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame for oval photo in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent two-tone fired enamels on guillochè and with various ornamen...
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1980s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Copper Picture Frame
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Small antique copper/brass photo frame. The frame has refined edits, made with great attention to detail. The back is covered with burgundy red fabric, the whole is in good, original...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Copper
Photo Frame Two-Tone Fired Enamel on Guillochè Louis XVI Style Sterling Silver S
Located in Firenze, FI
Large shaped photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent two-tone fired enamel on guillochè and with various ornaments in Louis XVI French Empire style and 4...
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1980s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Pair of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Ormolu Picture Frames
By Christofle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque period ormolu picture frames signed and stamped Christofle. Each free standing picture frame displays beautiful intricately detailed swaging fabric garlands at the base with lovely richly chased blooming flowers tied at the center with a charming ribbon and draped over knobs at each side. Elegant laurel branches center a fine rosette at each side set on a hammered background with wrap around reeded bands and delicate beaded borders. The striking pierced top crown displays exceptional richly chased berried laurel branches tied with a ribbon all in a superb satin and burnished finish.
Christofle is a renowned manufacturer of fine silver founded in Paris by Charles Christofle in 1830. Artists and designers such as the famous Parisian Silversmith Antoine Perrin (AP), Man Ray, Jean Cocteau, Gio Ponti, Andrée Putman and Richard Hutton...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Ormolu
Photo Frame Blue Enamel and pure Gold "Paillons" Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Picture frame with square exterior and oval ornament interior in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent blue enamel on guillochè and various pure gold "paillons" sandw...
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1990s Italian Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
French Louis XVI Style Walnut Frame, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Early 20th century Louis XVI walnut frame, French.
Carved ribbon bow typical of the Louis XVI style,
the sculptures of the contours of the frame are of remarkable fineness.
Good ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Walnut
Antica Carta Geografica Regno di Napoli - 1706 - XVIII Secolo Francia
Located in Milano, MI
Antica Cartina Regno di Napoli XVIII Secolo 1:700000
Descrizione:
Meravigliosa Cartina con raffigurazione del regno di Napoli , la cartina è stata realizzata in Francia nella pri...
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Early 1700s European Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Paper
Antique French Louis XVI Style Carved Trumeau Mirror with Genre Painting, C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XVI style trumeau mirror offers giltwood construction with frame having foliate, bead and ribbon elements housing upper panel with oil on canvas painting of y...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Canvas, Mirror, Paint
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 Picture Frames
Materials
Paper
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu frame. The elegant frame is decorated with wonderful wave like designs all framed within a beaded outer band. Above is the char...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Ormolu
Wonderful French Bronze Ormolu Jeweled Interact Bouquet Louis XVI Picture Frame
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French bronze ormolu & jeweled interact mounted picture frame in the Louis XVI style with bouquet crown and pierced swags.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Bronze
Hand Carved Pair of Bronze Green Louis Seize Style Oak Mirror / Picture Frames
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and marvelous pair of solid oak, antique wall mirror or picture frames.
If you are looking for a truly decorative and real antique pair of wall mirror or picture frames then t...
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Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Louis XVI Ormolu Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A uniquely shaped and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI ormolu frame, that accommodates three pictures. The frame is raised by four curved le...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu frame. The rectangular frame displays its original glass pane framed within a finely chased Coeur de Rai pattern and beaded design...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu frame. The rectangular frame displays its original glass pane framed within a finely chased Coeur de Rai pattern and beaded design...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Ormolu
Wonderful Large French Louis XVI Dore Bronze Picture Frame Bow Wreath Garland
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large French Louis XVI style, dore bronze picture frame with bow wreath garland crown.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful Large French Louis XVI Bronze Picture Frame Lute Instruments Crown
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large French Louis XVI style gilt bronze picture frame with lute / instruments and garland crown bordered with reed and ribbon frame
Stamp...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Picture Frames
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Bronze
Early 19th Century French Frame
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Early 19th century French frame, Louis XVI style.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Style Carved Giltwood Panel or Overdoor Fragment
Located in Nashville, TN
Rope turned pattern with water and matte gilding .Nicks , chips and minor losses and subsequent touchups. Red bole bleeding through gilding in places.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Hand-Carved Giltwood Frame with Flowers
Located in Marseille, FR
This beautiful 18th century French giltwood frame is richly inlaid and hand-carved with floral patterns. The gilding is made of gold leaves and it has its beautiful original patina a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
Two Mirror or Picture Frames French Provincial 19th Century Louis XVI Rev
Located in Mimizan, FR
Two mirror or picture frames French Provincial 19th century Louis XVI revival individually priced, circa 1880
1) The 'Portrait' frame is mahogany
2) The 'Landscape' frame is oak
B...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Picture Frames
Materials
Wood
Louis Xvi picture frames for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI picture frames 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 picture frames created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI picture frames 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 picture frames, popular names associated with this style include Franco Salimbeni, Christofle, and Giorgio Salimbeni. 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 picture frames differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $145 and tops out at $9,400 while the average work can sell for $1,745.
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