Louis XVI Seating
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
Pair of Louis XVI Style Leather Bergere Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
This listing features a pair of French Louis XVI style chairs that have been reupholstered with black leather.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
$15,850 / set
Fine Pair of Painted Bergeres in French Linen, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of bergeres, having a painted frame with natural wear to finish; each bowed gadrooned crestrail continues into downswept arms, outcarved with graduated husking, finishing with s...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Style Upholstered Bergere
Located in Pasadena, TX
This chair is made in the style of Louis XVI.
The are fluted and the forearms are carved.
The armrest is upholstered. and the back round and contoured.
The chair is oversized and ni...
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Louis XVI Style Armchair in Camel Silk Velvet
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI style armchair in camel silk velvet. Large vintage carved and painted wood open French armchair / fauteuil in silvered camel silk velvet with gr...
Category
Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Antique French Cane Armchairs Louis XVI Period
Located in Buxton, GB
These Antique French Cane Armchairs from the Louis XVI period are a beautiful addition to any room. Handmade in France in the 1700s, these rounded, brown armchairs feature intricate ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
$2,670 / set
Oval Louis XVI Stool
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Oval stool, having a boxed seat in mushroom chenille with nailheads, on white painted frame showing natural wear, on fielded apron, raised on round, tapering, fluted legs, ending in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,150
18th Century Louis XVI Period French Fauteuils, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of late 18th Century Louis XVI Period French fauteuils or arm chairs, each with solid carved walnut frame and wool petit point upholstery. Fine carved foliate details with fin...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Walnut
Antique French Louis XVI Style Maple Side Chairs in Pink Velvet - A Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
A beautiful pair of early 20th-century French side accent chairs in the Louis XVI style, sourced from Provence. Each chair features a hand-crafted maple frame with an elegant oval ba...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Maple
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Footstool
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style giltwood footstool.
Unusual antique French Napoleon III gilt wood footstool, stool or tabouret with beautiful patina. This great French Louis XVI...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of 19th Century Walnut Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Armchairs, 1850
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of Genoese armchairs from the mid-19th century. Furniture carved in walnut wood of Louis XVI line finely chiselled with feral ornament in the upper part (see photo). Armchairs f...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Coat of Arm Embossed Side Chair
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19/20th Century) side chair with a raised embossed leather coat of arms pattern on the seat and back
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Leather
Pair of Carved Walnut Burgundy Velvet Louis XVI Fauteuil Armchairs, circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant pair of carved walnut Louis XVI fauteuil armchairs, circa 1920, beautifully captures the timeless sophistication of French neoclassical design. Expertly crafted from sol...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
$1,356 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Lovely French Louis XVI Belle Epoque Parlor or Salon Set
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A very pretty late 19th century three piece Louis XVI style parlor set consisting of a settee and a pair of arm chairs having beautiful carved designs on the painted arms and legs an...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood
$2,880 Sale Price / set
40% Off
19th Century Pair of French Side Chairs in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Pair of French side chairs in Louis XVI style made of carved wood painted in beige with striped silk upholstery,
circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
$652 Sale Price / item
24% Off
Dutch Louis XVI Style Diminutive Footstool with Boucle
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Petite size Dutch mahogany carved footstool made in the grand French Louis XVI taste from Belgium. The stool features a newly upholstered frame with boucle fabric. The fabric is acce...
Category
20th Century Belgian Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Brass
Pair of Louis XVI Giltwood Ballroom Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
A pair of 19th-century Louis XVI carved giltwood petite ballroom chairs exude elegance with their intricate carving, needlepoint upholstery and gilt finish, epitomizing the opulence ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
$1,250 / set
Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted and Gilt Ottomans
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Ottomans.
This listing is for a large pair of antique Italian painted and giltwood ottomans or benches.
This versatile pair of be...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Chaise Percée
Located in New York, NY
An 18th century chaise percée, from the bathroom of Baron Max Fould-Springer, Palais Abbatial de Royaumont and by descent his sister Baroness Elie (Lilia...
Category
1780s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Mahogany
$9,000
Pair of Walnut Louis XVI Armchairs or Fauteuils
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful pair of Louis XVI armchairs or fauteuils having their original pale gold upholstery in great condition! A great size for accent chairs, armchairs or end accent dining chair...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$2,200 / set
French Louis XVI Style
20th Century
Walnut Square Bench
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (20th century) walnut square bench with gilt trim and stretcher.
