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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
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

French 19th Century Classical Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century classical French Louis XVI style mantel clock, having gilded ormolu figures of a naked maiden looking in a mirror with two cherubs to her side, above a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

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

18th Century French Country Limestone Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a very beautiful original antique fireplace mantel in limestone from a French apartment. The centre on the front piece is amazing and delicate. Measures; 168 cm EW 66.14"...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Limestone

Sterling silver cutlery set for a child by Puiforcat
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine sterling silver cutlery set for a child composed of a fork and a spoon by French silversmith Emile Puiforcat. Chic Louis XVI style pattern : elegant and sober shape, laurels f...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons. France, 18th century
Located in Munster, NRW
Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons. France, 18th century A pair of tall andirons, or firedogs, completely restored. Made of wrought iron in France du...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Pair of French Patinated Open Armchairs Louis XVI Medallion Fauteuils circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of Louis XVI style fauteuils Medallion, French open armchairs, made circa 1900. The wood is finely scupted with plant motifs typical of the Louis 16 style. Signs of wear reveal ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

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

19th Century Antique French Farmhouse, Painted Louis XVI Style Dining Room Table
Located in Vienna, AT
This extraordinary antique Louis XVI style painted dining room table was made in France around 1880. The tabletop has two circumferential grooves on the edge of the tabletop, a carve...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Oak

Louis XVI Commode in Mahogany
Located in BARSAC, FR
Elegant Commode from the Louis XVI period in blond mahogany veneer with beautiful ornamentation of gilded and chiseled bronze. Central projection, front uprights with a cutaway adorned with rudent grooves, also projection on the rear uprights still decorated with rudent grooves, the whole finished with four sheathed feet presented in alignment with the uprights, which constitutes a rather rare assembly. White veined Carrara marble top molded. Refined work with lines and details in a very Parisian style, the inventory marks on the back accentuate the mystery of the origin and ancient provenance...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mahogany

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

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

Antique French Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful Louis XVI style classical cartel wall clock, superbly made in gilded bronze. Of elegant design, with draped laurel swags, rams heads and a glazed aperture below the dial ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Pair of Late 18th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Candlesticks, France
Located in Knivsta, SE
Pair of Late 18th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Candlesticks, France Elegant and finely crafted pair of candlesticks in classical Louis XVI style, made in France during the late 18...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

21st Century, Hand-Carved Amethyst Crystal and Bronze Box in Style of Luigi xvi
Located in Calenzano, FI
Amethyst crystal box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated gold finish. Each object is handcrafted and the care fo...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

magnificent 4 Panel Screen Painted on Wood Depicting the 4 Saisons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This high quality of decoration 4 panel screen frame with giltwood, painting on wood depicting the 4 season never touch since it was done this four painting are so exquisite, its bri...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood, Giltwood

Bergère Bed: UK Super King, Hand Carved in the LXVI Style by La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
The Bergère bed is a classic, French style, Louis XVI design. This period was founded on the "Beau Idéal': the idealisation of beauty, based on the purity...
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2010s British Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood, Paint

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

French Walnut Dining Extending Table Louis XVI Style, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
This walnut dining table in the Louis XVI style was made in France. Without the extensions this table is 44.46 in. (112 cm) long with the extensions it measures 75.39 in. (191.5 cm) ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Walnut

Antique French Louis XVI SeatAntique French Sofa, Maison Pierre Frey Velvet
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French Louis XVI style sofa corbeille. Two removable cushions, with a fabric of the famous French "Maison Pierre Frey" in velvet. With its thick feather and down cushion, th...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Velvet

French Gilt Bronze and Blue and White Jasperware Clock and Barometer Set
By Carcany Robin
Located in London, GB
A fine quality clock and barometer set by Carcany and Robin, after models on exhibition in the Louvre Museum, Paris. In the Louis XVI manner, of banjo form, the cases being in cr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

18th Century Botanical Prints Engravings, by P.J. Buchoz, 1776
Located in Richmond, London
A rare set of six of exceptional quality 18th century hand-colored engravings Buchoz, Pierre Joseph. Collection précieuse et enluminée des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuse...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Paper

