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Louis XVI Furniture

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.

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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Louis XVI
Pill Box Silver Sterling light blue Enamel sliding lid for sweetener Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Silver is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24carats. Pill Box Silver has light blue translucent fired enamels on guilloché. Pill Box Silver has a sliding lid and hole...
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1990s Italian Louis XVI Furniture

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

18th Century French Louis XVI Antique 5 Panels Hand Painted Screen from Duc Uzès
Located in London, GB
A remarkable Louis XVI 18th-century French antique screen with an illustrious provenance, presumed to have belonged to the Duke of Uzès. This exquisite five-panel folding screen show...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Canvas, Wood

Louis XVI Style Lacquer Commode After Riesener, France c.1880
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A superb Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and black lacquer commode inspired by Jean-Henri Riesener’s celebrated model for Queen Marie-Antoinette. It features a veined red brèche Basque m...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

C.1860 Louis XVI Revival French Marquise Chair (Wide Bergere), Second Empire
Located in London, Park Royal
A finely carved French marquise (wide bergère) from the Second Empire period (c.1860), reflecting the Louis XVI revival style that reimagined the neoclassical elegance of the late 18...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

Antique Fireback, Showing Poseidon "God of the Seas"
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Beautifully detailed and square antique cast iron fireback. This fireback shows Poseidon standing on a big shell in between of his sea horses while holdi...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Iron

Bleached oak Commode in the Louis XVI style
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Lovely quality late 19th century oak chest of drawers / commode in the Louis XVI style French circa 1890s with original handles , having been washed and scrubbed to give the piece ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Oak

Pair of Vintage French Wall Candle Sconces in Bronze in the Style of Louis XVI
Located in COLMAR, FR
A beautiful pair of vintage, wall candle sconces in a classic Louis XVI style. These sconses are made of heavy, molded, bronze/copper alloy. They are identical and none of them featu...
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1970s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Gilded Wooden Bed frame, Width 176.5cm, Late 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large bed frame in gilded wood carved with flowers and leaves. Good general condition, some missing gilding and a missing piece of wood on the foot of one of the bouquets finishin...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Rare Louis XVI display cabinet in marquetry with light, France ca. 1850
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1850 / Louis XVI display cabinet / wood, brass, glass, marble / Louis XVI / 19th century Exceptional and rare display cabinet with ...
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1850s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Brass

Antique French Louis XVI Chest of Drawers Commode Marble, Bronze Brass
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French Louis XVI style chest of drawers topped with a grey marble, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs. Dovetailed drawers with brass details, and a key. The photo...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Danish Louis XVI Bureau. In Mahogany
Located in Kastrup, DK
Louis XVI bureau made in Cuban mahogany. Top cabinet as well as the base with fluted quarter columns. Copenhagen Denmark, circa 1780.
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

Danish Louis XVI Bureau. In Mahogany
Danish Louis XVI Bureau. In Mahogany
€4,850 Sale Price
50% Off
19th Century Hand Carved and Hand Painted Queen Size Bed Frame Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century exquisite queen size beautifully hand carved bed frame in the elegant Louis XVI style. The headboard and footboard frames are raised on si...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Cane, Wood

Pair Carrara Marble and Gilt Bronze Candlesticks, Louis XVI from the 1780s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A pair sophisticated carrara marble and gilt bronze Candlesticks. Made in France during the 1780s. Louis XVI. Beautiful contrast between the white Carrara marble and the gilded de...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze

21st Century, Hand Carved pink crystal and silver Bronze vase
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century hand carved pink crystal and silver bronze vase. This vase is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand-grounded glass. On request to customer can modificate the color...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Antique Danish Chest of Drawers in Oak, Made in Late 18th Century, Louis 16
Located in Odense, DK
Romantic antique chest of drawers, made by a Danish cabinetmaker in 1790-1810.. Louis XVI. This chest features great curves and carving skills and undoubtful high quality. Made in so...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Oak

