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
Four French Chairs
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A good set of four French painted chairs made in the Louis XVI style probably in Alsace in the 1830s. They have been reupholstered in Paris recently. The p...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
$6,360 / set
4 Louis XVI Style Chairs, Napoleon III Period, Partially Gilded
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
4 Louis XVI style chairs, Napoleon III period, partially gilded.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Giltwood
French Sofa Louis XVI Style end 19th Century TOTAL RESTORED
Located in Madrid, ES
French Sofa Louis XVI Style end 19th Century
Totally restored
Length: 171cm
seat: 0.63cm
height: 121cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
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 Seating
Materials
Walnut
Set of Eight French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and complete set of eight French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated dining chairs. Each chair is raised by circular tapered legs with a fluted design below block rosette...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of Four French Louis XVI Style Patinated Pale Green Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive set of four French Louis XVI st. patinated pale green dining chairs. Each chair is raised by straight tapered fluted legs, topped by carved rosettes. The mottled st...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Giltwood
Painted Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finely-carved sturdy and comfortable giltwood armchairs. Paint is most likely not original. Newly-upholstered in a raspberry velvet strie.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
$9,950 / set
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Bergères à Oreilles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. giltwood Bergères à Oreilles. Each armchair is raised by circular tapered fluted legs below fine block rosettes. Extending along ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of 20th Century Louis XVI Style Lyre Back Armchairs
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Pair of 20th Century Louis XVI Style Lyre Back Armchairs
Unique pair purchased in France.
Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos. Message us w...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
$6,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Giltwood Bergère Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood Bergère armchairs. Each most elegant chair is raised on four circular fluted tapered legs above oval su...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
French turn of the century Louis XVI st. Walnut side chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French turn of the century Louis XVI st. Walnut side chair. This charming chair is raised by fine circular fluted tapered legs with lovely topie shaped feet. Above eac...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI St. Oak Side Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. oval back side chairs, in dark oak. All raised by fluted circular legs while The back has beautiful carvings of acanthus leaves a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Oak
Set of Four Louis XVI Style Armchairs
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of four Louis XVI style armchairs, 19th century.
Hand-painted wood and silk.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Silk, Wood
$1,162 / item
Pair of Louis XVI Chairs, Germany 1780
Located in Leimen, DE
Discover the timeless allure of this original pair of Louis XVI Side Chairs, originating from South Germany and dating back to 1780-1800. These chairs captivate with their exquisite ...
Category
1780s German Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Beech
$4,864 / set
Pair of Louis XVI Carved Mahogany Fauteuils by George Jacob
By Georges Jacob
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite pair of Louis XVI style fauteuils, attributed to the celebrated craftsman George Jacob during the reign of Napoleon I, showcases the precision of classical French craf...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
A Silver Gilt Wood Hollywood Regency Style Marquise Armchair
Located in London, Park Royal
A Hollywood Regency style marquise armchair featuring elegant curves and a glamorous silver gilt wood finish. The chairs have a plump feather seat c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of Eight French Late 19th Century Louis XVI St. Solid Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A set of eight French late 19th century Louis XVI st. solid mahogany side chairs. The set is raised by elegant tapered fluted legs. Above is a moulded frieze which is continued on th...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Exceptional piano giltwood armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional piano armchair in gilded wood louis XVI style which rotates . the sculpture and quality of this armchair is worthy of the greatest parisien cabinetmakers of this time
it...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood
21st Century Satin Chair in Hand-carved Wood and Fabric in Style of Louis XVI
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Satin is a classic model in Louis XVI style, revisited in a modern key thanks to the velvet upholstery in a delicate shade of grey. It features a hand-carved wooden structure with go...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Set of Eight French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Painted Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and complete set of eight French 19th century Louis XVI style painted dining chairs. Each arm chair is raised by fine and uniquely shaped circular fluted legs below carved...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Style Armchair / Small Chair
Located in Beaune, FR
Armchair, small child's chair in lacquered and carved wood from the Napoleon III period in Louis XVI style. It is in good condition.
Dimensions
Total height 82cm
Seat height 32cm
Wi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Four 18th Century French Louis XVI – Directoire Fauteuils Armchairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Set of two or four period painted 18th Century French Louis XVI – Directoire Fauteuils armchairs. Sold as a pair or as a set of four. Has early upholstery. 34.25” h. x 21.5” w. x 19...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Louis XVI Whitewashed Dining Chairs Reupholstered in Black Velvet, A Set of Six
Located in Ross, CA
Six whitewashed round back and round seat Louis XVI chairs, recovered in the last century in black velvet. Perfect for a dining room or kitchen, they may be recovered in a fabric of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$7,040 Sale Price / item
20% Off
19th Century Pair of Charming Louis XV Style Painted Child
s Chairs Upholstered
Located in Buchanan, MI
Charming 19th century pair of Louis XV style painted child's chairs, great worn painted finish with lovely old patina, blue silk damask.
Would look l...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage Carved Rams Head Armchair Vintage Piece Red Floral Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this lovely vintage rams head armchair with red floral upholstery
This chair is in fine order, the upholstery has been professionally cleaned, the timber clean...