21st Century, 6-Lights Chandelier in clear and turquoise Crystal and Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
6-Lights chandelier in clear and turquoise crystal and gold patinated bronze. The parts in crystal are hand-carved. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes ea...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Large Repainted Flemish Sideboard
Located in Cirencester, GB
This stunning oak sideboard is mid 19th Century, the style is Louis XVI - the paint is new. Wonderful details throughout and having been fully restored - everything works as it sh...
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Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Oak

Sterling Silver, Lidded Porcelain Trinket or Snuff Box
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A charming little sterling silver-lidded porcelain box, possibly used for snoring snuff, or for general trinkets. The silver top is decorated in Louis XVI style, and bears the Minerv...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Silver

Late 18th century Louis XVI cartonnier desk
Located in Paris, FR
A late 18th century wooden veneer piece of furniture for keeping papers called "cartonnier", in its upper part two drawers and a pair of side doors adorned with delicate pull mask-sh...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Classy Chic 18th Century Limestone Fireplace For Exclusive Interior Project
Located in Beervelde, BE
Unusual exceptional French limestone fireplace surround from the Louis XVI period. 18th century building element with some exceptional Artempo wear. This decorative element is the pr...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Limestone

Pair of Antique Ormolu Mounted Vitrine Cabinets by L Escalier de Cristal
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique ormolu mounted vitrine cabinets by L'Escalier de Cristal French, Late 19th Century Height 178cm, width 105cm, depth 55cm Crafted in the late 19th century, this exqu...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

20th Century Gold Wood Marble Top Louis XVI Style Italian Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian coffee table from the second half of the 20th century. Carved and gilded wooden furniture (bronze tint) in Louis XVI style. Complete furniture with a good-sized white marble ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Large 19th Century Raingo Fres, Paris Clock Set
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality French 19th Century gilded ormolu and patinated bronze clock garniture, having a pair of seven branch flower like candelabra, being supported by putti, raised on circular plinth bases with scrolling decoration. The clock having bronze patinated mother and three children, one sculpting, one painting and the other reading. Mounted on this beautiful gilded ormolu base with flowers, shells and foliage. The eight day duration clock chimes on the hour and half hour and is signed; Raingo Fres...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Black Wood Commode Chest of Drawers circa 1980
Located in Labrit, Landes
French commode chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style. Wood and brass. This chest of drawers has been refinished with black painting. Elegant brass handles Good vintage condition. ...
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1980s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Brass

Unique Pair of Italian Wall Mirrors Kingwood Marquetry Inlay Frames, circa 1870
Located in Lisse, NL
Outstanding shape, good size and great quality set of two hand crafted wall mirrors. Finding one stylish and very good condition antique is great, but finding a stunning pair is alw...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Mirror, Wood, Satinwood, Walnut, Beech

French Louis XVI Style Linen Head Board Made from a Early 20th Century Wood Bed
Located in Labrit, Landes
French wood headboard in the Louis XVI style. This furniture has been recently made by a cabinetmaker from a bed made circa 1900. The Upholstery is new it is recovered of linen. Fra...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Linen, Wood

19th Century French Large Gilt Wood Hand Carved Mirror in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French large gilt wood mirror made in hand carved wood well painted in light grey close to light green color. Beautiful example of 19th century taste with central ornament and delica...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Wood

Precious Italian 18 Century Giltwood and Crystal Chandelier Genova 1760
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant and finely carved gilt-wood central base with 8 "S" scrolled gilt bronze arms decorated with hundreds of precious crystal drops creating garlands joined by different levels ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Cut Glass

Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel hand-painted Louis XVI style miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted miniature fire enamelled in Louis XVI style, second half of the 19th century, and fine hand engravings. Siz...
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1980s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

18th Century French Classic Fireplace Mantelpiece In Marble Stone
Located in Beervelde, BE
This 18th-century French marble stone fireplace surround is truly a statement piece. With its ivory and pink rose coloration, it exudes an elegant charm that would enhance any grand ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Stone, Marble

