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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.

Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Louis XVI
Large 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze Ormolu Mantel Clock Guibal Paris
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine and large Louis XVI style French mantel clock, from the end of the Napoleon III period, 1870-1880. The clock is bronze casted and has a fire-gilded finish, the dial is enamele...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

German Marquetry Longcase Clock by Johann Wilhelm Wellershaus, Late 18th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
German Marquetry Longcase Clock by Johann Wilhelm Wellershaus, Late 18th Century A German arched veneered longcase clock or Grandfather clock...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass, Enamel, Iron

Antique Cast Iron Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Beautifully detailed and large antique cast iron fireback. This fireback shows very well detailed architectural columns with decorative finials. Excellent condition, very usabl...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Iron

Antique French Elegant Rustic Fireplace Mantel In Limestone With Patina
Located in Beervelde, BE
Original 18th century French grez limestone fireplace surround. The patina is exceptional. It reflects the light in the room and has a silky feeling when touching. Indisputably one o...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Stone, Limestone

Antique 18th Century German Solid Oak Honey Color Buffet
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful honey color German oak dresser with two doors and three drawers. The cupboard was made in Germany in the Moselle region in circa 1780. The top has a bullnose profile an...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Oak

21st Century, 7-flame golden Bronze Candelabra
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century 7- flame gold bronze candelabra. The three figures representing the Venuses are made with the lost wax casting technique and then finely chiselled. This Candelabra has g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Puiforcat (Hermes) - 3pc. Louis XVI French 950 Sterling Silver Covered Server
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from a private residence in Monaco, a stunning 19th century, Louis XVI covered sterling silver vegetable server by the world’s premier French silversmith “Puiforcat”, currentl...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Louis XVI Antique Design French Carved Walnut Buttonback Love Seat
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Charming Louis XVI Design 19th Century French Carved Walnut Button Back Love Seat With Leaf Carved Rococo Frame
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian chest of drawers from the mid-20th century. Elegant furniture in Louis XVI style richly inlaid in walnut, maple and rosewood adorned with cups on the front, on the top and on...
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1950s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Louis XVI Style 19th Century French Mahogany Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A Louis XVI style 19th century mahogany fireplace surround painted in French Grey. The breakfront shelf rests above a lambs tongue beaded f...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

Pair of Large Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra
Located in London, GB
These exceptional, large pair of red marble and gilt bronze candelabra is opulently decorated finely-cast neoclassical style decorations. Each candelabrum is formed as a red marble vase...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Magnificent 19th Century clock in bronze with cupids pulling a chariot by rams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine antiques french gilt bronze and marble base clock representing cupids pulling a chariot by rams. the top of the clock is crowned by a cupid ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Buffet, Carrara Marble, Antique Mirrors Bronze
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French Louis XVI style buffet, topped with a white Carrara marble surrounded by an openwork brass gallery, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs. Two dovetail drawer...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Marble Mortar from 18th Century
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice mortar is made of white marble. This is a French work from 18th Century
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Antique Bronze Hallway Lantern Lamp
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant antique lantern / hallway lamp. The crown-shaped fixture is made entirely of cast bronze. The lampshade is made of molded glass, with floral m...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

21st Century, Violet Porcelain and Silver Bronze Table Clock
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century violet porcelain and silver bronze table clock. This clock is finely chiseled lost wax castings and the porcelain is decorated in plati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock of a Lion Signed Festeau Le Jeune
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
The clock is signed by the Clockmaker Festeau Le Jeune. The case after a design of François Vion in form of a lion supporting a cylindrical case draped with ribbon tied laurel swags ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Pink Porcelain Mantel Clock, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French 19th Century Louis XVI style gilded ormolu and 'Severs' style pink porcelain mantel clock. In the form of a vase with an inset clock face, an eight day dur...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

French pair of Louis XVI period medallion cabriolet armchairs - 18th - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent pair of Louis XVI period cabriolet armchairs with medallion backs. Machined wood, carved with flowers and scrolls. Flushed legs. Very elegantly upholstered, the seats are...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

Wall Sconces Louis XVI Style France Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
*]If you're interested in this item and have any questions, please contact us. Many items are on clearance. We welcome serious offers. Elegant pair of one arm wall sconces...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Armchairs, Pair of Parisiens Fauteuils
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of French Louis XVI Armchairs, Pair of Parisiens Fauteuils A stunning pair of original 19th Century French Louis XVI armchairs...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Beech, Fabric

Louis XVI Cherry Wood Veneer Chest with Walnut Inlays
Located in Kastrup, DK
Architectural and elegant Louis XVI chest of drawers in mirror-cut cherry wood veneer with walnut square inlays. Original bronze fittings with keyholes and locks. One lock in the bot...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Console and Mirror Set, Gilded Wood with Marble, France circa 1780
Located in Ulm, DE
This exceptional Louis XVI ensemble from around 1780 comprises a finely carved console with its wall mirror – both richly gilded and superbly crafted, combining classical refinement ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Gold Leaf