19th Century French Louis XVI Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Add a romantic and refined touch to your space with this exquisite Louis XVI period fireplace mantel in hand-carved limestone, originating from 19th century France. Offered by Scherm...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Stone, Limestone

LOUIS XVI FRENCH CARVED GiLTWOOD DOUBLE CANED BERGERE SETTEE SOFA WINDOW SEAT
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptional sublime Louis XVI French Carved Giltwood and double Caned Bergère Window seat or Settee P...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Rattan, Giltwood

Antique Picture Frame, Louis XVI Style, France, Circa 1880, 17 x 23 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1880. Picture size: 17 cm x 22,5 cm. French picture frames from the Neoclassicism era are an expression of an epoch that was known for i...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

An Exceptional George Iv Period Boulle Games Table Attributed to Thomas Parker
By Thomas Parker
Located in Benington, Herts
An Exceptional Boulle and Ormolu Mounted Games Table in the French Louis XVI style attributed to Thomas Parker (active 1805-1830) English Circa 1825 C...
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1820s English Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

LADY S DESK WITH CYLINDRICAL TOP 20th Century French Louis XVI style
Located in Madrid, ES
LADY'S DESK WITH CYLINDRICAL TOP 20th-century French, Louis XVI style, mahogany wood. Lifted with three drawers, roller top, interior with drawers and compartments, and a sliding to...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

Louis XVI style Giltwood Sofa After a Model by G. Jacob, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Richly carved gilded wooden sofa, upholstered in pink silk decorated with Japanese motifs, imagined after the 1788 model made the cabinetmaker and carpenter Georges Jacob (1739-1814)...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Silk, Giltwood

Louis XVI Style Secretary by H. Dasson, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
A very fine Louis XVI style upright secretary, executed in veneered wood, finely decorated with painted medallions representing mythological scenes. Fine chiseled and gilded bronze m...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

18th Century French Louis XVI Hand Carved Gilted Mirror
Located in Madrid, ES
A beautiful French Louis XVI period mirror, with hand carved and gilded wooden frame. Decoration wrapping the mirror with acanthus leaves and row of pearls, retains its original glas...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mercury Glass, Bentwood

Louis XVI Style Yellow Sienna Marble Mantel circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI Style Yellow Sienna Marble Mantel circa 1880 Dimension of the heart : 92 x 106 cm
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Siena Marble

Pair of Period Italian Lacquered Wooden Benches
Located in Roma, IT
This highly elegant pair of benches is in Louis XVI style, made in the mid-19th century. The four legs are tapered in a truncated pyramidal shape, and the band is decorated with polychrome carvings...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Leather, Wood

Extraordinary Pair of Italian 18th Century Carved Gilt-Wood Console Tables
Located in Rome, IT
A very fine and important pair of Italian carved gilt-wood console tables, Roman, circa 1770 Each with a rectangular back, yellow and white marble top, above a frieze centered by a r...
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1770s Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Giltwood

Louis XVI Style French Statuary Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Twickenham, GB
An antique Louis XVI-style fireplace surround, the generously shaped and moulded shelf above bow-front fluted frieze with foliate carved central plaque and foliate paterae to each fl...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Statuary Marble

Elegant French 19 Century Oval Extending Large Walnut Dining Table
Located in Rome, IT
A large late 19th century, French oval extending walnut dining table with paneled frieze and gilt bronze decoration , legs ending in capes and casters. Available 3 extensions. Measu...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Portrait Of A Man From The Louis XVI Period Pastel From The End Of The 18th C.
Located in Bilzen, BE
A pastel portrait of a noble man in its original frame, end of the 18th century, Unsigned 47 x 55 cm
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Half-moon Louis XVI Style Fireplace In Turquin Blue Marble Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI style half-moon fireplace in turquin blue marble Hearth dimensions: 94 x 96 cm
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