Category
20th Century English Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery
$1,292 Sale Price
30% Off
21st Century Fleury Armchair in Fabric with Gold Leaf Finishing
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Fleury expresses a refined classic style. From the structure to the fabric, everything is worked by local craftsmen, whose precious knowledge is handed down from father to son. The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Bench Louis XVI Style in Mohagany and Bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very decorative bench louis XVI style in mohagany and bronze ,The entire belt of the bench is surronded by finely chiseled bronze, the top of the foo...
Category
1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Bronze
Set Of Four French 19th c. Napoleon III Period Patinated
Giltwood Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational set of four French 19th century Louis XVI style Napoleon III Period patinated and Giltwood armchairs. The set are raised by elegant circular fluted tapered legs ending ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Set of Six 19th Century High Back French Louis XVI Style Carved Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant set of six French 19th century Louis XVI st. carved beachwood dining chairs. The set is raised by S scrolled cabriole legs with richly detailed carvings of acanthus leaves...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Stunning Pair of large 19th Century French Carved Walnut Reupholstered Armchairs
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A great quality pair of antique 19th century French walnut carved and reupholstered armchairs in the Louis XVI style. Having high padded upholstered back and seat, joined to carved l...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Four Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. Circular Giltwood Benches
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome set of four Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. circular giltwood benches. The benches are raised by four circular tapered legs ending in topie shape feet, with the upper p...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Metal
Pair of Painted Louis XVI Style Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Blue and white gingham will never go out of style. This pair of arm. chairs have a grayish white painted finish. and feature many. of the lovely details characteristic of the Louis XVI style--a. squared. back, fluted, tapered legs, and beautifully carved die joins (where legs meet the base of the seat). The blue and white gingham give these traditional chairs...
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
$4,000 / set
French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Wood Child’s Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated wood child's chair. The chair is raised by elegant circular tapered fluted legs below richly chased rosettes. The apron dis...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
21st Century Pegaso Armchair in Fabric
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Soft lines and timeless design for the Pegaso line. The seats are characterized by a lateral opening which gives the furniture a special lightness. The fringes add a decorative note that enhances the sophisticated atmosphere that is typical of Jumbo Collection environments.
Pegaso armchair with structure in beechwood. Padding in foam. Upholstery in fabric MIL.21.10, MIL.21.23 with decorative fringe.
N° 1 pillow 50 x 30...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Beech, Fabric
$10,846 / item
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Walnut Armchair, circa 1760
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive French 18th century Louis XVI period walnut armchair, circa 1760. The low seating armchair is raised by elegant circular tapered...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Louis XVI Style Side Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and handsome pair of French 19th century Napoleon III period Louis XVI st. ebony and ormolu side chairs with unusually wide seats. Each chair is raised on four circular ta...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Ormolu
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
Set of Four 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming set of four 18th century French Louis XVI period patinated arm chairs. Each with a rectangular upholstered backrest, the top rail is fluted and flanked by circular capital...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of Four French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Giltwood Side Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant set of four French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany and giltwood side chairs. Each chair is raised by slender circular tapered fluted legs with a finely carve...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
Set of Four Continental 19th Century Louis XVI Style Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and complete set of four Continental 19th century Louis XVI style patinated wood and red leather armchairs. Each beautiful chair is raised by elegant circular tapered flut...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
A Fine
Rare Pair of Stools by Jean Baptiste Lelarge III, 18th Century
By Jean Baptiste Lelarge III
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine
Rare Pair of Louis XVI
Painted
Giltwood Stools
Stamped Lelarge
18th Century
Jean Baptiste Lelarge III
Maitre 1775
Height of back 24 in.
Height of seat ...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Seating
21st Century Pegaso 2-Seater Sofa in Fabric
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Soft lines and timeless design for the Pegaso line. The seats are characterized by a lateral opening which gives the furniture a special lightness. The fringes add a decorative note that enhances the sophisticated atmosphere that is typical of Jumbo Collection environments.
Pegaso 2-seater sofa with structure in beechwood. Padding in foam. Upholstery
in fabric MIL.21.09, MIL.21.23 with decorative fringe.
N° 2 pillows 50 x 30...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Beech, Fabric
$15,062 / item
19th Century Pair of Chairs Louis Seize XVI, 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid wood, colored and gilded. Cambered and carved frame on carved, tapering legs. Oval backrest frame with rich carving which is partially gilded. The seating area has a Classic, C...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
$2,743 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Satin Chair with Arms in Wood and Fabric in Style of Louis XVI
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Satin is a classic model in Louis XVI style, revisited in a modern key thanks to the velvet upholstery in a delicate shade of grey. It features a hand-carved wooden structure with go...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Antique French Louis XVI Hand Carved Silver Gilt Framed Fauteuil Armchairs-Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XVI Style Hand Carved Silver Gilt Framed Fauteuil Armchairs - Pair
Antique Pair of Louis XVI style Antique Silver Gilt Armchairs/Fauteuils. Each chair featur...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century, Suite of 4 Louis XVI Lacquered Cabriolet Armchairs
Located in Beaune, FR
Suite of 4 Louis XVI cabriolets armchairs. They are in solid mahogany lacquered beige and covered with a beige and ocher velvet fabric with floral motifs. They are in good condition....
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
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.