Handpolished 1780s Louis Seize XVI Chest Of Drawers In Nutwood
Located in Ulm, DE
Louis XVI chest of drawers in nutwood shellac hand polished Original Louis XVI (also: Louis-seize), France around 1780 Dimensions: Width: 77 cm Height: 77,5 cm Depth: 43 cm.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Nutwood

Antique Carved Giltwood and Pink Marble Console Table by Linke
Located in London, GB
Arguably the greatest craftsman of the 19th and early 20th century, French cabinetmaker, François Linke, is responsible for the design of this stunning console table. In his lifetime...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

6 Arms Bronze Chandelier in the Style of Louis the 16th
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and elegant 6 arms chandelier. is all made of bronze. This is a heavy fixture and a French work in the style of Louis the 16th. Circa 1900
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

6 Arms Bronze Chandelier in the Style of Louis the 16th
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice 6 arms chandelier is made of bronze. This is a French work in the style of Louis the 16th. Circa 1900
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Unusually Large 18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
The movement is contained in an unusually large (67 cm!) white marble obelisk which is surmounted by an armillary sphere finial. The front with a panel chased with nymphs supporting ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Sofa Bench Fruit Wood and Light Green Fabric
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Louis XVI bench made of fruit wood. Altona 1780-1790 (then part of Denmark, today Germany - a suburb of Hamburg). Reupholstered in 'Sahco Hesslein' fabric.
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Fabric, Fruitwood

Set of Six Louis XVI Style Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Kent, Dover
A set of six Louis XVI style painted dining chairs in cream and eau de nil paints. The studded tan leather seats in overall good condition.
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Beech

Large Louis XVI Style Clock Set
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French gilded ormolu clock garniture, having a pair of five branch scrolling foliate candelabra either side. The white enameled clock face with ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Near Pair of Gilt Bronze and Marble Mounted Mahogany Pedestals after Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
These beautiful pedestals are based on a design by the acclaimed French craftsman, Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806). Riesener was the official cabinetmaker to King Louis XVI, and was ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Gueridon - tea table - molded wood and red marble - Louis 16 - France 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent low pedestal table, coffee table, side table, or tea table in the Louis XVI style, made of molded, carved, lacquered, re-edged, and gilded wood. It rests on four tapered ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

A 19th Century Chinese Style Samson Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th Century Chinese Style Samson Porcelain vase and cover, ormolu-mounted in lamp Polychromed design of birds, foliages and branches in cartouches, the ginger jar on a yel-low and...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

21st Century, 3 Lights Billiard Chandelier in Porcelain and Golden Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
3 Lights billiard chandelier in porcelain and patinated gold bronze. The parts in porcelain are decorated in pure gold decorations. The metal parts are in patinated gold bronze. Eac...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

A Statuary White Marble Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel 1790
Located in London, GB
A Late 18th century Louis XVI Statuary White marble fireplace. The tapering scrolled console jambs with finely carved acanthus leaf to tops, with a twin fielded and fluted front pane...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Statuary Marble

French Louis XVI Style Cane Side Chairs, 1880s. Set of 2.
Located in Asaa, DK
French Louis XVI Style Cane Side Chairs, 1880s. Set of 2. Gorgeous pair of hand carved side chairs with original woven caned seat and back. Made in France in the late 19th century i...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Cane, Hardwood

Early 20th Century French Eight–Light Crystal Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
A stunning Louis XVI-style chandelier made of crystal glass and brass in France circa the 1900s. Originally crafted for 8 candles, this antique chandelier has been electrified. Eight brass arms with flower-shaped brass and glass bobeches, each with a socket for an E 14 size light bulb. The central stem is covered by a succession of blown glass ornaments...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Brass

21st Century crystal waste-bin with cover
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century hand-carved clear crystal waste-bin with burnished bronze cover and pedal for lid opening. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item uniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Coffee Table Carrara Marble Top, Brass Bronze
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique coffee table with bronze contour and ornaments, white Carrara marble top and lozenge pattern marquetry.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Antique Fireback / Backsplash, Coat of Arms Lions
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique fireback / backsplash, coat of arms lions. Nice square cast iron antique fireback displaying a the coat of arms with two lions. Great co...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Iron

19th Century French Louis XVI Style "Astronomy" Mantel Clock, circa 1845
By Perrelet
Located in Greven, DE
French mantel clock "Astronomy" Paris Bronze, marble Mid 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 38 x 55 x 16 cm Description: A Louis XVI-style figural mantel clock mounted on a two-t...
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1840s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Rosace Bed, US King Hand Carved in the Louis XVI Style by La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
The Rosace bed is an elegant example of the French LXVI style, with its classic columns and restrained ornamentation the bedstead stands tall and exudes a noble confidence. The apex ...
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2010s English Louis XVI Furniture