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Fine Set of 6 Blue Leather Gold Embossed French Louis XVI Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exquisite and rare unique set of 6 French Louis XVI dining chairs in an antique white painted finish with blue accents and muted blue leather with gold embossing and brass tacking ac...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage French Country Louis XVI Style Oval Cane Back Walnut Arm Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Louis XVI Style Oval Cane Back Walnut Arm Chairs - a Pair. Item features cane backs with ornate weave to top of backs, solid wood frames, beautiful wood grain,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Style French Walnut Armchairs Circa 1930s era
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This pair of Louis XVI style French walnut armchairs, circa 1930s, embodies refined elegance and timeless craftsmanship. Expertly carved from rich walnut, each chair displays the cla...
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
$1,596 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Late 19th Century Carved Oak Louis XVI Stool
Located in Hudson, NY
This stool is done in oak with great color and deep rich hand carving. Created in the last decade of the 19th century, the stool's apron is carved in a twisted ribbon that centers on...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair of Louis XVI Style Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of Louis XVI style carved and gilded beech armchairs, with their original tapestry.
France, Circa 1880
Provenance: Hotel particulier d' Espondeilhan, Beziers.
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Beech
Very Pretty French Louis XVI Painted Ottoman Stool with New Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A very pretty French carved wood ottoman having original soft taupey grey paint, and new neutral Belgian linen upholstery finished with bras...
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Two French Louis XVI Style Painted Armchairs with Richly Carved Décor, Sold Each
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two French Louis XVI style painted wood armchairs from the 19th century with carved décor including twisted rope motifs, acanthus leaves, rosettes and petite beads. Enhance your livi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
1900s French Louis XVI Upholstered Chairs
Located in High Point, NC
These 1900s French Louis XVI upholstered chairs embody the refined symmetry and neoclassical elegance characteristic of the period. Crafted in carved wood with a light, softly patina...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$2,595 / set
Antique hand-carved Bench done in style of Louis XVI with hand-woven cane seat
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning Antique hand-carved bench or settee done in Louis XVI style. It features a hand-woven cane seat and rich ornaments carved into wood typical f...
Category
1870s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Style Painted Accent Side Chairs in Light Green
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite pair of restored antique French accent chairs in the Marie Antoinette–Louis XVI style, sourced from Provence. Each chair features a finely hand-carved shield-shaped back...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Paint, Maple, Wood
Louis XVI Style Fauteuil and Matching Side Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Elegant French Louis XVI style armchair with complementary side chair in bleached wood frames, fluted leg and cubic blocks decorated with florets, upholstered in classic beige quilte...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
$3,600 / set
Karges French Regency Louis XVI Cream Lacquered Walnut and Cane Back Armchairs
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Regency Louis XVI style armchairs or dining captain chairs
Attributed to Karges
USA, Circa 1960s
Carved cream lacquered and gold gilt solid walnut frames...
Category
1960s American Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut, Giltwood, Lacquer
Pair of French Louis XVI Green Silk Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th/20th Cent) grey painted Armchairs with oval back in pale green silk upholstery.
Please note one chair is missing cushion, upholstery is in poor...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
$7,500 / set
French Louis XVI Style Ormulu Mahogany Ottoman
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (late 19th Century) ormolu mounted mahogany caned ottoman. (Similar items: 050651, 050651A).
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Spanish Pair of Carved Walnut Armchairs, 1900s
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XVI style pair of carved armchairs, Spain, 1900s
Good antique condition with some minor marks from used and age.
Re-upholstered from l...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
$3,120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Louis XVI Style French Carved Walnut Armchair with Reed Seat
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XVI style French carved walnut armchair with reed seats.
France, 1920.
Solid walnut with original finish.
Beautiful carved top rail
Canework back panel with turned side sup...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Reproduction Louis XVI Rush Seat Bar Stool with Back Support
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Reproduction Louis XVI rush seat bar stool with back support.
Materials and techniques notes: Wood with rush seat. Side chairs $847, armchairs ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
French Louis XVI Style Armchairs in Original Leather with Unusual Fleur de Lis
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Great pair of very old French Louis XVI Armchairs, in their Original Leather upholstery. Although we do have an in house upholstery department, I have been resisting the temptation t...
Category
1880s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Pink Distress Painted Oval Back Dining Arm Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Vintage French Louis XVI style upholstered oval / medallion back dining armchairs with pink distress painted finish. Item features solid carved wood frames, oval backs with f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$2,240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Loveseat
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning elegant and rare early 19th century Swedish Gustavian style loveseat, sofa or settee with exquisite carving and original paint. Frame with beautifully carved decor of acanth...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Caned Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Caned Side Chairs are perfect choices for any room, especially Southern climates where the caned seats really show their advantage of keeping cool. Fra...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Cane, Oak
$1,980 / set
French Louis XVI Neoclassical Gold Silk Fauteuil Parcel Gilt Arm Chairs - a Pair
By Mansfield Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Gold Silk Upholstered Fauteuil Parcel Gilt Arm Chairs - a Pair. Item features original gold silk fabric with urn and wreath pattern, parce...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Yellow Moire Fabric Upholstered French Louis XV Style Armchair Fauteuil
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant French Louis XV style armchair (fauteuil) is a striking example of refined 18th-century design, beautifully reimagined with vibrant upholstery. The carved walnut frame s...