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

Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Jewellery
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and sèvres style porcelain mounted jewellery box. Of rectangular for this charming jewellery box has a hinged lockable lid above silvered column...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Display Cabinet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Display Cabinet With Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques. The upper section has a s...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

Two Louis XVI Style Giltwood Upholstered Fauteuil Armchairs
Located in London, GB
These beautiful late 19th-century fauteuils (armchairs) are designed in the style of furniture crafted in France in the Louis XVI period (1774-92). The chairs’ frames are crafted...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Upholstery, Giltwood

Tall 18th Century Paneled and Curved French Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Tall 18th Century Paneled and Curved French Limestone Fireplace Mantel France, 18th Century Elevate your space with this majestic 18th-century French fireplace mantel, a rare tall-f...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Limestone

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

Vintage Carrara Marble Belgian Mantle Piece
Located in Beervelde, BE
Original simple vintage fireplace surround from a Belgium home in white Carrara marble. It is a Louis XVI style from the 19th century. Measures: 135 cm Exterior Width 53,15 Inch 108...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

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 Panelling with Fireplace and a Marine Scene, Oil on Canvas
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This paneled room is composed of a stone fireplace, a large glass door with four leaves, a single door (both with their frame) and a large oil on canv...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Stone

Gilt Bronze and Pink Sevres Style Porcelain Antique Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This exquisite pink porcelain clock set is made in the Louis XVI style and comprises of two vases flanking a central clock. The porcelain clock dial is delicately painted and bears a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century Pair of Gilt Bronze Cherubs Candelabra on White Marble Stands
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fabulous pair of complementary 19th century gilt bronze and white marble two-branch candelabra, crafted in the Louis XVI style. Each of these ornate candle holders takes the form o...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, 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 Rich Sculpted Louis XVI White Carrara Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in Southall, GB
A rich and beautiful 19th century antique French sculpted Louis XVI white Carrara marble fireplace mantel. Hand carved with a serpentine shelf with, detailed frieze which is powerful...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Maple

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

Antique French Marble Top Wine Table
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very well made antique French marble top wine table, dating from around the 1930’s. This is of superb quality, it is very sturdy and is a useful size. The solid wood...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Commode Sauteuse
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An attractive little Louis XVI style “sauteuse” chest of drawers, in veneered wood, with inlaid marquetry decoration and a 'Breche d'Alep' marble top. This 'transitional' style commo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Style French Caned Side Chairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A handsome pair of 19th century Louis XVI style side chairs, with hand-woven caned square seats and tall, straight seat backs. Accents of patinated bronze provide interest, with a ri...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Bronze

Superb Antique Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Spectacular French Louis XVI style fireplace mantel in beautiful Italian Carrara white marble. This mantel is decorated with exquisite and exuberant carvings. It is in a lovely cond...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Carrara 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

19th Century French Side Table
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Antique Side Table, France, Ca.1870 Beautiful french small piece of furniture made of solid cherrywood. The fronts of drawers decorated with inlays and burl birch. The furniture had...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Cherry

Panneling, Set of Carved Oak Ionic Pilasters, 18th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This 18th-century woodwork features a set of pilasters, more ornate than classical Ionic models. It reflects the strong taste for Ancient Greek aesthetics that prevailed during the 1...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Oak

18th Century French Castle Fireplace In Rose And Ivory Marble Stone
Located in Beervelde, BE
French 18th century period castle fireplace surround in Burgundian hard-stone. The rose and ivory marble stone was only used for high-end interior design. LXVI period fireplace mantl...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Furniture

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Marble

Extremely Rare Pair of Ormolu and Crystal Chandeliers in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
An important pair of ormolu basket chandeliers In the Louis XVI style Constructed from gilded bronze of the finest quality with clear crystal cut drops and cascading beads, the pair of chandeliers of rounded basket shape suspended from six decorative foliate-twined ribbons tied to the circular corona with foliage crescendo and dangling tassels beneath; the rim of the basket having patinated bronze panels and a trio of horn-playing putti perched on the ledge interspersed with ribbon-tied vases; all fitted with lights; below; the six ormolu ribs dressed...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Furniture

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Crystal, Ormolu

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