1790, French Louis XVI Cabinet – Mahogany Veneer with Brass Inlays
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Elegant Louis XVI style cabinet from France, crafted in mahogany veneer with refined brass inlays. The cabinet features two paneled doors and three drawers, all adorned with brass de...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass, Steel

Antique French Louis XVI Style Crystal, Cut Glass, and Bronze Ceiling Light
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique French Louis XVI Style Crystal, Cut Glass, and Bronze Ceiling Light, circa 1900 An elegant French ceiling light in the Louis XVI Revival style, dating to circa 1900. Crafted...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Demi-Lune Console By La Maison London, Hand Carved
Located in London, Park Royal
A one-off re-edition by La Maison London, this French Louis XVI–style demi-lune console is finely hand-carved in the classical tradition. The pierced guilloche frieze is accented wit...
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2010s British Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Louis XVI Style Bronze Girandole Wall Mirror with Candle Sconces, ca 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
This Louis XVI-style girandole wall mirror has a bronze frame surrounding a beveled oval mirror plate. The frame is decorated with leaves, flowers, scrolls, and a boy’s face. Beneath...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Bronze and Crystal Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
French bronze and crystal eight-light chandelier with new fabric lamp shades. Eight bronze arms with sockets for the E14 bulb, decorated with multifaceted and shaped crystal glass dr...
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1950s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Two Elegant Antique Chairs from France in Louis XVI Style, circa 1860
Located in Sofia, BG
Two elegant antique chairs from France in Louis XVI style, circa 1860. These chairs are made of solid painted wood with curved frame and legs and have been reupholstered with a beige...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Rare Set of 14 Louis XVI Period Dining Chairs with Cane Back and Velvet Seats
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exceptional set of 14 Louis XVI period chairs embodies the timeless elegance of the late 18th century. Featuring a refined and classic design, these chairs are crafted from carv...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Velvet, Cane, Oak

Genoese Bed In Painted Iron, Width 145cm, Early 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Beautiful iron bed painted in brown-burgundy, with a decoration of flowers and foliage enhanced with gold, and bronze endinds Good general condition, wear to the patina Italian...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Iron

Charming Scent Box in silver with gilded crown. Louis XVI from late 18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful and charming Scent Box in silver in the shape of a heart with a gilded crown in Louis XVI from the late 18th Century. Probably made in Denmark. Inside in gilded silver. Own...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Silver

Pair of French Open Armchairs Louis XVI Style Fauteuils, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of Louis XVI style fauteuils, French open armchairs, made in the 20th mid-century period. The wood is finely scupted with plant motifs typical of the Louis 16 style. The upholst...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

Armoire Bordelaise In Mahogany
Located in BARSAC, FR
Elegant 18th-century armoire Bordelaise in solid mahogany. Opening two large doors, decorated with fluting, "gendarme hat" cornice molded with boudins and ogee. Cremone bolt and t...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

Set of Six Antique French Dining Room Chairs
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Set of six antique French dining chairs in Louis XVI style. The chairs feature a beautiful, worn off-white/cream patina and have been recently reupholstered with a soft, green-tinted...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Antique Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Gilt Metal Gold Picture Photo Frame
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Gilt Metal Gold Picture Photo Frame French Gilt metal, Glass, Fabric c. 1900 Dimensions: H x W x D: 41cm x 27cm x 2cm Of refined and elegan...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Metal

Pair of Elegant Louis XVI Style Parcel Gilt Benches Cream and Blue Lacquer
Located in Firenze, IT
This pair of Louis XVI style benches showcases exceptional craftsmanship and elegant design. Lacquered in a sophisticated palette of delicate cream and ivory tones, accented with str...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer

Louis XVI Settee or Sofa, Golden Wood, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Louis XVI style sofa. Golden wood. Upholstery to restore or replace. Sofa on turned stipe legs and waist with dice with flowers, repeating the decoration of the legs in columns on ...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Other