Category
1990s American Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Three-Piece French Neoclassical Revival Salon Set with Directoire Influences
Located in Norwood, NJ
Three-Piece French Neoclassical Revival Salon Set with Directoire Influences.
This elegant three-piece salon suite includes a settee and two armchairs beautifully blending Louis XVI ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Louis XVI Style Side Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant Louis XVI style side chair beautifully reflects the refinement and neoclassical influence of 18th-century French design. The chair features a finely carved mahogany fram...
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Louis XVI Style Armchair Signed Made In Italy
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: Height: 37 1/4in Width: 24 1/4in Depth: 26in Seat Height: 18 1/4in
This beautiful antique Italian 18th C. or early 19th C. Louis XVI style carved walnut armchair...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Style Distressed Carved Wood Bergere Chairs With Upholstery
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 36 in W: 25 in D: 27 in SH: 18 1/2 in
This exceptional pair of mid-20th century Louis XVI style Bergère chairs blends the timeless elegance of French neoclassical de...
Category
20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair Of Italian Louis XVI Period Walnut Fauteuils En Cabriolet
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of Italian walnut fauteuils en cabriolet arm chairs in the Louis XVI taste, 18th century each having a curved back, ribbon and rod decoration, and ri...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Walnut Armchair From the Early 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
French Louis XVI Mahogany Armchair From the Early 19th Century
A piece of furniture from the first half of the 19th century, with a softly upholstered seat and backrest. The chair f...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$882 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Louis XVI Style Maple Side Chairs in Golden Yellow Velvet- A Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite pair of early 20th-century accent side chairs in the Louis XVI style, sourced from Provence, France. Each chair features a hand-crafted maple frame with a square back an...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Maple
Maison Jansen attr, Louis XVI Style, Painted Wood, Lounge Chairs, France, 1920s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Maison Jansen attr, Louis XVI Style, Painted Wood, Lounge Chairs, France, 1920s
Pair of Maison Jansen attrib. Louis XVI Style French wingback or armchairs in a Swedish style finish....
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
French carved arm chair with cowhide upholstery with nail heads
Located in Houston, TX
This unique chair is made of fine walnut and is beautifully
Carved in fine detail. The legs and arms are also carved
In the louis XVI style. The upholstery is cowhide with
Nail head...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
A Louis XVI style Painted Circular Boudoir Stool
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Louis XVI style Painted Circular Boudoir Stool
A Dainty piece yet a sturdy stool, which stands on 4 carved cabriole legs, the seat is upholstered in its original gold and cream sa...
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Silk
Gilded Armchair Style Louis XVI Upholstery With Hand Woven Silk Color Orchid
Located in Hamburg, DE
Armchair in the style of Louis XVI, new upholstery with hand woven silk color orchid, loose seat cushion, seat cushion filling new dawns, back height 102cm, seat height 49cm, width 8...
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1990s French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Fauteuil
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A large and imposing late 1800s, early 1900s French Louis XVI-style armchair with carved wood frame painted in a distressed off-white color. The oval seat back features a carved twis...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Style, Painted Wood, Pink Fabric, Bergere Chairs, France, 1960s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XVI Style, Painted Wood, Pink Fabric, Bergere, Lounge or Arm Chairs, France, 20th c.
Traditional Bergere, Wingback or Armchairs with a cream painted finish and pink upholstere...
Category
1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
A pair of French Louis XVI style carved bleached oak armchairs, C 1890.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pair of solid oak armchairs is all delicately hand carved with shaped crests adorned with foliate motif, above double splats of urn form, flanked by downturned fluted arms conti...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair of 2 French Louis XVI Striped Loveseats
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style (1st half 19th Cent) grey painted loveseats (Marquise) with carved frame and bow-knot on back with striped upholstery and cushion. (PRICED AS Pair)
So...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$17,500 / set
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Gold Leaf Bergères, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Gold Leaf Bergères, Circa 1880.
These are beautiful armchairs, with stunning fabric in good condition.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Antique Hand Carved and Painted Cane Bench, Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French antique hand carved and painted cane bench in Louis XVI style. There is a pair of side chairs that matches perfectly the bench.
Fran...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
$2,438 Sale Price
25% Off
Louis Xvi seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI seating 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 seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include Jumbo Collection, La Maison London, Maison Jansen, and Drexel. 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 seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $220 and tops out at $115,000 while the average work can sell for $3,844.