Louis Xvi Sevres Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes
Porcelain, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Inkwells
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Planters and Jardinieres
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Urns
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Busts
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Centerpieces
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Candelabras
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes
Silver
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Porcelain, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Centerpieces
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Garniture
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Ormolu
Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Porcelain, Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Vases
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Pedestals
Onyx, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Center Tables
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Ormolu
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Clocks
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Ceramics
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Urns
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Enamel, Ormolu
Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Cabinets
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Ormolu, Gold
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Porcelain
Porcelain
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A Close Look at Louis-xvi Furniture
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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