A large Antique French Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel In Breche Violette Marble
Located in London, GB
A large late 18th century Louis XVI period fireplace executed in superior quality and very fine Breche Violette marble, with much variation of colour and depth from purple to green. ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

18th Century Italian Louis XVI Walnut and Velvet Antique Settee
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Italian antique settee of the period Louis XVI. Made of fine walnut wood and velvet covering, characterized by a simple and essential but very elegant line. We recommend replacing th...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

19th Century Italian Parcel Gilt and Rose Glass Liqueur Set Tantalus
Located in Milano, MI
Antique late-19th century Italian exquisite glass liqueur set, consisting of three liqueur bottles, 3 decanters with stoppers, twelve small glasses arrange...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Metal

20th Century French Console Table Hand Carved and Painted in Louise XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French wooden hand painted console table with cognac velvet top. The table is hand carved with typical details for Louise XVI style like the gilt wood ribbons at the front and the fl...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Antique French Louis XVI, Silverware Cabinet, Chest Console
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Louis XVI style silverware cabinet in blackened wood, featuring four dovetailed drawers adorned with gilt bronze and brass rods and handles, and a lower shelf. This type of cabinet...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Louis XVI style "à la reine" Armchair - carved beech - France Napoleon III 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent "à la reine" armchair with flat back in Louis XVI style beech with rows of pearls. This beautiful armchair is made of molded and carved beech. The square-shaped backrest ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood, Upholstery, Velvet

Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Cherry Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A classicist chest of drawers in Louis XVI style. Made from solid cherry wood around 1800. Cherrywood body standing on 4 tapered square feet with coffered sides and an overhanging t...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Cherry

Louis XVI Style Lacquered Bed
Located in Beaune, FR
Louis XVI style lacquered and caned bed with caned headboard and footboards decorated with carved wooden flower garlands. The footboard is double caned and the whole is in good condi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Cane, Wood

21st Century, Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze Box
Located in Calenzano, FI
Hand carved clear crystal and patinated golden bronze box. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of this box is a mod...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Antique Louis XVI Style Bronze Desk/Table Lamp with Blue Iridescent Glass Shade
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant antique desk or table lamp in Louis XVI style. The lamp is made of copper and casted bronze. With a blue iridescent glass lampshade. The foot has inside a stone weight for...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

Tall Narrow Blue Painted Louis XVI Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Tall Louis XVI/Gustavian chest of drawers with 11 drawers. This chest is a custom-made piece, making it unique. Crafted from pine wood, it has been conservator-restored with blue pai...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Pine

C19th French Louis XVI style Boulle mantel clock. 86cm high
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive 19th Century French Louis XVI style, Boulle mantel clock, having red stained Tortoiseshell veneer to the case, gilded Rococo influenced ormolu mounts, white enamel Roma...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

20th Century Inlaid Wood Louis XVI Style Italian Half Moon Sideboard, 1970s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian sideboard from the second half of the 20th century. This Louis XVI-style furniture is finely inlaid with walnut, rosewood, burl, maple, and fruitwood. The half-moon sideboard...
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1970s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

20th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Style Four-Poster Bed
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful and rare 20th century French walnut between Louis XV and Louis XVI style four poster bed. The bed is upholstered with pink silk fabric but we think it needs to be changed. As we are upholsterer, we can recover the bed for you with the fabric of your choice. We will be happy to give you our quote. Can be disassembled for transportation. This is a double bed size. Measurement of the mattress must be : 140 cm X 190 cm. Because of the rounded up and bottom parts, the mattress must be rounded too. Large silk fabric canopy...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Silk, Walnut

19th Century Elegant French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century elegant French Louis XVI style gilt bronze chandelier Add timeless sophistication to your interior with this exquisite Louis XVI-style chandelier. Crafted from gilt bro...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Louis Xvi furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, tables, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Oggetti D'Arte, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, François Linke, and Maison Jansen. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3 and tops out at $833,747 while the average work can sell for $6,700.

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