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Cane, Wood

Monumental Louis XVI mirror, from the Napoleon III period
Located in Paris, FR
Majestic mirror featuring a richly carved and gilded frame decorated with scrolls, pearl friezes, acanthus leaves and shells. The pediment is adorned with two musician cherubs in the...
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1870s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Giltwood

French chest of drawers in wood and bronze, Louis XV and Louis XVI transition
By FRENCH CLICHE
Located in Valladolid, ES
Exquisite Louis XV-Louis XVI Transition style chest, made around 1800 in France. It features an impressive marble top resting on a mixed-linear structure and two large drawers, with ...
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Early 1800s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Square Louis XVI Fireback
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Great square antique cast iron fireback showing a female drinking. Excellent condition, great dimension. Can be used in a fireplace or as backsplash.
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Iron

Antique Square Louis XVI Fireback
Antique Square Louis XVI Fireback
€332 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Style Armchair, Straw Seat, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An oval armchair with ribbed legs, elliptical seat and backrest, recurve armrests, seat and backrest in woven natural straw in good condition. Marks of use on the arms. Take into a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Straw, Wood, Walnut

Antique Pair of French Louis XVI Style White Marble Cassolettes Table Lamps
Located in Lincoln, GB
Antique Pair of French Louis XVI Style White Marble Cassolettes Table Lamps This striking pair of antique French Louis XVI style cassolettes, dating to the late 19th century, has bee...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Brass

Louis XVI Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Table Clock by Antoine Crosnier
Located in Miami, US
This exquisite Louis XVI table clock showcases the neoclassical elegance of its time, crafted by renowned clockmaker Antoine Crosnier in Paris around 1780. The clock features a strik...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Nightstands, Marble Top, Marquetry, 1780
Located in Firenze, IT
This exceptional pair of Italian Louis XVI nightstands, originating from the skilled workshops of Tuscany circa 1780, represents a refined example of 18th-century Italian craftsmansh...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

19th Century Silver and Cut-Crystal Jardinière
Located in Paris, FR
Silver jardinière composed of a cut-crystal, oval bowl resting in a silver frame. The scalloped edge of the crystal bowl is decorated with radiating and diamond-shaped patterns. The silver frame is richly decorated with openwork ribbons, Greek waves...
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1890s German Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Silver

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Carrara Marble Candlesticks
Located in Ljungby, SE
A pair of French Louis XVI candlesticks from the late 18th century. The stems and bases are made of white Carrara marble, while the fittings are burnished gilded bronze. The base is ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Louis the xvi Style Gilt and Painted Wood Mirror, French, 19th Century
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This Louis the XVI style mirror is made of gilt and painted wood. This is a French work, 19th century.
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

French Louis XVI Style Clock Garniture
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very pleasing French gilded ormolu and white marble clock garniture in the Louis XVI style. The clock having a cherub holding a chicken, the white enamel clock face with an eight d...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

African Onyx Coffee or Side Table in the Louis XVI Style, France circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Mid-century onyx coffee table, made in France with african onyx (Madagascar) and wood Made circa 1960 in the Louis XVI style Can also be used as side table or end table Good conditio...
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1960s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Onyx

Large French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Crystal Four-Light Lantern, 1920-1930
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A very elegant gilt bronze and brass mounted cylindrical lantern with a central four-light candelabra cluster, France, 1920-1930. Finely handcrafted, clean lines and modern design inspired by Louis XVI style. Four original curved crystal glass panels surrounded by fine swags and ribbons, the four original silk chandelier lamp shades...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Brass, Bronze

Two Large 1870s Louis XVI Style Bronze Firedogs
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large pair of chiseled and gilt bronze fire dogs, Louis XVI style. The upright, adorned with stylized waves frieze, is linked to the front part by a ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century French Monumental Silver-Gilt Tea Service by Cardeilhac, circa 1870
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century exceptional French Louis XVI style silver-gilt monumental tea service, comprising of a silver plated kettle on stand and silv...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Silver, Silver Plate

"Dolphin" Chandelier attr. to Maison Baguès, France, circa 1900
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare Louis XVI-inspired chandelier in crystal and chiseled and gilded bronze with six lights. It is composed of a lit covered basin in gadrooned cut crystal, covered on its base with...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

19th Century Italian Sideboard Credenza, display cabinet , Walnut wax polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1880s very important Italian credenza sideboard con display cabinet , in walnut , with gendarme hat, classic of the time. This furniture has become very rare and precious. Measures...
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1820s Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

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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